Looking down at the two from above, Konan's gaze actually mainly fell on Obito.
After all, in her eyes, Deidara was just a little brat who liked explosions.
When it came to explosions, she was much more suitable than Deidara.
Without his clay, Deidara could only die together with his enemy.
Whereas she could easily turn her body into explosive tags, having immeasurably more ammunition than Deidara.
"Then let's hurry up and find him..."
The excited Deidara, throwing caution to the wind, immediately prepared to head to the place where the Three-Tails' Chakra had erupted.
But a heavy blow from behind made him roll his eyes and faint.
Deidara never expected to be knocked out by a teammate.
Especially by Tobi, someone he had never really guarded against.
Tobi's erratic personality made it hard for him to be vigilant.
And now he had been knocked out by him.
"What are you planning to do?"
Konan wasn't surprised by Obito's action. She asked calmly, "This time, besides Takumi, Orochimaru's people are also here."
"We don't need to worry about Orochimaru's people. If it were Orochimaru himself, I'd have a headache, but his underlings are not worth mentioning."
Obito reverted to his original voice. "You, on the other hand, why was this information delivered so slowly?"
Facing Obito's scrutinizing gaze, Konan's expression didn't change at all.
"Takumi was already gone when I set out. It took some time to inquire about his whereabouts."
Konan said calmly. "It also took some time to find you."
"Is that so?"
Obito was dubious, but he didn't dwell on the issue.
Although he felt something was off, the Akatsuki's members were still of great use to him.
Moreover, Konan's identity was special. If he killed Konan here, it might cause problems with Nagato.
"Who did Takumi bring with him?"
Obito continued asking.
"Three Genin."
Konan said. "One of them is from the Hyuga Clan. The other two are also skilled in tracking."
"I see."
Obito nodded. "You take Deidara and leave first. He won't be needed for this mission. I'll bring back the Three-Tails."
"Understood."
Konan nodded, then waved her hand, and a large amount of paper wrapped around the unconscious Deidara, bringing him to her side.
"I'll go back first and inform Nagato about this situation."
She said, then turned and flew away.
Watching Konan leave, Obito withdrew his gaze and turned to look at the lake where the Three-Tails was located in the distance.
In the night, he couldn't see that lake through the dense forest.
But he knew he had to be cautious this time.
Otherwise, facing Takumi head-on, he might suffer a loss.
Although with Kamui, he didn't think he would lose too badly, Takumi had already given him too many surprises.
He didn't want accidents to happen to him.
At least not until he completed his plan.
Returning to the shore, Takumi frowned deeply.
The thick mist obscured his vision.
Even his Observation Haki couldn't see too far.
However, his early warning ability was still there. Even if someone attacked, with his reaction speed, he didn't need to worry too much.
But he worried about the other three.
Kabuto and Guren, although submerged by the lake's waves, would certainly be fine.
After all, they were all powerful Shinobi.
If they washed up near Hinata and the others, things would be bad.
He needed to figure out Hinata and the others' location first.
"Strange, I clearly came back the way I left. Why haven't I seen them?"
Takumi frowned.
Although the mist was thick, he could still see several meters around him.
This shore was very familiar; it was near where he had separated from Hinata and the others.
But Hinata and the other two weren't here.
This made him even more worried.
Fortunately, there were no signs of a fight nearby.
That reassured him a bit.
"Hmm?"
Suddenly, he sensed something.
Someone was near him.
He quickly approached.
Soon, through the mist, he saw a figure.
A very familiar figure.
It was Kiba.
But Kiba's state was off now.
He walked slowly, his eyes dazed and lifeless, as if he had lost consciousness.
And the moment he saw Takumi, Kiba paused for a moment, then quickly rushed over.
He ran quickly on all fours, moving fast.
His fingernails became long and sharp, and beast-like teeth appeared in his mouth, obviously having entered a combat state.
But his eyes were still vacant.
Takumi easily dodged Kiba's attack, and as they passed each other, he understood Kiba's current state.
He was under a Genjutsu.
If he remembered correctly, it should be the influence of the mist.
Slap!
He slapped Kiba on the back, infusing his own Chakra into him, helping Kiba restore his disordered Chakra to normal.
Kiba's mind immediately recovered.
"Huh?"
Kiba came to, somewhat confused.
He remembered being with Hinata and Shino.
Then suddenly a thick fog came, and he got separated from them.
Then he remembered seemed to encounter an enemy wearing a cloud-patterned uniform, though he didn't see the face clearly.
But the next moment, the enemy disappeared.
Instead, Takumi appeared before him.
All these changes left him completely unaware of what had happened.
"What happened to me?"
He looked around blankly, not seeing Hinata or Shino. "Takumi? Why are you here?"
"You were under a Genjutsu."
Takumi said impatiently. "Be careful of this mist. It's created by the Tailed Beast and can put people under Genjutsu."
"Do you remember where Hinata and Shino are?"
Although he thought it unlikely, if Kiba did remember, it would undoubtedly save some time.
"Genjutsu?"
Kiba was startled, then frowned and recalled, "I only remember that after the thick fog came, I got separated from them, and then I encountered an enemy..."
"Ah! So I was under a Genjutsu back then?"
Kiba finally realized.
Seeing this, Takumi couldn't help but sigh. "Forget it. Can you smell their scent?"
"..."
Kiba twitched his nose and nodded. "I can smell it. It's faint, but I can definitely smell it."
"That's great then."
Takumi breathed a sigh of relief. At least Kiba wasn't completely useless.
Soon, with the help of Kiba's sense of smell, the two found Hinata and Shino outside the mist.
"Thank goodness!"
Hinata saw Takumi and Kiba emerge together and breathed a sigh of relief.
"I told you, you have to trust your teammates."
Shino had an expression as if this should be the case.
He was always like this, very calm, almost never losing his composure.
He really didn't seem like a twelve or thirteen-year-old kid.