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His eyes lit up: "Hey! It's the leader and his group."

"Master Scorpion, let's go over and offer him a toast."

As he spoke, he stood up unsteadily, grabbed a bottle of wine from the table, and staggered toward the private room.

"Hahaha, Chief, you're still alive! Come, let's drink to your rebirth!"

Deidara looked around with dazed eyes, his words tinged with drunkenness.

Their sudden appearance interrupted Yahiko and his mentor Jiraiya's gathering, drawing the attention of several people.

Yahiko was pleasantly surprised to see Deidara: "Deidara?"

What are you doing here?

"I came to keep Master Scorpion company for drinks, but I never expected to run into you all."

"What a coincidence! Come, sit down with me."

Yahiko stood up and warmly pulled Deidara to his seat.

Then, he turned his gaze to Scorpion, who was standing at the door of the private room, and waved to him.

"Scorpion's here too? Come on in."

Despite feeling helpless, Scorpion went inside.

"Your Excellency the Angel."

He bowed slightly to Yahiko and Konan.

A red-haired man was sitting next to Yahiko and Konan, but Sasori didn't recognize him and didn't greet him.

Xiao Nan responded with a gentle smile.

This surprised Sasori somewhat, as he remembered that this angel from Amegakure had never shown a smile.

It seems everyone understands the power of contrast.

The difference in mindset between going to work and leaving get off work is so significant.

"Jiraiya-sensei, let me introduce you. These two are former members of the Akatsuki organization."

"The twin stars of the art world—Sasori and Deidara."

"In the ninja world, their names shine as brightly as art itself."

Upon hearing the word "artist," Jiraiya's eyes lit up.

In my mind, I couldn't help but categorize them as fellow believers.

After all, who among respectable people gets into art?

They must be like-minded.

Jiraiya's enthusiasm instantly surged: "So you're an art lover too! Come on, let's have a toast!"

He raised his glass and even offered one to each of them.

Who knows, maybe they'll spark new ideas for creating "Icha Icha Paradise" in the future.

Chapter 153 What is art? This is art!

"Thank you, but I don't drink."

Sasori politely waved his hand in refusal; the person in front of him was Jiraiya, one of the Legendary Sannin.

Logically, he shouldn't have refused, but as a puppet, he didn't have the ability to drink even if he wanted to.

Deidara, on the other hand, seemed much more generous, not only finishing his own drink in one gulp but also not wasting Sasori's cup.

This made her already slightly dazed gaze even more hazy.

The blush on his face made his smile even brighter as he looked at Jiraiya:

"Hey, you're also a big fan of art?"

Jiraiya misunderstood, thinking that Deidara blushed because of their unspoken understanding about matters between men.

So they winked at each other, giving each other a knowing look:

"Of course, art is my favorite thing."

"Haha, that's fantastic! We should definitely have a good chat about art sometime!"

"My art is absolutely first-rate!"

"Can't wait!"

The two seemed to have reached some strange consensus, and then put their arms around each other's shoulders, chatting and drinking.

Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan watched the scene while eating, and couldn't help but find it somewhat amusing.

Unexpectedly, Deidara and Jiraiya get along so well.

I might have to disappoint Jiraiya-sensei with Deidara's art.

It's completely different from what Jiraiya-sensei thought.

Sasori sat down next to Yahiko and, unable to contain his doubts, asked:

"Chief, what happened to you...?"

"Thinking of Konoha?"

"If the people of Konoha find out your true intentions, wouldn't you be asking for trouble and getting surrounded and attacked?"

He and Deidara escaped quickly, unaware that the Akatsuki organization had been disbanded.

In his understanding, wasn't the Akatsuki's goal to collect the Tailed Beasts?

Sasori thought to himself that Yahiko might have come for the Nine-Tails, but Konoha was now full of powerful ninjas.

Taking action now would not be a wise move.

He wasn't concerned about Yahiko's safety, after all, they weren't that close.

He joined Akatsuki more out of necessity; Konan's strength won him over wholeheartedly.

He was just worried that Yahiko's actions would drag him, a former member, into it as well.

He didn't want to face the best ninja in the entire ninja world.

Yahiko was taken aback: "My intentions?"

"What will I do to cause them to gang up on me?"

"Is my purpose really that obnoxious?"

Yahiko was bewildered and immediately asked three questions.

Sasori frowned: "If Konoha knew you were going to capture the Nine-Tails, they wouldn't just stand by and do nothing, would they?"

"The Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, and the son of the Fourth Hokage. If you touch him, not only will others not stand idly by, but the Fourth Hokage certainly won't sit idly by."

Yahiko couldn't help but laugh when he saw Sasori's serious expression.

"Haha, Scorpion, you've got it wrong."

"The Akatsuki has disbanded, and we will no longer hunt the Tailed Beasts."

"We came to Konoha simply because this Chunin Exams have gathered geniuses from all over the world, and we didn't want to miss this grand event."

"And to visit our Jiraiya-sensei, that's all."

Sasori was a bit confused. Had the Akatsuki disbanded?

No more capturing tailed beasts?

Although I don't understand the reason behind it, since that's the case, then there's no problem.

Yahiko patted Sasori on the shoulder and joked with a smile:

"But we've recently formed a wildlife conservation association, would you like to join us?"

"Well... I think I'll pass."

Yahiko chuckled; he was just making a little joke.

Afterwards, everyone resumed their relaxed and enjoyable eating and drinking.

After a few rounds of drinks, Deidara and Jiraiya huddled together, whispering to each other, seemingly plotting something.

Yahiko stared at him curiously, but ultimately failed to catch a single word.

Unexpectedly, Deidara leaped onto the dining table.

Standing straight as a pine tree.

"Hey, hey, what are you doing!"

"I'm still eating!"

Everyone's eyes widened in disbelief. Was this guy drunk?

Deidara, however, wore a mysterious smile.

"Want to witness my ultimate art? Then I'll show you!"

Jiraiya stared expectantly, as if he had been waiting for this moment for a long time.

Yahiko glanced at Jiraiya and understood immediately; those two must have been plotting some crazy scheme again.

He sighed helplessly, "Jiraiya-sensei, what's going on here? There are so many people here!"

"Don't worry, don't worry, Deidara said this is a proper art exhibition, it's fine."

Jiraiya waved his hand, looking relaxed.

"Let him put on a show."

"Well... okay, it's a pity I haven't finished my food yet."

Deidara suddenly ripped open his shirt, revealing a body structure that was different from that of an ordinary person.

There was a mouth sticking out of its chest, which looked very strange.