"Boring." Sasori let out a light sigh and turned to walk towards the Land of Demons.
"Oh, by the way, please help me keep an eye on the Land of Demons. There lives a monster called Chimei there. Legend has it that it was left over from the time of the Sage of Six Paths. If anyone unlocks the seal, please remember to inform me. I need a more powerful summoning beast." Fujiwara Kirito's voice sounded again.
"I get it, I get it. You're even more annoying than Pain." Sasori waved his hand impatiently.
The cave stronghold where the One-Tail was sealed.
The ground was in a mess, with rubble and broken puppets everywhere.
Obito looked at Zetsu and asked him about the details.
"Sasori's chakra can no longer be sensed. Deidara's chakra is underground seven hundred meters to the northwest. It seems he has escaped. As for Fujiwara Kirito, that guy seems to have the means to conceal chakra. I've never really been able to sense him," Black Zetsu replied.
"Tsk, that guy!" Obito let out a light click of his tongue. Whenever he mentioned Kirito, a strong sense of fear would emerge in his eyes.
Then he seemed to have thought of something and quickly adjusted his tone, turning into a scoundrel with a wretched look. "So, Senior Zetsu, since Senior Sasori is dead and there's a vacant position in the Akatsuki organization, can I officially join?"
"Uh…" Black Zetsu and White Zetsu had black lines on their foreheads, speechless about Obito's sudden change.
Then they reacted, and Black Zetsu said in a deep voice, "Let's find Sasori's ring first."
"Hi hi." Obito, who had transformed into a goofball again, was suddenly full of energy and began searching quickly.
After a while, the puppet arm with the 'Jade' ring was found.
Zetsu walked up to the 'Father' and 'Mother' puppets, looked at the puppet lying between them, and after confirming that it was truly Sasori, murmured, "Is this Sasori's true form?"
"Senior Zetsu, I found it, I found it. I found the ring left by Senior Sasori!" Tobi, who was far away, was holding Sasori's ring and waved to Zetsu happily.
"How can it be that easy to join?" White Zetsu showed off his acting skills.
"Isn't this good? Tobi is a good kid." Black Zetsu gave a different answer from White Zetsu. The three cautious people started to sing a three-person song without a fourth person.
"He's indeed a good kid. He's just an old kid over a hundred years old." A clear voice suddenly sounded in the air. Zetsu and Obito subconsciously looked up, only to see Fujiwara Kirito with a pair of lavender wings on his back. He leaned forward and flew down, landing on the ground, raising a large cloud of dust.
"Oh, Kirito-kun, this is a pretty cool wing technique. Is it a new ninjutsu you developed?" White Zetsu exclaimed.
"I guess so," Kirito answered casually, then glanced at Sasori and said in a surprised tone, "It seems Sasori is already dead. It's really a pity. I wouldn't have been so lazy if I had known this earlier."
"What are you doing here?" Obito frowned and returned to his usual tone as Uchiha Madara.
"My shadow clone was defeated by that Uzumaki clan brat and the Fifth Hokage's daughter. Just like you, I came here to retrieve the ring. What's wrong with that? Or do I need your permission to go anywhere, Uchiha Madara-sama?"
Kirito teased with a playful smile on his face.
Obito frowned, thinking to himself that this guy probably never believed he was Uchiha Madara. "Watch your attitude towards me. I'm still an intern of the Akatsuki organization—Tobi."
Kirito continued to tease, "Okay, Tobi. Then shouldn't you call me Senior Kirito?"
"Okay, Senior Kirito. But from today on, I'm also an official member of the Akatsuki organization. Please give me your guidance." Obito suppressed the anger in his heart, put on his usual goofy look, put on the ring, and saluted Kirito.
Seeing Obito being humiliated, White Zetsu couldn't help but laugh like a pig. "Haha, Kirito is really the nemesis of Tobi."
"Shut up, White Zetsu." Black Zetsu turned his gaze to Kirito and changed the subject. "Kirito, what exactly happened here?"
Kirito spoke nonsense in a serious tone: "According to the memory of my shadow clone, the battlefield was divided into three areas at that time. My shadow clone fought against Uzumaki Karin, the disciple of the Fifth Hokage, and her daughter Chinatsu."
"Sasori dealt with his grandmother Chiyo and that tomboy Haruno Sakura. As for Deidara, he took Gaara's body away on the giant clay bird and went to attract the Nine-Tails Jinchūriki. Kakashi followed him. But it seems that he has failed."
"Fortunately, I saved his life. Now I can still sense his chakra."
"I think you know the exact location better than me."
"I've found the ring. As for Deidara, I'll leave it to you. I believe Deidara doesn't want so many people to see his miserable state. Then, I'll go home first."
After saying that, the purple cloud wings behind Kirito shot out, and with a slight vibration, he flew into the sky, circled in the air for half a round, and his body turned into a stream of blue-purple light and disappeared into the sky.
"This guy." Looking at the place where Kirito disappeared, Obito and Zetsu glanced at each other, and a trace of fear flashed across their pupils. They turned around and rushed toward Deidara.
On the other side, after disappearing from the sight of Obito and Zetsu, Kirito used Flying Thunder God and came to the Hokage's office.
At this time, there were only Tsunade and Shizune in the office.
"Lord Kirito, you've really gone too far. Don't you know that this will scare people to death?" Although it was not the first time Kirito suddenly appeared, Shizune was still frightened and couldn't help but complain.
"Sorry. Isn't the matter over there already concluded? I just informed you because I was afraid you'd worry." Kirito said with a smile.
"What's the situation?" Tsunade asked hurriedly after hearing this.
"It's okay. No one died in Konoha this time, but Akatsuki lost a member. I gained a relatively trustworthy subordinate. Although Gaara was deprived of his One-Tail, he survived. Except for some minor Sand ninjas who were killed by Akatsuki in this operation, no important characters died. It can be considered a happy ending," Kirito replied.
"Is the sun rising from the west? You're actually kind enough to save people." Tsunade stood up and gave up her office chair, waved her hand, and signaled Shizune to go out and keep watch.
Kirito sat down on the office chair very naturally, and then took Tsunade into his arms. "I didn't save that Kazekage kid. It was Granny Chiyo of Sunagakure who was moved by Naruto's determination to save Gaara, or maybe by his persuasion. She used the Reincarnation Ninjutsu at the cost of her life and resurrected Gaara."
"And I just gave a Senzu Bean to Chiyo, that old woman who didn't have many years left to live, for Chinatsu's sake."
(End of this chapter)