"Yo~"
"Could these little guys be reinforcements you've brought in?"
We've just run out of clay, so we'll stop and check things out, and also replenish our stock.
With a tongue emerging from his palm, Deidara chewed on the clay as he slowly approached, observing Sasuke and the others with great interest.
Ignoring the taunts behind him,
Seeing the bombing stop, Jiraiya looked at the children in surprise and said, " Kirigakure? What are you doing here?!"
Bai glanced at his companion.
The ruthless duo, Kimimaro and Sasuke.
The goofy, stuttering duo, Suigetsu Chōjūrō.
In addition, there's the newly arrived simp duo, Karin.
Since there seemed to be no suitable diplomats available, Bai had no choice but to step forward and reply, "We are here on a mission to capture Orochimaru."
"A mission to capture Orochimaru?"
Tsunade wanted to ask more questions, but Jiraiya stopped her.
In recent years, it's no secret that the Kirigakure has been taking on bounties on the black market, capturing people in exchange for rewards.
Given Orochimaru's status missing-nin and the high bounty on the black market, it's understandable that he's being pursued by Kirigakure.
These little guys are probably planning to hide in the shadows and capture Orochimaru after the Sannin battle begins, hoping to steal his and Tsunade's thunder.
This hollowed-out cave must have been hidden there for quite some time.
It was Xiao's appearance that thwarted their plans.
The group was hiding here, clearly with no intention of helping. If they hadn't been blasted out by the Akatsuki, they would still be hiding.
Currently, Kirigakure enjoys a fairly good reputation in Konoha, from high-ranking officials to ordinary citizens.
Allowing Tsunade to continue questioning will only damage the relationship between Kirigakure and Konoha.
"I see."
Jiraiya looked at Haku and changed the subject, saying, "Where is your team leader Jonin? We need backup now."
Seeing that Jiraiya seemed to have automatically figured out the reason, Bai breathed a sigh of relief and pointed to Orochimaru's battlefield, "Lord Shisui went over there."
" Uchiha Clan Itsuki..."
Jiraiya could finish speaking, a sudden loud noise from afar instantly drew everyone's attention!
The green, Perfect Susanoo a body even larger than the summoning beasts of the Three Great Sage Lands!
Especially the terrifying aura emanating from his body; the earth would crumble and the ground would split with every move he made!
Deidara gazed at the distant battlefield, his expression growing grave. "It seems Brother Sasori is facing considerable trouble."
We can't delay any longer; Scorpion might need reinforcements.
Clay flew from Deidara's hands, forming flying birds, crawling spiders, and galloping horses.
Most of the prepared inventory rushed towards Jiraiya, Kimimaro, and the others!
Deidara didn't give any special treatment just because he was from Kirigakure...
After all... annihilation is an art!
Deidara Hand Seals and shouted, " Explosive Clay - Spirit Manipulation Technique!"
"Spread!!!"
The moment Jiraiya and Tsunade leaped into the air, they saw Kimimaro and the others still standing in place and quickly shouted a reminder!
After watching for so long, they should know that thing can explode!
Why didn't you dodge?
Just as Jiraiya and Tsunade were wondering what was going on, a terrifying explosion rang out, and their vision was obscured by smoke!
Deidara, riding a white crane formed from clay, looked down at the smoke and dust below from high above, a cruel smile playing on his lips.
Those little devils must have been terrified by my art; they couldn't even run away.
"Click, click!"
Two sharp cracks, one loud and one soft, rang out from the smoke and dust!
As Deidara frowned and looked down, a humanoid object completely covered in white bones burst through the thick smoke and shot straight up from the ground at an extremely fast speed!
Jiraiya and Tsunade, who were on the side, could see that the ice crystal sphere enveloping the few children of Kirigakure and the solid white bone wall, two layers of heavy defense, were gradually shattering!
"Kid, not bad!"
Deidara watched Kimimaro rapidly approaching and controlled the white crane to rise even higher!
"Unfortunately, since you can't fly, you're just a sitting duck in the air!"
Deidara laughed as he tossed several Clay Bomb, each half a person's height, from the sky!
"C3 No. 18!"
Faced with the falling bombs, Kimimaro, who couldn't use flying Ninjutsu, remained as indifferent as ever, showing not a trace of panic.
Gazing at the skeletal monster about to encounter Android 18, Deidara murmured, "A brief yet beautiful work of art, adorned with blood-soaked limbs!"
With his eyes glued to the ground below, Deidara exclaimed expectantly, "This amazing moment is not to be missed!"
Meanwhile, Haku, who had been watching Kimimaro intently from below, had already formed the hand seals. " Ice Release: Illusory Ladder!"
Kimimaro, mid-air, sensed the coldness in his arms. The moment he threw out the scroll, he used the water droplets he had prepared beforehand to deliver a mid-air kick to Deidara high in the sky!
The water droplets instantly froze into ice cones, radiating layers of cold air, shooting straight towards the soaring white cranes!
"Um?!"
Deidara frowned and quickly manipulated the white crane to turn around.
Seeing that there was no time to dodge, Deidara had no choice but to reluctantly turn his head away, letting the ice spike pierce through half of the white crane's body!
despite this,
Deidara still strangely tilted his head, stubbornly looking down, not wanting to miss even a single moment of artistic explosion!
"Snap!"
"Boom boom boom!"
The Kakkō illuminated the sky!
But the beautiful scene Deidara imagined did not appear.
It should be said that only half of it appeared...
The explosion was quite artistic.
But the scattered, blood-red limbs were gone...
The scroll that Kimimaro had thrown earlier briefly transformed into a staircase of ice crystals in mid-air!
With nowhere to land, Kimimaro stomped down the air staircase at the moment of the explosion, his speed soaring!
While dodging the explosion, they also got infinitely closer to Deidara!
When Kimimaro appeared to his side, Deidara's eyes narrowed sharply!
At this distance, there's no time to create a more powerful clay!
Facing the impending attack, Deidara spat out several thumb-sized explosive bombs from between his palms and mouth!
At its peak, its bone density has reached the highest level of defense at this stage!
Kimimaro completely ignored the threat of the bomb in front of him, his protruding finger bones solidified infinitely, and his strongest punch went straight for Deidara!
"Bang!!"
"Boom! Boom!"
The moment the fist touched his face, countless Kakkō erupted!
"Boom!!"
Another deafening explosion followed, and Deidara's mount, the white crane, flashed with a terrifying white light at the moment of the blast!
The intense heat rising high in the sky resembled a miniature artificial sun!
Two figures, billowing black smoke and trailing long black flames, fell from the sky!
Kimimaro!!!
The little ones, their eyes filled with worry, rushed towards the location where Kimimaro had landed.
Even Sasuke, who has always been at odds with Kimimaro, showed a concern that was inconsistent with his usual demeanor when he saw Kimimaro fall.
After listening to Jiraiya's story,
Tsunade's shocked gaze swept over the Kirigakure's Gold Medal Squad: "Are these kids really just Genin like Naruto?!"
As Naruto's teacher, Jiraiya nodded somewhat awkwardly. "Hmm..."
"They are all Genin..."