Early the next morning, Yuuki and Deidara set off from a small town not far from Iwagakure.
Yes, it was the same inn where Shadow Clone and Kabuto had stayed; the owner was still one of their own.
Not daring to travel at night was Yuuki's stubbornness.
After all, Uchiha Tomoki conducts his life openly and honestly, with nothing he cannot speak of, and will never do anything underhanded!
Facing the morning sun, Yuuki and Deidara set off.
Not long after leaving the small town, Deidara, as if offering a treasure, took out a giant dragon model and then spoke.
"Yuuki, let's use this to travel!"
Indeed, although Yuuki didn't travel at night, he wasn't idle.
Under Yuuki's deliberate efforts, their relationship had become extremely close, and their addresses to each other had changed to Yuuki and Xiao Di.
"Alright, let me witness your art, Xiao Di!"
Deidara was greatly encouraged, and after stuffing the model into the mouth on his hand and then spitting it out, it transformed into a giant flying dragon. As for its appearance...
At this time, Deidara was still young, and his models were all chubby, not like the ones later with so many horns and spikes; the giant dragon was not only white and fat but also bald.
One could only say it was adorably ugly.
"Xiao Di, you truly are an excellent junior with the same philosophy as me. This design is very artistic!"
Yuuki said insincere words with a smile, without the slightest hint of awkwardness.
"Yuuki, do you think so too? But I think it still needs improvement; later, I will show you even more artistic designs!"
Deidara was clearly very pleased with the praise, but that tsundere look, well, it was really cute.
Immediately, Deidara took Yuuki flying into the sky. Yuuki felt it for a moment, and the speed was decent, about one-tenth of his own!
Deidara was very excited, as he hadn't flown enough yesterday, and this flight had an audience.
Deidara used his fastest speed, enjoying the joy of flying.
Yuuki, sensing Deidara's rapidly depleting Chakra, spoke up.
"Xiao Di, slow down, flying too fast isn't safe!"
Deidara, however, said carelessly, "Yuuki, how good this feeling of rapid flight is! This is also art, the art of flying!"
Seeing Deidara didn't care, Yuuki naturally didn't argue. Kids, after all, need to be coaxed.
"Hahaha, exactly, Xiao Di, this lightning-fast speed is simply intoxicating. I acknowledge you; you are the artist of flight!"
Deidara had never been so happy. Yuuki not only recognized his art but also wasn't like the old man who forbade this and that. Indeed, the old man was not artistic at all!
Alas, the innocent Deidara didn't know that not everyone who is good to you is genuinely good; perhaps they just desire you entirely.
And the person who disagrees with your views, controls your words, and restricts your actions, perhaps that is the person who truly cares about you.
Yuuki didn't really treat Deidara as a tool; after all, he was calling him 'brother,' right? As long as Deidara was willing to work hard, Yuuki would never use him as a tool and then discard him.
Deidara, immersed in his own art, wouldn't think too much; he only knew he was very happy.
Having left the Village that constrained him, and with his idol by his side, why worry about so much? Just enjoy it.
The most important thing is to seize the present and enjoy the moment!
"Hahaha, Yuuki, hold on, I can go faster!"
Seeing Deidara's happy face, Yuuki sighed in his heart; the joy of simple people was also so simple.
Alas, I wish I could think of nothing, but I can't. Indeed, having been born in Konoha, my heart has long been stained black.
Before long, Deidara's Chakra was depleted and he was a bit listless, but his eyes were still bright, radiating light!
He controlled the giant dragon to fly slowly while recovering his Chakra.
At this time, Yuuki was leisurely basking in the sun. Seeing Deidara's excitement wane, Yuuki spoke.
"Do you remember? I said I would let you master true art!"
Hearing Yuuki's words, Deidara didn't answer directly but thought for a while before saying.
"Yuuki, are you talking about that move you used against Kumogakure? My fire attribute talent isn't outstanding, so maybe I can't learn it."
Yuuki was about to shake his head to indicate it wasn't that, but Deidara immediately followed up.
"But I will surpass Yuuki! I have an ultimate art in conception, and it will definitely amaze the world then!"
Yuuki felt something was slightly off. Was Deidara already researching his C0 self-detonation so early?
Although he was very motivated, this wouldn't do; he had to get him back on the right track from this wrong path!
"Oh? Is that so? What kind of art is it? Can you show me?"
Deidara hesitated for a moment, but eventually lifted his clothes, revealing his left chest over his heart.
At this moment, there was only a hideous scar on Deidara's chest, nothing else.
Children in the Ninja World are really bold; they dare to cut themselves in the chest at such a young age!
Yuuki said insincerely.
"What a brilliant idea! Are you planning to gather all Chakra in your heart to achieve a powerful explosion?"
"Hahaha, exactly, Yuuki, you understood it at a glance! How about it, isn't it a very genius idea?"
Deidara asked boastfully.
Yuuki could only nod with a smile, not wanting to speak.
No, this idea of Deidara's must be eliminated. Yuuki fell into thought.
Deidara saw Yuuki nod and then start thinking, assuming Yuuki was stunned by his idea, and was very satisfied.
After all, the shock of an expert and the shock of a layman are completely different. Clearly, Deidara didn't know who he was facing.
Yuuki thought for a while and then spoke.
"It's a great idea, but before you master true art, you cannot use this move. You know, it would be too regrettable to die prematurely without having witnessed true art!"
Yuuki didn't wait for Deidara to react, then continued.
"Xiao Di, do you know what true art is in my eyes? It's not just an ordinary explosion, but an explosion that can truly be called art!"
Deidara asked somewhat confused.
"What is a true explosion?"
Yuuki first pointed to the sun, then asked.
"Do you see it? What is that?"
Deidara answered with a puzzled look.
"Isn't that just the sun? What does it have to do with explosions?"
Yuuki then asked.
"Do you know the distance between the sun and the Ninja World?"
"I don't know, but it shouldn't be far, it looks so close. Someday I'll fly up and see!"
Deidara's answer left Yuuki speechless. Indeed, the education in the Ninja World was too specialized.
Ninja know how many bones, how many muscles, how much blood the human body has.
But they completely ignore knowledge outside the human body and are unwilling to learn it!
It wasn't until Yuuki patiently explained the distance from the sun to the Ninja World to Deidara, comparing it to the distance from the Land of Earth to the Land of Fire.
Only then did Deidara exclaim in amazement.
"So the Ninja World is that far from the sun! If I were to fly there, I'd have to bring plenty of supplies!"
Yuuki was extremely speechless. This wasn't a matter of supplies or not; your current speed can't escape the Ninja World's gravity at all!
Alas! It seems the task of reforming Deidara is a huge project. I'll hand it over to Kabuto then.
Yuuki could manage a sentence or two, but once it got a little deeper, Yuuki was also at a loss.
"So, with such a vast distance, you now feel the light and heat of the sun. What kind of situation do you think can achieve that?"
At this point, Deidara finally understood.
"It's an explosion!"
Yuuki nodded.
"Exactly, an endless explosion!"
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