"Heh, Big Brother Sasori, I didn't know you had this trick up your sleeve, hmm~"
Looking at Yura's obedient demeanor and the Sunagakure ninja corpses littering the ground around them, Deidara couldn't help remarking:
"You've got loyal informants everywhere. Not bad."
Sasori snorted. "Hmph, what loyalty? I just have a ninjutsu that makes him obey. Stop dawdling. Let's go..."
Before they had taken more than a couple of steps, Deidara suddenly swept out an arm, blocking Sasori's path.
"Big Brother Sasori, you did a great job clearing the obstacles, but leave the rest to me. Just take a load off and watch, hmm!"
Bang!
A white giant bird flew out of Deidara's palm.
Deidara jumped onto its back and raised his chin proudly. "What do you think, Big Brother Sasori? Pretty artistic design, isn't it, hmm~"
"Tch!" Sasori was completely unimpressed by the giant bird before him:
"Deidara, it's already dark. If you're going, hurry up. What's all the dawdling for? You know me. Don't keep me waiting too long!"
"Hehe, just watch, Big Brother Sasori!"
Without another word, Deidara rode the giant bird high into the sky and circled overhead. He activated the miniature Telescope over his left eye, searching for Gaara.
"Strange, where's that little guy hanging out? Didn't they say he doesn't sleep? Hmm..."
"Hmm?"
As Deidara searched, he suddenly spotted several Sunagakure Jonin on a raised platform not far below, each holding a Kunai and wearing a fierce expression, as though preparing to fight something.
"What's going on? Fighting inside the village? Could Big Brother Sasori have been discovered?"
Deidara sent the giant bird diving straight down to investigate. At the same time, a great mass of golden sand suddenly appeared, blocking his path.
Startled, Deidara hurriedly drifted backward, only to see a man behind him,