Chapter 131 Deidara: Art is an Explosion!

At this moment, Deidara still hadn't responded.

After returning to Konoha, Pakkun immediately sprinted toward the western forest.

But when it arrived, it found the area already swarming with Ninjas.

Many were even rushing toward the site of the explosion.

Now Pakkun truly believed it.

It had gone to wash its fur, and when it came out, Konoha had become a coastal village.

So he followed Kakashi's instructions and went all the way to Yuto'sshop.

At this point, Yuto was mostly playing the role of an NPC. Since the game had just been updated, he wasn't in a hurry to develop a new version.

Instead, he was watching Zabuza's Super Kage-level gameplay.

And Yuto also acquiesced to this behavior.

Zabuza was working hard every day for both Kirigakure and Yuto. It was truly exhausting.

But for Yuto, Zabuza's gameplay was a sight to behold.

If Kakashi's style was about steady, calculated victories and strategic battles... Zabuza was an absolute mechanical monster!

He could make even the most difficult-to-use characters shine.

Zabuza was obsessed with using secret scrolls, summoning, and basic attacks to start combos.

Of course, this was also related to Zabuza's work.

Zabuza needed to win matches as quickly as possible, so Kakashi's steady approach didn't suit him.

In terms of mechanics, Yuto believed Zabuza was superior, but in terms of win rate, Kakashi had the edge.

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The pile of orders behind Zabuza was almost mountainous.

There were even people from other villages and countries coming to Zabuza for boosting services.

The most ridiculous part was... some Kirigakure Ninjas had come to Zabuza for boosting.

At the time, Zabuza's face turned dark, and he almost killed the ninja on the spot.

'I'm working my ass off to earn money for the village, and you dare come to me for boosting? You better hand that over to the Mizukage Position.'

So, under Zabuza's 'friendly' gaze, no Kirigakure Ninja dared to ask him for his boosting services again.

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Just as Yuto was enjoying Zabuza's impressive gameplay, he saw a dog run into the shop.

"Pakkun? What brings you here?"

Yuto had some guesses about why Pakkun was here, but he wanted to hear it from the dog himself.

Pakkun explained Kakashi's situation in detail.

"Oh, you mean that big explosion earlier? I helped block the shockwave for Konoha and evacuated the nearby residents. There shouldn't be any casualties."

"So you're saying Kakashi and the others can't get back, right?"

Compared to a few months ago, Yuto's strength had grown rapidly.

Now, with the various enhancements and special items from the gacha, he had become an absolute stat monster!

High attack, high defense, high health, high regeneration, and mastery of Ninjutsu, Genjutsu, Taijutsu. Even Dojutsu couldn't touch him.

He had mastered all Ninjutsu, making him a true God of Ninja.

Sometimes, when looking at his health bar that resembled a barcode, Yuto wondered if even the Sage of Six Paths could break through his defenses.

And... Yuto had an incredibly overpowered ability: he was immune to the special abilities of other Ninjas.

Because these abilities originated from him, they had no effect on him.

Even Jiraiya's intelligence-gathering abilities couldn't capture any information about Yuto...

After learning about Kakashi's situation, Yuto used the Mayfly Technique to come over. Without a word, he slapped a Flying Thunder God's marks on Kakashi and the others, then brought them back to the shop.

The whole process took less than ten seconds.

And at this moment, Deidara still hadn't responded.

Jiraiya and Sasuke lay on the edge of the crater, looking down into the endless abyss and the distant sea.

"Should we... still go look for Naruto and the others?"

Sasuke asked, wanting to know what Jiraiya's intel said.

If it weren't for Jiraiya's intel earlier, he would have definitely been caught in that explosion.

Although he might not have died, he'd have been severely injured!

Unless, by some miracle, Manda, the giant snake he had never met, happened to be summoned and blocked the explosion for him.

Jiraiya stroked his chin. His intel told him that Naruto and the others were already safe, so there was no need to go looking for them.

But the problem was... how were he and Sasuke supposed to get back?

The path they had come from was now a bottomless pit. Unless they could fly!

"Naruto and the others are out of danger. We can head back to Konoha..."

But...

Sasuke glanced at the abyss again and fell silent.

It seemed they'd have to take the long way back.

As Jiraiya and Sasuke took the detour, Sasori slapped Deidara across the face, but Deidara still hadn't responded.

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After returning to Konoha, Jiraiya and Sasuke unsurprisingly ran into Kakashi and Naruto at the shop.

Even the Fifth Hokage, Tsunade, who had been busy handling administrative work in her office, rushed over.

When Tsunade saw the explosion while working, her mind immediately flashed to the Pain invasion she had seen in the storyline...

She thought Pain had arrived early to bring 'peace' through destruction, and she quickly organized defenses.

Only later did she find out that this was caused by the Nine-Tails suddenly going berserk...

Tsunade slammed her fist on the table, "Damn that Nine-Tails! How could it cause such a huge commotion!"

Admittedly, the Nine-Tails Attack this time was far more destructive than during the Nine-Tails Attack years ago.

After venting her frustration on the table, Tsunade asked, "But why did the Nine-Tails suddenly go berserk? Was it because Naruto's seal was unstable?"

Although Jiraiya knew the truth through his intel, he remained silent at this time and shrugged, indicating that it had nothing to do with him.

Under pressure, Kakashi revealed the truth.

"A White Zetsu... stepped on Naruto's phone and crushed it. Naruto was so furious that it gave the Nine-Tails a chance to loosen the seal."

Although Tsunade was still very angry, she knew that there was nothing she could do about it. Tailed Beasts were just that terrifying... and unpredictable!

"It seems we'll need to find a sealing master to reinforce Naruto's seal... By the way, you said Naruto almost reached seven tails? Why didn't the Nine-Tails take the opportunity to escape?"

Tsunade was very confused. Breaking the seal just to fire off a Tailed Beast Ball that defied all logic? That didn't sound like the Nine-Tails' style.

"Well... Tsunade, take a look at the seal."

Jiraiya, who knew the truth, reminded her.

Tsunade lifted Naruto's shirt to inspect the seal, but to her surprise...

The seal was perfectly intact! In fact, it was even stronger than when she had last checked it months ago!

'How... was this possible? Hasn't the Nine-Tails already reached its seventh tail? Why…'

Tsunade was utterly confused, so she entered Naruto's seal space.

However... all she saw was a weakened, barely conscious Nine-Tails lying in the corner, looking like it was on the verge of death.

In reality... at the last moment, the Nine-Tails had used the last of its Chakra to reinforce the seal before falling into a deep sleep. It had been utterly terrified by how quickly Naruto had drained its Chakra.

After hearing Jiraiya's explanation, everyone in the room fell silent.

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Just as Sasori was about to leave, he suddenly heard a loud shout.

"Art is an explosion!"