"Hohzuki! Dango! Follow me! Ida and Rose, stand by where you are!"
With Kankuro's orders, the battle between the surprise attack units officially began.
Watching Omoi and Sai move, Deidara kept putting pressure on them from time to time.
"You're quick, but even if you cut me, it won't do any good."
Hearing Deidara's words, Omoi slipped past the two Konoha ninjas and charged straight at him.
However, the two ninjas under Sasori's control gripped their kunai and thrust them toward Omoi's back.
Seeing this, Deidara gave a sinister grin. "That's Sasori for you. Now I don't even need to dodge."
"Cloud Style! Reverse Slash!"
Omoi's sword did not swing at Deidara as he had expected. Instead, it slashed backward.
All of Sasori's chakra threads were severed in an instant. Two other members of the surprise attack unit caught the two Konoha ninjas who had fallen out of his control. With that, every member of the advance reconnaissance unit except Anko Mitarashi had been rescued.
Deidara's thoughts were written all over his face.
"Tch! A cheap trick! You pretended to slash at me head-on, but it was just a feint to cut the chakra threads behind you. How boring."
Sasori, however, felt some admiration for Omoi.
"You cut my chakra threads? Your swordsmanship is quite good."
Seizing the opportunity, Kankuro located Sasori's chakra threads floating in the air. Chakra threads shot from his own hands and connected directly to Sasori's.
The instant Kankuro connected the chakra threads, Sasori sensed it, but Kankuro immediately gave a fierce yank, dragging Sasori down from above.
At the same time, Kankuro shouted to Ida, who was standing by behind him, "Ida! Send me up!"
The Iwagakure ninja performed her ninjutsu the instant she received the order.
"Right! Earth Release: Moving Earth Core!"
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