Deidara's Explosion Release Shows Its Might

"Ah~ the ambassador from Kumogakure has arrived. That's quite a long time coming," Uchiha Kō said casually.

The envoy from Kumogakure bowed and said, "The negotiations did not go smoothly due to my health condition; it was my fault." He had received a positive response from the Fourth Raikage, A, and even though he had gone to the restroom, he felt confident.

"Hmm, I wonder what your decision is, Your Excellency?" Uchiha Kō looked the envoy from Kumogakure up and down.

The envoy from Kumogakure smiled slightly. "The Fourth Raikage anticipated the Lord Hokage's request and prepared these in advance." With that, the Kumogakure took out a small notebook and handed it over.

Uchiha Kō gave Hatake Sakumo a look, Hatake Sakumo understood instantly. He took the notebook, quickly flipped through it, and after confirming that there was nothing hidden inside, handed it to Uchiha Kō.

Uchiha Kō took the notebook and then glanced at the Kumogakure envoy from time to time. The Kumogakure envoy was calm and composed, giving people a sense of confidence. If it weren't for the surveillance cameras, Uchiha Kō would have suspected that someone else had been replaced.

Uchiha Kō flipped through the notebook, then placed it on the table, crossed his arms, rested his chin on the back of his hands, Uchiha Kō said calmly, "The Fourth Raikage of Kumogakure is very sincere. If I don't go, it would seem like I'm impolite."

"The Lu Ming," Uchiha Kō suddenly said.

Nara Rokumei stood up, cupped his hands, and said, "Your subordinate is here!"

"Five days from now, I will travel to Kumogakure. You will be in charge of all village affairs." Uchiha Kō said calmly. These words were addressed to Nara Rokumei, but in reality, they were addressed to the envoy from Kumogakure Fourth Raikage, A.

"Understood, sir!" Nara Rokumei replied, inwardly rolling his eyes. It was as if this whole thing had never happened, and that the Lord Hokage was always working in the Hokage Office.

However, it's impossible to reveal this to outsiders at this moment.

The envoy from Kumogakure was overjoyed. "The Lord Hokage is right! Then I'll take this good news back to see our Lord Raikage!" He turned to leave, but suddenly a voice called out, "Envoy, please wait."

The envoy from Kumogakure froze, forcing a smile as he turned around. "May I ask, Lord Hokage, is there anything else you require?"

"What were the usual gifts that villages sent to the successor of the Raikage?" Uchiha Kō really didn't know, because when he took office, the Third Raikage was already there.

The envoy from Kumogakure was taken aback. What was going on? He looked at Uchiha Kō and understood. Uchiha Kō didn't know anything about these things. He was about to ask for 500 million.

Uchiha Kō's aura changed at that moment, his eyes narrowed as he stared intently at him. Nara Rokumei scratched his head, thinking that asking this guy to pay was simply too much of a burden!

The envoy from Kumogakure gritted his teeth and lowered his head. He had to say, no matter what, "Reporting to the Lord Hokage, 500 million taels of silver is the minimum!"

Seeing this, Uchiha Kō deflated. Five hundred million! That could buy so many takeout meals, so many Ichiraku Ramen! But he couldn't force them, so he could only concede, "Alright, thank you for the explanation, envoy from Kumogakure. Let Nara Rokumei entertain the envoy as he leaves. I'll take my leave now."

He seemed to have his soul drained away. Seeing this, Nara Rokumei's lips twitched. "My Lord Hokage, you weren't like this when you were profiting from the war."

Besides, Konoha Moon's revenue is already in the tens of billions of yaksha, would you be short of a little money?

Suddenly Uchiha Kō had an idea! He had a flash of inspiration, and then, sitting down, his headache and backache disappeared, and he was all smiles.

When Nara Rokumei returned after seeing off the envoy, he saw Uchiha Kō in this state and began to wonder if he had been driven mad by the shock. It was just 500 million taels of silver, was it really worth it?

"Lord Hokage, what's wrong?" Nara Rokumei looked at him with some concern. He really wanted to ask, "Have you gone mad?" but felt that would be impolite.

"Lu Ming, I suddenly remembered something. If I let Minato succeed me, would I be able to make back this money?" Uchiha Kō chuckled.

Nara Rokumei was shocked. He stood up and pointed at Uchiha Kō, "Hokage, let me tell you, don't even think about it! Our Konoha's monthly revenue is in the tens of billions right now, we don't need that little bit of money."

Uchiha Kō reverted to his previous lazy, nonchalant state, "Oh~"

Nara Rokumei laughed in exasperation at his reaction. He wanted to abdicate and earn back 500 million taels of silver? How many people in Konoha coveted the Hokage position? And who could single-handedly suppress them all and make them submit?

Only Uchiha Kō, with unparalleled strength, achievements, leadership, and economic development capabilities, dared not covet his position!

And so, Nara Rokumei began to present his plans in his office: one was for Uchiha Kō to attend the succession ceremony of Kumogakure, and the other was a plan for the governance of the village after Uchiha Kō left.

Uchiha Kō nodded repeatedly, indicating that he understood. Hatake Sakumo hand, only remembered one thing: protect Uchiha Kō's safety and prevent those with ulterior motives from getting close to the Hokage.

After discussing everything, the three of them got up and headed home.

