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"go on."
"Hmm." Kisame Hoshigaki nodded, then looked at Itachi Uchiha beside him and said again, "Besides meeting Jiraiya, I also met Itachi's younger brother, Sasuke."
Upon hearing this, everyone turned their gaze to the expressionless Uchiha Itachi.
At this moment, Kisame Hoshigaki thought for a moment and spoke again.
"Furthermore, I think we underestimated the strength of the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki."
Pain, who didn't usually like to show too many expressions, frowned slightly when he heard this, somewhat confused about Kisame Hoshigaki's meaning.
"Was it underestimated?"
"Kisame, continue."
Chapter 107 Deidara: The Art of Explosion! Sasori, that's a piece of junk!
Fifteen minutes later.
All the members of Akatsuki listened to Kisame Hoshigaki's account.
Each of them showed varying degrees of surprise on their faces.
Even Payne, with his serious expression, couldn't help but frown slightly.
"A fishing rod that can steal chakra, and all sorts of other strange ninja tools. It seems that the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki is indeed different from what we imagined."
"Leader, those strangely shaped ninja tools, although not as powerful as advanced ninjutsu, should not be underestimated," Kisame Hoshigaki said with a serious expression.
The thought of his comrade Itachi Uchiha being relentlessly shot at by Sasuke with ninja tools sent chills down his spine.
If I had been in that situation, I wouldn't have died, but it definitely wouldn't have been easy!
It's going to be a huge mess!!!
"Kisame, you just said that the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki has those strange ninja tools that can cause huge explosions? Hmm." At this moment, a blond-haired man with his left eye covered by his hair asked with a smirk.
As he said the last word, he habitually hummed in agreement.
“That’s right.” Kisame Hoshigaki nodded solemnly and explained, “Every ninja tool Sasuke uses was given to him by the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, especially that long, barrel-shaped ninja tool, which has a very strong explosive power.”
"Hehe, really? Was the explosion really that strong? Hmm." Deidara stroked his chin, looking excited.
"What? You want to try?" Kisame Hoshigaki narrowed his eyes, seeing through his accomplice's little scheme at a glance.
"I have that idea." Deidara grinned, his face beaming with excitement. "I want to see whether it's the explosive artistic beauty of the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki or my artistic beauty, hmm!"
Just then, a very discordant voice rang out.
"Pshaw, what beauty is there in your explosive art? It's not as beautiful as my eternal art."
The speaker was Deidara's partner, Sasori of the Red Sand.
"Huh? What did you say? How dare you question my art of explosion!" Deidara's lips twitched violently as he glared at his companion beside him.
“I’m not questioning you, I’m just stating the facts,” Scorpion said slowly.
"You..." Deidara was furious. He curled his lip and sneered, "Hmph, you still have the nerve to talk to me like that? Your old, broken-down thing actually thinks it can compare to my instantaneous explosion art?"
"Aren't you ashamed? Aren't you embarrassed? Hmm?"
"Deidara, you're asking for death!!" Sasori's face turned extremely ugly when he heard someone dare to belittle his artwork, and his voice was filled with murderous intent.
"I'm courting death?" Facing the threat of death, Deidara showed no fear whatsoever, staring straight at Sasori, and scoffed, "Who's afraid of who? Hmm?"
"You're asking for death!!!" Scorpion's eyes flashed with a cold light as he stood up abruptly from his chair.
Seeing this, Deidara also stood up.
In an instant, the atmosphere in the room became tense and hostile.
however--
at this time.
Payne, who had been silent until now, said in a calm voice, "Dee, Scorpion, this is the conference room."
Deidara and Sasori, after hearing their leader's words, suppressed their anger and sat back down in their chairs.
The atmosphere in the conference hall immediately relaxed.
Not long after, Deidara turned his head to look at Pain, the leader of Akatsuki, and said seriously, "Leader, since Itachi and Kisame failed to capture the Nine-Tails, why don't I go and capture it?"
Upon hearing this, everyone present turned their attention to Payne, awaiting their leader's reply.
Payne looked at Deidara intently for a moment, then nodded.
"Alright, you and Sasori go capture the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki."
"Yay!!!" Deidara's face lit up with excitement upon hearing this. He then tilted his head and looked at his teammate Sasori, raising an eyebrow provocatively and grinning, "Once I capture Kurama with my Explosive Art, let's see how you dare to say your Eternal Art is stronger than mine!!"
"Hmph, if I capture the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, don't cry then." Sasori glanced at him and replied coldly.
The Akatsuki meeting was nearing its end when Pain stood up and said to everyone, "Meeting adjourned."
Subsequently, the Akatsuki members, having fulfilled their promise, departed.
At this moment, only Payne and Minami remained in the meeting room.
Xiao Nan looked out the window, pondered for a moment, and then said, "Pain, why don't I go with Demiurge and Scorpion too? That way, I can keep an eye on them and prevent them from fighting amongst themselves."
"Hmm, that's fine." Payne thought for a moment and nodded in agreement.
Konoha Village.
Inside Naruto's residence.
At the dining table in the restaurant.
Naruto lowered his head, staring at the sweet soup in the bowl.
After a short while, his gaze shifted to the fruit cut into several pieces in the sweet soup.
This is the thread fruit caught from the Valley of the End.
After all, Devil Fruits are notoriously unpalatable.
Naruto really wouldn't want to eat it if it weren't processed.
I took a light sniff of the sweet soup.
"Hmm, it smells pretty good."
Without further hesitation, Naruto picked up his chopsticks and took a slice of Devil Fruit from the sweet soup.
After looking at it for a few seconds, I put it directly into my mouth.
After the flesh of the nyako fruit is eaten, a strange taste fills the mouth.
But soon, the strange taste was completely covered by the sweet soup.
After chewing a few times, Naruto swallowed it.
"Tsk tsk, the taste is alright."
Naruto clicked his tongue slightly and muttered something to himself.
Then he picked up another piece of fruit and ate it.
Before long, the whole bowl of sweet soup was eaten.
I just finished eating the Devil Fruit.
Naruto instantly felt another powerful force emerge within his body.
A thought came to my mind.
The power of the Thread Fruit is unleashed.
Naruto instantly noticed that everything around him seemed to have an extra transparent thread.
He raised his hand and gently plucked one of the threads, just like playing a zither.
The next moment!!!
The vase on the balcony was pulled over.
Naruto caught the vase with his right hand and easily grabbed it.
Then, he fiddled with the silk threads on the vase again.
Soon, the vase was returned to its place on the balcony, following the barely perceptible threads.
"So this is the power of the String-String Fruit? It feels pretty good."
Naruto smiled smugly.
Immediately, he looked down at the empty bowl in front of him and waved his hands.
A transparent thread is attached to the empty bowl.
His fingers twitched violently.
The empty bowl flew directly onto the kitchen sink.
Naruto used the silk threads to control the faucet and the burlap, quickly washing the empty bowl clean.
After putting the washed dishes into the cupboard, he was very satisfied with retrieving the power of the String-String Fruit.
"That's really good."
at this time.
A clear and melodious voice came from outside the door.
"Naruto-kun~"
Naruto felt his body go numb after hearing the sound.
He watched Hinata skip and hop towards him, a smile spreading across his face.
"Hinata-chan~"
"Red-sensei, Kiba, Shino, everyone's at the village entrance, waiting for you," Hinata said with a grin as she approached Naruto.
Upon hearing this, Naruto suddenly realized something and slapped his forehead.
"Look at my brain, how could I forget about this?"