At the same time, Sunagakure is several kilometers away.
On a desolate hill, Deidara was sitting behind a rock, breathing heavily.
At this moment, emergency treatment had been done for his broken arm, but the pain still caused cold sweat to break out on his forehead.
"Damn... damn damn damn!"
He gritted his teeth and slammed the rock next to him with his remaining arm.
That arm was torn off by Gaara with sand.
If he hadn't reacted quickly, he might have died.
"One-Tail... that damn One-Tail Jinchuriki..."
He cursed in a low voice, but another figure suddenly flashed in his mind.
That boy in black.
That column of water rising into the sky.
The C3 that he sealed with ice.
Deidara squinted his eyes, a complicated light flashed in his eyes.
Ice Release... Where did that kid come from?
If it weren't for him, C3 would have exploded long ago.
Even if the explosion doesn't kill One-Tail Jinchuriki, it can at least cause enough chaos to give him a chance to take action.
But that kid happened to show up at the most critical moment, and used that weird Ice Release to abruptly change the situation of the battle.
"Cut..."
Deidara spat, feeling unspeakably depressed.
At this moment, a cold and hoarse voice sounded from behind.
"What's going on?"
Deidara turned around and saw a rickety old man, also wearing a black and red moire robe, slowly walking towards him.
It is Akatsuki member--Sasori of the Red Sands.
"Brother Scorpion..." Deidara gave a somewhat forced smile, "You're here."
Xie ignored his approach, her eyes fell on his broken right arm, and she frowned slightly.
"One-Tail capture failed?"
His voice was calm, but Deidara could hear the displeasure hidden in it.
After all, what Scorpio hates most is waiting.
"This..." Deidara scratched his head, "There was an accident."
"Accident?" Scorpio's tone remained calm, "What accident?"
Deidara was silent for a moment, and then spoke.
"Brother Scorpion, the enemy's strength this time is much stronger than expected."
He paused, seeming to formulate his words.
"That One-Tail Jinchuriki is much stronger than what the intelligence said.
His sand not only has amazing defense, but can also actively attack, and his reaction speed is astonishingly fast. I used C1 and C3, but they were blocked by him."
Xie didn't speak, just looked at him quietly.
Deidara was a little embarrassed by what he saw, so he quickly continued.
"And... the most important thing is that a disruptor appeared in the middle."
"Spoiler?"
"Yes!" Deidara nodded.
"A kid who knows how to use Ice Release. He looks young, but his strength is not weak.
I originally threw C3 at the village, but that kid appeared out of nowhere and suddenly froze the bomb, neutralizing part of its power."
Scorpion's brows moved slightly.
"Ice Release?"
"Yes! It's the kind of Ice Release that can freeze things!" Deidara said while gesturing with his only remaining hand.
"And that guy's Ice Release is very strange, not only the color, but also the feeling of the technique. For a moment, it seemed to be isolated, like... sealed."
He recalled the scene at that time with a hint of confusion in his tone.
"I clearly felt that C3 had detonated, but the power of the ice delayed the explosion.
In addition, One-Tail Jinchuriki was later wrapped in sand, and my C3... was just digested."
Scorpion was silent for a moment.
"Ice Release..." he repeated in a low voice, all kinds of information quickly flashing through his mind.
Kirigakure's Ice Release Kekkei Genkai, as far as he knows, only one person owns it - Bai.
But that person died a few years ago.
And according to the intelligence, although Bai's strength is good, it is definitely not up to the level described by Deidara.
"What does that person look like?" Xie asked.
Deidara thought for a while:
"White hair, young, wearing black clothes."
Not very old... that's about twelve to twenty years old.
At this age, he can Ice Release, and his strength is enough to interfere with Deidara's C3.
Shinobi World When did such a person appear?
"What village is he from?" Xie asked again.
Deidara shook his head.
"I don't know, but it's definitely not Sunagakure's. And Brother Xie, weren't you Sunagakure's before? You should know better."
Hearing this, Xie didn't ask any more questions.
He raised his head and looked in the direction of Sunagakure. A trace of thought flashed in his eyes that were always emotionless.
After a moment, he spoke coldly.
"So, not only did you fail to catch One-Tail this time, but you also broke an arm, and you don't even know who messed up the situation?"
Deidara shrank his neck. After all, he had made the other party wait for so long, and he was indeed in the wrong.
"Brother Scorpion, this... I..."
"That's enough."
Xie interrupted him, his tone still calm.
"Go back."
He turned around and said calmly.
"Go back to Kakuzu first and reconnect your arm.
As for the leader, I will explain it to you."
Deidara opened his mouth, but in the end said nothing. He scratched his head and followed cautiously.
(Explain that normal ice is still transparent, and it will turn white only by using the power of Mōryō.
It's similar to Curse 1 and Curse 2. After reading the title, I read the explanation for Curse 2 and compared it to Curse 2.)