Chapter 793: Losses pile on...
"You call those lousy explosions as art? Look there, that is art!"
Deidara looked in the direction Fujin's Wind Clone was pointing in. Deidara squinted and raised an arm to shield his eyes as the intense flare burst in that direction, momentarily forcing him to look away. Moments later, a searing wave of heat washed over him, prickling his skin and making the air around him feel heavy and suffocating.
Deidara tried to look in that direction again as he wondered, 'What was that explosion? And, why did it release such intense heat waves? Though my explosions are bigger and more destructive, they never release such heat…'
Deidara's eyes gleamed with admiration as he took in the fiery spectacle before him. The heatwave set fire to the area that was previously untouched by the flames. It rapidly expanded towards the burning fields and intensified the flames even further while triggering a few more explosions! While others would find the scene distasteful or dangerous, Deidara was mesmerized by the swirling heat and vapor. He subconsciously muttered, "Now that is true art…"
"Isn't it? You should go take a closer look." Fujin's clone casually said. Deidara subconsciously nodded when he suddenly realized, 'Wait, what did he mea…?'
His eyes widened as an intense wind current formed behind him and hit him and the clay bird he was standing on! Both were dragged along by the wind current. The clay bird couldn't endure such pressure and exploded, hurling Deidara towards the ground even faster. As he tried to stabilize himself, he wondered, 'What the hell? Why didn't I sense that attack?'
The answer was rather simple. The clone's attack simply lacked the intent to kill or even hurt Deidara. Though Deidara was very young, he was still someone who the Akatsuki considered worthy enough to recruit to their ranks. If the clone had tried to sneak attack with wind blades or air bullets, Deidara would have instinctively felt it and dodged despite being so close and distracted.
Fujin's clone wouldn't look down on Deidara to that extent. What he did was quite similar to how Naruto pushed Shikamaru into the arena, except that it was a wind current instead of a simple push. Without his instincts warning him, Deidara simply failed to react quickly enough.
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