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"It's mainly because you're the kind of person who would kill your boss and defect, Kisame-san..." Deidara jokingly whispered.

"No, not with others," Kisame replied as he climbed the hill.

"Besides, aren't you also from the Land of Earth?" Kisame said irritably, glancing at the "genius elementary school student" who was much younger than him.

"Don't bring this up, didn't you also defect from the Land of Earth?"

“Especially since your master is the Third Tsuchikage.”

“I was… sacrificing myself for art,” Deidara said evasively.

"Alright, alright." Kisame ignored Deidara.

The group walked up the earthen slope below and soon came into view a bustling town.

The buildings stand tall and majestic, surrounded by wispy clouds, giving them a mysterious air.

"It looks pretty good..." Deidara exclaimed.

"As expected, great powers are truly formidable..."

"I wonder how the Hidden Shadows Village is doing," Deidara muttered to himself, his gaze falling on the Hyuga clan members beside him, none of whom were looking in his direction.

At this moment, Deidara and Kisame had reached the back of the group and were talking in voices that were barely audible.

"Fortunately, the Hyuga clan's strength lies in their eyes, not their ears, which allows us to have a chat." Deidara smiled slightly.

"If you're afraid of being eavesdropped on, why don't you just fly into the sky?" Kisame said with a smile.

“Hey! I’m not stupid. You’re not going to treat me like an enemy attacker.” Deidara retorted.

"It's alright, aren't we enemies anyway?" Kisame said.

Chapter 132 Azure

"What you said is true," Deidara scoffed.

"Speaking of enemies, the Shadow Village has been betrayed by Orochimaru this time, and the damage will probably be huge." Kisame pondered, his gaze fixed ahead, sunlight reflecting in his thoughtful pupils.

“Indeed, Orochimaru is quite strong. I heard he was in Akatsuki before, and he was on par with me, hmm.” Deidara nodded.

"Uh..." Kisame was speechless. This kid really always finds an opportunity to praise himself.

“If the two of us go back, Orochimaru definitely won’t be able to cause any trouble, Kisame-san,” Deidara chuckled.

"Who knows..." Kisame said.

“If we were at home, he probably wouldn’t dare to start a rebellion.”

"That's true, hahaha." Deidara laughed heartily.

"Everyone, we've arrived!" Hinata Maso shouted, taking a deep breath of the fresh air around her.

"Is this the Hidden Cloud Village? Even the air is so fresh!" Hinata Shinso was somewhat intoxicated, as if she had come home.

Deidara immediately gave him a disdainful look. "Isn't that unnecessary..."

"Although the air is indeed quite fresh here at high altitudes in Kumogakure," Kisame replied.

"But he is also thin, and is prone to altitude sickness."

"Don't worry, Kisame-san, I've been flying in the sky for so long and I haven't had any altitude sickness."

"..." Kisame was speechless. "Altitude sickness isn't like this..."

Kisame wanted to say something, but after thinking for a while, he gave up. It was too avant-garde to talk to this blockhead about these things.

Hinata Shinso led a group of people inside.

"Deidara," Kisame called softly, a meaningful smile appearing on his face.

"Ready?"

Deidara nodded, looking confident. "Don't worry, I'm always in top form."

The two exchanged a smile and followed the group into the Hidden Cloud Village.

Hinata Shinso's actions had already been communicated to the guards at the Cloud Village gate by "Hunter" Azure, so they passed through the gate quickly.

The group entered the Hidden Cloud Village... It was shrouded in mist and clouds, as if they were in the sky, and there were some dark-skinned ninjas around them.

These ninjas looked at Hyuga Shinso and the others as if they were gorillas in a zoo, giving them strange looks.

Like the others, Deidara also showed a curious expression, and he began to shout and yell.

"Uncle Kisame, so this is what the black people in Kumogakure are like. Come to think of it, I've never seen one before."

"Although I have always fought one-on-one against all kinds of opponents, I have never seen a black person."

“There’s nothing strange about it…” Kisame hoisted Samehada onto his back. “I just want to know if Samehada is suitable for absorbing the chakra of the people of Kumogakure.”

"This... Kisame-san, you're being way too violent."

"How dare you say that to me?" Kisame roared angrily.

"Ahem." Kisame coughed twice. "Mainly because I heard that the people of the Land of Lightning like to practice a kind of chakra secret technique."

"Chakra secret technique?" Deidara immediately became curious.

Kisame immediately curled his fingernails and explained, "I've heard that people from the Land of Lightning like to use Lightning Release chakra to train their bodies, thereby making their muscles stronger and enhancing their physical strength."

"That does sound pretty good." Deidara tilted his head slightly in thought.

"If my physical strength is strong, it might be able to make up for my weak defense."

