"Oh, oh, oh, they really came after me! Haha, looks like I really can capture the Nine-Tails this time and complete Itachi's mission!" Deidara looked down at Naruto racing after him, his eyes lighting up as he burst into laughter.
"Alright! That bastard Ueno Kei came after me too. Then I'll use art to prove who the true strong one is!" Deidara watched the purple figure following behind, the smile on his lips growing wider. To Deidara, this was not arrogance or anything of the sort. After all, everyone in Akatsuki was either a madman, a lunatic, or someone so fixated on an obsession in their heart that they simply had no regard for anything else.
For Deidara, the most important thing was proving that his art was the most powerful in the world!
Naturally, Deidara refused to accept that Ueno Kei had defeated Ōnoki. Although he had already defected from Iwagakure, that did not mean he no longer felt anything for the village—especially Ōnoki. In Deidara's eyes, only he could defeat Ōnoki! Anyone else? Hmph, Deidara would absolutely never allow such a thing!
So, he would defeat him! He would even kill Ueno Kei to prove himself!
Deidara took out a lump of white clay from his pouch and nodded slightly. "Hmm, I'll make some twin-winged birds to test things out first." A sinister smile appeared on Deidara's lips as his hands began kneading the clay.
"Naruto!" Naruto was certainly fast. After being wrapped in Nine-Tails chakra, his speed had increased even more noticeably, but to Ueno Kei, it made little difference. The defining trait of lightning-nature chakra was violence and speed!
Combined with Ueno Kei's current strength, catching up to Naruto was effortless.
"Naruto! Calm down! If you really want to get Gaara back, then calm down! Do