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"Indeed. This only needs one bite, and the remaining part loses its original effect. Meaning only the first person to eat it can obtain the ability." Shinji coughed twice, then explained everything. Of course, this was also telling himself. Who knows, maybe in the future when he wanted to get some Devil Fruit for himself, he could avoid these mistakes?
"Hurry up and try your ability, Deidara," Karin couldn't hold back anymore. Not showing off his ability at this time was simply the greatest torment for those around.
"Ability?" Deidara looked curiously at his outstretched hand. He did indeed feel some strange energy appearing in his body. But Deidara hadn't yet figured out how to guide this ability.
"Let's go up to your room first. Experiment in your room," Shinji reached out, lifted Deidara up, and then the three went into the room together.
"Start experimenting now?" Deidara looked somewhat puzzledly at Shinji. He didn't quite know how to bring out this ability.
"Yes. Wait, let me put up a shield first," Shinji thought for a moment, then finally deployed Zhongli's Jade Shield, completely enveloping himself and Karin. After all, he didn't know how much Deidara could master the Bomb-Bomb Fruit right now; being cautious was better.
"Art is an explosion!" Deidara suddenly pointed at his bed. But ten seconds passed, and his bed remained completely still. Seeing the doubtful expressions on Shinji and Karin's faces, Deidara felt as if he was being questioned. Angrily, he swung his hands furiously.
"Lord Shinji?" Karin looked somewhat puzzledly at Shinji. This situation seemed slightly different from what Shinji described earlier?
"Deidara, the ability of the Bomb-Bomb Fruit is that any part of your body can explode, even flicked boogers. Why don't you try?" Shinji didn't have many thoughts. The item given by the system couldn't be wrong. At this time, letting Deidara familiarize himself more with his ability was the best course of action.
"Boogers? Isn't that too embarrassing?" Although Deidara said this, his body was very honest. His right hand had already reached into his nostril. Seeing Deidara like this, a trace of disgust clearly flashed across Karin's face. At the same time, Karin's body couldn't help but move a little distance away from Deidara. This was really a bit disgusting.
But Deidara ignored Karin's disgust, instead tossing the thing he just... uh... dug out towards his bed.
Boom!!! The moment that thing touched Deidara's bed board, a violent explosion instantly enveloped the entire room. Huge clouds of dust instantly enveloped Deidara, Shinji, and Karin.
"Hahahahaha!!! This ability is really good!!!" Just as the smoke cleared, Deidara's maniacal laughter already filled the entire room. Due to the effect of the Bomb-Bomb Fruit, Deidara wouldn't be affected by the damage caused by explosions. This allowed him to remain completely unharmed even under the explosions he created himself. And Karin, protected by Shinji's Jade Shield, also didn't suffer the slightest injury.
"This explosion ability looks pretty good," Shinji dispelled the Jade Shield on himself. Looking at the state of the room, due to the system's indestructible blessing, the explosion just now didn't cause any damage at all. And the dust produced also vanished instantly.
"Art! This is true art!" Deidara looked obsessively at his hands. After the booger bomb just now, he had already sorted out the abilities in his body. He found that this Bomb-Bomb Fruit was simply tailor-made for him, making Deidara, who was obsessed with explosions, somewhat ecstatic.
"Alright Deidara, put away your art. How else can you demonstrate this ability?" Karin looked somewhat disdainfully at Deidara's smug look, but still wanted to see the subsequent demonstration.
"Let me see. I remember the air I blow out can also be controlled into a bomb," Deidara started fiddling again. Watching Deidara, Shinji sighed helplessly. Then the bright Jade Shield appeared again, re-enveloping himself and Karin.
Boom!!! As Deidara blew out a breath, the target this time was the table by his window. Still a huge explosion sound. Subsequently, Deidara fell into the pleasure of art, beginning to constantly familiarize himself with his Bomb-Bomb Fruit.
Karin, tired of watching, sighed helplessly, then followed Shinji downstairs. That day, Shinji and Karin basically didn't get much rest. Occasional explosion sounds constantly enveloped the entire All-Purpose Shop, showing absolutely no intention of letting them sleep.
Of course, Karin had gone upstairs countless times to remind Deidara to close the door properly, but each time he would say 'okay okay', close the door, and then open it again after just a few minutes. In short, the explosion sounds produced by Deidara never stopped...
