Naruto: Start By Punching Trees And Shocking Kurama!

"Leader..."

"Leave the rest to us."

The two people, who had been quite incompatible with each other now, were now acting in perfect unison.

Pain looked at the two, and the killing intent in his eyes became stronger.

He wasn't stupid and could tell at a glance that these two were trying to protect those cultists.

"What about the information on the Ichibi's Jinchuriki?"

"Are you two trying to die?"

When Nagato thought about how these two guys ignored his orders, he was so angry that he wanted to send them straight to the Pure Land.

Deidara was sweating bullets.

This time, he truly had no idea how to talk his way out of it. When he thought that his companions were going to be killed by Pain, he subtly moved his hands behind his back and prepared to fight to the death with Pain.

But at this time, Sasori spoke up.

"Leader..."

"We joined the cult to gather intelligence on the Ichibi's Jinchuriki."

When Deidara heard this, he knew there was still a chance of recovery, so he quickly agreed.

"Yeah! Exactly!"

"That's totally what happened!"

For the first time, he didn't find Sasori annoying anymore.

To make it more convincing, Sasori even leaked a bit of intel about the 'Holy Son'.

It can't be helped… Most of the Cult Mechanicus's members here are the core members of the church.

Every loss made Sasori's mechanical core twitch in pain.

When Nagato heard what Sasori said about how he was about to get close to the Ichibi's Jinchuriki and that he would be able to capture him without any effort in a while, his suspicions gradually faded.

'So they were undercover in the enemy organization?'

'Did I misjudge them?'

Hearing that they had indeed gathered crucial intelligence and were on the verge of completing their mission, Pain's doubts vanished entirely.

Considering that today's consumption was quite huge, he thought about it and decided to let Sasori and Deidara handle it.

"Okay, I'll leave it to you."

"Remember not to miss the next meeting."

After saying this, Pain took the other Pains away from the spot.

Only when they were absolutely sure the leader was gone did Sasori and Deidara finally exhale in relief.

But when the two looked at each other again, they drew their weapons at the same time, completely losing the brotherly friendship they had shown in front of Pain just now.

"Sasori-danna, I appreciate what you did back there."

"But that fortress belongs to our Scientific Truth Society!"

"Hmph!"

"Now that we know you are a heretic, how dare you compete with us?"

The two of them didn't agree on anything and just started fighting.

When the two cults' members hiding nearby saw Sasori and Deidara fighting, they immediately rushed over to support them.

The dispute between the two cults once again began over this land fortress...

But no one noticed that Haido, who was lying on the ground, had disappeared at some point.

After Temujin received the news that his companions had found the Gelel's Vein, he took the seriously injured Haido and rushed there frantically...

…

"Naruto!"

"The Cult Mechanicus can't afford to lose Sasori-senpai!"

"We have to go back and save him!"

Gaara and Kankuro begged desperately.

That guy in the sky made them feel their own weakness once again.

'Our Cult Mechanicus...'

'is still too weak!'

Naruto rubbed his temples, his head pounding.

He seemed to be wearing a mask of pain at this moment, and his expression was very strange.

'Bro… please don't put me in your camp!'

'I don't want to be the leader of your cult.'

'Besides…'

'What the hell is up with that guy Sasori?!'

'Aren't you worried that you might be captured by Akatsuki and have the Biju extracted from you when you go to rescue that guy?'

Naruto suddenly understood Hiruzen's stress headaches.

Seeing their miserable expressions, Naruto sent a shadow clone to confirm Pain had really left before reluctantly leading them back.

But as soon as Naruto and Sakura came back, they saw the two cults started fighting again...

The most important thing is that the leaders of both sides are actually Sasori and Deidara!!!

"Damn it! I call you Sasori-danna because I respect you as my senior."

"If you don't hand over the fortress to our Scientific Truth Society today, don't blame me for being rude!"

Deidara clenched his clay, pointing at Sasori as he started shouting.

Sasori was not good at speaking and did not respond to the kid. Instead, he simply commanded his puppets and followers to slaughter the enemies.

"Damn it!!"

"Sasori, don't you dare go too far!"

Seeing his comrades fall one after another, Deidara could no longer hold back. He began hurling clay bombs around, reaping lives like a scythe through wheat.

The followers of the Cult Mechanical fell like harvested crops under the bomb barrage.

Seeing this, Gaara and Kankuro immediately rushed in to support, leaving Naruto, Sakura, and Shikamaru standing there in stunned confusion.

"I... I think maybe we should just head back?"

Seeing that the situation was rapidly deteriorating, Shikamaru cautiously suggested.

Because he found that the faces of the two former Cult Leaders were livid.

If Naruto and Sakura joined the fight, Shikamaru felt things would only get worse.

And judging by the battlefield...

That cult leader from before seemed to have been taken out by some mysterious figure.

Having finally resolved the crisis of the Fourth Shinobi World War, Shikamaru really didn't want these two teammates to cause any more trouble.

"Let them die for all I care!"

"Let's go!"

Naruto and Sakura had similar thoughts. They wanted nothing to do with these two utterly deranged cults.

"Wait!"

"Let's go find that old man Kahiko first."

Just when Naruto was about to open the portal to Konoha, he suddenly discovered that Temujin was nowhere to be seen.

'Oh no!!'

'I actually forgot about him!'

Naruto smacked his forehead, feeling a little regretful.

After all, the royal blood in this kid is the key to unlocking the Gelel's Stone.

'If someone else got their hands on that vein...'

'The Shinobi World might really be blown to smithereens.'

Thinking of this, Naruto quickly dragged his teammates toward the merchant caravan's last known location.

But when the three arrived at the scene, all they found were corpses and the wreckage of carriages, and there's no survivors in sight.

"This..."

"What the hell happened??"

Shikamaru was completely baffled and looked at Naruto in confusion.

Recalling all the strange behaviors Naruto had shown during this mission, it was clear he knew something the others didn't.

"Naruto, you must know something, right?"

"And what was that stone in Haido's hand?"

Shikamaru remembered that Temujin and Haido wielded powers completely different from Chakra.

Plus, the caravan being suddenly attacked...

It only deepened the fog of mystery in Shikamaru's mind.

Sakura also turned to Naruto. She also discovered the advanced technology inside the fortress. The technology used was completely different from that in the Shinobi World.

These outsiders seemed to be using some kind of special power.

"It's the Gelel's Stone."

"This thing possesses immense power..."

"It can be said that it is not much different from Chakra."

Naruto explained the miraculous properties of the stone and made up a random excuse to explain about how the old man Kahiko was guarding the Gelel's Veins...

Meanwhile, Temujin was taking Haido to the underground of the Gelel's Veins, with the old man Kahiko kneeling and crying beside him.

"Child! We're of the same bloodline!"

"You can't do this!"

Haido grabbed a stone and greedily absorbed its energy. His severely injured body recovered instantly.

He raised his leg and kicked the old man away. Then, he looked at the veins around him that were flashing with faint light and couldn't help but burst into maniacal laughter.

"Hahahahahaha!"

"Now, let's see who can stop me!!"

"How dare that damn purple-eyed Shinobi call himself a god?"

"Hmph, I'll show you what the power of a real God looks like!"