Konoha: Starting the Game as Yoriichi

After killing the two insignificant chunin, Kusuo had no time to waste. Since he had already confirmed that the Sand Village had laid a trap and was secretly plotting something, he needed to get there faster to clear the obstacles in advance.

Kusuo took out a detailed map of the Land of Wind from his clothes. According to the precise landmarks, he only needed to cross one medium-sized desert to officially reach the territory of the Sand Village. Sheathing his sword, Kusuo prepared some water and food and set off immediately.

In less than half a day, he had already left the small town and arrived in the desert shown on the map.

WHOOSH!

A fierce wind raged, and sand filled the sky. The closer one got to the interior of the Land of Wind, the more such desolate areas there would be. It was no wonder the Sand Village had so few ninja and mostly followed an elite route. It was really because there was too little arable land, and food production was not enough. Without food, there was no core driving force for population growth, and naturally, there were not enough resources to train ninja.

Coupled with the limited resources of the Land of Wind, wanting to establish a ninja academy like Konoha's was already the greatest effort the Sand Village could make.

The sandstorm was still blowing, carrying the unique dry smell of this place. If one was not prepared and got lost here, the consequences were not hard to imagine. Occasionally, small dust devils would pass by, all of which were cut down by Kusuo's sword. In any case, this place was sparsely populated. No one would see his sword aura.

"It would be nice if there was such an open, flat land near Konoha. In an environment like this, I could practice the conversion of various breathing styles without any restraint," Kusuo thought to himself. The former Konoha training ground was already obsolete for him. After all, with one full-power slash, he could level it in two or three strikes. There, his hands were tied. Although the Land of Fire had many forests and grasslands, it also had many rivers, waterfalls, and mountains. So, for testing large-scale ninjutsu, the territory of the Land of Wind was truly a good place.

As he was comparing the terrain differences between the two countries, Kusuo frowned, his gaze fixed on a place in the distance. He had suddenly sensed two powerful breaths. The direction was from the southeast, and in terms of intensity, they were heading in the same direction as him.

In this godforsaken place, for two powerful ninja to be waiting... to say they were just passing by, Kusuo wouldn't believe it from the bottom of his heart.

Kusuo had discovered these two breaths. Coincidentally, the owners of these two breaths had also discovered him.

"Yoho~, I didn't expect to run into a living person in such a terrible place. How interesting!" The voice sounded young and flamboyant, with the unique arrogance of a madman.

"What's the point of talking nonsense? Just kill him."

"Hey, hey, we've been on the road for so long. It's not easy to meet a living person here. Why are you shouting about killing? Wouldn't it be better to capture him and let him taste my art?"

"Shut up! Be careful or I'll kill you!"

"Come at me if you have the guts!"

"..."

"..."

One word after another, the sound of the two arguing grew closer. Kusuo gripped the sword in his hand, ready to strike at any time. He had basically already identified the two of them.

Deidara. And Sasori of the Red Sand.

He hadn't expected to run into the Akatsuki duo here. It was very strange. Why would they be here?

On the other side, the moment the two of them saw Kusuo, they also immediately spotted the Konoha headband on his head.

Instantly, Sasori smiled. "Great. Didn't the mission state that we are to kill all Konoha ninja within the borders of the Land of Wind? We've really hit the jackpot, running into one so quickly."

"You do it, or I do it?" he asked faintly, his voice full of disdain, as if killing this person was just a casual matter.

"I'll do it! I'll do it! I want to let this guy see what true art is!" Deidara excitedly stood at the front and immediately stuffed some white clay from his pocket into the palm of his hand. There was a creepy mouth there, which began to chew with big mouthfuls. In a moment, he had made a dozen or so white clay spiders.

Kusuo held his sword, looking at the two of them with interest. At this point, he had completely understood what the Sand Village's conspiracy was. It turned out they had spent bounty money and colluded with the Akatsuki. This kind of behavior was understandable. After all, the current Akatsuki was in the stage of earning money from all over the ninja world to prepare for collecting the Tailed Beasts. They had no particular hatred for the five great nations. The Land of Earth and the Land of Lightning had cooperated with them many more times.

This move was nothing short of malicious. The members of the Akatsuki were basically all villains, powerful S-rank missing-nin. Especially in pairs, their tacit understanding and coordination in strength were not something that could be compared to just two Kage-level ninja.

And the envoy team sent by Konoha... at most, there would only be elite jonin-level figures. At that time, if the Sand Village ninja were to launch a pincer attack from the inside and outside, it would not be difficult to annihilate all of Konoha's people.

Good. Very good. A well-played hand.

If he hadn't come, forget about compensation; Konoha's people would have been finished.

Kusuo's eyes already showed a faint killing intent. Competition between great nations was commonplace. But the money to hire the Akatsuki was not small. Even if it couldn't compare to the reparations owed to Konoha, it was basically a large portion of it. Yet these people would rather throw away money to feed an infamous missing-nin organization than go through the proper channels to compensate Konoha and get their captives back. To bite the hand that feeds them... their hearts were black beyond redemption.

The blond-haired Deidara, with his topknot, had already raised his right hand and shouted with cruel excitement, "Exploding Clay! Spiders, explode!"

The next second, the dozen or so head-sized white clay spiders immediately began to crawl across the desert towards him. They leaped up. In the blink of an eye, they had covered Kusuo's motionless body.

POW!

A world-shaking explosion. The clay spiders instantly detonated. The terrifying impact, carrying a bright yellow flame, shot into the sky. A large crater appeared in the ground. The sand was blasted black by the force of the explosion, showing signs of turning into silicon crystals.

