The Little Deidara Who Wanted to Prove Himself (140,000 Recommendation Votes Bonus Chapter, Please Subscribe, Please Vote Monthly!)

In the endless desert of the Land of Wind.

Deidara and Kisame were walking through it.

"Whew, this damn weather is unbearable. Why would anyone choose to build a ninja village in a godforsaken place like this?" Deidara complained nonstop.

The mission to capture a Jinchuriki had especially annoyed him. Hidan's team had beaten them to it again, and they had been forced to stay in this hellhole for several more days while sealing the Tailed Beast. His displeasure was written all over his face.

But there was nothing he could do. Sunagakure was simply too far away, and they had no one to guide them.

If he had not specifically fought for this opportunity, the mission to capture the One-Tail Jinchuriki might have fallen to Boss Yasuo and Sasori instead.

The famous Sasori of the Red Sands had come from Sunagakure.

So since he had picked this fight himself, he had to finish it even through his tears!

After walking for a while longer, Deidara could no longer stand the heat. He turned directly to Kisame and said, "Hey, make some water. It's too hot."

Kisame pretended not to hear him and continued walking forward.

Ignored, Deidara's expression darkened. "I said make some water. Are you deaf?"

Kisame stopped. "If you speak to me in that tone again, I'll kill you before we even begin the mission!"

Discord between partners seemed to have become a tradition of the Akatsuki Organization.

In the original story, Kisame had also clashed with Itachi at first. It was only later that he was won over by Itachi's charisma, becoming the relatively most harmonious partnership.

But it was obvious that someone as loud and boisterous as Deidara, who had no real skills to speak of, had never won Kisame's approval.

If Yasuo had not