Analyzing the Ninja World Starting from Konoha

Chapter 353 Old man, I'll learn!

Black Zetsu successfully suppressed Toneri's memories once again.

"Damn it!"

This time, it could clearly feel that it was struggling more than before.

This suppression is only temporary.

It could clearly sense that as Sheren grew older, his bloodline would gradually recover, and it was only a matter of time before those sealed memories broke through the restrictions.

Furthermore, even if it can temporarily suppress the memories of the person in question, it cannot completely restrict his actions and personality.

Unless it remains attached to the hermit.

However, this would severely restrict its own actions.

"It seems we need to get Disonas to speed things up."

A hint of apprehension flashed in Black Zetsu's eyes.

It originally planned to wait until it had collected all the tailed beasts before bringing out Madara Uchiha, but now it seems the plan needs to be brought forward.

Just then, the servant slowly opened his eyes.

He touched his right eye, his face grim.

Twice now!

In Sunagakure, he was forced to retreat by Yamashiro Aoba, and now it's happening again in Kirigakure.

For a self-proclaimed noble servant, this was an utter disgrace!

"Yamashiro Aoba!"

The servant gritted his teeth.

Anger did not cloud his judgment; the repeated losses finally brought him to his senses.

He began to realize that he might not be a match for Yamashiro Aoba on his own.

A meticulous plan and sufficiently strong assistants are essential!

The Land of Earth, Hidden Rock Village.

Inside Iwakage's office, Onoki stared intently at the intelligence scroll in his hand.

The intelligence comes from the Hidden Mist.

"Even a small village has been forced to this point?!"

Onoki frowned.

The situation in the ninja world was worse than he had imagined.

The five great ninja villages have lost more than half of their tailed beasts.

If this continues—

Onoki turned to look at the village outside the window, a sense of crisis he had never felt before welling up inside him.

He's old, and his skills have reached their limit.

Even with Dust Release, he couldn't guarantee he could harm the Rinnegan.

Iwagakure must quickly cultivate a successor capable of standing on his own.

"Someone, go and fetch that brat Deidara over here!"

Anbu: "Yes!"

Shortly after, the office door was pushed open.

"Old man, you were looking for me?"

Deidara swaggered in, looking completely nonchalant.

But if you look closely, you'll notice a hint of tension in his eyes.

In fact, he had been back in Iwagakure for several days.

Based on past experience, the old man would definitely give him a severe scolding.

He had even prepared a hundred rebuttals in his mind.

But what about the results?

Ohnoki didn't say anything.

They didn't scold him, didn't punish him, and didn't even cause him any trouble; they just left him there to stagnate.

This eerie calm only made Deidara feel more uneasy.

Onoki looked at Deidara and nodded inwardly.

After going out for a stroll, the kid has become much more mature.

However, while we are pleased, we still need to give them a wake-up call.

Onoki snorted coldly.

"I heard you were captured by the enemy using a single lightning technique?"

His opening remarks were straight to the heart of the matter.

Deidara's expression froze instantly.

"Who said that? It was an accident! An accident!"

Onoki sneered.

"Unexpected? Your art is supposed to be amazing, right? How come you couldn't even withstand someone's lightning release? It seems your art is nothing special after all."

"Old man! Don't look down on me!"

Deidara instantly bristled and pointed at Onoki's nose, yelling.

"That guy used underhanded tactics! My art is flawless!"

Onoki remained expressionless.

"He was taken down by a single lightning strike."

"you!!!"

Deidara's face turned a deep liver color, and the veins on his forehead bulged.

I wish I could pull out some explosive clay right now and blow that wretched old man into the sky.

"In real combat, carelessness equals death. Your clay explosion is powerful, but its weakness is too obvious."

"What do you know! Explosions are art!"

Deidara was so angry he jumped up and down.

"It seems you know nothing about real art."

Onoki's expression became more serious than ever before. "True art has no weaknesses."

"Today, I'll show you what true art really is!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Onoki raised both hands.

A semi-transparent barrier formed between his hands, creating a hole directly in the office ceiling.

"Hey kid, get on my heels!"

Ignoring the stunned Deidara, Onoki flew straight out through the hole.

Deidara paused for a moment, then gritted his teeth.

"Tch! What are you pretending to be?"

A clay bird was thrown to the ground, and then with a "thud," the clay bird instantly grew larger.

Deidara jumped onto the flying bird and flew away with it.

The two flew out of Iwagakure, one after the other.

Onoki stopped in mid-air, turned around, and pointed to a mountain peak in front of him.

It was an ordinary rocky mountain, about two hundred meters high.

"How much clay would it take to destroy that mountain?"

Deidara snorted and reached into the clay bag, from which a large amount of clay poured out of his palm.

"Old man, you underestimate me!"

"To deal with targets of this level, my C3-18 is more than enough!"

Soon, he threw down a strangely shaped doll.

The doll rapidly grew larger as it fell, eventually transforming into a giant bomb that landed precisely above the mountaintop.

"Art is an explosion! Drink!"

Deidara forms a hand seal with one hand.

boom!!!

A huge explosion rang out, sending debris flying everywhere.

After the smoke cleared, Deidara's smug expression froze.

That mountain—it's still there.

The top of the mountain was indeed blasted flat, but the entire mountain still stands there, only the top layer has been sheared off.

"cut!"

Deidara's expression was somewhat unpleasant, but he still refused to back down.

"He just didn't use his full strength!"

Onoki glanced at him but didn't say anything.

The old man slowly raised his hands and used the Dust Escape technique once more.

A beam of light shot out from between Onoki's hands, transforming into a massive Dust Release streak that swept across the area.

The beam of light pierced precisely across the middle of the mountain.

That 200-meter-high rocky mountain was cleanly cut in two!

The upper half of the mountain collapsed with a roar, crashing to the ground and kicking up clouds of dust.

But Onoki did not stop.

He used Dust Release again with both hands, and a huge Dust Release cube appeared out of thin air, completely enveloping the remaining half of the mountain.

The transparent cube shimmered with a faint light.

Then—

The rocks disappeared.

It wasn't blown to pieces, it wasn't pulverized.

It was completely decomposed at the molecular level and turned into nothingness.

Not even a speck of dust remained.

That spot is now just a flat, empty space.

It was as if a mountain had never existed there.

Deidara's eyes widened, his mouth slightly open, as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.

Onoki turned his head and looked at him expressionlessly.

"This is true art."

"Your clay is too conspicuous. If you encounter a true master, a single lightning release can destroy your clay bomb."

Deidara's lips moved, as if he wanted to refute.

But looking at that empty ground, he just couldn't bring himself to say those words.

Although he was furious, he had to admit that the power of Dust Release far surpassed that of his Clay Explosion.

And it truly has no weaknesses.

Unafraid of lightning attacks, and unaffected by any elemental weaknesses.

Because its essence is to break down matter at the molecular level.

This is power that transcends the limits of bloodstains.

"Would you like to learn?"

Deidara was stunned.

"—What?"

Onoki crossed his arms and spoke in a serious tone.

"Dust Release, want to learn it?"

Deidara stared into Onoki's eyes for a long time before he reacted.

The old man—is he going to teach him Dust Escape?

Deidara opened his mouth, then finally managed to utter a sentence.

"Old man—are you serious?"

Onoki snorted and turned to fly towards Iwagakure.

"You only get one chance, so don't bother learning it."

Deidara immediately gave chase.

"Old man, I'll learn—"