The Witcher: The Journey to Transcendence from Marvel...

Chapter 413 Reward

Scorpion, however, was completely absorbed in the scroll. His eyes were fixed on the contents, oblivious to everything around him. He was constantly thinking about how to apply this knowledge to his puppetry and how to create even more powerful puppets.

A few minutes later, Scorpion finally came to his senses. He raised his head, looked at the Heavenly Dao with an urgent expression, and asked, "Where did this thing come from?"

As the most powerful puppeteer, he knew the value of this blueprint. The materials and design schemes recorded on it were all things he had never heard of before, far exceeding the scope of puppetry he was familiar with.

Scorpion saw the possibility of further advancement in puppetry and felt a strong desire to know more about the source of this information.

"I want to know more." Tiandao said slowly, looking at Sasori's eager appearance. "Complete the mission well."

His words were concise and clear, yet carried an undeniable air of authority, clearly intended to motivate Scorpion and encourage him to dedicate himself more fully to the upcoming mission.

After speaking, the Heavenly Dao's gaze fell on Deidara's empty left hand, and he frowned slightly.

"That's incredibly rude." Deidara noticed Tendo's gaze and immediately frowned, feeling somewhat displeased.

He didn't want people staring at his missing arm; it made him feel like a defective, incomplete product, which made him very uncomfortable.

However, before Deidara could react, the next second Tendou strode forward and reached out to press down on his left shoulder.

"Feed~"

Deidara cried out in surprise, trying to break free from the Heavenly Dao's grasp, but found himself unable to move at all. He became increasingly confused and nervous, not understanding what the Heavenly Dao meant.

Just then, Deidara suddenly felt an unbearable itching at the site of his broken arm, as if countless ants were crawling there. The feeling made him both uncomfortable and somewhat frightened.

But then, something even more unexpected happened. He saw that flesh and blood began to slowly grow back from the broken area, and little by little, a brand new arm grew out. The skin of the arm gradually became the same as before, with a normal color, and the fingers could move flexibly, as if it had never been injured.

"Give it a try." Tendo released his grip and looked at Deidara.

"Huh? Oh."

Deidara was taken aback at first, then subconsciously clenched his left fist and stretched his shoulders, his face full of surprise. He said excitedly, "It's amazing, just like before, and my chakra has been restored."

He could clearly feel the chakra within his body flowing smoothly again after his arm recovered, and that feeling of abundant power made him very happy.

"You'll get used to it." Tendou looked at Deidara and nodded slightly.

The artistic duo exchanged a glance, both feeling that their boss seemed to have changed. They had never seen him care so much about the members' situation before, and his actions today were quite unusual.

Moreover, such miraculous medical ninjutsu has never been demonstrated before.

Just then, other Akatsuki members began using the Illusionary Body Technique, and phantoms slowly descended into the cave, instantly making the cave lively again.

"Now that everyone's here, let's begin."

Seeing that everyone had arrived, Tiandao spoke loudly and then took the lead in forming a hand seal. Seeing this, the others followed suit.

Sensing the call of the crowd, the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path slowly opened its massive maw, emanating a powerful suction force.

Gaara's body floated uncontrollably in the air, his chakra being continuously drawn out as if pulled by invisible ropes and poured into the mouth of the Gedo Mazo.

Gaara's once calm face began to contort, his brows furrowed, and his forehead covered in sweat, clearly indicating that he was enduring immense pain.

Several tens of minutes later, Deidara looked at the chakra being continuously drained, his eyes filled with envy, and couldn't help but sigh, "As expected of a Jinchuriki, his chakra is so abundant."

He thought to himself that although his explosive clay was very powerful, it consumed a lot of chakra each time he used it. If he could have that much chakra, his strength would definitely be able to reach a higher level, and he might even become a Kage-level powerhouse.

"Are you envious, kid?"

Upon hearing Deidara's words, Kisame grinned and teased him, his shark-like face appearing even more ferocious under the light and shadow.

"Shut up, you shark-faced idiot."

Upon hearing Kisame's teasing, Deidara became furious. He glared at Kisame and attacked his appearance. The two started arguing again, and the atmosphere became somewhat noisy.

"Quiet!"

Seeing this, the Heavenly Dao spoke up and reprimanded, his majestic voice instantly silencing everyone, who obediently continued to extract the One-Tailed Beast's chakra.

A few minutes later, Zetsu suddenly emerged from the ground. His black and white body stood out conspicuously in the cave. He quickly said, "There are pursuers. They are from Konoha."

As expected, things unfolded just like in the original story.

Itachi Uchiha opened his eyes.

"Leave it to me."

No one else objected; Itachi Uchiha was from Konoha and knew a lot about the ninjas there.

Itachi and Kisame used special clones to block the pursuers, while the others continued to focus on the task of extracting the tailed beasts.

Gaara's expression grew increasingly pained, and his body began to tremble slightly. His skin gradually turned a lifeless pale, and his life force was slowly draining away from his body.

The Gedo Mazo's eye slowly opened, signifying that the One-Tailed Beast had been successfully extracted from Gaara's body.

When the tailed beast is extracted from a Jinchuriki, there is usually only one consequence: death.

Not a single mistake, not a single poem, not a single post, not a single piece of content, not a single look!

"It's finally over." Kakuzu couldn't help but complain, his face covered in runes and full of impatience. He stretched his shoulders and muttered, "It was such a waste of time." In his opinion, the process of extracting the One-Tail was really tedious and had consumed a lot of energy and time, which made him very unhappy.

Just as everyone breathed a sigh of relief and prepared to discuss their next move, a muffled yet powerful sound suddenly rang out in the cave.

"Thump!"

"Thump!"

The sound was like a heavy hammer striking a war drum repeatedly, each strike causing the cave walls to tremble slightly and dust to fall down.

The cave walls are under heavy attack, with rocks constantly falling and cracks spreading rapidly.

"Itachi and Kisame failed."

Scorpion's words carried a hint of regret and surprise.

Everyone knows the strength of Itachi Uchiha and Kisame. It was thought that their clones would be enough to stop the pursuers, but the current situation shows that they have obviously failed to hold off the enemy.

"The clone can only exert 3% of its strength."

Kakuzu frowned as he analyzed the situation. He was well aware of the drawbacks of the clone technique. Although it could confuse and delay the opponent to some extent, the clones were far weaker than the original body. When facing a powerful opponent, unexpected situations could easily arise.

"The pursuers are quite powerful."

Deidara's gaze was solemn. They knew very well that anyone who could break through Itachi and Kisame's clones was no ordinary person and must have unique skills and great strength.

"It's a clone of Kakashi the Ninja."

Jue pointed out the identity of the pursuers.

"So it was him."

The members of Akatsuki showed no sign of panic upon hearing this name.

After all, apart from Tendo, Sasori, and Deidara, everyone else present was just a phantom projected through the Illusionary Body Technique.

With these three powerful members present, even if Kakashi from Konoha led his men to chase after them, he wouldn't gain any advantage.

(End of this chapter)