Red sand dust

In the field of conventional ninjutsu, there are not many that can surpass Deidara in power, especially the explosive escape that has been strengthened in many ways, and its destructive power is even more astonishing.

On the battlefield, Deidara may be more useful than Onoki. After all, the Third Tsuchikage is already old, and the Dust Release and Original Realm Peeling Technique has only been used a few times; Deidara is still young, and as long as there is a good environment to perform, It is not a big problem to blow up a ninja village, but a large-scale ninja army is a target for his training.

Unfortunately, a powerful weapon on the battlefield may not be useful in battles between strong men.

There are many factors that affect personal bravery. Deidara's ninjutsu style is too single and lacks offensive means. After all, relying on on-the-spot tactics to take advantage has its limitations.

In wrestling with masters, Deidara rarely had an advantage. He was basically educated in various ways. The only Kazekage fifth generation that was defeated by him was that if Gaara hadn't been on an unfavorable battlefield, he would have had to protect the villagers of Sunagakure Village. , Throwing a rat-proof weapon really won't necessarily lead to defeat.

Just like now, Uchiha Itachi was really not afraid of Deidara who was charging and beating him fiercely.

After the dust stirred up by the explosion dispersed, Deidara looked around with fierce eyes, but did not find the hateful figure.

"where……"

The low roar made Deidara's sanity even more unstable as he tried in vain.

At this moment, a cold voice came from the sky, and Deidara raised his head and saw Uchiha Itachi floating strangely in mid-air.

"Accept your fate, I will be the barrier you cannot cross!"

"This move again?"

Deidara was once so proud that he was defeated without any suspense by Itachi Uchiha using genjutsu.

"You...can't even force me to show my true abilities. It's understandable that I ended up like this!"

Speaking in a plain tone that made people feel ashamed and angry, Deidara's already somewhat crazy thoughts suddenly became more violent, and his only sanity could hardly be maintained.

Waves of aura formed by the fusion of cursed energy and tailed beast chakra spurted out from the body, and the loose hair became longer, like red fireworks.

His rickety upper body also returned to straightness, with several ferocious bone spurs growing out of his shoulders and back, and dark purple energy wings waving behind his back.

The hands became more slender, and the fingers were like claws.

The strange horned crown extends downward, covering the forehead and the upper half of the cheek, as if wearing half a ghost mask.

After the change in his body ended, Deidara looked up to the sky and let out an angry roar that didn't sound like a human voice at all. The nearby natural energy was quickly absorbed.

Deidara, who had completely ignored his body's ability to withstand it, integrated all the power he could mobilize into one, and inspired inexplicable power, forming an energy robe with intertwined light gold and dark purple lines to wrap around his body.

Immediately afterwards, surging killing intent was vented in all directions, and the chakra containing illusion energy was cleared out of the air.

"New changes?"

Not far away, Uchiha Itachi couldn't help but frowned as he watched Deidara become stronger again.

Genjutsu was quite effective against a guy like Deidara who had lost even his basic sanity, but his opponent was too completely crazy.

After all, using illusions to confuse and control others is a technical job. Only by having a certain mindset can you attack in a targeted manner. However, if the other party acts purely on instinct, there is little room for exploitation.

What's more, Deidara probably has nothing left in his mind now besides his resentment towards Uchiha Itachi.

There is a limit to how the enemy's chakra can be affected to produce hallucinations. With Deidara's current condition in his body, there is probably nothing he can do about it without the use of illusions at the level of blood inheritance secret techniques or forbidden techniques.

While he was thinking about countermeasures, he suddenly saw Deidara, whose legs were slightly bent, accelerate suddenly and then disappear from sight.

"So fast! 』

Even faster than at the beginning, Uchiha Itachi was crushed by a claw before he could dodge, and turned into a sky full of crows to escape.

"My judgment ability is very poor. I can use illusions to consume my energy and chakra, but..."

After sensing the situation of Kisame Kisaki not far away, Uchiha Itachi couldn't help but feel his heart sink.

"Thank you, you shouldn't underestimate Orochimaru's strength!" 』

After all, he was one of the "Three Ninjas" who were once powerful in the ninja world. When he fully displays his strength, he is not so easy to deal with.

Considering that Orochimaru was in poor condition, he thought of taking advantage of the situation, but unexpectedly an accident happened.

It's not impossible to win, but whether it's worth it is another matter.

Just when he was hesitating, Deidara, who seemed to be getting used to Uchiha Itachi's fighting methods, suddenly stretched out an energy arm and grabbed the opponent while they were passing each other.

Uchiha Itachi, who knew that his situation was somewhat difficult, no longer hesitated, and the Mangekyō Sharingan began to show its power.

I saw the fiery red half-skeleton giant protecting Uchiha Itachi like armor, and deflected Deidara's giant energy hand.

Immediately afterwards, a skeleton attached to the fireworks clenched its palm into a fist and hit its head, breaking the attack. Deidara, who was unable to react for a moment, fell to the ground and fell into a deep pit.

"The boring struggle, in the face of absolute power, is all illusion..."

Before he finished speaking, a violent explosion exploded at close range, and the giant skeleton's hand shattered inch by inch. The shock wave mixed with flying earth and rocks shook Susanoo for a while, and he retreated more than ten meters before he regained his footing.

Where Deidara was trapped, there was blood in many places on his body, but the figure that quickly evaporated under the agitation of energy on his body came out.

"Would you rather lose three thousand to yourself than kill eight hundred!"

The choice of a madman is indeed not something that a rational person like Uchiha Itachi can speculate on.

After realizing that it was not advisable to judge the opponent's tactics at this moment with a normal mentality, Uchiha Itachi gave up all thoughts of saving chakra to win.

Among his own trump cards, Tsukuyomi is probably not very effective. Even if Deidara's spirit is torn into pieces, he will still fight to the death based on his instinct.

So……

"Amaterasu!"

The pinwheel-shaped Mangekyō Sharingan in his right eye turned sharply, and at the focus of his vision, a black flame rose up, completely surrounding Deidara.

Uchiha Itachi, who originally didn't think about wasting his power, didn't regret it at this moment. In the distance, Uchiha Sasuke was teaming up with Orochimaru's men to fight against the three-tailed Isodon. Although it was dangerous, it was not fatal. It was more than a year later. How to deal with Orochimaru, who has recovered most of his strength, is the key.

Uchiha Itachi felt that it was no surprise that his brother had almost no hope of turning back on Orochimaru and surviving the desperate situation.

Leaving behind Deidara who was trapped by Amaterasu and moaning in pain, Uchiha Itachi hurriedly flew in the direction of Kisame Kisaki.

Uchiha Itachi, who had never had high hopes for his partner, for the first time sincerely hoped that Inikaki Kisame would not lose too quickly...