An Arm Through the Chest

The explosive burst that appeared out of thin air before Hyuga Kagami was the most direct application of Explosion Release.

An Explosion Release ninja could detonate any object within the range affected by their chakra. Even if there was nothing around them, they could create an explosion by detonating their own chakra.

When Hyuga Kagami snapped his fingers just now, he had detonated a small cluster of Explosion Release chakra.

However, the range most ninjas could affect with their chakra was extremely limited, so ordinary Explosion Release ninjas could only create explosions within a certain area around themselves.

This presented Explosion Release ninjas with a dilemma.

If the explosions they created were too powerful, they could easily harm themselves at close range. But if the explosions were not powerful enough, their destructive force would plummet.

Thus, before Deidara, Explosion Release was somewhat lackluster compared to other Kekkei Genkai, and Explosion Release ninjas were not particularly renowned in the ninja world.

As one of the Explosion Release ninjas, Deidara naturally had to confront this dilemma as well.

The solution devised by the gifted Deidara was to combine Explosion Release with Explosive Clay. With Explosive Clay serving as a medium, explosions were no longer confined to the vicinity of an Explosion Release ninja. They could unleash Explosion Release at full power from a safe distance without worrying about injuring themselves.

And with the support of Explosion Release, the power and versatility of Explosive Clay rose dramatically, turning it into a terrifying deterrent capable of wiping out an entire village.

It could be said that Deidara's fusion of Explosion Release and Explosive Clay was a groundbreaking innovation, one sufficient to make everyone reevaluate Explosive Clay.

Of course, Deidara had not yet, as he had in the original timeline, stormed Sunagakure alone and captured