Chapter 266 Both Imprisoned

Gaara looked at Sasuke, the shock still in his heart not subsiding.

He secretly made up his mind to practice harder and improve his strength so as not to be left far behind by Sasuke again.

Sasuke walked up to Deidara and looked down at him.

Deidara raised his head, his eyes full of unwillingness and anger.

But he also knew that he had already lost and there was no point in struggling any further.

Kimimaro put Scorpion down and stood aside expressionlessly. Scorpion stood up in a somewhat embarrassed manner, with a complicated look on his face.

Deidara's eyes widened, his face full of shock and confusion.

It was hard for him to imagine that someone as powerful as Big Brother Scorpion could be defeated.

"Brother Scorpion, what happened? How come this guy is so strong?" Deidara asked anxiously.

Scorpion was silent for a moment, then slowly spoke: "This guy's strength is beyond my expectations. I was careless this time."

"You two, please listen to me first. I am Emperor Shi Tian, ​​from the Medicine King Palace. I wonder if you two are interested in joining us?"

Naruto chose the right moment and spoke slowly.

His voice echoed in the air, carrying an inexplicable allure.

Sasori and Deidara were stunned at first, then looked at each other.

Deidara raised the corner of his mouth, revealing a disdainful smile, which was full of contempt: "Medicine King Palace? Humph, it's just a small force that we have never heard of. Do you think it is worthy of us to join? We have our own path and pursuits. How can we get involved with nameless people like you?"

When Naruto heard this, he did not get angry, but instead burst into laughter. His laughter was so loud that the air around him seemed to tremble slightly.

"It doesn't matter. You may look down on me today, but one day, you will willingly submit to me."

Before he finished speaking, the Mangekyō Sharingan in his eyes began to spin rapidly. There seemed to be a deep vortex hidden in his eyes, emitting a mysterious and powerful power.

In an instant, a strange light flashed, and Scorpion and Deidara only felt a flash before their eyes, and then they were drawn into the spiritual space.

In a cage in the spirit space, Deidara seemed to have suddenly lost all his composure, and he shouted in disbelief:

"Hey, hey, Brother Scorpion, did you see that? The guy wearing the weird ice sculpture mask, his eyes, are those Mangekyō Sharingan? But why are they light blue? This is different from Itachi's Sharingan!"

Deidara jumped back and forth in the cage, his eyes filled with fear of the unknown and uncontrollable curiosity.

Scorpion's brows furrowed even tighter, the deep furrows seemed able to pinch a fly to death, and the solemn look in his eyes became more and more intense, like the dark clouds before a storm.

He snorted coldly and said in a low voice: "Humph, no matter what kind of eyes those are, the guy wearing the mask should not be underestimated. We can't be like lambs to be slaughtered. We must find a way to leave here as soon as possible."

After saying that, Scorpion's sharp eyes scanned around the cage like an eagle, not missing any corner that might hide a flaw, trying to find a glimmer of hope in this seemingly clueless strange space.

Deidara was like a wild beast trapped in a cage, scratching his head irritably, and his originally wild golden hair was scratched into a mess like a chicken coop.

His face flushed, his eyes burning with anger, he yelled at the top of his voice: "What the hell is going on in this place? How can we get out? And what is the conspiracy of that damn guy to bring us here?"

While muttering, he waved his fist and smashed the cage hard.

The dull echo from the collision of the fist and the cage seemed particularly abrupt in this silent space, as if it was the cage's merciless mockery of their weakness and helplessness.

At this moment, an angry voice like rumbling thunder came slowly from the other end of the cage: "Can you two be quiet for me!"

There was endless anger in that voice, as if it would break through the cage and swallow them up in the next second.

Deidara and Sasori were stunned for a moment as if they were under a spell, and then they looked at each other.

Their eyes were filled with disbelief, and they exclaimed in unison: "That's Kakuzu's voice!"

There was an undisguised surprise in that voice; they had never expected to hear Kakuzu's voice here.

"Kakuzu? You are here too?" After being surprised, Deidara showed a hint of surprise on his face, as if Kakuzu's appearance gave him a glimmer of hope.

"Hmph, it looks like we've all fallen into the hands of that masked guy." Scorpion's voice remained steady, but there was a hint of thought in his eyes.

Kakuzu's figure gradually emerged from the darkness. He glared at the two men impatiently, "Don't expect me to do anything. I've been trapped here for a long time. This damn place seems to be able to suppress my power."

Deidara pouted, "That won't do, Kakuzu. You've lived for so long, you must have some ideas."

Just as they were arguing, the space around them suddenly flashed with strange light, and runes appeared on the wall.

Naruto's teasing voice echoed throughout the spiritual space: "Don't waste your energy. Your strength will be weakened here. Submitting to me obediently is your best choice."

"Dream on!" Scorpion responded angrily. His puppet arm began to deform and tried to attack the rune. However, as soon as it made contact, a powerful force knocked him back.

Deidara was not to be outdone and began to make seals with his hands: "Hmph, I don't believe I can't blow up this broken place." He summoned a clay bomb and threw it at a part of the cage, but the bomb disappeared without a trace the moment it hit the cage.

Kakuzu watched all this coldly. He seemed to have sensed some secrets of this space. "This is a space that relies on mental power to maintain itself. That guy's Mangekyō Sharingan should be the key. We have to find a way to destroy his mental control over this space."

When Deidara and Sasori heard this, a light flashed in their eyes, like a meteor streaking through the darkness. Deidara couldn't wait to ask, "Do you have a good idea?"

Kakuzu looked at Deidara deeply, his eyes were deep and meaningful, as if they contained endless stories.

He said slowly: "Huh, I have been locked up in this damn place for so long, if there was a way, would I still be here?"

Kakuzu paused, a trace of awe for the powerful force flashed in his eyes, and continued: "Do you know the power of the Nine-Tailed Fox? It is a kind of power that can destroy the world. When I fought with him, that overwhelming strength, with just one move, was enough to make the opponent unable to fight back. Even if we can escape from here, what can we do in the face of such power? Even with such a terrifying existence, we are no more than a mantis trying to stop a chariot." There was a hint of helplessness and self-mockery in Kakuzu's tone, and he shook his head as he spoke.