Naruto: Swarm System

Shortly after Sasori of the Red Sand's death, Kakashi finally arrived with the other two Konoha teams.

With Sasori's death, the ninjas from each village prepared to return to their respective homes.

Shishou decided to leave the Konoha team and return to the village on his own.

Fuu continued to cling to him, determined to follow him to Konoha. She had no intention of returning to Takigakure until she became Shishou's girlfriend.

Seeing this, Inuzuka Hana also left her team, bringing her ninja dog Kuromaru along, insisting she needed to accompany Shishou since he was her brother's companion.

Shishou didn't argue with her. For him, it was just a matter of using Earth Release to build an extra room if needed.

With Shishou, Fuu, and Hana leaving, the other ninjas from different villages also set off on their respective journeys back.

However, the trio had just left the town when they saw a large white bird approaching from behind.

Deidara jumped off the bird and confronted Shishou, "I want to duel you!!!"

Deidara had been brooding over the two times Shishou had knocked him on the head. If he didn't regain his honor, how could he continue to live in Iwagakure?

Seeing Deidara challenge Shishou, Inuzuka Hana and Fuu exchanged a glance and moved aside.

Fuu looked Deidara up and down and asked Hana, "How many rounds do you think he can last against Shishou?"

Hana confidently replied, "Not more than ten rounds."

Fuu nodded, "I think so too."

Hearing the two women by Shishou's side belittling him, Deidara shouted angrily, "Just watch how I teach him a lesson, hm!"

Before he finished his sentence, Shishou appeared in front of him, raising his right hand to knock him on the head.

Deidara sneered and sidestepped, easily dodging the attack.

Bang!

The next second, Deidara's head was knocked again, sending him crashing to the ground.

Fuu, watching this, exclaimed, "He clearly dodged Shishou's attack, so why did he still get knocked down?"

Hana shook her head, "I don't know. I've never seen Shishou use his full strength. Even the rampaging Jinchuuriki from Konoha and Sunagakure were easily dealt with by him."

Seeing Deidara dazed on the ground, Shishou smiled, "If you want to challenge me, at least master Onoki's Dust Release first."

He thought about extracting the Dust Release training method from Deidara later on. After all, Onoki's Dust Release was the strongest ninjutsu below the level of the Sage of Six Paths, and mastering it would give him more attack options.

Deidara stood up angrily, "I've already mastered it."

He clasped his hands together, then separated them.

A small, pure white cube the size of a ping-pong ball appeared between his palms, clearly Onoki's Dust Release.

Maintaining the Dust Release between his hands, Deidara looked at Shishou proudly, "Heh heh heh, now you're scared, aren't you? This is authentic Dust Release. One touch and you'll turn to dust."

Shishou looked at the Dust Release in Deidara's hands and wondered if he should extract the training method from him now.

In an instant, Shishou appeared behind Deidara, smacking his head and dispersing the Dust Release.

Seeing the bewildered Deidara, Shishou casually said, "No matter how powerful the jutsu, you need a solid foundation to support it. Your physical condition is too weak to fully utilize Dust Release."

He then gestured to Hana and Fuu to continue on their way.

Although Deidara had mastered Dust Release, his physical condition was far behind his future self, making it impossible for him to effectively use it in battle.

Hana and Fuu, seeing Shishou's disregard for Deidara's Dust Release, quickly followed him, admiration shining in their eyes.

Shishou was truly amazing!!!

Deidara, however, stood there, staring blankly at Shishou's departing figure.

He had been hit on the head four times by Shishou, and each time he failed to defend himself. If Shishou wanted to kill him, a single kunai would have done it.

This realization deeply affected the genius of Iwagakure.

Kitsuchi arrived beside Deidara, watching Shishou and his companions leave. "Now you understand there are always people stronger than you."

Deidara gritted his teeth, "Uncle, I want to train in Taijutsu with you."

He attributed his inability to dodge Shishou's attacks to his poor Taijutsu skills.

Kitsuchi laughed, "No problem, no problem."

Then Deidara asked, "Uncle, why did I get hit even though I dodged his attack?"

Kitsuchi chuckled, "It was probably just a simple genjutsu or a trick."

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Elsewhere.

Fuu curiously asked Shishou, "I saw Deidara dodge your attack, so why did he still get hit?"

Hearing this, Hana also looked at Shishou curiously.

Shishou casually explained, "What you saw was just an illusion."

"Genjutsu?" Fuu and Hana exclaimed simultaneously.

Shishou nodded, "The one attacking Deidara was actually a phantom I created. After he dodged, I made the real attack."

With his current strength, Deidara couldn't possibly dodge his attacks. But to conceal his true power, Shishou used this trick.

This way, elites like Kakashi and Kitsuchi would think they had seen through his tricks, believing he used genjutsu instead of suspecting anything else.

After hearing Shishou's explanation and seeing a demonstration, Hana and Fuu finally understood.

They continued their journey, chatting as they went, stopping to rest and set up camp in the evening.

Using Earth Release to build a shelter, Shishou started a fire and cooked dinner. After nightfall, Fuu quickly grew tired and went to sleep in her small house.

With only Hana and Shishou left by the campfire, Hana nervously tried to find topics to chat about, making small talk with him.

Eventually, Hana glanced at the mask on Shishou's face and casually said, "It's time to rest. Why don't you take off your mask? Isn't it uncomfortable to wear?"

Hearing this, Shishou turned and stared at Hana, making her a bit embarrassed.

Then, Shishou got up, moved to Hana's side, and laid his head on her lap, taking off his mask and continuing to read a scroll.

Seeing Shishou lying on her lap, Hana's face instantly turned red.

She initially wanted to push him away, but seeing his handsome face as he removed his mask, she quietly withdrew her hand.

In this case, she could accept it...

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POWER STONE!!!!

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