"Big Brother Sasori, tell me, if Dad's so powerful, why doesn't he just merge Akatsuki into his organization instead of setting up a separate Zero Organization?"
Ever since Anyo had pulled Deidara aside for an entire night of conversation, calling him Dad had come much more naturally to Deidara. Later, he had simply started saying it all the time, thoroughly won over by Anyo's many ingenious ideas.
The next day, he set off on the return journey with the One-Tail Vessel and Sasori's puppet, but his mouth never stopped moving. He chattered endlessly, his eyes constantly scanning his surroundings.
There was no telling how many questions he had asked before that last one.
Sasori's patience was wearing thin.
"Stop asking so many questions. Why did you choose to walk instead of making a clay bird and flying away?"
Deidara laughed happily. "Big Brother Sasori, isn't this your village? I heard it cost a lot of money to build it into what it is today. I want to take a good look around and pick out a few suitable places for experiments while I'm at it."
Hearing that, Sasori immediately warned him, "You can use the sandy areas, but leave those oases alone."
"Don't worry."
Deidara's experiments often caused massive destruction. That was why he had been driven out of Iwagakure in the first place, and even after joining Akatsuki, he had been unable to experiment to his heart's content.
Every time he experimented, there were always flies buzzing in his ears. Although he wasn't afraid of them, they were still a nuisance. Now things were different. On Big Brother Sasori's turf, couldn't he do whatever he wanted?
Having been his partner for so long, how could Sasori not know what Deidara was thinking? He sighed. "Forget it. I'll take you