Chapter 121: CH 121
Naruto pulled out a bunch of explosive notes and began preparing his kunai with them, "Well I try to make a habit of learning the names of the people that want to suck out my biju and leave me a soulless husk on the side of the road."
The man's grin widened, "I am Deidara, the master of art of a single moment. Your friend's art cannot compare to my own, however with the assistance of my own art, his can be something to behold, because true art is an explosion!" Deidara made more clay birds to send at the boys.
Sai maneuvered the ink bird to avoid the clay bird, "What can we do senpai? I'm not as good at fighting in mid-air and fighting like this will wear on me eventually." Naruto frowned while racking his brain, "We're not long-range fighters... If he was out to kill us he might have been able to right now instead of just trying to shoot us down. Once again, it's that S-ranked superiority complex, so let's take advantage of that." Naruto picked up one of his prepared kunai, before lobbing it at Deidara who simply dodged it. The kunai exploded in the distance, "I knew he was going to do that."
Naruto had his sword in hand, "Sai, get me close. Close range is our best bet right now and he's chasing us so that will make it easy."
Sai looked apprehensive, "Are you sure senpai?" Naruto nodded and Sai drew his tanto in response, "Very well, in we go." Sai ordered the bird around, sending it directly at Deidara.
He had been reaching into his pouch of clay when he saw the boys turn their ride around and head straight towards him with their blades gleaming in the light of the moon. Deidara's eye widened, "Damn brats... un." Naruto and Sai closed in. Both boys slashed at Deidara as they passed, but his bird was more maneuverable than theirs with only one person on it, "Nice try, noticing and acknowledging that I'm a long range fighter, un. But if you can't hit me then it's useless!"
Naruto thought frantically, at this rate they were never going to win, they weren't even going to escape, "Any good ideas to get us out of this would be lovely right now Sai-kouhai."
Sai squinted and looked behind them at the man they just missed, "Can you fly for a moment senpai?"
Naruto nodded determinedly, "As long as I don't have to fly it towards him I can."