"Roshi, you should be more humorous. That way, you and the Tailed Beast can both find some joy in getting along."
A blond-haired boy followed beside Roshi.
That was right!
He was Deidara, who could no longer endure the old man's tyranny.
Given their special identities, Ōnoki had nearly been angered to death. Yet because of his stubborn nature, he refused to send ninjas after them.
"I'm starting to regret bringing you out. You haven't been quiet for a single moment since we left."
The corner of Roshi's eye twitched as he looked at Deidara. As one of the village's renowned geniuses, Deidara had every hope of inheriting the position of Tsuchikage. The fact that Ōnoki had dared to let him leave showed that he wanted Roshi to temper him for a while, so Deidara could find the stone in his heart and strengthen his faith in the future.
Roshi and Ōnoki did not get along, and they had clashed many times. But he still loved the village. Knowing it faced a shortage of new talent, he had reluctantly agreed. After traveling with Deidara all this way, Roshi's heart was filled with regret.
Deidara's personality was far too flighty. It was the first time the boy had left the village on a long journey, and everything he saw filled him with curiosity.
But his curiosity did not mean observing things. It meant planting explosives on them while shouting that explosions were art, leaving countless craters in the ground along the way.
If Roshi had not spent the entire journey paying compensation and offering apologies, their identities would have changed from traveling ninjas to wanted criminals by now.
"What's so good about being quiet? I finally got out. I'm going to pursue my art without restraint."
After being dealt a blow