As the fighter jets were shot down, Deidara glanced at the ruins beneath his feet, then conjured another Giant Owl and mounted it.
He wanted to go into the city and unleash the brilliance of his art.
"C3!"
Deidara rode the Giant Owl, charging rapidly towards the city, dropping bombs along the way to destroy everything in his path.
Just after Deidara arrived over the city, he dropped the C3-18 bomb.
As C3 was thrown down by Deidara, the doll-shaped bomb began to rapidly grow larger the moment it was dropped.
Deidara also retreated quickly after throwing down C3. Even he dared not get too close to C3, as it was a technique capable of destroying an entire ninja village.
What was that that fell from the sky?
However, someone noticed the exaggeratedly large doll with the enormous head and pointed at the falling object, raising their own question.
However, the next second...
"Boom!"
A massive mushroom cloud rose from the ground, its fiery Kakkō illuminating the Wakanda sky.
"Ah···"
The blinding white light dazzled the Wakanda people who were staring directly at the C3 bomb, and a terrifying shockwave swept in after the Kakkō subsided.
Buildings collapsed wherever the shockwave passed, and a huge crater appeared at the center of the explosion, with red crystals at the bottom. The surrounding buildings were reduced to nothingness, and none of the nearby Wakanda people survived.
Upon seeing the dazzling mushroom cloud while fighting in the distance, Kisame Hoshigaki immediately turned and ran, cursing, "That bastard Deidara, is he trying to wipe me out too?"
Kisame Hoshigaki immediately broke away from the battlefield and ran wildly into the distance, with visible shockwaves rushing towards him from behind.
Not only Kisame Hoshigaki saw the mushroom cloud, but W'Kabi also saw the rising mushroom cloud.
At that moment, only one thought occupied his mind: Wakanda had been attacked by a nuclear bomb...
W'Kabi knew he couldn't outrun the shockwave, so he immediately shouted:
"Defensive formation!"
As he spoke, Vaka jumped off the War Rhino and erected an energy shield behind it.
As W'Kabi roared, some of the quick-reacting Border Soldier immediately erected energy shields, while those without shields ran behind those with shields or used rhinos and building debris as cover.
The T'Chaka father and son, who had just arrived at the battlefield, cried out in anguish, "No!"
"Boom!"
A terrifying shockwave swept in swiftly, shattering the glass on the building instantly, destroying the energy shields erected by the Wakanda Border Soldier, and sending them flying.
Even T'Challa and his son were not spared; they were blasted away by the shockwave like rag dolls being tossed around.
Fortunately, this location is far from the explosion's epicenter, so the destructive power wasn't as great as it initially appeared.
Soldiers with energy shields might survive if they're lucky, but those without shields die instantly.
Itachi Uchiha, who was loading Vibranium in the underground Warehouse, felt the ground shake and heard the booming sound of an explosion as dust fell from above.
He murmured, "The underground defenses are really impressive. I wonder if Vibranium was added during construction."
They then accelerated the collection of Vibranium, while Hidan outside the door had already dealt with several waves of Wakanda soldiers.
At this moment, Hidan placed these corpses in front of him and used their blood to draw a symbol for sacrificing to the Jashin.
Hidan stood in the middle of the ceremony, a smile on his face, "The ceremony is complete. We can now offer sacrifices to the Jashin."
As soon as Hidan finished speaking, his skin turned completely black, while his bones turned white.
"Great Jashin, please enjoy the offerings I have made for you."
"Hahaha!"
As the ritual began, the souls of the Wakandan Soldier killed by Hidan began to flow into Hidan's body through the sacrificial ceremony, enhancing his power.
However, the next second, all the lights in the underground area went out.
The gaze of the Panther God Bast traveled through layers of dimensional space to Wakanda and landed on Hidan, who was holding Hidan for the Jashin god at the entrance of the Warehouse.
Is a new god about to appear on Earth?
"But you shouldn't have slaughtered my followers!"
The voice of the Panther God Bast resounded throughout the underground space, startling Itachi Uchiha in the Warehouse, who stopped what he was doing.
Hidan, standing inside the ritual diagram, felt an aura of death; this was the first time he had experienced death since he began worshipping the Jashin.
At the same time, he cursed inwardly: What terrifying being has Deidara provoked?
