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"Kakashi-sensei," Koushin began, his eyes flickering over the looming threat of Deidara and Sasori. "Would you mind lending Naruto and Hinata your support in their fight?"
Kakashi turned to regard his student, the weight of his gaze concealed behind the seriousness etched onto his face. "I don't mind, Koushin," he replied, the corners of his mouth quirking upward in a small, reassuring smile. "Just be careful with Jozu, alright?"
"No promises, sensei," Koushin shot back, an edge of playful bravado coloring his words. His eyes, however, revealed the seriousness behind his words.
Kakashi merely nodded in response before shifting his focus to Naruto and Hinata. "You two ready?" he asked, his gaze firm and steady.
Hinata nodded, her usually shy demeanor replaced by a quiet determination. "Yes, Kakashi-sensei. I'll do my best."
Naruto, on the other hand, shot Kakashi a confident grin. "Ready as I'll ever be, sensei," he said. "Let's take these guys down."
Kakashi let out a huff of amusement, a faint spark of pride visible in his gaze. "That's the spirit," he affirmed before turning to face their adversaries. "Deidara, Sasori, it's time we ended this."
Sasori, the puppet master of the Akatsuki, tilted his head at Kakashi's proclamation, an air of indifference radiating from him. "And here I thought we'd have more time to play," he mused, his voice as cold as his dead eyes.
Deidara scoffed at his companion's words, his own eyes gleaming with anticipation. "Playtime's over, yeah," he sneered, his hands already molding a clay bird. "It's showtime."
The dust of the battlefield swirled around the four combatants, tinting the air a harsh ochre. Naruto planted his feet into the ground, his fingers curled into tight fists at his sides. His chakra flared around him, a visible wind encircling him as he shifted into Wind Chakra Mode.
Hinata stood beside him, her Byakugan activated, and the veins around her eyes standing out in stark relief. An icy mist coiled around her, a testament to her mastery over the ice release jutsu. She remained silent, her attention focused on the enemy.
Kakashi took the front, his posture relaxed but his gaze alert, bearing the seriousness that only a veteran of numerous battles would have. His hands moved quickly, forming seals as he prepared for the attack.
Sasori and Deidara stood unmoving on the other end of the field, the former an image of stoic calm, while the latter was a contrast of uncontained enthusiasm. Deidara's hands worked tirelessly, molding a clay bird, his fingers dancing over the explosive matter with a craftsman's care.
"Katon: Great Fireball Jutsu!" Naruto shouted, his voice booming over the dusty landscape. He inhaled deeply, his cheeks puffing out before he exhaled a monstrous ball of fire. The flames hurtled towards Deidara, a meteor bathed in furious red and orange.
Deidara sneered, swiftly placing the clay bird in front of him. "C2 Dragon!" The clay creation exploded into life, shielding Deidara from the fireball, taking the brunt of the fiery jutsu and disintegrating into a fine dust.
Meanwhile, Hinata was in action, rushing towards Sasori. Her palms glowed, the frosty aura of the ice release technique dancing around her hands. "Hakke Kushō!" She struck forward, sending waves of freezing chakra towards Sasori. The puppet master was sent skidding backward but remained unharmed, his puppet form immune to the usual effects of the Gentle Fist.
Deidara squinted through the dissipating smoke, watching Naruto with a vindictive grin. "A fiery show, yeah," he jeered, busying himself with molding more clay.
Kakashi swiftly moved between Naruto and Deidara, his hands a blur as he formed the seal for Lightning Release. "Raiton: Lightning Beast Running Technique!" A serpentine form of raw electricity coalesced around his arm, its eyes glowing with a fierce brightness that matched the intensity in Kakashi's own gaze.
Across the battlefield, Hinata remained undeterred, her gaze fixed on Sasori. Her hands moved, the chilling aura around her intensifying. "Hyourou no Jutsu - Ice Prison Technique!" She thrust her palm onto the ground, and a wave of frost rushed towards Sasori, threatening to ensnare him in a cage of ice.
But the puppet master proved elusive. The wooden body he inhabited made an eerie clattering sound as it split into multiple parts, evading Hinata's ice prison and regrouping a few meters away. A devilish smirk played on his wooden lips. "A dance of ice, how quaint."
Deidara's laughter echoed across the field as Kakashi charged towards him, the electric beast rearing and hissing. The Akatsuki member was quick to respond, already hurling another clay creation. "C3!" The clay model detonated mid-air, the explosion dwarfing the previous one, forcing Kakashi to dispel his jutsu and shield himself with Earth Release: Earth-Style Wall.
Simultaneously, Naruto lunged towards Sasori, his eyes hardened with determination. "Sasori, we'll get you out of this!" His fingers curled around a sphere of chakra, the wind violently swirling around it. "Fūton: Rasenshuriken!" he cried out, releasing the spiraling shuriken.
Sasori's wooden body creaked ominously, and in response to Naruto's attack, he released his Hundred Puppet Army. Wooden bodies fanned out, intercepting the rasenshuriken, their forms shattered under the jutsu's destructive power.
At the same time, Hinata had shifted her focus back to Deidara, her frosty palms pulsating with chakra. "Byakugan!" She exclaimed, her vision enhancing, the veins around her eyes bulging out starkly. "Gentle Step Twin Lion Fists!" Two roaring lion-shaped auras formed around her hands, their icy mist mingling with the raw chakra. She dashed toward Deidara, her form a blur.
Deidara clicked his tongue, trying to mold more explosive clay, but Hinata was faster. The twin lions collided with his form, and a shockwave of energy rippled across the battlefield. Deidara was sent sprawling back, but he quickly recovered, laughing maniacally.
Kakashi exchanged a quick glance with Naruto and Hinata, noting their resolve. "Remember," he warned, "we have to seal them. Let's end this swiftly."
Naruto took a deep breath, the air tasting dry in his mouth. His chakra swirled around him, a miniature tempest fueled by his determination. "Katon: RasenShield!" A swirling sphere of fire and wind formed around him, the fiery tendrils licking the air with fervor.
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