Chapter 151
Since Sasori was surrounded by several opponents, Gaara and his men had the advantage. They simply needed to accumulate small gains, gradually cornering him into revealing his trump card.
On Deidara's side, there were no surprises. He still didn't understand the power of a sniper rifle and assumed he was safe if he flew high enough. Normally, that might be true—but his opponents were Hyūga Clan snipers wielding the Byakugan. Hiding in the clouds? Useless. Even if he hid behind an iron plate, they'd still find him. Deidara was only fooling himself.
Puff! Puff! Bullets tore through his massive clay bird. However, given its high altitude, the rounds lost much of their kinetic energy, preventing any explosive effect.
Click! "Katsu!" Deidara formed a seal and shouted.
But nothing happened.
"What? Failed to detonate? No, something went wrong..." His scattered mini-clay spiders should have caused an explosion large enough to engulf the entire forest. Yet there wasn't even a single spark—let alone a blast.
Deidara scowled. He was stranded in the sky. His usual air superiority, which let him dominate ground-bound shinobi, was now useless.
"This won't work... I'll just rush down. Hmph."
His unstable clay bird, already riddled with holes, briefly ascended before nosediving like a fighter jet spiraling out of control. It plunged straight into the barrage of gunfire.
The closer he got to the ground, the deadlier the bullets became. Before the clay bird could even explode, it shattered midair.
But that was enough.