The Attack

A whooshing sound came from above, and Deidara immediately noticed it, maneuvering his giant bird nimbly through the air.

Seeing that Deidara Guren dodged all the crystal pillars, Honglian wanted to continue her attack. She began Hand Seals, but suddenly, countless white spiders appeared in front of Guren, densely packed. Guren was startled; if so many spiders exploded, she would definitely not survive. She hurriedly stopped her hand seals and tried to retreat. But she discovered that, without her noticing, countless white spiders had also appeared behind her, densely packed. The countless white spiders surrounded Guren; now there was no way to escape.

Guren realized she was in trouble and hurriedly Hand Seals, "Crystal Release: Piercing Crystal Falling Dragon!" Several crystals enveloped Guren, forming a multifaceted crystal.

Under Deidara's control, the white spiders exploded one after another, like thunderclaps, with continuous booming sounds. The area where Guren was located was instantly engulfed by the explosions, with debris flying everywhere, smoke and dust rising, and a huge crater being blasted into the ground.

Deidara stood atop the giant bird, watching the explosion below, and exclaimed in admiration, "This is my art, still so perfect, hmm."

A beam of crystal light shot out from the smoke and dust, moving so fast that it instantly pierced through the giant bird's body, leaving Deidara no time to react.

Deidara remained calm, leaping off the giant bird's back, while the bird plummeted towards the location of the Guren.

At this moment, the smoke and dust had dissipated, Guren was encased in a multifaceted crystal. It was Guren who used "Crystal Release: Piercing Crystal Falling Dragon. In the original work, this Ninjutsu could even withstand the Tailed Beast Bomb, so it was no problem for her to withstand Deidara's attack.

Seeing the giant bird plummeting towards her, the Guren's crystal shot out another beam of light, instantly tearing another large hole in the giant bird's chest.

At the same time, Guren controlled the crystal to take off, avoiding the giant bird, and flew towards Deidara.

In mid-air, Deidara swiftly chewed on clay with his right hand, quickly shaping a small white bird into a giant dinosaur. Looking at the giant bird beneath his feet, Deidara said with satisfaction, "Still so artistic, hmm." Then, gazing down at the upward-reaching Guren, a divine light shone on his face. "Behold my explosive art, hmm."

With a deafening roar, the giant bird, still in its descent, exploded, the terrifying blast instantly spreading outwards.

Guren couldn't dodge in time and was engulfed in Kakkō once again. The impact of the explosion directly struck the polyhedral crystal, which, although it failed to destroy the crystal, still shattered and rolled in all directions.

Thanks to the multifaceted crystal, Guren survived the explosion. At that moment, Guren thought of a brilliant escape plan: lure Deidara to Uzumaki Hane, let Uzumaki Hane deal with him, and then she could reap the benefits, capturing Uzumaki Hane and completing Lord Orochimaru's mission. Guren, naturally, dared not linger and quickly headed towards the Land of Demons Palace.

Seeing that Guren had survived his explosion, Deidara said, "I'll show you what art is, just like that, hmm." He then manipulated the giant bird beneath his feet and chased after Guren.

Deidara chased after Guren in the air, releasing white birds and white spiders as he went. Although Guren wasn't injured, he was in a sorry state. Guren wasn't without the ability to fight back, constantly throwing giant Shuriken the giant bird in the sky, but Deidara easily dodged them each time. In order to reach the palace of the Land of Demons, Guren could only rush forward desperately.

The two ran, one chasing the other, and after an unknown amount of time, just when Guren felt her Chakra was about to give out, she finally saw the priestess's palace. Guren's spirits lifted, and she sped up, rushing towards the palace.

Deidara, being in the sky, naturally saw the palace before Guren. Seeing Guren suddenly accelerate, he knew this was her destination. Looking at the palace complex, Deidara murmured, "The design of this palace isn't great, but it suits my art perfectly, hmm." He controlled the giant bird beneath his feet and flew directly towards the palace.

Deidara's left eye quickly scanned the area below as he pondered how to make it more artistic.

Below, Guren arrived at the palace gate, intending to mislead Deidara. However, she discovered that Deidara did not continue attacking her and seemed more interested in the palace. Guren was overjoyed and quickly rushed towards the gate. This was Guren's deliberate attempt to attract Uzumaki Hane's attention so that Uzumaki Hane and Deidara would fight, allowing Guren to reap the benefits.

The guards immediately spotted Guren, drew their weapons, and shouted, "Who goes there?"

Guren ignored them completely and flashed past them. Guren was too fast, and the soldiers could only watch helplessly as she rushed into the palace. When they came to their senses, they immediately sounded the alarm.

In the shrine maiden's palace, Shion sat in the main seat with a worried expression, while Taruho stood beside her with a stern face, saying, "Lady Shion, you must finish your official business before you can leave." Then, Taruho took out a large stack of documents and placed them on the table.

Looking at the mountain of documents in front of her, Shion immediately said, "I don't care, I want to go out and play. You can have all of this, Taruho."

Then, Shion looked at the composed Uzumaki Hane beside her and called out, "Uzumaki Hane, let's go, let's go shopping again today."

Taruho looked at Uzumaki Hane with a pained expression, hoping that Uzumaki Hane could stop Shion.

At that moment, a soldier rushed in, knelt down, and said, "Lady Shion, there have been intruders."

Shion immediately stood up and said excitedly, "Where is the intruder? Let's go take a look." Then she strode towards the door. Uzumaki Hane smiled slightly and followed her out, while Gozu followed behind Uzumaki Hane expressionlessly. Only Taruho had a bitter smile on her face as she looked at the large number of documents on the table and also followed.

As soon as Uzumaki Hane and Gozu reached the corridor, they sensed Guren's presence. Was Guren preparing to attack them? Seeing the troubled look on Gozu's face, Uzumaki Hane said, "Don't worry, I won't ask you to deal with Guren. Just protect Shion."

Gozu's eyes showed gratitude as he said, "Yes, Lord Uzumaki."

Just as Uzumaki Hane about to search for Guren's location, she suddenly noticed another person in the sky, riding a flying bird, circling the palace. Uzumaki Hane stared intently at the person in the sky; the person looked somewhat familiar, but the person was flying too high for her to be sure.

At that moment, several loud explosions rang out, and several guards on high ground were blasted away. Uzumaki Hane realized something was wrong, and his right hand instantly transformed into lava, throwing a punch towards the sky.

After calculating his attack, Deidara released white clay spiders, blasting several guards away. Then, controlling the giant bird beneath his feet, he slowly descended. Unexpectedly, a Rock Fist suddenly flew out from the ground, blasting the giant bird through. With a loud bang, the giant bird exploded.