Time goes back to Deidara.
Deidara, who was in the air, wanted to immediately use Clay Bomb to attack Naruto and others below, but the Ink Bird drawn by Sai interfered with his vision and attack rhythm.
A Ink Bird swooped down from the flank, holding a Explosive Tag in its beak, and crashed directly into the flank of C2 Dragon.
Deidara had to control the dragon to dodge sideways, and his prepared attack rhythm was interrupted, and a trace of impatience flashed in his eyes.
He looked at Kakashi and others who were also taking off, snorted coldly, and then patted C2 Dragon underneath him.
The giant clay dragon's mouth slowly opened, and a huge Clay Bomb deep in its throat was rapidly taking shape, and then transformed into a smaller clay flying dragon, quickly heading in the direction of Sai and Kakashi.
Although the flying dragon is not big in size, it is extremely fast.
Kakashi's Sharingan rotated rapidly and captured the trajectory of the flying dragon.
He did not dodge, and quickly pulled out a few Shuriken from Ninja Tool Pouch with his right hand. Blue lightning jumped in the palm of his hand and attached to the blade of Shuriken.
As the lightning exploded, he threw Shuriken violently.
Shuriken drew several blue arcs in the air and accurately penetrated the clay flying dragon.
The flying dragon instantly lost its activity and turned into a puddle of white clay fragments falling from the sky.
"Tsk, Lightning Release..."
Deidara curled his lips, but without too much panic, he spit out more flying dragons and controlled them to surround them on both sides.
During this gap, Sai was not idle.
He quickly lowered Ink Bird and at the same time extended his right hand towards Yamato below.
Yamato did not hesitate, jumped up, grabbed Sai's hand, and was pulled onto Ink Bird's back.
After standing firm, Yamato quickly moved Hand Seals with both hands. The wooden structure on Ink Bird's back rapidly grew and deformed under his control. Several thick wooden spikes emerged from the bird's back, like a simple continuous-firing turret.
Yamato pressed one hand on the wooden thorns. As Chakra surged, the wooden thorns shot out in the direction of Deidara one after another, so fast that they left afterimages in the air.
Deidara had to control C2 Dragon to constantly move and dodge in the air.
The wooden spikes brushed against the dragon's wings and abdomen. Although it did not hit directly, it effectively restricted his space of movement, preventing him from easily delivering support to the battlefield below.
The maneuver in the air continued for some time.
Deidara tried to break through the blockade several times to support Scorpion, but was forced back by Kakashi's Lightning Release Shuriken and Yamato's wooden spines.
Sai keeps drawing new Ink Bird, harassing and containing them from all directions.
Although the cooperation between the three of them could not be said to be a tacit understanding, it was enough to pin Deidara in the air.
At a certain gap, Deidara grabbed Kakashi and threw Lightning Release Shuriken. After a short gap, he suddenly controlled C2 Dragon to open its huge mouth, and a huge Clay Bomb spurted out from the depths of his throat.
The bomb suddenly exploded in mid-air, but it did not produce a violent shock wave. Instead, it turned into a thick white smoke that quickly spread around, completely blocking the vision of Kakashi and others.
"That's it now."
Deidara whispered to himself.
Taking advantage of the cover of the smoke, he quickly controlled C2 Dragon to climb up, and at the same time quickly glanced down.
He saw that Scorpion was controlling those Clay Puppets, fighting with Narutos like a real ninja.
The corners of his mouth raised slightly, and he softly uttered a word.
"Click!"
Below, all the remaining clay puppets began to expand rapidly almost at the same time.
"Boom!"
The explosive Kakkō exploded below, echoing the smoke in the air.
Deidara withdrew his gaze and returned his attention to the opponent in front of him.
The smoke is dissipating, and the figures of the three Kakashi are becoming clear again.
He was about to control C2 Dragon to attack again, but the moment he raised his hand, his movements suddenly froze.
C2 Dragon's wing flapping frequency has obviously slowed down.
Deidara looked down and his pupils suddenly shrank.
The surface of the giant dragon's body was covered with dense black insects at some point.
Those bugs were clinging to the surface of the clay, eating the dragon's body one bite at a time.
Every time a small piece of clay is chewed, the dragon's body shrinks a little, and the cracks on its wings become more obvious.
"When..." Deidara's voice contained a hint of disbelief.
He turned his head suddenly, looking past Kakashi and the others in front, and landed further away.
On Ink Bird's back, Shino was standing there quietly, eyes behind sunglasses looking at him calmly, his right hand slightly raised, and a few tiny black flying insects on his fingertips were slowly flying back to his cuffs.
Those bugs had quietly invaded C2 Dragon's body at some point.
The dragon's body quickly disintegrated under the gnawing of the insects, and white clay fragments peeled off like snowflakes, falling from high altitudes.
Deidara gritted his teeth and quickly took out a new handful of clay from Ninja Tool Pouch, trying to repair the dragon's body.
But there were so many bugs that whenever he added a piece, the swarms of bugs would immediately swarm up and eat it up.
"Asshole..." Deidara cursed in a low voice.
A few minutes later, C2 Dragon completely lost its ability to fly.
The huge clay body disintegrated in the air and turned into countless white fragments scattered.
During the fall, Deidara quickly took out a handful of clay from Ninja Tool Pouch, quickly pinched out a smaller flying bird and stepped on it.
He hovered in mid-air, looking down at the dissipating remains of C2 Dragon below, and then looked up at the silent figure on the back of Ink Bird in the distance.
Shino was still standing there, looking at him calmly with eyes behind his sunglasses, without pursuing him or making any unnecessary remarks.
Deidara took a deep breath, looked away from the figure, and looked at the battlefield below.
On the Scorpion side, Hiruko's shell has been shattered, and its body is exposed, suppressing Naruto and others.
His eyes darkened slightly, and he no longer wanted to fight. He controlled the only remaining bird and quickly swooped in the direction of the scorpion.