in a tight circle around the rubble of the rainbow rock, avoiding the stalactites was hardly possible. Again and again I just got away with it. How much longer would I be able to evade? I believed Hidam was praying to Jashin in silence because he was unusually calm. Or was it because of Sana? -No matter why am I bothering about it right now? When I barely escaped a few stalactites, I began to doubt that we would get out of here. I could also have sworn it was magical, because how else could rocks and stalactites fall inexhaustibly from the wall for so long without it ever stopping? Another impossibility that was simply thrown overboard with magic. Still I clung to the hope that Deidara would show up with a bang and have blasted the way out.But he was dead ... right? With so much thinking, I completely forgot about the stalactites, and one of them brushed my shoulder. I gave a short scream. "It's your own fault if you dream like that !!!", sana called to me while she wanted to smash one of the falling crystals with her bare hand. It did not work. The stalactite changed course and hit next to her. "Damn it! That fucking part won't break anymore!", She cursed. //Oh-oh...// "What now?" I literally yelled at the others. I got no answer. // Somehow I have to ... //, I couldn't get a real clear thought. At least no more fields crumbled off the walls.

There was a bang.

A tremor went through the room, causing a torrent of stalactites to rattle down on us. Pain was quick to respond and fought them off with a Shinra Tensei. They got stuck in the wall.

"Are we close enough now, are we?", Deidara asked, he had meanwhile blown the whole corridor free without any breaks. (Poor Dei T_T ... yes, I'm still there! ^^) "Yes, it should be enough.", Masao answered. "Time for a ritual!", Solana shouted and began to draw an equally strange ritual circle with a strange, red liquid that was reminiscent of blood. She sat in the middle of the yoga seat, nodded briefly to Masao and then closed her eyes. He mumbled something. "And what now, un?", Deidara asked when the two were done and Solana faced herself again. "Maybe they are better in there now. That is, when they have the missing piece.", She explained, then she went towards the exit. ! Let's go, Masao. "Then the red-haired demon went with her, and after a few meters they were no longer to be seen because of the darkness in the cave.

Something happened that nobody would have expected: The rainbow rock suddenly put itself back together all by itself. "What-", Sana got no further, because a stalactite hit her in her arm. She screamed and tears of pain formed in her eyes as the bone splintered. She had lost her right forearm and, frightened, dropped the talisman that had been in her left hand. Lots of blood dripped onto the floor.
Before anyone could even say 'beep', she shook her head as if it would dispel the pain and grabbed her talisman. She used it quickly.

Great! And now? I was about to ask when the earth finally stopped shaking. No more stalactites fell from the ceiling. Faster than we could see, a huge portal opened and sucked us all in. We found each other in front of the headquarters. "... was that now?", Sana finished her retorical question. "Tell me Sana ... are you in no pain at all?" She grimaced. "An awful lot ... is my arm here somewhere? Maybe something can be done there.I think I saw it go into the portal. "Hidan looked at his team partner encouragingly." Well, I'll do it ... but the bone has to heal by itself, and you have to find it yourself! "muttered the nuke-nin." There he is! ", Sana said, lifting her arm." Even if mine is, somehow disgusting to hold a severed body part in your hands. ", she added with a disgusted look. Kakauzu rolled his eyes and quickly sewn Sana on the arm. Then we went to the HQ and treated the remaining injuries.

After letting Pain know, I went outside again to a nearby meadow. I sat down on the grass and looked towards the horizon. The sun was just setting. Again I thought of Deidara. And again the salty tears made their way down my cheeks. Even if he was alive, he would still be buried in the temple and would die. It made no difference. I stared stubbornly at the horizon, and did not even notice that an estimated 100 m to the left of me, Hidan and Sana settled down. Even if I had noticed, I would not have cared what they were doing. I just wept for Dei in silence. It seemed to me as if I had stood there for an eternity until I heard a voice behind me that could be assigned to Madara: "Sad, little sister?" He asked calmly and gently. I just nodded. "Deidara was already very much alright. I think I will miss him too.", Said the Uchiha and also turned his gaze towards the horizon when he stepped next to me. I got up too. Our eyes never met. We just looked at the setting sun, which hung over the horizon like a magnificent, huge ball of fire.

"Madara?"
"Hm?"
"On the one hand I am glad that you are there, on the other hand I wanted to be alone."
"I'll go again if you want."
"I'm sorry that sounds so trite now, but yes, please go."

I said in a calm, meaningful voice. Madara turned away and went back inside.

I couldn't even really enjoy the beautiful sight of the evening red, at the moment I just felt an emptiness. A shallow wind brushed my face and carried away my tears. The sun was almost down.

After a while I thought I saw something on the horizon. I blinked. It was still there, not a Haluzinnation like I thought before. And it got closer and closer. But when I lost sight of it after a short time, I stopped thinking about it.

The last rays of the sun for today came towards me.

"See it a Kara, he's dead," I said to myself and turned my back on the still not completely set sun.

One last tear ran down my cheek before I looked up. The sun had now set. It was night

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Hehe ^^ the rest comes in the epilogue ... and: you didn't really believe I was going to let Deidara die ... when he is one of my favorite charas!The whole epilogue-blabla also comes in the epilogue xD Kommis please!

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