"BOOM~~!"
A terrifying explosion shook the earth and sky. Nearly a hundred Narutos were engulfed in brilliant flames, dissolving into clouds of chakra mist and vanishing like smoke.
When the smoke cleared, the real Naruto stood atop the water, panting heavily and clearly exhausted...
With his current strength, and without tapping into his special power, taking on Deidara — a shinobi far beyond the Kage level — was simply too much for him alone.
"Hmph!"
Deidara snorted coldly and tossed a handful of explosive clay he had already chewed into the air. "Explosive Clay: Flock of Small Birds!"
Flap, flap...
Nearly a hundred deadly explosive birds locked onto Naruto instantly. In the next second, they would blow him to pieces...
But just then, a dazzling streak of blue lightning cut abruptly through the air, piercing straight through the entire flock of clay birds.
Crackle, zap!
The intense electric current shattered the chakra flowing within the clay birds, neutralizing the explosive property at its very source.
"Kakashi?!"
Deidara's brow furrowed sharply. If Kakashi joined the fight, he would have to get serious. Should I use C3? Or the newly developed C4?
"And us too!"
The rest of the Twelve Guardian Ninja, along with Yamato, Shizune, and others, appeared all at once, blocking Deidara's path...
Seeing this, Deidara grimaced in frustration. "Tobi! Didn't you say all the Konoha ninja had already left?!"
"Ara ara..."
Tobi scratched his head in confusion. According to the White Zetsu intelligence, Konoha's forces should have departed for the village by now... where did it go wrong?
With the White Zetsu network covering the entire ninja world, Akatsuki had never lost a battle, even when fighting against the whole world...
Watching from the sidelines, Aoi couldn't help but grin. "The White Zetsu may know intelligence, but they understand nothing about Naruto!"
Knowing Naruto's character, the moment he realized Guren was dead, he would rush back without a second thought.
That was the ninja way of the number-one unpredictable, trouble-making ninja — Naruto Uzumaki!
And to a certain extent, Naruto's ninja way was Konoha's ninja way...
Once Naruto decided to come back for Guren, the full might of Konoha Village would stand silently behind him, supporting him.
"Parasitic Insects!" "Wood Release: Wooden Wall!" "Weaponry: Ten Thousand Chaotic Blades!" "Fang Over Fang!"
In an instant, the entire surface of the lake turned into total chaos. Every kind of jutsu imaginable mixed with Deidara's explosions, making the scene as lively as a festival...
"It really is quite the show!"
Aoi had barely finished speaking when the lake began to rumble loudly. A massive turtle-like form slowly rose from beneath the water.
"ROAR!!!"
The Three-Tails let out an enraged bellow. Aoi understood exactly how it felt. If someone disturbed my sleep, I'd be furious too!
And this had been going on for three days straight...
Now they were about to experience the true terror of being woken up on the wrong side of the bed!
SPIT!
Furious, the beast fired one Tailed Beast Ball after another, trying to blast away all the idiots doing construction work right at its front door.
With the tailed beast joining the fray, the situation became even more chaotic.
Deidara, the Three-Tails, and the Konoha squad including Kakashi unleashed their full power, clashing fiercely from all sides!
At this rate, who knew how long this fight would drag on...
Worse yet, Aoi had absolutely no interest in getting involved. As long as Naruto was present, forget about killing anyone from Konoha...
Even if he simply injured the Three-Tails, the hyper-moralistic Naruto would find some excuse to go into god-mode and take him down.
It would be easier to just kill himself than let things get to that point...
There was one other person who shared Aoi's wish for the fighting to stop — Tobi!
"Senpai! This is too dangerous!" Tobi cried out, dodging attacks with exaggerated movements and a face full of misery.
"Konoha has too many people! Let's get out of here quickly!"
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