Konoha: Uchiha, I get stronger by causing trouble.

Chapter 292 Encounter with the Art Duo

After Kabuto left, Sasori coldly said to Deidara:

"Let's go, get to the Land of Waterfalls as soon as possible. I don't like others waiting for me, and I don't like waiting for others either! I hope Hidan and Kakuzu will already be there when I arrive, otherwise, the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki will be ours!"

Sasori of the Red Sand was an impatient man who wanted to know Chiga's information, so he immediately wanted to take care of the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki and then go to Konoha Village.

"Haha, this is the Scorpion Brother I know!"

Upon hearing this, Deidara laughed loudly and then summoned a large white clay bird.

"Brother Sasori, we're in a hurry! Kakuzu and the others are not far from the Land of Waterfalls. We won't make it if we don't fly there!"

Sasori of the Red Sand did not refuse and manipulated Hiruko to jump onto the clay bird.

A large white bird spread its wings and flew high, heading towards the Land of Waterfalls.

Meanwhile, at the main gate of Konoha.

After some preparation, Kakashi Hatake, Sasuke Uchiha, Sakura Haruno, and Chika quickly met up at the entrance of Konoha Village, but Naruto Uzumaki was still missing.

While waiting, Sakura Haruno looked around and then whispered to Sasuke Uchiha, "Isn't Sasuke... Itachi-nii-san going?"

"Oh, my brother was originally planning to go together, but on the way here, the Konoha Torture Division ninjas found him and said they wanted him to participate in the torture of Orochimaru, and my brother agreed."

Upon hearing this, Uchiha Sasuke curled his lip and offered a brief explanation, inwardly cursing the Konoha Torture Department as a bunch of useless trash.

They've been interrogating Orochimaru for two months now, and they still haven't drained him dry.

In the end, even his brother had to step in to resolve the issue.

Hmph, it seems that the fierce-looking guy with a head full of scars in the first round of the Chunin Exams was just a show-off!

Uchiha Sasuke gave the Konoha Torture Department a look of disdain.

Then his expression suddenly changed, and he looked at Sakura Haruno with suspicion, demanding, "Sakura, what do you want with my brother?"

Woman, are you trying to steal my brother from me?

"No. I just... wanted to ask Itachi-nii-san... Ugh! How annoying!"

Sakura Haruno blushed and ran away, leaving Sasuke Uchiha completely bewildered. "She really has a crush on my brother?"

Chiga rolled her eyes. It seemed that Itachi Uchiha's mission wouldn't be completed anytime soon.

Sakura Haruno's goal was to build a good relationship with Itachi Uchiha and use his connections to get a job.

Her ultimate goal was still to become Sasuke Uchiha's wife.

At this moment, Naruto Uzumaki finally arrived, along with Gaara.

In addition, Shukaku, the One-Tailed Beast, caused a lot of casualties during the Konoha Crush, which made him not very popular in Konoha.

Even with Naruto's persuasive talk, he only taught Naruto his friend.

"Gaara, I'll leave you here. My mission this time is to go to Takigakure. Maybe I can bring back a companion. I'll introduce you to him then. I wonder what the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki is like. I'm so looking forward to it!"

Naruto Uzumaki said to Gaara with a smile.

"Well then, I'll wait for your return in Konoha Village."

Gaara replied.

Upon seeing Gaara, Chiga suddenly remembered that she had originally planned to launch a night raid that evening, but she had forgotten about it because of the unexpected mission.

Now that we've seen such a great opportunity, of course we can't let it slip by.

Chiga took a few steps forward and shoved Naruto Uzumaki aside.

"Come, come, young man, I need your help with a small matter!"

Then Chiga hugged Gaara, and to Gaara's bewildered expression, Chiga led him to the grove.

Not long after.

"Ada!"

"you"

[Negative emotion from Gaara, emotion value +50! First time receiving Gaara's negative emotion, reward: Secret Technique Sand Ninjutsu!]

Shukaku's chakra surged into the sky, but quickly subsided, followed by Shukaku's furious voice.

"Hey?! You want me to contribute my chakra? Kid, you're dreaming!"

"Damn it, if you dare refuse today, you'll riot tomorrow! You can't be allowed to live!"

Chiga didn't hold back, and a surge of immense chakra erupted from him.

Shukaku the One-Tailed: "Kid, it's just a little toe, don't cut off too much!"

"Hey, why did you chop off my whole foot?!"

