No matter what, the ultimate goal cannot be wrong. Meeting someone from the Akatsuki organization was an accident, and it was a good thing to be able to gain something, but the opportunity to meet Orochimaru must not be missed. The mistake of putting the cart before the horse and losing the big picture for the sake of the small must not be made.

Although Orochimaru and Kabuto Yakushi have run for some distance, they are still a little far from being out of surveillance, and with two clones following them, there shouldn't be any big problems.

As for Deidara, there are Tenzang and Uchiha Sasuke to deal with him, and it is enough to arrange a clone to protect him secretly.

The most troublesome problem is Uchiha Obito.

"We can have a good fight this time."

It is indeed difficult to discover Uchiha Obito who is observing in secret, but as long as he enters the perception range of Mizuki's Sage Mode, it is difficult to escape Mizuki's detection.

In order to observe the battle between Deidara and Orochimaru up close, this sneaky guy didn't hide far.

"Then let's get started!"

Uchiha Obito is not invincible, and his space-time ninjutsu is not flawless. Even the Mangekyō Sharingan's eye technique - Kamui - has weaknesses.

The two uses of Shenwei, partial virtualization and absorption into Shenwei space cannot be used at the same time. Inhaling into Shenwei space is a slow movement and is very easy to be targeted; partial virtualization of the body also has a time limit.

As long as we use continuous attacks to prevent Uchiha Obito from entering the Kamui space to escape, and at the same time hold on until the time limit of the Hollow's use, we can still kill him.

"Immortal Technique - Inorganic Reincarnation Technique!"

Uchiha Obito, who had been hiding underground using the Earth escape technique, had just been discovered by Mizuki, but it was not clear whether he had discovered Mizuki.

Since it's staying inside the soil, it's perfect for Shuimu's inorganic reincarnation technique to be used.

The golden sand dunes are like the sea surface blown by the breeze, with waves surging and wave-like vibrations, and a dull roar coming from the ground.

A moment later, a figure rushed out of the ground. Before he could stand firmly, he was pierced by rock spikes that suddenly rose from the ground in mid-air and turned into a hedgehog.

"If it didn't hit you, should I use the Hollow to dodge?"

It is only natural that Uchiha Obito was not killed. This guy's villain level is completely different from Mizuki's.

All of this was within Mizuki's expectations. The Inorganic Reincarnation Technique had different uses for different enemies. For a big guy like Susanoo, he would mainly restrict and attack; for a slower, fragile ninja, he would use super high speed to kill with one blow; for Uchiha Obito, these methods would not work, and harassment and killing time was the most important thing.

Countless winding snake-like stone pillars composed of sand and gravel, with tiny spikes attached to them, attacked Uchiha Obito's location in an overwhelming manner. The thorny vine forest formed by the earth-yellow stone pillars was full of sharp blades, waiting for the enemy to reveal a flaw and then crush it.

Uchiha Obito is very powerful, with excellent physical skills, superb ninjutsu, and powerful illusion. He was able to control the Fourth Mizukage Yagura for many years without being noticed, and he is also best at the extremely rare space-time ninjutsu.

However, if the most important weakness information for ninjas is leaked, the situation will be completely different. Even if the strength is occasionally inferior, the outcome will not be so clear.

No matter how fast and agile Uchiha Obito is, he is not as fast as Shuimu in the sky. The thorny vine cage made of rock pillars always follows Obito's movements, preventing him from escaping from the cutting of the sharp blade.

"What are you going to do? The villain who has dominated the ninja world for more than ten years?"

In the dynamic balance, the rock and soil thorny vines that shuttled back and forth constantly changed their shapes, ensuring that several sharp blades were always in position to attack Uchiha Obito. As soon as the five-minute buffer time was up, they would be able to completely crush him into pieces.

Time passed by minute by minute. Under Mizuki's interested gaze, Uchiha Obito ran around in vain, trying to escape the restraints of the Inorganic Reincarnation Technique. He did not dare to stop for a moment. He did not have the ability to fly before he became the Ten-Tails Jinchūriki. He went underground, which was more suitable for the use of the Inorganic Reincarnation Technique and more dangerous than the ground.

At this critical moment, time was like a noose around Uchiha Obito's neck, tightening little by little, getting closer and closer to taking his life.