Early the next morning, Shinji woke up with large dark circles under his eyes. Deidara hadn't stopped all night yesterday.
"Boss Shinji, didn't you sleep well?" Yesterday, since Deidara was called away, Itachi could only train alone. But without Deidara's company, he felt somewhat unaccustomed. Thus, early this morning, Itachi came over excitedly. Even when Izumi suggested going to eat Three Color Dango, he finished eating hastily and came directly to the All-Purpose Shop.
"Ah, this. Deidara was researching explosions yesterday evening, so I didn't sleep very well," Shinji yawned.
"Useless! I'm can defeat him!" Itachi said full of confidence.
"What? You're that confident?" Shinji looked curiously at Itachi.
"While Father was away at the front lines, I learned a very powerful ninjutsu from him. As long as I use it, Deidara will definitely be defeated!" Itachi waved his hand. As a genius, he didn't expect to be suppressed by Deidara all this time. This made him feel very unconvinced internally. Thus, Itachi learned a ninjutsu from his father, and this ninjutsu was specifically designed to counter Deidara's explosions!
Seeing the strange bladed tool Itachi carried behind his back, Shinji nodded with understanding. Looks like Itachi also figured out Deidara's weakness. Correct, Deidara's weakness was Lightning Release. Lightning Release ninjutsu could quickly neutralize Deidara's exploding clay. But Itachi himself didn't have Lightning Release chakra nature. However, Shinji looked at the bladed tool behind him. Looks like this was a ninja tool capable of channeling Itachi's chakra into the blade, converting it into Lightning Release attacks.
But Itachi clearly came one day too late. If Itachi had come the day before, he might have been able to catch Deidara off guard. But now it wasn't that simple anymore. Deidara, having obtained the Bomb-Bomb Fruit, had become stronger by more than just a little. If the current Itachi encountered Deidara, it could be said... he would be hung up and beaten.
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Sure enough, at lunchtime, the two returned. Looking at the unconcealable smugness on Deidara's face and the black soot from explosions on Itachi's face, it was clear Deidara had taught him a lesson.
"Hahahaha! Itachi! I told you you're no match for me!" Deidara said like a triumphant villain. Previously, Deidara felt a sense of urgency, but now it was different. After researching all night, Deidara had basically grasped the power of the Bomb-Bomb Fruit. Itachi challenging Deidara at this time was purely looking for abuse.
"Boss Shinji, I want to become stronger too!" Itachi suddenly came beside Shinji and said respectfully. He understood the reason Deidara could become stronger so quickly must be because Shinji gave him some power. Karin before was the same, Deidara now was the same. The current Itachi also wanted to quickly become stronger.
"Want to become stronger?" Shinji looked smilingly at Itachi.
"Yes!"
"Come, come, let's make a deal first..."
For the next half year, Deidara and Karin trained specially with Itachi. Under the rotation and growth of the three. The fastest growing was Karin, but the strongest currently was Deidara, with Itachi ranked second. Being eternally second was clearly not what Itachi wanted to see. But his father and Shisui were not in Konoha, and for a time, there was no suitable person to guide him.
Thus, he could only train even harder. He even spent less time accompanying Izumi and Sasuke. Regarding this result, Izumi wanted to ask more than once: between her and Deidara, who was the main consort? Sasuke? Mmm, Sasuke couldn't talk yet.
On the Kumogakure front line, after Hiruzen Sarutobi led Fugaku Uchiha and Hizashi Hyūga up, Kumogakure's battle line clearly retreated somewhat. Although Konoha had suffered significant losses in high-end combat power, under soldier-to-soldier, general-to-general matchups, the high-end combat power was still slightly more than Kumogakure's.
However, Hiruzen Sarutobi didn't dare press too hard inside, otherwise, what if the Fourth Raikage of Kumogakure lost his mind and directly let Killer Bee and Yugito Nii explode, letting the Eight-Tails and Two-Tails out? Even Konoha would find it troublesome.
However, just when everything seemed to fall into a strange calm, a carriage suddenly appeared, and then a figure suddenly appeared in front of the All-Purpose Shop.
"Is this the place?" The short figure looked at the sign of the All-Purpose Shop and asked calmly.
