bacchusnovels Chapter 190 Artistic Clash
Chapter 190 Artistic Clash
Seeing that the enemy outnumbered them and that annoying blond brat was constantly harassing them by dropping clay bombs from high above, Sasori immediately divided his hands into two. One hand continued to precisely control the Third Kazekage puppet, while the other hand quickly formed a hand seal.
As the smoke from the explosion created by Deidara's clay spider gradually dissipated, the tattered "scorpion" in the original spot began to twist and deform, eventually turning into a puddle of ordinary sand that merged into the desert below.
"A sand clone?" Shisui immediately recognized it as Sasori's method of avoiding the first wave of attacks.
"Missed it? Tch! Let's try again!"
In a state of heightened excitement, Deidara's belligerent nature was completely ignited. Without hesitation, he unleashed the next batch of clay bombs he had prepared—several exquisitely crafted clay birds! They were programmed to automatically track and launch a suicide attack the moment Sasori reappeared!
Finally, on the other side of the battlefield, a figure slowly emerged from beneath the sand.
"Art is an explosion! Drink!"
Deidara immediately shouted and detonated the Asuka!
Several clay birds shot towards the scorpion that had just appeared like arrows, their bodies emitting a blinding white light, about to explode next to it!
However, upon reappearing, Scorpion calmly raised one arm. A mechanism at the tip of his arm suddenly activated, and a meticulously crafted puppet prosthetic arm shot out like a cannonball, precisely striking the incoming clay birds!
"boom--!"
The puppet prosthetic arm detonated itself the instant it came into contact with the clay bird. The violent explosion created a fireball in the air, which canceled out Deidara's clay explosion, and the shockwave spread outwards.
"What an annoying brat... He keeps talking about explosions, it's so noisy."
When Scorpion reappeared, his voice was unusually hoarse and aged, completely different from his previous clear, youthful voice! Moreover, his figure was noticeably shorter and more hunched, with a steel tail blade that gleamed with a cold, icy light and was clearly coated with deadly poison extending from his back!
Where is this the handsome red-haired youth from before? He is clearly a short, sinister, and vicious old man hidden in the shell of an ugly puppet!
Sasori's true form is hidden inside a battle puppet called "Hiruko"!
"Art is beauty that is eternal and does not decay."
Scorpion, in a deep, hoarse voice, articulated his aesthetics while manipulating Hiruko. The puppet arm that had just been launched quickly ejected a spare one from the broken part and was reloaded with explosives!
The next moment, another puppet hand shot towards Shisui, Zabuza, and Hakuhake on the ground like a cannonball!
At the same time, his other hand relentlessly manipulated the Third Kazekage puppet, continuously shooting one giant iron sand needle after another towards the C2 clay dragon in the sky, attempting to force Deidara back or even shoot him down!
The puppet hand that shot towards Shisui and his companions suddenly disintegrated mid-flight! Inside, it revealed a dense array of mechanisms that instantly ejected countless hair-thin needles!
These thousand sticks shimmered with a ghostly blue light under the sunlight, clearly each one coated with deadly poison! They rained down on the area where Shisui and his companions were!
Shisui could easily dodge the senbon needles using his Body Flicker Technique. However, Zabuza was worried that he and Haku might be in danger under such a dense attack, so he didn't hesitate to rapidly form hand seals!
"Water Release: Great Waterfall Technique!"
With Zabuza's low shout, a torrent of water-attribute chakra surged forth! In this extremely arid desert environment, a huge, seemingly out of nowhere torrent of water suddenly rushed out in front of Zabuza, like a flood bursting its banks, and fiercely charged towards Sasori's Hiruko!
The dense clusters of highly poisonous sage were instantly swept away and dispersed by the sudden, massive flow of water, losing their original threat!
During this time, Zabuza no longer needed to evade the pursuit of the Hidden Mist Anbu, nor did he have to run around trying to raise funds. Through his own hard training, his chakra control and total amount have significantly improved, and he is now able to perform large-scale water-style ninjutsu in places without water!
In the sky, the massive C2 dragon twisted and turned, struggling to dodge the giant iron sand needles hurtling down from below. Deidara could clearly feel that maneuvering such a huge target was becoming increasingly difficult; after all, this was a creation originally intended for transporting multiple people and for deterrence, and its flexibility was far inferior to that of small clay bombs.
However, faced with this predicament, Deidara was not frustrated at all; instead, a wild and excited smile appeared on his lips.
"Fine! You can have this big one! Hmm!"
He decisively gave up controlling the C2 dragon, and suddenly opened his hand, causing the strange organ in his hand to rapidly secrete and spew out a large amount of explosive clay!
The clay was rapidly shaped in the air, and in the blink of an eye, it formed a giant clay bird with a moderate wingspan and a more streamlined shape—Exploding Clay Owl!
Deidara nimbly leaped onto the giant clay bird, which could only accommodate one person standing at a time, and the bird immediately carried him away at high speed! Almost the next second after he left, the C2 dragon, which had lost control and was a huge target, was pierced by several giant iron sand needles and fell downwards.
"I have a feeling it's going to be a masterpiece! Hmm!"
Deidara stood atop the giant bird flying at high speed, excitedly looking back at the falling dragon.
Just as the C2 dragon was about to crash to the ground, and happened to be near the location where Sasori was dealing with the Great Waterfall Technique, Deidara did not hesitate to form hand seals and shout.
"drink--!!!"
The falling C2 dragon instantly erupted with a terrifyingly blinding white light! The immense chakra contained within it was detonated in an instant!
At the same time, the surging water generated by Zabuza's Great Waterfall Technique rushed right up to Sasori's Hiruko!
In the air was the C2 dragon about to self-destruct, and in front of him was a massive wave of water powerful enough to sweep everything away! These attacks came from different directions and were incredibly powerful, making Scorpion feel like he was facing a formidable enemy. But at the same time, the fervor in his heart to turn all these powerful opponents in front of him into collectibles was growing stronger and stronger—these guys were all exceptional materials, one in a million!
"Boom—!!!"
A deafening explosion suddenly rang out! The terrifying energy contained within the C2 dragon was completely released, and the extremely dazzling white light instantly engulfed everything around it. The huge fireball mixed with the shock wave spread wildly, even instantly evaporating and dispersing some of the surging water!
Even though Deidara had already ridden the giant clay bird away from the epicenter of the explosion, he couldn't help but turn back and admire his earth-shattering "masterpiece" with fervor!
Faced with such a massive, indiscriminate, explosive attack from their teammates, Shisui, Zabuza, and Haku on the ground had already prepared countermeasures.
"Ice Release: Ice Mirror Technique".
Almost at the same moment Deidara shouted "Drink!", Haku's hands had already formed a hand seal! A crystal-clear ice mirror instantly solidified in front of him!
"Please hold on tight, Mr. Zabuza, Shisui-senpai!" Haku said urgently, stretching out his hands.
Zabuza and Shisui grabbed Haku's hand without hesitation. The next moment, the three of them became blurry as if sucked into an ice mirror, and then swiftly passed through another ice mirror that had been set up in advance in the distance, escaping the core coverage area of the devastating explosion.