"Deidara, your abilities are useless against him!" Tobi yelled, panic in his voice.
"Shut up, Tobi, you're so noisy! All of these guys are too troublesome. Then let's see how my Cell Bombs perform!" Deidara shouted, anger flaring.
In an instant, a barrage of small bombs filled the sky, each attaching to Roshi's body and unleashing a relentless onslaught.
The destructive force was immense; even creatures within a thousand miles, including small birds under the volcano, were reduced to ash as the bombs struck them.
Roshi vanished from Deidara's sight.
"Hahaha, they're too troublesome. Miniature bombs are necessary to deal with them!" Deidara said proudly, clearly satisfied with his work.
Just as he was about to advance, Roshi reappeared in the sky—this time cloaked in his Tailed Beast form.
His entire body was wreathed in scorching Magma, and his physical power had increased manifold.
Roshi's fist, rolling with Magma, shot toward Deidara.
The attack came too fast for him to react immediately.
"If I die here, I might as well self-destruct!" Deidara muttered under his breath, refusing to go down easily.
"Fool, do you realize that my Tailed Beast is born of fire? I've been immune to my own magma for years. Mere bombs won't stop me!" Roshi bellowed.
"Too bad, kid. Your opponent is me. Go down peacefully," Ashveil said.
"Let's deal with this nuisance for the good of the people!" Roshi shouted, charging forward.
At that critical moment, an invisible force appeared.
Those with trained eyes could see it was a massive hand, one of colossal scale, restraining Roshi in mid-attack.
The Four-Tails Jinchuriki was crushed under it, struggling to break free.
"I told you, Deidara, leave him to me! You can't handle this Roshi," Ashveil said confidently.
Deidara gritted his teeth but obeyed, remembering that Ashveil had just saved his life.
He took a step back and became a spectator.
Obito, under his mask, activated his Sharingan, observing closely.
He could see that Ashveil's enormous hands were not Chakra-based, which left him frustrated.
Was Ashveil not using Ninjutsu?
The giant hand seemed to bend and reshape at his will.
"Roar!"
Roshi let out a powerful roar, and the Four-Tails appeared, his body engulfed in fiery Magma, growing more terrifying with every passing moment.
"You think mere Ninjutsu can control me, fool?" Roshi shouted.
"I am a Jinchuriki, and I have complete control over my Tailed Beast!"
Roshi responded, unleashing a surge of Chakra.
Magma erupted violently across his body as he struggled against Ashveil's restraint.
Under Obito's intense gaze, Ashveil's gigantic hand began to crack and bleed slightly—the strain of restraining the Four-Tails was immense.
Roshi was on the brink of breaking free.
Not only that, the surrounding volcanoes awakened in response to his roar, Magma surging toward Ashveil and the others.
Deidara quickly summoned his flying clay dragon, avoiding the torrent of molten rock.
Tobi jumped atop the dragon, following closely.
"Hurry and get up here, or you'll be burned to ashes!" Deidara called, concern breaking through his irritation.
Ashveil smiled.
"Relax, Deidara. A mere Four-Tails is enough for me to handle on my own."
He increased the force within his hand, repairing the tissues damaged by Roshi's magma attacks.
Then, with a casual gesture, he absorbed the oncoming Magma entirely into himself, as if it were nothing.
Tobi and Deidara watched in absolute disbelief.
"This guy… he actually absorbed the Magma?" Tobi whispered, eyes wide.
"His Bloodline Limit was supposed to create vibration force… how can he absorb intense Magma? He's a monster! This Ashveil is a monster!" Deidara exclaimed, speechless.
The scene before them was beyond comprehension.
Previously skeptical, they now realized Ashveil's abilities surpassed anything they had imagined.
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