"You bastard, I, the tanuki, will fight you to the death!"

Three minutes later, a satisfied Chiga came out.

Following behind him was Gaara, who looked furious.

As soon as he entered the grove, he was violently hit on the back of the head by Chiga. After waking up, he still had to endure Shukaku's grumbling. No wonder he was in a bad mood!

"Naruto, I'll take my leave now!"

Gaara glanced at Naruto Uzumaki, then quickly walked towards Konoha Village.

In his opinion, Chiga was a bit unpredictable, and who knew if he would get beaten up again if he stayed any longer.

"You damned bastard, what did you do to Gaara?"

Seeing his beloved concubine's aggrieved expression, Naruto Uzumaki was also displeased.

[Negative emotions from Naruto Uzumaki, emotion value +50!]

"Kakashi, it's time to go!"

Chiga rolled her eyes, too lazy to pay attention to Naruto. The journey to the Land of Waterfall was still long, and there was plenty of time to bully Naruto.

The key to seeing Hagoromo Otsutsuki in this world lies with Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha.

Hagoromo Otsutsuki uses his own chakra to monitor the entire ninja world through his clones.

He would only peek at it secretly when his two sons were in contact.

Therefore, Chiga will try his best to get Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha together along the way.

As for whether the two of them will listen to Chiga.

Hehe, Chiga doesn't think there's any need to consider this issue.

Three days later, in front of a huge waterfall in the Land of Waterfalls.

"The Sage of Six Paths is above! We've finally arrived!"

Looking at the waterfall in front of him, Naruto immediately showed a relieved expression, then disgustedly shook off Sasuke Uchiha's hand, and rubbed that hand vigorously on his clothes.

As for Sasuke Uchiha, he was doing the same thing as Naruto Uzumaki.

"I will tell Kassan everything you did to me when she gets here!"

Naruto Uzumaki said fiercely to Chiga.

Chiga ignored him, her eyes still filled with doubt.

"This can't be right. I practically brought them into direct contact, and there wasn't a single reaction. Do I really have to kill one of them before that old guy will show himself?"

Chiga first tried having the two of them shake hands to see if she could attract Hagoromo Otsutsuki's attention.

After realizing that this method was ineffective, they tried to guide the two people's chakra to merge, but unfortunately, it still didn't work.

As the scale of the attack increased, Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha tried almost 108 different poses, but they still couldn't summon Hagoromo Otsutsuki.

Chiga had also suspected that Hagoromo Otsutsuki might have noticed this place, but simply refused to show himself to him.

So after letting loose one day, Chiga said something incredibly hurtful like "Your mom is amazing," but unfortunately, there was still no reaction.

Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha were also thoroughly tormented by Chiga, and dared not utter a word of anger along the way. Kakashi Hatake also did not give Chiga a kind look.

As for Sakura Haruno, she was almost driven to despair.

The one who suffered the most from all this torment was her.

"Stop talking nonsense and go inside!"

Kakashi Hatake said something and was the first to enter the waterfall.

Takigakure Village is located behind this waterfall.

As soon as you enter the waterfall, a strong smell of blood wafts over.

"Oh no, we're too late!"

The crowd's expressions changed instantly, and they immediately ran towards the village in the center.

At this moment, the already small Takigakure Village was silent, and the damp air was filled with a strong smell of blood.

In the village, the corpses of Taki ninjas were scattered everywhere.

"Damn it, is this how the Akatsuki operates?"

"To seize the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki, they actually slaughtered an entire village! It's utterly despicable!"

"Is this the organization that wants to arrest me?"

Upon witnessing the bloodthirstiness of the Akatsuki members for the first time, the three children's expressions turned extremely grim.

Leaping over the corpses, the group arrived at the highest house. A figure lay flat on the ground. Kakashi Hatake took a few steps forward and carefully examined the gruesome corpse.

Then, he turned to Chiga and said solemnly, "There's no mistake, this corpse is the village chief of Takigakure, Lord Himu! All the ninjas of Takigakure are probably here, except for the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki who was taken away."

Chiga stepped forward, glanced at Feimo's wounds, and then noticed a strange pattern in the distance. Chiga said:

"The fatal wound is in the chest, and judging from its shape, it's a scythe. Combined with that distinctive symbol, it's Hidan! Looks like the Akatsuki's immortal duo!"

"Yes, that must be Kakuzu and Hidan. It seems Kakuzu found the location of Takigakure, while Hidan was the one who made the move."

