Land of Rice Fields.
Seated on the back of Deidara's Clay Bird, Scorpion and Deidara watched the situation below through monoculars.
Deidara suddenly pointed in one direction. "Is it that forest?"
Scorpion followed his gesture and nodded. "Yeah, it matches the description in the intel. It should be the place!"
The Clay Bird flapped its wings a few times, quickly changing direction and speeding toward their destination.
A moment later, the Clay Bird carrying the two of them landed.
Deidara leaped off the Clay Bird and looked around. "Is Orochimaru really hiding in this forest?"
Scorpion was certain. "My intel is never wrong!"
Deidara spread his hands. "So what now? Do we move immediately, or wait until the others arrive and act together?"
Before Scorpion received the intel, the six Akatsuki Organization members taking part in the operation had paired off and split into three groups to gather information separately. So Scorpion's group, which had received the intel through a special channel, was the first to arrive, while the other two groups were still on their way.
Scorpion thought for a moment. "Itachi and Juzo Biwa are nearby, so they won't take long to get here. Hiruko and Ranmaru are farther away, but they have a flying Chimera, so they'll get here quickly too. There's no need to stand around waiting for them. Let's get started!"
"Finally, I can stretch my legs!"
Deidara was eager to get moving.
After putting away the conspicuous Clay Bird, the two of them set off on foot through the forest.
Before long, a figure appeared in front of them and bowed. "Lord Scorpion!"
Scorpion asked coolly, "Kabuto, where is Orochimaru?"
There was no doubt about it.
The so-called secret channel Scorpion had received the intel through was Kabuto Yakushi. Thanks to Kabuto Yakushi's outstanding