Gaara II

Deidara conjured a giant bird with his right hand, lifted himself up from below, and flew into the sky.

Gaara controlled the sand stream and rushed towards Deidara. By the time Deidara noticed, the sand stream had already reached him.

Deidara controlled the giant bird to spin and fly upwards, but he couldn't escape Gaara's sandstorm. His arm was enveloped by the sandstorm, and soon it spread to his entire arm.

Deidara's lips curled up as he controlled his hand's mouth to swallow some sand, which mixed in with Explosive Clay.

Gaara thought to himself, "Sand Binding Coffin." He clenched his right hand, and with a bang, Deidara's arm, which was encased in sand, bled profusely, staining the sand red.

Deidara was covered in sweat and was losing control of his giant bird, but he still managed to break free from Gaara's sandstorm.

Although Deidara's arm was blown off, a smirk appeared on his face as he thought to himself, "These sands are different from the ones before, both in terms of speed and power. Gaara always carries a certain amount of sand with him, and he's obviously infused them with a lot of Chakra to enhance their power. That's why his defense was able to withstand my explosion."

Looking at the gap in Gaara's sand sphere, he thought to himself, "That gap must be from the sand that blew off my arm earlier. Looks like I wasn't prepared enough. The Jinchūriki of the One-Tail Beast is indeed very strong. I feel full of passion right now. Only by pursuing stronger stimulation can my art become more dazzling. Hmm."

All the ninjas of Sunagakure already knew about the invaders and were watching the battle between the Kazekage and Deidara from below. Seeing Gaara suppress the invaders, they all showed excitement and looked at Gaara with admiration.

Sasori of the Red Sand had already noticed that Deidara was at a disadvantage, but had no intention of intervening. He angrily said, "Deidara, how long are you going to make me wait?"

Deidara conjured a doll in his hand, the C3 Number 18, powerful enough to destroy an entire village. Deidara excitedly exclaimed, "Why don't we just blow up the whole village?"

Deidara controlled the giant bird to evade Gaara's attack in the air, seized the opportunity, and threw down C3 Number 18, a giant doll falling downwards.

Deidara excitedly told Gaara, "The doll made from Explosive Clay mixed with the highest Chakra is arguably the most powerful. Hehehe, this is my proud masterpiece. Today, I'll show you its power!"

Gaara sensed extreme danger from the doll. Countless grains of sand rapidly gathered beneath it, and then, with a deafening roar like thunder, Kakkō erupted.

However, the explosions were contained by sand, and the village was not damaged in the slightest.

Gaara was panting heavily; his defense had instantly depleted a large amount of his Chakra.

Deidara's lips curled into a smile. A small bird flew unnoticed in front of Gaara, and Deidara shouted, "Hah!" The small bird exploded instantly.

Gaara was indeed caught off guard, but the sand on his body quickly blocked the hole, preventing the explosion.

The situation was indeed very dangerous; Gaara felt his Chakra was running low. Suddenly, Gaara sensed something was wrong. After all, this was his sand, and several white Clay Spider emerged from it. Gaara, "This is bad."

Deidara said, "It seems the sand mixed with the Explosive Clay has gotten into the sand ball. Gaara, this is your doom. Art is an Explosion, drink!"

Boom! The sand sphere exploded. Countless grains of sand slowly fell, and the speed at which the sand fell increased rapidly.

Deidara said smugly, "This is all part of my plan. Begin the recovery." He then rode his giant bird towards Gaara.

With his remaining strength, Gaara controlled the sand to slowly drift out of the village.

The ninjas below, not expecting Gaara's absolute defense to be broken, let out incredulous gasps and unleashed countless attacks on Deidara above.

Deidara said, "It's no use," controlling the giant bird as it dodged and weaved through the air.

Gaara managed to move the sand outside the village before collapsing unconscious and falling from the sky.

Deidara, controlling the giant bird, nimbly dodged the attacks of the ninjas below, arriving beneath Gaara and catching Gaara. Deidara excitedly exclaimed, "The One-Tail Jinchuriki has been successfully retrieved!" and flew away with Gaara.

Seeing Gaara being taken away by Deidara, they were afraid of hurting Gaara and dared not fire their anti-air weapons, so they could only watch helplessly as the other party escaped from the sky.

Kankuro, worried about Gaara's safety, led several Jonin in pursuit. However, they encountered a trap set by the enemy at the village entrance, and the other ninjas were injured in the explosion. Kankuro was left to chase after them alone.

Kankuro quickly caught up with the two. He dared not be careless, after all, they were able to defeat Gaara, so they were quite powerful.

Kankuro took out the three scrolls from his back, opened them, formed hand Hand Seals, and said, "Today, I'll show you my Puppet Performance." It should be noted that after being defeated by Uzumaki Hane, Kankuro returned to Sunagakure and trained diligently every day, making his strength vastly different from before.

Three puppets appeared in front of Kankuro: Crow, Black Ant, and Ibuse. The puppets swayed gently, making a crackling sound.

Sasori of the Red Sand and Deidara looked at Kankuro with strange expressions. These three puppets were all created by Sasori of the Red Sand, who knew their attack methods and weaknesses perfectly. Even if there were any modifications, Sasori of the Red Sand's eyesight could tell. In other words, no matter how strong Kankuro was, he couldn't possibly win against Sasori of the Red Sand with these puppets.

Deidara controlled the giant bird to take flight and said, "Brother Sasori, he's in your hands now." Then he prepared to stay in the air and watch the show.

Kankuro saw Deidara control the giant bird to take flight and thought Deidara wanted to escape, so he shouted, "Don't even think about escaping!" He twitched his fingers slightly, and the puppet made a cracking sound. Just as he was about to rush over, Sasori of the Red Sand leaped up and nimbly landed in front of Kankuro.

Kankuro had no intention of fighting Sasori of the Red Sand; his priority was to rescue Gaara. He controlled the Crow to soar into the sky and charge towards Deidara.

With a snap, a tail shot out from behind the Sasori of the Red Sand, moving with Inazuma speed, instantly trapping the Crow.

Kankuro found that his Crow was unable to move. With a slight movement of his fingers, the Crow fell apart, and sharp blades extended from its four arms at the joints, shooting towards Sasori of the Red Sand.

The Sasori of the Red Sand swung its tail rapidly, blocking all the attacks.

Kankuro twitched his fingers slightly, and the Crow returned to his front, quickly forming a puppet.

Kankuro said, "Let me show you my Puppet Performance." Kankuro controlled the Crow and the Black Ant to quickly circle around the Sasori of the Red Sand, the speed increasing until gradually, only afterimages remained.

Suddenly, the two puppets leaped up, broke off at the joints of their arms, and shot out countless poison needles.