Arrival

Guren looked at Deidara, who was sealed by the crystal, and figured that Deidara wouldn't be able to break free. She quickly ran to Shion's side. Shion was pale and disheveled, and was barely able to stand up by supporting herself on a tree trunk with her right hand.

Guren asked in a deep voice, "Shion, are you alright?"

Shion shook her head and said, "It's alright. Gozu's condition is very dangerous right now. I'll treat him." As she spoke, she staggered Earth Flow Gozu. Guren helped Shion up, Shion looked at Guren with some surprise. The two of them came to Gozu's side.

Gozu inside the crystal of the Guren. The explosion hadn't affected him, but his back was covered in blood, and he was unconscious. He looked to be in very bad shape.

Guren was also worried about Gozu's safety and was preparing to open the barrier so that Shion could treat Gozu.

Suddenly, a deafening roar echoed through the heavens and earth. Guren looked back and saw the crystal sealing Deidara explode violently, a pillar of fire shooting into the sky and a terrifying shockwave sweeping outwards. Guren and Shion had no time to react and watched helplessly as the shockwave struck, blasting them away.

After the explosion, the entire land was destroyed, leaving it in ruins. Deidara, covered in blood, lay sprawled on the ground, clearly injured by the blast.

At this moment, Deidara, his face filled with rapture, said, "This perfect explosion, this is art. It is sublimation within the explosion that is my true work, hmm."

A dozen meters in front of Deidara, a figure lay on the ground, covered in shrapnel and dust from the explosion. The figure immediately stood up, shaking off the dust; it was Guren.

Guren's face was pale, with dried blood at the corner of her mouth, and her clothes were stained with blood. The explosion had injured her internal organs, and she had coughed up several mouthfuls of blood.

Guren looked around and immediately spotted Shion lying next to her, Shion unconscious.

A hint of anxiety flashed in Guren's eyes. She immediately went to Shion's side and helped Shion up. Shion didn't seem to have any serious injuries, but her face was pale and there was blood at the corner of her mouth, which should be traces left by the explosion.

At this moment, Guren's Chakra was completely exhausted, and she was also injured, so she had no fighting ability left. She couldn't even defeat a Genin. Shion and Gozu were both unconscious. So Guren picked up Shion and planned to take Gozu with her and retreat first.

Deidara slowly walked over and blocked Guren's path. Guren's eyes narrowed, and her face turned extremely grim.

Deidara looked disheveled and severely injured, but Guren was completely powerless to fight. Facing Deidara was truly the worst possible situation.

Deidara looked at Guren and Shion on Guren's back and said, "It's a pity you survived my explosion. Now, disappear, hmm." He then formed a handful of white Clay Spider and threw them at the two of them.

The white Clay Spider grew larger in the wind and charged towards Guren. Guren, carrying Shion on her back, had an extremely grave expression. Just as she was about to dodge, her legs gave way and she fell to the ground. She could only watch helplessly as the spider drew closer and closer, soon surrounding Guren and Shion.

Deidara stared excitedly at Guren and the other two, his hands already forming hand seals, waiting for the explosion. Only that instantaneous explosion was his favorite art, his perfect work. Deidara shouted, "Art is an Explosion! Hah!"

Guren closed her eyes in despair, but no explosion was heard. When Guren opened her eyes, she saw a large flash of lightning engulfing the spiders. Instead of exploding, the spiders fell to the ground.

A figure staggered and blocked Guren and Shion's path. Guren looked at the tall figure and exclaimed, "Gozu..."

Deidara looked at Gozu with equal surprise and said, "How did you know? My Explosive Clay is countered by Lightning Release."

Gozu did not answer Deidara's question. Instead, he quickly Hand Seals and chanted "Lightning Release: Earth Flow." Lightning covered Gozu's hands and spread out along the ground towards Deidara.

Deidara retreated quickly, but Deidara was already injured and could not outrun the lightning. The lightning spread to his body, crackling with electricity, and he collapsed to the ground.

Gozu turned to look at Guren and said, "Lady Guren, Lady Shion, I'm late." Then, Gozu looked at Deidara with a determined expression. Only he knew how bad his situation was. The Lightning Release he had just used was a forced Ninjutsu. He was at his last gasp and only hoped to intimidate Deidara.

Guren looked at Gozu's bloodied and mangled back, unsure of what to say. At that moment, Shion also woke up and looked at Gozu with concern.

On the ground, Deidara got up and asked, "How did you know? Did Uzumaki Hane tell you? I didn't expect him to find my weakness so quickly. How did he find it? It's a pity. If you hadn't been so badly injured, I might have lost this time. But now, you all disappear! Art is an Explosion! Hah!" Deidara suddenly swelled up.

With a deafening roar, Deidara exploded, a beam of light shooting into the sky, and the terrifying explosion swept outwards.

Guren, Shion, Gozu were completely unable to resist and could only watch helplessly as the explosion engulfed them.

Shion and Guren closed their eyes in despair. At that moment, Shion thought of Uzumaki Hane and said to herself, "Uzumaki Hane, we'll meet again in the next life."

Shion waited for a long time but didn't feel any explosion. "What happened? The explosion stopped?" Shion opened her eyes in confusion and saw a familiar figure standing in front of them. It was Uzumaki Hane.

Uzumaki Hane remained in a punching stance. The explosion in front of him had disappeared, leaving only a ground covered in lava, still emitting wisps of black smoke.

Gozu had seen everything that had just happened clearly. From the moment the explosion began, Gozu had intended to use his own body to protect the two of them. However, his severely injured body made it difficult for him to move quickly, and seeing that he wouldn't have enough time to protect Guren and Shion, Gozu felt a sense of despair.

Suddenly, Uzumaki Hane appeared in front of the group, put his hands together, and unleashed a huge Rock Fist. The Rock Fist surged forward and crashed into the explosion, destroying all the blasts. It then continued to charge forward, blasting a deep lava crater into the ground.

Uzumaki Hane turned her head and gave Shion a gentle smile, saying, "Shion, are you alright?" Seeing that the three of them were all in a sorry state, and that Shion's face was pale with blood at the corner of her mouth, Uzumaki Hane was filled with pity, and her killing intent towards Deidara surged even more.