"What was called not to do, had to be done for sure. This time, I made you learn a bit of a lesson and taught you what words you could say and what words you couldn't!" Deidara felt a sense of relief. This brat had always challenged the limits of his inner patience. Fortunately, while he was flying, he happened to see people flying kites below, and a clever idea came to mind. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to deal with this annoying kid.
"Ah, I truly am a genius. I can even come up with such an artistic method when watching others fly kites," Deidara thought narcissistically.
It had to be said that this move was quite effective against Tobi. Now, Tobi didn't plan to expose himself and couldn't use his space-time ninjutsu in front of Deidara. Before, he could use explosions to conceal his use of space-time ninjutsu, but now he couldn't. So, he was tragically treated like a kite in the sky until he arrived where Sasuke was.
"I need to find the leader and ask if I can apply for a change of partner," Tobi, who was finally let down, felt nauseous.
"It's a pity that everyone in the Akatsuki already has a partner. If you don't want to endure so much suffering, then stay here obediently," Deidara had already seen Sasuke through his left eye. However, when he turned his head, Tobi was nowhere to be found. Looking back at Sasuke again, Deidara discovered that Tobi had come out from behind Sasuke, which made Deidara furious.
"So, you are Sasuke? You really look a lot like Itachi," Tobi, trying to act tough, was met with a cold and indifferent stare from Sasuke, scaring him, and he kept retreating, pretending to be afraid.
"Hah!" Deidara knew that Tobi had caught Sasuke's attention, so he couldn't launch a surprise attack. He immediately formed hand seals and jumped backward, landing safely beside Tobi. The two giant birds collided directly with Sasuke, causing a loud explosion.
"It can't be this simple to resolve, can it? If that's the case, it's too boring," Deidara said with a smile. When the smoke cleared, Sasuke was surrounded by a snake, apparently unharmed.
"Being watched by those impressive eyes, Tobi, are you scared?" While training under the Onoki, Deidara not only filled in the gaps in his previous knowledge due to his early departure from the village, but also learned many methods to deal with the Sharingan.
After all, as a Kage and someone who had lived for so long, Onoki's knowledge of the Sharingan was definitely beyond what Deidara could compare with. Combined with the his unreserved teaching, Deidara had benefited greatly.
"Senpai, you seem quite spirited this time," Tobi chuckled and said, "But after this, shouldn't you apologize to Itachi? After all, bullying someone's little brother like this isn't a good thing."
"Brother? Tobi, your joke is not funny at all. As far as I know, these so-called brothers are like mortal enemies, truly laughable. Or is this the characteristic of the Uchiha clan?" Deidara looked at Sasuke with a bit of sarcasm.
"I originally planned not to kill you after you told me where Itachi is, but now I've changed my mind." Sasuke's face turned cold, and he quickly rushed to Tobi, swiftly cutting his waist with Chidori.
"Really fast!" but having experienced many things, Deidara wasn't fazed. He had faced Ryoha's Hiraishin no Jutsu and his terrifying physical speed. He wasn't afraid of him before going to the Land of Earth, and he was even less afraid after returning from there. He leaped and landed on a tree branch in midair.
"Tobi, although he is an annoying brat, you can't underestimate him," Deidara said, unkindly.
"One down." Sasuke's expression changed slightly, as Tobi stood up unharmed, making Sasuke secretly marvel at how the members of the Akatsuki were truly extraordinary. Even Tobi, who appeared weak, completely ignored his attack.
"Senpai, his movements are really fast. I can't do anything about it," in fact, Sasuke's movements seemed like a slow turtle in Tobi's eyes. He could completely read them.
"Since that's the case, you stay aside. Let me test his speed, C1!" Deidara formed hand seals and threw many balls in the air, which turned into a pile of micro spiders.
"Chidori Senbon!" Sasuke, relying on the insight of his 3-tomoe Sharingan, shot a large number of Chidori needles, piercing the C1s in the ground, and then leaped behind Deidara.
"One more left." Deidara had received a lot of experience on dealing with the Sharingan from Onoki. Therefore, it was not surprising for him to handle someone like Sasuke, who excelled in speed. Before Tobi even finished saying that Sasuke was behind him, Deidara easily threw the last C1, which exploded.
Leveraging the explosion's force, Deidara effortlessly glided along the air currents and landed next to Tobi. Sasuke was also blown away, but he was unharmed as the explosion's power wasn't that great.
"Your speed is impressive. It seems like you were once Kakashi's disciple, learning his Chidori and making some modifications. The speed of lightning-release ninjutsu is fast, especially when combined with the 3-tomoe Sharingan. It's indeed difficult to deal with, but using this against you is quite fitting, C2!"
Deidara shouted loudly, clasped his hands together, and with a bang, as white smoke rose, a clay-made giant dragon appeared before them.
"Are all these big things explosive?" Sasuke's expression became slightly serious, but he didn't back down. He had planned to encounter more powerful opponents during his search for Itachi. Of course, the members of the Akatsuki were the best candidates. He wanted to enhance his strength through battles because he was well aware that there was still a threat inside him.
At the moment, Orochimaru appeared to be in hibernation and had reached an agreement not to fight for his body. In reality, Orochimaru was waiting for Sasuke to find Itachi and defeat him. After that, Orochimaru would deal with the weakened Sasuke and Itachi together, minimizing the damage he would suffer. At present, Orochimaru's patience hadn't run out, and he wouldn't act recklessly until Sasuke found Itachi.