"Haha! This lucky guy got to see true art before he died. How fortunate!" Deidara looked at the black sand pit created by the explosion on the ground and laughed loudly.

"Tch." Sasori snorted with disdain. He hadn't moved a single step from beginning to end. "What are you still standing there for? Let's go."

He turned, preparing to leave. However...

SWISH!

A shining sword light came at them head-on. A sword aura dozens of meters long, brilliant and dazzling, carrying a scorching high temperature, melted the sand along its path.

CRACKLE!

"What!?" Sasori, who was just about to leave, his pupils constricted. He was greatly shocked as he looked at this terrifying sword aura.

"Hiruko: Rear Tail Sting!"

In his haste, Sasori immediately injected chakra into the giant scorpion tail on his back and met the oncoming sword aura. But it was like winter snow meeting the summer sun. The scorpion tail made from his Hiruko puppet... couldn't even withstand it for a second.

One slash. It was instantly melted by this one slash. The sword aura howled past.

Sasori of the Red Sand's eyes widened as he watched his own body be split in two and fall onto the desert.

Then, tap, tap, tap~~

A figure in red, with a cold expression, held his sword and walked step by step out of the billowing dust and sand.

"You're not dead?!" Deidara also reacted. The sword aura just now had left him both shocked and suspicious, with a feeling of familiarity.

Beside him, the yellow sand swelled up, and gradually re-formed into Sasori's body. Sasori was also looking at the sword-wielding boy with a grave expression.

"A sand clone, huh? You react quite quickly," Kusuo said, his face still maintaining a cold expression. He flicked his katana, a magnificent flower of the blade. This time, he pointed it directly at them.

"That's some powerful swordsmanship. It reminds me of someone," Sasori said, his eyes narrowed, his indifferent tone slowly coming out, his expression no longer so dismissive.

Deidara, on the other hand, had recovered. Art! Art! It was as if he had seen an opponent who could fully appreciate the beauty of his explosive art. The expression on his face grew more and more excited, and he danced like a small child.

Sasori was even more disgusted by Deidara's performance.

Seeing this, Kusuo sneered. The people of the Akatsuki... there really isn't a single normal person among them.

"Exploding Clay! Soul Manipulation Jutsu!"

Deidara quickly took out a large handful of white clay from his pocket, then chewed it in the palm of his hand. In a few seconds, he had created three humanoid dolls. They had the flexibility of a human body. Aside from not having a soul, their movements were no different. And under Deidara's control, they immediately found Kusuo's position.

"My Soul Manipulation Jutsu, the moment it creates a wound, it will immediately explode."

"Your sword is useless against this move! Hahaha!" Deidara, as if victory were already in his grasp, laughed madly, even explaining it specifically to Kusuo.

Kusuo understood in his heart. So that's how it is. If my sword cuts the dolls, then the explosion of the dolls will kill me. I would thus be restrained, not daring to swing my sword. The white clay dolls entangled with him could also be detonated under Deidara's control. In short, against a taijutsu-type ninja, it's practically a god-tier counter.

Unfortunately... "Who told you I must use the body of my blade to cut the enemy?"

Kusuo gripped his sword, drew his blade!

SWISH!

Incredibly horrifying. A crimson sword aura cut across the sky. Light and understated, it instantly cut through the clay dolls that were halfway there.

RUMBLE!

The three clay dolls were damaged and exploded. The scene was suddenly filled with a cloud of sand and dust.

"Idiot! What kind of person tells the enemy the characteristics of their ninjutsu on the battlefield?!" In his Hiruko body, Sasori's eye twitched. Deidara's stupidity was about to make him go berserk.

"You're the idiot! Only this can be considered true art!" Deidara shot back without showing any weakness. But his hands did not stop. He stuffed a large amount of clay into the mouth in his palm and spat out a giant white bird. He leaped onto it with an arrow-like step. The bird flapped its wings and flew into the sky in the blink of an eye.

Deidara laughed loudly as he continued to feed the mouth in his palm clay. The next second, a terrifying scene appeared. A sky full of small white birds, each about the size of a thumb, rained down. Thousands upon thousands of them, flying in the air, almost surrounding the entire desert world.

Sitting in the air, Deidara looked at Kusuo below with great confidence. "Now your sword can't cut my clay. Art is an explosion!"

"Explode for me!"

BOOM!

BOOM!

BOOM!

A series of dense explosions. The sound of world-shaking detonations roared. The sky full of small white birds instantly burst apart, and the entire sky was overturned by a bright yellow blast wave. The powerful force tore everything apart. The range and power of this move were impeccable. A person on the ground had absolutely no chance of survival.

In his Hiruko, a corner of Sasori's mouth lifted into a cold smile. That idiot finally got smart for once. In this way, this sword-wielding boy was doomed.

But a clear laugh sounded, accompanied by a clear voice.

"Thunder Breathing, Sixth Form! Rumble and Roar!"

SWISH!

A flash of golden light.

Kusuo stood firmly on the spot, as if an unshakable pillar in the sea, looking at the sky full of exploding clay birds. He continuously swung out a sword aura shining with golden lightning.

A thousand slashes per second! With himself as the center, Kusuo frantically released countless lightning-like slashes in all directions.

POW! POW! POW!

The thunder roared, shaking the heavens and the earth. The sky, which had been filled with bird bombs just now, was cleanly swept away by the lightning.

In mid-air, a wisp of white smoke with a trail turned sharply downwards and fell to the ground. By the time Deidara stood up from the ground again, his long golden hair had been electrocuted into an afro. He was a complete mess.

Sasori's gaze suddenly became grave. He was shocked to the core, roaring inwardly, Impossible! A sword aura of this level... is that something a human can even unleash?!

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