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

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

Even so, Deidara's steps forward were not timid or hesitant at all.

He is not only a ninja, but also an artist who pursues emotion and reality. An artist should maintain a handsome demeanor 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 a moment of beauty.

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.

I have yet to prove to my respected Scorpio brother that my 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 wonder if Brother Scorpion is out of danger. With his ability, he should be able to safely evacuate with the Jinchuriki. Deidara was thinking about this problem while walking.

After all, there are too many sand ninjas chasing them, and the sky and land are blocked at all levels. With all the burdens they carry, it is almost impossible to escape.

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

Finally, when he was 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.

However 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 is 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 is 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 the 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 successfully completed, even if it is a decoy mission with no chance of survival, there will be many people to carry it out.

For the ninjas who have come from the war years, they believe in this 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 survive."

Luo Sha took a step forward and asked the surrounding Sand 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.

, and 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 unusual move, he can stop the opponent's actions in time and capture the opponent alive.

But, this is a risky behavior.

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 to do this when the other person relaxes their guard.

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

"Be careful, a large amount of chakra has begun to accumulate in his body, and it is concentrating towards one point!"

Without hesitation, in this state of concentrated chakra, the Sand Ninja who was responsible for perception immediately understood that the other party wanted to treat 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, and some nimble jonins immediately took action to prepare for a surprise attack.

There was a sound of breaking through the air, 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.

When Deidara saw this scene, he was slightly startled. He subconsciously stopped the movement of chakra in his body. He turned around 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 heed to such threatening remarks and simply jumped down from the hill, landing right next to Deidara.

He glanced at Luo Sa 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 a coma, 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 confident of winning.

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 appeared on his face. A large amount of placer gold emerged from all around, trying to swallow up Scorpion and Deidara.

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

Xie glanced at the rioting sand gold 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 is it more important to kill 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.
To be continued...