Deidara's Art (Part 1)

"Lightning Release - Multiple Violent Arrows!!!"

Suddenly, Issui appeared behind Deidara, a lightning bow made of blue-purple lightning appearing in his left hand, and an arrow made of lightning appearing in his right. He swiftly nocked the arrow, then released it easily. The lightning arrow flew towards Deidara with the speed of light, constantly splitting into pieces as it flew...

No sooner said than done, Issui barrage of lightning arrows arrived beside Deidara in the blink of an eye, splitting into multiple arrows that pierced right through Deidara body...

"Detonating Clay — Two-Winged Bird, drink!"

"Puff... Puff... Boom..."

Two small birds with two pairs of wings flew swiftly to Issui's side, and then a huge explosion occurred.

"Sieve..."

A Shuriken flew backward from Deidara.

"Clang..."

Deidara hurriedly drew a Shuriken to block the rapidly approaching attack; the two Shuriken clashed together, producing a crisp sound.

"Lightning Release - Thundercloud Technique!!!"

A dark cloud of lightning gradually gathered above Deidara's head, interspersed with flashes of lightning. After the cloud had accumulated to a certain extent, it suddenly erupted, and a chain of lightning bolts rushed towards Deidara.

"..."

Deidara remained expressionless as the giant bird beneath him swiftly dodged the lightning strikes, escaped the area of the thunderclouds, and turned to fly towards the Issui.

"Si-Wei-Shen-Hai-Wu-Yin, Fire Release--the art of powerful fireball!!"

Issui, sitting on Leins, unleashed a massive fireball at the rapidly approaching Deidara.

"Sieve..."

The giant white bird dodged the fireball attack and continued Issui.

"Detonating Clay - Little Flying Bird, C1!!"

Deidara simultaneously plunged both hands into the clay bag, bit off small amounts of clay, and chewed them quickly. Then, he pulled his hands out of the bag, spitting out a clump of white clay from one palm, which instantly transformed into a small white bird. A similar clump of white clay appeared in his other palm, but this one turned into several small white spiders. After doing all this, Deidara forcefully threw them away.

"Bang..."

The white bird and spider that were thrown out transformed in mid-air into a small bird with fluttering wings, and several tiny white spiders lurked on the bird's body.

"..."

The Little Flying Bird flew quickly towards the Issui.

"Drink!!!"

Deidara stretched out his index and middle fingers and shouted loudly.

"Boom..."

The Little Flying Bird exploded massively just half a meter away from Issui, filling the entire space where Issui was. The small spiders on the Little Flying Bird jumped onto Issui the instant the bird exploded, burrowed into his clothes, and stayed there quietly, waiting for the best time to attack.

Deidara's lips curled into a slight smile. The operation had succeeded. Haha, soon that brat would experience the wonderful feeling of artistic sublimation in an instant. Ah, how enviable!

Issui vision was obscured by the billowing smoke. He waited quietly for it to dissipate, noticing the little creatures crawling all over him. "Hmph," he thought, "Underestimating me. Does he think he can defeat me like this?"

"Sizzle..."

Issui channeled his lightning-style Chakra throughout his body, silencing the Clay Spider on his body. "Hmph," he thought, "Deidara's explosions are no match for ninjas skilled in Lightning Release Ninjutsu. After all, Lightning Release is effective against earth- Earth Release ninjutsu. In the anime, Deidara was countered by Sasuke's Lightning Release, and ultimately chose to self-destruct to demonstrate his perfect art to Sasuke. Alas, Deidara's clay contained earth-style Chakra energy, which is countered by lightning. Unless a weak Lightning Release ninja appears, he has no chance against Deidara. But once a powerful ninja skilled in Lightning Release Ninjutsu appears, his strength diminishes considerably..."

As the smoke gradually dissipated, Issui of figures slowly came into view.

"Hmph, I'd better finish you off as soon as possible. Your strength isn't that great either. Wei-Wu-Si-Chen-Zi-Chou-Yin, Fire Release-Fire Dragon Flame Bullet!!"

In his previous Issui admired Deidara's clay Ninjutsu quite a bit, but after actually seeing it, Issui didn't value it as much as before. Perhaps it was because his own strength had surpassed Deidara's, and Deidara's ability was no longer considered anything special in his eyes.

A massive fireball radiating terrifying heat burst from Issui's mouth and flew towards Deidara, the scorching air currents making the space itself appear somewhat illusory.

"Hmph..." Deidara was extremely dissatisfied with Issui's arrogant words. What did he mean by saying that his strength wasn't that great? Damn it, it's because I haven't used my ultimate move yet. Since that's the case, then I'll bring out some of my masterpieces and let you appreciate my perfect work.

