Escape From Konoha

Along the deep and dark road, Deidara slowly advanced step by step.

He knew exactly what fate he would face after walking through this tunnel.

Even so, Deidara moved forward without any timidity or hesitation.

He is not only a ninja, but also an artist who pursues touch and reality. Artists should maintain a handsome style at all times. This style must be carried out throughout his entire life to be considered perfect.

Moreover, very early on, he designed a perfect death ending for himself.

That is to sublimate yourself into the ultimate 'art' in an extremely gorgeous moment and leave it in the world.

The reason why fireworks can be remembered in people's hearts is because they bloom in the beauty of the moment.

The same is true for his art, which should become a momentary aesthetic that will be unforgettable for a lifetime.

Although this perfect ending came sooner than I expected.

Of course there is regret.

He didn't kill that bastard Uchiha Itachi.

He has yet to prove to his respected Scorpion brother that his momentary art is superior to his eternal art.

The respect between artists, of course, is to act with the goal of overthrowing each other's art.

Unfortunately, it seems that this goal will not be achieved in this lifetime.

I don't know if Brother Scorpion is out of danger. With his ability, he should be able to evacuate safely with the jinchuriki. Deidara thought about this problem as he walked.

After all, there were too many Sand Ninjas chasing them, and the sky and land were blocked at all levels. With all the baggage they had, it was almost impossible to escape.

However, if one person acts as a decoy to attract firepower, then if the other person wants to break through the enemy's blockade, things will become much easier.

Finally about to finish walking through this deep tunnel, Deidara stopped and took a deep breath to calm down the distracting thoughts in his mind. His eyes were much calmer than usual.

Then, he continued to step forward and walked out of the shadows. The sunlight from the outside shone directly, making him squint his eyes and feel a warm feeling of being reborn.

But this is an illusion.

There were densely packed Suna Ninjas standing outside, completely surrounding the place. Moreover, this layout was completed silently, which showed that the Suna Ninjas moved quickly and secretly, without arousing their alertness at all.

It was right to let Scorpio leave alone. Under this level of blockade, it was simply unrealistic to escape safely with a burden.

The leader was none other than the Fourth Kazekage Rasa. When he saw Deidara alone coming out of the cave, he couldn't help but frowned and glanced at the Sand Ninja next to him.

The Sand Ninja continued to sense with the Sensing Ninjutsu and replied: "He was the only one. Scorpion and Gaara's chakra disappeared."

"Escaped?"

Luo Sha didn't feel too surprised.

This kind of thing often happens when ninjas perform tasks.

The Ninja Village is a militarized organization. Whether in the past or now, most ninjas pursue the concept of mission first.

Although the cold approach of using companions as bait to complete tasks is not encouraged in doctrine, in actual operations, many ninjas are implementing this belief.

Think that the importance of the task is greater than your own life.

If the mission can be completed successfully, even if it is a decoy mission with no life or death, there will be many people to carry it out.

For the ninjas who have come from the war years, they believe in such a truth.

"It seems that Xie has abandoned you. If you give up resistance and are willing to cooperate with the interrogation, I can guarantee that you will not die."

Luo Sha took a step forward and asked the surrounding Suna ninja to retreat a distance. He stared at Deidara and spoke out the conditions.

He learned from intelligence that the yellow-haired boy in front of him, who was less than half his actual age, was a ninja with extremely dangerous abilities.

Therefore, he was very careful to keep a distance from Deidara to ensure that he had enough time and space to protect the safety of his own personnel when a sudden change occurred.

After all, when a ninja is on the verge of despair, it's not surprising what choices he will make.

There are too many examples of ninjas who want to die with their enemies on the battlefield.

He had to keep an eye on Deidara's every move and try to prevent him from taking some extreme actions.

After all, Gaara has not been recovered yet, and this extremely important source of information in front of him cannot die yet.

Even if he was going to die, he would have to wait until he obtained enough information before dying.

In response to Luo Sha's words, Deidara showed the same smile as usual on his face, and stood there without saying a word. His eyes swept over the faces of the surrounding Suna ninjas one by one, and finally settled on Luo Sha. , gave a soft 'hmm' sound, as if he had confirmed something.

"How about it? It's just to cooperate with some easy tasks. I think you don't want to die like this at such a young age, right?"

Luo Sha continued to persuade, and the chakra in his body began to circulate quietly. From the corner of his eyes, he glanced at the yellow sand at Deidara's feet, where a small amount of placer gold was hidden.

Once Deidara makes any move, he can stop the opponent's actions in time and capture the opponent alive.

It's just that this is a risky move.

Even if the opponent's hands are disabled, it is still unknown whether the gold placed there can successfully capture the opponent.

Therefore, he needs a chance to win.

It’s best when the other person relaxes their guard.

