Battle Against Deidara

In the forest, Uzumaki Hane ran swiftly ahead, while Deidara, riding his giant bird, pursued at a leisurely pace. Deidara was worried that Sasori would try to take Uzumaki Hane from him, so even though he knew it was a trap, Deidara still relied on his strength and gave chase. Of course, he wasn't unprepared; a strange smile crept across Deidara's lips.

The two ran and chased each other, and soon they arrived at a forest.

Uzumaki Hane stopped, and her body slowly changed, transforming into the shape of Guren.

Deidara was somewhat annoyed, realizing he had been tricked. He said coldly, "It's you, damn it. But you plan to deal with Brother Sasori first, so it seems you also know the value of my art. Let me finish you off quickly, and then let Uzumaki Hane witness my sublime art, hmm." At the same time, the giant bird beneath Deidara's feet swooped down towards Guren.

Deidara Hand Seals and said, "Art is an Explosion, drink!" The giant bird that rushed in front of Guren exploded with a loud bang, sending Kakkō soaring into the sky and shattering the surrounding trees.

Deidara landed on the ground and said, "Now it's gone, isn't it? My art is still perfect, hmm."

Suddenly, a mysterious purple pattern appeared beneath Deidara's feet, radiating a purple light that enveloped Deidara.

Ten meters away, Guren, a little girl, and a burly man emerged from the bushes, and the pattern was emitted by the little girl.

Deidara felt his entire body bound, but he remained calm and asked, "Is this Sealing Jutsu?"

Shion said, "That's right, we've got it now."

Deidara said, "You think I didn't know this was a trap?" Then he turned into white clay and slowly slid to the ground.

All three had already learned about Deidara's techniques from Uzumaki Hane, and upon seeing this, they exclaimed in surprise, "Clay Clone?" Suddenly, a few glints flashed in Gozu's eyes as he stood next to Shion. He clenched his right fist and slammed it into the ground with a loud bang, sending shards of stone flying everywhere.

Deidara emerged from the ground ten meters away. He looked at Gozu and said, "We've been discovered. Was it an accident? Never mind, today I'll let you experience my art, hmm." He opened his trench coat, reached into the pouch at his waist, and began to devour clay.

At this moment, Guren said, "Your opponent is me, Crystal Release: Jade Crystal Blade." Her right hand Hand Seals, enveloped in a red crystal halo, and a blue crescent-shaped crystal blade appeared. She charged towards Deidara. In the blink of an eye, she appeared in front of Deidara and slashed down with the blade.

Deidara looked at the crystal sword in front of him, a smirk playing on his lips. A white Clay Spider appeared in his right hand, which he threw at Guren. Then Deidara shouted, "Hah!" With a boom, the spider exploded.

Caught off guard, Guren had no chance to dodge and could only barely hold her sword in front of her while quickly retreating. However, she was still caught in the blast and was sent flying backward, crashing heavily to the ground. The crystal sword on her right arm shattered, turning into shimmering crystal particles that disappeared into the air.

Guren stood up abruptly, unleashing "Crystal Release: Jade Crystal Blade," and a crystal blade appeared in her right hand once more as she charged towards Deidara.

Just as Deidara was fighting Guren, five hundred meters away, Guren stood on a tree trunk, holding a crystal ball in her hand, which displayed the scene of Deidara and Guren fighting.

Guren began forming hand seals, chanting "Crystal Release: Jade Crystal Maze Technique," creating a one-kilometer-long barrier around the already arranged Bagua Eight Trigrams Array, instantly enveloping Deidara's location.

Shion brought Gozu to Guren's side. Guren said, "He's trapped inside the barrier now. As long as we keep him trapped for a while, we can wait for Uzumaki Hane to kill another enemy before we come and deal with him."

Guren Hand Seals, and a red crystal halo flew out, creating a life-sized mirror in front of Guren, reflecting Guren image Crystal Release: Jade Crystal Clone,"Guren said, her hands swirling around crystal particles, forming a red halo. Ripples spread across the crystal mirror, and one after another, Guren emerged from it.

Shion was somewhat surprised and said, "This is your clone?"

Guren said, "That's right, let them hold off the enemy now."

Inside the barrier, Deidara had a strange feeling, but Deidara didn't care. As long as he could showcase his art, anything was fine with him.

Deidara conjured a two-winged bird with his right hand and swiftly flew towards Guren. With a deafening explosion, Guren was shattered into pieces. As Deidara watched Guren vanish into crystal, he angrily exclaimed, "Damn it, another clone! This is a desecration of my great art!"

Hmm, Deidara turned to look to his left, where two more Guren emerged.

Deidara said coldly, "Since you want to play, I'll play with you properly." He reached into his bag, swallowed a lump of clay, and then sprayed a large amount of white clay towards Guren, which transformed into two white dolls.

As the white puppet charged toward them, the two Guren formed hand seals. "Crystal Release: Jade Crystal Blade!" A crescent-shaped crystal blade appeared in each of Guren right hands.

Guren rushed towards the puppet, and when she arrived in front of it, she slashed at the puppet's waist, but she felt the puppet's waist stretch, instantly dissipating most of the force.

Guren was not surprised. She increased the force in her hand and swiftly cut the puppet in two. At the same time, another Guren also cut another puppet in two.

Outside the barrier, Shion watched Guren's attack and asked in confusion, "Didn't Uzumaki Hane say that Deidara's white puppets would multiply with each attack? Why did you cut the puppet in two?"

Guren looked at Shion and explained, "Our goal is to trap Deidara. The explosive power of Deidara's puppets isn't enough to break my barrier. If it were any other high-powered bomb, my barrier wouldn't be able to withstand it. So, this way, we can not only buy more time but also deplete his Chakra."

Inside the barrier, the severed puppet, under Deidara's control, transformed into four puppets that attacked the two Guren. Countless spikes suddenly sprouted from the bodies of the two Guren quickly dodged. Then, the crystal blade slashed out, cutting the puppet in half again.

Guren kept cutting the puppets apart. The puppets grew smaller and smaller, and their numbers increased.

Deidara's lips curled up as he said, "That's enough, drink." Suddenly, a puppet rushed in front of Guren and exploded, blasting Guren away and sending her crashing into a tree.

Guren looked at her right arm, which had been destroyed by the explosion, with shimmering crystal particles constantly drifting outwards.

Two more puppets rushed towards Guren, reaching Guren in the blink of an eye. At the same time, Deidara's lips curled up, and he Hand Seals, clearly preparing to detonate the puppets.