Deidara put both hands into the clay bag, bit off a piece of clay, and chewed it in his mouth. He ignored the huge fireball in front of him and just focused on chewing the clay in his palm.

"Sieve..."

The large white bird carried Deidara around the side of the fireball, dodging a barrage of fire-style attacks. Fighting Deidara in the air was actually quite disadvantageous. The giant clay bird beneath him was no ordinary bird. Because it was created by Deidara, the clay bird could react to any of Deidara's thoughts, eliminating the time spent giving and receiving orders. With the speed of a barrage of fire-style attacks, the giant bird could easily dodge them.

"Let me show you my perfect art, C2—the Dragon!!!"

Deidara let the giant bird land on the ground, pulled his hands out of the clay bag, and clasped them together. A white mass appeared in his palms, and instantly, a puff of white smoke enveloped the area where Deidara was standing.

When the smoke cleared, a gigantic white dragon appeared before Deidara.

Issui was somewhat puzzled. Wasn't C2 Dragon supposed to use decoy flares from its mouth and landmines underground to attack enemies from both above and below? I'm in the air now, how could he use this move? Was it just for fun or something he used casually? No, that's not it. Deidara's fighting style isn't about using Ninjutsu randomly; there must be a reason behind it. However, no matter how much he calculates, his bombs will be silenced as soon as they hit my lightning. He doesn't have much of a chance of winning.

"The art performance is about to begin, so pay close attention! The perfect moment of artistic sublimation, what wonderful art..." Deidara said excitedly, raising his hands.

The white clay dragon carried Deidara into the sky. The dragon's tail thrashed violently a few times, spewing out one large white clay bird after another from its enormous mouth. These birds rushed toward the space where Issui was located in a certain pattern.

Watching Deidara's clay dragon perform, Issui somewhat relieved. Admittedly, in the anime of his previous life, Deidara's C2 Dragon was created to launch a combined attack on enemies on the ground. However, Ninjutsu is diverse and not as rigid as in games, where you can just do whatever you want. It's more about individual flexibility. Deidara's fighting style is characterized by its flexibility and versatility, so it's unnecessary for the C2 Dragon to attack in a completely specific way.

The C2 clay dragon can fly, as can be seen from its pair of white wings. Therefore, it is speculated that the C2 Dragon can attack enemies on the ground as well as enemies in the air.

"Drink!!"

When a large number of white giant birds approached Issui, Deidara shouted and detonated the white clay giant birds.

Without needing Issui's orders, Leins instantly dodged out of Deidara's attack range and landed on the ground.

"Hmph, art blossoms now..."

Deidara's lips curled into a smug expression as the giant dragon beneath him spat out a white clay bird that swooped down towards the ground...

Leins quickly moved to another open space...

"Boom..."

Just as Leins moved to a spot on the ground, the giant bird crashed into the ground with great force, causing a huge explosion to resound over a large area where Leins was located. The explosions came not only from the giant bird that crashed into the ground, but also from underground!

"Ha, what beautiful art! With a bang, the most beautiful art unfolds before our eyes. This is true art!!!" Deidara chuckled, not believing that Issui had been killed in the explosion, and still staring intently at the area engulfed by the blast.

The smoke dissipated, but there was no sign of Leins or Issui. Only a few broken wooden stakes remained. Substitution Technique!

"Besides, I knew you couldn't be defeated so easily. If that were the case, Itachi wouldn't have said you were strong. But I still have to say, you're really skilled at using the Substitution Technique. I didn't even notice..." Deidara said, looking at the few wooden stakes on the ground.

Issui emerged from behind the shadow of a tree and said, "Oh, not at all. I didn't expect to find your Explosive Clay on the ground. I don't think I saw you setting up a trap underground. How could this be...?"

Deidara for a moment, then suddenly said, "You mean that? Actually, you should know that when I landed on the ground and created C2, I secretly went underground and made some arrangements under the cover of temporary smoke."

"So, the massive white bird attacks from your dragons earlier only forced me to land on the ground, and the subsequent dive attack was just to lure me into the area of your explosive traps. The dive bird attacks were merely a guide; the real attack was your explosive traps, right?" Issui said calmly.

"You got it right! How about that? My art is amazing, isn't it? The moment of explosion is the most beautiful artistic expression in the world. Art is fleeting, often only lasting for a moment. Art is an Explosion. In my hands, the perfection of art will be displayed. Human life is very fragile, but the sublimation in that moment of disappearance is the most beautiful artistic existence..." Deidara said proudly.