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"Shut up, Deidara, you're really noisy."

Sasori, sitting next to Deidara, gave him a cold look. "How can pairing up be considered splitting up?"

"That's exactly how we've always operated."

"Hmm, that makes sense!"

Deidara clapped his hands, touched the clay giant eagle beneath him, and grinned maliciously.

"Should we go to Konoha to capture the Nine-Tails first, and then slowly capture the other tailed beasts?"

"The boss's determination is really obvious!"

"We're starting with the highest difficulty level."

Seeing Deidara's incredibly naive and foolish behavior, Sasori took a deep breath, resisting the urge to turn Deidara into a puppet, and patiently explained, "It's not a matter of determination or any other emotion from above. It's just that Senju Chiaki and Jiraiya, both Kage, are not in the village right now, and the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki has just returned to Konoha. This is our best opportunity to attack!"

"If that's the case, why not strike while the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki is away on a mission?"

"...That would be less dangerous, and we wouldn't have to choose to attack Konoha directly..."

Deidara muttered a couple of things, and Sasori couldn't hold back any longer. He flicked his tail and gave Deidara a sharp rap on the head.

"That guy who calls himself a god must have his own purpose in doing this. Perhaps it's to intimidate others by destroying Konoha, or perhaps he has some other reason."

"But none of that matters. We just need to follow the instructions and do our best to do our jobs well!"

"It hurts..."

Deidara clutched his head, angrily saying, "I told you not to hit my head! You'll make me stupid!"

"You weren't particularly smart to begin with."

The scorpion shook its tail and said speechlessly.

"By the way, are our intelligence sources reliable at all?"

"That guy who looks like a pitcher plant, is he exclaiming 'amazing'?"

"He said the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki is in the village, is he really in the village?"

"Maybe they've gone out?"

Deidara, controlling the clay giant eagle, kept talking to Scorpion.

Compared to the other members of Akatsuki who still had to travel on foot, Deidara and Sasori, who had transportation and could move in a straight line, were relatively comfortable.

"If you say another word, I'll turn you into a puppet, into my work of art!"

Sasori spoke with dissatisfaction, and Deidara suddenly got angry as well, "Sasori, although I respect you very much, I still have to say this: art is an explosion! Not your puppet!"

"Ah."

Sasori didn't bother to say anything. He and Deidara had already argued enough, and each argument ended with Deidara resorting to cheating when he couldn't win the argument.

This time will probably be the same; we should hurry to Konoha...

"Thunder Release."

"Thousand Birds Sharp Spear, Thunder Flower!"

A detached, emotionless voice rang out from the jungle below, followed by a bright blue flash that shot straight into the sky, piercing through the clay giant eagle ridden by Deidara and Sasori, while simultaneously unleashing a sky full of pale blue radiance.

"Drink!"

Deidara and Sasori jumped down at the same time, and Deidara shouted, "Explode!"

The clay giant eagle pierced through the sky by a blue flash of light suddenly exploded, triggering a series of storms that blew the trees on the ground askew, causing the leaves to rustle.

"...This is really troublesome."

Sasuke, who was shielding himself from the explosion with both hands, muttered something in annoyance and took a few steps back.

"Hmph, where did this brat come from, daring to ambush us?"

As Sasuke took a step back, a cold, sinister voice rang out, and the spot where Sasuke had been standing was now filled with senbon needles.

"It's been so long since I've had this much fun!"

Deidara's eyes were shining; he was ecstatic after witnessing his giant eagle explode.

"How dare someone attack the two of us! Danna, let him experience our art!"

"Shut up, it's my art, it has nothing to do with you!"

Sasori said coldly, "There's no need for both of us to fight just to deal with a brat who's an elite Jonin."

"Hey... then you can let me have it?"

"I want to move around a bit; it's tiring to be in control of a vehicle all the time."

Deidara smiled ingratiatingly at Sasori, eager to make a good impression since he had finally encountered some fun on the road.

Anyway, Sasori himself wasn't very willing to move, so Deidara thought Sasori would eventually agree.

As expected, after thinking for a moment, Sasori nodded to Deidara, "Alright, I'll leave it to you."

His puppets are mostly consumables; they need to be replenished after use, which is quite troublesome.

