Kakashi Hatake, his concentration razor-sharp, immediately raised his head.
His scarred Three-Tomoe Sharingan twisted and spun desperately.
Blood was already trickling from the corner of his eye.
The Uchiha Clan's Sharingan was indeed extraordinarily powerful.
But using the Sharingan's abilities came at an enormous cost.
Aside from consuming vast amounts of mental energy, every use of the Sharingan inevitably inflicted considerable "backlash" damage on the eye.
That damage could even directly affect its host.
Uchiha Itachi was one example.
Once a young prodigy of the Uchiha Clan, he had now become a "sickly wreck" from repeatedly using the Sharingan.
The Uchiha Clan's prodigies who awakened the Sharingan generally lived short lives, a consequence of the Sharingan's backlash.
Given Kakashi Hatake's current physical condition, the consequences of the backlash if he kept using the Sharingan went without saying.
Whether he could withstand the intense "ravaging" of his mental energy was still in question.
The space overhead rapidly twisted and swirled, and Sharingan: Kamui punched a hole straight through the solid dragon head.
Kakashi Hatake still did not stop. He tried to widen the hole he had pierced through it.
Rumble!
The enormous white clay dragon head slammed into the ground, throwing yellow earth, sand, and stones into the air.
The enormous dragon head falling from high above smashed a huge crater directly into the spot where Kakashi Hatake had stood.
Yellow earth splashed dozens of meters into the air.
With visibility obstructed, it was difficult to determine Kakashi Hatake's current condition inside the "crater."
Deidara bent forward slightly, holding one hand upright before his face, ready to launch his next attack at any moment.
With his keen perception, he naturally knew that Kakashi Hatake was still alive.
As for whether he was injured, that would have to wait until visibility returned.