Ninja World: I, Kisame Hoshigaki, am no longer human!

"Hahaha, die!"

Deidara laughed wildly, about to unleash the clay dragon, but suddenly froze, then abruptly raised his head.

In the next instant, he, the bird beneath him, and the clay dragon were all enveloped in golden lightning and submerged in endless flashes of light.

"Ugh!"

Deidara let out a scream and plummeted straight down from mid-air. His clay bird and dragon, too, were destroyed and disintegrated under the onslaught of Lightning Release chakra, losing their explosive power.

boom.

Deidara lay on the ground, his clothes tattered, white smoke rising from his body, and he emitted a burnt smell. Although he was not in mortal danger, he had clearly suffered greatly.

This serves as a lesson for him, showing recklessness and disregard for consequences in using his explosive escape technique in the village.

Because this happened so quickly, Temari and the others in the stands, as well as Kimimaro in the training ground, were all stunned.

Whoosh.

The masked man flashed and instantly appeared in front of Kimimaro, extending a large hand towards the latter.

"What are you trying to do?!"

Kimimaro snapped out of his daze, startled, and was about to make a move when he suddenly felt a powerful pressure emanating from the masked man, descending upon him like a mountain crashing down on him.

Kimimaro couldn't even move a finger, let alone resist.

How is that possible? Just the aura he exudes is enough to immobilize me. Are there monsters like this in the Hidden Mist's Dark Division?

Kimimaro's eyes widened in shock, his heart churning with turmoil.

The Nine-Tails within him had told him that there was only one true powerhouse in Kirigakure: Tsunade, the God of Shinobi. Aside from her, Pakura might be considered half a top-tier powerhouse.

As for the others, including the other Jinchūriki and geniuses like Hozuki Mangetsu and Ringo Ameyuri, once Kimimaro grows up, none of them will be his match.

But at this moment, the masked ANBU man in front of him made Kimimaro feel the same pressure and fear he had felt when facing Tsunade.

The next second, to Kimimaro's horrified gaze, the masked man lifted him up and two sharp fangs popped out from under the mask, biting down hard on the neck.

puff!

As the fangs pierced his body, Kimimaro gasped sharply, his mandibles contracting abruptly. At that moment, besides the excruciating pain, he also felt a strange force invading his body.

Not far away, Deidara staggered to his feet and witnessed this scene.

Damn it, what's going on?

"Hey, let go of that guy!"

The blond boy shouted, and surprisingly did not choose to run away. Instead, he mustered his courage and rushed towards the masked man, intending to save Kimimaro from the latter's grasp.

The masked man chuckled softly, and with a wave of his hand, a powerful gravitational force emanated from his palm, lifting Deidara's helpless feet off the ground and pulling him towards him from a distance.

Then he did the same thing, biting Deidara below the neck.

After being bitten, Kimimaro and Deidara could not endure the excruciating pain and soon slumped over, losing consciousness.

The man wearing the shark mask is Kisame.

He returned to the village with the slug, and after disembarking from the airship, he planned to disguise himself as an ANBU member and wander around the village. However, he was attracted by the sound of an explosion and stumbled upon Deidara's duel with Kimimaro.

On a whim, Kisame watched the two kids fight and acknowledged their talent and abilities, believing they were both qualified to inherit the Sage Seal from him.

So he made his move. The man in the shark mask seemed to admire Deidara greatly.

In the original story, Deidara used the villagers of Sunagakure as hostages during his battle with the Fifth Kazekage, Gaara, to distract him, which led to Gaara being knocked unconscious and Deidara securing victory.

This is Deidara's fighting style: cunning and agile.

Upon hearing the masked man's words, Temari and the others were taken aback, and then they all showed thoughtful expressions.

Only his pale face was filled with worry. He subconsciously wanted to refute the masked man and speak up for Kimimaro, but he didn't know how to start.

"However, Kimimaro is not so easily defeated; this battle has only just begun."

The masked man glanced at Bai and continued speaking.

really.

Inside the training ground, after the flames and smoke from the explosion dissipated, what appeared was not Kimimaro's corpse, but countless sharp, hard bones, layer upon layer, forming a barrier that firmly protected Kimimaro's body.

Corpse Bone Vein: Dance of the Tang Pine

"Tch, a turtle shell, huh? I'll blow you open!"

Deidara spat lightly, then his eyes flashed, and after forming another hand seal, he used the mouth in his palm to rub out a white clay bird.

Swish.

Under his control, the bird spread its wings and attacked the barrier formed by the Dance of the Tang Pine. During this process, the bird's size rapidly expanded, turning into a large white bird.

"drink!"

When the clay bird reached its maximum size, Deidara shouted and detonated it. Instantly, an explosion several times more powerful than before resounded in the center of the training field.

boom!

