["Let's head to the Hidden Sand Village first to scout for some information."
Through the Authority of the Herrscher of the Void, Uchiha Hoshi arrived at the Hidden Sand Village. Using her Sharingan, she hypnotized several Sand Ninja and learned from them everything that had happened in the village recently.
"In other words, some group called the Akatsuki captured the Hidden Sand Village's jinchuriki."
After obtaining the information, Uchiha Hoshi grasped the key point with precision.
"Speaking of which, I really haven't carefully studied those tailed beasts."
"But, as aggregates of chakra, what is their underlying principle?"
"Logically, creatures like tailed beasts shouldn't have been born in the first place."
Uchiha Hoshi began to wonder if she should capture a couple of tailed beasts for research.
"For now, though, I'll follow those Sand Ninja and see what this Akatsuki is all about."
As she spoke, Uchiha Hoshi seemed to recall something, and a smile spread across her lips.
"After all, I remember that a certain someone was sent to be an undercover agent in this organization. One way or another, I ought to check in and see how he's doing."]
Orochimaru: "Speaking of undercover agents, I think I know who it is."
Samui: "No kidding. With a Sharingan that obvious, who wouldn't see it?"
A: "By the way, your Akatsuki has undercover agents in it; why aren't you saying anything?"
Zetsu: "It doesn't matter. We don't care who they are or where they come from, as long as they can complete the missions. No one cares about anything else."
[Following her perception, Uchiha Hoshi found Deidara and Sasori first.
"!!!"
Watching Uchiha Hoshi suddenly appear, Deidara and Sasori sprang up from Gaara's body.
"You... you are Uchiha Hoshi?" At that moment, Deidara broke out in a cold sweat.
"No, to be more accurate, she should be called the First Herrscher." Not only Deidara, but even Sasori became tense.
Although Uchiha Hoshi had grown quite a bit since she first became a Herrscher, and her clothing didn't make her look like a ninja at all—in fact, she didn't even give off the aura of a powerful person—they still treated her like a formidable enemy.
But Uchiha Hoshi didn't take these two seriously. Instead, she looked at Gaara lying behind them.
"Was the tailed beast forcibly extracted?"
Then, Uchiha Hoshi looked at Deidara and the other, asking, "Shukaku has already been extracted by you; where did you take it?"
"Heh~ do you think we'd tell you?"
Deidara was silently converting clay, starting to disperse microscopic clay bombs into the air that were invisible to the naked eye.
These bombs were like bacteria, entering the human body through breathing or even the skin, traveling through the blood vessels to every part of the body.
Once detonated, they could dismantle an enemy at the microscopic level!
But unfortunately, even though these clay bombs were small enough, they still couldn't penetrate Uchiha Hoshi's body.
Before they could even get close to her, they were annihilated by the excessive Honkai Energy she was constantly emitting.
Don't underestimate the Honkai Energy of someone who is both a Herrscher and a Fusion Warrior!
"Hey, hey, hey~ isn't this too exaggerated?"
As the creator of these bombs, Deidara could naturally sense them, and that was precisely why he found it so ridiculous.
The Honkai Energy inside this person was simply too terrifying!
He had no doubt that this person could kill them both just by releasing Honkai Energy.
Beside Deidara, the faint sound of hidden mechanisms clicking came from under Sasori's cloak; he was clearly preparing a puppet.
Unfortunately, everything they did was laid bare before Uchiha Hoshi's eyes!
Setting aside her powerful sensory abilities, her Authority alone allowed her to see everything within her line of sight.
Even things invisible to the naked eye!
It could be said that their little tricks appeared utterly laughable to Uchiha Hoshi.
"As ninjas go, you are indeed strong. But unfortunately, you are only ninjas."
Uchiha Hoshi looked at Deidara. "Your bombs are somewhat interesting. They've given me... a bit of inspiration."
Crack~
As soon as Uchiha Hoshi finished speaking, Sasori suddenly looked as if he were falling apart, collapsing onto the ground and remaining motionless.
"Sasori-danna? How did you... ghk~"
Seeing Sasori stop moving, Deidara didn't even know what had happened before he suddenly clutched his chest.
Deidara felt as if a massive amount of necrosis had appeared in the lungs within his chest, making it impossible to breathe.
He was actually experiencing difficulty breathing and oxygen deprivation.]
Deidara: "You, what did you do to us?"
Sasori: "My body broke down; could there be a problem with the threads?"
Third Herrscher - Uzumaki Karin: "Can't you see it? The black mist in the air."
A: "Hey, Hokage, didn't you say New Konoha was all well? Why has the Third Herrscher popped up? What exactly happened in New Konoha!?"
Tsunade: "..."
["Don't worry, I have no intention of killing you. At least, not yet."
Click, click, click~
Hearing the approaching sound of high heels clicking against the ground, Deidara's expression turned fierce as he stuffed a wad of clay into his chest.
"Haha~ D-damn it... I... I can't breathe, but... my art will never be looked down upon!"
Watching Deidara still trying to struggle, Uchiha Hoshi sighed and placed her hand on his shoulder, instantly sealing the chakra in his body so he couldn't mobilize it.
"How... is this possible!?"
Deidara looked at his chest, where there should have been a mouth modified by beta.
It was supposed to be able to gather all the chakra in his body at his heart, but now, that mouth wouldn't move!
"Now, you can answer my question. Regarding the Honkai Energy here, do you have anything that can enlighten me?" Uchiha Hoshi asked slowly.
Honkai Energy?
There was such a thing, it seemed.
While they were extracting the jinchuriki's chakra, the Honkai Energy had been rising constantly.
But because they were at the critical moment of extracting chakra, they hadn't stopped even though they were somewhat concerned.
White Zetsu had also gone out to gather intelligence; it seemed the Honkai Energy in this entire area was rising.
However, since they hadn't been attacked by Honkai Beasts and this place was far from civilization with no Zombies, they hadn't cared.
"Extracting the jinchuriki's chakra? What did you use to extract it?"
Just as Deidara was reminiscing, Uchiha Hoshi suddenly spoke.
Deidara subconsciously thought of the Gedo Mazo, but then he instantly realized that he hadn't spoken just now. Why did Uchiha Hoshi know what he was thinking?
Could it be... she can read minds!]