Anti-Hidden Leaf Village, Established

Deidara lay prone on the ground, kneading his hands together before spitting out two tiny clay birds.

Explosive Clay: Tiny Flying Birds!

The two birds flew toward Uchiha Huan.

But they only struck empty air. Uchiha Huan had sensed the danger long before it reached him.

The next moment, vines sprang up and wrapped around Deidara on the ground, tightening continuously.

Deidara felt as if he was about to be strangled to death and hurriedly cried out, "Aahhh... sorry, sorry..."

Deidara had yet to create C4: Garuda, nor could he perform C0 self-destruction. He had yet to witness the most dazzling artistic explosion, so he had no desire to die.

Sure enough, as long as he did not run into a stat monster like Tsunade, his combat strength was still quite impressive.

But there were not many stat monsters in the entire Shinobi World. Everyone else still relied more on coordinated ninjutsu.

Tsunade might not have been the strongest, but her raw stats truly gave Uchiha Huan a headache.

"Let's go. Take me to the nearest town first and get something to eat."

Uchiha Huan casually released the vines restraining Deidara. As Deidara stretched a little, he shaped clay into a Clay Bird while pondering whether he should detonate it once Uchiha Huan boarded.

Uchiha Huan seemed to have sensed Deidara's little scheme. "These eyes of mine can see everything that will happen within the next minute, so you'd better not force me to slap you."

Hearing that, Deidara completely abandoned the thought of revenge.

A minute? Unless he could make a clay bomb powerful enough that Uchiha Huan could not escape it within a full minute, there was nothing he could do to him.

"Big brother, I'm Deidara. What should I call you?"

"Uchiha Huan."

"Brother Huan, where are we going now?"

"Didn't I say? The nearest town."

"Which direction?"

Deidara and Uchiha Huan stared at each other. Both of them were hopelessly directionless.

After an awkward silence, they could only pick a direction at random.

It had to be said, Deidara's Clay Bird was truly convenient. Though it was not fast, it flew steadily.

Of course, Deidara's chakra was also far greater than Uchiha Huan's. Given his age, Uchiha Huan estimated that he was at least at the Six Rings or Seven Rings level.

"Deidara, is this clay ninjutsu of yours a Bloodline Limit or a secret technique?"

"A Bloodline Limit. It's a mutation of Explosion Release." Deidara spread his hands, revealing a mouth in each palm. "Anything enhanced by these mouths of mine can be given explosive properties."

Uchiha Huan's doubts were finally resolved. As one of the Shinobi World's ten great unsolved mysteries, Deidara's clay explosions had always been endlessly debated by readers.

In the official setting, Deidara's clay explosions were a secret technique.

Yet Deidara had repeatedly said in the story that his was Explosion Release.

"So you don't necessarily need clay?"

"This is chakra clay. It possesses powerful malleability and ductility, making it the most suitable medium for completing my explosive art."

Uchiha Huan was slightly disappointed. If it had been a secret technique, he could have politely asked Deidara for it.

But there was nothing he could do about a Bloodline Limit...

Just then, Uchiha Huan suddenly spotted ninjas fighting ahead.

As they passed over the battlefield, he discovered that one side consisted of Konoha ninjas, while the other was another old acquaintance of his, Genno.

Although Genno had once been a jonin of Heat-Haze Village, he specialized in mechanisms and traps. In direct combat, he was useless.

However, the four on Konoha's side were not particularly formidable either. None of them appeared to have reached jonin level.

"Go deliver a grand gift to those Konoha ninjas." Uchiha Huan pointed in their direction.

"Sure... here we go!"

"Hey, you idiot! We're still in the air!" Uchiha Huan immediately felt Deidara sending the Clay Bird diving straight toward the battlefield.

Uchiha Huan grabbed Deidara and used his flying soul skill to rise into the air.

The Clay Bird plunged violently into the battlefield.

Boom—

A mushroom cloud shot into the sky as a terrifying shockwave swept across the battlefield.

Even Uchiha Huan, high in the air, was buffeted by the blast and nearly fell.

After landing, Uchiha Huan gave Deidara a savage beating.

"Fuck! That was my best friend, and you just blew him up like that?"

"B-Big brother... you didn't say so... don't hit my face..."

Cough, cough—

"I... I'm not dead yet..." Genno rose from the devastated battlefield, his face blackened. After taking two steps, he collapsed with a thud and fell asleep again.

"Phew... I survived."

Uchiha Huan set down the massive bowl and wiped soup from the corner of his mouth. More than a dozen empty bowls were already piled before him.

Deidara glanced at the unconscious Genno beside him.

"Aren't you going to find a doctor for him?"

"Huh? I thought you'd take responsibility yourself, considering you're the one who injured him like this."

"But... isn't he your best friend?"

"Oh... we've cut ties."

"Why did you cut ties?"

"Last time, I wrecked Konoha and used him as the fall guy. Tell me, just because of something so minor, he wanted to cut ties with me. Isn't that too petty?"

"Heh..." Deidara thought that if it were him, he would cut ties too.

Still, Uchiha Huan had dared to cause trouble in Konoha and get away unscathed. Deidara could not afford to provoke this lunatic.

In the end, after eating and drinking his fill, Uchiha Huan still took Genno to find a doctor.

Genno was wrapped head to toe like a dumpling, and the look he gave Uchiha Huan was exceedingly complicated.

He already knew that this child before him was Uchiha Huan, the one who had used Genjutsu to control him a few months ago and forced him to hand over the control zones for the Explosive Tags hidden throughout Konoha.

"Cough, cough... today is a day worth celebrating. Our Anti-Hidden Leaf Village has officially been established."

"Wait, when did I ever say I wanted to join some Anti-Hidden Leaf Village?" Deidara immediately objected.

Uchiha Huan's gaze turned dangerous as he looked at Deidara.

Deidara stiffened his neck. "I'm not interested in any Anti-Hidden Leaf Village. I want to pursue my art."

"Even if you create the most powerful bomb, it means nothing without a testing ground. Only a village like Konoha is worthy of your art," Uchiha Huan said.

After thinking it over, Deidara felt that made sense. If his explosions could bloom at the heart of Konoha, that would surely be the greatest art of his life.

Uchiha Huan turned to Genno again. "If you don't say anything, I'll take that as agreement."

"So our goal is to destroy Konoha?" Deidara asked.

"No. I want to establish a ninja village named Anti-Hidden Leaf Village."

"What force do you have backing you?"

"At present, I've developed the two of you as cadres."

"Then I might as well fly over Konoha right now and drop a C4: Giant Dragon."

"Do you think Konoha's barrier is just there for decoration?" Uchiha Huan looked at Deidara speechlessly.

The only time Konoha had ever been breached was by the Six Paths of Pain. Only that kind of overwhelming strength could possibly break through Konoha.

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