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Lee started performing a barrage as he finally cracked the mask with a punch.

'Lee….. you've become very powerful. Indeed. Hard work…. Guy-sensei, if I work hard, will I also be able to overcome my fate?' Neji asked himself as Lee got back down.

"YOUTH!!! Neji, Neji, did you see it? I was like woosh, swoosh."

"Yeah."

As soon as Kakuzu felt his second last heart crack, his expression darkened a lot.

"Now, we can kill you." Hinata said with a bright smile as she appeared in front of him and hit all of his pressure points.

"Even if your body is as strong as a diamond, I can still hit the pressure points, you know? Sakura!"

"I know, Hinata." Sakura said as she started launching a barrage of attacks on Kakuzu. All her fists were reinforced with Strong Fist and slowly, Kakuzu was pushed back.

Then, Sakura went for a leg sweep and she managed to trip Kakuzu down. She then started punching his face and body with full force as the ground started having cracks and dust came out after every punch.

"Shit! Shit! My leg hurts! Damn you!" Sakura was cursing as she continued punching Kakuzu. After around 30 punches, Sakura punched one last time as she put most of her remaining chakra in it.

"YAH!" She shouted as she punched Kakuzu's chest. The earth shook for a few seconds and a medium sized crater was formed underneath Kakuzu's body. Kakuzu's body had several cracks and dents and a large hole in the middle of his chest.

"He's dead." Sakura said with a smile as she and Hinata high-fived.

"Well done everyone." Kakashi said as they all were smiling. Then, Shikamaru, TenTen, Choji, Kurenai, Ino and Shino also came back.

"Oh. It seems none of us suffered any significant injury or damage." Kurenai said as they all nodded.

"This mission is a huge success."

"Let's eat BBQ when we get back to Konoha!"

"*whisper* Let's go and visit the Uchiha household."

"*mutter* Hah, I wonder if Hanare still has some limited edition Icha Icha Paradise books."

"Well, we should probably head back now." Kurenai said as they all moved away.

Kakashi then used some hand signs.

"Fire Release: Great Fireball Jutsu."

He blew it towards Kakuzu's corpse as it burned. All of them watched the corpse burn to ash.

'With this, there's no chance that he will be alive.'

[a/n: This is not Murphy's law. He's ash now. Unless, someone can revive Kakuzu just from ash.]

Then, they all dashed away as Guy put one of Kakashi's arms around his neck and helped him dash.

"Don't worry my eternal rival. As your youthful rival, it is my responsibility to help you."

"I'm really not in need of any help but thanks."

"No worries, Kakashi."

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[In Konoha]

Deidara finally finished his prototype cookie bomb as he was extremely excited.

"Nagato! Nagato! Look at this magnificent creation. Doesn't this look awesome?"

"Yes…..yes it does." Nagato replied unenthusiastically while his eyes looked lifeless. If he didn't have the Uzumaki's bloodline, he would have dark circles underneath his eyes.

As for the reason why Nagato looked lifeless, we would have to explain from the start when Akihiko appointed Nagato as Deidara's assistant. Deidara was extremely happy to get an assistant that he went on an experimenting spree.

He experimented with the cookie bomb many different times and worked Nagato to death. Of course, as a self-proclaimed great boss, he made sure not to leave Nagato alone.

They always experimented on the cookie bomb together and they had grown a bit closer as colleagues. Well, it would not have been possible if Deidara didn't have a talkative personality.

He talked with Nagato now and then. At first, Nagato was annoyed but he grew used to it and even argued back at times. He wasn't the leader of Akatsuki and he wasn't controlling Pain anymore. He was just an ordinary guy with a huge chakra reserve.

"Nagato, eat this." Deidara said with a serious face as he handed Nagato a cookie.

"Are you trying to kill me?"

"Of course not. We're comrades. I would never try to kill you. This is a normal cookie..."

Deidara paused as he stared at Nagato.

Nagato looked at him with some suspicion in his eyes before nodding.

"Alright. I'll trust you." He said as he took the cookie and ate it.

Then, Deidara continued his unfinished sentence.

"Probably."

Nagato immediately glared at Deidara as he ran towards him. Deidara also starts running away from Nagato.

"If I die, I'll bring you with me. We're COMRADES, aren't we?"

"Noooooooooo!"

They kept running around and they even exited the lab and ran around the garden. They saw the 9 kids sitting on the grass, smiling and laughing while watching the flowers, catching some butterflies.

Deidara stopped as he jumped on Nagato.

"Stop. There's Boss's daughters there. We cannot bring the bomb near them. How can we harm such cute children?"

Nagato also nodded seriously.

"Indeed."

He had a very good impression of the kids. The kids were extremely kind, pure and caring. They even gave him some cookies from time to time and even said, "Are you tired, uncle? Don't worry. If you eat this, you won't get tired anymore!"

"Wait a minute… Nagato, you already ate the cookie and the bomb hasn't exploded."

"Ah. It seems our brain cells have decreased after working for so long. We should take a break."

"Yes. Let's present this cookie bomb prototype to Boss first. Afterward, we should ask for a vacation. I'll go and find more inspirations for bombs." Deidara said with a smug face while Nagato looked up at the sky.

"I think I'm going to visit Amegakure. It's where I spent my childhood after all. And… I want to make a grave for my friend." Nagato said with a sad smile as Deidara patted his shoulders.

