Starting with rogue ninjas, building the insect kingdom.

Chapter 423 Naughty children deserve a good scolding

Five ninjutsu, five attributes, released simultaneously and seamlessly.

Deidara's mind didn't quite process it at first, but then he remembered everything. How were these methods any different from those of Kakuzu and Naoto? It's no wonder they came from Takigakure; it's practically a lineage of theirs.

The ninjutsu, passed down through generations, was disgusting and repulsive. These techniques contained little chakra and were not very powerful, and none of them could deliver a decisive blow, but they could trap him indefinitely and wear down his patience.

"Lord Tsuchikage," Shibuki spoke at the same time, their voices overlapping, still in that gentle tone, "please give us your guidance."

Deidara's face turned ashen. He took a deep breath, stomped his foot, and used brute force to break free from the ground. Then he did a backflip and jumped out of the ninjutsu encirclement.

"Hmph, not bad at all!" he said, feigning dissatisfaction, but inwardly he was already cursing. Didn't this guy claim he only had the strength of an elite Jonin?

When did elite Jonin learn ninjutsu of all five elements? And can they use them simultaneously?

Little did he know that during his years in Takigakure, Shibuki had been taking various insect medicines every day to strengthen his physique, while Kakuzu and Naoto took turns instructing him in ninjutsu.

Kakuzu taught him the coordination of the Five Elements Escape Techniques, while Naoto taught him tactical responses and trap setting.

Shibuki's talent is indeed mediocre, but his level of effort far exceeds that of ordinary people.

He completely compensated for his lack of talent through repeated training and experience accumulation.

"You damned bastard, come again!"

He couldn't beat the high-end version, but he didn't believe he couldn't beat the low-end version.

Deidara rubbed his hands together, and the clay puppet flew out from his waist, transforming into dozens of clay spiders in the air, which swarmed towards Shibuki.

She took a step back from the wood, and formed a hand seal—巳－未－申－亥－午－寅.

"Water Release·Water Formation Wall!"

A wall of water rose from the ground, keeping all the clay spiders out. Deidara sneered, extending his right hand with his fingers flexing and straightening.

"drink!"

The clay spiders exploded simultaneously, splashing water everywhere. But the wooden figure behind the water wall had vanished.

where?

Deidara looked up abruptly, and Shibuki was standing three meters above him, his hands already formed a mudra.

"Earth Release: Heavenly Cover!"

A huge earthen dome appeared out of nowhere in the sky, like an overturned pot crashing down from the heavens.

Deidara had no time to dodge and was trapped in the middle. In the end, he could only shatter the pattern with an explosion, but he was also affected by his own ninjutsu and suffered a lot of damage.

Damn it, that despicable guy!

He wanted to try again, but suddenly he lost his balance, the ground cracked open, and a large hand reached out and grabbed his ankle. It was another variation of Shadow Clone Jutsu combined with Earth Release: Mind Decapitation Technique.

In the end, only his head remained outside. The Earth Escape Hardening Technique did not kill him due to his defense, but rather because he died on the ground, preventing him from leaving the earth for the time being.

At this moment, the five Shibuki members had each unleashed a ninjutsu from five different directions. If this were a real battle, he might already be dead.

"Let's end our sparring here."

Shibuki emerged from the ground, dusted off his clothes, and remained as calm and collected as ever. "Lord Tsuchikage is incredibly powerful. I have learned my lesson."

Deidara stood there, his face turning red and white in turns.

Did he win?

No.

Did he lose?

It doesn't seem like there was, but that feeling of frustration was exactly the same as when I fought Kakuzu.

I couldn't beat them, and I was disgusted by their behavior.

"You..." Deidara pointed at Shibuki, finally managing to utter only one sentence, "You were really an elite Jonin before?"

"Genuine or genuine."

Deidara took a deep breath, then another, before finally swallowing back the mouthful of blood.

He vowed that he never wanted to encounter this type of ninja again.

A few days later, Deidara received news that Lord Nanichi from the organization had returned to his base in the Land of Earth.

Deidara had heard of this person from Nanshi many times.

He is said to be the strongest swordsman in the organization, and his swordsmanship is said to be so powerful that even Kage-level experts would feel fear. He is even known as the dividing line between Kage-level experts.

If you're unsure whether you're a Kage-level powerhouse, just fight him. If you win, you are; if you lose, you aren't.

Deidara was much more interested in him than in Shibuki; to be honest, he had never fought a pure swordsmanship ninja before.

"Nanshi, Nanshi!" Deidara ran to the entrance of the compound and bumped into Nanshi returning from outside.

Nan Shi was dressed in a gray and white outfit, and the scabbard at his waist was plain and undecorated, like an iron rod.

"So you're the new Tsuchikage?" Nanichi looked at Deidara, his tone indifferent.

"Yes, it's me! I heard that defeating you makes you a Kage-level powerhouse within the organization, is that true?"

Nan Shi didn't answer immediately. He unfastened the knife from his waist and placed it on a knife rack to the side. Then he sat down in the courtyard and poured himself a full cup of tea: "You want to fight? Fine."

Fifteen minutes later.

Deidara was flying in mid-air, while Nanshi was standing on the ground.

Deidara's clay bombs rained down from the sky, but Nanichi stood still, slicing them down one by one with his sword.

His sword was so fast that Deidara couldn't even see the trajectory of his blade.

Before the bombs even hit the ground, they were already sliced ​​in half by the blade's energy and exploded in mid-air.

But what made Deidara even more desperate was that the sword energy from the South City could annihilate his clay chakra.

"What happened?" Deidara threw down another handful of clay spiders, watching them being swept away by Nanshi's sword flash, and then... nothing happened.

The clay spiders weren't blown up or cut off; they just lay there quietly on the ground, as if dead. Deidara tried to detonate them using hand seals, but there was no reaction.

The chakra within that clay was severed by Nanshi's sword.

"This is not ninjutsu at all!"

The two sides remained evenly matched, and there was no point in continuing the fight. Nan Shi also had no intention of continuing, after all, it wasn't a life-or-death battle. He sheathed his sword and said, "You have too many weaknesses."

"Your bombs are vulnerable to lightning, but I can silence them without using lightning release. This is because your chakra is too weak. Chakra is a combination of spiritual power and physical energy, and the switch that controls chakra is that spiritual energy. The reason my sword aura can annihilate your chakra is because your willpower is not strong enough."

"Also, your physical resistance is too poor and your speed is too slow. Once you get close, you won't even have a chance to fight back."

"You're not qualified to become a Kage-level powerhouse yet. Come find me again when your mental fortitude is on par with mine."

Deidara was completely bewildered. What was this about mental strength and ninja will? Was this still the ninja world?

However, he seemed to have learned something extraordinary, something that even his master, Onoki, didn't know.