Clay (Part Two)

Kakuzu knew very well that the "C4" Deidara was about to use was a miniature clay bomb.

A microscopic clay bomb, so small it existed on the cellular level. It could enter the bloodstream through a person's breathing, then spread throughout the body along with the blood.

Once detonated, it could blast flesh and blood into nothingness at the cellular level, without leaving behind even a single cell.

The most terrifying thing was that these miniature bombs could enter the body not only through the mouth and nose, but also through the pores of the skin. It was truly a horrifying technique that left no opening untouched.

Although the Mist Shinobi possessed a body-surface defensive technique as powerful as his own, that technique could not completely block everything from the outside world.

As long as a person was alive, their body needed to draw oxygen in from outside, and their pores also exchanged airflow with the outside.

Deidara's miniature clay bombs could enter the opponent's body through those openings.

All he had to do was have the Lightning-Fire Clone hold the opponent back, leaving him no time to use the Ice Release Body Flicker Technique to escape, while creating an opportunity for Deidara's miniature clay bombs to infiltrate.

The two worked together seamlessly: one was responsible for suppressing the enemy with firepower, while the other desperately chewed through the clay.

Qi Shuang could not help frowning slightly when he saw this.

Deidara's clay explosion had sent him flying, leaving him suspended between heaven and earth. On top of that, Kakuzu's Lightning-Fire Clone kept harassing him with an unending barrage of ninjutsu. He could not use the Ice Release Body Flicker Technique, and even gathering chakra was extremely difficult.

All he could do was watch helplessly as Deidara chewed through a