However, Hidan was unaware that Panther God Bast was not provoked by Deidara's bombing. Although the enemy's C3 bombs caused incalculable damage, it was not a big problem for Panther God Bast. Even with the Ancient One's faith in Wakanda, she would not easily reveal herself.
However, Hidan's Jashin ritual forced the Panther God Bast to take notice. The way he brutally plundered and killed her followers, and the fact that he seemed like a newly born god, compelled her to intervene.
In the underground space, an enormous leopard claw with seven-colored spots and black markings appeared out of thin air and slammed down on Hidan.
"Boom!"
The earth shook, Hidan was slammed directly into a deep pit in the ground. The Jashin ritual on his body was also interrupted by the Panther God Bast.
However, the Triple-Bladed Scythe in his hand was not so lucky, and it shattered into several pieces with a single blow from his opponent.
"Cough... cough... cough!"
Hidan coughed up blood, feeling as if every bone in his body had shattered, but his eyes held no fear, only madness.
"If I offer it as a sacrifice to the Lord Jashin, the blessing I receive will be more powerful than ever before..."
The Panther God Bast was somewhat surprised to see that Hidan was still alive in the dimension.
In her calculations, that attack should have been enough to turn the opponent into dust.
"Since he's not dead, it's just a matter of one more blow."
The enormous leopard claw reappeared in the air, slamming down towards Hidan beneath the ground.
"Amaterasu!"
Black Amaterasu Flame suddenly appeared from the void, spewing out towards the leopard claw above and then bursting into flames. At the same time, a Shadow Clone of Itachi Uchiha rushed up as well.
"Boom!"
The Shadow Clone crashed into the Black Panther's claws and immediately self-destructed, all to slow its descent, even if only for a moment.
Meanwhile, Itachi Uchiha's true form Body Flicker Technique in front of Hidan, grabbed him, and used the Reverse Summoning Jutsu to escape with Hidan.
However, during the retreat, Itachi Uchiha still managed to send a message through the Akatsuki's ring. "A powerful enemy is at large. Reverse summoning. Retreat immediately."
"Boom!"
The Panther God Bast struck again, but the instant his hand landed, Hidan and Itachi Uchiha used the Reverse Summoning Jutsu to travel to the Summoning Realm and dodge the attack.
Seeing that his attack had missed, the Panther God Bast exclaimed in surprise, "They actually got away!"
As the leopard claw disappeared, the Amaterasu Flame that had been attached to it fell to the ground and continued to burn.
The next second, the will of the Panther God Bast swept across Wakanda, but was preparing to attack the remaining Kisame Hoshigaki and Deidara.
However, a halo suddenly appeared, and the Ancient One, the Sorcerer Supreme, stepped out from it.
"Bast, you've crossed the line."
As the Ancient One finished speaking, a figure suddenly appeared in the air. The figure had a female body but a Black Panther head, and her clothing seemed to be the same as that of Africa, but it shimmered with starlight.
"Ancient One, my followers have been slaughtered, and the perpetrator is a new god."
Ancient One said calmly, "That's why I gave you two chances to make a move."
The Panther God Bast looked at Ancient One: "And what about Him?"
Clearly, the Panther God Bast was unwilling to be the only one banished; he believed that if he wanted to leave, he could leave, but the newly born god could not remain on Earth.
Given the opponent's weak strength, Bast had plenty of ways to kill them once they left Earth.
Ancient One shook his head and said, "No, he is not a god."
Bast exclaimed, "How is this possible? Its core, its ability to absorb souls to enhance itself, and the aura emanating from it..."
"Leaving aside the future, at least he hasn't become a true god yet, has he?"
Upon hearing the Ancient One's words, Bast murmured, "Not yet a god?"
"I see!"
Panther God Bast then looked at the unconscious T'Chaka and T'Challa, and finally chose T'Challa over the other.
Then, the Panther God Bast transformed into specks of starlight and dissipated in the air, but the brightest starlight went directly to T'Challa and merged into his body.
The Ancient One, witnessing this, did not intervene but instead returned directly to Kamar-Taj.
Kisame Hoshigaki and Deidara, who were in the city, received a message from the ring. Although they were puzzled as to what kind of enemy had appeared, they immediately used the Reverse Summoning Jutsu to return to the Summoning Realm.
The two who had just entered saw Hidan lying on the ground like a rag Hidan.
Kisame Hoshigaki was curious; what kind of enemy could have injured Hidan so badly? Was there any hope for him, covered in mud like that?
