Chapter 248: Temptation and Attack
"No! Absolutely not!"
Deidara was truly anxious when he heard Black Zetsu's intention to capture Iwagakure prisoners and kill them.
He was a madman who pursued art, but he was clearly not a murderer who liked to use explosions to kill people. Destroying the terrain with explosions gave him the same pleasure as destroying enemies.
He valued his friends more.
Tobi was so upset that Deidara was still worried whether Tobi would be influenced by him before he died.
This was fundamentally different from Black Zetsu, Hidan, and the others.
Therefore, even though he had defected to Iwagakure Village, he had instead stabbed and seized Iwagakure Village himself.
But if he really wanted to slaughter unarmed civilian prisoners in Iwagakure Village, he still couldn't do it!
"Could it be that you can't bear to do it? Or are you still concerned about Iwagakure Village?" Black Zetsu looked at Deidara and actively asked.
To save his mother, no matter how despicable the means, even the so-called ninja and humans were almost indistinguishable from animals in his eyes.
"…"
Deidara was choked. He couldn't publicly admit that he did have feelings for Iwagakure Village.
At a critical moment, Sasori appeared.
"Slaughtering the prisoners? It's just that all we have are Iwagakure Village prisoners. Even if they are slaughtered in public, the impact on the allied forces will be very limited."
Black Zetsu continued to explain: "There are still some Iwagakure ninjas who have escaped and are scattered among the allied forces on the other side. In the face of cruelty and murder, enemies in other villages can bear it, but they can't stand it. At that time, it's very likely that conflict will be triggered and the allied forces will be forced to reveal their shortcomings."
Black Zetsu didn't care about human life, so he didn't mind trying it.
"I still disagree."
Sasori shook his head and refused. He wasn't an Iwagakure rebel and could reveal his position at will.
"Sasori."
Deidara was very emotional to see his partner speaking on his behalf.
At the same time, the other party also objected.
"I object too! I also don't like this kind of civilian murder!"
Kisame frankly objected, holding the Samehada sword on his shoulder.
Although he was cruel in killing his teammates, it was only necessary in missions. Kisame basically didn't like killing, but he hated killing very much.
Black Zetsu frowned. He didn't expect that at this critical moment, there would be so many objections within Akatsuki.
These ninjas were so disgusting!
"Then capture the Iwagakure Ninjas and kill them. We've captured thousands of Iwagakure Ninjas."
Deidara became even more resistant: "Killing ninjas? I'm afraid it will only further stimulate the anger and fighting spirit of the alliance, which will not be good for us."
"It's all just speculation. We won't know if it works until we try it!"
"Then, let the leader decide!"
Black Zetsu was very annoyed and didn't want to argue with these people anymore.
So he turned his gaze to Pain. After all, the final decision had to be made by the nominal leader.
Pain pondered for a moment, seeming hesitant. Seeing this, Kisame immediately added:
"I don't know if it's useful or not, there's no difference between the leader and that bastard named Hanzo."
Kisame already knew Nagato's identity and experience, of course, he guessed his leader's weakness.
Except for Yahiko, Konan, and Jiraiya, just bring up Hanzo as a comparison, and keep hitting Nagato's G-spot hard.
After hearing the word "Hanzo", Pain's paralyzed face couldn't help but move slightly, and gradually became more ferocious.
Actually comparing himself to Hanzo, Kisame became even bolder!
Pain made Kisame stare sharply. But his heart was indeed touched.
No matter what happened, he couldn't become like Hanzo!
So, Pain said softly: "Pain cannot be eliminated."
"To achieve permanent peace, temporary suffering cannot be avoided! But Akatsuki's philosophy is completely different from Hanzo's."
"Akatsuki's main goal is to reach the other side towards world peace. We will not abandon our advantages as ninjas!"
Nagato's words were the same as rejecting Black Zetsu's proposal.
Although he became dark because of Yahiko's death, and although he claimed to be a god, at least he still maintained his humanity.
