Deidara was shouting and cheering excitedly.
His eyes were full of worship and excitement!
Seeing Deidara like this, Konan, Sasori, and Hidan were also deeply shocked.
Originally, they thought Deidara's fanatical worship of Takumi was just due to his explosive-maniac personality.
That he might worship any slightly impressive explosion expert he met.
But now, having come all the way to Konoha themselves and seen the huge mushroom cloud in the sky, they were all deeply shocked!
"Wh-what kind of power is this? Can this even be called an explosion Ninjutsu?"
Konan's fair face was filled with doubt and tension, her fingers unconsciously tightening.
She had seen Deidara's explosion techniques many times.
Their power was about at the level of explosive tags.
If he used his C-series, the power could increase several times, or even over ten times.
But…
The explosion that just happened in the sky...
Well…
This was practically a medium-sized version of the Shinra Tensei!
A technique with a radius of over 200 meters… how many people in the entire Shinobi World could withstand that!?
"Deidara! Are you kidding me!"
"You're telling me a technique this strong was used by a kid?!"
Hidan cursed loudly.
He felt his intelligence had been insulted!
"I'm not lying! I told you Takumi-senpai is a genius! Do you believe me now?"
Seeing the three companions all looking like they'd seen a ghost, Deidara was extremely proud!
This feeling was like recommending your idol to others.
At first, they look down on him, but after hearing him sing personally, they're shocked!
The sense of pride and satisfaction was incredible!
"This power..."
"This is no joke..."
Sasori frowned slightly.
He had been around the shinobi world for so many years and had never seen such an exaggerated explosion Ninjutsu!
Probably just ten or so of these could destroy a village!
'This brat named Takumi... is a bit dangerous. He must be eliminated quickly!'
'Konoha cannot be allowed to have such an overpowered existence!'
...
The clay bird sped up, flying towards the location of the explosion.
Meanwhile, at the scene…
The group of rookies were also shocked and gathered around Takumi.
Their faces were full of admiration and envy!
"Whoa! Takumi, you're really too strong!"
"Why did you hide your strength before when you're this strong!"
"Yeah! Even Sandaime-sama probably couldn't handle this technique of yours!"
Naruto, Sakura, Ino... the group's faces were extremely excited.
But just then...
Whoosh…
Suddenly, a strong gust of wind beat down from the sky.
The fierce wind blew, raising countless dust from the ground!
Then, a chaotic voice rang out in the sky.
"Takumi-senpai! Takumi-senpai!"
Hearing this voice, Takumi jolted as if electrocuted!
He looked up towards the sky.
'Damn... it's the Akatsuki!'
'And not just one!'
'Deidara, Hidan, Sasori, Konan...'
'Four of them at once!'
"Holy crap!?"
"What's going on!?"
Takumi cursed out loud on the spot.
Although he was stronger than Naruto and the others now, he wasn't capable of facing so many Akatsuki's members at once!
Most crucially, there was a whole bunch of deadweights around who would hold him back!
If a conflict really broke out, he was at an absolute disadvantage!
"Huh? Who are they?"
Sakura, Naruto, and the others were puzzled.
Clearly, they hadn't seen the Akatsuki's cloaks at this point.
They probably didn't even know the Akatsuki existed.
"Takumi-senpai!"
Deidara couldn't wait any longer. He excitedly jumped down from the clay bird!
Sasori and Hidan jumped down one after another.
Konan hovered in the air, silently monitoring everything.
"Senpai! I finally found you!"
"You have no idea how torturous these past days have been for me!"
"I couldn't learn a single one of the techniques you demonstrated last time!"
"Can you teach me some secrets! Otherwise, I can't even eat!"
Hearing this, Naruto, Sakura, and the others looked at each other and nodded.
"Oh... I get it! This guy must be Takumi's disciple, right?" Naruto had an expression of understanding.
"Damn, Takumi is already taking disciples? That's too exaggerated..." Shikamaru shook his head helplessly, sighing with emotion.
"Damn, he's taking disciples before we've even graduated? Is the gap that big?" Choji and Kiba gritted their teeth unwillingly, feeling a wave of inferiority.
Hearing Naruto and the others' discussion, Takumi was speechless.
'Damn, just damn!'
'This Deidara really was a madman!'
'He actually came all this way to ask him for advice on explosion methods!'
And he brought three teammates along!
Takumi was just about to say a few words to send him away.
But right then.
"That's enough, Deidara."
A deep, resonant voice came from behind.
Deidara turned to look. It was Sasori, who had already raised his iron tail and assumed an attacking stance!
"Sasori-danna, you..."
Before Deidara could finish asking, Hidan beside him also took out his triple-bladed scythe, a terrifying, bloody smile on his face.
"Hey! Sasori-danna! Hidan! What are you two trying to do!"
Deidara's expression instantly changed. He alertly positioned himself in front of Takumi and the others.
Sasori and Hidan's stances... it was very clear they were up to no good!
They intended to kill!
Sasori's tone was icy and gloomy, "This brat's ability is a bit beyond expectations. To prevent him from becoming a potential threat, I will eliminate him now."
Hearing this, Deidara instantly flew into a rage!
"Hey! Sasori-danna, what nonsense are you talking? How can you attack Takumi-senpai!"
"This isn't a mission!"
Hidan beside him gave an evil laugh, "Aiya, Deidara, you're already bewitched. Let me just chop up this brat and cut off your attachment!"
"You two bastards!"
Deidara cursed loudly!
He felt as if he had been betrayed!
"Konan! Aren't you going to stop them!?"
"They're completely violating the rules!"
"The leader never told them to kill anyone!"
Faced with this situation, Konan was also in a dilemma.
On one hand, killing blindly was indeed not good, as it could cause unnecessary trouble.
But on the other hand, as Hidan said, Deidara was already bewitched.
If killing Takumi now could cut off his attachment and also eliminate a potential threat...
"Hey! Konan! Say something!"
"This..."
Konan was caught in indecision.
"You wretched woman! So you're on their side too!"
Deidara was furious!
He felt that in all his life, he had never been so schemed against!
Pulling open the pouch at his waist, Deidara put his hands inside and began chewing clay.
"Sasori! Hidan! If you dare lay a hand on Takumi-senpai, don't blame me for attacking you!"
"I'll definitely make you regret it!"
Seeing this absurd development, Takumi was dumbfounded, utterly bewildered...
'Damn! An Akatsuki's member was actually turning his weapon on his comrades to protect me!?'
'This development was just too absurd!!'
However…
Takumi didn't just stand there dumbly.
He knew that based on Deidara's strength, it would be quite difficult for him to kill Sasori and Hidan.
After all, aside from his Explosion Release, he didn't have any other notable skills.
Ninjutsu, Taijutsu, Genjutsu... he had nothing!
Hidan, while also severely specialized, was proficient in Taijutsu and had an incredibly overpowered reflection ability.
Sasori was even harder to deal with.
Carrying hundreds of puppets, even high-grade ones like Sandaime Kazekage!
If Sasori didn't hold back, all the rookies present would probably die here!
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