As Deidara's words fell, he abruptly thrust both hands into the pockets at his sides and closed his eyes, as though sensing something.
Seeing this, Gin's lips curled into a grin, cold light gleaming in his eyes as he chuckled softly.
"You closed your eyes in front of an enemy whose strength you don't understand. Aren't you afraid I'll kill you in an instant?"
As he spoke, he gently raised Shinso in his hand and murmured softly.
"Shoot to kill, Shinso!"
The moment his voice fell, a chilling blade flash suddenly appeared in midair, shooting straight toward the closed-eyed Deidara!
Just as the slender blade was about to reach Deidara, his hands suddenly formed a seal before his chest.
"Shadow Clone Technique!"
As a cloud of white smoke abruptly spread across the back of the enormous white bird, Gin's brow twitched.
A clone technique?
Just as he was feeling puzzled, the enormous white bird suddenly dove down at him from within the smoke!
Seeing this, Gin's lips rose as he said softly.
"Are you trying to get close and fight me!?"
There was not the slightest trace of concern on his face. With one hand gripping the slender blade, he gave it a light swing, and the white blade instantly cleaved the enormous white bird in the sky—and the dark figure upon its back—in two!
However, at that moment, a slightly cold shout rang out from the air.
"Explosive Clay: Clone Funeral!"
"Boom!!"
In an instant, raging flames covered the sky. Countless tongues of fire, like falling meteors, poured straight down toward Gin's position.
Feeling the searing heat from above rapidly closing in, Gin's eyes flickered as he thought to himself.
So his ability is to control all sorts of explosions...
It's somewhat unusual, but... this sort of thing is