The conversation completely ignored Danzo, who was also in a wheelchair, and Homura Mitokado and Utatane Koharu, who were mixed in with the expeditionary force.
However, the three of them didn't mind, just gathered together and whispered.
"Homura, Koharu, Hiruzen can no longer be trusted. He only wants to annex us to supplement his Sarutobi Clan."
"My forty-plus Root Ninja will follow your orders."
"You must secretly obtain Orochimaru's research data. Don't let Hashirama and Tobirama destroy it."
After Hiruzen Sarutobi inherited Danzo's Root assets and had Danzo join the Sarutobi Clan, he immediately turned around and handed over Danzo's last forty-plus Root Ninja to join the conscripted forces.
As for Homura Mitokado and Utatane Koharu, in order to preserve their last few Ninja prodigies, they had no choice but to personally join the expedition.
"Grandfather, Grand Uncle, please be careful."
With Tsunade's final farewell, her heart still uneasy, Hashirama and Tobirama led a group of Ninja and quickly ran towards the gate.
The Land of Sound is adjacent to the Land of Fire.
If they set off at full speed, they could reach the border of the Land of Sound in about a morning.
Three figures, two tall and one short, wearing red cloud robes, slowly appeared.
"I didn't expect you, the newcomer, to choose gold and red. It's very good, just like the color produced by my magnificent art, hm!"
Deidara, answering his own question, glanced at Feng Xu's gold and red nails and looked very satisfied.
Hearing Deidara's words, Feng Xu frowned slightly and pulled back his inadvertently exposed hand into his sleeve.
Sasori, who was sitting inside hiruko, also took advantage of the broken silence to speak in a low voice.
"It's almost time. When we get there, Orochimaru will be handed over to me. I must kill him personally."
"You just need to prevent him from escaping."
Orochimaru was once Sasori's teammate and also a monitoring target.
Orochimaru successfully defected and even stole the Third Kazekage's cells from Sasori, which Sasori considered a great humiliation.
Coupled with Sasori's desire for Orochimaru's Edo Tensei (Impure World Reincarnation) and human experimentation data, Sasori had always regarded Orochimaru as a mortal enemy he must kill personally.
"Is Master Sasori planning to get revenge for Orochimaru escaping last time?"
Deidara recalled Orochimaru's easy escape before and also looked annoyed.
"Don't worry, this time with me and the newcomer blocking him, he definitely won't get away again, hm!"
Feng Xu shrugged: "Don't count me in. I'm going to get the ring first."
"Just complete your mission." Sasori didn't care.
Then he suddenly changed direction and walked into the woods by the road.
"You wait here. I have a subordinate with Orochimaru. I need to contact him privately and meet him."
Hearing this, Deidara stopped, but Feng Xu raised his hand to block Sasori's path.
"No need to contact him. We'll just go straight to the Hidden Sound Village. Yakushi Kabuto has already deciphered your Ninjutsu and won't give you accurate information."
Feng Xu's words made Sasori's heart skip a beat, and then he stared intently.
"How do you know these things?"
"Want to know?" Feng Xu chuckled softly: "Join my Four Stars Village and become my subordinate, and I can naturally tell you."
"And I can also give you Tailed Beast Chakra that you can use without becoming a Jinchuriki."
"Of course, don't worry, I won't force you to leave the Akatsuki Organization."
Saying that, Feng Xu looked at Deidara, who was playing with clay, beside him.
"You can also consider it. This Tailed Beast Chakra can help you defeat Uchiha Itachi."
Chapter 163: Sasori: I'm going to complain to the leader!
"Defeat Uchiha Itachi, hm?" Deidara raised an eyebrow, somewhat disbelieving.
Sasori, meanwhile, waved hiruko's mechanical tail.
The chilling metal tail tip pointed at Feng Xu's forehead.
"Newcomer, you haven't even officially joined yet, and you're already planning to defect like Orochimaru?"
"If that's the case, I don't mind getting rid of you first before I take down Orochimaru!"
Looking at the tense scene, Deidara's hands reached into the pouches on his sides.
