Chapter 58: INAZ - 57
---
Seeing Ōnoki, Deidara's first reaction was to pull Karin behind him, then looked nervously at Ōnoki.
"Deidara, you still know I'm your master?" Ōnoki only left Deidara with an inscrutable back. As long as I don't turn around, you can imagine my emotions yourself. Actually, Ōnoki couldn't turn around. Having just strained his back, he simply couldn't perform such a difficult action as turning around.
"Master Ōnoki, why are you here?" Deidara was still very confused. This was Konoha; how could his master be here?
"Naturally, I came looking for you. Deidara, your journey has been quite long," Ōnoki said calmly. The look in his eyes, hidden from Deidara, had already changed. After all, he didn't know what Deidara had experienced during his disappearance over the past six months, nor did he know if Deidara had truly been turned by Konoha. After all, he still acknowledged Hiruzen Sarutobi's brainwashing ability.
"Karin, you go upstairs first," Deidara signaled Karin. After all, he knew his master's strength best; Karin was in danger here.
"No, I want to stay here," Karin looked nervously at Ōnoki, then quickly came behind Shinji and stood still.
"Looks like you've adapted well to life here, Deidara," Ōnoki managed to turn his head to look at Deidara. This kind of protective behavior wasn't something he had seen back in Iwagakure. When... did Deidara start doing such things?
"Master Ōnoki, I've said it before, I don't want to go back. The people there... basically treat me like a burden," A complex look flashed in Deidara's eyes. He knew how the villagers in his village viewed him. Trouble, troublemaker. So, this was also one of the reasons why Deidara didn't want to return to Iwagakure. Having seen the light of the All-Purpose Shop, why go back to accept the darkness of Iwagakure? Although there was a future 'leg' Kage there. But.
"You really don't want to go back?" Ōnoki's eyes narrowed, staring into Deidara's eyes. The anger in his heart was almost uncontrollable. Not returning to Iwagakure? Then. Meaning you want to defect, right? In the current Naruto world, Deidara's behavior was equivalent to defection.
When he first learned Deidara was in Konoha, someone in the village suggested classifying Deidara as a missing-nin and issuing a wanted notice. However, Ōnoki suppressed these matters. And this time, Ōnoki came directly to Konoha.