Konoha: Uchiha, I get stronger by causing trouble.

Chapter 293 Facing the Enemy

"Oh? It seems this brat has some connection to that Mangekyou Sharingan guy! Could he be Uchiha Itachi's younger brother, Uchiha Sasuke? In that case, I might spare his life for now; I'm going to vent my anger on him properly!"

A savage glint flashed in Deidara's eyes.

Sasori of the Red Sand also sized up Chiga, vaguely sensing that Chiga was not as simple as he seemed.

Compared to fifteen years ago, Sasori's strength hasn't improved much, but his eyesight seems to have gotten better.

Just by glancing at the positions of Chika and Kakashi, it suddenly became clear that the commander of this Konoha squad was not Kakashi, but this boy!

Kakashi Hatake, the Copy Ninja, is quite famous in the ninja world. For a young boy to be able to surpass him, it's clear that this boy's strength is extraordinary.

When they thought about asking the question, the group of people instinctively looked at Chiga.

Sasori of the Red Sand suddenly had an unbelievable guess in his mind.

This kid... could he be that ninja with the Mangekyou Sharingan?

No way, how old is this guy?

While Sasori was observing Chika, Chika also turned her gaze to Sasori.

"Sasori of the Red Sand! I never thought we'd meet again!"

A hint of regret crossed Qianhe's eyes.

Back then, Sasori of the Red Sand was my number one ranked player, holding the top spot for several months.

Chiga's rapid growth is inseparable from Sasori's contributions.

Speaking of which, Chiyo has been giving herself far less negative emotions lately; she must be working herself to the bone developing the Reincarnation Technique.

Does that mean his former number one fan is coming back?

Looks like I'll have to make a trip to the Land of Wind and meet up in person.

Kakashi Hatake glanced at Chiga, who was already lost in thought, and asked in a low voice, "It seems you and 'him' have quite a history?"

"Of course, this is all your fault. If I hadn't teamed up with you, I wouldn't have ended up with Sasori of the Red Sand!"

Chiga snapped out of her daze and rolled her eyes at Kakashi Hatake.

"Oh, how can that be?"

Kakashi Hatake thought for a moment and then understood.

How can you blame him? You have to blame his father!

"In that case, you can deal with him! I'll take Naruto and the others to hold off that guy named Deidara!"

Kakashi Hatake and Chiga are old acquaintances.

He must have had more information about Sasori of the Red Sand, so he simply assigned the tasks.

Since I came out with Chiga, there's no way I could let Chiga take on all the opponents; that would be no different from being an infant.

Kakashi Hatake still had some sense of shame, and these two were just blocking his way; their real target was the immortal duo behind them.

If Chiga were to deal with them all at once, it might take too much time, making it difficult for them to continue their pursuit.

Therefore, the best option now is to separate the two people and deal with them separately.

As for choosing the blond-haired boy, it was also for the sake of his three little ones.

The blond-haired guy definitely has the skills, otherwise he wouldn't have been noticed by the Akatsuki organization and become a formal member.

However, this blond-haired guy is obviously an arrogant and conceited person, and his personality is prone to flaws. Compared to Sasori, who has been famous for many years, he is more suitable for Naruto and the other two to team up.

With my own involvement, there shouldn't be any problems.

"No, let's not. Killing him again is really pointless. Besides, the only thing he's really good at is using the puppet of the Third Kazekage."

Chiga wasn't too keen on fighting Sasori of the Red Sand again.

While Chika and Kakashi were discussing how to fight Deidara and Sasori, Chika was...

Deidara and Sasori of the Red Sand also discussed who should make the move.

"Brother Scorpion, could you hand this boy over to me?"

As Deidara spoke, he jumped down from the tree, and a tiny white reptile flashed past from his wide sleeve.

Only Sasori, who was nearby, noticed this action. He didn't say anything, letting Deidara test the boy's abilities.

Seeing Sasori's tacit agreement, Deidara smiled, then pointed at Chiga and arrogantly said, "Hey kid, what's your relationship with that Uchiha ninja? Confess honestly, and I might give you a quick death!"

Before he finished speaking, a white centipede burst out of the ground from behind Chiga's heel.

