Konan... had been caught!
Deidara stared blankly at the scene, and countless thoughts rushed through his mind.
He was obsessed with art and sometimes seemed a little dim, but Deidara wasn't actually stupid. An idiot couldn't master Clay Bombs, a technique that was both dazzling and powerful.
Something was wrong.
Something was very wrong.
Lin Qing was strong, but no matter how strong he was, he shouldn't have been able to exert such overwhelming pressure against Konan, Deidara, and Itachi Uchiha working together.
Deidara quickly reviewed the battle.
When had things started going wrong?
It suddenly hit him—
"From the very beginning! Things went wrong as soon as Itachi cast his genjutsu!"
"Why couldn't the most famous genjutsu master, with his Sharingan, even withstand one of Lin Qing's moves?"
"No one knew that Lin Qing could only summon one Evil Spirit at a time. It was Itachi's information that made Konan approach Lin Qing, and that was why she got caught."
"And now..."
Deidara looked toward the battlefield.
He was hovering above Lin Qing, Konan was struggling with him at close range, and only Itachi Uchiha had kept his distance.
Deidara's gaze toward Itachi grew increasingly hostile.
"You bastard... You wouldn't happen to be a spy for Konoha, would you?"
If that was true, everything made sense.
Lin Qing and Itachi Uchiha were both originally from Konoha.
Itachi had acted strangely during this operation, insisting that he come along.
"Did Konoha see that the Akatsuki's deputy leader, Konan, was among those coming this time, and decide to 'close the net'?"
Deidara had devoted his entire life to art. The Third Tsuchikage, Ōnoki, had seen his talent and always treated him with great care.
Despite his long blond hair, Deidara was pure-hearted. He'd never experienced this kind of betrayal or dealt