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C2 Dragon!

Deidara, who occupied the air dominance, quickly created a white giant flying dragon with explosive clay, that dived down from mid-air, and bombed Haku with astonishing speed and power.

Haku frowned, he stopped underestimating him and finally raised his hand to cast a seal, and placed several layers of ice barriers around him to form an all-round defense without weakness.

Then, the giant clay dragon that fell from the sky slammed into the ice barrier and exploded.

'Boom.'

The deafening loud noise, accompanied by the shock wave generated by the explosion, made the entire stage tremble.

The flames and the ice collided violently, producing a large amount of water vapor, forming a thick white smoke that enveloped the battlefield.

"Did Deidara succeed? Although it was an actual battle, this guy is too despicable."

On the sidelines, Temari and others looked horrified. They were not worried that Deidara would lose, but they were worried that Haku would be seriously injured by the explosion. After all, the explosion was uncontrollable.

"Hahaha, have a taste of how good I am, Ice kid!"

In the air, Deidara laughed proudly, believing that he had already won. The explosive power of the C2 dragon is much greater than that of the C1 spider, and even he rarely uses it.

Then, when the fog on the ground cleared, the smile on Deidara's face stopped abruptly.

Because, Haku was still standing there unharmed. Although part of the ice barrier around his body was broken, the remaining part was indestructible, glowing with a silver metallic luster, as hard as steel.

This is the speciality of Haku's ice release.

"It's my turn."

Haku raised his head and glanced at Deidara who was in the air with his eyes narrowed and muttered, then he cast seals with his hands and shouted.

''Haaa!"

The next second, a huge ice cone with a diameter of several meters shot up from behind Haku, like a big tree growing wildly upwards, instantly extending to a distance of tens of meters from the ground.

The ice pick approached Deidara at a very fast speed, intending to pierce him along with the bird.

'Damn it.'

Deidara's pupils shrank, as it is too late to drive the bird to steer away, he could only abandon the it to protect himself, he kicked his feet on the bird's back, and jumped high.

"Woooo!"

As soon as he jumped up, the clay bird under his feet was penetrated by the ice pick, it let out a shrill scream, and fell from the air.

Deidara, who was lucky enough to avoid it, was about to fall from a height of tens of meters, but suddenly reached out and grabbed a branch above his head.

That's right, branches.

"Fortunately, the terrain saved me, I really am the chosen one, hehe."

Diedara stretched his hand to wipe the cold sweat from his forehead, breathed a sigh of relief, and jumped to the branch.

Although he flew on the birds into the air just now, he didn't forget that this is the inside of the Divine Tree. The sky above everyone's heads is not the boundless blue sky, but the branches and leaves of the Divine Tree.

When Haku on the ground saw this scene, he couldn't help look with astonishment.

At this point, Deidara had completely escaped his attack range, so in order to win the battle, Haku jumped onto the ice pick he made without hesitation and charged towards Deidara.

"Don't be too arrogant, you bastard!"

Deidara waved his fist and cursed angrily. He would never admit that his explosion are inferior to Haku's ice release, and he would never admit that the art of explosion lost to the art of ice and snow.

So, in the face of Haku, who was approaching aggressively, Deidara's eyes narrowed, and he couldn't control himself anymore, so he decided to take out his strongest explosive.

Deidara's explosion jutsu is to mix his own chakra into the blasting clay, and according to the level of mixed chakra, it can be divided into three levels: C1, C2 and C3.

With each level of blasting clay, the power of the explosion increases, even exponentially.

In previous battles, Deidara had used C1 spiders and C2 dragons one after another, and they couldn't help him but he was full of confidence in C3 because it was completely different.

'Swish swish.'

Deidara flipping his hands to form an afterimage. The two mouths on the palms of his hands cooperated with each other, and he quickly tinkered with a clay doll.

"Go to hell!"

After the doll was completed, his eyes turned red as he roared excitedly, he then threw the doll out and let it fall.

In the process, the originally small doll suddenly increased in size, and soon turned into a giant nearly ten meters tall, and accelerated to fall toward the ground.

Its name, called C3 No. 18.

"Is he crazy?!"

