Deidara's Art (Part 2)

"Is this all the power you have? That's really boring. Although you defeated the Fourth Kazekage Gaara, I'm not on the same level as him. You need to use some more advanced Ninjutsu..." Issui shook his head and said, with a sense of loneliness that comes with being a master.

"Haha, you bastard, don't you know you're already under my control? You can ascend anytime I want..." Deidara wasn't angry, but instead mocked, "Hmph, the C1: Clay Spider was already planted on you before. This long battle was just to make you lower your guard and ignore the existence of C1."

"Really? You seem very confident. You can try it and see if I can be elevated as you say..." Issui said very easily, not worried about any danger to herself.

"Drink!!" Deidara shouted, staring at the arrogant Ikki.

"..."

In the empty forest, apart from the echo of Deidara's shout, there was no other sound. Deidara's voice sounded extremely desolate, and the echoes in the forest seemed to mock his shout.

"Are you trying to shout? No need. If it were a woman yelling, I might be a little interested, but a grown man like you yelling like that is just disgusting. Even though your voice is loud, it's just noise to me..." Issui said sarcastically. "Trying to detonate the Explosive Clay on me? Do you think it's that easy? When your little spiders attached themselves to me, I used Lightning Release to clean them all up. They're probably all silenced by now."

"Impossible! Drink! Drink! Drink..." Deidara couldn't believe it and shouted several times, but there was no explosion in response to his shouts.

"What's wrong? Are you panicking?" Issui pursed her lips slightly.

"Earth Release... the Double Suicide Decapitation Technique!!!"

Suddenly, the ground beneath Issui's feet cracked open, and a hand reached out from underground, pulling Issui inside!!!

"What?" Yishui's face showed a look of horror as she was suddenly grabbed by a hand.

"Haha... this is the real trump card..." Deidara emerged from behind a tree and looked at Izumi, whose body was buried in the ground with only his head Issui, and said.

"When? How did you know your clay wasn't working?" Issui immediately asked, puzzled. He couldn't understand how Deidara knew the spider clay had failed to burn and how he had hidden himself all along.

Deidara proudly said, "First, to answer your first question, remember what I just told you about the smoke that erupted the moment the C2 Dragon appeared? Under the cover of the smoke, I not only completed the placement of the underground clay mines, but also used a Clay Clone to expose the clone while my real body remained hidden, waiting for the best time to attack. Now you understand why I suddenly appeared at your feet and used Ninjutsu on you."

The second question is, why was I so sure my Clay Spider wouldn't work? It's because I guessed. I figured you wouldn't miss such an obvious attack. When my Clay Spider crawled onto your body, your slight movements were observed by the small telescope in my left eye. I roughly knew that my clay was no longer effective, so I decided to play along and devised this plan.

Now you probably understand, right?

"I see. In that case, I won't hold back anymore..." Issui said calmly, showing no awareness of his impending death.

"Haha, brat, are you talking big? No more holding back? No more holding back? You held back, haha? That's ridiculous! Aren't you trying to fool me? You mean you didn't use your full strength in our fight? You're too arrogant! I don't believe you when you talk like that. I'll send you on your way! Snake-Monkey-Tiger, C1-- Clay Spider!!" Deidara laughed repeatedly, reaching into the clay bag with both hands, pulling them out, and then quickly Hand Seals. Numerous small white spiders crawled onto Usui's body.

"Drink! Art is an Explosion!!!"

After all the white Clay Spider crawled onto Issui's body, Deidara quickly left the spot and then Detonating Clay spiders.

"Boom..."

A huge explosion resounded through the forest, accompanied by a mixture of black, white, and earthy smoke that enveloped the entire area where Issui was located. Wave after wave of explosions swept through the surrounding space.

Kakashi and Naruto have already pulled Gaara out of Deidara's clay bird's belly...

"Naruto, Kakashi-sensei, are you alright?" Sakura and Chiyo appeared. They had already finished the battle; Sasori of the Red Sands had vanished from this world...

"Hey, Kakashi, have you finished the battle over here?" Guy and his three disciples also appeared.

"Sakura! Guy-sensei! Neji! Tenten! Lee!" Naruto shouted happily. Seeing that Sakura was alright, he finally felt relieved.

"Kakashi-sensei, what about the person you guys are pursuing?" Sakura asked.

"They were chased by Issui. We only managed to rescue Gaara from the clay bird he created. Are you all alright?" Kakashi said.

