'Bang!'
With a muffled thud, Hinata landed on the tail of the Clay Bird. Deidara formed a hand Hand Seals, controlling the Clay Bird's tail to try and wrap Hinata up.
"Go to hell!"
Hinata suddenly opened her eyes and unleashed a double palm strike.
"Eight Trigrams - Mountain Breaker!"
'Boom--'
The dazzling Chakra Ray pierced through the Clay Bird in an instant, along with Deidara's true form hidden within it.
The light from the explosion of 'C3-18' did indeed cause Hinata's Byakugan to momentarily lose focus, causing her to overlook the two Clay Bird flying from behind.
But Natural Sensing does not lie.
Hinata used a clever plan, controlling her chakra wings and Chakra Fist to Shape Transformation and envelop her entire body at the moment of the explosion, thus withstanding the power of the clay bomb.
In order to deceive Deidara and Sasori of the Red Sands, Hinata closed her Byakugan, deactivated Sage Mode, and allowed herself to fall from the sky.
Hinata needs to launch a sudden counterattack at the moment when Deidara is most relaxed, and kill Deidara completely in an instant.
Deidara was also very wary. He hid his true form in Clay Bird and used the clay clone to deceive Hinata.
In Deidara's view, Hinata had already closed her Byakugan, so even if Hinata pretended to be dead, she would only attack his clay clones.
However, Deidara was unaware that Hinata actually possessed more than just the Byakugan for perception.
Hinata's Natural Sensing allowed her to detect Deidara's sneak attack.
Hinata's ability to Malice Perception allowed her to find Deidara's true form.
Blood dripped from the sky as Deidara's chest Chakra Ray. His eyes closed, and he lost all consciousness, falling helplessly from the sky.
The Clay Bird beneath Sasori of the Red Sands's feet, having lost the support of chakra, seemed to lose all vitality and fell from the sky like a dead object.
Hinata tried to condense chakra wings, but in her normal state, it was difficult for Hinata to control the chakra on her back to Shape Transformation.
'Despair!'
Hinata and Sasori of the Red Sands fell to the ground one after the other, Deidara to the side, losing his will, with blood flowing all over the ground.
"Good tactics..."
Sasori of the Red Sands praised, "You were able to pinpoint Deidara's true location... It seems you have a second sensory ability besides the Byakugan."
Hinata her Byakugan, gathering Chakra Fist. Hearing this, she chuckled and said, "Oh dear! You saw through me... Looks like I'll have to kill you to silence you today!"
Sasori of the Red Sands's eyes became wary. The Third Kazekage stood in front of Sasori of the Red Sands, and Iron Sand condensed into a shield, but he did not make a move.
Are you waiting for your companions to come and provide support?
Hinata said nonchalantly, "Don't forget, I have companions too!"
Sasori of the Red Sands glanced at Deidara. His breath was very weak, and he still had a breath left, but if he wasn't treated quickly, Deidara would die from blood loss in a few minutes.
"..."
After a moment of silence, Sasori of the Red Sands suddenly made his move.
The Human Puppet of the Third Kazekage extended its left arm, the seal on the left arm was broken, and thousands of puppet arms extended from the seal, sweeping towards Hinata.
"Heavenly Spin!"
The arms extended at an extremely fast speed, Hinata could only counter with the Heavenly Spin. The spinning chakra ball destroyed all the puppet arms in an instant.
Sasori of the Red Sands remained calm and said indifferently, "It seems my judgment was correct..."
"You couldn't fly into the sky and gain aerial advantage, which means you can't do it anymore... Is it because you don't have enough chakra, or did you release some kind of technique?"
As he spoke, the Iron Sand condensed into a triangular cone shape, spinning like a top and hurtling towards Hinata's head.
Hinata dodged Sasori of the Red Sands's attacks with several backward jumps.
"Well!"
Hinata was somewhat discouraged.
Hinata really thought Kakuzu some powerful trump card because Kakuzu had been putting on airs with her.
Now it was Hinata's turn to put on an act, but unexpectedly Sasori of the Red Sands saw through her act in just a few seconds.
"Am I really that stupid?"
'Despair!'
Using the tree trunk as leverage, Hinata leaped and spun around as she attacked Sasori of the Red Sands.
Since we're wary of Sasori of the Red Sands's hidden weapon attacks, let's use a ninjutsu that combines offense and defense.
Sasori of the Red Sands said calmly, "Your speed is much slower than before... It seems you have indeed deactivated some kind of power-enhancing technique."
As he spoke, another portion of the Iron Sand condensed into a shield, blocking Sasori of the Red Sands's attack and also preventing Hinata's Heavenly Spin Bomb.
'Sizzle sizzle...'
The ear-piercing scraping sound echoed continuously, and sparks flickered on the Iron Sand shield, but Hinata was still unable to break through Sasori of the Red Sands's Iron Sand defense.
Hinata stopped spinning and landed on the ground.
In an instant, the Iron Sand changed. The Iron Sand shield and the Iron Sand triangular cone simultaneously transformed into countless iron spikes, densely distributed around the area, flying towards Hinata from all directions and angles.
"Magnet Release - Iron Sand Boundary Technique!"
Even though the Byakugan's perception is incredibly sharp, Hinata was still somewhat flustered at this moment, unsure how to dodge this attack.
Entering Sage Mode will take some time, but the current situation is urgent.
The best way to break through a defense is to attack from a single point, but these Iron Sand are poisonous; even a slight scratch will be fatal.
Hinata was somewhat envious of the First Hokage's Sage Body. If she could return alive this time, Hinata vowed to study it thoroughly.
The ability to instantly become an immortal is truly enviable.
"Heavenly Spin!"
Hinata spun rapidly, the sharp iron spikes piercing the chakra ball of the Heavenly Spin, drawing bright sparks.
"It's blocked!"
Hinata felt incredibly fortunate.
Sasori of the Red Sands is a puppeteer, and puppeteers' combat is mainly based on mechanisms. 'Insidious, ruthless, and unpredictable' are the true characteristics of a puppeteer.
Puppet masters are never known for their offensive capabilities.
Even the Human Puppet created by the Third Kazekage could not break through the defenses of Heavenly Spin under the attack of 'breaking through the surface by focusing on a single point'.
The Heavenly Spin Technique is, after all, a rotating motion. In addition to its own defensive power, the rotational force can also deflect the opponent's attack power.
Sasori of the Red Sands remained calm and composed, saying with elegant manners, "You think this is the end of it?"
"Iron Sand is fluid; it can change shape at will!"
Hinata looked around warily.
Although the Heavenly Spin had cleared a space, Hinata was surrounded by... a dense array of iron spikes.
Sasori of the Red Sands moved his hands, and the Iron Sand instantly changed shape. The 'vertical' iron spikes stuck in the ground became 'horizontal' iron spikes, and once again shot towards Hinata.
"Cut!"
Hinata pouted and had no choice but to use Heavenly Spin once again.
With so many iron spikes, Sasori of the Red Sands clearly couldn't control them precisely. However, the Chakra Ball of Heavenly Spin could deflect the penetrating power of each spike, redirecting the attack to the side.
Sasori of the Red Sands was clearly aware of this as well.
"Area-of-effect ninjutsu can't break through the Heavenly Spin defense, and high-damage ninjutsu can't hit it..."
"And her technique is also quite intriguing!"