After quite a while, the sudden violent tremors gradually subsided. At that moment, the villagers' unease finally erupted completely. Hoarse cries, fearful discussions, and the bewildered wails of children filled every street and alley, plunging the entire village into enormous chaos.
Atop the Hokage Building.
The Kage exchanged glances. They knew the tremors had come from the direction Akatsuki was attacking from, but they had no idea what had happened over there.
Such a commotion was not something an ordinary shinobi could create.
Even the Kage present would find it difficult to create such a massive spectacle by themselves.
Whoosh...
At that moment, a Konoha Anbu landed atop the Hokage Building and reported to the Third Hokage, "The Intelligence Division has sent word. It has been confirmed that the earthquake just now was caused by a clash between the God Organization and Akatsuki. They are still verifying further details!"
Hearing the Anbu's report, the Third Tsuchikage's expression turned strange. "Could it be C5?"
He naturally knew that Konoha had sent out a team disguised as the God Organization to slow Akatsuki's advance. Without his approval, Deidara could never have joined that team. Thus, he knew that the "God Organization" mentioned in the Anbu's report was not the real God Organization, but Deidara's group.
After hearing the Third Tsuchikage's murmur, the Fourth Kazekage asked, "What C5?"
The Third Tsuchikage explained gravely, "C5 Fireworks is an Explosion Release ninjutsu Deidara recently developed. It is still in the testing stage. According to Deidara, its power is immense—it can destroy an entire city in one go. It is an art that even the Mangekyō Sharingan's Susanoo would struggle to withstand..."
Halfway through, the Third Tsuchikage paused before continuing, "But C5 is Deidara's strongest technique. Unless he was driven into a corner, he shouldn't use