Chapter 100: Absolute Defense
Deidara shouted loudly. The next moment, a dazzling white light was released from the "Deidara" formed by the huge explosive clay. This white light was like the flash before an explosion, making it impossible for Kakashi and the others to keep their eyes open.
Seeing this, Kakashi and the others panicked. If such a huge bomb exploded completely, what terrifying power would it produce? Everyone present would probably be killed. Everyone would be affected by this terrible explosion.
Deidara showed a crazy smile, looking at everyone with confidence. He was confident that everyone from Konoha would be killed by Garuda's explosion. Including Uzumaki Naruto. This was his perfect art.
The next moment, the explosion happened.
The terrifying power engulfed the surrounding area in an instant. The forest for hundreds of meters around was completely covered by the explosion's power. Waves of air spread like ocean waves, destroying everything around them. Trees, flowers, even birds flying in the air—after being touched by the explosion's power, they were all wiped out instantly. Nothing remained.
The air wave spread very quickly, swallowing Naruto and Kakashi in the blink of an eye.
Seeing Naruto and Kakashi caught in the explosion, Deidara laughed wildly. He seemed to have already seen their tragic end—bombed to pieces. As if he had already seen Naruto and the others fall in the explosion. Deidara's wild, confident laughter echoed through the forest.
"Hahahaha! Feel the charm of explosive art!"
The voice fell. The explosion's aftermath gradually faded.
A massive crater had appeared in the forest. This crater was exactly the masterpiece of Deidara's C4 Bomb Garuda. Seeing the barren, lifeless scene caused by Garuda, Deidara nodded in satisfaction. This was his perfect art. Everything was wiped out in the explosion.
But just as Deidara looked around, admiring his perfect masterpiece, his expression suddenly froze. His eyes went dull. His pupils contracted violently, as if he had seen something absolutely impossible.
Following Deidara's gaze, several figures stood in the sunken crater. Those figures were Naruto and the others.
At that moment, Naruto appeared in Deidara's sight safe and sound. Behind Naruto were Hinata, Sakura, and Kurenai. They hadn't been harmed at all. It was as if they hadn't been affected by Garuda's explosion. They were completely unharmed.
In front of Naruto was a transparent thin barrier. That thin barrier had completely blocked all of Garuda's power. Naruto and the others were firmly protected behind it, safe and sound.
This transparent barrier was Bakudō #81: Splitting Void.
Before Deidara's Garuda bomb exploded, Naruto had cast Splitting Void to protect Hinata and the others. He blocked all the power of the Garuda bomb. Every one of them was unharmed.
Seeing this scene, Deidara's expression froze completely. His pupils contracted violently. He couldn't believe it at all. He couldn't accept the scene in front of him.
"No! Impossible! How could you survive Garuda's explosion without a scratch? That's impossible!" Deidara yelled hysterically.
He had no idea what was happening. He couldn't accept the facts in front of him. Someone had actually resisted the explosive power of Garuda. How could this be?
Seeing Naruto and the others safe and sound, Deidara went a little crazy. He couldn't accept it. That was the C4 Bomb Garuda—the strongest explosive art he was proud of. Garuda's terrifying power could destroy everything within a kilometer radius. He had never seen anyone who could stop Garuda's explosion. No one could stop it.
But everything in front of him was so unbelievable and shocking. Naruto had actually blocked all of Garuda's power. He had even protected everyone from Konoha. It was unbelievable.
Hearing Deidara's frenzied roar, everyone from Konoha snapped back to reality. They looked at Naruto in shock, their eyes full of different meanings. Those who had been behind Naruto were the most shocked. They had personally felt it—at the moment Garuda's explosion spread, Naruto had stood in front of them like an indestructible fortress. Even though Garuda's explosion had destroyed everything around them, it couldn't break through Naruto's defense or hurt them.
This was like absolute defense. At that moment, they felt Naruto's power even more deeply.
After blocking Garuda's explosion, Naruto waved his palm. The thin barrier formed by Splitting Void dissipated.
No wonder Deidara was so shocked. He didn't know that Naruto, having fully unlocked the Byakuya Kuchiki template, had reached a new level in Kidō mastery. Now the Kidō he cast was several times more powerful than before. What's more, Bakudō #81 Splitting Void was known as a powerful defense that could block any Hadō below #80. With Naruto using the full incantation to cast it, even if Deidara had blown himself up, he might not have been able to break through Splitting Void's defense.
Looking at Deidara, who was roaring in fury, Naruto's expression was indifferent. He said lightly:
"It's over, Deidara."
Hearing Naruto's words, Deidara was stunned. He looked at Naruto. Then his expression turned frantic and unwilling. He shouted:
"If that's the case, then I'll show you real art! I'll blow myself up!"
After speaking, Deidara tore off his shirt, exposing his chest. On Deidara's chest was a hideous mouth.
After exposing the mouth where his heart was, Deidara took out all his remaining clay and put it into the mouth on his chest, letting it chew wildly. At the same time, all the chakra in Deidara's body went berserk, as if he wanted to detonate his entire body's power at once.
Seeing this, Naruto snorted coldly. He wasn't going to give Deidara a chance to blow himself up.
A flash of white light appeared beneath Naruto's feet. Shunpo activated.
The next moment, Naruto suddenly appeared in front of Deidara. Lightning gathered in his palm. Lightning flashed.
Hadō #63: Thunder Howl.
Deidara was stunned for a moment. Before he could react, the Thunder Howl in Naruto's palm burst out. Countless bolts of lightning bombarded Deidara instantly, destroying all of his explosive clay. The mouth on Deidara's chest lost its life in an instant as well.
Naruto's palm, filled with countless bolts of lightning, had already pierced straight through Deidara's body. It left a bloody hole.
Deidara was killed by Naruto instantly. He had no chance to react. Before he died, his eyes were still wide open, his face full of disbelief. He couldn't believe Naruto had such terrifying strength that there was no room for him to resist at all.
After killing Deidara, Naruto withdrew his palm and exhaled. Deidara's body fell to the ground.
Then Naruto turned and looked at the calm lake. Both Akatsuki members had been killed by Naruto. Now it was time to deal with what was hiding under the lake.
Just as Naruto started walking toward the lake, Hinata and the others saw his movement. They thought Naruto was about to leave. They couldn't help reaching out their pale white hands toward Naruto, calling softly:
"Don't go, Naruto!"
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