Suddenly, the face of the sand ninja responsible for perception suddenly changed:

"Be careful, he's starting to accumulate a lot of chakra in his body, and it's concentrating towards one point!"

Without hesitation, the Suna Ninja, who was responsible for sensing this state of concentrated chakra, immediately understood that the other party wanted to use him as a bomb, detonate the whole thing, and let everyone here be buried with him.

As soon as he finished speaking, Luo Sha knew that he could not wait any longer. Some jounin with flexible hands and feet immediately took action to prepare for a surprise attack.

There was a sound of breaking through the sky, and kunai were thrown down from the sky, landing in front of Rasa and the Jonin who were about to take action, symbolically stopping their actions.

Deidara was slightly startled when he saw this scene, and subconsciously stopped the movement of chakra in his body. He turned his head and saw a red-haired boy wearing a black windbreaker standing above the dune.

"Brother Scorpion!?"

Deidara was surprised. He never expected that Scorpion, who left with the jinchuriki, would leave and come back like this.

"Scorpion? I didn't expect that you, a guy who betrayed the village, would have the guts to come back."

Luo Sha stared at Xie's position with a solemn expression.

Grains of golden sand float upward at the feet, which is a preparatory action for launching the placer gold technique.

"I let you escape last time, and I won't let you leave again this time. Be prepared to be judged."

Scorpion paid no attention to such threatening remarks and just jumped down from the hill, landing right next to Deidara.

He glanced at Luo Sha with a pair of emotionless eyes, threw the unconscious Gaara in his hand to the ground, and then kicked Gaara hard on the body.

Gaara's body rolled out and stopped in front of Luo Sha. On his pale face, something was burrowing under his skin, causing the skin to swell and appear like bloody cracks. Even in his unconscious state, Gaara felt unprecedented pain and groaned in pain.

"This is!"

When Rasa saw Gaara like this, his expression suddenly changed.

Poisoned!

The idea suddenly popped into his mind.

"As an old acquaintance, you should be aware of my ability to make poison, Rasa. It will take twelve hours to rush back to Sunagakure from here, and the poisonous explosion time in the Jinchūriki's body is also twelve hours. Can you? Let the old woman save the Jinchuuriki's life in time, it depends on whether your footsteps are fast or not."

A cold smile appeared on Scorpion's face, as if he was sure of victory.

He understands Sunagakure's detoxification techniques better than outsiders.

He is also very confident that if there is anyone in Sand Hidden Village who can undo the poison he has administered, it must be his grandmother Chiyo, who has long since retired to seclusion.

Luo Sha also understood this.

"You bastard!"

Luo Sha knew that he had been plotted, and an angry look suddenly appeared on his face. A large amount of placer gold emerged from all around, trying to swallow up Scorpion and Deidara.

"Is this really okay? You've wasted half a minute."

Xie glanced at the rioting Sha Jin calmly. If Luo Sha insisted on fighting him, there would be no way to tell the winner in a short time.

But in that case, Gaara, as a jinchuriki, would definitely die.

Which one is more important, the jinchūriki and his son, or which is more important, killing the traitorous ninja... This is a big gamble.

Although there is a ninety-nine percent chance that Rasa will choose the Jinchuuriki and his son, once Rasa chooses the one percent, Xia understands that he and Deidara must stay here forever today, and there will be no survivors. Chance.

Thinking of this, Scorpio couldn't help but feel irritable.

Ninety-nine percent and one percent, for him, as long as there is a slight risk, the probability of survival and death are equal to half.

It's really a mess for me to do this kind of thing.

He's obviously just a young boy who doesn't understand art at all and always has conflicts of ideas with himself.

"Scorpion, I will definitely arrest you next time, just wait and see! Let's go!"

Luo Sha did not expect that the aggressive pursuit would be so easily broken by Scorpion.

He was well aware of the ability of scorpions to poison, so when he learned that Gaara only had twelve hours left to live, he did not dare to delay at all.

After putting down these cruel words and gouging out the scorpion, Luo Sa quickly let the placer gold hold up Gaara's body, then jumped onto a floating platform made of placer gold and flew towards the distance.

The surrounding Sand Ninjas also left unwillingly, disappearing one by one and following Luo Sand's retreat.

Seeing the sand ninja receding like a tide, Deidara breathed a sigh of relief, then sat down on the sand and gasped heavily.

It's safe.

Although I am ready to release the ultimate art, looking at the long blue sky and white clouds, I feel that it is great to be alive now.

At this moment, even the so-called art becomes worthless compared to life.

In the face of death, Deidara could not be truly calm.

Wealth, money, ideals, etc., these things will only become meaningful when you are alive.

Once you die, everything is lost.

No matter what kind of death it is, it makes people feel extremely frightened.

Deidara was having such a wonderful feeling right now.

Living is the greatest thing in the world.

