"Go find a corpse. There should be one nearby."
Takumi ordered Guren. "The damage to his internal organs is too severe; they need to be replaced."
Then, he quickly formed hand seals and took out four kunai with talismans attached, throwing them to the four corners around Yukimaru.
"Four Violet Flames Formation: Simplified."
Instantly, a barrier formed by violet flames protected Yukimaru inside.
This way, there was no need to worry about some careless person doing anything to Yukimaru.
He was referring to the hidden Kabuto.
Takumi had seen Kabuto leave earlier, but he didn't pay attention.
Because at that time, there was the more troublesome enemy, Obito, to deal with; he had no time to bother with Kabuto.
But he had to guard against the possibility of Kabuto making a surprise return.
And he knew that with Kabuto's medical skills, there was no way he could heal Yukimaru under these conditions.
"What are you still dazed for? Don't you want to save him?"
Seeing Guren still sitting there in a daze, Takumi frowned and shouted.
"Ah, okay! I understand!"
Guren finally snapped out of it and quickly stood up.
Takumi didn't care where she got the corpse from; as long as she brought it back in time.
Unfortunately, if those underlings of Guren's that he had previously beaten to a pulp were still alive, they would have been the most suitable choice.
Seeing Guren leave, Takumi didn't hesitate for a moment and directly rushed into the mist.
He wanted to stop Obito from taking the Three-Tails away.
He could feel that the Three-Tails' Chakra hadn't shown any abnormality yet.
This indicated that the Three-Tails hadn't been affected yet.
He advanced at full speed and soon arrived at the Three-Tails' location.
He had just arrived when he saw Obito appearing along with a swirl.
"Good, I made it in time!"
Takumi breathed a sigh of relief; at least he had arrived in time.
"Hmph!"
Obito also saw Takumi and couldn't help but snort coldly.
But he didn't care and reached out towards the Three-Tails.
How could Takumi let him succeed?
He suddenly charged forward.
But he wasn't the only one who acted.
The Three-Tails also acted at the same time.
But the Three-Tails didn't attack Obito; instead, it roared and fired a Bijudama at Takumi.
Caught off guard, Takumi was sent flying. It was then that he noticed the Three-Tails' eyes had somehow become the pattern of the Sharingan.
This was a trap.
A trap aimed at him.
Obito knew he would come to stop him, so he first used Genjutsu to control the Three-Tails, and then, when Takumi arrived, pretended he had just gotten there.
Then, without giving Takumi time to think, he prepared to reach out and absorb the Three-Tails.
Takumi didn't have enough time to ponder the various suspicious points about Obito and decisively fell for the trap.
Fortunately, even with a Bijudama, given his defensive abilities and Armament Haki, he couldn't be hurt.
But now, obviously, he couldn't stop Obito either.
Obito had already controlled the Three-Tails; he just needed to reach out and absorb it into the Kamui Dimension.
And he had been sent flying by the Bijudama and couldn't return in a short time.
However, in the instant he was sent flying, he saw an interesting scene.
This couldn't help but make the corner of his mouth curl into a strange angle.
"No more nuisances."
Obito glanced in the direction Takumi had been sent flying, a trace of seriousness in his eye.
He noticed that even after being hit by a Bijudama, Takumi didn't seem injured.
He knew well how powerful the destructive force of a Bijudama was.
And Takumi was able to endure a Bijudama head-on; his physical defensive ability was simply too overpowered.
"I'd better quickly take the Tailed Beast and leave, to avoid any more delays."
He reached out his hand, about to place it on the Three-Tails.
"Hmm?"
He suddenly felt something was off behind him.
Before he could even think about becoming intangible,
A violent explosion erupted behind him.
Caught off guard, Obito was sent flying by the blast wave like a ragdoll, hitting the ground and bouncing a couple of times, smoke rising from his body.
His sleeves and the clothes on his back were torn away, revealing a patch of scorched, blackened wounds.
"Deidara..."
Obito immediately knew who had ambushed him.
And such a concealed explosive ability, in his impression, only belonged to Deidara and Takumi.
Takumi had just been sent flying, so it certainly wasn't him.
So there was only one possibility.
He turned his head and sure enough, saw that familiar face.
"Who exactly are you?"
Deidara's expression was gloomy.
He never imagined that Tobi, whom he had thought of as a little brother, had such a deeply hidden identity.
He was now impatient to tear off Obito's mask and see his true face.
"I didn't expect Konan didn't take you away."
Obito slowly got up from the ground; Hashirama's cells inside him were repairing his body.
He didn't care about his injuries.
He had suffered injuries worse than this before and still survived.
These injuries looked serious now, but compared to back then, they were nothing.
"The way you speak, it really was disguised all along?!"
Deidara looked at Obito, his face full of gloom. "I thought you and I were friends. I didn't expect you were just using me."
"Don't be so naive, Deidara."
Obito said calmly. "A Shinobi is alone. 'Friend' is not a good word."
The only two friends he ever had, one died before his eyes, and the other was the one who killed her.
So, he no longer believed in friends.
"You didn't join the Akatsuki to make friends either, did you?"
Obito walked step by step, completely unconcerned about Deidara.
In fact, when on guard, Deidara simply couldn't hurt him.
All he needed to do now was one thing: take the Three-Tails away.
Then quickly go back and tend to his injuries.
Although the injuries weren't severe enough to prevent him from moving, he still needed to recuperate.
Deidara's clay bombs were nothing; the real trouble was that punch from Takumi.
Under that punch, not only were Obito's ribs broken, but many of his internal organs were also damaged in multiple places.
If not for Hashirama's cells trying their best to repair him, he would probably be lying on the ground unable to get up, just like Yukimaru.
Deidara watched Obito slowly walk past him.
This feeling of being ignored made him very uncomfortable.
But he didn't move.
Because he no longer had enough clay on him.
To get rid of Konan, he had used up most of his clay.
And there was no suitable clay here for him to make explosive clay.
Now, aside from sacrificing his own body to perform his ultimate art, he had no other means of attack.
And so, Obito brushed past him.
"Deidara, you are no longer a member of the Akatsuki."
Obito's voice reached Deidara's ears. "From the moment you attacked me, you became a traitor to the Akatsuki."
Deidara's pupils suddenly constricted, and he leaped away from his spot without a second thought.
But the expected attack didn't come.
"I won't kill you today, after all, you've done a lot for the Akatsuki."
Obito continued speaking calmly. "But after today, if any other Akatsuki's member encounters you, they will definitely kill you."
"Is that so? Then I couldn't ask for more."
Deidara puffed out his chest, trying to hide the embarrassment on his face.
He had subconsciously dodged just now, never expecting that Obito hadn't attacked at all.
This made him look like a clown.
So, he could only try to act tough with his tone, at least to avoid being looked down upon.