The research lab was Hatake Satoru's private place. He usually came and went suddenly, and ordinary people couldn't figure out his whereabouts.
Except for Hozuki Mangetsu and Yamato, who were occasionally 'forced' to stay with him, basically no one could enter his studio.
As for the research lab as a whole, it was basically not informed of the situation because it had no actual combat power.
This was requested by Hatake Satoru, after all, the people here were originally medical personnel and didn't have much combat power.
Not everyone is like Sakura, a super strong healer. Most are just ordinary medical personnel.
Moreover, once these medical personnel are disturbed, it will cause them to question the safety of Sunagakure.
Hatake Satoru had no interest in using manpower and resources to calm the shaken hearts of these people.
So no matter what happens, unless treatment is needed, large-scale publicity of fear is forbidden.
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Deidara didn't take much effort to successfully land on top of the Kazekage building. The people on the observation deck didn't make too much noise.
He would kill them with one explosion. If anyone noticed this, they would only realize that someone had died upstairs when the next shift came to take over.
But by the time they found out, Deidara would probably have taken the Jinchuriki away.
"Heh heh, infiltration successful."
Deidara lowered his head and showed a smug smile. Then he realized that something seemed wrong around him.
Because of the large area of plants outside, Sunagakure Village didn't have much sand and dust now.
But now, from the moment he stood on the Kazekage building, tiny grains of sand began to float around him.
When Deidara slowly raised his head, the smile gradually froze on his face.
The person standing on the open space above the building was not just him.
There was also his target, the One-Tail Jinchuriki, Gaara.
"It ends here."
Gaara stood in front of Deidara with his arms crossed. Fine yellow sand flowed out continuously from the gourd behind him.
The sand moved on its own without wind, swirling around Gaara.
Gaara's face showed no expression, and his green eyes were looking down at Deidara.
As if he was going to judge him here.
"You're pretty good. You can actually recognize me."
Deidara grinned, satisfied. This Kazekage was doing okay.
After all, most people wouldn't suspect that there was anything wrong with a bird.
"This is a desert. There aren't birds like that here."
Gaara replied calmly.
The birds commonly used in Sunagakure Village are eagles. Those birds of prey can withstand strong winds and sand.
Although Hatake Satoru had added greenery to the surrounding environment, allowing some birds to barely enter,
most white birds are pigeons, and pigeons can't fly to Deidara's height.
Others might not be able to see or notice it, but Gaara, as the Kazekage, naturally observed such small details very carefully.
"Heh…"
So what if he could stop him here? It just changed Deidara's planned indoor battle into an outdoor battle.
Deidara's mouth turned up in a wild smile. Then he reached out and opened the Akatsuki robe beside him, revealing the tool pouch inside.
One of his hands reached towards the tool pouch.
Gaara had heard during the day that everyone in the Akatsuki organization was bold and skilled. His eyes followed Deidara's hand, watching what he was going to do.
Unexpectedly, as soon as Deidara's hand was placed in the pocket of the tool pouch, he suddenly jumped backwards, directly stepping on the giant bird flying down from the sky.
In that moment of contact, Gaara realized that this bird was not a bird at all. The feathers and appearance all looked like they were made of clay.
It wasn't that lifelike, but whether it was the dim sky or the fact that the bird was flying too high, people probably wouldn't be able to see the bird's true appearance clearly.
"I'll test your ability for now."
Deidara quickly lowered his head, riding the giant bird and quickly and nimbly weaving through the buildings.
Gaara almost didn't hesitate to directly control the sand to chase after him. The sand, like a tracking arrow, quickly followed behind Deidara.
Deidara went down several times, entering the village.
The residences in Sunagakure Village are quite dense, and it was difficult for his giant bird to pass through.
Gaara, who was chasing him at the same speed, followed him at almost the same speed. His control of Chakra and his mastery of sand had reached a certain level.
The chase between the sand and Deidara stirred up gusts of wind and sand in the village.
Deidara, lying on the giant bird, raised his eyebrows. This ability, this skill, although he looked young, he deserved the title of Kazekage.
In several chases, Deidara roughly understood Gaara's style and the speed of the sand.
Then he was chased into the sky by the sand. Gaara didn't hesitate to directly spread the sand into a quicksand-like path.
He jumped up and directly chased in front of Deidara with the sand.
"What a convenient Jinchuriki."
Deidara raised his hand to block himself. The mouth in the palm of his hand was still chewing constantly.
The people on the ground gradually came out upon hearing the sound. Many people who were already strengthening the defense had noticed the commotion.
Gaara and Deidara's movements were very loud. Everyone in the village came out and looked up at the two people in the sky.
"Ah, so many people. Sasori will complain that I'm making too much noise again."
"But it can't be helped."
"This time it won't be so slow. Here it comes! Yeah!"
Two twin-winged birds flew out from the palm of Deidara's hand, quickly flying towards Gaara.
Gaara raised both hands upwards. The sand covering the ground of Sunagakure Village quickly floated up, all under his control.
Deidara clicked his tongue on the giant bird. He really had the advantage of standing on the ground.
The twin-winged birds charged straight at where Gaara was standing. From the sand he had used just now, Gaara should be the kind of standard stationary fighter.
In a way, they were the same. They both used external objects to attack.
As long as he stayed away from Gaara on the giant bird, it would be fine.
The sand gathered into a large hand and tangled with the explosive twin-winged birds. However, when Deidara looked back at the situation below,
he was surprised to find that Gaara, who was originally standing near the sand, had disappeared.
"What's going on…?!"
Deidara quickly turned his head to look ahead. Gaara was still standing in front of him, stepping on the sand.
Those green eyes still looked emotionless. The sand around his hands was constantly swirling.
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