"Brother Scorpion, I seem to be able to understand your eternal beauty... Hmm."

Eternity means not facing the torture of birth, old age, illness and death.

In the face of such temptation, the bonds between humans seem to be insignificant.

For the first time, Deidara recognized the eternal art of Scorpion.

"Yeah?"

Scorpio responded lightly, walked up to Deidara, grabbed his collar, and lifted him up easily, then threw him behind him, letting Deidara face away from him, and just carried him like this.

"Hey, wait, Brother Scorpion, what are you doing? I just injured my hand, but my legs are fine. Yeah!"

Deidara couldn't help but increase his tone, feeling a little angry.

But no matter how hard he struggled, he could not open Scorpion's palm.

Scorpion is surprisingly strong and can carry a body weighing more than 100 kilograms effortlessly.

"This is too slow. If your hands are not treated in time, it may leave permanent trauma."

Scorpion glanced back coldly.

When Deidara heard these words, he immediately became quiet.

Indeed, the burn on his arm was very serious. If it were delayed any longer, it might reduce his arm's reflexes and damage his strength.

Just like that, Scorpion held Deidara's body behind him and ran quickly on the sand, leaving behind a trail of afterimages.

"Speaking of which, Brother Scorpion, why did you come back suddenly? That is an important jinchuriki. If the leader knows that you threw away the jinchuriki you got, you will definitely be blamed. Hmm."

On the way, Deidara asked this question.

"The organization is currently severely understaffed, and your value alive is greater than dead. Moreover, in front of Luo Sha, you may not be able to successfully display your ultimate art. If you fail, the organization's intelligence will be leaked. This It is very detrimental to the organization’s subsequent plans.”

Scorpion's voice was very calm, as if he had thought of this statement in advance.

"I see, is it based on such considerations... But this is the first time I have seen Brother Scorpion lying. Hmm."

In his eyes, Xie was definitely not the kind of man who would dedicate everything to the organization.

It is too false to use organizations as excuses.

"What did you say?"

Scorpio's tone was full of displeasure.

"I mean, if I were a girl, my first choice for a boyfriend would be a mature and reliable man like Brother Scorpio. Hmm."

"Shut up! Otherwise I'll kill you!"

…

I don't know how long I have been on the road, but looking at the completely dark sky, it is already late at night. According to Xie's estimation, I should have almost reached the eastern border of the Kingdom of Wind.

As long as we drive at full speed for a few more hours, we should be able to reach the border of the Kingdom of Rain.

Suddenly, two figures suddenly appeared and blocked the path of Scorpion and Deidara.

Scorpion, who originally thought about taking action, gave up the idea of ​​fighting after seeing the true identity of the two of them.

The two people who appeared were Itachi and Kisame who came from another country.

"Let me tell you, there is nothing wrong with these two guys."

As if he was showing off something, Kisame chuckled, saying this to Itachi.

Itachi was silent about this, just glancing at Scorpion's body.

Because Xie always stayed inside the puppet, he had no way of seeing Xie's true face.

Now that I see the other person's true form, I just feel that the other person's appearance is too young, and he is unbelievably young.

If he remembered correctly, Xia's true age was at least thirty years old. After assassinating the Third Kazekage at the age of fifteen, he left Sunagakure and became a rebel ninja.

However, Scorpion's appearance at this moment was that of a fifteen-year-old boy in his prime, who looked younger than both him and Deidara.

In other words, the other party may not have grown older since the year he left Sunagakure.

Thinking that Scorpio always talks about the word 'eternal', Itachi pondered calmly.

Like Orochimaru, are you also pursuing eternal life?

On Scorpion's body, Itachi couldn't feel the human breath, and the sense of existence was more void than a corpse, which made Itachi feel extremely strange.

"It's you two. Yeah."

Deidara broke free from Scorpion's hand, and when he saw Itachi and Kisame, he knew that the organization was searching for him and Scorpion.

"Deidara, you are really miserable."

Kisame glanced at Deidara's arms and grinned with his teeth.

Deidara pursed his lips and did not refute.

"To be able to put you in such a miserable state, it seems like your opponent is extraordinary."

Kisame continued to laugh.

"Like this guy, he is a member of the Uchiha clan. And the level of the Eye Technique should be at the same level as the Mangekyou Sharingan. Hmm."

Deidara glanced at Itachi from the corner of his eyes and told this important information.

Kisame was shocked and looked at Itachi.

Itachi's eyes also fluctuated, obviously not expecting this answer.

"The other person deliberately wore the clothes of our organization, but he was definitely not from our organization, and he also attracted the ninjas of Sunagakure. Itachi, who is that guy?"

Compared to Deidara, Scorpion's tone didn't sound so kind, but full of coldness.

Obviously he feels very unhappy about being plotted against.

Itachi shook his head, indicating that he didn't know.

