"Hey kid, is your pursuit of art less important than physical pain?"
Sasori of the Red Sands reprimanded in the deep voice belonging to Hiruko; his true voice was too youthful and not suitable for instructing a junior.
Of course not!
Despite the excruciating pain still emanating from his left arm, Deidara instinctively retorted that his pursuit of art would not tolerate any taint.
"Then you'd better bear with it. This time, the enemy isn't some trash you can toy with. Be prepared to die in battle."
Under the control of Magnet Release, the black Iron Sand gathered at Deidara's severed arm, brutally squeezing into the flesh and blood, instantly twisting and deforming Deidara's face. However, the hemostatic effect was indeed excellent, as all the blood vessels were sealed off by the tiny Iron Sand, making it impossible for him to bleed.
Sasori of the Red Sands glanced at Deidara, who was gritting his teeth and enduring the pain, and his heart softened. He offered a few words of comfort.
"It's just a severed arm, nothing serious. As long as we can get your left arm, reattaching it won't be difficult. Even if it's impossible, a puppet arm won't affect the release of Ninjutsu."
Deidara: "..."
Pain's Deva Path looked at Sasori of the Red Sands with a pitying gaze; that mouth really wasn't suited for comforting people.
"We'll talk about healing when we get back. First, let's capture our target. We're probably close to getting the Two-Tails from Kumogakure."
The sky cleared, the rain stopped, and the Akatsuki's support arrived. Pain's Deva Path, having recovered some of his Chakra, felt he was back to his old self and swaggered towards Naoki Senju in his Tailed Beast Cloak form.
The slap in the face always comes quickly and suddenly. The blood-red figure with eight tails vanished from its spot in an instant. Pain's Deva Path hurriedly raised his right arm to block, but Naoki Senju's Superhuman Strength bent his arm and contorted his face.
Pain's Deva Path had been thrown to the side, adjusted his body and spread his five fingers towards Naoki Senju.
" Banshō Ten'in."
While Naoki Senju was being restrained by Banshō Ten'in, Sasori of the Red Sands was already prepared to attack.
" Magnet Release: Iron Sand World Method."
Although the Third Kazekage's Magnet Release was countered by the One-Tail- Chakra, Naoki Senju's eight tails clearly came from the Eight-Tails, Sasori of the Red Sands did not believe that Naoki Senju could use the Chakra of two Tailed Beast at the same time.
Moreover, this time, he used up all the poison he had stored. Every grain of Iron Sand was coated with a deadly poison that would kill instantly. Without the corresponding antidote, even Jinchūriki would not be able to withstand it!
Having invested heavily, Sasori of the Red Sands has decided to apply for full reimbursement from the Akatsuki, otherwise his losses would be too great. One Human Puppet, hundreds of ordinary puppets, and a stockpile of poison that had been prepared for several years—his entire fortune is almost gone.
The black Iron Sand spikes were about to pierce the Tailed Beast Cloak and deliver the deadly poison into Naoki Senju's body, but like Pain's Deva Path's Chakra rods, they abruptly disappeared from Naoki Senju Naoki Senju's body when they were within an inch of him.
Shinra Tensei!
With a sharp, angry roar, Pain's Deva Path managed to deflect the poisoned Iron Sand at the last second. This time, even without Sasori of the Red Sands's reminder, Pain's Deva Path could tell it was Space-Time Ninjutsu.
Moreover, having experienced the unpredictability of Space-Time Ninjutsu twice, Pain's Deva Path had already discerned some clues.
"Move nearby items? Sasori of the Red Sands, stop using the Iron Sand World Method."
If Naoki Senju were to transfer the Iron Sand Spikes again, and he happened to be unable to use Shinra Tensei, wouldn't that be a perfect opportunity to strike at his teammates?
Pain's Deva Path's guess was basically correct. Naoki Senju's Flying Thunder God Technique was not yet proficient enough to transfer his own body; he could only transfer some objects, similar to the Kumogakure's Heavenly Transfer Technique.
However, the Flying Thunder God Technique requires prior marking, so the Flying Thunder God Technique, which can only transfer marked items, is rather useless. In order to make the half-baked Flying Thunder God Technique play a role, Naoki Senju left the Flying Thunder God mark in one of the tree trunks of the Deep Forest Emergence.
After the Deep Forest Emergence was shattered by Pain's Shinra Tensei, the Flying Thunder God Mark was spread throughout the entire crater. Pain's Deva Path was not so lucky; he had the most Flying Thunder God Marks on him, making him the easiest target.
However, if Pain's Deva Path believes that he can only move objects around him, he is sorely mistaken and will pay a heavy price.
Crimson and dark blue Chakra began to converge around Naoki Senju, condensing into a small sphere. The purplish-black Chakra sphere didn't seem to have much destructive power, but anyone who dared to underestimate the Tailed Beast Bomb would surely die a terrible death.
The last person who took a Tailed Beast Bomb head-on with a knife is now buried under three-meter-high weeds, and that was only from the Three-Tails Tailed Beast Bomb.
Pain was well aware of the power of the Tailed Beast Bomb, so he immediately prepared to interrupt Naoki Senju's charge-up.
Since physical ninja tools and Ninjutsu are not working, let's switch to Taijutsu!
The Six Paths of Pain, transformed into puppets, were absolute masters of Taijutsu, with Pain's Deva Path being the most outstanding among them, the only ninja (puppet) who dared to engage in hand-to-hand combat with the Nine-Tails!
Pain's Deva Path blocked the obstructing tail with one hand and slammed the other hand at Naoki Senju, who was enveloped in layers of Tailed Beast Chakra, attempting to interrupt the charging of the Tailed Beast Bomb through physical confrontation.
But Pain's Deva Path watched helplessly as the Tailed Beast Bomb, which was about to be completed, disappeared, just like his Chakra rod vanished.
" Space-Time Ninjutsu... No good!" Pain immediately dodged, while simultaneously preparing to unleash Shinra Tensei to deal with the Tailed Beast Bomb that might appear beside him at any moment.
However, the Tailed Beast Bomb wasn't actually targeting Pain's Deva Path, whose condition was gradually improving. Naoki Senju didn't think Pain's Deva Path would fall for it repeatedly, so where did the missing Tailed Beast Bomb go?
There is only one real answer: Sasori of the Red Sands took advantage of the chaos to pick up Deidara's severed left arm, intending to heal Deidara.
Naoki Senju also couldn't understand Sasori of the Red Sands, a ruthless missing-nin who could even trap and kill his own Kazekage, would treat another missing-nin with such special care.
But that was the reality, and Naoki Senju couldn't refuse such a win-win opportunity, so he directly delivered the nearly completed Tailed Beast Bomb to Sasori of the Red Sands.
Although the Tailed Beast Bomb is powerful, it is also very difficult to release. If you are not careful, you will injure the Jinchūriki. Tailed Beast Bomb loses its Chakra balance, even the Jinchūriki cannot forcibly control it and can only throw it as far away as possible.
Sasori of the Red Sands clearly lacks the ability to block or send away the Tailed Beast Bomb Tailed Beast Bomb; he now only has one option left.
Sasori raised his hand, and the Chakra Threads attached to it flung Deidara away. As for the Tailed Beast Bomb, the Chakra Threads were disrupted by the powerful Chakra of the Tailed Beast Tailed Beast Bomb soon as they approached it.
"Kid, it seems you'll have to figure out a way to fix your arm yourself. A puppet arm is a good option; you can consider it later."