The explosion's deafening roar, the shockwave, and the dust it kicked up instantly reached the stands, leaving the group of kids terrified and staggering.

What terrifying power!

So this is Deidara's Explosion Release? It's truly a terrifying power.

"Hahaha! Kimimaro, you're finished!"

Deidara continued to laugh wildly. When the dust and smoke from the explosion cleared, he looked again at where Kimimaro had stood. Sure enough, even the Dance of the Pine Trees could not withstand the explosion—a large number of bones were scattered on the surrounding ground, broken into several pieces, and a huge gap had been blasted open in the defensive barrier from the front.

Huh?

Deidara's laughter stopped abruptly because, in his view, after the "giant turtle shell" was blown open, Kimimaro was nowhere to be seen.

not good.

Deidara's expression changed, and he immediately realized that Kimimaro had never been hiding in the Dance of the Pine Trees from the very beginning.

Just as he was about to make a move, he felt a chill run down his spine.

With a soft "plop," it was the sound of flesh being pierced by a sharp weapon.

Deidara looked down in horror and saw a bone sword piercing through his right chest, causing him to gasp and put on the Pain Mask.

"Your vigilance is too poor; you didn't even notice when I appeared behind you."

Kimimaro leaned against Deidara's back and said calmly, "But don't worry, I avoided your vital organs, so you'll only be injured and bedridden for a while. Your life won't be in danger. Remember this lesson, and don't mess with me again. I have no interest in playing these childish games with you."

"Are you finished?"

Deidara's neck suddenly turned 180 degrees in a bizarre way, and he turned around to smile at Kimimaro.

At the same time, Kimimaro was surprised to find that a large amount of white clay was gushing out of Deidara's wound, tightly binding his bone sword and his entire arm, making it impossible for him to break free.

"You haven't seen my clay clone yet, have you? It's much more powerful than a regular shadow clone. Not only can it block attacks, but it can also entangle enemies. If it's mixed with my explosive clay, it can even self-destruct, like this..."

Deidara watched Kimimaro's surprised expression as he spoke, his body rapidly expanding, quickly transforming from a slender, handsome young man into a large, obese one.

boom!

Another violent explosion blasted Kimimaro away, sending him flying through the air in an arc before crashing heavily to the ground more than ten meters away.

Not far away, Deidara's true form emerged from the ground, slowly brushing the sand off his body.

Explosion Release: Self-Destructing Clone.

Earth Escape Technique: Earth Dragon Concealment Technique.

These two techniques were a combination of skills that Deidara had carefully prepared to deal with Kimimaro.

He first pretended to be careless, deliberately revealing a flaw to lure Kimimaro into attacking from behind. Then, he used his prepared self-destructing clone to trap Kimimaro and trigger an explosion.

His true form had already used the Earth Dragon Concealment Technique to hide underground, and quickly escaped the blast zone when the explosion occurred.

Da da da.

Deidara walked towards Kimimaro, who was lying on the ground, and raised a finger, waving it as he said, "See that, Kimimaro? This is my art. It's magnificent and pleasing to the eye. You should admit defeat now, right?"

"Admit defeat?"

Kimimaro raised his head, stared at Deidara, and said with some difficulty, "Deidara, I now admit that you are qualified to fight me."

"Are you still going to be stubborn even in this state? If I were you, I would immediately beg for mercy and go to the infirmary..."

Before Deidara could finish speaking, there was a loud bang, and Kimimaro in front of him turned into a cloud of white smoke and disappeared.

"You don't actually think you're the only one who can use shadow clones, do you?"

Kimimaro's voice came from behind Deidara. He appeared unharmed from behind a large tree, and without saying a word, he rushed towards Deidara like lightning.

From this moment forward, Kimimaro has decided to get serious.

Wow, that was fast.

Deidara's gaze sharpened, then a slight smile curved his lips as he murmured, "Interesting. This is the kind of opponent I want, this is the kind of battle I crave."

As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly raised his hands, and a large number of clay spiders flew out of the mouths in his palms and flew towards Kimimaro.

Boom boom boom.

Another great war has broken out.

In the stands.

"Both of them have high combat talent and are quite skilled in various combat techniques. As it stands, they are evenly matched opponents."

"That's what the masked man commented."

"That's because Kimimaro wasn't serious. From now on, Deidara won't have any chance."

Bai disagreed with the masked man's opinion and said confidently.

Of all the people here, no one understands Kimimaro better than him. When the latter gets serious, he will display overwhelming power, and even a member of the Anbu like the masked man may not be his match.

The situation on the field then seemed to unfold exactly as Bai had predicted.

Swish.

Kimimaro moved swiftly, like an unseen ghost, effortlessly dodging all of Deidara's clay spiders with graceful and light steps, and appeared beside the latter, kicking out with a single blow.

boom!