Deidara gritted his teeth in annoyance.
To be honest.
What he hated most was fighting close-combat types like this.
After all,
His specialty, explosive attacks, had no room to shine once the enemy got close.
Sometimes,
To hit the enemy, he even had to risk injuring himself with the explosion to release the attack.
But,
Doing that,
Was just too pathetic.....
He preferred fighting against ninjutsu-types like Gaara,
Because his explosions were perfect for long-range kiting the enemy, making the fight easy and enjoyable.....
But at this moment, just as he was complaining inwardly,
Chiyo opposite him seemed not to intend to give him much breathing room. Her expression was still very grim, and she shouted loudly:
"It's not over yet!!"
Before her words had even finished, her hands were already moving swiftly!
The three puppets from before suddenly began to change positions, the formation's center again pointing towards Deidara!
At the same time,
Two more puppets carrying large blades suddenly flanked him from below!
Cooperating with the two sickle puppets on the side, they directly formed a three-sided pincer attack on Deidara, unstoppable!
Seeing this,
Deidara's eyebrows shot up, and he almost cursed aloud!
This damn!
Close combat is already annoying enough!
And now I have to deal with this many close-combat enemies swarming me at once???!
"Damn it!"
Deidara gritted his teeth, his expression ugly as he again urged his bird to rapidly retreat towards the only gap!!
No choice!
At this close range, he couldn't control the power of the explosion anymore; he would probably blow himself up!
It had to be known that this battle was his debut in the Jinchuriki capture, and he didn't want to go back to report covered in injuries!
So,
Unconsciously,
He was step by step forced back by the puppets controlled by Chiyo!
Finally, in one go,
He retreated back to the outskirts of Sunagakure!
Less than ten meters away from Kyo.
Seeing this,
Kyo, standing in the shadows, raised an eyebrow and chuckled softly:
"Hey hey..."
"Deidara, how did you get so miserable?"
As the words fell,
Deidara turned his head, revealing a somewhat irritated expression, and said unhappily:
"Ah, damnit!"
"It's so annoying!!! Senpai!!!"
"That old woman's puppets are practically stuck to me like glue!
"And there are so damn many of them!"
"When I aim at this one, that one comes over! When I aim at that one, this one comes over again!'
"They're just like flies! So damn persistent! Hmm!!
Deidara said rapidly.
Obviously,
His mentality had been a bit shaken by Chiyo's puppet technique.
Plus,
He had already fought Gaara and had expended quite a bit of Chakra and clay.
At this moment,
He was naturally a bit overwhelmed.
Seeing this,
Kyo naturally understood his situation and couldn't help but feel a stir.
If they kept dragging on like this,
It wouldn't end well.
Better to finish it quickly and go back to report.
Thinking this,
Kyo leisurely raised his foot, walking over while chuckling lightly:
"Then let me handle it."
As he spoke,
He slightly raised his hand, and in his palm, countless blue spiritual particles condensed! In an instant, they condensed into a brilliant spirit bow!
Under the moonlight,
It was as chilling as a fang!
Seeing this,
Deidara's expression froze.
Huh?!
Senpai, he's actually going to step in?!!
And...
This bow,
What kind of amazing technique is this again...?!
Deidara was completely dumbfounded.
This was another technique he had never heard of.
And at this moment,
Chiyo, who had been pursuing over there, originally wanted to continue chasing Deidara, but suddenly noticed Kyo's presence beside Deidara.
The moment she saw him clearly, her heart was momentarily surprised.
After all,
She had never seen this person before.
Nor had she ever seen such a strange way of fighting.
However,
When she saw the pair of brilliant golden pupils in the other person's eyes,
In an instant,
Chiyo's gaze completely froze, her expression changing drastically!
"..."
"Are you... the Ever-Burning Dojutsu User?!!!
Under the moonlight,
The old woman Chiyo, who had just been relentlessly pursuing and suppressing Deidara, was now completely frozen!
Her aged face lost its color in an instant, becoming paler than the moonlight!
The look of terror on her face was something anyone could clearly see!
Let alone Deidara.
Standing right beside Kyo, he naturally noticed this very clearly at the first moment.
Then,
He was instantly dumbfounded.
Eh???
Ever-Burning Dojutsu User...?!
That title... is referring to Kyo-senpai?!
When did he get such a cool nickname in Suna...
Was it during the mission to intimidate Suna back then?
Deidara thought to himself while being stunned.
He joined Akatsuki late,
So naturally, he missed that big scene,
However,
He had still vaguely heard some details about that situation from other Akatsuki members.
It was said...
Kyo used a summoning technique to summon incredibly powerful armored samurai, and with a single slash, severed the arm of Shukaku, as well as its ultimate technique, the Bijudama.
This caused Shukaku to directly roll away with its Jinchuriki...
And then,
He easily defeated the then Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, completely crushing Suna's camp.
Finally,
He left calmly.
However,
As for the title "Ever-Burning Dojutsu User", this was his first time hearing it....
But,
It does seem quite fitting,
After all, Kyo's eyes always held a hint of magnificent golden light, like an ever-burning flame.
Just as Deidara was pondering,
Chiyo on this side was not so relaxed.
Her whole body tensed up again for the first time in ages.
Large beads of sweat began to form on her deeply wrinkled forehead.
And her expression was equally grim!
Having held a high position for so long,
She couldn't remember how many years it had been since she last set foot on a battlefield,
Nor could she remember how many years it had been since she last experienced what it felt like to be "trembling with fear".
But now,
When her gaze met Kyo's golden pupils,
She felt it --
This
Was a pressure from the soul level!
Like facing two falling suns, it was simply suffocating!!
Chiyo stared intently at Kyo ahead, her gaze focused, her breath involuntarily catching in her throat.
She never imagined,
This golden-eyed youth, who had once single-handedly crushed Sunagakure, had... returned!
And,
Wearing the exact same uniform as that blond explosive boy!
Red clouds on a black robe...!
They were members of the same organization?!
Back then,
Chiyo, still in seclusion, naturally hadn't witnessed that great battle firsthand.
However,
When she was invited to treat the Fourth Kazekage, Rasa,
She heard various detailed descriptions from the surrounding Sunagakure Shinobi...
Things like how Kyo scared away Shukaku, and how he defeated Rasa in just a few exchanges...
The more she listened, the more bizarre it seemed.
And in the end,
Chiyo even started to wonder if they were under a genjutsu.
What they were describing,
Was a bit too ridiculous...
It wasn't until Rasa woke up that everything was completely confirmed.
Rasa, who had originally been radical, woke up and his first words were to completely terminate the plan to infiltrate Amegakure...
It showed just what kind of fear he had experienced in that battle...
Thus,
Since then.
Those golden eyes became the most feared existence among Sunagakure's Shinobi.
Neither Hashirama nor Madara had instilled such lasting fear in Sunagakure, but a youth from Amegakure had managed to do so.
Therefore,
Even though Chiyo had never met Kyo before,
She still recognized these extremely distinctive golden eyes at first sight...
The silent tension made the atmosphere even more grim.