But Obito didn't expect Deidara to wake up so quickly.
Under these circumstances, even if Deidara was simple, he knew that Tobi's identity was not simple.
Being able to knock him unconscious from behind with a sneak attack, and seeing that Konan didn't seem surprised by this, he knew that Tobi's identity was absolutely not simple.
At the very least, it couldn't just be a newcomer to the Akatsuki.
"I must figure out what's going on!"
Deidara said through gritted teeth.
He turned his head to look into the depths of the forest.
There was a thick fog there.
Even though it was night, it was very obvious.
Within that fog, there was a massive Chakra source.
Undoubtedly, that was his original target, the Three-Tails.
He changed direction and directly rushed over.
Accelerating his advance, Takumi soon found Guren and Yukimaru.
Beside them was an ugly big guy.
Takumi remembered his name seemed to be Gozu.
He hadn't seen this Gozu in the simulation before.
But he didn't mind.
Gozu's strength was obviously of no use in the upcoming battle.
"It's you!"
Guren discovered Takumi immediately.
She immediately assumed a defensive posture.
Gozu beside her did the same.
Yukimaru, however, hung his head low, looking very dejected.
Takumi didn't know what had happened.
But fighting Guren now was certainly not a good choice.
"I mean no harm."
Takumi raised his hands. "I don't want to fight you."
"Hmph!"
Guren snorted coldly. "Anyone who is an enemy of Orochimaru-sama is my enemy!"
Saying this, she without further ado used Crystal Release.
Sharp crystal pillars erupted from the ground, stabbing diagonally towards Takumi.
Takumi slightly retreated to avoid them.
Actually, with his Armament Haki, these crystal spikes simply couldn't hurt him.
But he still needed to hide it for now.
He didn't know if Obito was already nearby.
So this hidden killer move against Obito naturally had to be properly protected.
"Listen to me!"
Facing Guren's incessant attacks, Takumi could only shout helplessly.
He really didn't want to fight Guren.
After all, Guren's strength was not weak.
Especially her strange Crystal Release; if it invaded the body, it would probably disintegrate the body from the inside.
Although he now had Armament Haki, providing all-around defense for his body,
So he no longer needed to worry too much,
But better safe than sorry.
One must always be sufficiently vigilant.
"Enemy of Orochimaru-sama! Die!"
Guren had absolutely no intention of communicating with him.
In fact, Guren was also very panicked now.
She wanted to protect Yukimaru well.
Not only because of Orochimaru's entrustment.
She found that during this mission, this innocent child, Yukimaru, had actually left some indelible traces in her heart.
Especially since she had just learned from Kabuto about Yukimaru's true identity.
She was the murderer who killed Yukimaru's mother.
This was the first time she had felt guilt in her heart because of killing.
This was enough to show that Yukimaru already had a certain position in her heart.
Perhaps it was the radiance of motherhood shining through.
She felt she needed to protect Yukimaru.
Yukimaru, meanwhile, was processing the shocking truth he had just learned.
His mind was in a daze.
Earlier, looking at the camellia flower on Guren's back, he seemed to see his mother leaving home when he was young.
That was the last time he saw his mother.
And now, Guren in his eyes seemed to have become his mother, become the home he had been seeking for a long time.
But the situation Kabuto had just told him shocked him greatly.
The home he thought of was actually the culprit who had torn apart his family many years ago.
Now, Yukimaru was very conflicted.
On one hand, he hated Guren.
Because Guren killed his mother.
But he also had a special feeling for Guren.
Because he had previously regarded Guren as his home.
This contradiction made his head more and more confused.
He had absolutely no idea how to deal with this complicated situation.
Gozu also joined the battle.
He used Earth Release to restrict Takumi's range of movement.
And Guren took this opportunity to frantically attack Takumi.
Instantly, Takumi's surroundings were filled with Guren's crystal spikes, leaving him no room to dodge.
"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"
Helpless, he could only release a Fire Release to melt the crystal spikes in front of him.
At least ensuring he could escape.
The enormous fireball obscured the view.
Guren immediately retreated with Yukimaru.
She was somewhat relieved that Takumi hadn't used that hundred-meter giant fireball from before.
If it were that kind of fireball, at this distance, she felt she simply couldn't block it.
"Why didn't he do it?"
Guren suddenly became doubtful.
She felt that, with Takumi's strength, he shouldn't just be dodging.
He could have completely subdued her, but he insisted on not doing so.
'Could it be that he really meant no harm?'
'No! That's wrong!'
'He is Orochimaru-sama's enemy!'
'Orochimaru-sama's enemy is my enemy!'
Guren's gaze became even more firm.
At this moment, Takumi, spewing a fireball, rushed out of the Crystal Release encirclement.
"..."
He exhaled a mouthful of foul air and helplessly spread his hands. "Can we stop? I really don't want to fight you."
"Hmph!"
Guren responded with a cold snort, silently forming hand seals.
"..."
Takumi sighed helplessly.
Just then, a smack sounded behind him.
He silently turned back and saw the spiral-patterned mask on Obito's face.
And the wide-open eye under that mask.
"Surprised?"
Seeing that the main target had finally appeared, a smile appeared on Takumi's face.
And this smile, in Obito's eye, was naturally filled with danger.
He immediately used intangibility.
The next instant, Takumi's fist, along with his body, passed through Obito.
"Tch!"
Takumi curled his lip, but he wasn't discouraged.
"..."
Guren watched blankly.
She found that a new problem seemed to have emerged.
'Who was this suddenly appearing masked man?'
'Why could Takumi pass through the masked man's body?'
Facing this strange and bizarre enemy, she didn't rashly attack but protected Yukimaru and slowly retreated, so as not to attract their attention.