I just returned to Konoha and found that all my clan members were gone.

"Brother Scorpion, what do you think about seeing your companions in the village again? Hmm." Deidara, who had a golden ponytail, asked.

"Deidara, if you keep saying such nonsense, I will turn you into an eternal work of art." Scorpion, who was hidden in the scarlet amber, made a low voice, "Itachi and the others have failed in their mission. We can't take it lightly."

"With Brother Scorpion and I working together, the mission can definitely be accomplished, huh." Deidara quickened his pace and followed Scorpion closely.

...

"He's from the same organization as Itachi!" When Hong heard Shino's report, her eyes showed a serious expression. She had seen the abilities of Itachi and Kisame, and people from the same organization would definitely not be weak.

"The other party, Maki Jonin, may have targeted Gaara, not the One-Tail inside Gaara's body." Ye Lan said directly to Maki.

"Are you sure? Who dares to attack the Jinchūriki?" Maki couldn't believe it. If he said that people from other ninja villages attacked the Jinchūriki, he would be willing to believe it. But what kind of organization would have such courage as Hong said?

"That's right. They had their eyes on Konoha's Nine-Tails before. Red Jonin and I have fought against them before." Ye Lan explained, "And Orochimaru once joined this organization. The ones who fought against us last time were all S-rank rebel ninjas from various villages. Their strength should not be underestimated."

"This kind of thing has happened in Konoha before..." Just as Maki was still sighing, the other party's figure could already be seen. The two men, one tall and one short, directly threw down their hats.

The tall one was a young blond boy, wearing a forehead protector from the Hidden Rock Village. A deep scratch could be seen on it from a kunai, which was a symbol of betrayal from the village. He said casually, "Everyone present, don't hide. We are just here to get some things, yeah."

The desolate desert did not respond to his movements except for the sound of the wind.

"Deidara, you can't call them out like this." Fei Liuhu waved his steel tail, casually looked around, and finally aimed at a place. Fei Liuhu's tail extended a lot and stabbed straight in that direction.

Wind Blade.

Seeing that he had been discovered, Maki used the ninjutsu Tijuan to block the attack. He was very surprised when he looked at Fei Liuhu's appearance. He didn't expect that the newcomer actually mastered the puppet technique of Sunagakure. He just didn't know where the ninja's real body was.

"You guys stay here. If something goes wrong, don't worry about me. Take Shino and the others back to Konoha immediately." Ye Lan ordered.

"I'm also a Jonin, how can I just stand by and watch?" Hong was a little dissatisfied after hearing Ye Lan's words.

"We are not used to cooperating, and I should be able to handle it alone." After saying that, Ye Lan appeared directly next to Maki.

"Why are there only two of them? Where is the Jinchūriki?" Deidara looked at the two people who stopped them with some dissatisfaction. He felt that he and Sasori were underestimated.

"Idiot, these two are the strongest ones on the other side. It seems we have to deal with them first." Scorpion scolded Deidara. He hated children the most. In his eyes, Deidara was no different from a child who had not grown up.

"You actually have such an excellent puppet. You must have stolen it from Sunagakure." Maki has already ordered the others to evacuate immediately if the situation is not right. Now he is just afraid that the other party will divert the attention, so he asked Gaara and others to stay put.

"Steal? Haha, it seems that few people recognize me after I left the village for so many years. Maki, your strength has increased a lot over the years, but your brain hasn't grown much." Scorpion said with a laugh. He obviously knew Maki.

"Could it be that you are..." Maki's face changed drastically as if he had thought of something, and sweat dripped down his face. He already understood the identity of the visitor.

"Let you deal with that kid from Iwagakure, Ye Lan, the senior ninja. I will deal with the puppeteer in front of us. But you must be quick. I'm afraid I can't hold on for long." Maki directly stated his arrangements.

"Okay." Ye Lan didn't say much. He directly summoned the ninja sword and rushed towards Deidara quickly.

"Brother Scorpion, you are coming for me. It seems that I am still underestimated. Hmm." Deidara took out the clay from the ninja tool bag calmly. It seemed that Ye Lan was about to see him, but he was still taking things out.

The ninja sword did not feel like it was cutting flesh, so Ye Lan did not care and thought it was just a stand. At this time, Deidara's stand did not disappear directly, but expanded rapidly, and Ye Lan felt the danger.

“Art is explosion, drink!”

