novelraw Chapter 526 Deidara in Pursuit of Art
Chapter 526 Deidara in Pursuit of Art
Chapter 526 Deidara in Pursuit of Art
"Deidara?" Kurotsuchi was quite surprised.
Although Deidara was Onoki's disciple, Kurotsuchi didn't have much interaction with him. This was because Kurotsuchi went to the Land of Stars when she was seven or eight years old, and her understanding of this rising star was limited to what her father mentioned in his letters about how talented the boy was.
However, due to Deidara's maverick personality and his obsessive pursuit of explosive art, he often caused trouble and was imprisoned by Onoki.
Kurotsuchi never expected Deidara to appear here. In an instant, Kurotsuchi thought of the explosions in the village earlier. Could it also be a trick by Deidara to lure the tiger away from the mountain?
"Why did you do this?" Kurotsuchi didn't go out directly, but instead asked Deidara.
She wasn't truly imprisoned. As the Tsuchikage's granddaughter, she could easily leave if she wanted to say bad things about the Land of Stars.
She simply didn't want to go against her own heart.
Upon hearing the question, Deidara picked at his ear and said impatiently, "Didn't I tell you? This village is incredibly boring, huh!"
"So, I want to go to the Land of Stars to pursue the art of explosions, and you should be the person in the village who knows the Land of Stars best. It's that simple, hmm~"
When the art of explosion was mentioned, Deidara's eyes lit up as he recalled the Konoha Chunin Exams half a month ago, the great battle between Shura and the two mysterious enemies who descended from the sky, and the terrifying explosion that swallowed the heavens and earth and left Konoha trembling!
The collision between Spiral Wheel and Ame-no-Hana Meteorite: Ryugu, with its magnificent and dazzling explosive art, left an indelible impression on Deidara's heart.
Since returning to Iwagakure, Deidara has been studying his Explosion Release technique, only to find that even his ultimate art, C0 Self-Destruct, while barely achieving the same effect in terms of blast radius and damage, is an ultimate technique that can only be used once.
"You're going to the Land of Stars—to pursue the art of explosion?" Kurotsuchi stared wide-eyed, utterly bewildered by Deidara's fanatical pursuit of art, which had reached the point of betraying the village.
Deidara didn't explain anything further. Instead, he sculpted a large white bird out of clay, jumped onto it, and reached out to Kurotsuchi, saying, "If we don't leave now, we won't be able to leave once Huangtu and the others realize what's happening."
Kurotsuchi hesitated for a moment, but finally took a long stride, ran forward, and leaped onto Deidara's white clay bird.
Deidara piloted the giant bird into flight, soaring over Iwagakure and passing through the thick smoke rising from the village, leaving the furious Iwagakure ninja below far behind.
"Hahaha! Those old guys are definitely cursing me right now!"
Deidara stood on the back of a giant white clay bird, his golden ponytail swaying in the air, and he laughed loudly and unrestrainedly.
"Land of Stars! Shura! I'm here! Yes!" Deidara opened his arms as if embracing the sky.
Sitting in the back, Kurotsuchi looked at Deidara's crazy behavior as if she were a little girl chasing after a star.
He also burst into laughter.
In the southern coastal region of the Star Kingdom and Wind County, the sea breeze blows across the yellow sand, gradually obscuring a figure lying on the beach.
"Huff huff huff!" Naruto gasped for breath after waking up. As soon as he tried to get up from the ground, he felt that all his muscles were sore, as if he had been beaten up, which made him grimace.
As he moved, Naruto felt every meridian in his body protesting, his chakra almost depleted, and even moving a finger was extremely difficult.
He struggled to prop himself up, looking around as if searching for something.
Sure enough, on the beach not far away, I saw a familiar figure lying on a beach chair, leisurely sunbathing.
Naruto gritted his teeth, stood up shakily, his legs still trembling, and walked over step by step, panting as he said with difficulty, "Menma-nii—I—can—continue."
Menma glanced at Naruto, then grabbed a bottle of iced cola from a box full of ice next to the beach chair and tossed it over.
go with.
Naruto instinctively reached out to catch it, but the cola slipped from his hands when his trembling hands touched the cold can.
With a soft thud, the Coke can fell onto the beach.
Naruto paused for a moment, looked down at the cola can lying in the sand, remained silent for a while, and then bent down to pick it up.
"Take a rest. Even someone with the physique of the Uzumaki clan needs to recover," Menma's lazy voice came.
"I think I taught you the principle that sharpening your axe won't delay your woodcutting."
Mianma adjusted her body, stretched, and continued to enjoy the sea breeze and sunshine.
Naruto walked over to Menma, somewhat discouraged, and sat down on the beach.
He looked at his hands, which were covered in wounds, and with trembling hands, he opened the can and drank it down in large gulps.
As the iced drink went down his throat, the sea breeze cooled Naruto's body and mind from the inside out.
He put down the can, looked at Mianma, and asked with some worry, "If I continue practicing like this, how long will it take before I can accommodate the complete Nine Lamas?"
This is one of the reasons why Naruto has been training hard on the Nine-Tails' power recently.
Menma explained to him that the Nine-Tails was divided into two parts by their father, one part being inside Naruto and the other part being inside their father, Minato.
In order to enable Naruto to better master the power of the complete Nine-Tails in the future, Menma planned to fuse Minato's Yin Nine-Tails into Naruto's body before using the forbidden technique to revive Kushina and Minato, so that the two Nine-Tails would become one.
This is also to avoid any accidents that might occur when Minato is revived due to the power of the Nine-Tails.
However, Naruto's physical strength is not as mature as it was during the Fourth Shinobi World War; he is still developing. It is already quite remarkable that he was able to master the Four-Tails Mode at the age of twelve.
"Don't rush, take your time, your body is still growing." Menma picked up a can of cola and took a sip, feeling refreshed.
Naruto sat cross-legged, his brow furrowed. "Why do you, Asuna-san, possess such immense power? You were born just seconds before me, weren't you?"
Upon hearing this, Mianma chuckled softly.
He couldn't possibly tell Naruto about his experience in the "Limited Tsukuyomi World," so he could only vaguely reply, "Because your brother is a genius~"
Naruto pouted and shouted, "Then I should be a genius too!"
It's not that I'm unhappy, but rather that I'm chasing after someone I admire and desperately want to be recognized.
Menma raised his hand and tapped Naruto's smooth forehead, where the Konoha headband had already been removed.
"True strength is not just about physical power, but also about inner strength, Naruto."
Naruto stared blankly at Menma, pondering his words.
"Inner strength?" he repeated softly, as if asking himself.
He looked at his hands again; he hadn't had a moment's rest since arriving in the Star Kingdom.
They're either training, taking academic classes, or doing practical work at the grassroots level.
With each training session, he could feel his strength improving, his chakra becoming more concentrated, and his mastery of chakra becoming more refined.
Although he was somewhat confused about the grand principles in each cultural class, the teacher used historical anecdotes and events to vividly educate him and Sasuke about the workings of the world, helping them understand what oppression, liberation, justice, and fairness are.
Each time they went deep into the grassroots, Naruto and Sasuke gained different insights. They went to many, many places, from villages deep in the mountains like Ono Village to villages on the plains, and even urban villages formed in the Star City due to its rapid urban development.
Even people in the same region or city have very different lives, and their needs and difficulties vary greatly.
Recalling his experiences during this period, Naruto gradually understood what Menma meant by "a strong inner self."
That is not only mastery of great power, but also the belief in knowing why you are fighting!