Seeing no more reason to stay in that dimension for now, although he didn't want to be absent in case Kara needed his help, he wanted to have control over the time flow of that dimension.
'Great Sage.'
[-4,000 AP!]
[Done!]
Seeing this, he smiled.
After mutating the time flow of this dimension, he teleported to TSSDK.
And, after picking up the elves, he went back to INN and spent two days with them.
Once done, he returned to his dimension.
...
When he returned, it was still 2 AM.
He wasn't sleepy. And he had a goal in mind.
'Great Sage, I want to go to a new Mid-Rank dimension.'
[Your wish is my command, Master!]
Soon, the process began.
He felt a subtle change in his body and, when he sensed the marking made by the Great Sage, he simply waited for the signal.
[Done!]
Hearing that, he used [Dimensional Jump].
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"I missed this place! And nothing has changed!"
"Yes! Yes! And... Hehehe! So they added Grandma Tsunade's ugly face on the mountain! Ha!"
"You've grown quite a bit, haven't you... Naruto."
"!"
"Yo!"
"Kakashi-sensei!" He ran up to him. "Haha! You haven't changed a bit!"
Not far from there—Zaydas, who appeared while completely concealing his presence... was at the very least, surprised.
'So this is Naruto's dimension...'
Looking in the direction of the blond boy with cat-like whiskers on his face, he analyzed him with the Great Sage and saw all his abilities, from Clone Jutsu to Sexy Jutsu.
'Multiple Shadow Clones... Rank B+ (4,000 AP – 56% chance of replication). And I can't use it perfectly without Chakra...'
[Warning! Connection 100% Established!]
[Warning! Time difference 1/100]
'Oh? The time difference is greater than I expected.' He touched his chin. 'Great Sage, this is a Mid-High Rank Dimension, right?'
[Exactly!]
Teleporting to the top of Tsunade's statue, Zaydas sat in a meditation position.
Using [Cosmic Energy Creation], Zaydas slowly began to create chakra for himself.
[Intrinsic skill: [Chakra (Rank D)] acquired.]
Zaydas wasn't impressed by this. It was an expected result after analyzing chakra; he simply needed to create his own by using [Cosmic Energy Creation].
He continued for a few more minutes until: [Intrinsic skill: [Chakra] evolved to Rank C+.]
He could have continued, but he didn't want to. Looking at the bigger picture, it was the beginning of the Naruto Shippuden storyline, when Naruto returns to the Hidden Leaf Village.
All this information was in the [Sage] database, after all, the Naruto manga existed in DC AU.
Now, the chances of replicating Multiple Shadow Clones increased to 71%.
Again, he wasn't in a rush, and if he was correct, in this timeline, Deidara and Sasori would attack the Sand Village, trying to capture Gaara.
'Deidara can use the Shadow Clone Technique, right?'
Even though it wasn't the most advanced version... It didn't matter. That would do.
Flying, teleporting 10 kilometers to the west, Zaydas created a pair of Devil wings and flew at supersonic speed.
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[In the Sand Village]
Gaara was in his office when he felt a slight tremor.
Leaving his office, he crossed his arms as a man fell before him, saying, "Infiltration... Successful!"
His name was Deidara, with blonde hair and sharp blue eyes. His hair was tied in a ponytail with bangs covering his left eye.
"Huh?" When he realized someone was in front of him, Deidara seemed surprised. However, his surprise quickly turned into a sinister look.
"Ka..."
Before he could finish what he was about to say, Gaara attacked him by controlling the sand.
Like sharp spears, the sand controlled by Gaara shot toward Deidara.
Deidara reacted quickly, creating a clay bird and flying away.
...
Beyond the clouds, Zaydas, who had arrived in Sunagakure, could see the battle beginning between Deidara and Gaara.
Since they were real people and not animated characters, they looked slightly different. Not in overall appearance, but in realism—like an incredibly well-done cosplay.