What exactly happened to you?
Deidara was also curious, but seeing that Itachi Uchiha wasn't even covered in dust, and didn't even have Chakra, he was even more curious about their enemy.
Was the enemy not as strong as expected, or was Itachi Uchiha just fast enough to escape?
Itachi Uchiha shook his head. "We didn't see what the enemy actually looked like."
"All I saw was an enormous claw."
Deidara asked, puzzled, "Claws?"
"A creature like Tailed Beast?"
Itachi Uchiha shook his head. "I don't know. Aside from adults, no one else in this world should possess Tailed Beast."
"It must be the powerful being the adults were talking about, but I don't know if it's an Earth creature or something else."
Itachi Uchiha participated in the Hell Defense War and knew that this world was not simple, with many incredibly powerful creatures lurking in the shadows.
"Cough... cough~"
Hidan coughed, glanced at the three people in front of him, and said, "Where's my weapon?"
Itachi Uchiha shook his head. "It broke, and time was of the essence at the time, I didn't have a chance to take your weapon with me when I ran out."
"Mystical Palm Technique!"
As they spoke, Itachi Uchiha used the Mystical Palm Technique to stabilize Hidan's injuries.
A green Chakra light appeared in Itachi Uchiha's palm and moved towards Hidan's chest to heal him.
"Sizzle..."
Then, as if fire had met gasoline, Hidan's injuries didn't improve at all; in fact, they seemed to have worsened.
This caused Hidan, who had just regained consciousness, to faint again. Seeing this Itachi Uchiha was also stunned for a moment and quickly withdrew his attack.
Deidara said, "It seems the enemy's attack is more powerful than we imagined, actually preventing the Chakra healing."
"Let's contact the adults; Tsunade over there probably has a better plan."
Kisame Hoshigaki then spoke up, "Did you get the goods from this operation?"
Seeing his teammate injured, Kisame Hoshigaki became concerned about the spoils of the operation. If they got enough, it wouldn't be a loss, since he had witnessed the abnormally strong defensive power of Vibranium.
Itachi Uchiha nodded. "We got them, and quite a lot of them."
Kisame Hoshigaki nodded, then said, "Contact the master!"
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Wakanda.
After being swept away by the shockwave, T'Challa felt his consciousness being pulled to a peculiar place before he could even get up.
Pushing aside the layers of mist, T'Challa saw an enormous Black Panther appear before him.
The Black Panther's body shimmered with starlight, making it incredibly beautiful and captivating T'Challa for a moment.
Then T'Challa knelt down and bowed his head. "Great Panther God Bast, I am your follower T'Challa."
"Please save Wakanda! We have been subjected to a terrible attack by the enemy."
The Panther God Bast looked at T'Challa kneeling before him, and the next second, four virtual figures appeared in front of him: Hidan, Itachi Uchiha, Deidara, Kisame Hoshigaki.
"Are they these four enemies?"
Upon hearing Panther God Bast's voice, T'Challa looked up at the four figures that had appeared before him.
T'Challa pointed to Kisame Hoshigaki and Deidara, then said somewhat uncertainly, "I only saw these two. I don't know whether the other two attacked Wakanda."
Panther God Bast, nodded. "I found the four of them in Wakanda, and I have already repelled the enemy."
Upon hearing that the enemy had been repelled, T'Challa happily, "Thank you for the protection of the Panther God!"
However, T'Challa had a question in his mind: if Panther God Bast could repel the enemy, why didn't he kill the enemy?
Bast seemed to see through T'Challa's thoughts and then said, "This is a disaster, but also a trial. Wakanda will possess even greater power after this catastrophe."
"I will bestow upon you even greater Panther God Power, granting you the strength to protect the people of Wakanda."
"Only hatred that is personally experienced can be considered revenge."
Before T'Challa, the Panther God Bast transformed into a point of light and surged into T'Challa's body.
After the light entered his body, T'Challa's consciousness left the void and returned to his body.
T'Challa stood up and contacted his sister Shuri, through the communication devices inside his armor.
"Shuri, the Panther God Bast has appeared, and it has repelled all the enemies."
"Pass the word: Panther God Bast has saved Wakanda once again."
At this moment, not only Shuri, T'Chaka heard his son's words and said, "Shuri, pass the message down."
T'Chaka looked at the ruins before him, and tears streamed down his face uncontrollably.
Wakanda suffered a huge loss this time.