Sasori and Deidara jumped off the back of the clay bird and slowly walked towards the cave not far away.
Arriving at the entrance of the cave, Sasori stopped.
Deidara was stunned for a moment and asked: "Not going in?"
Sasori said: "After all, the opponent is a Mizukage and a perfect Jinchuriki. We should still give the due courtesy!"
Deidara smiled, then waved his hand.
Swish...
Instantly, the clay bird following behind them spread its wings and rushed into the cave. Immediately after, with a boom, a huge explosion occurred inside the cave. This explosion almost overturned the top of the cave, blasting out a large open-air crater.
And in the center of the large crater, the Fourth Mizukage Yagura Karatachi supported his body with his customary iron hook, panting heavily.
Beside him, the Hidden Mist ninja who reported to him was shocked seeing Sasori and Deidara dressed in Akatsuki attire in the distance: "You... you followed me?!"
"Very clever camouflage technique, but under this eye of mine, your technique doesn't work!"
Deidara said while pointing to his left eye wearing a monocular scope.
It was this trained left eye of his, combined with the scope, that saw through the 'Camouflage Technique' used by the Hidden Mist ninja who reported to the Fourth Mizukage, tracking all the way here.
Sasori didn't care about the reporting Hidden Mist ninja, but locked his gaze on the Fourth Mizukage Yagura Karatachi.
Different from his imagination, at this time Yagura was wrapped in bandages all over his body, only revealing his eyes. Moreover, the strong smell of herbs on the opponent could be smelled from a distance, showing that the rumor of the opponent's serious injury was not unfounded.
"Is it still the injury from last time?" Smiling, Sasori said: "It seems Itachi's 'Amaterasu' gave you quite a bit of trouble!"
Yagura's body was still emitting green smoke generated by the explosion, looking particularly wretched, but even so, his expression remained grim: "Only the two of you? Then die in the Land of Water!"
"Hmph!"
Sasori snorted lightly.
The two sides, who had long been deadly enemies, had no excessive communication or pleasantries, and soon entered a fierce battle to put the other to death.
Rumble...
Instantly, continuous explosions resounded on the battlefield. Even the most common mist in the Land of Water was evaporated and blown away in waves of explosion shockwaves!
After a long time, the sound of explosions finally subsided.
The battlefield after the great battle was covered with explosion craters of various sizes. The pungent smoke permeated the surroundings, showing the intensity of the battle just now.
And in one of the giant craters, the Fourth Mizukage wrapped in bandages all over his body supported himself with his customary iron hook, barely standing.
Blood seeped out from his bandages, almost dyeing his body red. Anyone could see from his miserable state that he was at the end of his rope.
The Fourth Mizukage himself knew it well. If he hadn't been injured, he might still have the strength to fight. But facing Sasori and Deidara, two Akatsuki members, with a heavily injured body, the chance of winning was really too slim.
Therefore, taking advantage of the last moment when he still had a little strength, he raised the iron hook and prepared to cut his own throat.
Once the Jinchuriki died, the Tailed Beast inside the body would also die.
Although the Tailed Beast could resurrect, that would be years later. So his death could at least stop the Akatsuki organization for several years.
However, just as the Fourth Mizukage raised the iron hook, a palm-sized clay bird darted in front of him, then exploded with a bang.
Caught off guard, the already heavily injured Fourth Mizukage was instantly overturned by the explosion and fainted.
At this time, Sasori and Deidara walked slowly to the side of the Fourth Mizukage.
Deidara squatted down: "He won't die, right?"
Sasori said in a deep voice: "He is a Jinchuriki, not so easy to die!"
Deidara turned over the unconscious Fourth Mizukage, checked his breath, and breathed a sigh of relief seeing the opponent still had weak breathing: "Fortunately still alive, otherwise, the Three-Tails might be finished with him, hm!"
Sasori looked at the Fourth Mizukage lying in the mud of the deep pit and sighed with emotion: "If his body was intact and uninjured, we wouldn't have won so easily."
"Hm!" Deidara nodded and agreed: "I thought he deliberately released rumors of serious injury to lure us into the bait. I didn't expect it to be true. It seems last time Itachi's 'Amaterasu' indeed almost killed him! That guy Itachi is really something, striking without restraint. If he really killed him, who knows how long we'd have to wait to catch the Three-Tails!"
At that time, it was a great battle between the Akatsuki organization and the Ninja Village Alliance led by the Five Kage. It was understandable for Itachi to strike harder, so even Nagato didn't suspect Itachi's motives.
After sealing the Fourth Mizukage with sealing jutsu, Sasori said to Deidara: "You can signal them!"
"Okay!"
Deidara immediately fired a dazzling signal flare in the direction of the Hidden Mist Village.
Subsequently, Deidara put his hands into the clay bags at his waist, kneaded, and molded two large clay birds. He and Sasori jumped onto one clay bird, and the other clay bird rolled up the sealed Fourth Mizukage with its tail, flying into the sky together.
In the Hidden Mist Village.
Seeing the signal flare flashing faintly through layers of mist on the horizon, Hiruko and Ranmaru, who were running rampant in the Hidden Mist Village, knew Sasori had succeeded. So they regrouped and leaped onto the back of the fusion beast in the sky.
Hiruko chuckled lightly: "I thought we would encounter some trouble, didn't expect it to be so easy."
Ranmaru nodded, his expression somewhat complicated.
The Hidden Mist Village, which used to have a somewhat sacred color in his eyes, had become so weak now, as if undefended, making him somewhat unaccustomed.
But this was normal.
Powerhouses in the Hidden Mist Village like the Proxy Mizukage Terumi Mei, elite Jonin Kisame Hoshigaki, Zabuza, and the new generation like Ameyuri Ringo, Chojuro, Suigetsu were all gathered in the Ninja Village Alliance headquarters in the Land of Rain.
The Fourth Mizukage was attacked by Sasori and Deidara outside the village again.
So for Hiruko and Ranmaru, who possessed several Kekkei Genkai and could use them freely, currently no one in the Hidden Mist Village could stand up to stop them. So after a chaotic battle, they didn't even suffer a minor injury.
Taking a last look at the ravaged Hidden Mist Village below, Hiruko and Ranmaru left triumphantly without looking back.
Land of Rain, Ninja Village Alliance Headquarters.
Shikaku Nara came to the Five Kage meeting room with a solemn face and reported: "Just received news from the Hidden Mist. The Hidden Mist Village was attacked by the Akatsuki organization and suffered heavy losses! In addition, the Fourth Mizukage hiding outside the village to recuperate is suspected to be captured!"
Terumi Mei slammed the table and stood up: "What!?"