…

Deidara, who was on the verge of death, used his already weak left hand and teeth to apply a hemostatic bandage to his broken right arm and injured left shoulder. However, this could only delay his death, as he lost too much blood and even his eyes were a little blurry.

Just when his thoughts were a little fuzzy, Deidara suddenly felt someone walking towards him.

"Who is it? Who would come to this damn place at this time?"

In his own estimation, Orochimaru should have been completely destroyed by his perfect skills, so the person who came now was a bit puzzling.

"Could it be someone from the Sand Village?"

The noise from the battle with Orochimaru was so loud that it might have attracted people passing by to come and find out what was going on.

Of course, Deidara, who hid in time, also hoped that the other party was not coming for him. It would be bad if he met the enemy at this time.

However, the slim hope might be dashed, as the person who came stopped after getting closer.

"This guy is hiding his head and showing his tail. There is blood all over the ground. The blood smell is so strong. How could he possibly hide?"

The mocking words reached the ears of Deidara who was hiding underground. Knowing that he had been exposed, Deidara had no choice but to use earth escape - Earth Dragon Hide Technique to escape underground. This made the chakra fluctuations more obvious.

"You want to leave now?"

Tianzang is not someone who can be fooled easily, as he is trying to play tricks right under his nose.

"Earth Escape—Earth Flow Wall!"

With his hands on the ground, he poured chakra into the land beneath his feet. The soil covered with yellow sand began to rise suddenly, and then broke in the middle under Tenzang's control. At the broken opening, the scarred Deidara jumped out in a panic, looking at the two people who blocked his way in front of him with stern eyes.

"Why are you the Konoha Anbu? This is the Land of Wind, why are you here?"

Deidara asked hesitantly.

"Could it be that Konoha Village and Orochimaru have some hidden agenda? As expected, that gloomy guy cannot be trusted. No wonder he betrayed the organization!"

Tenzo looked at Deidara, who was covered in blood, and assessed the current situation.

"Judging from your appearance, you should be Deidara from the Akatsuki organization, an S-rank rebel ninja from the Hidden Rock Village. You were once captured by the village, but you escaped unexpectedly. I didn't expect you to appear here."

Because of the color of the black and red cloud divine robe stained with blood, it is impossible to tell how much blood Deidara has lost, but judging from the injuries to his severed right arm and right shoulder, the situation is clearly not optimistic.

“How lucky!”

Tianzang decisively decided to take advantage of this good opportunity to kill him.

"Falcon, prepare to cooperate, be careful, don't be too impulsive, the opponent is an S-rank rebel ninja, a master who can destroy a small ninja village by himself!"

This was the first time Uchiha Sasuke encountered a strong man of this level. Even though the opponent was seriously injured and even though he was only assisting in the attack, he was still extremely excited.

"Joining the Anbu was the right move. If I stayed in the village, how could I have such an opportunity?"

He carefully drew out the long sword on his waist. The sword body, glowing with a strange red light, was as dazzling as blood. The lightning of Chidori Flow flashed and spread to the long sword. The silver lightning blade was shining with a hint of red, which made Deidara's pupils shrink.

"Lightning Style Ninja?"

It's really as if it rains but it doesn't. This chakra attribute with extremely strong attack power and paralysis ability is a relatively rare attribute with extremely strong attack power, just like wind escape. It's not surprising that an old thief like Orochimaru can use lightning escape. Now, any ninja from Konoha's Anbu that he encounters is good at lightning escape. His luck is really bad.

"Wood Release - Large Tree Technique!"

Tenzou took the initiative and stretched out his hands. Wood escape techniques did not move very fast, but they were strong and difficult to deal with. Deidara was a veteran after all. Even if he was in poor physical condition, it would not be a problem for him to dodge.

In the midst of the dilemma, none of the vines could touch Deidara's body.

"I didn't expect that he was a ninja who could use Wood Release. There is actually such a person hidden in Konoha Village. But, does he want to kill me to this extent?"

Clay Puppet - The soul-controlling technique was used again. A group of clay puppets that were not very big and had low combat power were thrown out. Under the attack of Wood Release, they quickly multiplied.

"Use lightning attack to destroy the explosive power of the detonating clay!"

There is no reason why Tenzang, who had fought against Konoha ninjas many times and was even captured as a defeated general, would not understand the weakness of Deidara's technique. Otherwise, Tenzang would not have brought Sasuke along when facing such a strong enemy.

