up one eye, Deidara squeezed her clearly too tight and she gasped for air:" I get ... no ... more air ... let me ... GO! "Deidara suddenly let go of Sherly and grinned at her. He still didn't answer her and Sherly asked him again: "What kind of test do you mean?" Deidara scratched the back of her head, still grinning: "Well, well ..." Sasori, who had been silent until now, joined in in a low voice: "You don't know yourself, do you?"Sherly looked at Deidara seriously and very determined:" Ui ui ui, what if the exam is difficult and I fail, will they kill me? No, I mustn't think about that, I'll make it, I owe it to mom! "Sherly shook his head vigorously and continued to look seriously at Deidara. Deidara was still scratching himself and then nodded:" Well then ... yes! I dont know. I'll come up with another one, I promise! "Sherly looked a bit disappointed, she would have liked to prove how good she was. She smiled sweetly at Deidara:" Does that mean that I can stay with you? "Deidara looked into Sherly's sugar-sweet face and blushed slightly:" The little one is soooo cute, I want to cuddle her again ... "Sherly suspected what the blonde was thinking and grinned slightly underhandedly:" If I can stay, you can do me again cuddle! "Deidara didn't think twice and didn't ask his colleagues either. Sherly clung to himself and nodded happily:" Okay, okay, you won.You're in! "Sherly smiled. She did it.

The other Akatsuki looked at each other in shock. Why could a mass murderer have such a big heart for children? (Sherly is now once sweet as sugar, boys) The Uchiha continued to look at the campfire and said coldly: "Okay, she can stay, but woe to her, she'll be dead!" Sherly was still hugged by Deidara, but she tried to answer: "Don't worry ... I am ... strong ... and I will ... not ... stand in your way ..." Sherly pressed her hands against Deidara's chest and pushed herself lightly off his Body away. She couldn't get out of his grip, but at least she could breathe normally again. She looked into the Akatsuki round: "But I still have one question ..." her look became more serious. Everyone looked at her and even Deidara stopped hugging her so tightly.

Sherly looked briefly at each of the five murderers and asked, slightly confused: "Why are you five on the road?I thought you Akas have always been traveling as a team member ??? "Itachi had removed his gaze from the fire and was now looking at the little GeNin. Silence ... none of them bothered to answer Sherly until the Uchiha broke the silence and Sherly glared at Sherly with his ice-cold sharing eyes:" We have a special one Blick received a "difficult" job that we can only carry out with five people! "Sherly looked back at Deidara for a moment:" But why? I mean, you are strong, then what in the world do you have to travel with five? What kind of job is that? "Itachi grinned nastily:" For your age you are really curious little one! "Sherly didn't think that was funny:" I'm curious, but not small! "Deidara looked at the others and to everyone's amazement, Sasori spoke up:" We should find and capture a demon. It is a very powerful demon that we need for our organization! "Sherly looked questioningly at Sasori:" Do you mean Kyubi?"The Uchiha looked slightly shocked at the little one and asked, slightly irritated:" How do you know about the nine-tailed one? "Sherly stared slightly into the Sharingan des Uchiha:" I'm from Konoha too, and my mom mentioned him once ... I think! "Itachi looked away again, to Sherly's relief.

The little girl looked back at Deidara and she asked him: "You-hu? Deidara? You like building bombs right?" Deidara nodded and Sherly smiled happily: "Is it true that they look like animals?" Deidara nodded again and Sherly grinned : "Can you show me how you do that tomorrow?" Deidara looked at Sherly a few seconds before he hugged her tightly again: "Yes, of course I'll do that, my little Sherly!" Sherly found the cuddling not exactly fun, but tried to smile: "Yes, thank you Deidara-san!"

Sherly looked to the side. Her little fox Sako had finally managed to defeat his piece of meat and eat it. Her little companion looked at her questioningly and she rolled her eyes slightly annoyed by Deidara's cuddles.Her fox howled softly and Deidara interrupted the cuddling. Sako jumped on Sherly and snuggled into her arms. There was no more room for Deidara. Sako had rescued Sherly "Phew, thank you Sako, you are really the best. If he had kept hugging me so tight I would have suffocated!" Sherly began to yawn softly. The day was clearly too long for her.