"Yes, my lord. This is the All-Purpose Shop," Behind him, several people dressed as merchants said respectfully.
"I understand. You wait outside. I'll go in myself," The short figure paused, then reached out and rang the doorbell of the All-Purpose Shop.
Ring ring ring~ At this time, Deidara and Karin had both gone to the training ground for their daily practice with Itachi. Shinji, tired of watching today, didn't follow along. Coincidentally, someone came.
"Welcome," Hearing the doorbell, Shinji reflexively turned around and took out some tea leaves Fugaku Uchiha gave him from behind. Compared to the ones Tsunade pilfered from Hiruzen Sarutobi, this renewable resource was what Shinji usually used to entertain guests.
"Ah, Boss. This old man is a merchant passing through Konoha. Just happened to see your sign here and wanted to come in and ask some things," The short person came before Shinji and sat down directly on the chair. At this moment, Shinji just turned around, his gaze happening to sweep across this person.
"So it's you?" Shinji chuckled lightly. This person actually appeared in his All-Purpose Shop. He wondered how he passed through the layers of sensory barriers. Truly... interesting.
"This boss knows me?" The short person didn't feel nervous at all, instead curiously sizing up everything in the All-Purpose Shop.
"The Third Tsuchikage of Iwagakure, Lord Ōnoki of Both Scales. I still know of you," Shinji knew the identity of the person before him with just a slight thought. After all, if nothing else, this red bulbous nose was very representative. Not to mention this appearance; Ōnoki clearly had no intention of hiding.
"Didn't expect this boss to actually know me," Ōnoki of Both Scales narrowed his eyes, looking at Shinji.
"After all, the Third Tsuchikage. Such a famous figure, I still know. I wonder what business brings Lord Ōnoki of Both Scales here today?" Shinji pretended to be ignorant while knowing full well. Why did Ōnoki of Both Scales come here? Wasn't it for his precious disciple, Deidara?
"Hehe, this boss, I haven't asked your name yet?" Ōnoki of Both Scales didn't seem to intend to pick up Shinji's thread, just sitting there calmly.
"Don't joke, Lord Ōnoki of Both Scales. You were able to find this place, could you possibly not know my name?" Shinji burst out laughing.
"Lord Shinji, since you know I've investigated you, then... wouldn't you know why I came looking for you today?" Ōnoki of Both Scales looked at the teacup Shinji handed him. His own reflection shimmered on the surface of the swaying tea water.
"Lord Ōnoki of Both Scales, you came for Deidara, right?" Shinji's fingers tapped continuously on the tea table. A suffocating rhythm began to appear in the All-Purpose Shop.
"Yes. Where is Deidara?" Ōnoki of Both Scales didn't seem affected by Shinji, still maintaining the appearance of an old man. His white hair could even make some strangers offer to help him up.
"Deidara? He's training right now," Shinji didn't lie, directly revealing Deidara's location.
"My purpose in coming here, Boss Shinji should know, right?" Ōnoki of Both Scales stared intently at Shinji, his aura already beginning to condense. Kage-level strength instantly enveloped Shinji's body.
"I naturally know this. Lord Ōnoki of Both Scales wants to take Deidara away, right?"
"Yes."
"What a pity. Deidara cannot go with you," Shinji chuckled lightly. After half a year of growth, Deidara's current strength could be said to have taken a huge step forward. Moreover, here with Shinji, Deidara's heart grew increasingly fond of this place. A carefree life, friends like Karin and Itachi, an All-Purpose Shop where he could infinitely study explosions. And... Shinji, who was very good to him. All these combined, the current Deidara had absolutely no desire to leave this place.
"Lord Shinji, you should know I am not discussing with you, but informing you," Ōnoki of Both Scales was unusually aggressive. His disciple was 'kidnapped' to Konoha. He only learned this news a month ago. If it were normal times, he definitely wouldn't dare come to Konoha so brazenly. But now was different.
Hiruzen Sarutobi and most of the Kage-level and elite forces were on the front lines with Kumogakure, while Danzō and Root were mostly near Sunagakure on alert. With most of the combat power absent, only then did Ōnoki of Both Scales dare to take the risk and come to Konoha. Of course, he was still very confident in his concealment and disguise abilities.
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