As soon as the clay centipede wrapped around Chiga, it began to grow rapidly and soon wrapped around Chiga's body.

This sudden turn of events immediately changed the expressions of Kakashi Hatake and the other three.

They immediately jumped back, fearing they would also get entangled.

As for rescuing Chiga?

Stop joking. If this guy were that easy to kill, how could they have been bullied by Chiga for three days and three nights on the road?

"Looks like we don't even need to choose our opponents; they've already picked them themselves! Fine, I'll send this blondie on his way!"

Chiga, however, didn't care at all about the clay centipede that was tied to her, and could even turn around and smile as she spoke to Kakashi Hatake.

"Little blondie!? Kid, you have pretty foul breath!"

Upon hearing this, Deidara's face immediately fell.

When he was Qianhe's age, he never dared to talk so arrogantly to the enemy, so he couldn't stand this insult!

[Negative emotion from Deidara, emotion value +80! First time receiving Deidara's negative emotion, reward: Earth attribute experience +3000!]

"Go to hell, drink!"

Deidara formed hand seals, preparing to blow up Chika directly.

At that moment, a blue chakra aura spread from Chiga's body.

Deidara felt an invisible aura approaching, which slowed down his hand seals by three points.

In an instant, the white centipede was blasted into dust by this force, leaving no trace.

"Hmm? Strange ninjutsu, interesting! It seems you're quite the ninja genius in Konoha. Excellent, killing you would be a fitting reward for my art!"

Upon seeing this, a hint of fighting spirit flashed in Deidara's solemn eyes.

He wasn't angry that Chiga could easily defeat the clay centipede; on the contrary, he felt a great sense of accomplishment in suppressing such a genius.

"Deidara, stop arguing and get this over with!"

Just as Deidara attacked Chiga, Sasori of the Red Sand also made his move.

Hiruko: Needle Eight Waves!

Countless poison needles were spat out from Hiruko's mouth, enveloping the bodies of Kakashi Hatake and the other three.

Since Deidara was determined to get entangled with the boy, he was happy to let him be.

And if he wasn't mistaken, the technique the boy used was the chakra burst of the Senju clan.

This unique technique seemed to explain the boy's identity.

But Sasori of the Red Sand, who already had some guesses in his heart, felt that the boy was even more mysterious.

He even considered whether he should take advantage of Deidara's entanglement with the boy and run away.

But then I realized that this was just my own guess.

Whether the boy is truly a member of the Uchiha clan with the Mangekyou Sharingan remains to be seen.

Running away like this would be too disgraceful for Sasori of the Red Sand.

And even if he had the Mangekyou Sharingan, he, a puppeteer, wouldn't be afraid!

A barrage of poisonous needles came flying at them, and Kakashi Hatake, Naruto Uzumaki, Sasuke Uchiha, and Sakura Haruno quickly dodged.

Of the four, only Kakashi Hatake needed Sasori's attention; the other three were just there for show.

Therefore, most of the poison needles were aimed at Kakashi Hatake.

"Damn it, don't underestimate me!"

Since reconciling with Kurama, Naruto's strength has increased rapidly. He couldn't stand such treatment and instantly mobilized the Nine-Tails' chakra within him.

A fiery red fox-like cloak draped over his body, and two tails made of the Nine-Tails' chakra danced in the air.

"Hmm? This is the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki?"

"I never expected such an unexpected bonus!"

Sasori and Deidara initially looked down on Naruto and his two companions, but their attitude changed after they learned that Naruto was the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.

Just as he was preparing to adjust his fighting style, Naruto Uzumaki, relying on his Tailed Beast Cloak, charged towards Sasori of the Red Sand, facing the poison needles.

Beneath Naruto's ferocious face lay a pair of calm eyes, suggesting that even without sealing techniques, Naruto could already perfectly borrow a small portion of the Nine-Tails' chakra.

Naruto Uzumaki used both hands and feet to reach Sasori of the Red Sand at an extremely fast speed. He leaped high into the air, and a Rasengan condensed in one of his palms.

"Heh, so this is the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki? His impulsive personality is just as bad as Deidara's!"

Sasori calmly looked at Naruto Uzumaki, behind Hiruko was a scorpion tail made of steel.

