"Idiot." Sasori had no patience left for a partner whose idea of art was the complete opposite of his own. He stood and walked out of the woods without looking back.
"Hey! Sasori! Don't go! Hear me out! Yeah!" Deidara snatched his pack off the table and hurried after him.
He kept arguing as he went, trying to win Sasori over to his explosive vision of beauty.
One strode ahead in cold silence while the other followed, arguing passionately. They vanished down the forest path, leaving the tea-stall owner staring after them in disbelief.
"You haven't paid yet!" The words were still on his lips.
After they dealt with the colossal Monster, the four made unexpectedly smooth progress. They met no further resistance worth mentioning.
Even the soldiers guarding the way had disappeared. The unnatural quiet only made them more uneasy.
"Huh? What's going on? Have these alien bastards given up already? They went down way too easily! Yeah!"
Deidara grumbled through the Clay Giant, its voice booming. He was disappointed the fight had ended so soon.
Just then, Naruto Uzumaki's Sage Mode senses caught an immense presence, one that carried the crushing authority of an absolute superior.
His golden fox ears twitched. He snapped his head to the right and said grimly, "Over there! About three thousand meters away! There's an incredibly powerful presence—much stronger than that huge Monster!"
Sasuke's Rinnegan instantly fixed on the direction. Every detector on Sasori's Gundam surged to full power, and Deidara dropped his careless attitude.
All four went on high alert and smashed through several thick alloy walls in the direction Naruto had indicated.
When the Nine-Tails' claws reduced the last wall to dust, the space beyond opened up before them.
They had broken into a vast circular hall that looked like a