Nowadays, ninjas with the Mangekyo Sharingan are very rare in the ninja world, and Uchiha Ruri is a celebrity in the ninja world. Since Scorpio and Deidara did not identify each other, it was obviously someone else.

"In other words, the mission to take away Ichibi failed because someone interfered, right?"

Kisame asked.

"I will explain this to the leader."

Scorpio responded irritably, not in the mood to talk to Kisame.

Kisame didn't care and shrugged.

"In that case, let's go back first. Deidara's arm also needs careful treatment."

Everyone accepted Kisame's proposal.

Now is not the time to chat. The situation has changed and we need to go back and reorganize our plans.

Just as the four of them were about to leave, the air in front of them became distorted, and a figure wearing a black and red cloud coat appeared.

Wearing a mask with a black crow pattern on his face, he just stood in front of the road openly, staring at the four people with the Sharingan in his right eye unscrupulously.

Itachi was frightened when he saw this person who suddenly appeared, especially when he directly saw the Sharingan in his right eye.

Not the basic magatama form, but a more complex pattern - the Mangekyo Sharingan.

What shocked Itachi even more was that this was not the first time he had seen the Mangekyō Sharingan with this pattern.

He had seen it several times on Madara's 'left eye'.

It is a more mysterious time and space pupil technique than his Mangekyō Sharingan Eye Technique, Tsukuyomi and Amaterasu.

The pattern of the Mangekyō Sharingan of the mysterious man in front of him was exactly the same as Madara's Mangekyō Sharingan in his left eye.

How is this going?

Why does Madara's Mangekyō Sharingan appear on this person?

Before he could ask a question, Deidara next to him had his eyes spitting fire and roared at the person blocking the way:

"It's you bastard! Yeah!"

The one who moved faster than him was Scorpion.

The kunai coated with venom flew out from the mechanism of the scorpion's palm like lightning.

Phew!

The kunai penetrated through the figure's body, as if it had penetrated the air, and continued to fly forward without any hindrance.

"Well... don't be so frantic. The purpose of my coming this time is not to fight. After all, you can't kill me. Can't you just listen to what I have to say?"

Obito scratched his head and said this.

"What did you say, you bastard? Watch me blow you to pieces!"

Deidara shouted angrily.

It was this guy who had caused him to hide here and there these days. Now that he saw him again, he naturally didn't look good.

"Don't say that. In fact, I think your organization's uniforms are quite handsome. Why, is your organization still recruiting people? I want to buy a big villa recently, but the price is a bit high... It would be much more convenient if I have a part-time job."

Obito felt that after he said these words, the atmosphere at the scene seemed to become colder.

Four pairs of eight eyes were staring at him closely. To be honest, it was a bit stressful.

Plans to liven things up failed.

"If you have anything to say, just say it."

Itachi asked, seeing that Obito had no intention of fighting.

But the other party's words could not be fully believed. The chakra in Itachi's body began to circulate silently, gathering in his mouth, fingers and legs, ready to start a battle at any time.

"The Itachi of the Genocide? Although this is our first official meeting, your name is well known to me in the Uchiha clan."

Obito glanced at Itachi with a cautious expression.

This is a difficult guy, especially since he has the same Mangekyō Sharingan as himself. If he actually fights, it will be very difficult.

"Are you here for revenge?"

"Don't worry, I don't have that idea. After all, it's been many years since I left Konoha, and there are too many people who want to kill you. One more of me is not more, and one less of me is not more. I still want to live a few more years Year, I don’t want to explain it here so early.”

"..."

Itachi's expression remained unchanged, he couldn't believe a word of what the other party said.

"Okay, don't be nervous. I said I'm not here to fight this time. I'm here to make a deal with your organization according to the instructions from above."

Obito waved his hand. Although he was sure of dealing with Itachi, it might be a bit unrealistic to kill him.

His instinct told him that Itachi's existence was very dangerous.

Whether it's strength or character.

Especially this is a guy who is about to be terminally ill. He can do anything if he forces the other party to panic.

"Deal? You beat up the people in our organization and you still want to make a deal. Are you here to provoke?"

Kisame laughed hard and slammed Samehada on the ground. The thick chakra aura overflowed from his body, making the surrounding air become depressing and dull.

Obito did not respond immediately, but took out a letter from his arms, tossed it lightly, and flew towards Itachi.

Itachi didn't pick it up and let the letter fall on the sand, stained with dust.

Obito didn't care and said: "There is a letter in it to give to your leader, and a check of 100 million taels as a deposit for hiring your organization. The money on the check can be withdrawn at any bank in the country of ghosts. Things After it is completed, additional rewards will be attached. Then, I look forward to seeing you again in the future."

After saying that, the surrounding air began to twist into a vortex. Almost in the blink of an eye, a wisp of breeze blew by, and Obito's figure had long since disappeared.