"Deidara, it's you again."
As the aftermath of the explosions gradually dissipated, Itachi looked up at the bird in the sky and ground his teeth in fury. After judging the distance, he intended to leap to higher ground and attack with ninjutsu.
But just as he started moving, the space before him rippled faintly, like shimmering waves on water, and a figure wearing a patterned mask appeared.
"Itachi-san, this path is blocked," a flippant voice came from beneath the mask.
Uchiha Itachi's face darkened. "Get lost."
As he spoke, the Great Fireball Technique was already unleashed. Yet something bizarre happened—the blazing fireball passed straight through the other man's body.
Itachi's gaze sharpened as he murmured, "How is that possible?"
While Itachi was held back by Obito, Deidara dropped several more bombs from the sky.
Amid thunderous blasts, more tall buildings collapsed.
"Feudal Lord-sama, watch out!"
At the tallest pavilion, the guardian ninja hurriedly used ninjutsu to support the falling rubble. As the Feudal Lord looked on in panic, someone hoisted him onto their back and tried to flee into the distance.
"Itachi-san, you're a nuisance. A man who has awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan is rare even in Uchiha history. Letting you act freely would cause us trouble, so I can only personally stop you here."
Obito Uchiha spoke with a light chuckle, his tone relaxed. Clearly, he did not believe Itachi could do anything to him.
In these circumstances, Deidara sat atop his white bird with complete abandon. Explosions rang out without end, adding to Konoha's casualties.
A streak of red light shot up from the ground, moving so fast that it caught Deidara off guard. In an instant, the white bird's wings were severed, and his body fell toward the earth.
Gritting his teeth, he flipped through the air