If he really abandoned his humanity in any way, behaved like an animal, and became like Hanzo, how would the entire ninja world unite in the future? How to achieve permanent peace?
After hearing this, Deidara finally breathed a sigh of relief and secretly glanced at Kisame.
Unexpectedly, although this man with thin eyebrows and small eyes was ugly, his heart was kind.
Is there really a core of ninjas?
"Yay… you lose! Your proposal is rejected!" White Zetsu mocked Black Zetsu.
Black Zetsu suppressed the urge to strangle White Zetsu and continued to say gloomily: "Since you disagree, send someone to attack! It's always right to test the strength of the alliance first."
This time, Pain didn't veto.
Moderate testing was indeed necessary, to see what the ninja alliance was doing behind the wall.
"I'll go! It's safer to monitor and test from the air."
Konan volunteered. She could transform into wings and fly, and she wasn't afraid of most physical attacks, so she was indeed more suitable.
However, Pain immediately rejected her: "No, you can't go!"
The ninja alliance had a large number of people, and no one knew if there were only a few ninjas who could withstand Konan.
He had already lost Yahiko, and he couldn't lose Konan again!
He wouldn't let Konan go to the battlefield unless necessary. Then, Pain turned to Deidara:
"Deidara, do it! It always needs pressure, and your art of explosion is just right. I leave it to you."
Deidara was surprised and then delighted: "Okay, okay, I'll do it, I'll do it!"
No need to kill prisoners, but he could also display his art of explosion to his heart's content. For Deidara, there was no better choice.
He immediately agreed and immediately took out a clay sculpture.
It quickly expanded and transformed into a large clay bird.
His clay was not only powerful in explosive power, but also strong in its ability to change shape at will.
Being able to transform clay into birds and overcome the difficulty of ninjas flying into the sky was enough to defeat most ninjas and ninjutsu.
Deidara excitedly jumped onto the large bird and moved a large amount of clay that had been prepared onto it.
"No, your big bird isn't fast enough. Get on my summoning beast!"
Pain waved his hand, and the Animal Path activated a summoning technique in the village, summoning the Giant Drill-Beaked Bird.
The Giant Drill-Beaked Bird was very fast, several times faster than the large clay bird. In addition, they could also share the Rinnegan's vision and convey the situation of the allied forces behind the wall to Pain.
It wasn't because he didn't trust Deidara, but as a leader, he needed more real information to assess the direction of the war.
"Oh! This summoning beast can also release bombs! Its speed is indeed much faster than my big bird."
After seeing the Giant Drill-Beaked Bird, Deidara became even more excited and didn't hesitate to leave his large bird.
Holding the clay in his hand, he excitedly jumped onto the back of the Giant Drill-Beaked Bird.
"I'll go too! My puppet can only help Deidara survive attacks." Sasori boarded the Giant Drill-Beaked Bird and said seriously.
"Okay, you can go with him. Just watch him and don't let Deidara get too impulsive."
Pain nodded in agreement. Sasori's calmness complemented Deidara's impulsive attitude.
This was one of the reasons why they worked together.
"Huh? Sasori, do you want to join me to fight?"
"Hahaha, then we're sure to win!"
Deidara laughed wildly, his whole body shaking with excitement.
With Sasori here, he no longer had to worry about defense issues. Just unleash his art of explosion hard.
"Sit down quietly."
"Let's go! Ninja Alliance, I'm coming!"
Deidara controlled the Giant Drill-Beaked Bird and took off hard.
Like an arrow from a string, it flew directly out of Iwagakure Village and shot into the sky.
Its speed was so fast that it easily broke the sound barrier, and its acceleration continued.
In just ten seconds, the Giant Drill-Beaked Bird passed through the gap between the two sides, flew into the sky above the ninja alliance, Deidara began to throw clay bombs wildly!
As for the so-called temptation, Deidara had long forgotten it. Moreover, wasn't the most efficient test to use the art of explosion to attack?