Chapter 639: Chapter – 632 Explosions at the Temple of Fire
Holding a lantern in his hand, a monk-in-training questioned, "Did you hear the sound just now?"
His companion who is also a monk-in-training carefully looked at nearby surroundings, but finding nothing, he said, "Perhaps it was just a small animal…"
"Is that so?" the first monk muttered doubtfully.
"Yes, there are a lot of them in the surroundings, squirrels, and cats can always be seen here…" answered the companion monk with a nod, then said, "Anyway, it's getting late and it's time to change shifts, let's go back and rest, I am sleepy."
"All right, let's go back." The first monk nodded, and then, the two monks left the area…
They walked for a while and arrived at the Buddha Statue seated at the main hall of the Temple, respectfully bowed towards it, then gently left the main hall and proceeded towards the monks sleeping quarters to retire for the day.
When the two monks-in-training left the main hall of the temple, when the light of the lantern started to dim, and when the sway of the candlelight lit in the hall had returned to normal, at that time, a shadow that was hiding between the wooden beams of the roof jumped down and gently landed on the ground.
Looking at all the structures in the hall, he couldn't help but admire them, "Ahh… so this is where the art of this temple was hidden…"
Undoubtedly, he, who has sneaked inside the Temple of Fire and is currently admiring the art of this ancient temple is Deidara.
He has been wandering all over the shinobi world for a few years now, and if it is said whether he has a purpose or not, then without a doubt it is the pursuit of art all over the Shinobi World. Not long ago, Deidara heard somewhere that the sculptures of the ancient Temple of Fire are masterpieces of art, so here he is.
Stroking all the bronze sculptures, Deidara was amazed… While admiring these pieces of art, he suddenly thought of something, then quickly put his hand inside the shinobi bags tied around his waist, and took out white clay… It was undoubtedly his detonation clay…
Carefully matching all the details, Deidara shaped the detonation clay in his hands in the same structure and appearance as the sculptures in the hall.
After he was done with this, he held the sculptures made of detonation clay in his hand, then again looked at the sculptures before him and said with a smile, "Any art that cannot explode is imperfect… it can never be called true art! Let me sublime you all with my masterpieces…!"
And the very next moment he threw the sculptures made of detonation clay on the bronze sculptures in the hall.
Although the white sculptures looked very good and they drew beautiful arcs in the air, under the dim light of the candle, they projected shadows on the wall that looked like flurrying demons!
And as these flurrying demons approached the bronze sculptures, Deidara's smile widened, then without hesitation, he weaved the hand sign, and shouted, "Katsu!"
Boom Boom Boom BOOM!!!
Immediately as he shouted, several explosive roars sounded through the peaceful and quiet night sky, and the violent explosions shook the entire main hall, in the midst of the blazing flares that were soaring through the sky, the entire Temple of Fire fell in chaos.
"What happened?!"
"Did an enemy temple attack us?"
"There's a fire in the main hall!"
"Then why are you shouting around, hurry up and extinguish the fire!"
All of a sudden, rapid screams resounded through the temple, and one after all the sleeping, resting, and meditating monks were disturbed, as a result, the entire Temple of Fire suddenly fell into commotion.
All the monks rushed out of their houses and sleeping quarters like panicked animals in a drove… Some picked up batons to patrol the surroundings to watch out against the enemy, while others picked up wooden barrels and buckets and tried to put out the fire.
In the crowd that was coming and going, Chiriku, the current head monk of the Temple of Fire looked at everything with a frowned expression and scanned the surroundings of the area affected by the explosion with sharp eyes.
He was quite sure that such an explosion couldn't have occurred naturally, so there must have been someone here who caused these explosions… Because it hasn't been very long since the explosion took place, there was a possibility that the suspect has yet to leave the Temple of Fire… And if that's the case, then…
His search was indeed fruitful, and soon enough he was able to find a few footprints in an inconspicuous place of the temple… "As expected, someone did manage to sneak inside the temple, and this explosion was created by that person!"
