Four-Way Road, Land of Fire border.
Ōnoki and Shamu had been flying in the sky for quite some time.
The people below could look up and see two tiny dots.
Since the two had not yet clashed,
the people below also restrained themselves and avoided any conflict.
But everyone had been craning their necks to watch the two until they ached, yet neither of them came down.
The scouts from the various factions were the same.
They could not understand why the two had talked for so long.
At last, the two descended from the sky.
Ōnoki summoned the people leading Hidden Stone Village, while Shamu called over Third Elder Takuya.
The scouts of the various factions were quite curious about what had been discussed.
But they soon found out.
Hidden Stone Village cleared out the left side, while the Uchiha cleared out the right.
They drove out every pair of eyes from every faction in the entire area.
They cleared out the entire surroundings of Four-Way Road.
All the scouts retreated again and again until they completely lost sight of the place.
What Hidden Stone Village and the Uchiha were doing clearly showed that they did not want anyone to know what was happening inside.
Deidara had a very, very long dream.
He dreamed that his explosions had been blocked by Susanoo, unable to blossom into the most beautiful art.
He dreamed that his clay had been easily countered by a Lightning Release expert.
There was no need for Susanoo to deal easily with his clay explosions.
A tremendous roar reached his ears.
Deidara gradually opened his eyes.
A gleaming golden Susanoo stood beneath the moonlight.
Opposite it was an old man flying in the sky...
Was that...?
Deidara jolted awake. Wasn't that the old man!?
Why was he