The footage continued.
[Tobi sighed when he saw Sasuke get blown apart.]
["Deidara-senpai's C4 Karura… is actually made of ultra–miniature nano-level bombs!"]
["The giant Deidara statue bursts apart…"]
["And using the blast wind, countless invisible nano-bombs get scattered into the air!"]
["Any creature that inhales them gets bombs planted throughout their entire body!"]
["Then the miniature bombs detonate inside them—destroying the body from the cellular level!"]
["Hmph. Truly a frightening jutsu."]
...
Hidden Cloud Village.
"Hahahaha! So that's how it works!"
"Never mind the investigation, Mabui—no need to dig into Deidara or that terrifying jutsu anymore."
The Fourth Raikage gave a proud thumbs-up toward the talkative Tobi on screen.
"Yes, Lord Raikage. I'll quickly come up with countermeasures."
Mabui nodded.
To her, Tobi was a good man—saving her countless hours of work.
Without him, even Hidden Cloud Village's intelligence division might not have figured out the technique.
Afterall -- C4 Karura was a secret trump card meant specifically for Uchiha Itachi, and Deidara had never used it publicly.
Hidden Stone Village.
"So that's how the jutsu works, huh? Compared to my Dust Release, it's nothing."
Invisible nano-bombs?
When Deidara formed the giant version of himself, Ōnoki could simply erase it with Dust Release.
Hidden Sand Village.
"If that's the case, then I can simply control puppets from a safe distance."
Knowing the principle behind C4 Karura, Chiyo finally relaxed.
Hidden Mist Village.
"No matter how small, no matter how invisible…"
"With my techniques, I can melt anything."
"Hmph! So that's all it is."
Mei Terumi proudly folded her arms.
Konoha, Chūnin Exam Hall.
"So THAT's it! Invisible nano-bombs!"
"Judging from Deidara's techniques in the footage—his clay bombs all require chakra control."
"As long as it contains chakra—even microscopic—my Sharingan can detect it."
Sasuke finally relaxed.
Once he took the Transforming Pill and increased his power tenfold…
It would be even easier to deal with Itachi and Deidara.
"Tch! So it's just small?"
"If it's just small, the Byakugan can see it easily, never mind the Sharingan."
Orochimaru immediately lost interest in studying the jutsu.
Pure Land.
[Uchiha Madara: That brat Sasuke has shamed our clan! Doesn't he have three tomoe already?!]
[Uchiha Fugaku: Maybe… he just awakened them and hasn't mastered it…]
[Uchiha Madara: Once you awaken the Sharingan, you can SEE chakra. That's BASIC KNOWLEDGE!]
[Uchiha Fugaku: ...]
He was unconvinced, but too timid to refute.
Rain Country, Akatsuki Base.
"I see! I SEE!!"
Tobi nodded repeatedly.
"Tobi!!!"
Deidara nearly exploded.
That damn Tobi actually explained the mechanics of C4 Karura on camera—
In painstaking detail!!!
At this point—
What kind of "trump card" is it supposed to be?!
No matter how badly Deidara wanted to kill Itachi…
he still respected Itachi's strength.
Now that Itachi knew the mechanism—
He'd figure out a countermeasure in minutes.
Meaning—
Should he kill Itachi right now before that happens?
As for the entire world learning the mechanism—Deidara didn't care.
C4 was never meant for anyone except Uchiha Itachi anyway.
As for why his future self used it on Sasuke, he could understand:
Those eyes in the footage—
That gaze—
They were too much like Itachi's.
He completely understood why future him had snapped.
"Deidara-senpai! Didn't you win anyway? It's fine!"
Tobi said casually.
"But that's the FUTURE! Mm!!"
"And that's my trump card for killing Itachi! Mm!"
"You explained the whole mechanism—how is it a trump card anymore?! Mm!!"
"Tobi—go DIE for me!! Mm!!"
"HAAH!!"
BOOM!
"HAAAH!!"
BOOM!
"HAAAAH!!"
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!!
Explosions filled the Akatsuki base.
"Deidara!"
"You want to cause chaos? Take it OUTSIDE!"
"Shinra Tensei!"
One figure was blasted out of the hideout.
Only then did silence return.
Smoke cleared.
Tobi stumbled out coughing.
"Ah! Saved! Thank you, Leader!"
Everyone stared at him like he was a monster.
Taking that many consecutive explosions…
And completely unharmed?!
Just what WAS this Tobi…?
...
The footage continued.
["Humph-hahaha!"]
["Looks like I really do owe Itachi an apology!"]
["Humph-hahaha!"]
Deidara laughed triumphantly.
Then—
His pupils shrank.
Everyone watching thought something unexpected had happened—
But then—
[Deidara suddenly raised both hands and laughed maniacally again.]
["Heh heh heh—"]
["I won! I won!!"]
["My art has triumphed!!"]
JUST THEN—
[A gigantic illusion manifested behind him—unclear in shape, but unmistakably bearing two glowing Sharingan.]
Deidara's laughter stopped.
Cold sweat dripped down his face.
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