Temari and the others on the ground were shocked when they saw the number 18 descend from the sky. Even if you think about it with your butt, you can see how terrifying the explosive power of this doll is.

"Hahaha, I will let you see the ultimate art! My No. 18 is a super bomb with unparalleled power. Its explosion scale is enough to blow up a village!"

Deidara raised his hands above his head, exactly the same as No. 18's posture, he was in extreme excitement, and the wild laughter echoed over the big stage of the sacred tree.

"This guy"

After seeing No. 18, Haku's expression became extremely solemn. He gave up the idea of attacking Deidara, he returned to the ground and quickly formed the seal.

A layer of ice several meters thick formed a hemispherical protective shell that enveloped him.

This is his strongest defensive form.

On the sidelines, Tsunade looked up at No. 18, that is falling from the sky, and at Haku in the arena. She couldn't help frowning, and shouted at Kisame:

"Hey, are you planning to do nothing and just watch your disciple get killed? Admit defeat and stop all this while you can!"

"I believe him." Kisame smiled back and replied.

"Asshole!"

Tsunade scolded, as she pressed het palm to the ground after forming a seal, summoning a huge golden barrier.

'Swish!'

A huge golden barrier rose from the ground, isolating Temari and others who were watching the game from the sidelines, preventing them from being impacted by the impending explosion.

"This is Tsunade-sama's barrier! Great, this way, I can safely detonate No. 18 and let it bloom with the most gorgeous art!"

Deidara was elated when he saw this scene, and when he completed the seal without hesitation, he shouted: "Explosion!"

The next second, countless cracks appeared on the surface of No. 18's body in an instant, and dazzling golden light shot out from it until it drowned everything.

'Boom!'

An unimaginable explosion occurred.

Although the barrier created by Tsunade offset most of the impact of the explosion, Temari and the others inside the barrier still fell to the ground in a shaky moment.

Many villagers in Kirigakure also raised their heads in surprise at this time and looked at the middle of the divine tree, not knowing what happened.

After a long time, the light dissipated.

Tsunade waved her hand and lifted the translucent golden barrier, allowing the devastated stage to appear in front of everyone once again.

"What happened to Haku, he won't be killed by Deidara, right?"

Kankuro looked at the completely different stage in front of him, and his face twitched ad he muttered.

As far as the eye can see, it is scorched black, and there are broken tree branches and charred wood everywhere, and there is no longer any trace of ice. Where Haku stood before, a large hole also appeared, and black smoke was constantly bubbling.

'Whoosh.'

Deidara rode the re-summoned clay bird and landed on the stage triumphantly, laughing wildly again.

"Hahaha, I won in the end, it's my art that is better!"

He pointed to the big hole not far ahead and declared his victory.

However, at this time.

'Snap.'

A hand suddenly appeared and grabbed the edge of the hole. Then, under Deidara's stunned expression, a black-haired teenager struggled and crawled out of it.

It's Haku.

He looked very embarrassed, he seemed to be seriously injured, and his body was covered in blood, but his eyes were as firm and full of fighting spirit as ever.

Pieces of ice fell off from Haku's body, and it was their existence that allowed him to survive the terrible explosion just now.

"Impossible."

Deidara came back to his senses and murmured. At the risk of being beaten up by Tsunade, he sacrificed No. 18, who was powerful enough to destroy a village, but he couldn't bring Haku down.

"Impossible, this is impossible."

Deidara, who was furious, couldn't accept this, and he formed a seal again, he threw out a few small clay birds from the palm of his hand that went straight to Haku.

Haku's eyes narrowed, and his figure flashed to the side, narrowly dodging the attack of the birds.

'Boom!'

As Deidara detonated the birds, under the impact of the explosion, Haku was immediately pushed out seven or eight meters away by the aftermath.

He really is at the end of the line.

"Ho, ho"

Haku gasped violently, and his eyes gradually became blurred, but he still raised his hand with difficulty, condensing an ice cone in front of him, intending to fight with his life to the end.

He had to win this victory at all costs.

"Enough."

Suddenly, a voice sounded behind Haku, and immediately, a big hand pressed on his shoulder.

