Deidara's group, heading for Rock Martial City, the capital of a vassal state of the Hidden Rock Village along the eastern corridor of the Ninja Kingdom, also ran into an ambush.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The enemy had planted a large number of landmines in advance. When the lead carriage triggered the first mine, the explosions spread in a chain, killing and wounding many Hidden Rock Village attendants.
Fortunately, the convoy had maintained spacing between its vehicles, and the Hidden Rock Village excelled at ninjutsu that altered terrain, so they were not wiped out in one go.
The explosions' direct destructive force was one thing, but the secondary injuries caused by mine fragments could not be ignored either.
Akatsuchi and Kurotsuchi used Earth Release to create trenches as cover!
At the bottom of the trench, Kurotsuchi clutched her ankle. A bloody gash had been carved into her pale skin by a mine fragment. It was not serious, but it hurt badly enough that cold sweat had appeared on her little face!
Deidara's eyes turned red. "Those bastards, I'll blow them to pieces!"
Bang!
Amid a cloud of white smoke... a giant bird made of clay appeared!
Kurotsuchi said anxiously, "Big Brother Deidara, if you go out like that, you'll become a live target for the enemy!!"
"Shut up. If you're afraid of dying, what kind of art are you making!" Deidara leaped onto the bird's back and instructed Akatsuchi, "Akatsuchi, keep an eye on Kurotsuchi for me!"
The giant bird rose into the air and left the trench... immediately drawing the enemy's fire!
All kinds of bullets struck the bird's body. Normally, an explosive like this would detonate if subjected to a powerful external impact. In principle, Deidara's Explosion Release art carried that risk; in his battle with Sasuke Uchiha, he