The flying shuriken ricocheted off the surrounding trees and embedded themselves. Kakashi tightened the steel wires attached to them, leaving the Clay Bats that had just evaded the kunai attacks and insect collisions with no time to dodge before crashing into the wires and exploding. Once one exploded, it set off the others as well.
Watching the Clay Bats he had placed such high hopes on explode one after another, Deidara stomped his feet in fury.
"Everyone, spread out! Don't cluster together and give him a chance to attack!"
Against an enemy like Deidara, having too many people gathered in one place made it easy to suffer losses.
Kakashi immediately ordered everyone to disperse. He pulled up the forehead protector covering his left eye and began gathering Chakra as he watched the frustrated Deidara in the sky.
"Damn it!!! You actually ruined my plans! Let's see how I deal with you!"
With his attacks being neutralized again and again, Deidara roared furiously.
"Let me show you the explosion of art!!!"
"Uh..."
Just as Kakashi was preparing to use his left eye, a streak of silver light shot toward Deidara in midair, causing Kakashi to pause slightly.
He had clearly seen the object flying through the air, gleaming silver beneath the sunlight.
"Who is it?!"
Just as Deidara was about to give Kakashi a few grand artistic explosions, he sensed a cold glint shooting toward him. He raised a hand and caught the gleaming object, shouting angrily.
"This is..."
The moment he saw what he was holding, Deidara froze.
He remembered some of the intelligence Akatsuki had gathered. Uchiha Obito, who had once gone around under Uchiha Madara's name, had told everyone:
"Be careful if you encounter a three-pronged kunai engraved with strange markings. It is the special kunai used by