“Yes, that’s it…” Kisame replied.

"The chakra that can be used to temper the body can only be produced by a ninja with extremely strong chakra control, because if you are not careful, the lightning chakra may burn your whole body, or even electrocute yourself."

"Oh well, I guess I'll pass. I just like playing with burst damage," Deidara said, his body trembling. He usually released chakra based on Explosion Release, which is completely contrary to control.

Explosion Release is more like a release, unleashing power. Deidara has always trained in release, not control.

"So, you don't need to practice on your own," Kisame chuckled. "Just use Samehada to absorb it."

Outside the office of the Hidden Cloud Village's Kage, a group of ninjas dressed in military uniforms came forward, bowing their heads in submission as they looked at a man inside dressed in a style resembling samurai attire, yet exceptionally splendid.

It was a rather understated yet sophisticated outfit: a black, trimmed shirt on top and samurai trousers on the bottom. His pupils were a strangely pale color, which looked like the whites of his eyes, but were not.

According to other sources, this was caused by a condition he had previously suffered from called "cataracts." Although his eyes turned white, it did not affect his vision at all. He remained the second most powerful man in this territory, second only to the Raikage.

"Lord Azure, the Hyuga clan, Hyuga Shinso has arrived." The bowing vassal spoke silently, then raised his head to look at Azure before him.

“Okay…” Azure stood up from her seat. “I’m going to greet them, Ai.” Azure looked at the Fourth Raikage, Ai, who was standing to the side.

He had a dark complexion with a yellowish tinge, light yellow hair, a bare upper body, and a thick mustache above his mouth.

"Hmm," he replied softly, then called out to the side.

"Bi, you go with Canglan."

"Huh? Big brother, why do you want me to go too? I'm very busy right now." The man appeared, wearing the Cloud Village headband, with a dark complexion like the Raikage, and black-rimmed glasses. He rapped as he spoke.

The man was none other than Killer Bee, the Raikage's sworn brother and the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki.

"Stop talking nonsense." Raikage's expression turned serious. "Go now!"

“Alright.” Killer Bee froze, staring at the blue figure's retreating back, and silently followed.

"Wait for me, Azure! Don't walk so fast, or I feel like I can't keep up. Ugh, why is it so hard to keep up with you? Hey yo." Killer Bee started rapping again.

Meanwhile, Deidara and the others had already entered the interior, and their eyes unconsciously became somewhat wary.

Their mission wasn't just to escort the Hyuga clan to Kumogakure.

The Akatsuki organization was indeed short of money, but more importantly, they needed the Tailed Beasts, which were part of their plan to capture the Tailed Beasts in order to realize the final Eye of the Moon Plan.

Moreover, Yoriichi also told them via telepathy to investigate information about "Hunter" Azure.

“Mr. Azure.” Hinata Shinso called out, looking into the distance where a man appeared with another man.

A smile graced his azure face, while Killer Bee behind him looked completely at ease, though he subtly glanced at the Hyuga clan.

He spotted Deidara and Kisame behind him.

"These two people's eyes seem a little different, huh?" Killer Bee wondered.

Chapter 133 Tailed Beast Transformation

Killer Bee looked at the two people behind him, somewhat puzzled.

The Hyuga clan members at the beginning all have white eyes, but these two at the end are different.

Upon seeing Killer Bee's confusion, Hyuga Shinso immediately began to explain:

“These two are our bodyguards. Without them, we might have been kidnapped on the way.”

"I see." Cang Lan was very polite, and he smiled happily, giving people the feeling that he was a worldly expert who knew how to see through people's hearts.

Kisame silently stared at Azure, and Killer Bee beside him smiled and whispered:

"It seems they appeared at the same time."

"You mean, the one standing next to Azure is Killer Bee?" Deidara asked.

Upon hearing Hyuga Shinso call out Azure, Deidara naturally recognized which one was Azure, but he was unaware that Killer Bee next to him was the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki.

"How do you know? This is the Eight-Tails?" Deidara asked.

"His chakra reserves are greater than mine," Kisame said with a forced smile.

"Anyone with more chakra than me can only be a terrifying figure at the level of a tailed beast."

"Of course, this excludes those who have learned immortal arts and spirit beasts that are not human to begin with."

"I see," Deidara replied thoughtfully.

"A tailless tailed beast, huh? As expected of you, Kisame-san." Deidara smiled slightly.

"Of course." Kisame's lips curled up.

While communicating with Hinata Shinso, Aoya suddenly twitched. Then, he looked in the direction of Kisame and Deidara, his eyes becoming somewhat intriguing.

Seeing that Aoran's eyes were not right, Hinata Shinso immediately turned her head and looked at Kisame and Deidara beside her.