"Don't worry. If you need to vent your feelings, I'm here for you."

"Thanks."

"Well, then, let's announce to everyone about our cookie bomb presentation."

They decided to not disturb the daughters who were having fun playing. Near them, Gurizu, Panda, Aisu and Nyanta were standing guard.

The kids also liked to play with them as their fur was soft and their bodies were chubby.

It was also a win for the four since they get to eat cookies.

Yugao, Anko and Izumi were talking to each other while watching the kids. They were there so that the kids don't wander around and cause trouble.

"Hm, what are the two doing?" Yugao asked as Anko replied.

"Don't know. They are quite weird you know?"

Izumi was busy recording the kids playing with the butterflies and flowers.

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Deidara decided to go and inform Akihiko about the prototype cookie.

He found Akihiko meditating on a mat as Deidara just stood there awkwardly.

'Should I call for him? No, I can't disturb him. But, must I stand here until he finishes or should I return first?'

Deidara was questioning himself as Akihiko opened his eyes.

"Deidara, do you need something?"

"Ah! Yes, boss. We finished the prototype. The cookie's flavor is good although it cannot match Boss's cookies. The bomb's lethality is also very high. As long as someone eats it, I'm sure they'll die. The only downside is that creating the cookie bomb takes time.

We had lots of accidents where the bomb exploded while we were putting the bomb inside the cookie. We also tried to bake the cookie together with the bomb inside which also caused the bomb to explode."

"I see. So, do you need any help?" Akihiko asked as Deidara shook his head.

"I'm here to inform you that me and Nagato are preparing to present the cookie bomb prototype to Boss and Boss's family. We already prepared the place and seats, so will you come, boss?" Deidara asked with anticipation as Akihiko nodded.

"Sure."

"Thanks, Boss." Deidara then left.

After Deidara left, Akihiko decided to go and ask his wives whether they would like to listen to the presentation.

Firstly, he went to Kushina who was sleeping on the bed. She was staring at the ceiling while muttering, "How boring. There's nothing to do." while rubbing Kurumi's fur.

Kurumi was also sleeping on Kushina's belly as she fell asleep when Kushina started rubbing her fur.

"Kushina?"

Kushina immediately got up with a smile as Kurumi fell down.

"Oof."

'Kushina~, why did you do that to me?'

'Sorry, sorry.' Kushina apologized as she listened to what Akihiko had to say.

"Deidara and Nagato finished their prototype Cookie bomb. They wanted to make a presentation. Do you want to watch it?"

"Of course." Kushina said as she jumped out of the bed. Kurumi walked towards Akihiko and rubbed her head against his leg.

"Hm?"

Kurumi then talked.

"Akihiko. Akihiko. Carry me."

"Eh, sure." Akihiko said as he picked up the fox and carried it.

'Kurumi.' Kushina said in their mental link as Kurumi showed her tongue at Kushina trying to tease her.

Kushina just shook her head as the three wandered around the house, asking the other wives whether they wanted to watch the presentation or not?

Of course, they all agreed. Deidara and Nagato were already subordinates of Akihiko and they were quite polite and hard-working.

"Konan! Will you come with us? Your friend, Nagato, finished his first project."

"Yes." Konan replied while glancing at Akihiko before returning her gaze back to the wives.

"Alright. Let's go!"

"Mother, mother, can we follow too?" Hina asked as Kushina's eyes widened.

"Hina, why did you stop calling me Mama?" Kushina asked as Hina looked down.

"I'm a bit older now so I should call you mother instead of Mama." Hina said as the other kids were tilting their heads in confusion.

They thought, 'Those are the same thing. There's no difference.'

Meanwhile, the parents all smiled and some even giggled as they finally knew what's going on.

Hina wanted to be an adult so she tried to act like an adult.

Akihiko kneeled down as he ruffled Hina's hair.

"You don't have to change the way you call your mom. You can call her anything you like. Even when you're older, you can still use 'Mama.'" Akihiko said as Hina nodded.

After that, Hina nodded and Akihiko removed his hand. Hina then tidied her hair again as the 8 other kids looked at Akihiko with hopeful eyes.

"Hm? Do you also want a head pat?"

*Nod* *Nod."

"Ahahaha." Akihiko laughed as he patted their heads. The kids also smiled as they were happy.

The mothers were smiling too as Izumi started talking.

"Akihiko's still the most loved by our daughters, huh?"

"Yeah. Sometimes, I even become jealous of him. As soon as the kids see Akihiko, they leave us and ran towards him."

The kids were listening to it attentively and they deduced that their mothers were sad because they always ran towards Akihiko as soon as they see him.

After being patted by Akihiko, they all ran towards their mother as they hugged their legs.

"Mama, don't be sad."

The kids tried to comfort their mothers as the mothers were delighted.

"Don't worry, we're not sad anymore."

"Anyway, shall we go to the presentation now?" Akihiko said as they all nodded.

Meanwhile, Itachi was happily trying out even more food and bought a book of Icha Icha Paradise. He decided to try it since he remembered that Kakashi liked reading it.

'If he likes it a lot, it must mean that the book is extremely good.'

Naruto also met up with Konohamaru, Moegi, Udon and talked about what happened while Naruto was gone. Naruto also talked about his training.

(End-)

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