The bizarre sight before them left everyone present dumbfounded. They could not understand how this had been done.
Only Ōnoki, staring at the mountain that had vanished and the flat ground now before him, remained unable to let it go for a long time.
"Deidara..."
"You actually... succeeded..."
The words seemed to be asking Deidara, yet also seemed like Ōnoki questioning himself.
Memories suddenly surfaced in his mind—every little moment from when he had taught Deidara ninjutsu.
"Old man, you're so damn naggy. You're driving me crazy."
"Can you stop going on about your Dust Release all day? What's so great about it? My art will definitely become even stronger than your Dust Release someday!"
In his memories, the young Deidara wore a Hidden Stone Village shinobi forehead protector and a red-and-black Hidden Stone combat uniform, looking at Ōnoki with utter disdain.
"You little brat, what the hell do you know?!"
"My Dust Release was inherited from the Second Tsuchikage, my master—Mu! It combines Wind, Earth, and Fire Release, making it something even more powerful than a Kekkei Genkai!"
"This is Kekkei Tōta, something unique in the entire Shinobi World! It can break down enemies and objects at the atomic level!"
"Can your clay do that?!"
Little Deidara merely turned his head aside and let out a haughty snort.
"Tch~ Isn't it just the atomic level? You old fossil are just bullying a young man like me because you're older."
"Just wait. Sooner or later, I'll create Explosive Ninjutsu like that!"
"Only the art of explosions is the strongest!" As he spoke, he spotted the huge mountain at the edge of Hidden Stone Village and pointed at it.
"See that? That mountain over there, that massive mountain!"
"Just wait. One day, I'll use my art to make it disappear, as