(Extra release) Deidara got his mouth plugged, Sasuke doted on Naruto, and the hotheads were the most sensible

"Consider yourselves lucky."

Deidara curled his lip, twirling a little clay bird on his fingertip. Its wings were still fluttering faintly, but he reluctantly stuffed it back into his pocket.

His chin remained raised high, his unruly blond hair swaying with the movement. Not a trace of arrogance left his voice. "Let me hear any more crap next time, and you'll taste the explosion of art! I'll blast your bones into a masterpiece of fireworks across the sky!"

With that, he turned and followed Kitsuchi toward their lodgings.

As he passed the three members of Team 7,

he deliberately angled his shoulder to bump Naruto, with his mop of spiky blond hair. Mockery all but spilled from his eyes. "Especially you, little idiot. Keep barking, and next time I'll let you find out what it feels like to get blown away."

Thump!

Kitsuchi slapped a lump of yellow mud over Deidara's mouth with a backhanded motion. He used just enough force to silence him without actually hurting him. This brat was the old man's precious darling, after all.

"Mmph! Mmmph!" Deidara writhed like a fish out of water. Getting a mouthful of dirt was anything but pleasant.

Kitsuchi grabbed him by the back of his collar and strode away, his brows knotted. This little punk hasn't taken a single word of the old man's warning to heart. Does he really want to offend every other village right out of the gate? Sigh... leading a team sure isn't easy.

Kitsuchi wasn't afraid of trouble. Deidara's reckless approach simply clashed with his own preference for winning through steady, careful moves. "It's only our first day in Konoha, and he's already drawn everyone's attention. This little punk... sigh."

Kurotsuchi trailed behind, turning back to give Naruto and Sasuke a long look. There was