Should I continue being a villain in the ninja world after transmigrating?

Chapter 76 The Life of the Akatsuki

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Time flies, and before they knew it, Mavis and August had been in Amegakure for several months.

During this time, Mavis and Augustus also met other members of Akatsuki, such as Deidara and Sasori.

"Art is an explosion!"

At a training ground on the edge of Amegakure, Deidara's excited shouts were followed by a violent explosion.

The explosion was so violent that even those at the Akatsuki base, which was quite a distance away, could feel the faint tremors.

Inside the base, Sasori's hand, which was tending to the puppet, involuntarily tilted to one side, and his forehead twitched involuntarily.

He slammed the rag he was using to wipe the puppet to the ground and muttered under his breath, "Deidara, that idiot!"

Meanwhile, Mavis was discussing the history of the ninja world and related knowledge about ninjutsu with Itachi Uchiha.

Although he did not support some of Itachi Uchiha's ideas, Itachi, who came from a prestigious family and was very knowledgeable, still had some common topics with Mavis in terms of academics.

The two of them naturally felt the blast, and Mavis couldn't help but exclaim, "Deidara really has energy..."

Thinking of Deidara's furious glare every time he saw him, Itachi Uchiha remained noncommittal.

At this moment, the smoke and dust gradually dissipated in the training ground where the explosion had subsided.

Deidara looked at August, who was unharmed at the center of the explosion, and said with a mixture of admiration and resentment, "You're really amazing, August."

Augustus brushed the dust off his outer robe and calmly looked at Deidara, whose brows were slightly displeased. He said matter-of-factly, "For someone your age, to have this level of strength is already quite impressive. Your explosive ninjutsu is indeed quite powerful."

Upon hearing August's words, Deidara couldn't help but raise a very obvious smile.

He stood with his hands on his hips, unable to contain his smug laughter, and said, "Hahaha, of course! My art is the most powerful, hahaha! And I still have the ultimate art I haven't shown you yet, but if my opponent is August, I won't show it to you, hahahaha—"

Seeing Deidara's somewhat smug expression, August walked over to him, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "But there are quite a few guys stronger than you, aren't there? I heard you were defeated by Itachi Uchiha back then, so don't be too proud, Deidara."

After saying that, August walked towards the Akatsuki base.

Deidara was taken aback when he heard August's words, but upon hearing Itachi Uchiha's name, a surge of anger welled up inside him.

He turned and shouted at August's retreating figure, "It won't be long before I defeat Uchiha Itachi, and I will prove that explosions are the true art!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Deidara watched Augustus's unwavering steps, a surge of anger rising within him, and he too walked heavily toward the Akatsuki base.

When Deidara arrived at the entrance to the Akatsuki base, August was nowhere to be seen.

Kisame, who had just returned from outside, saw Deidara's furious expression and couldn't help but tease him, "Looks like you lost again, Deidara. Honestly, I don't understand why you keep challenging Augustus even after losing."

Deidara glared at Kisame and said irritably, "You idiot who doesn't appreciate explosion art, get out of the way!"

With that, he raised his chin and walked into the Akatsuki's base.

Kisame tilted his head helplessly. Although he had no personal grudge against Deidara, as Itachi Uchiha's partner, Kisame would occasionally get a few sarcastic remarks from Deidara.

Feeling inexplicably burdened by Kisame's weight, he slowly walked in through the base entrance.

When Kisame finally found his partner, he saw Itachi Uchiha and Mavis sitting on the ground, surrounded by books and scrolls.

In an instant, a strong aura of academic excellence seemed to waft over him, and Kisame's body inexplicably trembled.

Upon seeing Kisame's arrival, Itachi and Mavis turned to look at him simultaneously.

Kisame, who had gone to buy sweets for the two of them for who knows how many times, reached out and pulled out a scroll full of sweets, then threw it at Itachi.

Mavis's eyes lit up, and she smiled, "Thank you, Kisame."

"You're welcome. I'm used to bringing Itachi desserts anyway," Kisame grinned.

Seeing Itachi Uchiha's perpetually calm expression, Kisame suddenly thought of Deidara, whom he had just met at the base entrance.

He couldn't help but speak up: "I mean, Deidara has lost to August so many times, but I always see that kid following behind August, and their relationship has always been pretty good. You only defeated Deidara once with illusion magic, so why is he still holding a grudge?"

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At the same time, Deidara was asked the same question by his partner, Sasori of the Red Sand.

Sasori looked at Deidara, who returned with a furrowed brow, and sneered, "A battle you were destined to lose, I don't know why you still enjoy it so much."

Sitting heavily opposite Sasori, Deidara crossed his arms and said, "Brother Sasori, August and I were just sparring. Besides, I haven't even used my trump card yet! Every battle is a display of my art!"

Scorpion continued wiping and maintaining his puppet, coldly emphasizing, "Eternity is art!"

Deidara retorted instinctively, "Explosions are art!"

They usually got along quite well, except for their vastly different views on art.

Unable to resist letting out a soft hum, Sasori looked at Deidara and asked with a rare hint of curiosity, "You were furious when Itachi defeated you, but you weren't so bothered when August defeated you?"

Or rather, it's not just that they don't care.

Since Deidara and Sasori returned to the Akatsuki base and met August, Deidara has always treated August very well.

Augustus, perhaps because Deidara was young, didn't seem to care much about Deidara's occasional challenges.

Upon hearing Sasori's question, Deidara's gaze darkened slightly, and the image of Itachi Uchiha's calm yet aloof Sharingan seemed to reappear before his eyes.

Even now, he can't accept that for a moment he actually thought the Sharingan was the real art. He almost succumbed to someone else's art!

Deidara's voice, clenched slightly between his teeth, was: "Who told Itachi to dare ignore my art!"

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At that moment, Mavis, who had just heard Kisame's question, couldn't help but look at Itachi, who was taking out the Three-Colored Dumplings.

Mavis frowned slightly, resting her chin on her hand as she speculated, "Could it be because Itachi and Deidara are close in age? August does seem much more amiable..."

Uchiha Itachi popped the three-colored dumpling into his mouth and said casually, "Who knows? Just pointless pride..."

Seeing Itachi's nonchalant attitude, and recalling Deidara's extremely concerned attitude, Kisame and Mavis fell silent in unison.

Um... how should I put it? I think I suddenly know what's making Deidara angry...

Just as the scene suddenly fell into an inexplicable silence, August, who had just been mentioned, appeared in their line of sight.

Ignoring everyone else present, August looked at Mavis and said, "Mavis, I heard you're planning to go to Otogakure?"