But there was a problem, "Is it a Shinobi?"
Chiriku could be sure that these footprints aren't of the monks in the temple because the monks either remain barefooted, or they wear wooden sleepers, but these footprints were the result of Shinobi sandals… which is something only ninjas wear.
Chiriku has served as one of the 12 guardian ninjas for a few years, therefore, he was sure of his guess, but he wasn't sure of why would a shinobi destroy the main hall of Temple of Fire… this just doesn't make sense with how Shinobi work in general.
Unless… "This is just a diversion!" he muttered in realization and quickly followed after those footprints.
His figure flashed and disappeared from the Temple of Fire.
Whoosh!
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In the forest outside the Temple of Fire.
Looking back at the soaring flames, Deidara–who had already left the temple–smiled narcissistically, and was still immersed in joy.
Whoosh!
But his joyful moments were soon interrupted as Chiriku appeared before him with a quick Body Flicker.
Chiriku observed Deidara for a few moments, then asked, "Who are you, and what was your purpose of sneaking inside the Temple of Fire?!"
"Purpose? I am just admiring art… huh!" Deidara answered with a shrug.
"Admiring art?!" Chiriku was taken aback, then questioned angrily, "If that's the case, then why did you cause an explosion in the main hall? Was it because of art too?"
Deidara nodded in an 'isn't it obvious?' manner, and said, "Of course! It was for art! Because true art is an explosion!"
Chiriku looked at Deidara's face had no trace of guilt or tension with a shocked expression… From the manner the other party was speaking, it's obvious that he is extremely serious, but… but… with the way Deidara is behaving, Chiriku felt uneasy in his heart, and declared, "You… are a dangerous person… You may not be lying, but you are psychologically disturbed and your tendency to create explosions in the name of art is extremely dangerous for innocent people… I cannot allow a dangerous person like you to walk away… either you will become a monk-in-training at the temple and repent for all your sins… or your body will be buried in the cemetery of the Temple of Fire…!"
Deidara shook his head, and denied, "Huh… I don't want to stay here... I have already seen all the art that this temple has to offer, and it is nothing compared to my art…"
"In that case, you leave me no choice…! As the head monk of the Temple of Fire, I can not allow you to leave without paying for your sins…" As Chiriku declared this, he put his hands together and exuded extremely powerful Chakra.
But Deidara wasn't perturbed, he calmly put his arm in his Shinobi bag and said with an excited smile, "I see… you want to fight huh? I am all game!"
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Chapter 640: Chapter – 633 The Gift of the Hermit Group
'Welcoming Approach: Thousand-Armed Murder!'
As the Jutsu started to take form, Chiriku said, "I don't have complete control over the power output of this Jutsu, so there are chances that you might not be able to survive, if such a thing happened, I reassure you that I will bury you in the forest of the back mountain of the Temple of Fire, and pray that your soul ascends to the Pure Land after death…"
Accompanied by Chiriku's words, a terrifying chakra exploded out of him and took the form of the spirit of the thousand-handed Kannon. The spirit was golden in color and it looked calm, angelic, and peaceful.
Feeling the tranquil and peaceful chakra that he has never felt or experienced before, Deidara–who was about to start his offensive–suddenly came to a halt, and muttered with a surprised expression, "What kind of ninjutsu is this? It is so beautiful!"
Chiriku saw that Deidara has stopped his movements because of being impressed by his Jutsu, this presented him with a very good opportunity, however, instead of taking advantage of this opportunity, he stood in his position and calmly explained, "This is the ultimate technique of the Fire temple that is only taught to the Ninja Monks, and it requires a special chakra called 'The Gift of the Hermit Group'… of course, you too can learn it if you were to surrender now and become a monk-in-training at the Fire Temple… how about it, are you interested?"
Chiriku didn't want to kill Deidara, if possible, he would much rather recruit Deidara into the Fire, this way, not only the problem before him will be solved, but the Fire Temple will also gain a talented monk-in-training.
