Deidara's super-level attack, or rather, ultimate explosion?
It was unbelievably devastating.
An unparalleled starfish-shaped explosion erupted in the middle of the battlefield, sweeping away everything in an instant, annihilating all that was!
The white light even illuminated an area hundreds of kilometers away, overpowering the sunlight, forming a dazzling halo in the sky...
This was Deidara's ultimate jutsu: C0·Jibaku (Self-Destruction Explosion).
But because his Edo body lacked life energy, the power of Deidara's explosion was much weaker.
Just like how an Edo Tensei body couldn't open the Eight Gates, Edo Tensei ninjas without physical support were definitely weaker in using some techniques.
But this explosion was still terrifyingly powerful, with a radius of over three kilometers—far exceeding an ordinary Bijūdama explosion!
In fact, its power and range were not inferior to Super Shinra Tensei.
Being able to surpass Kekkei Genkai and reach power equivalent to the Rinnegan with his own ninja techniques—such an achievement was extremely rare throughout the world.
Of course, the weakness of this jutsu was also clear.
Its preparation time was even longer—from preparation to full explosion, it took more than half a minute, much slower than Shinra Tensei, which could be used instantly.
Theoretically, techniques with such long preparation times were almost impossible to use in fierce battles.
Therefore, Deidara only used it as a last resort; even when fighting Sasuke before, it was only used in the final moments.
But now it was different. With Sasori drawing attention and stalling for time, Deidara could sit calmly on his clay bird, prepare the explosion, then dive into the battlefield and explode instantly.
Giving the Kage absolutely no chance to fight back!
And since he and Sasori were now Edo Tensei bodies, they weren't afraid of death, nor did they need to worry about killing allies.
This was the perfect condition to use his jutsu!
Even Deidara somewhat understood the meaning of the "eternity" that Sasori pursued.
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The C0 explosion was too devastating.
Not only did it sweep away the ninjas in the center of the battlefield, but even the large Tekkansen fortress hundreds of meters away was baked and evaporated.
Even the iconic Sanrōhō (Three Wolf Peaks) mountain was cut in half, leaving only a solitary peak—perhaps it would have to be renamed Dokurōhō (Single Wolf Peak) later.
After the explosion subsided, a giant crater with a diameter of over six kilometers appeared at the location.
All buildings, vegetation, even snow and wind, had vanished without a trace...
In the middle of the vast yellow sand crater, two Edo Tensei figures slowly reformed, recovering as if nothing had happened.
Sasori and Deidara, who had been completely destroyed in the explosion, as expected, were successfully repaired thanks to their Edo Tensei bodies.
After recovering, looking at the explosion crater around him, Deidara immediately jumped for joy:
"Sasori, did you see that? Did you see?! This is my most brilliant art, isn't it amazing?!"
"But its power doesn't seem as great as I expected... Is it because the Edo Tensei body limits it?"
Being able to use his ultimate art, witness its beauty, and even show it off in front of Sasori—for Deidara, this was the most beautiful thing in the world!
Sasori frowned. He still didn't like Deidara's momentary art, but he couldn't deny that the power of this jutsu was truly beyond imagination.
Being able to push the power of ninjutsu to this level was, after all, commendable.
Even his Sekihi no Jutsu was far from being able to achieve such destruction.
Unknowingly, Deidara had already surpassed him...
Of course, in a one-on-one fight, Sasori was still confident he could defeat him.
"Its power is indeed impressive. But don't let your guard down, the enemies aren't all dead yet!"
"Your nose is too high..."
Sasori praised while also reminding him.
"Huh? There are still survivors? No way..."
Deidara belatedly realized, looking around. He couldn't believe anyone could survive such an explosion.
It wasn't possible for everyone to be like Sasuke, using a Summoning Technique to evade.
Without the control of the Sharingan's genjutsu, even if they summoned a creature, it wouldn't necessarily be willing to become a shield...
Only a few survived this ultimate explosion.
First, Danzō, who possessed the Izanagi "living coin." Before leaving the fortress, he had already opened the seal on his right arm.
So when he saw Deidara's explosion, he immediately formed seals and activated Izanagi.
With this forbidden Uchiha jutsu, he altered the fact that he was destroyed in the explosion and ultimately survived.
Second, the Fourth Raikage, A.
When he saw the explosion, he immediately sensed a deadly threat and reflexively ran outwards as fast as he could.
As for his two bodyguards? There was no time to save them.
The Raikage knew that only by surviving could he seek revenge. Trying to save others but dying instead would be foolish!
Unfortunately, although the Raikage was very fast, it was impossible to run three kilometers in an instant.
Barely halfway, he was overtaken and swallowed by the explosion.
Fortunately, the power of the explosion at the edge was weaker, coupled with the super defense of his Lightning Armor, the Raikage finally survived.
But still, he was severely injured!
His entire back was scorched, and he lay on the sand panting, clearly having lost most of his strength.
Third, Ōnoki and Kurotsuchi.
As the teacher who understood Deidara's clay bombs the most, Ōnoki immediately realized the danger when he saw the giant clay bird and Deidara diving down.
He had never seen C0, but his instincts told him it was extremely dangerous!
A jutsu that made his art-obsessed student willing to sacrifice himself must be extraordinary.
Ōnoki immediately made a decision: evade.
Doton·Doryūheki (Earth Release: Earth Flow Wall)
Doton·Dochūsō (Earth Release: Earth Mausoleum)
The Earth Wall made Ōnoki and Kurotsuchi sink hundreds of meters underground, protected by layers of thick rock.
With that, they narrowly escaped this deadly explosion!
Finally, Naruto's clone, Sakura, and the others.
Naruto's clone in Sage Mode had extremely sharp senses and already knew the result of the Sasuke vs. Deidara fight.
So when he saw the explosion, he immediately summoned Gamabunta, telling him to swallow Sakura, Gaara, and the others, then canceled the summoning—immediately returning to Myōboku...
In this way, they survived.
But now they were in distant Myōboku, unable to return in a short time.
Besides them, including Mizukage Terumi Mei and her entourage, the Raikage's two bodyguards, the Tsuchikage's bodyguard Akatsuchi, the Land of Iron's general Mifune and the samurai...
A total of hundreds of people—died instantly!
The majority didn't even leave corpses, directly evaporating in the explosion.
Deidara's art finally showed its true power, almost annihilating the entire Five Kage!