About the title:
Since you had to wait so long, I wrote down the first part of the decision. But that doesn't really matter, because the part of the decision is not long.

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´The first hurdle part 3 of part 2` and ´The decision part 1`

Meanwhile, behind the hall, there was the park which also led to the house in which the models were currently living. Why had they slipped all over Konoha when they could have just walked through the park? Well it's too late now anyway. Ai and Sasori sat on one of the benches, which were not near a lantern. Ai looked at the sky, she had never noticed how many signs one could form out of the stars. She even recognized the sign of Konoha, she enjoyed the cold winds, the silence and the company of Sasori. She felt free. Sasori didn't say anything, he sat next to her and also stared at the sky. It felt like an eternity since he had left the hall with Ai.
"We should go back slowly ..."
But she didn't want to go back. She didn't care if she was disqualified or not and she didn't care what other people thought of her either. Sasori just got up, but she prevented him from going away.
"....Not yet....."
"but otherwise you will ....."
Her look silenced him, he was different. Not as cool and emotionless as he used to be. No, this time was something else, more than a request but less like a pleading. Now he remembered her files again. She was the oldest of the 3 sisters of the Mithori clan. Therefore she was the clan heiress and her father made high demands. She tried not to neglect her duties and family, but she neglected herself in return. She had grown into a strong Konoichi, had developed unique jutsus and this made her father proud. But she herself suffered from it.All of a sudden they were all there for her and pretending to be friends. But they never really were, they just wanted to be popular. And that's why they pretended to be Ai's friends, because she was one of the strongest and most popular Konoichis at their school.
Sasori sat down next to her again, this time not watching the stars but Ai. She had turned her gaze back to the stars when Sasori sat down again. But she felt his gaze on her rest. After a while, she turned to him.
"What is?"
"Nothing at all..."
"Then why are you looking at me like that?"
"The only way ... is just as interesting as the stars ..."
"Oh, and what's so interesting about my face?"
"Well it is ..... it is ...."
//more beautiful....\\
She had activated her Kekkei Genkai and therefore received all of his thoughts live. She deactivated it again. What she had just heard was enough for her. Thoughts never lie, she kept telling herself. And so it was. She smiled lovingly at him, which at first confused Sasori a little. Suddenly Ai put her lips on his. When she broke away from him, he was about to say something, but she got ahead of him.
"Kekkei Genkai ...."
"I see..."
She smiled at him.
"Nana who do we have here."
Ai and sasori turned around, startled. They recognized a figure who turned out to be pain.
"Don't bother you lovebirds ...."
For the last word he got an angry look from the 'turtle doves'.
"I really didn't want to bother you, really. I just wanted to check on you since you danced out ..."
Ai knew what was coming now, it had probably danced out for her. But to her amazement, Pain winked at her. Yeah right, PAIN WINNED HER.
"Don't worry, you won't be disqualified. After all, you've more or less signed off from an employee .... Well, it doesn't matter, I haven't yet mentioned the real reason why I'm here.So Sasori, it's about a person who, as you told me this afternoon, is very dear to your heart .... "
Sasori listened up and Ai just looked at him asking.
"It's not about ..."
"To Kikyo right."
"What about Kikyo?"
"So Ai that's so ..."
Pain told the whole, short story and Sasori only agreed with him. Now Ai understood why Kikyo and the competition organizers / staff looked so familiar. They were all nuke-nins. But she wasn't about to betray her, even if her father had wanted it that way. Because in this matter her heart ruled and not her honor. Because if she betrayed Kikyo and the others, she could never be with Sasori again and that was the last thing she wanted. So she swore to keep her mouth shut to the Akatsuki leader. But then his expression turned serious and he came back to his reason. Ai also listened because she somehow liked Kikyo. She wasn't loud and annoying, wasn't interested in girly stuff either, had about the same taste in clothes as Ai, she wasn't weak either and she didn't seem stupid at all.
"As I said before, it's about Kikyo. To be precise, Kikyo and Deidara."
"What does the Deidara have to do with it?"
"It seems like our explosion freak is into your cousin."
"How do you get that?"
"Let me finish ... so Kikyo turned down his fourth dance request a few minutes ago, and he's staring at her all the time."
Now Ai also joined in.
"Well, let them both ... It won't be that bad ..."
"The problem isn't him, it's her ..."
Now Ai and Pain stared at Sasori questioningly.
"I thought he was the problem too. Why her?"
"Well, I've heard a lot about my cousin. That's why I kept the photo. But I no longer knew her name and I didn't believe that she was still alive either ..."
"Yes, but something must have happened ...""Is it Ai ..."
"And what?"
"Well ... about 8 years ago ....