Hearing Chiga's words, Kakashi Hatake nodded. They had already obtained a lot of information about the Akatsuki members from Itachi Uchiha.

He reached out and placed his hand on the corpse, feeling its temperature, then said, "The time of death was no more than an hour ago. The intelligence said that Hidan would lie on the ground for half an hour after each kill, meaning the victim was only gone for half an hour. There's enough time!"

After saying that, Kakashi Hatake bit his finger and summoned a ninja dog.

Under Kakashi Hatake's command, the ninja dog approached the special pattern and sniffed it.

After sensing Hidan's presence, the ninja dog stared straight in one direction and said to Kakashi Hatake, "Kakashi, they left in this direction!"

Upon hearing this, Kakashi Hatake turned his head and glanced at Chiga.

Chika nodded slightly and said, "Follow!"

With the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki right before her eyes, Chiga had no reason to give up.

They're just an immortal duo, let's just go all out.

However, before the group could chase for five kilometers, two figures blocked their way.

"Oh dear, there really are Konoha ninjas chasing after us?"

Deidara, dressed in black with red clouds, sat on the trunk of a large tree, looking at Chika and the others with a hint of excitement.

Even after flying over, they were still too slow for the immortal duo, which allowed Hidan to make the first move.

Deidara hadn't even let a small bomb go, and now he was trying to stop the pursuers; his heart was already filled with indignation.

After scanning over Chika, Naruto Uzumaki, Sasuke Uchiha, and Sakura Haruno, he set his gaze on Kakashi Hatake.

A hint of disappointment lingered in his eyes.

"Brother Sasori, it seems your subordinate's intelligence wasn't very accurate! Konoha's Copy Ninja, Hatake Kakashi, plus four brats—this combination dares to come to support Takigakure? Konoha probably has no one left!"

"Such arrogance! You're not that old yourself, are you? Did you kill everyone in Takigakure? That's an entire village!"

Upon hearing this, Naruto Uzumaki assumed that Deidara was the culprit who destroyed Takigakure and immediately rushed forward, angrily saying...

"Tch, I'm not that idiot Hidan, who has absolutely no artistic talent and makes the whole village reek of blood!"

Deidara rolled his eyes at Naruto Uzumaki. How did such a clueless kid become a ninja?

If he had made a move, Takigakure would have been reduced to ruins.

"Naruto, don't be so impulsive. Those two should be the 'art duo' Chiga was talking about: Deidara, the rogue Iwa ninja, and Sasori, the rogue Sunagakure ninja!"

Kakashi Hatake pulled Naruto Uzumaki back, preventing the reckless guy from making a fool of himself.

"An 'artistic duo'? Brother Scorpion, I must say, that's a really fitting way to describe us!"

Deidara was very pleased with the title.

"Huh, it's the real body!"

Chiga glanced at the two of them and, finding no trace of You Shu, immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

Since these two people have appeared here in their true forms, and there are only six members in the Akatsuki organization, they probably won't rashly use the Nine Seals of the Illusionary Dragon.

In other words, the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki is safe for the time being.

Then take it easy.

Chiga wasn't in a hurry, and neither were Sasori and Deidara.

"Before I kill you, I'll ask you something. It's said that a guy with the Mangekyou Sharingan has appeared in your Konoha Village. Who is he?"

At this moment, Sasori of the Red Sand, who had been silent until now, spoke up and asked Kakashi Hatake.

Deidara glanced at Sasori and laughed, "Ha, Sasori-nii, why are you still so hung up on that Mangekyou Sharingan guy?"

The conversation between the two made Kakashi Hatake realize that there was probably an Akatsuki spy in the village, but this spy was not of high rank.

Kakashi Hatake did not answer the question, but instead recalled information about the two men, trying to devise a targeted battle plan.

However, he did not reveal any information about Chiga, but his three subordinates glanced at Chiga subconsciously after hearing Sasori's question.

It was this subconscious glance that was noticed by Sasori and Deidara.

"Oh? It seems this brat has some connection to that Mangekyou Sharingan guy! Could he be Uchiha Itachi's younger brother, Uchiha Sasuke? In that case, I might spare his life for now; I'm going to vent my anger on him properly!"

A savage glint flashed in Deidara's eyes.

Sasori of the Red Sand also sized up Chiga, vaguely sensing that Chiga was not as simple as he seemed.

(End of this chapter)