Naruto: Naruto Hosted by the System

They had assumed Naruto would offer money in exchange, since various countries had spent money to buy back the Tailed Beasts from the First Hokage, and Konoha was indeed very wealthy now, especially after Naruto announced his new policy.

But if Deidara could come back... that wouldn't be bad, would it?

Deidara was Onoki's most outstanding student. With his Kekkei Genkai Explosion Release, his strength was definitely at the Kage level.

If he were to return to Iwagakure, it would fill the void left by the loss of half of the Five-Tails' chakra, and the issue of the Tsuchikage's successor could also be resolved.

but......

"Will Deidara want to come back on his own? I'm afraid he'll run away again," Onoki sighed.

He had also inquired about Deidara and knew that Deidara later joined the Akatsuki organization.

"Don't worry, as long as I speak up for him, he will definitely return to Iwagakure willingly."

Then Naruto stuck a Flying Thunder God kunai into the ground and said, "I'll go bring him over."

After saying that, he disappeared from the spot.

"Flying Thunder God?!" Onoki stared in shock at the kunai on the ground, as if he had seen a ghost.

The reason is that the "Yellow Flash" left such a deep impression on the world during the Third Shinobi World War that a rule was even established: "If you see the Yellow Flash, you will not be held responsible even if you abandon your mission and run away."

So when other countries heard that Minato Namikaze had died from the Nine-Tails' attack, they breathed a sigh of relief.

But now, look at that familiar head of blond hair, that elusive Flying Thunder God technique, and that astonishing strength.

It's just another golden flash!

With this in mind, Onoki had already made up his mind that even if Deidara didn't come back, he would still have to give the Five-Tails' chakra to Naruto.

Otherwise, what if he secretly leaves a few Flying Thunder God marks in Iwagakure and comes over to kill a few people from time to time?

Minato Namikaze would also be unable to do this due to insufficient chakra.

But Naruto is both the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki and a member of the Uzumaki clan. How can you tell him he doesn't have enough chakra?

Half a minute later, Naruto returned, accompanied by a blond-haired man with a topknot.

"Hey, Naruto-nii, I was just researching how to create even more perfect art," Deidara complained.

"Don't worry, I brought you here to help you create even more perfect art."

"Really?"

Deidara finally had a chance to look around and then saw three very familiar people.

"Old man? What are you doing here?"

"This is Iwagakure! Where else would we be?"

"Huh? Naruto-nii, why did you bring me to Iwagakure?"

Onoki laughed.

However, he could also tell that Deidara was clearly reluctant to return to Iwagakure.

Actually, it started that way. Deidara often caused trouble in the village because of his "art," which made the villagers cry out in despair. Onoki had no choice but to send him outside the village, but this led to him being kidnapped by the Akatsuki organization.

Deidara didn't get along with the villagers of Iwagakure either, feeling that they were all a bunch of guys who couldn't understand his art.

At this point, Onoki had given up hope that Deidara would voluntarily return to Iwagakure.

Naruto then explained to Deidara, "I want half of the Five-Tails' chakra. In exchange, I promised them I'd take you back to Iwagakure."

"Huh? Naruto-nii, if you want the Five-Tails' chakra, just tell me! I'll take you to blow it up!"

Onoki, yellow earth, and black earth to the side: ...

"They didn't provoke you, can't you be a little more civilized?"

As he spoke, Naruto took out a piece of explosive clay with a rather unusual color and handed it to Deidara.

"Brother Naruto, even for your sake, I wouldn't go back to Iwagakure to see those nasty faces just for a little bit of explosive clay..."

Before Deidara could finish speaking, his eyes suddenly widened.

"This...this explosive clay seems a bit different? I can sense that it contains a tremendous amount of energy. With this explosive clay, we can definitely create even more perfect art!"

Deidara then looked at Naruto with a fanatical expression: "Naruto-nii, how did you make this explosive clay?"

"It's Tailed Beast Chakra! I've incorporated Tailed Beast Chakra!"

In front of the others, Naruto drew out a small amount of Nine-Tails chakra and created another batch of explosive clay.

"I don't need to explain the energy contained in the Tailed Beast chakra. Although the Tailed Beasts have different abilities, they have one thing in common—they can all use Tailed Beast Balls with tremendous explosive power."

"The Tailed Beast Ball is made by using Yang Release and Yin Release in a certain proportion, while the Bloodline Limit Explosion Release is made by using Fire Release and Earth Release."

"Inspired by this, I tried to adjust the proportions and transformed the tailed beast chakra into fire and earth chakra."

"As a result, I actually developed a new version of explosive clay, which is far more powerful than the previous version."

After hearing Naruto's explanation, Deidara's eyes lit up: "Big brother Naruto, please teach me how to make the new version of explosive clay!"

Naruto smiled slightly and handed Deidara a scroll he had prepared beforehand. It contained the learning methods for the new version of Exploding Clay, such as the ratio of Fire Release to Earth Release.

