BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
The site within the massive rundown factory beca riddled with flashy explosions! The destructive, self-proclaid "artist" flying on his creation bead with pride. Eager to get a better look at his work, his clay bird flew in lower, only for him to discover a small number of the conflicting ninja were down
"Cheh! What a failure! But that's on ...I wasn't passionate enough with this latest work"
As the dust settled, the survivors rose the rubble, many of them turning their attention towards the little bomber above. One of which was Team Tango, who were blasted out from the upper floors, landing straight in the middle of the fight
Suzu helped the boys up before Tai went to work checking for injuries. Rei glared upwards...
{Deidara...again. I swear, one more ti...and damn the Ripples! I'm gonna tear that f**king Michael B*y fan's head off!} "Sigh! Tai, status?" (Rei)
"No major injuries, just a few scrapes, we're good but..." (Tai)
"Yeah...things just got more complicated" (Suzu)
RUSTLE!
The masked squads of ninja from Hayashi no Kuni1Land of Woods who tead up, the team from Sunagakure2Hidden Sand Village, and the mysterious white-haired teenager of unknown origins...all of them were know aware of Team Tango's presence
The Suna-nin whispered to themselves...
"Hey Yūra, what should we do? Things went out of hand when that weird guy showed up, and now another team..."
"Take it as a boon. We were already in trouble when those Hayashi-nin ambushed us. We're still breathing because that guy showed up and disrupted things. But you're right, this is getting too complicated. Mukade, Tsubasa, on my signal...we retreat" (Yūra)
"Gotcha... Tsubasa, we'll need your sight to plot a course" (Mukade)
"I'm ready whenever" (Tsubasa)
Though they weren't talking, the Hayashi ninja were sohow able to communicate with one another. A feat Rei noticed upon spotting their sudden body language
{The chakra from the wood ninja isn't impressive, but Deidara's gonna be a problem. He'll remain out of our range and strike from above. The Suna-nin...I'm not sure, but what concerns
is that guy...his chakra isn't anything to scoff at} (Rei)
"He's on the move!" (Suzu)
ZWISH!
As if responding to Rei's fears, the white-haired young man zipped in front of a Hayashi ninja, directing his fist towards his head, and when they made contact
CRUNCH!!
"?!" (Everyone)
"Hehe...there are so many bugs everywhere, and I didn't bring my swatter"
In bad taste, the mysterious ninja mocked everyone after killing Hayashi ninja with a single blow! Everyone paused in trepidation at seeing the masked man's detached head tumble on the ground
{Are you serious?! One punch was all it took to do that?! I'm not even sure if Rei can do that! This is bad...who the hell is this guy?!} (Tai)
{Uh-oh...he just lit the fuse!} (Rei)
After a mont, shock turned to anger, and the dead man's comrades charged at the man in rage! Taking advantage of this, the Sunagakure ninja fled the scene. Team Tango desperately wished to do the sa, but their path was blocked by the battle
Three of the Hayashi ninja didn't forget about them and directed their blades towards the Kumo genin
"Rei!" (Suzu)
"I know, stay back!" {Shunshin no Jutsu3Body Flicker Technique!} (Rei)
ZWIP!
"Hm?!"
Without holding back, he appeared behind the attacking trio, kicking the left one on the head, thereby throwing him into the other two. The wood ninja were sent tumbling away to side, but Rei didn't let up, delivering a series of rciless punches on the downed ninja until they fell unconscious
Tai and Suzu were sowhat startled at how brutal he was this ti, but understood the need for his actions, as the true danger was still to co
"Hey...you're not too shabby"
"..." {Great, now WE'VE got his attention} (Rei)
In the short span of ti it took Rei to neutralize that small group, the white haired ninja managed to massacre the rest of the Hayashi ninja, turning the scene into one of horror, with blood and body parts scattered everywhere
Tai had to fight from hurling at the man's brutality, who was now casually hoisting the last one by the neck with one arm
"If I'm not mistaken, you guys are from--um, Kumogakure right? Looks like that village has so talent, maybe you can make this interesting"
SNAP! THUD!
Bored with the fodder before him, he snapped the neck of the man in his arm before tossing him aside like a rag doll. Now waltzing towards Team Tango in anticipation for his next challenge
"Guys, rember what I said about holding back?" (Rei)
"Y-Yeah?" (Tai)
"Forget it. If you don't wanna die, get ready to go all out" (Rei)
CRACK!
The floor broke under his feet as the eager ninja prepped to charge at the team when...
VWOOOOO!
"?!" (Team Tango)
"What the...?"
More white clay figures rained down! Deidara had finished constructing his next batch of animated explosives, dropping nurous ones in the shape of small birds at the group
"FEEL MY ART!!!!" (Deidara)
"Not again...!" (Rei)
"What a pest!"
"KATSU!!" (Deidara)
BOOM!
??????
Several weeks ago
"Whattya want old man?"
