After arranging for Haku to keep everyone from disturbing him, Naruto returned home, activated the Mangekyo in his right eye, and entered the Genesis World.
It was still a barren world.
But compared to Naruto's first visit, one of the ten white holes in the sky was clearly missing.
As soon as Naruto appeared in the Genesis World, he located the artistic duo.
Since Sasori no longer really counted as human, going hungry for two days had hardly affected him.
Deidara was different. He was still a proper human.
After two days without food or water, he was already very weak.
Aside from air, earth, and a patch of forest, this world didn't even have a drop of water, let alone any food.
With a few leaps, Naruto landed high in a large tree.
Sasori and Deidara were waiting in the clearing outside the forest.
"Hey, Big Sis Sasori, you really didn't bring any rations? I'm about to die of hunger and thirst!"
Deidara's face was a little pale, and his voice had lost the excitement it had held when they first met.
"No. I can live without eating or drinking. That is my art."
Sasori looked speechlessly at the ground around them, riddled with craters from explosions. "I told you to settle down when we first got here, but you wouldn't listen. You've worn yourself out in just two days. Who else can you blame?"
Deidara protested indignantly, "I just wanted to get out of this damned place as soon as possible! Hey, Big Sis Sasori, it's one thing not to understand me, but why do you have to keep making snide remarks?"
"Are you questioning my art?"
Hearing Deidara say that again left Sasori even more speechless.
"This place is strange. Neither of us can generate chakra here,