Gaara left his sand all over Sunagakure. He could turn them into his eyes at any time. When the sky darkened, he had already discovered Deidara.
However, he remained calm and only informed Temari, Kankuro, and Baki to prepare for the evacuation of villagers and quietly waited for Deidara to sneak in.
It had to be said that Gaara, who knew in advance when the Akatsuki would come, was well prepared. He didn't find Deidara in the end like the original work. At that time, he couldn't even arrange an evacuation. He could only fight with Deidara. Therefore, Deidara took this moment to his advantage.
This battle was full of unknowns. The villagers of the Sunagakure were ready to evacuate at any time. Even after the battle began, they would secretly retreat. At that time, even if the village was destroyed, it would not be a big deal. Because the desert-covered village was very tenacious.
The buildings of the Sunagakure were only made from sand mixed with some materials. The cost is very low. Even if all of them are destroyed and only the villagers were left, then the loss would not be big. Gaara originally did not have the opportunity and time to prepare for the evacuation. As a result, he did not want to protect the village, but to protect the villagers and the ninjas in front of him. Only then did Deidara have the opportunity to take advantage of it.
Now, the result would only be known after the battle between the two. Gaara and Deidara were already different from the original work. Gaara had prepared in advance and did not need to worry so much about the villagers like the original work.
It could be said that both of them can fight without any regard for their surroundings. At that time, it would be difficult to decide the winner. After all, there was still Sasori behind Deidara.
"The game ends here." Gaara looked at the person in front of him. Sure enough, it was like what the intelligence said. With the black robe with red clouds, plus the fact that he sneaked in here to find him, it was obvious that Deidara was a member of the Akatsuki.
"How did you find me?" Deidara thought that he was absolutely safe. From the moment he rushed in, he had been very careful. He killed every ninja who could possibly find him or beat them into a coma.
Otherwise, he would not have spent an entire afternoon sneaking in. He was really puzzled when he found out that Gaara had already discovered him.
"There are two reasons. First, there is no such bird here. Second, this village is my turf."
Gaara had an expressionless tone, but his heart was very excited. He was finally going to fight with a strong ninja. He was eager to see what kind of ability a Tailed Beast hunter has.
"I see." Although Deidara was curious, in fact, the question just now was to distract Gaara. His right hand had already taken the opportunity to reach out to the bag tied to his waist, and Gaara noticed also it. He immediately controlled his sand to stab Deidara like a viper.
However, Deidara wasn't someone to be trifled with. He was very good at using his own advantage to make up for his shortcomings. With a leap, he directly landed on top of the giant bird. Gaara was also not to be outdone. He didn't use any superfluous ninjutsu. Instead, he controlled his sand with both hands and converted them into snakes that soared through the sky and chased after Deidara.
The giant bird that was moving at high speed and the sand that was chasing after it released bursts of explosive sounds as they broke through the air. Obviously, their speed was very fast. The sand and the giant bird that Deidara was riding on continued to soar in the sky above the village. Both of them chased each other, and for a moment, no one could do anything about it. Deidara also took this opportunity to start preparing his own ninjutsu.
"Desert Suspension!" Gaara had already seen this technique when Deidara was moving around the village. It should be some explosive clay. Its power could be big or small, so he had to be careful. In this place, Gaara had an absolute geographical advantage.
With a leap, the sand immediately paved a path for Gaara. Like a cloud of muscles, it carried Gaara into the sky, Making it more convenient to deal with Deidara.
"Hah!" Gaara shouted. He opened his hands, and a wave of sand suddenly appeared below, shocking Deidara.
"Of course, he has an absolute geographical advantage. He is really not easy to deal with." Although Deidara said that, there was no seriousness on his face as if everything was under his control.
"Monstrous Sand Arm." With a thought, the sand immediately formed a large replica of Shukaku's hand to grab Deidara. Although the sand hand was huge, it was very fast and had a wide range of attacks. As Deidara saw it, he began to show a cautious expression.
Deidara's explosive clay was powerful, but he needed a lot of time to prepare them. Moreover, he had to figure out his movements and methods to attack.
Therefore, the two of them engaged in a prolonged battle in the sky. It was no wonder that Sasori asked Deidara to be quick. It was obvious that he had long since known that Deidara's battle method would take a relatively long time.
"Gaara!" As the two of them were in a deadlock, time gradually passed. Temari, Kankuro, and Baki, who had already been secretly preparing, had already taken the opportunity to send the villagers and ninjas of the Sunagakure to the other side of the desert through the underground passage.
Now, only five or six ninjas including them were left. The others were escorting the villagers and protecting them.
"Now that the villagers have retreated safely, I can release my moves to my heart's content." Gaara was concerned about the safety of his villagers in the original work, so he couldn't use his super large range jutsus.
He was only able to use weaker moves in quick succession. Seeing Kankuro below, he already knew that he could attack without any worries.
"Wind Release - Infinite Sand Dust: Great Breakthrough!" Gaara could finally attack as much as he want. He was much stronger now, and he didn't need to worry about trivial things. He could fully utilize his large-range attack ability.
The wind that was mixed with sand immediately blew towards Deidara, and together with the attack of a total of two Shukaku's hands in the sky, Deidara's movement was affected for a moment, and the wind affected the flight of the giant bird under his feet.
"Detonate!" Deidara quickly jumped and somersaulted in the air several times in a row to barely avoid the encirclement of the two giant Shukaku's hands. Together with the giant bird, he was flying again. At the same time, he threw out several explosive birds toward Gaara. Compared to the giant bird Deidara was riding just now, they were much faster.