"That's Tsuchikage-sama4Earth Shadow to you, Bakuton5Explosion Style brat" (??noki)
After a eting with his council concerning the Chunin exams, the 3rd Tsuchikage called in the youngest candidate for Iwagakure's6Hidden Stone Village"Demolition Unit" to his office
"I'm having you participate in the upcoming exams" (??noki)
"Eh?! I refuse to do sothing so troubleso!" (Deidara)
"Troubleso? Considering all the attention it gets, I'd think an artist like yourself would desire to participate more than anything?" (??noki)
"Yeah, you would think that" (Deidara)
Veins began to pop on ??noki's temple in response to this young man's flippant attitude towards his superior
{This little shit...if I didn't need you for this...} "Please...clarify" (??noki)
"I'm a growing, aspiring artist who's yet to reach his pri. My creations aren't ready for the public eye, I've yet to complete my work. What kind of artist shows off incomplete art?!" (Deidara)
"I...see..." (??noki)
"So with that, you'll excuse . My ti is precious...there's so much I've to discover with these hands!" (Deidara)
"Speaking of that Kinjutsu7Forbidden Jutsu you stole, we're willing to grant you leniency for your transgression, IF you take part in the exams. Or, you can refuse and face the consequences. Your call" (??noki)
"K-Kuh!" {Shit...he's mad!} (Deidara)
In Iwagakure, or any shinobi nation, stealing Kinjutsu warranted the highest of punishnts. Deidara knew this, and already held a fear for ??noki's wrath. Despite his appearance of a small old man, Deidara has long since witnessed first-hand of what this Tsuchikage was capable of
He held no desire to lose this Kinjutsu, the power to infuse chakra within objects, via forming small mouths on the hands...it was indispensable for his Ninjutsu overall
Caving into the pressure, he reluctantly agreed to ??noki's request
"...Fine. I just have to win?" (Deidara)
"Nope. You don't have to make it to the third round" (??noki)
"What? Then what do you want
to do?" (Deidara)
"Thin out the competition. The second exam is the perfect opportunity to help our own. And it's in that canyon, a perfect location for soone of your, particular set of skills. You can cover great distances with ease, and attack from above" (??noki)
"..." (Deidara)
"Once the second exam ends, you're free to go, and you can keep the Kinjutsu as well. Be advised, you're not to target any Iwagakure ninja...and stray away from Ishigakure8Hidden Rock Villageninja as well. Our new allies are helping us, so don't harm them" (??noki)
"..." (Deidara)
"Huh?" (??noki)
Deidara stayed silent with his head down, his shoulders seed to be trembling
"What wrong? Don't tell
you're having complaints at this incredibly generous offer I'm throwing your way. I had to convince the top brass we could still use you. I'll be disappointed if you prove my efforts were for nothi-!?" (??noki)
"ALRIGHT!!!" (Deidara)
"?!" (??noki)
"What you're saying is, I can use a bunch a people I've never even t or care about in the least to test my art?!" (Deidara)
"That's--um, not what I said. And there's sothing very wrong with the way you put it" (??noki)
"Okay! You got yourself a deal ??noki-ossan9Honorific for one of elder years! I'm off!" (Deidara)
Deidara celebrated like kid at a candy store, his face holding a smile brighter than the sun, the young man was muttering so very twisted words with a childlike innocence
Hearing everything he deed necessary, the young ninja bolted out of the office, without even waiting for ??noki's consent
"E-Eh?! Wait just a--rember not to harm our own! Deidaraaaa--and he's gone. Sigh. He's gonna be a real pain in the ass when he's older"
??????
Present ti
Deidara upped the detonation power with his latest attack. The bombing created a chain a reaction, resulting in the structures collapsing one after the other, no different than a stack of dominos
His explosives completely decimated the factory, leaving nothing but ruined tal in his wake
"Yes. Art truly is an explosion, hm. With that out of the way, I ought to move on to the next area. There were a lot of Konohagakure10Hidden Leaf Village ninja who passed the first exam, I'll make them my next target, hm" {Plus I'm running low on chakra...} (Deidara)
Finally satisfied with his work, Deidara began his departure from the area. Even for him, fighting any longer with his depleted reserves would spell trouble
And his latest act had already showed signs of attracting attention from others...
RUMBLE! BOOSH!
"Cough! Cough! Ugh! Rei, Tai, can you hear ?! Where are you?!" (Suzu)
Blasting out of the debris with her Wind Style, Suzu yelled aloud out of concern for her teammates. Hastily glancing around for any sign of their survival
"Hel--p...!"
"?!" (Suzu)
As the dust settled, the environnt beca more clear for her, and a figure's silhouette could be spotted in the distance. None other than Tai, pinned down by what remains of a shattered wall
"O-Over here!" (Tai)
"Hang on, I'll get you out!" {Doton: Golem no Jutsu11Earth Style: Golem Technique!} (Suzu)
CRUMBLE!
In need of so extra "muscle
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