Naruto World, Akatsuki Organization.
Tch!! The old man is so annoying."
Deidara raised an eyebrow slightly. Looking at the Third Tsuchikage Ōnoki chatting with him on the screen, he was a bit speechless.
Although he had always been watching the comment section, this was his first time posting.
He didn't expect that as soon as he posted, the old man would come out and catch him. This made Deidara show a rather helpless expression.
If he had known, he wouldn't have jumped out.
"Deidara, you seem very happy." Sasori looked at Deidara. At this moment, he could clearly see that Deidara was communicating with the Third Tsuchikage with a smile.
"It's impossible not to be happy. After all, if nothing unexpected happened, Deidara would be the one to become the next Tsuchikage."
White Zetsu looked at Deidara with a smile and said, "But, unfortunately, he was abducted by Itachi."
Although Deidara was targeted by the Akatsuki Organization, the ones who executed the 'abduction' plan were Itachi and the others.
This was also why Itachi and Deidara didn't get along.
However, White Zetsu was right about one thing: if nothing unexpected happened, Deidara would definitely be the next Tsuchikage, considering his talent and age.
He was the strongest of the current young generation in Iwagakure. If he hadn't caused so much 'destruction' within the Village, it's unlikely Ōnoki would have kicked him out.
"Hmph!" Deidara snorted coldly, putting away his smile as he looked at White Zetsu and said chillingly, "Sorry, but that old man never intended to hand the position of Tsuchikage to me. Even if he did, I wouldn't care for it."
"Because what I pursue is art! I'm sure Sasori-danna can understand me."
As he spoke, Deidara looked toward Sasori. In a sense, Sasori and Deidara shared very similar points.
That is, if neither of them had betrayed their Villages, they both definitely had the potential to become Kage.
"..." Sasori remained silent. Deidara could still turn back, but he could not.
If he went back, his grandmother would likely kill him herself. Sasori knew very well what he had done.
He had killed the Third Kazekage, known as the strongest, and turned him into a puppet.
This led to Sunagakure's defeat in the Third Ninja World War.
It could be said that Sasori was the sinner of the entire Sunagakure.
Deidara was different. Everyone in the Akatsuki Organization knew that of all their members, the only one who could potentially return to his Village...
Seemed to be only Deidara. He hadn't actually caused much trouble in the Ninja World. Although his combat power wasn't low, at this stage, he really hadn't done anything major.
His status as a rogue Ninja was something he had essentially given himself; it wasn't official yet.
If Deidara returned to Iwagakure now, he would at most be imprisoned for a symbolic period before being released.
After completing a few more missions, he would likely become the Tsuchikage as a matter of course.
Black Zetsu also seemed to be following the comment section. He spoke slowly, "Oh? That Joseph responded."
"He responded? What did he say?" Kisame grew interested and entered the comment section without a second thought.
The rest of the Akatsuki Organization did the same.
Joseph Joestar: "Rengoku Kyojuro, @Deidara, about that... at the time, I was lying on a slab of rock and fell into the sea. A passing fishing boat rescued me."
Joseph Joestar: "I was really lucky that time. I thought I was a goner for sure. I even cheerfully attended my own funeral."
Rengoku Kyojuro: "Funeral? How did that happen?"
Tanjiro: "Eh?! You attended your own funeral? Did they not know you were still alive?"
Deidara: "In other words, you've already 'died' once?"
Joseph Joestar: "Ah, in a sense, that's true. But I'm still alive now."
Ōnoki: "Hey! You brat! Don't ignore me! Tell me where you are right now!!!"
Ōnoki: "Fine, I don't care where you are. Just get back to the Village immediately. The Ninja World hasn't been peaceful lately."
Deidara: "Shut up, you old geezer. I am pursuing eternal art. Once my [Tiamat] is complete, you'll see how wrong you were."
Fujimaru Ritsuka: "?????????? Tiamat?"
Gilgamesh: "??????"
Ramses II: "??????"
Roman: "??????"
Merlin: "It should just be a codename."
Deidara: "Ah, pretty much. After seeing the author's previous video, that being named Tiamat was incredibly powerful. I want to try and see if I can mimic a portion of that power."
Ōnoki: "Are you an idiot?! That being is clearly more terrifying than a Tailed Beast! Even Uchiha Madara couldn't possibly defeat her."
Deidara: "Old man, you're so annoying! Since I've decided to do this, I have a certain degree of confidence that I can succeed!"
Ōnoki: "Even if you create it, it will just be an empty shell."
Deidara: "How will we know if we don't try?!"
Deidara was currently in a heated argument with the Third Tsuchikage, Ōnoki.
As they argued, they forgot all about Joseph, and so did everyone else.
Naruto World, Konoha Village.
"This is quite something. They were talking about that Joseph person at first, but as soon as those two showed up, the topic changed."
Jiraiya looked at the argument between Deidara and Ōnoki in the comments with a smile.
Clearly, he was just there for the entertainment.
"Yes, but that Deidara seems to be the disciple of the Third Tsuchikage, Ōnoki. He was originally a candidate for the next Tsuchikage, but for some reason, he became a rogue Ninja."
Kakashi shared the intel on Deidara, his tone sounding somewhat subtle.
"Eh?! The next Tsuchikage?! Why would he become a rogue Ninja?!" Naruto was exceptionally shocked, not understanding why someone set to become a 'Kage' would choose to be a rogue.
"..."
Sasuke also frowned slightly, because he also wanted to know why such a genius Ninja, qualified to be a Tsuchikage, would become a rogue.
After all, even Naruto knew the weight of being a 'Kage'; his own goal was to become Hokage.
Kakashi said, "I don't know. It's said it was to pursue some kind of art, which is why he became a rogue Ninja. However, Iwagakure hasn't officially declared him a rogue."
"But he has been quite active on other battlefields..."
Just as Kakashi finished speaking, he seemed to see something and said in surprise, "Oh? The latest video is starting?"
"Eh?!"
Naruto immediately stopped caring about Deidara's business. He looked at the video screen and asked, "Is it starting?"
"What is it this time?"
Sasuke also silently activated his Two-Tomoe Sharingan, clearly prepared to watch the video.
As they watched the video with rapt attention, a line of text appeared on it.
NO.8, The Battle Between Brothers.