Naruto: Boruto Returns to Shippuden

Chapter 223 Exploding Clay

"Hehe..." After doing all this, Afei chuckled with satisfaction and then quickly followed behind Deidara.

At this moment, Boruto used the "toad" form he had previously created using chakra to arrive at a dense forest on the outskirts of Konoha Village.

However, just as Boruto was about to venture deeper into the forest to continue his pursuit, he suddenly discovered that the previously clear chakra signals had become abnormally disordered and lost their distinct pheromones.

Boruto noticed a faint rustling sound coming from the grass behind him, as if some creature was rapidly approaching him.

Immediately afterwards, several pure white clay spiders jumped out of the grass one after another, and these clay spiders quickly stuck to Boruto's back.

Boruto immediately turned around, and with several sword flashes, all the clay spiders were cut in two. Their remains flew off from both sides of Boruto, falling like pieces of paper that had been cut.

Immediately afterwards, the severed clay spiders suddenly exploded violently. The shockwave and scorching air currents from the explosion swept around like a whirlwind, and a blast of hot air rushed over, violently blowing Boruto's clothes.

Boruto calmly asked, "Are you alone?"

As soon as Boruto finished speaking, the smoke and dust from the explosion caused by the clay spider began to slowly dissipate, and through the gradually thinning dust, a figure gradually appeared.

Afei emerged from the smoke and dust, shrugged at Boruto, and said calmly, "Don't speak in such a cold tone. It's not very endearing."

Then, with a smile on his face beneath the mask, Tobi said to Boruto, "Since we're meeting for the first time, let me give you a warm gift."

While maintaining his smile, Afei pulled out a large pile of explosive clay that Deidara had given him.

Without hesitation, he hurled all the explosive clay at Boruto.

A powerful hurricane formed around Boruto's body, swirling around him like a vortex. The explosive clay flying towards him began to swirl around him, propelled by the hurricane.

Subsequently, propelled by the hurricane, these explosive clay particles changed their original trajectory and flew towards Afei's location at an even faster speed.

Faced with the "greeting gifts" bounced back by the hurricane, Afei's demeanor changed from calm and composed to panicked.

As he quickly retreated, he shouted indignantly, "How can you refuse someone's kindness?"

As Afei ran at top speed, the explosive clay particles that had been bounced back by the hurricane exploded one after another around him.

Each explosion was accompanied by a dazzling flash of light and a deafening roar, followed by shockwaves that created a series of explosions. Afei dodged between the explosions, shouting, "Help!"

As the explosion of the last piece of clay gradually subsided, amidst the swirling smoke and dust, Boruto used his Body Flicker Technique to instantly appear in front of Tobi, then kicked him in the abdomen, sending him flying towards the ground in the distance.

After being kicked away by Boruto, Tobi's body tumbled uncontrollably in mid-air for several minutes before finally crashing to the ground some distance away.

In that instant, Deidara's figure descended from the sky accompanied by two giant birds, swooping down at incredible speed, their target Boruto was standing right there.

Just as the birds were about to hit the ground, Deidara leaped off their backs and, as he left, detonated the two giant birds, which were meticulously crafted from explosive clay.

Instantly, flames soared into the sky, and the raging fire, like a raging tidal wave, completely engulfed Boruto, while also engulfing everything around him in a sea of ​​fire, filling the air with scorching heat.

After landing smoothly, Deidara stared intently at the area engulfed in flames, a smug smirk playing on his lips: "Great, I took him down so easily, hmm!"

Deidara's gaze then turned to Fei, who was still lying on the ground pretending to be dead. His expression revealed a hint of dissatisfaction, and he let out a soft snort.

Deidara lectured Tobi: "What were you doing just now, Tobi? Even though it was just a feint, you looked way too pathetic! Don't let your guard down just because he's a kid, hmm!"

Facing Deidara's rebuke, Tobi slowly stood up from the ground and gently patted the dust off his body.

Then, Afei noticed that the coordinated attack had achieved the desired effect, so he turned to Deidara and said in a flattering tone, "As expected of a senior."

However, as the smoke and dust gradually dissipated, Boruto's figure reappeared. He was clearly not seriously affected by the explosion and was still standing, staring at them expressionlessly.

Seeing Boruto completely unharmed, Tobi covered his mouth and teased Deidara, "Truly worthy of being called a senior."

Deidara snorted angrily, "Shut up, Tobi, you're so noisy!"

Afei continued, "But he really does have some skill. Boruto is much stronger than he expected."

The next moment, Tobi noticed that Boruto's gaze had turned to him. He immediately put on a terrified look, shrinking his body slightly behind Deidara, and said in a feigned panic, "How scary, Deidara-senpai."

Deidara couldn't help but curl his lip, and after clicking his tongue, he said, "I still can't believe that such a brat actually killed Brother Sasori."

Boruto stared at Tobi, who was hiding behind Deidara. His intuition told him that this guy was definitely not as simple as he appeared on the surface.

The moment his kick made contact with the man's body, he reacted quickly and reached out to deflect most of the force.

At this moment, Dida stretched out his hands, and as he moved his hands, two mouths in his palms emitted a strange vomiting sound. Then, a large amount of milky white viscous liquid began to secrete from them, and this liquid slowly flowed out of his palms.

As soon as the milky white liquid touched the ground, Deidara used his Exploding Clay Manipulation Technique to shape it into two clay figures of different shapes.

Deidara controlled the two clay figures he had just created, and they charged towards Boruto.

In response, Boruto drew the sword from his waist and slashed at the two clay figures coming towards him. With the swing of the sword, the clay figures were cut in half by Boruto, and their remains immediately lost power and rolled helplessly to the ground.

However, Deidara smiled faintly and calmly spat out clay threads from the mouth in his palm.

These threads quickly connected to the clay fragments that Boruto had cut off, and as Deidara injected chakra, the clay fragments began to writhe violently on the ground.

Then, driven by chakra, these clay fragments were reshaped into multiple new clay dolls, which rose again and continued their fierce attack on Boruto.

Boruto witnessed the regeneration process of the clay doll and immediately understood that this ninjutsu allowed the clay doll to split into multiple independent individuals after being slashed.

Boruto gripped his sword tightly, holding it horizontally in front of his chest, his figure weaving among the clay figures.

His sword tip pierced through the body of each clay figure, and with a flick of his wrist, the electric current surging from the sword spread along the blade like lightning, conducting into the body of the clay figure.

The power of the electric current raged wildly within the bodies of these clay figures, tearing them into tiny fragments that prevented them from reassembling and rendered them completely irreparable.

"You bastard..." Deidara hadn't expected Boruto to be able to deal with his clay puppets so quickly, without even having time to activate them for a large-scale self-destruction.

A sense of displeasure welled up within him, and he said in a low voice, "If that's the case, then... how about this move!"