Deidara took off his coat and laid it over Sherly, who was already lying on the floor. She had already closed her eyes and fell asleep, this time without her nightmare of the past.

*********** Next day ***********

Sherly yawned and blinked slightly "What's moving here? I'm sleepwalking?" She opened her eyes sullenly and looked around. It didn't go, it was carried. A voice in front of her looked, as best it could, to: "Well finally awake princess?" Sherly looked into Deidara's laughing face and nodded: "Yes, thank you! You should have woken me!" Itachi appeared next to Deidara, the Sherly continues carried around on his back.The Uchiha gave Sherly a cold look: “We have!” Sherly looked questioningly at the clan killer and she heard another voice: “You didn't react to it and even ignored the death threats from Itachi-san!” The little ninja girl looked behind yourself. Kisame had also interfered and she grinned: "I'm sorry, but now I'm awake!" Sherly looked at Deidara: "Deidara, I can run myself, you don't need to carry me anymore!" He nodded, slightly disappointed let the little ninja girl down on the floor.

Sherly only now noticed her little fox on Deidara's shoulder and said softly: "Mh Sako doesn't get along with strangers, then he must like Deidara ..." Sherly stretched and followed the Akatsuki without a word.

They had been walking through these boring green mountains for a few hours now and Sherly's stomach growled more and more. Deidara did not stay hidden and he looked at his comrades: "Hey guys, we should take a break in the next village!"Everyone nodded, even if the Uchiha rolled his eyes in annoyance, they decided to take a break in the next village. It wasn't far anymore.

The six, or rather five Akatsuki and a half went on their way when suddenly two enemy ninjas blocked their way. Sherly said to himself: "If there are already ninjas here, the village cannot be far away ..." Deidara nodded: "Okay Sherly, do you think you can defeat them?" Sherly nodded bravely: "Yes, I am but strong! "Sherly took a few steps forward and faced the ninjas. She grinned confident of victory and took up her fighting stance. The ninjas looked at each other confused: “That's a bad joke, isn't it?” Sherly however replied: “No, I will defeat you weaklings!” Both ninjas looked at the little girl in front of them, who she just attacked. Sherly was sorry for the wait and also that she didn't take an adult seriously, but she was about to change that.

She drew a kunai and threw it out of one of the two ninjas, but this one dodged cleverly.Both still looked at her with a grin, but she didn't let herself get down and suddenly shot ten kunai at both of them again. While the two tried to avoid the Kunai, Sherly made a few finger signs and used the Jutsu mind transfer (whoever saw the episode with the chunin fight Sakura against Ino knows what that is, I think?) And swaps her mind with that of one of her two attackers. Her small body fell carelessly to the floor, but that was now unimportant. The little girl quickly grabbed a kunai in the attacker's body and looked at her "partner" who looked confused at his colleague. Apparently he hadn't noticed the exchange and so Sherly took her chance and stabbed her opponent with the kunai. The ninja stopped moving and Sherly released the jutsu. Now there was only one left and she would manage it with ease. Confused, the ninja looked around and saw the lifeless body of his partner lying on the floor covered in blood.Sherly seized the moment of his confusion and created three doppelgangers. Her first doppelganger clasped his legs, the second his arms and the third stabbed the ninja in the chest with a kunai, while Sherly calmly stood in her seat and watched. She did it. The two ninjas were done and she looked proudly at the five Akatsuki.

Deidara grinned over both cheeks and shouted enthusiastically: "Well done Sherly come here and let yourself be cuddled!" Deidara ran up to Sherly and hugged her tightly. He grinned at her and blushed from all the cuddling. The Uchiha looked unimpressed at the two dead ninjas and spoke coldly to Deidara: "You could have saved yourself that with the" come here "if you ran to the little one anyway!" Deidara only nodded briefly and continued to hug Sherly full of pride.