[Deidara realized that Gaara's absolute defense was a bit troublesome, and the amount of clay was rapidly decreasing, so Deidara decisively changed his strategy.]
[Deidara: Since I can't catch the One-Tail Jinchuriki, don't blame me for starting the demolition.]
[Deidara thought this, and he also acted on it.]
[In the sky, he took out the C3 Big Chicken Bomb and threw it towards the residential area of Sunagakure.]
[Seeing that the bomb was about to land in the residential area, Gaara, a little tired, expressed that the village couldn't be demolished right now, and immediately sent out a large amount of sand to create a sand wall to block the explosion of the C3 bomb.]
[Only the Sand ninja, who owned property, praised Gaara for saving their homes.]
[Just as everyone thought Gaara was about to win, Deidara used the same trick again, using small explosive clay chickens to capture Gaara.]
[The small explosive chicken entered through a gap Gaara had left and then exploded.]
[Gaara quickly filled the hole, but since he had used a lot of sand to block the C3 earlier, he unfortunately mixed in clay-infused sand to seal the hole, which was the clay Deidara had added during the moment he lost his hand.]
[Deidara then shouted, and countless small bombs emerged from the sand, all exploding at once.]
[In the end, Gaara, exhausted and severely injured, was captured by Deidara.]
[In this battle, Gaara was trying to protect the village, and Deidara was trying to capture him alive. To sum it up, it was a fast-paced aerial battle.]
[Throughout the battle, Deidara moved at high speed above Gaara, and there were too many factors in this fight to discuss in detail here.]
"How could this be? Gaara was captured by this person named Deidara?"
Seeing Gaara being captured by Deidara on the screen, Naruto Uzumaki's eyes were filled with fury.
"How despicable! If it weren't for Deidara being so underhanded, Gaara would never have lost to him."
Naruto was extremely dissatisfied with this battle.
If Gaara wasn't protecting the villagers, how could he possibly lose?
Who is Gaara?
Gaara is the One-Tailed Jinchuriki and the Kazekage of Sunagakure.
Most importantly, Gaara is also a good friend of Naruto Uzumaki.
Deidara used such despicable methods to defeat Gaara, and how could Naruto Uzumaki accept that?
Beside him, Minato Namikaze heard his foolish son's words and, for a moment, didn't know how to respond.
Could he say that Deidara's actions weren't really despicable, but rather a tactic to force Gaara into revealing a weakness?
Ninja battles, after all, often go to extremes.
During the Ninja War, Chiyo even slaughtered the villages along the way just to keep Sunagakure's movements secret.
To ninjas like Minato Namikaze and Hatake Sakumo, Deidara's actions were understandable to achieve his goal.
Well, since Deidara didn't blow up Konoha's villagers and the incident didn't happen to them, of course, it could be understood.
"Dad, how about you accompany me to Sunagakure sometime? I want to warn Gaara to be careful of Deidara."
Minato didn't speak, but instead looked at his teacher, Jiraiya.
Jiraiya, who already planned to send someone to Sunagakure, saw that Minato and Naruto wanted to go, so he agreed.
"I have something to discuss with Chiyo, so why don't you and Naruto go instead?"
"Okay, then thank you, Jiraiya-sensei."
[After successfully capturing the One-Tailed Jinchuriki, Deidara met up with Sasori and took Gaara. Gaara's older brother, Kankuro, arrived to save him but was unsuccessful, so the higher-ups of Sunagakure started contacting Konoha for support.]
[Deidara and Sasori brought Gaara to an Akatsuki hideout, where Gaara's tailed beast was extracted, and he died instantly.]
[After completing the extraction, Deidara, whose left arm was already gone, and Sasori stayed behind to hold off the incoming Konoha and Sunagakure joint team.]
[Deidara carried Gaara's corpse on the road, with Kakashi and Naruto trailing behind.]
[Deidara kept provoking Naruto, using his remaining hand to show off in the wind, almost getting his head twisted off by Kakashi's Mangekyō Sharingan.]
[But Kakashi is Kakashi, and when it mattered, he really couldn't handle it. He only broke Deidara's right hand, the one with the ring.]
On this side, Naruto was feeling sorrowful over Gaara's death.
On the other side, Asuma had his arm around Kakashi's neck, whispering, "Look, even the light screen recognizes this title. How about you stop calling yourself Konoha's technician and just go with 'Kakashi the Fraud? Hahaha."
Hearing this, Kakashi could only feel speechless.
To be honest, his chakra level was decent compared to other Jonin.
He wasn't the best of the best, nor was he the weakest either.
The main reason was still the Mangekyō Sharingan from Obito.
"Kakashi, I think since Obito's not dead, maybe you should find a chance to return this Sharingan to him?"
After the last time the light screen showed up, Sakumo Hatake really gave Kakashi a hard training session, fully understanding his son's abilities.
From his point of view, the Mangekyō Sharingan had indeed been useful to Kakashi.
For example, the powerful dynamic vision allowed Kakashi to use Chidori without missing the target.
Obito's Mangekyō Sharingan's unique ability, Kamui, was also a great long-range attack method.
However, Kakashi wasn't from the Uchiha clan, so he couldn't turn off the Sharingan at will. He could only let it continuously drain his chakra.
The Hatake clan wasn't exactly known for having an abundance of chakra, and if this went on for too long, Sakumo worried that Kakashi might not survive his youth.
He still wanted grandchildren; he couldn't let his only son die young.
Even if there was a Resurrection Jutsu, it wouldn't be enough.
Besides, the Hatake clan's swordsmanship wasn't weak either. Giving up the Sharingan didn't mean Kakashi would become weak.
He could still learn swordsmanship from his father.
Kakashi's own proficiency in Lightning Release is also quite high, and it's not impossible that he might even invent new Lightning Release jutsu.
"I'll think about it."
Kakashi, who was touching his eyes, didn't know how to respond to his father's advice, appearing particularly conflicted.
[While Deidara was still shocked by Kakashi's outrageous jutsu, he was caught off guard and was attacked by Naruto with a dumpling.]
[This caused Deidara's bird to be destroyed, and Gaara's body was taken away by Naruto.]
[Fortunately, he had used clay to create a clone, dodging the beatdown from Naruto and Guy, and even managed to send an explosion to the joint Konoha and Sunagakure team.]
[Of course, in front of Kakashi, who had suddenly regained his chakra, it was just a close call.]
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