Although Deidara's clay is also a consumable, as long as a place that can produce clay is found, it is easy to replenish resources. It can even be sold in towns. Compared to Sasori, Deidara's replenishment is much easier to solve.

"Hehe, thanks, Scorpion."

"I will definitely treat you to an ultimate art performance!"

Deidara smoothed his golden ponytail and glared menacingly at Sasuke opposite him.

"It seems I've been underestimated too."

Sasuke stood there calmly, gripping his Kusanagi sword in one hand, tilting his head slightly, and said, "Fourth Hokage, what do you say?"

"You come on, I'll back you up."

A voice suddenly drifted from a nearby tree into Sasuke's ears. Sasuke glanced over but couldn't spot Minato at all.

Minato came with Sasuke on this mission to prevent any accidents.

Sasori and Deidara's fighting strength is not very strong. They are only two Kage-level beings, not even at the peak of Kage level. This is too easy for Minato and poses no challenge.

But it's different for Sasuke. The Uchiha clan needs to rely on a lot of battles to replenish the experience of the Sharingan, so as to continuously grow stronger.

Sasuke is now at the peak of elite Jonin, just one step away from reaching Kage level.

Let him have a life-or-death battle with a true Kage-level fighter; maybe that will allow him to break through to Kage level and become a valuable asset.

Orochimaru has already relayed the news that Akatsuki is planning to attack Konoha. At the same time, Konoha has also received a message from the Mercenary Guild and has already sent elite Jonin to provide support.

Meanwhile, after exchanging information, Orochimaru's group learned that Chiaki was preparing to take Tsunade directly back to Konoha, setting up defenses while simultaneously improving the children's combat strength.

Jiraiya immediately decided that he would also return to Konoha to help Chiaki.

When it comes to setting up defenses, Qianqiu is an expert.

But when it comes to education, Jiraiya is the real expert!

This time, it's not just their battle, it's the battle of all of Konoha!

Chapter 743 Art is an Explosion

"Fight without hesitation, I'll keep watch for you."

"Sasuke, you have to trust my speed."

Minato's words reached Sasuke's ears. He glanced again, but still couldn't find Minato's location, and couldn't even sense his presence.

Simply outrageous.

In just a few days, Minato had mastered the essence of the Concealing Breath Technique. In fact, Orochimaru even said that Jiraiya's proficiency was inferior to Minato's.

This hurt Jiraiya deeply, leading him to call Minato a pervert.

"Of course I know."

"The Golden Flash, the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze."

Sasuke murmured something. He knew Minato's name all too well. As Naruto's father, it was impossible for Sasuke not to know everything about Minato.

After all, Naruto is both his close friend and his formidable rival. If Sasuke doesn't understand him clearly, he will be in a very passive position.

It's a pity that the Uchiha clan has been wiped out, and there's no one to back Sasuke up. Otherwise, Sasuke could be as reckless as Naruto, never thinking or investigating anything, just blindly charging ahead.

"what?"

"You're still a kid?"

Deidara saw Sasuke's youthful appearance clearly and smiled easily. "Looks like another genius. But I've killed far too many geniuses over the years!"

He vaguely felt that Sasuke's face looked familiar, but he couldn't quite place it, so he gave up.

"Let's get some information out of him first, Sasuke."

Minato's voice drifted down, and Sasuke frowned, saying to Deidara with displeasure, "Are you planning to go to Konoha?"

"Hey... that's not how you get information out of someone!"

Minato almost fell straight off the tree. Was this just a platitude?

This is an inquiry!

Sasuke muttered under his breath, "Shut up, or you can come at me!"

"Okay, okay..."

Minato sighed and rubbed his forehead in exasperation. Orochimaru had taught Sasuke many things, but he just couldn't correct Sasuke's personality.

In Orochimaru's view, Sasuke's personality doesn't matter what it is, as long as it can't be worse than her own.

What's wrong with being arrogant?

The Uchiha clan is arrogant, and that's what makes it interesting.

"Yes, how so?"

Deidara tilted his head back and glared at Sasuke through his nostrils, saying, "Who are you, kid? What business is it of yours to meddle?"

He observed Sasuke's attire and appearance. Sasuke looked like a carefree samurai, not a ninja, mainly because he wasn't wearing a ninja headband.