"Very good, that person has been eliminated. It was all thanks to Chiyo. I only helped a little..." Sakura said.

"Young man, don't be so modest. You've already done very well. Without you, I wouldn't have been able to kill him..." Chiyo said, shaking her head.

"Well, let's find a place to check on Gaara first. As for Issui, we don't need to worry about him. With his strength, he should have no problem dealing with that kind of enemy..." Kakashi said.

"..."

Deidara silently watched the area that had been detonated by his numerous Clay Spider. The expanding smoke almost completely enveloped the area visible to the naked eye, demonstrating the power of the explosion.

The dust and smoke from the explosion gradually became clearer, revealing the area where the explosion occurred—a pitted and uneven surface with no flat ground.

"???" Deidara's eyes narrowed. "Hmph, he got away again. What a tenacious kid. So many plans, and I haven't managed to catch him even once. He's really something. I clearly remember when I used the Headhunter Jutsu on him, his body was clearly his true form, not a clone or anything like that. How did he escape my Clay Spider Explosion? It's a real mystery. I heard this kid's Kekkei Genkai is a third eye, but from beginning to end, he never showed his third eye during our fight. Perhaps he really is hiding his strength. If that's the case, then I've truly met a formidable enemy."

The space in front of Deidara distorted, and suddenly, Issui figure appeared from within, saying, "Well, your art hasn't understood me, has it? Is this your true strength?"

"You... how did you appear?" Deidara was startled by the sudden appearance of Issui. How could this be? How did he get out? Traveling through space? Are you kidding me? This is the first time I've ever seen anything like this. This kid is too strange.

"Heh, scared? This is one of my Kekkei Genkai. When you made your Clay Spider explode, I entered this space of my own to avoid your bombs. Before, due to some carelessness, you used the Earth Release technique 'Double Suicide Decapitation Technique' on me, trapping me underground. At that time, it was difficult for me to quickly dodge your next attack, so I could only use spatial teleportation. To be honest, if it were someone else, they might really fall into your trap, and even if they didn't die, they would be seriously injured. But who told you to run into Kekkei Genkai ninja like me with spatial abilities?" Issui said calmly.

"Space?" Deidara frowned slightly. This was the first time he had ever heard of such a bizarre Ninjutsu. The existence of such Ninjutsu —manipulating space—was unbelievable. Perhaps he was deceiving him, using Secret Technique like Body Flicker Technique to create the Secret Technique. But Deidara had indeed suddenly appeared before him, and the ability to disappear without affecting anything was probably only possible with mysterious spatial Ninjutsu. If that were the case, it couldn't be achieved through mere art. However, his Secret Technique must have flaws; otherwise, it would be far too abnormal.

"What, aren't you going to attack me right away? Or are you lacking confidence in your art?" Issui said, looking at Deidara who hadn't made a single move.

"Hmph, then I'll give it a try. My art is the most perfect thing in the world; there's nothing it can't do..." Deidara reached into his clay bag and quickly chewed on the Explosive Clay inside.

"Well, a lot of time has passed. Hurry up and get rid of you and Kakashi and the others. I'll show you a little bit of my trump card. Don't be too surprised. I-Wei-Shen-Hai-Wu-Yin, Fire Release--Amaterasu's Fireball Technique!!!"

Issui's lips curled slightly, and his hands quickly Hand Seals. In an instant, he spewed out a large ball of black flame from his mouth, the extremely high temperature burning the surrounding air until it was blurred.

Deidara, engrossed in chewing clay, had no idea that Issui would immediately attack him. He hastily dodged, but a small corner of his clothes still caught a black flame. The extremely high temperature caused his skin beneath the clothes to ache and swell. He immediately took off his black and red cloud-patterned clothes and threw them away. Just being roasted by this strange flame was enough; if it actually stuck to his body, it probably wouldn't be so easy. What exactly was this thing? Black flame... it seemed vaguely familiar, but he couldn't remember it for a moment...

The black flames burned rapidly on anything they touched, completely consuming all the flowers, grass, and trees in their path. Even on the ground where there was nothing to burn, the black flames stubbornly continued to burn.

Deidara stared at the organization's trench coat, now reduced to ashes, and the eerie flames still burning. A bead of cold sweat dripped down his forehead. How terrifying! What the hell was that? This man-eating, extremely high temperature and self-igniting nature were far beyond the scope of ordinary Fire Style...