Ch.171 Sasori's Experiment!

Boom, boom, boom.

A series of explosions filled the entire valley with smoke!

Swish!

Suddenly, a figure shot out from the smoke of the explosion, and after a few leaps, rushed into a dense forest not far from the valley.

In the high sky.

Hiruko, standing on the back of the giant fusion beast, looked at the figure that had just rushed into the forest below and smiled, "Not bad!"

Deidara, next to him, frowned and spat lightly, "Tch!"

Hiruko said, "This is the Steel Release shinobi. Ordinary ninja tools, ninjutsu, even your explosive clay, can't deal a fatal blow to them!"

Deidara said, "You don't understand my art, hm!"

Hiruko chuckled, "How about I handle this one myself?"

Deidara glared at Hiruko, "No way! Brother Sasori should have finished his part. How could I fall behind? Just you wait, I'll take care of this one!"

With that, he leaped directly from Hiruko's giant fusion beast.

Boom.

Amid a puff of white smoke, a completely white clay bird emerged, carrying Deidara as he fell from the sky and flew into the forest.

Soon, continuous explosions echoed through the forest, and even from high above, the power of the blasts could be felt.

Watching the flashing flames below in the forest, Hiruko sighed, "That guy Deidara better not kill my target."

After a few dozen minutes, the giant fusion beast landed in the forest with Hiruko.

The forest had long since become a mess, littered with various craters of different sizes. In the largest crater, Deidara stood on a charred body, waving to Hiruko.

Hiruko rushed over and inspected the Steel Release shinobi under Deidara's feet. Seeing that the target was still breathing, he finally sighed in relief.

Deidara grinned, "Even if his body can resist explosions, his internal organs can't withstand the shock! That's the beauty of art!"

Hiruko had no interest in discussing art with Deidara.

In his eyes, power was everything. What he was most eager for now was to complete his ritual and then take the stage, announcing to the entire shinobi world that even without talent, without a Bloodline Limit, he, Hiruko, could still become a powerhouse standing atop the shinobi world!

With the newly captured Steel Release shinobi, Hiruko returned to the Akatsuki base and learned that the duo of Kakuzu and Hidan had successfully captured a shinobi with the Swift Release Bloodline Limit, and Konan and Raiga Kurosuki had successfully captured a shinobi with the Dark Release Bloodline Limit.

Receiving a series of good news, Hiruko was in a great mood, "Joining the Akatsuki was definitely the right choice!"

Bloodline Limit shinobi were usually the treasures of their respective villages.

Moreover, due to their Bloodline Limit, they were generally much stronger than ordinary shinobi.

In the original timeline, it took Hiruko a long time to gather the materials required for his ritual.

With the help of the Akatsuki, things were different. No matter how strong Bloodline Limit shinobi were, in the eyes of these S-rank rogues of the Akatsuki, they were just fish on the chopping board.

Furthermore, the Akatsuki had a powerful intelligence network that Hiruko himself lacked. As a result, under Nagato's orders, the five Bloodline Limit shinobi required for Hiruko's ritual—those with Dark Release, Steel Release, Storm Release, and Swift Release—had already been captured.

The only one missing now was a dojutsu Bloodline Limit shinobi with the Sharingan.

"Sharingan…"

Hiruko's eyes flickered.

Deidara shrugged, "We can't help you with that. The Uchiha are not easy to deal with."

Sasori, standing nearby, glanced at Deidara.

He hadn't expected the fearless Deidara to be so wary of the Uchiha.

Sasori then spoke, "The Sharingan is indeed a bit troublesome. Itachi wiped out the entire Uchiha clan, so finding an Uchiha who has awakened the Sharingan isn't easy now."

Hidan laughed, "Why not just go straight to Uchiha Itachi?"

Hiruko was startled for a moment, then laughed, "How could I possibly target a comrade within the organization!"

Kakuzu said, "There's no reason you can't, as long as you can beat him!"

Deidara became excited, "Yeah, why not give it a try?"

Seeing the ill-intentioned expressions of his comrades, Hiruko cursed internally, "These bastards!"

He wasn't stupid.

He had long known that the organization was divided into two factions.

And Uchiha Itachi was a member of the other faction. In that faction, there were multiple Uchiha with the Mangekyō Sharingan, not just Itachi.

If he made a move against Itachi, he could end up facing three or even more Uchiha with Mangekyō Sharingan.

At that point, even ten lives wouldn't be enough.

Sasori suddenly smiled, "I heard a rumor that extreme emotions can trigger the Uchiha to awaken the Sharingan."

Hiruko turned sharply to Sasori, "You mean?"

"Exactly. We can try it on Uchiha Shinji! See if extreme emotions can trigger his Sharingan to awaken!" Sasori smiled cruelly, "Who wants to join in?"

Kakuzu said flatly, "Count me in. If we fail, I get the body."