Chapter 267: Naruto's Ninja Way
"Boom~~!"
A terrifying explosion shook the heavens. Nearly a hundred Narutos turned into streams of chakra within the dazzling flames, dispersing like smoke.
When the smoke cleared, Naruto's original body stood on the water, panting heavily, clearly exhausted…
With Naruto's current strength, without activating his "cheat," facing a Kage-level opponent like Deidara alone was still too much.
"Hmph!"
Deidara snorted coldly and tossed the explosive clay he had long prepared into the air. "Explosive Clay Mini Bird Swarm!"
"Flap, flap~"
Nearly a hundred terrifying explosive birds instantly locked onto Naruto. In the next moment, they would blow him into pieces…
But just then, a brilliant streak of blue lightning suddenly flashed through the sky, piercing straight through the swarm of clay birds.
"Crackle snap~!"
The intense electric current disrupted all the chakra within the clay birds midair, fundamentally dismantling the explosive clay's function.
"Kakashi!?"
Deidara frowned tightly. If Kakashi was added to the mix, he would have to start using some real power: C3, or the newly developed C4?
"And us!"
The Twelve Konoha rookies from the original storyline, along with Yamato, Shizune, and the others, all appeared at once, standing in front of Deidara…
Seeing this, even Deidara clicked his tongue in annoyance. "Ah Fei, didn't you say all the Konoha ninja had already returned?"
"Ahh…?"
Ah Fei scratched his head in confusion. According to White Zetsu's intel, Konoha should have already begun returning home by now. So what went wrong?
With White Zetsu's intelligence network, the Akatsuki had never lost in terms of information even when opposing the entire ninja world…
Seeing this, Li Jie Xuan couldn't help but grin. "White Zetsu may understand intelligence, but he doesn't understand Naruto at all!"
With Naruto's personality, once he realized Guren had died, he would absolutely rush back without hesitation. This was the number one unpredictable ninja Naruto's ninja way!
And in a sense, Naruto's ninja way was also Konoha's ninja way…
As long as Naruto decided to return to find Guren, the entire force of Konoha would stand behind him, supporting him silently.
"Parasitic Insects!" "Wood Release Wood Wall!" "Weapon Manipulation Heavenly Blade Barrage!" "Fang Over Fang!"
In an instant, the entire lake turned into chaos. All kinds of ninjutsu mixed together with Deidara's explosions, creating a spectacle as lively as a festival…
"Now this is lively…"
Li Jie Xuan clicked his tongue. Suddenly, the lake began to rumble. A massive turtle slowly rose from beneath the water.
"ROAR!!!"
The Three-Tails let out an enraged roar. Li Jie Xuan could understand its mood perfectly if he were disturbed while sleeping, he'd be furious too!
Let alone being disturbed for three days straight…
Feel the wrath of being woken up!
"Ptooey!"
The Three-Tails spat out Tailed Beast Bombs wildly, trying to drive away all these idiots making a mess at its doorstep.
With the tailed beast joining the battle, the scene became even more chaotic. Deidara, the Three-Tails, and the Konoha forces including Kakashi and the rookie squad all unleashed their abilities, fighting intensely!
At this rate, who knew how long this battle would last…
Worse yet, Li Jie Xuan had no interest in getting involved at all. Because as long as Naruto was present, forget killing any Konoha ninja…
Even injuring the Three-Tails would provoke Naruto's overwhelming sense of justice. He'd find some excuse to go all out and take Li Jie Xuan down. If it came to that, it might be better to just kill himself and reset…
And Li Jie Xuan wasn't the only one hoping for the fight to end there was someone else: Ah Fei!
"Senpai, this is too dangerous!" Ah Fei dodged ninjutsu with exaggerated movements, crying out pitifully. "There are too many Konoha ninja we should retreat quickly!"