Although the clay bird had caught Seiya and successfully exploded.
Deidara and Tobi, standing on the back of the C2, both knew that an explosion of that level was nowhere near enough to defeat an opponent like Seiya.
As the smoke in the air was scattered by the wind, Seiya's figure once again appeared in Deidara and Tobi's line of sight.
Deidara had known that the explosion of the C1 Giant Bird would not be enough to kill Seiya, but he had never expected that, let alone being killed, Seiya would emerge from the blast completely unscathed!
Bone spikes that had grown from his body slowly retracted beneath Seiya's skin. When the unharmed Seiya bared his teeth in a grin at them, Deidara instantly felt mocked.
"Is this the Shikotsumyaku of the Kaguya Clan? It's even trickier than I imagined."
Deidara had encountered similar absolute defensive abilities before. The Fifth Kazekage's sand at least had gaps to exploit, but Seiya's bones grew directly from within his body and fit him perfectly. How was he supposed to break through that?
"Deidara-senpai, look at that guy! He's floating in midair!"
While Deidara was still considering how to dismantle Seiya's incredibly formidable Shikotsumyaku defense, Tobi's panicked shouting made him realize that Seiya's body was actually floating in the air!
"The old Tsuchikage's Lightweight and Heavy Rock Technique! No, that was the old man's inherited ninjutsu. There's no way a Mist Ninja could know it.
"And that Lightning Release Body Technique from before, which was comparable to Space-Time Ninjutsu... what the hell is this guy?"
As Deidara complained, he controlled the C2 beneath his feet and began flying at high speed.
They currently had too little information. If their opponent possessed such speed and the ability to fly, then engaging in aerial combat would