Su Mu looked at Deidara, who had suddenly appeared before him, with a bewildered expression.
"Brother, can you let me finish telling my story before you try to rob me?"
Robbery, my ass.
Deidara suddenly clutched his stomach and burst into laughter, "Robbery? Open your eyes and take a good look. We, the Akatsuki, have already surrounded this place!"
Kurotsuchi suddenly stood up from her chair, "It's Little Dee!"
"Should we inform the old man?" Tsuchi stated in a low voice next to her.
"Not yet, this is a special situation."
With that, Kurotsuchi glared furiously at Deidara on the platform, "That guy really has guts..."
Jiraiya and Tsunade used their chakra to sense the surroundings outside the restaurant.
As expected.
A powerful barrier had sealed them within the establishment.
In the leftmost room on the third floor, Mei Terumi watched Su Mu on the platform with amusement, "Little brother... you've run into trouble. If this big sister helps you, perhaps you'll pledge yourself to me..."
"Kakashi, what do we do now?"
Most of the guests present were not shinobi, and Might Guy was worried about harming them if a fight broke out.
Kakashi thoughtfully stroked his chin, "Guy, don't rush. With Lord Jiraiya and Lady Tsunade here, there won't be any problems."
"Neji, use your Byakugan to check the situation outside."
"Understood!"
The veins around Neji's eyes bulged as he activated his Byakugan.
Through the walls, five figures on the surrounding rooftops came into view.
The leader, Pain, seemed to sense the Byakugan's scrutiny and a faint smile appeared on his lips, "Those who pry like gods will be punished..."
Instantly, Neji felt a pair of enormous Rinnegan staring at him from behind.
The chilling sensation caused him to immediately shut down his Byakugan's vision.
A piercing pain filled Neji's mind.
Kakashi and Might Guy finally realized the seriousness of the situation.
Sasori, hidden within Hiruko, slowly made his way onto the platform.
His gaze first fell upon Naruto, who was beside Jiraiya.
Then, he looked at Yugito Nii, Killer B, and Gaara.
"Manager Su, I apologize. Your story is very captivating, but I must do this today."
Sasori turned and said calmly to Su Mu, "I apologize."
Su Mu chuckled and fanned himself, "You're welcome. Don't apologize just yet, it's not certain you can even take them away."
Sasori also smiled, "That's true. Here, there are as many as three Kage-level experts, but would you dare to make a move?"
As soon as Sasori finished speaking, Deidara cackled and, pointing two fingers towards the kitchen, shouted, "Ka!"
The entire restaurant fell into an eerie silence.
One could hear a pin drop.
Everyone stared blankly at Deidara on the platform, but no sound came from the kitchen.
Both Deidara and Sasori were embarrassed.
"I say, are you even reliable?"
Sasori whispered to Deidara.
"I did indeed plant explosives in the kitchen, there's no reason why they shouldn't explode!"
Deidara was getting anxious.
He tried detonating them in other places.
The result was the same as before; there was no reaction.
"Well done, catching the fish in the jar. You've both caught yourselves in here."
Su Mu closed his fan and couldn't help but laugh heartily.
"Damn it, did you do this?!"
Deidara pointed at Su Mu and said fiercely.
Everyone around them began to stir.
They prepared to attack the two Akatsuki members on the platform together.
Outside the Eight Treasures Glazed Pagoda.
The Akatsuki members who had come to support them were: Pain (Tendo), Konan, Hidan, Kakuzu, and Zetsu.
Sensing that there was no longer any movement inside, Pain seemed to realize that Sasori and Deidara might be in trouble.
Therefore, Konan suggested opening a gap in the barrier to investigate the situation.
However, the moment they entered the barrier, they suddenly found their chakra disappearing!
"What's going on?!"
Konan looked at the other four with surprise.
Pain remained silent and slowly walked towards the restaurant's entrance.
"Sasori, this manager is suspicious!"
Not just Deidara and Sasori.
Everyone present, at that moment, could no longer mobilize the chakra within their bodies.
It was as if it had vanished.
Mei Terumi was about to help Su Mu, but she didn't expect Su Mu to have a hidden move.
"This is getting more and more interesting."
Su Mu smiled at everyone, "Distinguished guests, when you come to my restaurant to listen to stories, please leave your ill intentions outside."
"As long as you are inside this restaurant, no matter how great the trouble you encounter, I, Su Mu, will guarantee your safety."
"But once you leave this restaurant, it is no longer my concern."
"This place has no bloodshed or war..."
*Bang.*
The door was pushed open.
Blinding sunlight streamed in.
Pain, leading the other four, slowly entered.
Tsunade stood up abruptly upon seeing them.
Jiraiya, beside her, quickly pulled her back, "Don't act rashly. Everyone is in the same boat now, with no chakra."
"Hey, hey, hey! You finally made it! Hurry up and make a move! There are four Jinchuriki in here!"
Deidara, seeing his comrades arrive, excitedly shouted at them.
Pain did not respond but kept his gaze fixed on Su Mu on the platform.
A loud noise suddenly came from outside the door.
Everyone curiously looked out the window.
They saw two hundred members of the Kaguya clan charging towards the restaurant's entrance.
"Master, we're late!"
*Thump, thump.*
The Zetsuki outside the door immediately knelt down.
Mei Terumi on the third floor couldn't help but show a trace of shock in her eyes.
"The Kaguya clan? They actually call Su Mu 'Master'?"
"Could it be that Su Mu is the leader of the Kaguya clan?"
Everyone stared in astonishment.
Who didn't know that in the entire shinobi world, the Kaguya clan was like lions roaming the grasslands?
They were utter lunatics!
They were the most bloodthirsty clan in the shinobi world!
In the minds of their clan members, only in battle could they feel the value of their existence.
This is the Kaguya clan.
Su Mu waved his hand slightly, signaling them to rise, "Wait outside. Do not enter without my permission."
"Yes!"
The door was closed again.
Su Mu smiled at everyone, "Shall we continue the story?"
Pain led the five members to find a table and slowly sat down.
Deidara and Sasori, seeing this scene on the platform, ran down.
"It is an honor for the famous Akatsuki of the shinobi world to come and listen to my stories. Naruto, bring the drinks."
Su Mu fanned himself with great ease.
Naruto, who was serving drinks at the counter, trembled even more.
Tsunade wanted to fetch the drinks for Naruto, but Jiraiya suddenly stopped her, "Listen to Su Mu, don't worry."
Naruto then shakily walked over to the table where the Akatsuki members were seated.
"Your... your drinks..."
Kakuzu looked at Naruto and clutched his money pouch, "I haven't ordered yet."
"They are on me." Su Mu on the platform waved his hand with a smile.
Konan's mouth twitched. Seeing Naruto, such a succulent piece of meat, right before them, yet they couldn't make a move.
They were even drinking in the same restaurant.
If this were to spread, wouldn't it become a laughingstock of the shinobi world?
"What the hell is wrong with you?!"
"You said you were going to transfer to capture the tailed beasts, and now you've come and sat down to drink!"
"What kind of bullshit restaurant is this! I'll kill everyone here right now!"
Hidan stood up and flipped the table, brandishing his scythe and charging towards Su Mu on the platform.
"Damn it, Hidan! You're smashing things you don't even pay for!"
Kakuzu, before he could even take a sip of good wine, had his table flipped by Hidan, and was enraged.
Su Mu merely smiled faintly, and a Taijitu diagram appeared beneath his feet.