"Then all of you can die."
Obito's cold voice rang out. The next moment, several thorny vines rose from the ground and stabbed at the two of them.
The giant clay dragon beneath Deidara's feet was instantly pierced by the vines, and its punctured belly rapidly shriveled.
The vines were absorbing the chakra inside the clay.
Damn it.
Without hesitation, Deidara detached the pierced section of clay and turned toward Sasori.
"Sasori!"
One of Sasori's arms had been pierced by a vine, but his chakra was not being drained.
"Heh, don't worry. How could eternal art fall here?"
Sasori swung a blade with his right hand and severed the vine. Beside him, the Third Kazekage Puppet began to move.
[Magnet Release: Iron Sand Wings!]
Huge iron sand wings extended from its back as it flew into the air, firing countless sharp iron sand spikes at Obito.
Sasori's hands also began to glow.
[Scroll: Flame Prison Formation]
A dazzling red light shone from the holes in his palms, followed by searing flames.
He casually burned away the vine piercing his arm, then extended several steel cables from his back.
One cable shot straight out and hooked onto Deidara's giant clay dragon flying through the air.
"Holy shit, Sasori, how did you end up looking like this?"
Watching Sasori fly up with the help of flames and chains, Deidara's eyes widened in shock.
"This is eternal art. What? Do you want to embrace eternity too?"
Sasori kept his eyes fixed on Obito, his hands making constant minute adjustments as he controlled the Third Kazekage Puppet to dodge the spikes Obito fired into the air.
"I'll pass. I'm pretty fond of the body I have now."
Deidara had figured it out: Sasori had modified his own body into a puppet.
But that did