Amegakure.
"So, boss, what exactly are you after by calling all of us here for a meeting this time?"
Several dim lights suddenly flared up within a pitch-black cavern.
A figure stood within each of those lights, all surrounding the person at the center.
The one who had just spoken had long dark blond hair, tied high atop his head in his signature upward-pointing ponytail. Strands of hair fell over the left side of his face, concealing his left eye, which was fitted with a miniature scope for reconnaissance, making his blue eyes appear all the more mysterious.
His cheeks were round, and a bold, confident smile constantly hung at the corners of his mouth. The backs of his hands were covered in mouths capable of producing explosive clay, while a special seal for his ultimate self-destruction was hidden in his chest.
He wore a black Akatsuki cloak embroidered with red clouds and a ring bearing the character "Azure" on his right hand. Every movement he made exuded individuality and arrogance.
That was right. The man speaking was Deidara, a rogue ninja from Iwagakure.
"Does sir have a new mission for us?"
"Or do we have some other plan this time? Are we going to steal the tailed beast of some country?"
The person who spoke from another dim light was tall and powerfully built, with a terrifying presence.
His skin was blue-green and covered in shark-like markings. Gill-like patterns ran along both sides of his cheeks, while sharp teeth flickered in and out of view inside his wide mouth. His golden pupils carried a cold, vicious gleam.
Long dark-blue hair hung loosely around him, and he wore a black Akatsuki cloak embroidered with red clouds.
Samehada, wrapped in bandages, was tied to his back. He wore a ring bearing