I just returned to Konoha and found that all my clan members were gone.

At the border of the Land of Earth, Yuyin’s base.

Originally, there was not much intersection between the Rain Kingdom and the Earth Kingdom, but after the Rain Kingdom annexed the Grass Kingdom, the area expanded a lot.

At this moment, the entire battle line was stretched more than twice as long, and soldiers from both countries were on guard, always guarding against attacks from the opposite side.

The attack route chosen by Ye Lan was the Great Plains, where the advantages of chariots could be fully utilized.

In the entire operations room, besides Ye Lan, there are Xiu and others who have already joined the military. They have completely become part of Yuyin.

Another person came into the operations room tent. He was wearing an Akatsuki robe and had his golden hair tied in a ponytail. It was Deidara who had just returned from a mission.

Deidara glanced at Ye Lan who was making arrangements without saying a word, and stood aside waiting obediently.

Wait until everyone else leaves before stepping forward.

Ye Lan had already noticed Deidara, and seeing that he had stayed for so long was a bit inconsistent with his usual erratic personality, he asked directly.

"Is something wrong?"

"Ah."

Deidara hummed, but Ye Lan waited for a long time and didn't hear him say a word.

"It's not like you to be so shy."

Ye Lan glanced at Deidara, who was not much older than him and said.

Deidara said after a moment's hesitation.

"Are we going to occupy the Land Kingdom this time, just like we did with the Grass Kingdom before?"

"Yes, you should understand the purpose of our organization. This is the moment the leader has been waiting for."

Deidara, "So, there will be no Iwagakure Village in the future?"

Ye Lan no longer looked at the battle drawings. He realized that Deidara might have some subtle psychological problems. After all, he was from Iwagakure.

"That's for sure. I've already said that the system of the ninja village is not in the interests of most people. They are just mercenaries protecting the nobles."

Deidara was silent for a while and then said, "I don't particularly understand the kind of world the leader is talking about. To be honest, the lives of others have nothing to do with me, and I don't care about them."

Seeing that Ye Lan’s expression was becoming more and more serious, Deidara quickly shook his hand and said.

"Of course, the life and death of Iwagakure has nothing to do with me."

Ye Lan's facial expression relaxed when he heard this, but he was a little curious about what the other party was going to do.

Seeing that Ye Lan had no hostility, Deidara continued, "Brother Scorpion is now tinkering with things in the research department every day. He has also accepted an apprentice and no longer argues with me about art. I just feel a little bored now. It feels like nothing is meaningful, huh."

"So what exactly are you trying to say?"

Ye Lan raised his eyebrows. Why did he feel that the other party was like a child seeking attention?

Deidara seemed to muster up the courage and looked at Ye Lan.

"I want to leave the organization after the war in Iwagakure is over and pursue my art again! I want to prove to Brother Scorpion that the real art is still explosions! Hmm!"

Ye Lan showed a look of surprise, but then he thought it was normal.

Deidara joined Akatsuki for several reasons, but the main one was to avoid Iwagakure's search for the art of proving himself.

If Iwagakure no longer existed, then Deidara would have no worries and could pursue his art more purely.

As for leaving Akatsuki, given Deidara's contributions to the organization, Nagato would not stop him even if he left.

After saying this, Deidara looked at Ye Lan with some trepidation. Before, he had wanted to catch up with this annoying Uchiha, but now after knowing the other party's record, he had long given up this idea. The gap between the two sides had made him lose the confidence to catch up.

Now he was afraid that Ye Lan would kill him if he got angry. It didn't matter if he died, but what about the art of explosion? This was the only thing he could do in his life.

Ye Lan walked back and forth a few steps and then stretched out a finger.

"Okay, I agree to your request to quit the organization, but you have to agree to one condition."

"Haha, no problem, no problem. As long as you let me pursue art, I can agree to all three of your conditions. Okay."

Deidara smiled. He didn't expect Ye Lan to be so easy to talk to.

"The area of ​​the Rain Country will definitely expand in the future. You can't release bombs at will on the territory of the Rain Country. If I find out, you should know what will happen."

Ye Lan gave him an unfriendly look.

"Um, I remember the organization's goal was to unify the world?"

Deidara's smile froze on his face. He didn't expect Ye Lan to propose this condition. If they really unified, how could he prove his art?

"That's right. The Land of Earth is just the first step. You can take advantage of the fact that we haven't fully achieved our goal and go to other countries to drop bombs."

Ye Lan shrugged and said nonchalantly.

If Deidara was really allowed to release the bomb at will, the complaints department of the Rain Country would be overwhelmed the next day. Yes, Ye Lan has set up a complaints department specifically for civilians to complain about their dissatisfaction with the behavior of ninjas. If verified, corresponding punishments will be imposed.

"Forget it, just pretend I never mentioned it."

Deidara sighed like an eggplant hit by frost and turned around to leave.

"Actually, there are ways to prove your art."

Just as Deidara was about to step out of the tent, Ye Lan added another sentence.

"Originally, neither the Rain Country nor the Grass Country had a large number of mineral veins, but the Earth Country did have some. The explosive force of Iwagakure at that time was also able to be formed by relying on various mineral veins such as sulfur and saltpeter."

Deidara's ears moved slightly, and he stopped consciously when he heard the word explosion.

"Although our artillery ammunition is powered by chakra, other substances also play a role. At present, if we want to increase the power, we need a large amount of minerals for experiments. I originally wanted you to be in charge of this area. Since you want to leave, I will let Scorpion do these things reluctantly..."

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Deidara's legs left afterimages, and he ran quickly to Ye Lan and grabbed Ye Lan's hand, which was rare. It was the first time he realized that Ye Lan was so handsome.

"Please leave this job to me. Brother Scorpion can just take care of his apprentice. He doesn't know anything about explosions. The professional matters should be left to me! Okay!"

Ye Lan shook off Deidara's hand with a bit of disgust and said with a smile.

"Not leaving?"

Deidara shook his head like a wave drum, and his bangs in front of his eyes kept shaking.

"Well, you have to work harder on the battlefield of the Land of Earth. The sooner it ends, the sooner your explosion experiment can begin."

In the end, Deidara left the operations room happily, and his expression was completely different from what it was just now. Ye Lan couldn't help but shake his head as he looked at Deidara.

Even though the people of Akatsuki are all S-rank rebels on the wanted list, they are also often the most difficult to understand. Their values ​​and mental states are different from those of ordinary people. Is there any doctor in this world who can deal with mental illness?

Unlike ordinary people, they would just leave the crowd and live in their own world. Now, as the actual helmsman of Yuyin, he has to deal with these people's psychological problems one by one.

It seems that the artistic duo has been dealt with, and there is no problem with Kisame and Sasuke. Kakuzu, a guy who is about the same age as Hashirama Senju and was difficult to convince, now seems to be very responsible and the person who worries him the least.

The only thing that gave Ye Lan a headache was Feidan. This guy was probably just a will-o'-the-wisp boy on Blue Star. He really had no way to deal with such a guy. Fortunately, he still listened to Kakuzu and could only take it one step at a time.