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Payne suppressed his surprised expression, nodded, and turned to look at Deidara.

"Since there are recommendations from Neji and Itachi, Shiro is qualified. Deidara, who do you want to be your companion?"

Payne's question made Deidara come back to his senses. Unlike the dissatisfaction and anger just now, Deidara now seemed very happy and excited.

"Do you even need to ask? Of course I chose Bai! Leader, you won't regret it, right? I want Bai to be my companion! Thank you very much, Neji-senpai!"

Deidara was as excited as a child who was about to get a new toy. Pain originally thought that Deidara and Shiro were not familiar with each other, so he would hesitate a little between Shiro and Obito, but Deidara didn't.

Without any hesitation, he directly chose Shiro, and even thanked Neji. It was as if he had already wanted to partner with Shiro, which made Pain a little confused for a moment.

"Deidara, are you familiar with Shiro? You seem to be very interested in teaming up with Shiro."

"Yes! Of course, leader, let's not talk about our strength. Shiro's barbecue is really delicious. I ate it once when I went to consult Neji-senpai last time and I will never forget it again!"

The more Deidara talked, the more excited he got. Even Neji couldn't bear to look at it and quickly asked him to stop.

"Deidara, that's it. You've just captured the Kazekage alive. You're so excited just because of a few slices of barbecue. Can you still have some potential?"

"Tch! Of course you would say that, senior. Anyway, you can often eat Bai's barbecue. Chief, I choose Bai! It's decided!"

Deidara was afraid that Pain would forget, so he reiterated his choice. Pain nodded at Deidara first, and then turned his eyes to Neji.

"In that case, it's decided, but can you make the decision for Bai? He rejected me once."

"Don't worry about this, just leave it to me to communicate with Bai."

Payne nodded, looked around, and finally stopped at Kakuzu, who had been silent.

"Kakuzu, go back and help Deidara sew his arm back. After Deidara sews his arm, you take Scorpion's ring and meet Shiro, and then go with Shiro to capture the Three-Tails. I want to see Shiro.

Strength, I hope you two are not lying."

With that said, Pain glanced at Neji and Itachi with a slightly cold look, and then disappeared.

At first, Neji was a little worried that Pain would give Shiro a difficult task, but now he just asked Shiro to capture the Three-Tails, which actually made Neji relieved.

After all, the Three-Tails is now in a wild state. No matter what, Shiro is still a person with Sharingan. It is quite easy to deal with a wild tailed beast. Moreover, Shiro's ice shield can also restrain the Three-Tails to a certain extent. After all, Shiro seems to be really good at it.

Currently, the person within the Akatsuki organization is the most suitable to capture the Three-Tails.

"Deidara, we are currently at sea in the Kingdom of Water. You can take the ring and go to Itachi's stronghold to wait for us, but you should wait for a few days."

After Neji said these words, he immediately exited the ring and woke up. At the same time, Itachi also woke up.

Neji did not tell Shiro about teaming up with Deidara at the first time, but walked to Itachi and sat down.

"Itachi, you just said that Bai's strength is superior to yours, is that true?"

Itachi nodded, with a smile on his face.

"This is not very accurate. If it is just a sparring match, I can defeat him in a very short time. But if it is a life and death battle, I will definitely lose. You also know that my body does not allow me to fight for a long time.

Fight, Bai's chakra is too huge, once a protracted battle begins, I will be the one who falls in the end."

Itachi's words were perfect, but Neji just felt that they were a little different from what Itachi said before. But if Neji wanted to tell specifically what the difference was, Neji couldn't tell at all.

Shiro on the side heard Neji and Itachi discussing him and immediately came over.

"Lord Neji, Lord Itachi, did you mention me during the meeting just now?"

Hearing Shiro's voice, Neji remembered that he had to talk to Shiro about this matter, and his expression immediately became serious.

"Bai, when we just had a meeting, Pain said that Scorpion is dead and Deidara lacks a companion. I recommend you to go. Deidara will come back to you with Scorpion's ring. You go and capture the three tails with him to prove your strength.

Bar."

"Hey? Oh! What! Lord Neji, I just came back and you asked me to be an official member of Akatsuki? Then I will have to take orders from Pain in the future? I also have to catch the Three-Tails. We have just left the Kingdom of Water.

Continent, won’t it mean that I will have to return to the Kingdom of Water without stopping?”

Shiro's reaction was very loud, but almost all of it was to express his shock and dissatisfaction, and he did not object or question Neji's decision, which made Neji feel a little relieved.

"Well, Bai, I know this will embarrass you, but I have my own plan. You have also come into contact with Deidara, and he is a relatively easy person to deal with. As for Pain's order, if you feel embarrassed, just accept it.

After you receive the order, come and talk to me first, and I will help you make a judgment."

"This... is, I understand, Lord Neji, since this is Lord Neji's order, I will definitely complete it!"

Saying that, Shiro immediately knelt down on one knee towards Neji and lowered his head respectfully. Neji nodded. Just as he was about to get up and help Tenten up, Itachi beside him suddenly spoke.

"Bai, the main reason I asked you to capture the Three-Tails this time is because Pain wants to see your strength, so I will definitely go to watch the battle when the time comes. It's Madara's person. It's best not to expose your kaleidoscope at the moment and try to use it as much as possible.

The ice shield solves the battle, and with the support of your magical chakra, it should be easy to catch the three tails, right?"

"Yes! I understand, Mr. Itachi, I will definitely pay attention to it."

Shiro turned to Itachi and nodded respectfully. This time, Neji was a little confused. He looked at Itachi and then Shiro, and for a moment he couldn't react.

"Kaleidoscope? What kaleidoscope? Shiro, do you have the Mangekyō Sharingan?"

"Oh? Neji, don't you know about this yet?"

Itachi looked at Neji with some surprise. Neji still had a blank look on his face. Shiro's eyes immediately turned into Sharingan eyes, and the three magatama quickly rotated in his eyes, slowly turning into a snowflake pattern.

"Ningji-sama, I turned on the kaleidoscope after transplanting Hashirama cells. Because transplanting cells was an order you gave me, I thought you knew about it, so I didn't tell you specifically."

"Think I know? I know nothing. How could I possibly know this if you don't tell me?"

Neji rolled his eyes at Shiro. Although he looked a little unhappy, he was very happy in his heart. In this way, Neji could also understand why Itachi said Shiro could beat him.