Sasuke nodded slightly and swung his left hand. A Chidori Thousand Bones flew out and sank into the clay doll that was still splitting. Then, Sasuke holding a sharp blade quickly rushed into the clay puppet. The sword light flew up and down along the way, and the puppets were chopped into several pieces. Although they were still moving, what power could a clay puppet with weak combat power and unable to explode have?

"Earth Escape - Split the Earth and Turn the Palm!"

Tianzang used the earth escape technique at the right time, and the broken and rolling ground swallowed and buried all these clay monsters that posed no threat in the blink of an eye.

"What a surprising newcomer!"

Although his face was covered by a mask, one could tell from Sasuke's figure that he was quite young. At the age of thirteen or fourteen, it was already rare for him to be promoted to Chunin, but I didn't expect that he was actually a member of the Anbu.

Although the situation was extremely dangerous, Deidara would not surrender. A clay bird quickly took shape in his hands and quickly grew larger under the effect of chakra.

"Want to run? Not that easy."

Tian Zangjian, who already knew some of the countermeasures provided by Mizuki, took action without delay.

"Wood Release - Silent Killing Binding Technique!"

The tough wood stretched out and turned into rope-like vines. The flexible wooden rope tied up the giant bird when Deidara jumped onto the back of the giant bird and prepared to take off.

Sasuke, who was in tune with the opponent's thoughts, developed the ability of Lightning Release to stimulate body cells to the extreme. He came to the vicinity of the giant clay bird at an extremely fast speed. He slashed it with Chidori Blade, and cut off the giant clay bird's head. He swung his hand back and cut off most of one of its wings. It seemed that it could not fly anymore.

Sasuke was relentless and did not stop his attack. The Chidori took shape in his left hand and he pressed it on the giant clay bird. His arm seemed to be immersed in butter. The power of the Chidori was fully released inside the body of the giant clay bird, and the spreading lightning and thunder turned it into a sieve.

At such a critical moment, Deidara waved his hand and released a grasshopper made of explosive clay, which jumped towards Sasuke at an extremely fast speed.

Knowing its power, Sasuke's Chidori Style flashed with lightning again, and he swung the long sword in his right hand, cutting off the clay grasshopper that was approaching him.

"careful!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a series of explosions were heard, and the clay grasshoppers that had not been chopped off exploded one after another, enveloping Sasuke.

"Don't be careless, Falcon!"

Subconsciously, he thought that the explosive clay would only explode if it touched him, but he didn't expect that the explosion of this clay grasshopper was actually completely controlled by Deidara, and it would explode as long as it entered the damage range.

At the critical moment, Tenzang used Wood Release - the wooden wall to block it, otherwise Sasuke would have been seriously injured if not killed.

"Got it, Captain!"

Sasuke nodded with lingering fear. It was the first time he faced such a strong enemy and the fight went too smoothly. He got a little too excited and completely lost his previous composure.

"Don't stray too far from the protection range of Wood Release!"

After all, Sasuke is just a novice now. Although his attack power is sufficient, and his speed and reaction ability are barely acceptable, he lacks experience after all, and his young and fragile body cannot withstand any ninjutsu.

Deidara was really desperate at this time after failing to escape. There was no way out, and he was completely at a disadvantage in the ground battle. His worsening injuries became the last straw that broke the camel's back.

"Sharingan?"

When the distance was too far, Deidara didn't pay attention to this young man of average strength, but when he was dodging his sword attack at close range, he discovered something that surprised him.

"Uchiha Itachi slaughtered the entire clan, and the only loser he spared was you, right?"

"Do you know Uchiha Itachi?"

The three-magatama Sharingan kept spinning, and the excited chakra showed Sasuke's inner unrest.

"Tell me where he is, and I'll make you die a quick death!"

The arrogant words, coupled with the identical Sharingan that showed no regard for him at all, immediately reminded Deidara of the time when he was humiliated by Uchiha Itachi.

"That look again, do you all look down on Master Deidara?"

Deidara, who was a little exhausted, was stimulated by the continuous humiliation and started to go crazy.

"You all deserve to die!"

Facing the joint attack of Tenzang and Sasuke, Deidara, who had been dodging in a rather awkward manner, simply gave up the defense of non-vital parts, ripped open the front of his shirt, revealing a strange big mouth with a tongue sticking out, and then put the last of the detonating clay in the ninja bag into his mouth...