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Chapter 484 Nagato vs. Deidara

Deidara, hands in his pockets, tilted his head and looked at Pain. "I just heard a message that seven ninjas were attacking a tailed beast. I thought there really were seven ninjas, but it turns out it was Nagato, the leader of Akatsuki! Come on, let me have a good look at you."

Upon having his identity revealed in a single sentence, Nagato's expression instantly changed. He had kept his identity hidden all these years, maintaining an air of mystery and never revealing his true form to anyone. How did this person know?

Could there be a traitor within the organization?

The faces of the organization members flashed through his mind, but he dismissed them one by one. Most of them didn't know his true identity. Finally, he focused his gaze on Changxin. Eliminating all other possibilities, only Changxin remained.

But why did he betray me? Could it be related to what happened back then...?

Thinking of this, Nagato's expression turned to anger. Then he suppressed his anger, turned to look at the boy, and his Rinnegan seemed devoid of any emotion.

"How did you learn my secret? How many people know my secret?"

"Is your background still a secret?" Deidara was taken aback by his question, then replied frankly, "Nagato was Jiraiya's disciple, Madara Uchiha's 'tool' for nurturing his Rinnegan, and a pacifist who lost his mind after his teammates died. Oh, and what else was there...?"

"Enough!" Hearing so many things he didn't know, Nagato's pupils dilated, then he shouted angrily, "What do you mean? And what do you mean by 'Uchiha Madara'?"

"Oh, don't you know? Those eyes of yours aren't even yours!" Deidara pointed at his eyes and said, "The evolutionary path of the Rinnegan is: first it evolves from the Sharingan, then it transforms into the Mangekyou Sharingan, and then it becomes the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan. When the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan absorbs two special chakras, it can awaken the power of all things in the universe and become the Rinnegan."

"If you think these Rinnegan are really yours, then cast a genjutsu on me. This is a basic ability of the Rinnegan; it won't completely degenerate just because it evolved."

"A lie. Heh heh heh, I get it!" Nagato swallowed all his frustration, covered his face with his hands, and laughed. "You just wanted to shake the gods' hearts and make me reveal my weakness. But I have to say, your idea is really naive and ridiculous. The gods' hearts are firm and cannot be shaken in the slightest."

"Wow, that's so cringeworthy!" Deidara dug his toes into the ground, feeling incredibly embarrassed. "I stopped saying such cringeworthy things after I turned ten. I didn't expect you to be so cringeworthy at your age. Looks like you haven't experienced the harsh realities of life."

"C2, Spider Formation!"

The first move is to use the Thousand Spider Web Explosion Formation to let the opponent taste the saltiness first.

Just as the Heavenly Dao was about to use Shinra Tensei to push it away, the spider silk broke, and the spider exploded instantly. The shockwaves generated by the successive explosions were beyond the control of any force field.

Although Nagato was protected in the center, the bomb blast caused internal injuries. "How could this be?"

A flicker of surprise crossed his eyes, but Deidara chuckled and wiped his nose, saying, "You think I'm using chakra? Actually, I'm using high explosives. By the way, aren't you an expert in this area too? Why don't you even understand this simple principle?"

Nagato withdrew his dismissive gaze, raised his hand, and said, "Asura Path, Infinite Power!"

The two-meter-tall giant instantly tore through his clothes, his body constantly transforming, and machines rapidly emerged: long guns, cannons, rocket launchers, and bullet guns that could continuously fire bullets.

Deidara scratched his head in confusion, "Huh! Why do these weapons look so much like the ones we make?"

"Nonsense, this is a creation of the gods!" Nagato immediately retorted, unleashing the full power of the Asura Path, covering the area with its firepower.

However, Deidara moved incredibly fast, weaving through the gaps in the dense ballistic trajectory. Until a missile landed at his feet, blasting him away.

Deidara then leaped into the air, roaring angrily, "You think you can just throw cannonballs? I can too!"

"Summoning Jutsu: Chakra Clay Cannon!"

He bit his finger and slapped it on the ground, and a three-meter-long rocket launcher instantly appeared on his back.

Deidara, carrying the cannon barrel, glanced at the scope and quickly channeled chakra into the barrel. With a loud boom, the cannon fired.

A huge clay bullet made a whooshing sound as it hit the air, and Deidara was also thrown backward by the recoil. However, because his body had been modified, he quickly landed steadily, though his shoulder was a little numb and swollen.

The projectile was extremely fast, far exceeding four times the speed of sound. Pain of the Asura Path couldn't dodge it at all and was instantly hit by the clay bullet.

A beam of white light gathered and exploded from his body!

"Bang, art is an explosion!"

A giant Patrick Star appeared around the two of them. Within a radius of several kilometers, all vegetation was destroyed, leaving only a large, round crater.

Even Deidara, who had been blasted away, couldn't help but swallow hard. His eyes were fixed on the explosion, a look of delight flashing in them: "Fantastic! Absolutely fantastic! This is true art!"

He had studied this scientific ninja tool for a long time before stealing it from the office.

Of course, he also provided some ideas, so strictly speaking, it was developed by himself. It's just that he hadn't been willing to use it until today when he took it out to test it out, and he didn't expect it to work so well.

When he raised the gun again, intending to fire another shot, he discovered that the barrel was jammed.

He looked down and realized that the material had broken due to the enormous impact.

He looked regretful, feeling very sorry that such a powerful weapon could only be used once due to a lack of materials.

In reality, this thing is not used like that at all. The number of shells fired each time can never be exceeded; once the quantity is exceeded, it will break apart.

But as an expert in art, how could he not use the maximum weight?

"Cough..." Far away from the center of the explosion, although the giant beast summoned by the Hungry Ghost Path and the Animal Path helped him withstand the attack, Nagato was still shaken so badly that he spat out a mouthful of blood and his body swayed.

Currently, apart from the Heavenly Dao and the Animal Dao, which were hiding in the belly of the giant spirit beast, the remaining two paths were completely destroyed in the explosion.

Furthermore, since the Hell Path was the first to fall, there was no chance to repair the other damaged paths.

But what puzzled him even more was that he actually lost, to the relatively unknown Deidara.

This disciple, whom the Third Tsuchikage didn't value at all, had virtually no reputation within their organization.

Nagato reclaimed all the power of the Six Paths, "Haha, Super Shinra Tensei!"