Deidara eagerly opened the scroll to look at it, his expression growing more and more excited as he read.

"As expected of Naruto, he accomplished something that no one else could do with ease!"

"What kind of trash is Orochimaru? Compared to Naruto, he's nothing at all!"

After going to Konoha with Naruto, Deidara also went to see Orochimaru because Naruto was often away from home, hoping that Orochimaru could help him create a more perfect explosive clay. Naturally, he failed.

Naruto, however, casually took out what he desired most.

"You should know what to do now, right?" Naruto patted Deidara on the shoulder.

"Understood! I promise I will become the Fourth Tsuchikage!" Deidara confidently made his vow, completely ignoring the expressions on the faces of the other three.

Onoki was secretly alarmed: Naruto had actually managed to get Deidara to willingly return to Iwagakure.

Kurotsuchi retorted bluntly, "Hey, Deidara, you just got back and you're already talking about becoming the Fourth Tsuchikage. Don't forget you're still a rogue ninja."

In fact, if it weren't for Deidara's unexpected turn of events, the position of Fourth Tsuchikage would basically have belonged to Kurotsuchi.

"Hmm? It's Kurotsuchi." Deidara glanced at her and then turned away, seemingly completely unconcerned.

Feeling ignored, Kurotsuchi became furious: "You have absolutely no sense of responsibility as Tsuchikage. What good is becoming Tsuchikage anyway?"

"Who says it's useless?"

"Then tell me, what will you do after you become the Tsuchikage?"

"When I become the Tsuchikage, all taxes will be converted to Tailed Beast Chakra! You'll have to pay taxes on eating, and taxes on not eating; taxes on sleeping, and taxes on not sleeping; you'll have to pay taxes whether you want to or not!"

Kurotsuchi was speechless upon hearing this: "To put it bluntly, you just want the tailed beast's chakra to create that new version of the explosive clay, right? Then why don't you just become a jinchūriki yourself?"

"Because it's not the right time yet."

"What does it have to do with whether it's the right time or not?"

"We have to wait until Naruto destroys Akatsuki before we can consider this. I just want chakra, I don't want to be targeted by the former leader."

At this moment, Onoki interjected: "Wait, do you mean the Akatsuki's target is the Tailed Beasts?"

"Yeah, they asked me to collect the One-Tailed Beast before, and that's when I met Brother Naruto."

"Is the leader of Akatsuki very strong?"

"Well, perhaps only Naruto is stronger than him, because he has the eyes of the legendary Sage of Six Paths."

"what?!"

Onoki's expression turned somewhat serious.

If that's the case, they might really have to cling to Naruto Uzumaki's coattails to survive against the Akatsuki...

Chapter 97 What do you mean by saying you learned Dust Release just by looking at it?

Soon, the group arrived at a training ground in Iwagakure, where the Five-Tails Jinchuriki, Khan, was practicing.

He mastered the bloodline limit Boil Release and was known as the "Steam Ninja," which is why the training ground was shrouded in steam.

"Hey! Stop training for a second, come out here for a bit, I have something to tell you!" Onoki called out.

The steam stopped, and a tall, burly man wearing a straw hat, a mask covering most of his face, and red armor walked out.

"Lord Tsuchikage, is there a mission?" Han asked.

"No, I made a deal with the Hokage of Konoha. I'll give him half of the Five-Tails' chakra." Floating on the side, Onoki turned to reveal Naruto behind him.

"Hello," Naruto greeted casually.

Han hesitated for a moment, glancing repeatedly at Onoki, before finally asking, "May I ask what the terms of the deal are?"

"Hmm... it's using half of the Five-Tails' chakra to exchange for Deidara's return to Iwagakure."

Deidara?

Khan then noticed Deidara arguing with Kurotsuchi.

For this guy, Iwagakure is going to offer up half of the Five-Tails' chakra?

Noticing the suspicion in Han's eyes, Onoki quickly stepped forward and pulled him aside.

"Lord Tsuchikage, if I may be so bold, this deal is completely unfair," Han said, frowning.

"Whether it's fair or not is another matter. The main thing is that this Naruto Uzumaki might become someone like Hashirama Senju in the future. We must befriend such a person," Onoki explained in a low voice.

Han had heard about the Land of Lightning and knew that Naruto was powerful, but he was dissatisfied with this unequal deal.

"Think about it, although on the surface we only got Deidara's return, we actually gained Naruto's friendship, which is the most important thing." Onoki didn't know whether he was comforting Han or himself.

In the end, Han sighed and decided to obey orders.

After extracting the chakra, Naruto spoke again: "I have another deal to make. Would you like to do it?"

Onoki and Han looked at each other in bewilderment.

Onoki, forcing himself to speak, asked, "What are the details of the transaction?"

"It's related to the Akatsuki organization."

"The Akatsuki?"