Unknown Ninja: "What a dazzling battle."
Sasori: "I told you, don't underestimate the Jinchuriki. Now you've suffered for it."
Deidara: "In that case, I'll just prepare some more."
["I should have listened to the old man; my ammunition is running a bit low."
"Now, all that's left is..."
Deidara pulled out a head-sized Clay Bomb and looked down at the Hidden Sand Village with an excited smile.
"As expected, I should just blow this village up."
At the same time, the Hidden Sand Village below was rapidly evacuating civilians.
Glancing at Gaara, who had most of his body hidden within the sand and only exposed his head to stare at him, Deidara tossed the Clay Bomb in his hand.
Poof.
With a puff of white smoke, this unique Clay Bomb directly expanded countless times, its size becoming even larger than the bird beneath his feet that carried him through the sky.
This Clay Bomb was also white and possessed a pair of wings, but it had no feet at the bottom, looking more like a tumbler doll.
Those wings, rather than being for flight, served more as a parachute.
The moment he saw this bomb appear, Gaara's face changed.
This size...
If estimated based on the bombs the opponent had released previously, its power was enough to destroy nearly half of the Hidden Sand Village!
At this moment, the Clay Bomb fell toward the Hidden Sand Village like a fat man or a thin man.
"What is this?"
"Not good!"
"Get away from there!"
With such a massive object falling, the Sunagakure ninjas were not blind; they saw it immediately.
And because of this, they realized things were bad.
They had seen the previous battle and naturally guessed that the power of this thing was likely far beyond their imagination.
However, it was probably too late to hide now.
As Deidara detonated it in the air, a massive fireball appeared above the Hidden Sand Village. Its light was so piercing that no one could look directly at it; they could only turn their heads away or shield their eyes with their arms.
Vaguely, everyone felt the scorching heat approaching, as if it would swallow them all in the next second.
Deidara revealed a smug smile.
This was his masterpiece.
However, when the fire dissipated, Deidara witnessed a scene he found hard to believe. A massive mass of sand, like a small piece of land, floated in the air, blocking the entire force of his explosion.
The Hidden Sand Village and the Sunagakure ninjas below were completely unharmed.]
Rasa: "Tsuchikage, look at the fine disciple you've trained!"
Onoki: "..."
Onoki: "I'm very sorry, this child ran away from home a long time ago. I didn't expect him to join such a dangerous organization and actually attack a Jinchuriki."
Looking at the Sky Screen, Onoki was so angry his nose was almost crooked.
This kid spent all day neglecting his proper duties. Instead of properly learning Particle Release, he insisted on playing with that Clay of his, calling it art. It was simply nonsensical.
Wait... art?
Onoki: "Deidara, what kind of thing is your Clay? If you're talking about art, it has to be Particle Release!"
Deidara: "What? Explosion is the true art! What is that boring Particle Release of yours?"
Sasori: "Eternity is the true art!"
Onoki: "Explosion? How powerful can your Clay be? Particle Release can also explode, and all matter within the blast radius will be decomposed into atoms. That is true art!"
Mu: "Exactly. It's just a pity that kid Onoki hasn't mastered his studies and failed to grasp the essence of my Particle Release. Otherwise, you would know what a true explosion is."
Mu was very sharp. Even without any communication, he immediately guessed Onoki's intention and cooperated at once.
Truth be told, Deidara was actually tempted by these words.
Sasori: "Deidara, you can learn Particle Release anytime, but don't forget the mission."
Deidara: "Oh right. Old man, don't even think about tempting me!"
Onoki: "Tch."
[Inside the sand sphere, Gaara was panting heavily.
Clearly, the defense just now had taken quite a toll on him.
However, Deidara smiled. "You've entered my range!"
Gaara's pupils shrank as he saw a Clay Bird out of the corner of his eye, already flying right in front of him.
Boom!
A violent explosion occurred on the surface of the sand sphere, enveloping the entire sphere.
But when the fire cleared, the sand sphere had already healed, and Gaara inside was unharmed.
Inside the sphere, Gaara's condition was even worse.
Maintaining the flight of the sand sphere wouldn't have been a huge burden for him originally.
But as his Chakra was over-consumed, the situation changed.
Just then, Gaara suddenly noticed sand falling from the part of the sphere that had just healed.
Gaara looked closely and saw tiny Clay Bombs, shaped like ants, crawling out of the sand.
"Hmph~ So far, everything has gone according to my calculations."
"When my arm was bound earlier, I took the opportunity to add a few mouthfuls of sand and created some Clay Bombs, scattering them into the sand. Now..."
"Art is an explosion!"
After forming a hand seal, an explosion immediately occurred inside the sand sphere.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
A series of violent explosions occurred within the sphere, causing its form to change drastically.
The sand sphere wrapping Gaara began to collapse, revealing Gaara inside, his body covered in cracks.
Looking at Gaara, who seemed to have lost consciousness, Deidara smiled slightly. "Alright, preparing to recover the Jinchuriki."
Deidara flew closer to the Jinchuriki, but just then, he saw the Jinchuriki move.
Deidara immediately controlled his bird to retreat to avoid a final struggle from Gaara.
To his surprise, he wasn't attacked by Gaara. Instead, the sand suspended above the Hidden Sand Village began to move slowly toward the outskirts of the village.
"Is it to protect the village? If left alone, it would be much easier."
That said, Deidara did not stop Gaara.
After all, he couldn't be sure how much Chakra Gaara had left; it was better not to get close until he completely lost consciousness.
Looking at the slowly moving sand overhead, Rasa's gaze was complicated.
"Gaara, you've grown into a qualified Jinchuriki."
"Aren't you ready yet?"
"Reporting to Lord Kazekage, we are ready!"
By this time, after a period of preparation, the Hidden Sand Village had brought out all the ballistae in the village.
Though they looked a bit shabby, they were the most powerful anti-aircraft weapons they could muster.
"Attack!"
With an order from the Kazekage, countless arrows flashing with cold light flew toward the sky.]