Haku was shocked and muttered, "Sensei, I"

"You've done your best, and I'm satisfied with your performance. So, let's stop there."

Kisame said with a smile, and patted Haku on the shoulder.

In his opinion, Haku was limited by the venue. Facing Deidara's No. 18 bombing, he could not choose to evade and could only resist, which was a disadvantage in terms of rules.

Kisame also knows that if Haku insists on fighting, even though the disadvantage is huge, he still has the hope of turning defeat into victory.

However, as a teacher, he did not want to see his disciples continue to take risks.

Therefore, Kisame stopped the battle.

"Haku, bite me."

Karin, who was on the sidelines till now, came to her senses, and also trotted all the way over and stretched out an arm to Haku.

"There is no need, Karin"

Haku forced a smile, and subconsciously wanted to refuse, but Kisame interjected, "Do as Karin said. After all, she is your team's medical ninja, and she should play a role at this time."

"Yes Sensei."

Haku realized that he was wrong, and knew that he should treat Karin as a trustworthy and dependable teammate, not a little sister who needs his care.

So, he lowered his head and took a bite on Karin's arm.

Karin endured the pain and transferred her chakra into Haku's body, healing the latter's injuries at a speed visible to the naked eye, allowing Haku to recover.

On the other side.

"Damn, he admitted defeat, this is not the victory I want."

Deidara stared at Haku stubbornly, clenching his fists and muttering to himself. His C3 No. 18 failed to break through Haku's defense, which was already considered a failure for him.

"Stop it. It's good that you have won."

Tsunade came over, saw through Deidara's mind at a glance, and reprimanded him on the spot, "Although you won, you need to have a good reflection, you make such a big noise at every turn, the so-called art is this and that, Look what happened."

"....."

Hearing this, Deidara clenched his teeth, but could not refute. Under Tsunade's stern gaze, he quickly drooped his head, like an eggplant beaten by frost, and returned to his companions glumly.

The score is a one-to-one, a draw.

The next third match will be the crucial battle to decide the outcome.

Thinking of this, Tsunade's gaze skipped the others and fell directly on Yamato, and said solemnly: "Yamato, you are next!"

Yamato was shocked when he heard that, he slowly walked out under the surprised eyes of his companions around him.

"Don't forget that this is the divine tree. For you, the user of the Mokuton, it is equivalent to the best home court. Don't think about winning or losing, just let it go and do your best."

Tsunade patted Yamato on the shoulder and encouraged him.

In her opinion, if she wants someone to defeat Kimimaro, Yamato is the only person who can create miracles on her side due to his mokuton.

"Yes, Tsunade-sama."

Yamato felt Tsunade's expectations for him, nodded solemnly, and walked to the center of the stage with a firm face.

"Kimimaro there is no need to dilly dally, resolve the battle as quickly as possible."

On the other hand, Kisame too gave orders to Kimimaro.

"Yes, Sensei."

Kimimaro nodded and walked towards the center of the stage, and black curse marks instantly covered his face and body, and the shark tail and black wings also appeared behind him one after another.

"What is that?!"

Yamato's pupils shrank as he stared at Kimimaro, who looked like a demon, walking towards him step by step.

And it's not over yet.

When Kimimaro came to the opposite side of Yamato and stopped, a pair of Mangekyo Sharingan quietly emerged from his eyes.

"Can we start?"

He asked Yamato with a calm face, and the Sharingan slowly rotated. Once the battle began, he would not hesitate to launch Amaterasu against Yamato and summon Susanoo.

Just as Kisame had instructed, Kimimaro will go all out to resolve the battle as quickly as possible, and not give the opponent any chance to counterattack.

"I"

Yamato was sweating profusely, and his whole body trembled uncontrollably. Just when he finally mustered up the courage to fight

'Whoosh.'

This time, Tsunade appeared behind Yamato.

She took a deep look at Kimimaro and Kisame. Although she was very unwilling, she said helplessly: "I gave up the third round, you won."

She made this decision because she realized that if this fight started, Yamato would most likely die.

Hearing that, without saying a word Kimimaro turned around and returned to Kisame.

Yamato, on the other hand, was sitting on the ground on his buttocks, his eyes loosing their lustre.