"Sigh... I was just about to dig up some clay. I've already got an idea. This time, I'll definitely create a work of art that shocks the world, and of course a mission comes up now. Hmm!"
The blond-haired Deidara grumbled. He was at a crucial point in his artistic creation, and he was confident this work would be his most artistic yet!
"Shut up! Only eternity is art!"
"We're leaving now. I don't like waiting for people!"
The red-haired youth with surprisingly delicate features put down his tools, set his unfinished puppet aside, and carefully covered it.
He was Sasori, who had turned himself into a Human Puppet, once a genius puppeteer of Sunagakure!
Deeply dissatisfied with Sasori's understanding of art, Deidara argued loudly, "Sasori, my man, art is always born in an instant... hmm!"
"Eternal beauty doesn't exist. Your art is wrong... hmm!"
"Shut up! Keep babbling and I'll kill you!"
"Tch!"
Watching Sasori climb into his specially made puppet, Hiruko, Deidara clicked his tongue disdainfully. Only then did their argument about art end, and he turned to Konan. "What's the mission?"
Konan was used to this. Only now did she tell them the mission details. "Go to the Land of Fire to meet Uchiha Itachi. He's injured. Kisame Hoshigaki has already died at the enemy's hands!"
"What?"
"Hmm?"
Deidara and Sasori inside Hiruko voiced their questions at the same time.
Although they weren't particularly close, both knew how strong Uchiha Itachi and Kisame Hoshigaki were, which was why they were so surprised.
The voice coming from Hiruko now sounded different from Sasori's, more sinister. He ventured a guess. "Did they run into a Ninja Team from Konoha?"
Since they had been attacked in the Land of Fire, Konoha ninja were the most likely culprits, hence Sasori's guess.