Naruto: Uchiha Youngjo's Konoha Spring

Chapter 166 Deidara's Arrival

"I am...Pain, the god of the new world!" The six puppets surrounded Han completely.

At this moment, King Mu also noticed the eyes of the newcomer from Han's perspective.

"These are... the old man's eyes! Oh no! Han, run!" King Mu shouted a warning.

"Escape?" Han was taken aback. In his memory, his tailed beast companions had never been so panicked.

"Although we don't know how he obtained this power, those eyes are definitely beyond our ability to contend with!" King Mu said. "So, run!"

"Really? But I have a feeling we can't escape." Han said with a wry smile, looking at the six men who had surrounded him.

"Does your Akatsuki organization really have to be enemies with Iwagakure? How much commission did Takigakure give you? Iwagakure can offer you much more." With his escape route completely blocked, Han could only try to negotiate.

"How arrogant you are! You great powers have never cared about the lives of people from small nations, have you?" Payne said coldly, slowly raising his hand. "Feel the pain of small nations, Shinra Tensei!"

"Wait!" Han shouted, but a huge repulsive force came, followed by a series of explosions.

Hiding in the cave, Yamanaka Inoichi sensed the commotion and his expression grew increasingly terrified. Nara Shikaku was also flustered by his expression. What on earth had his old friend seen?
As the noise of the explosion gradually subsided, Yamanaka Inoichi sensed that the chakra fluctuations of the Jinchūriki from Iwagakure were disappearing at an incredible speed, along with his life force.

As the smoke from the explosion slowly dissipated, the orange-haired youth who was leading the group, carrying the nearly dead Han in one hand, turned to look in the direction of the cave where the Konoha group was hiding.

In that instant, Yamanaka Inoichi broke out in a cold sweat. In that brief moment, he felt as if his ancestors were waving at him.

Fortunately, the other party simply nodded in their direction and then turned and left with the Five-Tails' Jinchūriki.

Inside the cave, Yamanaka Inoichi breathed a sigh of relief and collapsed to the ground. Nara Shikaku, Akimichi Choza, and Asuma quickly went to help him up.

"What exactly did you see?" Lu Jiu asked hurriedly after helping the other person up.

"Six people, and they took only three minutes to defeat the Five-Tails' Jinchūriki," Yamanaka Inoichi said, wiping the sweat from his brow. "The aura of each of those six people was no weaker than that of a Tailed Beast."

"Six people?" Nara Shikaku looked incredulous upon hearing this, took a deep breath, and asked, "Are you sure they only took three minutes to defeat the Jinchuriki of Iwagakure?"

“That’s right,” Yamanaka Inoichi said. “Moreover, the other party eventually discovered my presence, but fortunately, he didn’t have any ill intentions towards us.”

“To defeat a Jinchuriki in three minutes, even if there are six of them, that’s no less than the Hokage’s strength,” Nara Shikaku pondered. “Even the Hokage would have to put in a lot of effort to defeat a perfect Jinchuriki without using the Mangekyou Sharingan’s genjutsu.”

“What are you saying? Even I know that the Hokage doesn’t know genjutsu, so he definitely can’t defeat the Jinchuriki so quickly,” Asuma said at this moment.

As Asma finished speaking, all eyes in the cave turned to him.

Everyone, including Sarutobi Yuki, looked at each other with speechless expressions. Asuma scratched his head, wondering what everyone meant by those looks.

“Um, young master Asuma, please don’t say such things in front of the Hokage again.” Sarutobi Yukiya organized his thoughts before speaking to his young master.

"Of course I wouldn't say that to him, I'm not stupid," Asuma said nonchalantly.

"Let's stop talking about these irrelevant things and figure out who those six people are first," Yamanaka Inoichi said.

“If I’m not mistaken, those six people should all be from the Akatsuki organization,” Nara Shikaku analyzed. “Right now, there are three other forces on this battlefield besides us: Iwagakure, Takigakure, and the Akatsuki organization. Among them, only they have the ability to use Iwagakure’s Jinchuriki.”