To achieve his purpose, Chiriku introduced 'The Gift of the Hermit Group' to Deidara, hoping that this unknown and mysterious knowledge draws Deidara's interest.
Of course, Chiriku didn't deceive Deidara, 'The Gift of the Hermit Group' is a unique chakra that the monk of the Fire Temple can learn… There is a secret method of training that allows people to learn this method, and only the monks of the Fire Temple know this method.
'The Gift of the Hermit Group' is a unique technique of the Fire Temple, in actuality, its essence is just Senjutsu, to a certain extent, at least… Perhaps, it would be more correct to say that 'The Gift of the Hermit Group' is a relatively superficial approach to using the Natural Energy dispersed in the heavens and the earth that the monks of the Fire Temple have been able to learn through years of rigorous training.
Although the 'The Gift of the Hermit Group' is less efficient and far backward and weak compared to the Senjutsu applications of the three mysterious realms, it is still better than nothing… And this is one of the reasons why the Fire Temple has been able to survive for the past millennia and has always been valued by the Daimyo of the Land of Fire.
Be that as it may, it didn't interest Deidara enough that he would go as far as to surrender here and become a monk of the Fire Temple… So, to answer Chiriku's question, he shook his head and said, "Although the real art of the Fire Temple is really good, it is still missing something…"
"Huh? What are you saying?" Chiriku's frown tightened, he felt that whatever he said up to now didn't go through Deidara… it is as if the two are on a completely different channel… and cannot communicate at all…!
Deidara didn't answer immediately, instead, he put back his hands inside his two shinobi bags and took out a lot of explosive clay, and then answered, "You have already shown me your ultimate art, how can I be left behind… let me show you too, and teach you the real meaning of art… as for joining your Fire Temple, no thanks… I am not interested… The only aim of my life is the eternal pursuit of art… huh!"
Seeing that the kid before him directly denied his offer, Chiriku understood that words won't work anymore… and only fists can talk now…
But one thing Chiriku wanted to confirm before starting the battle, "Let me ask you one more question… are you Deidara… the rogue-nin of Iwagakure?"
Deidara asked in surprise, "Have you heard of me?"
Chiriku didn't answer, only his expression became more serious.
Understanding that the monk had no intention of answering his question, Deidara shrugged, and without caring about it anymore, he threw the figurine in his hands that is made of the special explosive clay.
The clay figurine of white color landed on the ground, then it instantly swelled up weirdly and turned into a big insect then leaped towards Chiriku.
Seeing that Deidara had started, Chiriku also no longer hesitated or waited, and started the offensive from his side.
'Welcoming Approach: Thousand-Armed Murder!'
Instantly, the golden Kannon spirit around Chiriku changed its color from golden to red which symbolized anger, indicating that Chiriku was extremely angry, and the result of this anger is that countless fists flew towards Deidara… The fists detonated all the insect figurines as Chiriku stated, "These puppets are useless in front of my ultimate Jutsu… give up… you have no escape here!"
Deidara chuckled, "Don't be so sure…"
As soon as Deidara's words fell, the ground beneath Chiriku's feet cracked out of which a centipede made up of white explosive clay crawled out, and instantly entangled around Chiriku's body.
"Damn it… when did you…?" Chiriku exclaimed in shock and surprise… he didn't see Deidara creating any figurines other than the insects he destroyed a few moments ago…
Moreover, with the speed with which the centipede entangled his body, Chiriku didn't even have enough time to react fast enough to dodge or distance himself from the centipede, as a result, he was instantly trapped and his Jutsu was released without being able to cause any damage to Deidara.
Seeing that his plan worked, Deidara had a triumphant smile on his face as he said, "You were saying something?"
Chiriku gritted his teeth…
Deidara chuckled and started to weave hand signs for finishing up the monk by means of his true art, that is explosion.
But just as he brought his hands together to explode the centipede that entangled Chiriku's body, his body became numb, and a scary scarlet eye covered his vision…
"What the hell…? What is this…?!"
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