The orange-red sea of fire swallowed everything in an instant.
Five thick earthen walls were torn apart and blown away amid the flames.
Pfft!
Yan bore the brunt of it, and the blast wave sent his entire body flying backward.
"Yan!"
Uchiha Shunichi and Hyuga Tokuma's eyes went bloodshot instantly.
The next second, they too were hurled away by the irresistible force, smashing two deep craters into the scorching sand.
"Damn it..."
Uchiha Shunichi struggled to his feet, coughing up sand and blood.
Hyuga Tokuma was in even worse shape. One arm hung limply at his side, clearly broken.
As for Yan, he had already fallen completely unconscious.
It's over!
All three of them had reached their limits.
Deidara stood atop the clay dragon's head, looking down at the three barely hanging on.
"Do you see it?! This is true art! Your resistance merely adds a touch of despair to my art!"
"Now, I'll send you on your way!"
Deidara slowly raised a hand, preparing to deliver the final blow.
Just then.
Whoosh—!!!
A visible wave of white air swept in!
Immediately afterward, Uchiha Yao's figure crossed several kilometers in just a few breaths!
Uchiha Shunichi and Hyuga Tokuma only saw a blur before a tall, upright back was already standing before them.
"H-Hokage-sama!"
Hyuga Tokuma and Uchiha Shunichi were instantly overjoyed!
Konoha's Fifth Hokage!
Uchiha Yao!
Had arrived!
And that meant the enemy's death was at hand.
In the sky, Deidara's smile faded slightly.
He narrowed his eyes, sizing up the suddenly appeared figure below.
"So this guy... is Konoha's Fifth Hokage, Uchiha Yao?"
Deidara called down to him.
"Judging by the way you look, you're the leader of this bunch of trash, right?"
"Uchiha Yao, I've heard of you. Becoming Hokage at such a young age means you've