After Shikaku finished speaking, the expressions of Yamanaka Inoichi and Akimichi Choza also became serious.

"Uh, why does everyone look like that?" Asuma asked, somewhat puzzled. "Isn't Akatsuki our ally?"

“They are indeed friendly forces.” Yamanaka Inoichi was somewhat helpless upon hearing this, and could only patiently explain to the young master of the Sarutobi family, “However, you have heard about the Akatsuki’s achievements recently. Their ‘Angel’ and that ‘Undead’ on the front lines are already comparable to the weaker Kage among the Five Great Nations. And now, they actually have six more people who are even stronger. This is not good news for us. After all, they are mercenaries, and no one can guarantee that they will not become our enemies next time.”

"This... then what should we do?" Asuma, after Yamanaka Inoichi's explanation, understood the seriousness of the matter and turned to Shikaku to ask.

“This matter is no longer something we can decide. Let’s go back and explain the situation to the Hokage as soon as possible so that he can make the decision,” Nara Shikaku said.

"Everyone, pack up and get ready to return to Konoha. Be careful along the way and don't let anyone discover our whereabouts, understand?" Shikaku instructed.

"Yes!"

……

The news that the Five-Tails Jinchuriki had gone missing quickly reached the Tsuchikage's office.

Upon receiving this news, Onoki instinctively suspected that Uchiha Touko was behind it. After all, apart from the Mangekyou Sharingan, no one in the ninja world could render a Jinchuriki powerless in such a short time. Furthermore, the fact that the village ninjas found no trace of the Tailed Beast transformation when they searched along Han's route further confirmed this.

However, before he could even take the initiative to make a video call to Uchiha Touko to question him about the matter, the Akatsuki organization on the front line announced that they were responsible for the incident.

"What exactly is the Akatsuki organization trying to do!" Onoki slammed his fist on the table. "Do they want to drag the Land of Rain into this war as well?"

"Bring me Hanzo. I want to get a good look at what the Land of Rain is really planning!"

After Onoki issued the order, it took a long time for the person in charge to report back: "Lord Tsuchikage, we have sent many call requests to Amegakure, but they have not responded."

Onoki slammed his hand on the table, took a deep breath, and forcibly suppressed the urge to go to war with the Land of Rain. The Land of Waterfall alone was already giving him a headache, but at least they could still maintain the initiative in the war. However, if they rashly declared war on the Land of Rain, the course of the war would be completely out of their Land of Earth's control. "Send someone to contact the Akatsuki and ask them what conditions they want for releasing him. Also, bring Rōshi back to me. The Akatsuki have their eyes on our Jinchūriki, so we can't let him continue to roam freely."

"Something's wrong! Lord Tsuchikage!" Before Onoki could finish speaking, a commotion suddenly came from outside the door.

Onoki looked closely and realized that this was the man he had sent to keep an eye on Deidara. Could it be that Deidara had blown up somewhere in the village again?

"It's terrible, Tsuchikage! Deidara disappeared early this morning, and then we found this at his house." The Jonin hurriedly handed a note to Onoki.

After taking the note, Onoki only glanced at it before his blood pressure began to rise uncontrollably.

Old man, I'm going to pursue true art. Don't look for me unless it's absolutely necessary!

"Does this brat even know what he's doing?" Onoki shouted excitedly, but he was so excited that he twisted his back when he stood up.

Upon seeing this, the others in the Tsuchikage's office quickly stepped forward to support their Tsuchikage.

After Onoki recovered, someone finally spoke up and asked, "Lord Tsuchikage, how should this be handled? Should we just label Deidara a rogue ninja?"

"A rogue ninja? That brat isn't even a ninja anymore, what kind of ninja is he rogue for!" Onoki cursed. "Send men to search for that kid's whereabouts, and bring him back as soon as you see him! That kid shouldn't have gone very far."

"Yes!" Everyone in the Tsuchikage's office accepted the order in unison.

However, Onoki was also overwhelmed by the series of bad news. He seemed to have forgotten that his disciple could fly, and at a considerable speed. By now, he might have already flown out of the Land of Earth's borders.

