As Shinji had expected, he didn't need to do anything extra. The Akatsuki Organization and the demons had already clashed fiercely across the vast borders of the Grass Country.
The Akatsuki Organization was trying to capture one or two of the core Upper Ranks, pry open their mouths, and wipe them all out for good.
Meanwhile, the demons, attacking on all fronts, were searching for the Akatsuki Organization's leader, preparing for a final decapitation strike.
Although the battle had erupted in full, both sides were actually building up even more vicious killing moves. Whoever could keep up their strength in the open for longer would be able to conceal their killing move more deeply!
Rumble.
Amid an unending series of explosions, the earth trembled, and even the wind seemed to wail.
Whoosh!
Just then, a figure burst out of the smoke and leaped into the air with a few quick bounds, lunging toward the Clay Bird overhead. "Moon Breathing, Fifth Form: Moonlight Disaster Vortex!"
In an instant, countless sword arcs, cold and pale as moonlight, flew out and hurtled toward the Clay Bird.
"!?"
Deidara and Scorpion, aboard the Clay Bird, were both startled and leaped away in opposite directions.
Deidara barely dodged the attack. He glanced back at the Clay Bird, now sliced into several pieces by the sword arcs, then grinned and formed a hand seal with one hand. "Art is an explosion!"
Rumble!
The severed pieces of the Clay Bird exploded one after another, and the blasts instantly swallowed the Upper Moon Two who had just lunged at them.
After landing, Deidara said, "Brother Scorpion, I've taken care of him!"
"Don't let your guard down—"
Before he could finish, Scorpion, in his Hiruko Puppet form, paled and hastily swung his tail.
In an instant, several Chakra Threads