Well... Actually, there was a striking difference in Deidara. He looked very much like a woman, enough to be mistaken for one. His appearance was delicate, with very feminine features, and his long hair didn't help distinguish him while wearing the Akatsuki cloak.
Meanwhile, Gaara looked somewhat intimidating, dressed in predominantly red ninja attire.
The battle between the two continued for quite some time. Watching this, Zaydas ate golden fruits as if enjoying a great show.
As night began to fall, the fight reached its climax.
A massive clay doll started descending from the sky toward the village.
"This isn't good!!!"
"You're too late... Yes." Deidara, forming a hand sign, shouted, "Explode!"
Before the explosion could hit the village, Gaara created a massive sand barrier, protecting everyone.
"This is..."
"Kazekage-sama!!"
"As expected! To be able to create such a large shield..."
"Gaara..."
Deidara said with a sinister smile while Gaara panted. "Okay, quite the extensive shot... huh."
A clay bird flew right near the opening of the sand dome surrounding Gaara and exploded.
"Heh, as expected, you specifically used sand as a shield." Deidara's smile deepened as he extended his index and middle fingers, forming a seal. "Explode!"
From inside the sand shield, an explosion erupted.
The sand shield deformed, then dissolved as Gaara began falling from the sky.
"Gaara!!" Kankuro shouted.
"Not killing him was harder than I expected, but..." Deidara murmured, "My job here is done. Mission complete~"
Meanwhile, Zaydas thought: 'Okay, time for my entrance.'
At that moment, he felt like one of those shounen protagonists who appear at the last minute.
Using crimson feathered wings, he revealed himself from concealment and began descending, glowing as he used Photokinesis.
Narrowing his eyes, Deidara shouted, "Who's there!?"
Teleporting and appearing in front of Deidara, he grabbed his shoulder and, with a powerful punch, struck Deidara's stomach while using [Thought Acceleration] on his fist a thousand times. This made the pain Deidara felt from a single blow strong enough for him to double over, spitting out a mouthful of saliva and blood.
"Ottoo, I'm not done yet." Without giving Deidara a chance to react, he punched him in the face.
"Ahhhhhh!"
Deidara's scream seemed delayed, as if he were in a video with bugged audio.
"Who's that guy?"
"No idea, but... it looks like he's helping us?"
Realizing that Deidara's mind had already been weakened enough and that he couldn't even react due to the delay in his responses, Zaydas murmured, 'Fenrir.'
He used Umbrakinesis, expanding his own shadow, and the result was better than he expected. When materialized into a wolf, 'Fenrir' looked more alive and swallowed Deidara—who was still confused—along with the clay bird, leaving only the tail that was wrapped around Gaara.
Grabbing Gaara by the collar, he saw a flood of notifications appear.
Among them were alerts about Deidara's jutsus, as well as: [Intrinsic skill: [Chakra] evolved to Rank B.]
It might seem small, but in reality, his current Chakra had increased fivefold upon reaching Rank B.
Looking at Gaara in his hand, it was easy to analyze his abilities now, but he chose not to replicate any of them for the time being.
As he descended, he heard applause and cheers.
'Looks like they believe I appeared to save them—to save Gaara... While that's true, aren't they being a little too naïve?'
"Gaara-sama!"
When he landed, some tried to surround him, but Zaydas stopped them. "Step back."
Swallowing hard, the ninjas who had tried to approach felt fear under Zaydas' gaze.
"You are..."
"I am Zaydas and... While I was passing by, I more or less saw what was happening and decided to help," Zaydas said. "That aside. Shouldn't you be calling someone to heal him?" He pointed at Gaara.
"Medical team!" Kankuro shouted.
Soon, Zaydas placed Gaara on the sandy ground, and two medical ninjas began treating him.
[+25,821 AP!]
Smirking slightly, Zaydas felt lucky. He had gained much more than he had hoped for. Not only did he acquire most of Deidara's jutsus, but he also increased his chakra and was recognized as a hero.
He felt a slight change in the [Hero Egg] inside his body.