One day later, within the Fire Country, at the Akatsuki base.
The firelight flickered, brightly illuminating the underground base.
Su Xiao, Obito, and Deidara sat around a stone table. This place served as the Akatsuki's conference room, and any matters were discussed here.
"Overall, this rescue plan was a great success, but there's something I'm curious about."
Obito wore black gloves, his fingers tapping rhythmically on the stone table.
"Byakuya, the Third Tsuchikage was also in the underground prison. How did you rescue Deidara?"
Hearing Obito's words, Deidara was somewhat surprised.
"You fought that old Third Tsuchikage?"
"I was almost disintegrated by Dust Release. As for how I rescued Deidara, the Third Tsuchikage slipped, and I took the opportunity to save Deidara."
Su Xiao certainly wouldn't say that Bubu Wang had rescued Deidara. It was true that he and Obito were currently cooperating, but sooner or later, the two sides would turn against each other.
"Slipped..."
Obito's expression beneath his mask was rather unpleasant. He naturally didn't believe Su Xiao's nonsense.
While the three of them were chatting, a mummy slowly walked over.
"Who's that? A new member?"
Deidara turned his body to the side, confusion in his eyes. He assumed that this "mummy" was a new member.
"Ahem, this is Sasuke."
As Obito spoke, he looked toward Su Xiao.
"Looks like you've recovered well."
Su Xiao sized up Sasuke. His recovery ability was stronger than expected.
"..."
Second Pillar remained silent. The reason was simple: he didn't want to see Su Xiao anytime soon. It was practically a nightmare of a memory. Second Pillar was very thankful for one thing: during the surgery, he had shown enough backbone not to say anything embarrassing, even though his screams over the next few days had been somewhat humiliating.
"Sorry for the