The footage continued.
[Sasuke: "I see… you control your explosives through your palms?"]
[Deidara: "Riding the blast wind, I barely got away… good thing I used only C1-level clay! Mm!"]
["Sasuke, your speed truly is fast!"]
["Then—how about you try THIS?!"]
[Deidara unleashed the clay doll bomb.]
[Sasuke couldn't destroy the doll bomb and was surrounded by clay explosives, put into crisis.]
["HAAH!!"]
[Boom!]
[Tobi: "Did Sasuke get blown up?!"]
[Sasuke emerged from the smoke.]
[Tobi nodded like it was obvious: "Well, of course! This is how it should be."]
[Sasuke was driven into danger again, this time completely covered by clay.]
["HAAH!!"]
[Deidara looked at Tobi proudly. "How's that? Mm!"]
[Tobi: "Oh noooo?!" He looked very worried…]
[Deidara smirked. "Mm! Sasuke's nothing special! Mm!"]
[Boom!]
[Sasuke appeared elsewhere—his original form turning into a log.]
[Substitution Jutsu!]
["As expected!" Tobi nodded again, completely unfazed.]
[Deidara: "HEY! Tobi! Who the hell's side are you on?! Mm!"]
...
Rain Country, Akatsuki Base.
"Tobi! Whose side are you on?!"
Deidara glared furiously.
"Deidara-senpai, don't be angry. Of course I'm on your side!"
Tobi said with his usual cheery tone.
"Leader, I think Tobi has issues! Mm! He might be a spy sent by another faction!"
"Most likely from Konoha—or Sasuke's side! Mm!"
"His behavior in the footage is proof! Let me kill him! Mm!"
Deidara spoke with righteous fury.
Nagato sighed. "Deidara, calm down. I can guarantee and confirm—Tobi is NOT a spy."
"Otherwise, in the footage he would have teamed up with Sasuke to attack you."
He glanced speechlessly at Tobi.
Only he knew…
Tobi was the real leader of Akatsuki.
Let Deidara kill him?
Impossible.
"Tobi: "Deidara-senpai, I'm NOT a spy! I admire you most, truly!"
"You can't kill me! We still have to team up to hunt the Nine-Tails and Sasuke together!"]
Tobi tried desperately to coax him.
"Hmph! Stay away from me!"
"I, Deidara—would rather DIE than team up with you again!"
...
[The footage continued!]
[Deidara: "Substitution Jutsu, huh? You've got some skills!"]
["Then… time for C2's best move—"]
[He took something out of his pouch and began kneading clay rapidly.]
["Ah! Th-that is—!"]
[A giant clay dragon took shape!]
["It appears! One of Deidara-senpai's signature techniques—C2 Dragon!!!"]
[Tobi shouted the name with dramatic flair.]
[Deidara landed atop the dragon's head. "You understand, right? Tobi!"]
[Tobi: "Of course, senpai!"]
[Tobi: "It's THAT one, right?"]
[Deidara: "Exactly! We'll use THAT! Mm!"]
[With a hand seal, the clay dragon spewed countless small bombs.]
["I'll leave it to you, Tobi!"]
["Understood!"]
...
Rain Country, Akatsuki Base.
"Senpai! Deidara-senpai!!"
"That! Which technique was THAT one?!"
Tobi asked eagerly.
"I'm not telling you, you SPY! Mm!"
Deidara was certain—
Future him must have been brain-damaged.
Why else would he share one of his trump cards with Tobi?!
Tobi: "Ahhhh! Hidan-senpai! Do YOU know? Tell me, please!"
Hidan: "You tell me how you dodged Sasuke's attack earlier, and I'll tell you."
Meanwhile Deidara watched Sasuke in the footage.
"To force me to use C2 Dragon… Looks like that brat Sasuke has some skill. But he's definitely not a match for my C2. Mm!"
Uchiha Itachi's expression chilled.
Not a match?
Don't underestimate Sasuke.
If Sasuke truly couldn't defeat you…
Then—
Before you even touch him,
I will kill you myself,
even if it means revealing my identity.
...
The footage continued.
["So this big one is also an explosive? And judging by its shape… it attacks from above. That's trouble."]
[After analyzing, Sasuke immediately launched an offensive toward Deidara.]
[Tobi shouted excitedly: "Here it comes! Time to show you the power of Senpai's cutting-edge modern art!"]
[Deidara: "Modern art is DEAD! Mine is super flat avant-garde art! Mm!"]
[Small explosives launched and began tracking Sasuke.]
[Very quickly they caught up to him.]
[Boom!]
[Sasuke barely dodged in time.]
["Different from the ones before… guided explosions?"]
["Someone's missing?"]
["Forget it. Focus on the one in front of me first."]
...
"I'm the one missing!"
Tobi shouted excitedly.
"Senpai! Where did I go?"
"Is it… THAT move?!"
"Ahhhh! What IS 'that' move exactly?!"
"Deidara-senpai, please tell me!!"
"You're too noisy! HAAH!!"
"Boom!"
Tobi, who had been chirping nonstop, was blasted away.
"Hmph! Still—at least that guy acknowledges my art. He's got good taste."
Deidara muttered proudly.
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