In the sky above the Land of Fire, a giant clay bird soared through the air. On its back, Deidara spread his arms wide, feeling the wind that symbolized freedom brushing past him.

"Whoosh!" Deidara cheered. "Little brother, have you missed me? Your big brother is here!"

A day later, the clay bird in the sky landed in a small town near Konoha. After landing, Deidara ate a quick bite and continued his journey towards Konoha.

After the Land of Fire moved its capital to Konoha, Konoha naturally could no longer surround the entire village with walls as before, leaving only one or two exits. Of course, the previous walls were not demolished, since the core area where the Daimyo's palace and the Hokage Building were located was inside the previous walls. Therefore, Deidara could move freely in the outer commercial area. However, when he wanted to enter the core area, he was stopped by Kotetsu and Izumo.

"Kid, you can't just go in here. Where are your parents?" Gangzi Tie asked patiently after stopping Deidara.

“My parents aren’t home, but my little brother is inside,” Deidara said.

"Your little brother?" Izumo Kamatsuki frowned.

“Naruto Uzumaki! Your Fifth Hokage’s disciple!” Deidara said casually.

"Naruto's older brother?" Kotetsu looked shocked upon hearing this.

Ever since Naruto officially inherited the name of the Uzumaki clan and was taken in as a disciple by Touko Uchiha, his true identity has gradually spread among the ninja circles of Konoha. Now, in Konoha, almost every ninja of Chunin rank or above knows that Naruto is the son of the Fourth Hokage.

Although everyone was keeping the secret under Kakashi's instructions, they all spontaneously started calling Naruto "Young Master Naruto."

Now, a boy a few years older than Naruto has come to Konoha, claiming to be Naruto's older brother. More importantly, this kid has a head of blond hair, which makes the two of them wonder if the Fourth Hokage made some mistake when he was young.

It has to be said that Deidara's blond hair is indeed very misleading. Seeing this, Kotetsu said to Deidara politely, "Wait here for a moment, I will bring him to see you."

“Okay, thank you very much, brother,” Deidara said.

Although he was second only to me in the Iwagakure clan, Deidara remained very well-behaved after arriving in Konoha. This was mainly because he wanted to learn true art from Uchiha Touko, so he naturally had to be polite.

However, after entering the room, Kotetsu did not go to the Ninja Academy to find Naruto, but went directly to the Hokage Building to report.

"What did you say? A blond guy claiming to be Naruto's older brother is at the entrance of the core area?" Uchiha Touko almost spat out the tea he had just drunk when he heard this.

Gangzitetsu didn't know who Naruto's good older brother was, but how could he not know?

“Bring him here… never mind, I’ll go myself.” Uchiha Touko stood up from his desk and said to Kotetsu, who had come to report.

This kid is a dangerous element. Don't be fooled by how much fun it was to see Uchiha Touko blow up Iwagakure when he was in Iwagakure. Now that he's in Konoha, we'd better keep a close watch on him.

"Lord Hokage, that child?" Kotetsu asked hesitantly upon seeing this.

"Don't overthink it. That kid has nothing to do with the Fourth Hokage. He's just a friend Naruto met outside," Uchiha Touko said.

"Yes!" Gangzi Tie nodded and headed towards the entrance of the core circle with Uchiha Touko.

When Uchiha Touko arrived at the entrance of the core area, he saw Deidara squatting at the gate, idly kneading his clay. He immediately felt a pang of anxiety and hurriedly went up to greet him, "Deidara."

"Uncle Hokage! You're here!" Deidara looked up and saw Uchiha Touko, and his face immediately lit up with joy. He greeted Uchiha Touko with a bright smile.

"Why did you come here all by yourself? Does your teacher know you're here?" Uchiha Touko asked.

"I was so bored in Iwagakure, so I thought I'd come and find Naruto. As for whether the old man knows or not, I think he probably does by now," Deidara said with a grin.

Uchiha Touko took a deep breath. He was now experiencing just how troublesome the naughty kids in the ninja world could be. "Your village is at war right now, and you've sneaked out to play by yourself?"
(End of this chapter)