"Don't think you can escape again!" Jiraiya shouted as he pursued Deidara.
Both he and Hashirama were honorable men, willing to follow Deidara away from the Hidden Rain Village rather than using it as leverage to weaken Deidara's power. But now that they had reached a safe distance, they couldn't allow Deidara to widen the gap any further.
"Hmm, my new art can wait a bit longer. Let's have some fun with these first," Deidara said, spreading his hands to release a giant clay robot and a giant Katsuyu.
C3 Special Type: Asura Path! C3 Enhanced Type: Katsuyu!
"Oh! The opponent looks impressive," Hashirama praised, clapping his hands.
"Wood Release: Wood Human Technique!"
The majestic and imposing giant wood human appeared once more, its size even larger than Deidara's summoned clay Katsuyu.
Boom!
The ground shook violently as the wood human punched a mountain peak, shattering it. Yet, its fist passed through the clay Katsuyu without causing any real damage. Watching the clay Katsuyu split into countless smaller slugs and escape, Hashirama scratched his head in mild frustration.
"It can even split? How troublesome."
"In that case, let's use this move."
"Wood Release: Advent of a World of Flowering Trees!"
The forest controlled by Hashirama engulfed the countless small slugs, initiating a fierce battle of extermination. Meanwhile, the C3 Asura Path seized the opportunity to attack.
Two massive projectiles were launched, clearly formidable. But Hashirama remained unfazed, not even turning his head. The wood human beneath him raised its hands, its large fists striking the clay projectiles.
Boom! Boom!
Two loud explosions echoed, but the projectiles, with power rivaling standard Tailed Beast Balls, only left shallow marks on the wood human's fists, as if merely a gentle breeze had passed.
Seeing the First Hokage's overwhelming strength, Jiraiya focused on Deidara's main body, despite Deidara flying high above. But Jiraiya was no longer the same as before.
"Sage Art: Giant Flame Bullet!"
He swiftly entered Sage Mode, his face adorned with orange markings, his aura erupting like a hurricane, forming an invisible domain.
This was because his power stemmed from raw infusion, lacking precise control. Unlike Hashirama, who appeared as ordinary as any other person despite his immense strength.
A barrage of Sage Art fireballs soared into the sky—no, this couldn't be described with mere words.
The number of fireballs Jiraiya spewed was akin to an endless stream of missiles from anti-aircraft guns, numbering in the hundreds, even thousands. As they ascended, their kinetic energy showed no sign of diminishing.
This was somewhat exaggerated.
Watching the countless Sage Art fireballs, Deidara felt as though he was facing a blanket of firepower with no chance of escape.
Countless clay crows flew out, suicidally crashing downward, the continuous explosions showcasing a fierce exchange of firepower. Suddenly, a slender Wood Release tendril shot through the air from behind Deidara, sweeping against him unexpectedly and knocking him off his clay bird.
Looking down, Deidara saw Hashirama still engaged in battle with the two clay creatures. But the fight was evidently easy for him, allowing him to use Wood Release for sneak attacks.
Boom!
Several clay birds appeared again, only to be quickly blown to pieces by Jiraiya's ninjutsu.
"Sage Art: Needle Jizo!"
As Deidara fell freely through the air, Jiraiya employed a swifter attack method.
His hair transformed into needles, infused with ample Sage Chakra, turning into a terrifying killing tool. If struck, it wouldn't be a joke.
Faced with this, Deidara threw out a clay doll from his pouch, activating it to free-fall, while his body rapidly dispersed, disappearing without a trace.
"His body turned into minute particles?"
Through Sage Mode, Jiraiya could naturally sense Deidara's exact condition.
However, due to Deidara's high altitude, even knowing he had escaped as tiny particles, Jiraiya couldn't immediately respond.
Moreover, the bomb Deidara had just thrown was now overhead.
"Ha!"
Boom!
Like facing a summer thunderstorm at zero distance, followed by unimaginable light and heat, and a powerful shockwave.
Though Number 18 was a C3 level, it was specifically crafted as a clay masterpiece for explosions, its power far surpassing other creations of the same level like Flesh Colossus or Katsuyu, evoking a sense of destruction.
"What is that…" Tobirama and the others on another battlefield were shocked, witnessing the massive fireball's eruption in the distance, feeling the scorching wind searing their skin.
Such powerful ninjutsu!
"Hashirama Shock Value +5000" "Jiraiya Shock Value +5000" "Tobirama Shock Value +3000" "Tsunade..."
A series of notifications sounded continuously, indicating that this attack had finally managed to shake Hashirama, the God of Shinobi, who had previously felt the battle was merely child's play.
Inside the crater created by Number 18's explosion, the wooden demon shield was withdrawn.
Hashirama and Jiraiya emerged from within, looking up at Deidara, who was reforming in the sky, his expression finally turning serious.
"As expected of a fate anomaly, this level of power is worth taking seriously," Hashirama remarked, his face also adorned with markings, clearly entering Sage Mode.
Clap!
He clapped his hands together!
"Sage Art: Wood Release: True Several Thousand Hands!"
A colossal Thousand-Armed Kannon statue appeared on the battlefield. How colossal was it?
The previous Wood Human Technique was only the size of the Kannon statue's head. One of its hands could easily grasp the Nine-Tails, and in comparison, its size rivaled the complete form of the Ten-Tails.
"Deidara, your abilities are too dangerous, so I must eliminate you here!" Hashirama declared loudly from atop the Kannon statue's head.
Deidara grinned excitedly, finally ceasing his chewing, and spat out a lifelike clay dragon model.
Unlike the bulky C2 dragon, this dragon had a sleek and majestic body, covered in tightly packed scales, with sharp claws and a menacing set of teeth.
C4 Enhanced Type: Death Wings!
Roar!
The dragon's roar sent tremors throughout the ninja world once more.
"Hashirama Shock Value +5000" "Jiraiya Shock Value +5000" "Tobirama..."
Another wave of shock values surged in, witnessing the clay dragon, comparable in size to the Thousand-Armed Kannon statue, eliciting exclamations not only from the two battlefields but also from within the Hidden Rain Village.
"Damn, damn, damn…" Suigetsu exclaimed repeatedly, "These two things are bigger than the entire Hidden Rain Village!"
"Is this truly a level a ninja can reach?"
"It's practically divine!"
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