He ran to the side and yelled, and the original stand directly emitted a powerful explosion, which was several times more powerful than the detonating talisman.

"What kind of ninjutsu is that? Is there such a way of fighting?" Ya, who had been watching the battle from the side, couldn't help but ask.

"If I'm not mistaken, this is the combat method of the Iwagakure Demolition Team. I didn't expect that there would be such people in the Akatsuki organization." The knowledgeable Hong directly pointed out Deidara's source.

"Demolition team?" It was the first time that Shino heard this term.

"To put it simply, it is a special force that uses explosions as a means of attack. It is also the ace force of the Iwagakure Village. I just haven't heard of any members of their village defecting." Hong said after thinking for a while.

"Brother Scorpion, does this kid look weak? I can solve him with one explosive clone. Yeah." Deidara is only a sixteen-year-old boy now, just a little older than Ye Lan, and his combat experience is not as rich as it will be three years later.

"Deidara, you idiot, he's behind you!" Scorpion dealt with Maki with ease, but when he heard Deidara's words, he couldn't help but take a look and found that this idiot was still complacent.

Only then did Deidara look behind him. The cold light on the ninja sword made his hair stand on end. He narrowly avoided the attack. Ye Lan's ninja sword only cut off a few strands of Deidara's hair.

Ye Lan secretly sighed and felt sorry. If it wasn’t for Scorpion’s reminder, he would have been able to behead Deidara with that one strike.

"Compared to Itachi and Hoshigaki Kisame, you are very weak. Are you in the same organization as them? Are you an intern or something?" Ye Lan said sarcastically to the young Deidara. If it was that Scorpion, he would not say these words.

"You guy, don't mention that bastard Itachi to me. Who said I'm weaker than them? Let me show you what I'm going to do next." Deidara's eyes were fierce. Now he was indeed easily provoked by Ye Lan. A mouth opened on his strange right hand, and it was unknown what he was chewing. Then he directly formed a seal and a giant clay bird appeared in a puff of smoke.

Without waiting for Ye Lan to step forward, Deidara got on it directly and the giant bird flew straight into the sky.

Can you fly? This kind of ninja is rare, but I can fly, by chance. Ye Lan forms a seal with his fingers, summons spirits, and uses the Thunder Falcon.

Another large cloud of smoke dissipated, and Po Jun appeared at Ye Lan's feet again.

"Ye Lan, don't keep communicating with me. What's the matter this time?" Po Jun complained. He was just trying to seduce another female Thunder Falcon and was about to succeed, but he didn't expect to be communicated with by Ye Lan directly.

"Pojun, I'm really sorry, the enemy this time is a little special." Ye Lan pointed at Deidara who was riding a giant bird in the sky.

When Pojun saw Deidara sitting on a giant bird in the sky, he understood why Ye Lan could communicate with it.

"Brother Ye Lan actually has this huge summoning beast." Hinata said in surprise after seeing Pojun appear. As the eldest daughter of the Hyuga clan, she understood how helpful this giant summoning beast could be.

Hong: "This is the first time I've seen this too. I was worried that Ye Lan wouldn't be able to deal with that Iwagakure renegade ninja named Deidara, but now it seems that Ye Lan has no problem."

That kid looked younger than Deidara, and he had this kind of summoned beast. It seemed that this mission could not be completed. The moment Scorpion saw Pojun, he knew that if the other party wanted to escape, he would definitely be able to escape. He had already thought about retreating.

Maki's face lit up when he saw the situation, and he continued to attack Scorpion more fiercely. At the same time, he said in a low voice that only Scorpion could hear: "Come back to the village with me. Elder Chiyo has been looking for you. Now that the Fourth Kazekage has unfortunately passed away, the village needs your strength now."

"Maki, do you think I can't do anything to you? Don't tell me about that old woman Chiyo!" Scorpion was a little annoyed. The person he didn't want to see most in his life was that damn old woman.

"Lord Chiyo is concerned about your safety. You are the most talented puppeteer in Sunagakure, Scorpion of the Red Sand. You are the most suitable person to inherit the position of Kazekage." Maki continued to persuade, constantly using wind escape to resist Scorpion's attacks.

"Hehe, Fengying?" After hearing what Maki said, Scorpion smiled grimly and stopped his attack.

Maki thought that Scorpion was moved by what he said and wanted to continue, but Scorpion interrupted him and said, "Well, I will show you my artwork. If you still think I can be the Kazekage after seeing it, I will consider it."