Chapter 344: Stubborn Expression
Handsome little boy Deidara went offline; smoky-eyed little punk Deidara came online.
Masahiko felt he had measured his force well. The two bombs were thrown perfectly. Deidara's clothes were just a little tattered, and his exposed skin was still snow-white...
Of course, his mental state was very poor, looking like he wanted to fight Masahiko to the death. But soon, his attention was drawn to the clay ball Masahiko was kneading in his hand.
"Where did you learn the Explosion Release secret jutsu?"
"I'm self-taught." Masahiko smiled. "But I'm having some trouble now. How do you mold or chew out a spider?"
Deidara gave him a deep look and muttered inwardly, What the hell is the old man doing? This guy is clearly suspicious, and he still hasn't sent someone to keep an eye on him? Is he really getting senile? Un!
"Don't just look at me and say nothing. Come teach me your art. How do you mold cute little animals? I want to mold a little bird; little chickens and little ducks are fine too," Masahiko said.
Deidara cast him a sidelong glance, pressed his right hand down, and the mouth on his hand tore off a piece of clay and began chewing. A moment later, a pure white little bird flew towards Masahiko.
"My art is explosions, not molding these things, Katsu!"
The little bird exploded in front of Masahiko's eyes, blowing his beautiful red hair. Masahiko's expression remained unchanged. He bent down, picked up a piece of clay, and tossed it into his mouth.
He remembered the movements of the mouth on Deidara's palm, but even after perfectly replicating them, what he spat out was still just a white little ball with teeth marks on it.
Deidara spoke disdainfully, "Don't always use your teeth, you have to use your tongue. Un!"
Masahiko was stunned and gave Deidara a slightly strange look. The tongue... is it really that flexible?
"It seems Great Ancestor won't be able to learn this skill," Masahiko sighed inwardly. "I'd better just use my hands. Grenades and the like will be enough..."
While Masahiko was thinking about this, the ground beneath his feet suddenly trembled slightly. Looking over, he saw that the 12-year-old honest and chubby boy was actually able to release a large-scale Earth Release ninjutsu like the 'Earth Release: Opening Earth Rising Excavation'. Haku and Kimimaro were already having some trouble stalling him.
Deidara's gaze was also drawn over there. Remembering what Karin said last night, Masahiko tested the waters and said, "That Haku using Ice Release is a boy."
Deidara was stunned and curled his lip. "I saw through that a long time ago. Un!"
This time it was Masahiko's turn to be stunned. If you saw through it, then why were you still...
Half a minute later, the battle between the two girls was the first to conclude. Karin and Kurotsuchi walked over.
Kurotsuchi wore a bright smile; only her sleeve had a small tear from a kunai. Karin, on the other hand, looked displeased, covered in mud, but she wasn't really injured either.
She could rely on biting herself to recover from injuries, and she had an advantage in chakra volume. If the fight dragged on, she might not necessarily lose; she just found the dirtiness unbearable.
"Oh? Big Brother Deidara, you're up. How did you sleep like that? Hahahaha..." Kurotsuchi laughed heartlessly.
Karin looked indignant, gritting her teeth and speaking word by word: "Uncle Shanks, find a place, I need to take a bath..."
She hadn't forgotten to help Masahiko conceal his identity.
Masahiko nodded in satisfaction. If his identity was exposed, how could he happily tease Deidara?
"Where are we going to find a place? Just wash here." Masahiko formed hand seals, and a curtain of water washed over Karin.
The corner of Karin's mouth twitched. "Just like this..."
"Fire Release: Great Fireball Jutsu!"
Before Karin could finish her sentence, she was scared half to death by a massive fireball flying right at her.
The fireball split to both sides in front of her, evaporating the moisture from her body and clothes. Karin was instantly 'refreshed'.
"Uncle Shanks, ninjutsu can be used for this too?" Kurotsuchi looked surprised.
Even Karin was a bit taken aback. Seeing this, Masahiko nodded in satisfaction. "This is very simple. It's the same heat control as roasting wild boar."
Karin: "..."
She clenched her fists tightly, looking like she was about to explode at any moment.
Seeing this, Masahiko immediately tossed the grenade in his hand backward. A second later, the grenade exploded, flames shooting into the sky.
"Uncle Shanks, did Big Brother Deidara teach you Explosion Release?" Kurotsuchi asked in surprise.
"I taught myself. Karin, come here, I'll teach you the art of explosion," Masahiko smiled.
"Tch, do you think anyone can learn my art? Un!" Deidara finally spoke up.
Masahiko shook his head, led Karin to the side, and handed her the other grenade he had just molded.
"Use the Mind's Eye of the Kagura to carefully sense the Earth-attribute chakra fluctuations inside, and see if you can make one yourself."
Until now, Masahiko had only taught Karin kunai throwing and basic taijutsu techniques, constantly considering what direction Karin's development should take.
Karin's 'fiery temper' was too much of a waste for just a support ninja. Coming to the Hidden Stone Village this time, Masahiko took a liking to this Explosion Release ninjutsu at first glance, feeling it matched Karin perfectly.
He didn't know how the Explosion Release secret jutsu of the Hidden Stone Village was passed down, but Karin shouldn't need to go through such trouble. With the Mind's Eye of the Kagura, she would eventually learn it.
Karin immediately forgot about the 'roasted pork' incident from earlier, her face full of joy. "Are you finally going to teach me ninjutsu? Once I learn this, I'll definitely teach that dirty little brat a lesson..."
Masahiko didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "She's very clean, okay? You're the one who got beaten dirty. Stop talking nonsense. This kind of Explosion Release secret jutsu is very strong when used well, work hard on your training."
After a few brief instructions, Masahiko disappeared from the spot with a Body Flicker and appeared in front of the bedraggled Haku and Kimimaro. He waved his hand to shatter Akatsuchi's giant rock fist and gently shook his head. "Let's stop here for today."
"God..." Kimimaro gasped slightly, looking unwilling. "We haven't lost yet!"
Masahiko smiled. "You are not his match yet, he was already holding back. We will stay in the Hidden Stone Village for two months. I hope in two months, you can defeat him."
The large chubby boy Akatsuchi smiled honestly in front of them.
"Let's go back and rest for a bit. It's almost noon, I'll make you guys something to eat." Masahiko waved his hand, signaling the three to follow.
...
Ten minutes later, by the campfire.
Masahiko had placed the other half of the wild boar over the flames and was using his 'Forty-Meter Machete' to make cuts and sprinkle seasonings.
"Uncle Shanks, how much longer until it's ready?" Kurotsuchi had been drooling...
"It's still early, at least another half an hour," Masahiko replied, but his peripheral vision remained fixed on Deidara.
According to his observation, Deidara was indeed stealing glances at Haku from time to time, but his attention seemed to be focused on the telescope hanging around Haku's neck.
"Deidara brat, have you set your sights on that telescope?" Masahiko asked.
Deidara didn't answer. Kurotsuchi spoke up from the side, "Big Brother Deidara seems to have a telescope like that too. It was a birthday present the old man gave him last month."
Masahiko smiled. "Five million Ryo, Ohnoki is really generous."
"It's that expensive?!" Kurotsuchi exclaimed in surprise.
"Tch..." Deidara turned his head away slightly awkwardly.
Masahiko was startled. This expression of Deidara's brought his thoughts back to decades ago. When Konoha was first established and he met Ohnoki for the first time, Ohnoki also often made this expression... when Masahiko 'teased' him.
"This stubborn expression, it really is alike."
"No, Ohnoki is much uglier than Deidara..."
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