Sasuke, this spirited young man, activated his Sharingan and charged forward, dragging his Chidori to fight Deidara.
There was no particular reason; he simply disliked Deidara's blond ponytail and bangs hairstyle.
"Naruto!" he shouted.
With a telepathic understanding, Naruto merely looked back and guessed his friend's thoughts.
He immediately created a Shadow Clone to help him form a Rasengan.
Then, both of them shouted in unison, one on the left and one on the right, holding a Rasengan and a Chidori, as they charged towards Deidara.
Deidara, who was in the middle of showcasing his art and forcing Choji to eat a green spinach pill and a yellow curry pill, was first stunned, then enraged.
If one were to say who in this world cared most about Itachi, the first would certainly be Sasuke, followed by Izumi, Deidara, and Orochimaru!
The latter two's ranking was interchangeable.
Being defeated in one move by Itachi was a great blow to their self-esteem.
After joining the Akatsuki Organization, Deidara did a lot of research into Itachi's past.
Public information was available in all villages, and naturally, Sasuke was within the scope of his investigation.
Now, seeing those crimson Sharingan eyes, it infuriated him!
Facing attacks from both the left and right, he made a similar judgment to Kakashi in the original timeline: he grabbed both their wrists and, relying on his superior strength and speed, spun 180 degrees, throwing them in opposite directions.
He gave Sasuke special attention, with dozens of clay spiders rapidly crawling up his wrist.
His next move was to form hand signs and detonate, but as soon as his hand went up, it froze there.
He looked to his left with a fierce expression, as Shikamaru's Shadow Imitation Technique firmly bound him in place.
"Sasuke! Those things will explode! Get rid of them quickly, I can't hold on for long!"
Upon his reminder, Sasuke, who was in mid-air, quickly tore off his sleeve and shook off the clay spiders.
Deidara was two years older than them, and his Chakra reserves were much greater than Shikamaru's.
Five seconds later, he broke free from the restraint and kicked Choji, who was using Human Bullet Tank, from the side.
Just as he was about to deliver a fatal blow to Shikamaru, a Kunai flew towards his heart—Asuma had arrived.
Following closely behind were Gekkō Hayate and Yūgao Uzuki, who had temporarily formed a team with Kakashi, and Shiranui Genma, Namikaze Raidō, and Shino Aburame, who had temporarily teamed up with Asuma, arrived from another direction to provide support.
Ino, Shikamaru, Choji, Naruto, Kakashi, Sasuke, Gekkō Hayate, Yūgao Uzuki, Asuma, Shiranui Genma, Namikaze Raidō, and Shino Aburame—Konoha Village dispatched twelve Ninja to ambush the Akatsuki Organization.
Including Ino, it was equivalent to having three elite Jonin leading the team, and the other nine Ninja were also elites of the village.
This team configuration could already secure victory in a certain area on the Shinobi World War battlefield.
However, no one expected that the Akatsuki Organization would send not two, but three members this time.
The strength of the three also greatly exceeded their initial estimates, especially Sasori, whose power was stronger than everyone present.
When Puppet Mastery was unleashed, Konoha, which was originally outnumbering the enemy, became the besieged party in the face of this S-rank secret Ninjutsu.
Kakashi, as the Jonin squad leader, naturally took on the leadership role, constantly issuing commands through his wireless earpiece.
"Asuma, you lead your squad to take over my enemy.
Be careful, this guy's puppet control is extremely strong, and his weapons are highly poisonous.
Sasuke, you and I will work together to deal with that Earth Release Ninja.
Ino—"
He glanced in Ino's direction.
Good heavens, the two of them were exchanging 'crotch kicks' and 'friendship face punches', seemingly needing no assistance at all.
However, to be on the safe side, he still sent Yūgao Uzuki to support Ino, as girls might have more in common when fighting.
Yūgao Uzuki had just run over, but not long after, she retreated even faster.
It was impossible; she couldn't get involved in Ino and Konan's fight at all.
After competing in Ninjutsu and Taijutsu, the two were now deciding the winner with explosions!
Konan could infuse her Chakra into her paper shikigami, producing effects equivalent to Exploding Tags.
At this moment, dense Exploding Tags covered the water surface.
Although not reaching the scale of 600 billion Exploding Tags, countless paper talismans transformed into a river of paper, brimming with deadly danger.
The sunlight was obscured by the shikigami, which covered the sky and earth, targeting Ino.
"Paper Person of God Jutsu!"
"Steam Impurities Explosion!" Ino first erected an Earth Flow Wall in front of her, then pointed at Konan, and Fat Ino charged forward with a grunt.
"Ah? You guys didn't wait for me! So annoying! Why wasn't I invited to this art feast!" Deidara shouted from a distance, but facing Kakashi and Sasuke, two Lightning Release Ninja, he was struggling and in a sorry state.
Now he could only howl a few times.
Countless paper talismans crashed into the Earth Flow Wall.
The thick earth wall didn't even last a second before being blown to pieces.
Ino added another layer of Water Formation Wall behind it, and feeling it wasn't secure enough, she added a Wood Release: Wood Locking Wall.
She erected layer upon layer of defense, while Konan also flew into the distance, relying on her paper wings.
Now it was a race to see whether the Paper Person of God Jutsu would blow Ino to death first, or if Steam Impurities Explosion would catch up to the flying Konan first.
Both were gambling, gambling on Chakra and their own speed.
The three-layered defense of Earth Flow Wall, Water Formation Wall, and Wood Locking Wall was precarious under the explosions of the Paper Person of God Jutsu.
Ino continuously reinforced the shields with Chakra, while also ordering Fat Ino to speed up.
Fat Ino, exuding scorching steam, flew faster and faster.
Just as she was only a few meters away from Konan, Konan could feel the scorching heat behind her.
In a critical moment, she had to separate a large amount of shikigami, imbued with her own Chakra, from her body.
These shikigami layered themselves around Fat Ino, then a muffled sound erupted, and the paper ball violently contracted before exploding from within, burning over ninety percent of the shikigami into fragments.
"Pfft!" Konan landed on the water, spitting out a large mouthful of blood, her face paler than paper.
She looked in Ino's direction; there was only the Wood Locking Wall made of vines.
Where was that Konoha Female Ninja?
She transformed into paper again, but this time her reaction speed was a full beat slower.
Ino, covered in oily Chakra, appeared behind her, hugged her around the waist, and then began to rub!
She rubbed Konan's smooth back until it was completely covered in oil, causing her paper transformation to fail.
Then, Ino used all her strength to tightly embrace Konan's waist, let out a loud shout, and threw her in the opposite direction!
A Ninja's body is indeed strong.
Ino's surprise attack, combined with her oil-based technique, still didn't kill Konan, only rendered her unconscious.
Without outside interference, she successfully defeated Konan, who was at the bottom of the Akatsuki Organization.
Konan was reluctant to use 600 billion Exploding Tags, and Ino also had Explosive Clay and Spirit Transformation Technique unused, so the outcome was quite fair.
Ino checked her Ninja tool pouch; she hadn't brought any special handcuffs or leg irons.
She could only stick three sealing talismans on Konan's beautiful back, which would be a shame not to use for cupping, to seal her Chakra pathways.
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