Black liquid was dripping from its sharp tail, clearly indicating that it was laced with a potent poison.

Scarlet Amber - Back Tail Spikes!

Without any intention of dodging, Sasori, controlling Hiruko, swung his scorpion tail through the air, aiming directly at Naruto's heart with a fierce aura.

Naruto was already in mid-air and clearly couldn't dodge on his own, so he could only watch helplessly as the scorpion tail stabbed towards him.

At this critical moment, countless piercing sounds reached Sasori's ears.

Sasori's face darkened. He looked up and saw that another boy's right hand was also radiating light.

Countless arcs of electricity danced in his palms, and black curse marks spread across the boy's body. Most importantly, the boy's eye sockets contained a pair of Sharingan with three tomoe.

"Chidori!"

Having already entered the Cursed Seal phase, Uchiha Sasuke let out a soft shout and directly thrust Chidori at Hiruko's tail.

click!

With a crisp sound, Chidori easily severed Hiruko's tail.

"Haha, thanks, Sasuke!"

Naruto Uzumaki laughed loudly, presumably already knowing that Sasuke Uchiha would cooperate with him.

He slammed the Rasengan down on Hiruko.

boom!

After a tremendous roar, Hiruko shattered into pieces under the Rasengan.

At the same time, a figure leaped out from the rubble.

"Such speed! Chidori truly lives up to his name!"

"However, that's enough!"

Sasori of the Red Sand revealed his true form.

Sasori Akasuna, who is over thirty years old, modified his body when he was a teenager, so he doesn't look much different from what he looked like fifteen years ago.

"Your skills are impressive enough to warrant my serious attention. It's time to show you my best work of art!"

After witnessing the skills of Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha, Sasori of the Red Sand realized that these two had reached the level of Jonin and could not be underestimated.

So he directly revealed his trump card and summoned the Third Kazekage, a human puppet.

The Third Kazekage, clad in a long black robe, floated slowly into the air, expressionless.

Sasori of the Red Sand extended chakra threads from his ten fingers, connecting with the Third Kazekage. A smug look on his face, he laughed, "How about it? Are you surprised by my artwork?"

At the same time, the Third Kazekage began to spit out large amounts of black iron sand from his mouth.

On the other side, Deidara laughed after seeing the Third Kazekage's unique Magnet Release.

"Hahaha, Brother Scorpion is serious! Looks like I'll have to take care of you as soon as possible!"

Deidara placed his hands into the ninja tool pouch at his waist, and the large mouth in his palms began to devour the clay.

After chewing for a while, the two big mouths spat out small white clay birds.

"Go on, my little darling!"

Deidara threw the birds toward Chiga.

Boom boom boom.

As the birds approached Chiga, Deidara formed hand seals to cause them to self-destruct.

A series of explosions rang out, quickly engulfing the area in smoke.

After the smoke cleared, Chiga's figure reappeared clearly in front of Deidara.

The universal rule of "no harm from smoke" also applies to Chiga.

"Oh? No effect? ​​That means it's not powerful enough. In that case, we'll have to use an even bigger work of art!"

"C2 - Dragon!"

Upon seeing this, Deidara used explosive clay to create a giant flying dragon.

The white, bulky dragon had four small black dots for its nostrils and eyes, and even the spines on its back had become cylindrical. Its long tail was like a Michelin tire.

This art style.

It didn't look like a dragon at all; instead, it was so ugly that Chiga shook his head.

The artist's aesthetic sense is indeed unique.

Explosive clay is a type of mud with extremely high plasticity.

With just a little more effort, one could easily create an exquisite image, but Deidara has made it so abstract.

When Deidara saw Chiga's shaking head and sighing expression, which seemed to look down on his artwork, his face immediately darkened.

[A breach of defense from Deidara, negative emotions +100!]

Seemingly looking down on his art of explosion, his face immediately darkened.

"Kid, you can call me Little Yellow Hair, but you absolutely cannot underestimate my art!"

With that, Deidara leaped onto the dragon and soared into the sky.

At the same time, a huge amount of clay was spat out of Deidara's mouth, falling to the ground and forming a giant clay doll that looked exactly like him.

(End of this chapter)