"What''s the status? Is Commander alright?" Konomi asked a Hyuga Jounin. The Hyuga Jounin frowned and answered, "A third person appeared out of thin air. However, my view got blocked. It looks like they have applied some seals in the area."

    Konomi frowned and wondered, ''Should we interfere? However, the opponent is too strong. I''m afraid we''ll just get in Commander''s way...''

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    "Sasori, Deidara, let''s set aside our differences for now. We''ll kill this scammer first and settle our battle later." The sudden proposal left Obito dumbfounded. He couldn''t help but wonder, ''Does he plan to make my underlings attack me? Exactly what did I step into?''

    Needless to say, Obito wasn''t afraid. While he found Fujin intriguing, he didn''t see either of the 3 rank S ninjas as a challenge. It was just that the situation was completely out of control. He could see that both Sasori and Deidara were thoughtfully considering his offer.

    Of course, there wasn''t enough trust between them for them to actually accept Fujin''s proposal. While Deidara thought about it seriously, Sasori didn''t even entertain it. He thought, ''There is no doubt that he will stab us in the back if we team up. Once we enter that wind dome, it''s game over for us.

    As expected of a schemer from Konoha. His clone must have fed similar bullshit to Deidara! That kid doesn''t know how devious Konoha ninjas are. They may have a reputation for being soft, but only brainwashed fools believe that! Even now, he''s actively moving the winds to himself.''

    Fujin looked at Deidara''s and Sasori''s reactions and sighed internally, ''A shame. Though useless, seeing them fight Obito would have been a sight to watch. Oh well, it would have been pointless anyway. To think that as many as 4 Akatsuki members, including 2 founding members, would show up in the middle of nowhere... What an interesting day!''

    The battlefield was disturbed yet again as a plant-like being appeared out of the ground. Deidara and Sasori finally saw a familiar face. Black Zetsu asked, "What''s the matter? Why are these two confronting you?"

    Obito didn''t know how to explain the situation. Thankfully, Deidara asked, "Do you know him, Zetsu?"

    White Zetsu answered, "He is a member of Akatsuki too. This mission is a failure. Orochimaru was spotted running towards the Land of Frost. Unfortunately, I couldn''t keep track of him."

    Deidara and Sasori were surprised. They thought, ''So, he wasn''t lying. Instead, Fujin was the one sowing discord. However, did he know that or was he genuine?''

    Even Obito had the same question. However, he knew that he wouldn''t get an answer. He glanced at Fujin, who quickly closed his eyes and muttered, "The Sharingan, huh? So, there was another Uchiha among the ranks of Akatsuki. Interesting..."

    To the surprise of the four Akatsuki members, seals appeared on Fujin''s eyelids as he continued, "That absurd Space Time Ninjutsu surpasses both the Second and the Fourth. For someone to surpass them, I suppose your eyes aren''t just ordinary Sharingans. No, they must be the fabled Mangekyou Sharingan. Sigh, that is scary...

    Not to mention, that plant-like being''s underground speed and stealth is remarkable too. I almost didn''t sense him. Hehehe..."

    Deidara''s eyes twitched as he wondered, ''What the hell is he talking about? Doesn''t he see that he is at a heavy disadvantage? Why is he talking nonsense instead of retreating?''

    Obito also observed Fujin curiously, ''Impressive. He sealed his eyes right when he observed my Sharingan eye. I didn''t even have time to cast a Genjutsu. He also did well to analyze my abilities. So, this is Konoha''s latest genius? Should I let him grow? Or... Should I take this opportunity to eliminate him?''

    A wide grin appeared on his face as he laughed, "If you can''t, then this battle will be decided by whether I run out of chakra first or you are unable to maintain that form. Hahahaha! This is even more exciting than fighting Orochimaru!"

    Obito and the rest had dark expressions when they heard Fujin''s laughter. All had the same thought running through their minds, ''Unseal your eyes if you want excitement!''

    Unfortunately, Fujin''s relentless assault left them with no time to retort. They knew it would only take a few seconds for Fujin''s wind domain to encircle the entire battlefield. It wouldn''t take too long after that for the Winds controlled by Fujin to flood the entire area.

    When that happened, the only escape route Sasori and Deidara would have was underground. However, Sasori wasn''t too confident in that escape route after what happened earlier.

    Sasori counterattacked with iron dust while he and Deidara desperately dodged all attacks. Unlike Obito, they couldn''t turn intangible. They could only be thankful that they weren''t under the intense assault that Obito was. Especially Deidara, who seemed to have it much easier.

    Obito couldn''t help but wonder, ''Why is he taking it easy on Deidara? Is there really something going on or is he just sowing seeds of discord?''

    When Obito reached Sasori, the Third Kazekage''s puppet unleashed all the Iron Dust it had to create several protective layers to stop Fujin''s relentless assault temporarily. Obito placed his right hand on the Hiruko puppet, extended his left hand to Deidara and said, "Quickly hold me!"

    At that moment, Deidara''s hands were in his bag, eating clay. Before he could move his hands, Fujin''s laughter roared once again as he shouted, "Now, Deidara!"

    [A/N: Next Chapter: Betrayal!]

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