A Fatal Flaw (Please Vote!)

After seeing Hizashi off, Hyuga Kagami returned to the battlefield and hid far away, silently observing the situation. He witnessed the entire battle between Deidara and Otsutsuki Toneri's incomplete puppet body.

The entire battle had been almost completely one-sided.

Perhaps because he had suffered badly at Hyuga Kagami's hands earlier, Otsutsuki Toneri had completely discarded his initial contempt when facing Deidara this time, pushing the insight of his Byakugan to its limit.

Moreover, Otsutsuki Toneri was no longer as ignorant of Explosion Release and Dust Release as he had been when fighting Hyuga Kagami. Deidara was therefore completely forced onto the defensive. Even Dust Release, which he regarded as his trump card, had failed to defeat his enemy in a single strike, leaving him both frustrated and furious.

Fortunately, Deidara's ability to stay alive was among the best in the shinobi world.

In the original timeline, Deidara had successfully escaped from Kakashi, Guy, and a group of Konoha shinobi even after losing both arms and all combat ability.

As for his later battle with Sasuke, if he had not gotten himself worked up and vented all the anger he had suffered from Itachi onto Sasuke, insisting on settling the score with him, he would never have died at all.

Thus, despite having been at a disadvantage from the very beginning, Deidara still relied on his extensive combat experience to successfully escape Otsutsuki Toneri's pursuit.

This also revealed Otsutsuki Toneri's lack of combat experience.

Once the battle was over, Hyuga Kagami did not linger by the shore. He quietly returned to his Aerial Fortress.

Along the way, Hyuga Kagami made a basic assessment of Otsutsuki Toneri's strength.

Because Otsutsuki Toneri had been controlling a puppet, Hyuga Kagami had no way of knowing his basic physical attributes, such as chakra reserves, speed,