Deidara's Ultimate Art!
Deidara was even more confused upon hearing Gaara's words.
When did I ever hurt your mother?
He thought for a moment and continued, "You mean that sand Sculpture from before?"
"That's made of sand, how could it be your mother? Is your mother dead?"
Gaara was enraged upon hearing this.
His composure vanished, replaced by a ruthless resemblance to his appearance during the Chunin exam, making him utterly repulsive.
Without uttering a word, he suddenly raised one hand high.
"The Shukaku Spear!"
In an instant, a yellowish-brown spear materialized from the Yellow Sand beneath his feet.
It also contains some characteristics of the Shukaku).
This is a giant spear that he created by using Chakra to gather and compress extremely hard minerals from the earth, which then solidified into Killer Bee.
It is known as the strongest attack, and is on par with the strongest defense of his Shukaku Shield.
Deidara panicked for a moment when he saw Gaara's furious expression.
He spoke weakly, "No, your mother is really dead...?"
"Die!!!"
As soon as Deidara spoke, Gaara's expression became even more ferocious. He roared and thrust his spear fiercely towards Deidara's head.
But just then, Deidara's lips curled into a slight smile, "Drink!"
His body suddenly exploded!
Gaara instinctively used sand to protect himself.
However, after the aftershocks of the explosion subsided, Gaara discovered that the power of the explosion was less than one-tenth of that of the previous Clay Spider.
When he dispersed the sand, Deidara had vanished, leaving only a tattered part of his black robe with red clouds in the pit.
"Damn it! I actually did that!"
Gaara clutched one of his eyes with one hand, his heart filled with pain and resentment.
Ever since he learned that his Absolute Defense came from Gaara's Mother, which is his mother's love, he subconsciously didn't want to use Absolute Defense to protect himself.
He always felt that such behavior would hurt his mother.
This gave Deidara a chance to catch his breath and escape.
However, at that moment, Deidara's loud laughter came from not far behind Gaara.
"Hahaha, as Tailed Beast Host! I truly didn't expect you to force me to use my most artistic masterpiece!"
Smiling, he completely removed the black robe with red clouds that had already been destroyed in the explosion from his body.
The explosion he just made was actually a trick where he used the Clay Spider to hide on his body surface and then, when forced to, detonate it, making his opponent think he was about to commit a suicidal explosion, thus giving him a chance to escape.
But at this moment, he no longer wanted to run away.
He wanted to complete his own artwork!
That is, himself!
The moment his robes were removed, revealing his skin, a huge mouth appeared on his left chest!
However, this large mouth was sewn shut with black thread, making it appear closed.
Gaara looked in the direction of the sound.
Then they saw Deidara grab a lump of white Explosive Clay from his pouch.
However, this time was different from before; the large mouth in the center of his palm did not swallow the white clay.
"No matter what you want to do, you're going to die here today."
This Yellow Sand is your burial ground.
Gaara lowered the hand that had been gripping his eyes, and his gaze returned to its rare calm.
"Hahaha, I will only perish in my art!"
Deidara laughed loudly and ripped off the black line covering his chest that resembled a large mouth.
The sewn-closed mouth suddenly opened greedily.
Just then, Sasori, whose face was half-shattered by Might Guy, shouted at Deidara, "What are you doing! The Tailed Beast must be captured alive to complete the ritual!"
"Big Brother Sasori, now is the time for my dream to come true! It seems my dream doesn't necessarily have to be realized through the leader's empty promises!"
Deidara responded loudly, while simultaneously shoving the white clay in his hand into his mouth, which was pressed against his chest.
"The Shukaku Spear!"
Gaara hurled Shukaku Spear at Deidara.
"Pfft--Boom--"
Shukaku Spear easily pierced Deidara's body and embedded itself at the foot of a distant hill, shattering with a loud crash.
However, this time it was quite strange; Deidara's pierced body did not bleed, but quickly turned transparent.
What's going on?
Gaara frowned slightly.
"Hahaha, I myself am my most satisfying work of art!"
Deidara's body gradually became completely transparent, leaving only his enormous mouth still chewing visible.
"Art is—an explosion!"
"Zzz--"
The instant his last remaining large mouth stopped chewing, a beam of white light shot out!
Not only Gaara, but also Might Guy and Sasori sensed a terrifying pressure emanating from it!
This time, the explosion might be twice as powerful as his previous Clay Clone explosion... no, maybe ten times more powerful!
Gaara's expression changed slightly, and he quickly used his Strongest Shield, Shukaku Shield!
The principle behind Shukaku Shield is the same as that of Shukaku Spear: both are made by extracting and condensing hard minerals from the ground into the hardest substance. The only difference is that one is shaped like a spear and the other is shaped like a shield!
However, just as Deidara's massive chest opening trembled, a blue beam of light swept past Sasori and Might Guy, heading straight for Deidara.
"Lightning Cutter!"
bass--
A bright blue light flashed across Deidara's chest, past his swollen mouth.
The moment the Lightning Release Chakra struck Deidara's chest, the expansion of his enormous mouth paused for a split second.
The blue beam of light stopped, revealing Kakashi's figure.
"Kakashi! Speed..."
Might Guy smirked.
Just then, he noticed that Kakashi showed no sign of letting up.
Kakashi stopped without hesitation, Three Tomoe Sharingan in his left eye immediately transformed into a pattern!
It was unmistakably the shape of the Mangekyō Sharingan!
"Kamui!"
A powerful torque twisted in Deidara's chest!
In an instant, a black vortex appeared in space, drawing it into it.
It was at this moment that the black maw, which had already stopped expanding, began to expand again!
"Whoosh--"
Just as the explosion was about to occur, Kakashi's Mangekyou Sharingan successfully teleported the object from right in front of him into the Kamui dimension.
"..."
Kakashi's face was covered in cold sweat, and he weakly supported himself with his hands.
The oppressive aura emanating from Deidara's mouth had terrified him from afar.
Upon closer inspection, blue smoke was visible!
The blue smoke was the blast radius visible to the Sharingan, and the area affected was as large as the entire Sunagakure!
This is one of the abilities of the Sharingan, allowing one to see the range of Chakra caused by the explosion of Deidara 'Explosive Clay.
It appears as a blue, smoky substance when observed by the Sharingan.
In the Original Plot, Sasuke and Deidara's battle used this method to determine the safe range of the explosion.
As Elite Jonin Konoha, Kakashi was very familiar with the counter-relationships of the five ninjutsu. Lightning Release counters Earth Release, so he used Lightning Cutter to cut off the explosion, turning it into a dud.
Even after his success, his Sharingan could still detect the blue smoke!
Realizing something was wrong, he immediately activated the Mangekyō Sharingan's ability to teleport it away!
Fortunately, it was successful.
However, on the other side, Obito, who was using his Hollowfication ability to float and travel, suddenly experienced a blinding white light in the Kamui Dimension!
The shockwave from the explosion immediately spread outwards!
From his Sharingan's perspective, the Kamui Dimension was completely covered by blue smoke!
A sudden sense of impending death gripped his heart!
"Kamui!"
Obito instantly deactivated his Hollowfication state, preparing to escape the Kamui Dimension.
But the shockwave from the explosion had already dissipated!
Beneath his mask, his expression hardened, and his left eye widened instantly!
In an instant, he activated the Secret Technique unique to the Uchiha Clan — Izanagi!