Naruto: With maxed-out affection, I am invincible in the ninja world.

Before even entering the mine, Haneda could already hear loud explosions and the sounds of lively voices.

"Art! Do you see that? That's the fleeting explosion, true art!!"

"Lord Deidara's art is getting more and more artistic!"

"Yes, that powerful explosion unearthed quite a bit of ore!"

Deidara's gaze sharpened, his eyes filled with murderous intent as he looked at the miner beside him. However, he didn't attack, only issuing a warning:

"What mining? I, Deidara, am not a miner, I am a great artist! Hmm!"

Realizing his mistake, the miner quickly praised him:

"Yes, yes, yes! Lord Deidara is the greatest artist in the world!"

"Baka! The greatest one is my brother Haneda!!"

Deidara slammed his fist on the miner's head several times, then suddenly crossed his arms, a look of ecstasy on his face.

"Brother Haneda's Buddhist art is getting stronger and stronger. He can easily defeat the Two-Tails Jinchuriki and the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki with one hand!"

"I, Deidara, would call Haneda-nii the strongest artist! Hmm!"

Haneda, hiding behind a large rock inside the mine, was overcome with embarrassment again.

Why is Demigod just like Asuma...?

These two people have basically never met or spoken to each other...

cough~

Haneda felt that business was more important, so he coughed a few times and came out from behind the large rock.

"Brother Haneda! He's come to visit me again after only two and a half days!"

"Let me tell you, the people here are so interesting, I love it here, yeah!"

Deidara trotted up to Haneda and said happily.

Yuda originally wanted Xiaodi to help blow up the tunnel, but Xiaodi's words left him speechless for a moment.

He glanced at the few miners behind Xiao Di and said:

"Xiao Di, I have an important task for you!"

"What mission is it, Brother Haneda? Do you need me, Deidara, to lead the team?"

Suddenly, Xiao Di realized something, her expression fell, and she asked in a low voice,

"Are you telling me to go blow up a mine again, Brother Haneda?"

Haneda has been taking care of the child for over a year and is proficient in various tones and methods of coaxing children. She said:

"How could that be? This time it's not blasting a mine, it's blasting a mountain! Blowing a passage through the mountain range!"

"From now on, everyone who passes through the passage will be amazed by the art of your blasting!"

"This time, you're also with a super cool and fun organization called Akatsuki. Everyone in it is interesting and proficient in all sorts of amazing ninjutsu!"

"I assigned this mission to help you promote art and introduce you to more artists!"

Upon hearing this, Deidara became excited and asked, "Are they all like that guy who fought seven opponents at once?"

"Pretty much, each one possesses unique skills and has different artistic concepts!"

When the topic of artistic concepts came up, Haneda remembered a guy, and he added,

"There are two of my enemies inside, one named Sasori and the other named Kakuzu."

"Xiao Di, besides completing your mission, remember to help me find out information about them."

"What enemy?!" Xiao Di clenched his fists. "Don't worry, Brother Haneda! The inherently evil Sasori and Kakuzu, I'll deal with them myself..."

Haneda waved his hand, interrupting Xiaodi.

He did not want his hatred to affect the relationship between Konoha and Akatsuki, or the overall future.

He saw the Akatsuki organization changing for the better, and he would only intervene secretly to create a dignified ending that both sides could accept.

Under Deidara's strange gaze, Haneda said:

"No need for that this time. Just help me pinpoint their possible locations, and I'll take action personally after this mission is over."

…………

Chapter 297 Xiaodi and Scorpion's First Encounter

After Pain arrived, Konoha and Amegakure reached an agreement to build a direct passage between them.

However, after researchers visited the land of rain, they discovered that trains are more likely to have their lifespan affected by prolonged rain.

However, with Orochimaru's help, the problem of the train running in the rain was solved in less than two and a half days.

Although Haneda didn't understand exactly how it was done, he was greatly shocked by Orochimaru's tone.

Deidara was also sent to the Land of Rain at this time to blow up the tunnel.

His partner was quite intriguing; it turned out to be Sasori, Haneda's long-time enemy whom he had wanted to kill.

But Haneda did not make a move.

The Akatsuki organization had just become closer to Konoha, and taking action at this time would be tantamount to breaking the alliance.

Furthermore, there might have been Obito's own considerations behind this, otherwise he wouldn't have allowed Amegakure to form an alliance with Konoha.

Once the special period is over, Haneda will disguise himself as Sunagakure and secretly take action.

Even if the Akatsuki organization suspects that they killed someone, without evidence, who can be sure?

By doing this, Haneda could also test whether the Akatsuki organization had any inclination to cooperate with Konoha.

The organization now allied with Konoha is Amegakure, represented by Pain, not Akatsuki, represented by Obito and Pain.

…………

The border between the Land of Rain and the Land of Fire.

Scorpion, clad in an ugly Scarlet Amber, with a crimson cloak trailing on the ground, walked along a muddy path.

He dared not walk on the clean cement road built by the Payne organization; there were too many people there, and he couldn't be sure if Haneda had any informants there.

Scorpion knew perfectly well that he had no chance of defeating Haneda with his own strength.

He needs to survive, survive until Haneda is too old and weak to continue living, and eventually dies and is buried in the ground.

Scorpion looked up at the falling rain, and his body, which had been transformed from a human into a machine, inexplicably felt a chill.

He cursed the leader a few times, and then started cursing Orochimaru.

He wasn't sure if Orochimaru had left anything on him before selling him to Haneda.

Suddenly, a familiar figure descended from the sky, followed by a blond, very excited child.

Sasori's gaze sharpened; it was Pain, the leader, who had brought Deidara, who had a close relationship with Haneda...

"Chief." Scorpion vaguely guessed why the chief had come, but he still greeted him indifferently.

Before Pain could speak, Deidara eagerly pointed at Sasori and said:

"Hey! How come you're so ugly?"

"Even though you're Haneda-nii's enemy, you should at least dress yourself up a bit, hmm!"

Scorpion initially didn't want to deal with an overly lively child, but unsure if Haneda was there, he tentatively asked:

"Where did this child come from? It's almost evening now, you should go home with your family for dinner."

"Baka! I, Deidara, am a special Jonin of Konoha, and an artist recognized by Haneda-nii! I'm not some kid!"

Deidara exploded instantly. He had originally intended to test Sasori, so he grabbed a handful of clay and put it into his right palm.

When the clay was spat out of its mouth, it had already formed round little spiders.

"Don't go too far," Pain said calmly from the side.

He jumped onto a tree and quietly watched the battle that was about to begin.

Under Pain's gaze, the clay spider that Deidara spat out continued to climb on the ground.

"Art is a fleeting explosion! Ha!"

Soon, it filled the area around the scorpion, and with a loud shout, it exploded instantly.

"Art can exist for a long time and be perfect; only eternity is true art."

Sasori emerged from the scattered iron sand, followed by a puppet resembling the Third Kazekage.

"Oh, so you have your own artistic philosophy just like Haneda-nii, but it's the complete opposite of mine. I really don't like you, hmm!"

Deidara originally wanted to use the more powerful explosive clay.

But then Payne jumped down and stood between the two.

Knowing that Haneda valued Pain highly, Deidara scoffed and didn't continue his attack.

Sasori also put away the Third Kazekage puppet.