-------- Flashback ----------------- (8 years ago)
A red-haired girl ran through the streets of Suna. She stopped in front of a giant and entered it.
"Mom, Dad, I'm back."
"Hello Little."
"Ah, honey, come here."
As ordered by her mother, she came to her.
"What's wrong?"
"Toru called before he wanted to teach with you."
"What, Toru called? And what did you tell him?"
"You will meet at his house at 1:30 p.m."
"Really? Ok then I have to hurry now. Thanks mom."
She gave her mother a quick hug, said goodbye to her father, and left the property. Then she ran in the direction she had come from and walked to a smaller property. Toru was already waiting at the door. He had light brown short hair and light brown eyes. Since he had to repeat a class, he was a year older than her. But that didn't bother her, she liked Toru, even very much. Only this one hadn't liked the smallest thing about her. His parents wanted her to tutor him because she was the best in class. When he saw her from a distance, he sighed.
"Ohayou Toru"
"Konnichi wa ..... come with me."
He pulled her arm behind the property and she noticed that he wasn't going to teach with her. He went to his little kitten and hugged her. Hina, that was the name of the kitten, he had only had a few weeks ago. The red-eyed woman just stood next to it and was silent. Most of the time Toru even forgot her, but she only wanted him to treat her like Hina once. But she could wait a long time because she wasn't a kitten after all.
"Oh yes, before I forget, I should tell you that my clan is traveling ....."
"And for how long?"
"Don't know .... approx. 3-4 years ...."
"What?"
"Oh don't pretend, you're just as happy as the others from our school when I'm finally gone ..."
"That's not true at all, I wouldn't be happy at all.""Oh and why not?"
She wondered if she should or shouldn't. Maybe this was her last chance for a while.
"Therefore...."
She walked up to him and kissed him briefly. He was confused but then started to grin.
"Ah, so you have a crush on me?"
She nodded and got even redder than she already was. Suddenly his gaze turned serious.
"How weak ... I hate weak girls ..."
She winced and her eyes filled with tears. He noticed that, but instead of comforting her, he began to laugh.
"haha like a little baby hahaha"
The redhead burst into tears and ran away. Only when she reached the village gate did she stop. Panting, she leaned against a wall and slid down it. Now it was all over. Tomorrow the whole school would know, no all of Suna Gakure. And then everyone would laugh at her, and her parents wouldn't be able to hold back either. Something had to be done. Suddenly the otherwise cheerful girl's eyes darkened. Silently she walked back the way she had just run here. She was now standing in front of the property. The redhead entered the property through one of the side doors. Which were used as escape doors and were therefore always open. She walked down the dark hallway and stopped in front of a room. From this came laughter, apparently the whole clan was gathered. She heard Toru tell about his classmate's emotional outburst. Everyone laughed.
"And then she just ran away, like a little baby. And she's 8 years ..."
Everyone started laughing again, but fell silent when the door was thrown open. All eyes rested on the door, or more precisely on the red-haired girl who was standing there. But this silence did not last long.
"What do you want here? I thought you went crying to your mommy and now you think about how unfair the world is ..."
And everyone started laughing again.She didn't laugh, however, which unsettled Toru's mother a little. Because normally the girl always laughed.
"Don't take it so seriously Kikyo, you know him. He doesn't mean it."
"What are you talking about?"
Now all eyes were on Toru, he didn't talk to his mother like that normally.
"Of course I'm serious, she should run to her mommy. Because she is far too weak on her own and has too little courage to do anything on her own ....."
A strange noise filled the room. It almost sounded like someone had just been stabbed. And it was like that. Torus Clan backed away from the red-eyed girl, startled. There were 5 to 10 spawns in front of their feet. Toru's family wanted to flee or scream. But it was too late for that. A moment later, blood ran down the walls. And the floor was littered with dead ninjas and konoichis. Only the redhead and Toru were still