Iwagakure

"Deidara! What are you doing! Put it down! I told you to put the clay down!" Ōnoki was furious, pointing at Deidara and cursing.

"This is the Tsuchikage Building of my Iwagakure! It's a landmark! Young Master Deidara, come down quickly!" Kitsuchi said helplessly.

"Deidara is awesome!" This voice immediately drew everyone's attention, and they turned to look at the source of the sound.

They discovered it was a girl with black hair, exceptionally long legs, and wearing a red dress; she was there cheering and jumping for joy.

Ōnoki was nearly furious. He pointed at the Kitsuchi and shouted, "Go! Go and bring the Kurotsuchi back to me!"

Kitsuchi gave an awkward smile. "Okay, okay, Dad, don't be angry. I'll go right now!" After saying that, Kitsuchi walked towards Kurotsuchi.

Kurotsuchi's expression changed drastically. "Deidara! Someone's trying to capture me!"

He was on the rooftop making C4 from white clay and placing it there when he suddenly heard Kurotsuchi's cry for help. In a panic, he pointed his hand at Kitsuchi inside the window.

"C1 Spider!" Suddenly, he opened his mouth and spat out several white spiders, which crawled towards the Kitsuchi.

Kitsuchi's expression changed, and he quickly used Earth Release: Earth Style Wall! A thick earthen wall rose from the ground, blocking the spider's path.

Seeing this, Ōnoki roared, "Everyone scatter and get down! That's that kid's Explosion Release: Clay! It's incredibly powerful!"

Upon hearing Ōnoki's words, everyone scattered and lay prone on the ground.

"Kurotsuchi Sister! Run!" Deidara shouted, then threw out Explosive Clay Centipede again!

The spider and the centipede charged together toward the Kitsuchi Earth Style Wall.

"Crack! Drink!" Deidara put his index and middle fingers to his lips and roared.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

Instantly, the floor of the second floor of the Tsuchikage Building collapsed due to the explosion, and one could even vaguely see what was happening below.

The Kitsuchi Earth Style Wall could no longer bear the weight and collapsed with a crash. He was panting heavily. Deidara was so young, but his Chakra was just so-so.

Why is his so-called Explosive Clay so powerful?

"Traitor! Get down here right now! Are you going to raze the Tsuchikage Building to the ground?!" Ōnoki looked at Deidara outside the window, his face covered in dust and dirt.

He gritted his teeth. This kid was getting bolder and bolder. Blowing up pigsties and sheepfolds wasn't enough; now he was blowing up the Tsuchikage Building!

"You old geezer, just give me a plot of land so I can practice my Explosion Release, and I'll leave right now! Otherwise, I'll prove that Art is an Explosion!" Deidara shouted.

Ōnoki gritted his teeth. If Deidara weren't his apprentice, he would have already used Dust Release to attack him! How dare he be so arrogant!

"Lord Tsuchikage, why don't you grant me a plot of land?"

"Yes, if young master Deidara continues like this, the Tsuchikage Building will be razed to the ground!"

"It'll be difficult to repair then!"

"Yes, and Deidara's Explosion Release is quite powerful!" Other employees in the Tsuchikage's office chimed in, offering words of comfort.

"You old codger! Did you hear that? Even your lackeys are trying to persuade you." Deidara laughed wildly.

The advisors who had just given suggestions to the Tsuchikage to Deidara now had faces as black as charcoal!

We just spoke up for you, and you called us lackeys. While that's true, what you said was really hurtful!

The Tsuchikage Ōnoki, gritted his teeth and said, "Fine, I agree!"

Upon hearing that his goal had been achieved, Deidara smirked, "Why didn't you do this sooner? You old geezer!" With that, he jumped down from the roof, grabbed Kurotsuchi's hand, and ran off.

The Tsuchikage, Ōnoki, was now in tears! How could he have raised such a rebellious disciple! Wasn't Dust Release good enough? Why did he have to learn this Explosion Release!

Kitsuchi came to Ōnoki's side and patted him on the shoulder. "Dad, don't be angry. Actually, if we look at it from another angle, Deidara's Explosion Release couldn't even be completely neutralized by my Earth Style Wall. Could we interpret that Deidara's Explosion Release is already comparable to Kage Level?"

"No one has ever walked this road before, but it doesn't seem so bad now!" Kitsuchi patiently advised.

Ōnoki nodded. "That's true, but I still don't understand why he won't learn Dust Release! If he were willing to learn, he could definitely master my Dust Release!"

"Even if I am unfortunate enough to die, Iwagakure will still be able to continue." Ōnoki sighed.

He believed that Dust Release was the true path, so he didn't take Deidara 'Deidara Explosion Release Explosion Release, even after witnessing its power today.

He also felt that this was just a small trick, not comparable to Dust Release. Seeing this, Kitsuchi Tu didn't dare to persuade him any further, but just sighed inwardly.

He knew from Deidara's defense just now that Deidara's Explosion Release talent was top-notch, and his strength was also excellent, no less than Dust Release.

Instantaneous, high-volume, explosive—how powerful it would be on the battlefield! It's a pity my old man is obsessed.

Or perhaps his father, the Third Tsuchikage Ōnoki, was too arrogant, believing that Dust Release was invincible and unable to bear seeing his apprentice learn other techniques.

Let's take this slowly; persuading Deidara is a long and arduous task!