The miniature binoculars in his left eye, hidden by his hair, were adjusting their focal length.
"Hey, hey, hey, you guys aren't going to fight right now, hm?"
Sasori ignored Deidara's question.
Instead, he stared intently at Feng Xu, his low voice filled with killing intent.
"What exactly is your goal, and who is the face behind the mask?"
"And where did you get that information? Tell me everything you know, otherwise..."
However, Sasori's threatening words were cut short by a terrifying gust of wind pressure.
Deidara in the distance also narrowed his pupils.
He raised a hand to block the wind pressure, shielding his eyes.
"Just the aura alone has such power. Master Sasori seems to be in a bit of trouble, hm!"
Along with Deidara's shock, the sound of knuckles rubbing, which had not been heard for a long time, came from Feng Xu's direction.
Crack!
Feng Xu, pressing his index finger, squinted at the metal tail tip less than a centimeter from his eyes.
A terrifying arc immediately formed at the corner of his mouth under the mask.
"It seems my temper has been a bit too good lately."
"Causing every cat and dog to dare to bark wildly in front of me..."
As he spoke, golden-red Chakra suddenly erupted from Feng Xu's body.
Like a blazing inferno, it instantly transformed into armor-like attire, enveloping Feng Xu's entire body!
Eight massive fox tails overshadowed the sky, practically blocking half of it!
A substantial pressure, accompanied by the sunlight, enveloped the entire scene!
"This is!!!"
Sasori, sensing something was wrong, quickly controlled hiruko to retreat.
But it was too late!
Swish, swish, swish!!!
The fox tails behind Feng Xu transformed into golden-red lightning, streaking rapidly across the sky.
The next second.
Click, click, click!!!
hiruko, retreating in mid-air, instantly had countless fine lines appear on its body!
Then it directly disintegrated into a pile of sawdust, exploding violently.
Revealing Sasori, who was hidden inside, looking utterly shocked!
"How can it be so fast?"
"And why is this Tailed Beast Chakra so hard?"
"No, I must immediately create distance and use puppets to surround and wear him down!"
Sasori, in mid-air, instantly thought of countermeasures.
But before he could stretch his body to retreat, a golden-red Chakra hand rapidly enlarged before his eyes!
"Ugh!"
Sasori, with no support point to dodge, felt his throat tighten.
The next moment, he was grabbed by the neck by the incoming Chakra hand and lifted into the air!
"How is it, Pinocchio? Do you still want my life?"
"Master Sasori!" Seeing Sasori instantly forced out of his true body and subdued, Deidara's small eyes were filled with immense disbelief.
Although Sasori hadn't displayed his full strength, the instantaneous crushing during their brief exchange was enough to show who was stronger.
However, as one of the Akatsuki Organization's art duo, Sasori naturally had his pride.
This level of pain and discomfort was not enough to make him bow his head.
Moreover, this was not his weak flesh and blood body.
Having undergone mechanical ascension, his neck was not a vital weakness!
"You think you can subdue me like this? Not quite!"
Clang, clang, clang!!!
As he finished speaking, Sasori's stomach suddenly split open with a large gash.
Countless dangerous weapons like chainsaws and swords suddenly extended from it, stabbing towards Feng Xu's body.
At the same time, his hands also contracted and split open like machinery.
Revealing dark, hollow gun barrels and a rapidly rotating windmill blade like a cutting machine!
All aimed at Feng Xu's head, poised to strike!
Facing these attacks, Feng Xu chuckled disdainfully.
The massive fox tails behind him, like swift and agile tentacles, moved in response.
All with lightning speed, they squeezed and tore at Sasori in front of him.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!!!
Sawdust flew, and the puppet was shattered!
In just a blink of an eye, Sasori's exquisite puppet body, like a doll, was reduced to shattered wooden pieces under several massive Chakra fox tails!
Looking at the scattered fragments before him, Feng Xu did not stop.
Instead, he took a step forward, raised his hand, and fiercely grabbed the Chakra core, with its bloody tendrils, hidden among the scattered fragments and preparing to fly away!
Slap!