Chapter 247: Ino and the Paper Person
"Let me show you true art, C3!" Deidara declared fiercely.
Both sides had excellent vision and formed hand seals almost simultaneously.
"Heh!"
"Crack!"
Two deadly "fat ones" met in the air. The Joki Boi violently crashed into C3 No. 18.
The explosion occurred high in the sky, firelight enveloping the entire area. First, there was a massive roar unrecognizable to human ears. Following that, a seemingly solid crimson pillar of fire erupted from the center of the blast. The energy within the pillar surged vertically downwards, reducing nearly half of the market, city wall, and forest below to fine powder. Then, the upper half of the fire pillar pierced the cloud layer, the sea of clouds pushed aside in a ring by the explosion's energy. Subsequently, the central area of the pillar violently contracted, then fiercely expanded in the second second, finally unleashing a shockwave mixed with clay, steam, and high-temperature grease in all directions!
The main area of the explosion was concentrated in the sky, looking like a fiery red sun had appeared above. The shockwave swept across the entire Land of This, its force like the sky falling and the earth splitting.
Deidara and Sasori were relatively close to the explosion's center. Their clay giant bird was flipped head over heels seven or eight times by the shockwave. Fortunately, both men were adept, gathering chakra in their soles and adhering firmly to the giant bird, preventing themselves from falling. After deflecting the force, the clay giant bird repeatedly flapped its wings, soaring hundreds of meters away before finally escaping the explosion's central area.
Little Dei looked as if he had reached a climax, his face flushed crimson, utterly exhilarated. "Art! This is the art I pursue! Sasori, old man, did you see? This was just my C3. If I used my Ultimate Art, I could definitely blast that guy completely dead, and this entire area would turn into nothing but white land, hehehehe..."
He closed his eyes in a somewhat morbid rapture, hugging his own shoulders, intoxicated by the pungent smell of scorching in the air.
Sasori remained very calm, though a touch of bewilderment crept into his demeanor. Did we pick up the wrong mission? Weren't we supposed to be robbing a small country with little military might? The commotion they were causing was so massive; the power of this explosion made him feel as though they had come to capture a Tailed Beast. He wasn't afraid of battle, nor was he afraid of Tailed Beasts, but he felt this kind of fight severely mismatched the mission pay. As soon as we get back, I have to find Pain. This job needs a pay raise!
The dazzling fireworks that lit up the sky enveloped the Land of This. Hot oil and high-temperature clay splattered down like rain, burning numerous civilian homes to ash, and turning the previously flat streets pitted and uneven. Most of the residents were scared silly; it took them dozens of seconds to realize they needed to run for their lives.
Ino and her companions were also running. She had no desire to be surrounded by the Art duo. With an explosion this massive, there was no need to send a signal to Kakashi and the others who were hidden. If they still couldn't see this, they might as well donate their eyes to someone in need.
She had intended to just play a minor role, but accidents often happen so suddenly. As she ran, she suddenly looked back and saw her old teammates, the Ino-Shika-Cho trio, were all there. The Prince of That Country, their mission target, was also present. All four people were there, but it seemed like someone was missing?
She looked at Shikamaru; Shikamaru also looked at her. Both their expressions froze slightly. Where's Naruto?
"I'm here!"
Before Ino could even use her sensory abilities to search, Naruto himself came running back. Beside him, the Shadow Clone who had been impersonating the young lord of That Country was carrying an unconscious girl on its back, shouting and running out. This girl was the Princess of This Country, and she and the Prince of That Country, who was held as a hostage, had a tragic and moving rural love story. Beside the girl was the strongest individual in This Country, a samurai with a samurai sword and a face full of weariness. This samurai's name was similar to Obito's; he was called Takatō.
"Ino! Wait for us!" Naruto's Shadow Clone shouted so loudly that Ino couldn't pretend not to hear. Deidara, who was searching for their whereabouts in the sky, instinctively looked over.
"Idiot! You've completely exposed us!" Shikamaru gritted his teeth. Naruto felt somewhat wronged. My Shadow Clone was the one shouting, not me. Why are you scolding me?
The dust from the explosion stirred up many scraps of paper. Initially, Ino didn't pay attention, her focus fixed on the Art duo rapidly approaching in the sky. But when she saw the paper quickly converging in the sky, she immediately realized something was wrong. It's not just two members of the Akatsuki here, there are three! Even the Paper Person showed up!
Dozens of sheets of paper ninjutsu flew towards her. The paper was folded into the shape of paper airplanes, the edges of their wings sharp as kunai. Ino slapped the ground with her hand. Several wild grasses and flowers rapidly缠绕 (entwined) under the infusion of her Life Energy, forming a wall covered in thorns and blossoms that blocked the paper blades comparable to kunai head-on.
Gazing out from behind the thorn and flower wall, she saw Konan of the Akatsuki converging into a human form from countless sheets of paper on the street. This woman with delicate features, a light blue paper flower on the right side of her head, light purple eyeshadow, and a lip piercing below her lower lip, gave Ino a rather indifferent look.
"You guys retreat first! I'll handle her!" Konan could fly. If she was allowed to throw explosive tags at the ground unchecked, this entire team would be wiped out. Ino felt she was the only one who could stop her.
"Water Style: Great Exploding Water Colliding Wave!"
A flood ten times more violent than the one during the Chunin Exams appeared out of nowhere. The surging water instantly turned the Land of This into a lake. As soon as Shikamaru saw the Great Exploding Water Colliding Wave, he knew Ino was preparing for an all-out fight and immediately called for the others to retreat. Naruto, on the other side, also dispelled his Shadow Clone and sped away with the Princess of This Country on his back.
The young girl was terrified and wanted to cry, but the psychological shock she had suffered was too great; she couldn't even weep. Konan coldly glanced at the Great Exploding Water Colliding Wave. The paper behind her gathered more and more, finally transforming into a pair of paper wings. She floated in mid-air, rapidly increasing her altitude, seemingly wanting to bypass Ino, this slightly tough bone to chew, and first capture the Princess of This Country.
"Hmph, where do you think you're running, you Paper Person!" Ino released a Water Wave beneath her feet. Using the upward lift of the water current, she rapidly approached Konan. Once their altitudes matched, she stepped on the water in mid-air to gain leverage, leaped up, and threw a punch towards the back of Konan's head.
She knew the opponent's paper was afraid of oil, but Ino still wanted to test just how waterproof the opponent's waterproof paper really was. Konan frowned slightly; her close combat ability was relatively poor. The Akatsuki's Angel grabbed at the air, numerous sheets of paper ninjutsu converging in her hand, and then she threw a paper spear made of chakra paper towards Ino.
The water from the Great Exploding Water Colliding Wave and the Water Wave splashed onto the paper spear, but only a thin layer of the surface got wet, the rest isolated from the outside by the chakra Konan had attached to the paper spear. This ninja's paper indeed had a waterproof effect.
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