Finishing Konoha Ninjas before Tobi

Ryoha didn't know, and he didn't want to know. Even if he knew, he had no interest in stopping it. After they left, Deidara and Tobi saw that the Three-Tails had been defeated and the Konoha ninjas had expended a great deal of effort trying to seal the Three-Tails, so of course they had to capitalize on this opportunity.

The two didn't mind to sneak on the Konoha group, who had just finished a big battle. More importantly, they couldn't let this opportunity to capture the Three-Tails slip away without any effort.

"Explosive Clay Twin Birds!" The fast-flying twin birds made a sound as they cut through the air and generated a whirlwind, arriving in an instant near Naruto and the others, who had just dealt with the Three-Tails. Naruto, who was on the lowest alert level, breathed a sigh of relief. However, Kakashi and the others already knew something was wrong, but unfortunately, it was too late for them to come up with a countermeasure.

"Explode!" Deidara had a habit of shouting loudly when detonating his clay, and this time was no exception. The intense explosion mixed with smoke, flames, and the shockwave created by the explosion spread in all directions.

"Deidara-senpai, that was amazing. I used to think that your explosions were only good for blowing me away, but it turns out they're useful for sneak attacks too." Tobi appeared by Deidara's side at some point and spoke in a tone that was hard to determine whether it was admiration or belittlement.

"Fool. It seems you are courting death. Today, I won't tolerate any longer!" Deidara kicked Tobi away. In his eyes, Tobi was just a hindrance. Little did he know that Tobi would be extremely dangerous if he unleashed all his abilities without any regard for the cost to his eyes (using Izanagi and Izanami).

"Explosive Clay Twin Birds!" Deidara released the Twin Birds again, but this time, instead of attacking the Konoha ninja surrounded by the thick fog generated by the explosions, he directed the Twin Birds towards Tobi, blowing him away.

"Deidara-senpai, how could you treat me, a good boy, like this?" Tobi was right. Deidara was indeed good at blowing people away. At this moment, Tobi was blown away and disappeared from Deidara's field of vision. In reality, after being blown away and disappearing from Deidara's sight, Tobi used space-time ninjutsu to move to another location and found a good vantage point to keenly observe Deidara's battle in the sky and the fight between the Konoha ninja below.

"Deidara, Deidara, you've always been determined to kill Ryoha. Even when you saw Ryoha's formidable strength, you never gave up or felt discouraged. You kept searching for ways to counter his space-time ninjutsu. I can't help but admire you for that. But do you think that after restricting Ryoha's Hiraishin, everything will be fine? Not to mention Ryoha's other techniques, just his use of Susanoo alone can defend against it."

"Moreover, his eyes have reached a very peculiar state, surpassing even the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan. Susanoo may have already surpassed the Perfect Susanoo. That level of defense can't be broken even by your most powerful C4. Unless I'm willing to sacrifice an eye and use Susanoo to help you." Tobi admired Deidara's battle while pondering in his mind. Tobi didn't know that Deidara's strongest ability was not C4 but self-destruction.

"Gentle Fist: Eight Trigrams Palms Revolving Heaven!" In a critical moment, Neji Hyuga unleashed a large-scale technique that caused the water below to rotate. After the seal of the Bird in the Cage was released, Neji's Byakugan had become stronger. Perhaps it was because it had been sealed for so many years, losing the powerful visual prowess of the Byakugan, and now it not only returned but also became more powerful due to the fortuitous circumstances.

He directly blocked Deidara's Twin Birds. It should be noted that dealing with Deidara's explosive attacks, unless using Lightning Release to render the bombs useless, the explosions were truly powerful.

Gaara, who was a Jinchuriki at the time, had strong defenses, but he couldn't withstand the explosions of a few small clay spiders and was defeated. Not to mention the explosions caused by the Twin Birds. Now, Neji's Revolving Heaven completely blocked them. At this moment, in Neji Hyuga's hands, Revolving Heaven was truly worthy of being called absolute defense.

"Damn it, it's you, you bastard. You're still alive. I won't let you go. Oyabun, don't leave yet. Let's take care of this Akatsuki member first."

Originally, Naruto planned to send Gamabunta back, but when he saw Deidara approaching and the giant bird beneath him, he decided not to send Gamabunta back. Gamabunta, in turn, thought that since they had been fighting for so long, they might as well continue.

In reality, despite Gamabunta always complaining about Naruto putting him in dangerous situations, it was evident that he cared deeply for Naruto. After each complaint, he never left but continued to assist Naruto in battle. It was clear that he wouldn't allow anything to happen to Naruto. Back in the day, he and the Fourth Hokage were close comrades, but the Fourth's demands, coupled with the power of the Nine-Tails, were just too overwhelming.

In the end, Gamabunta could only helplessly return to the toad realm and later learned of the Fourth's death. Naruto was the Fourth's only bloodline, and if Gamabunta didn't have the strength, it would have been acceptable. But since he had the power, he absolutely wouldn't allow Naruto to suffer the same fate as the Fourth Hokage, especially after he had left.

"Water Release: Water Cannon!" Gamabunta didn't think much of Deidara in the air. Not only because of his jumping height, but even when standing, the distance between him and the airborne Deidara wasn't that far. Although Deidara could fly even higher, Gamabunta could jump even higher. Of course, he had to bring down the little bird flying in the sky.

"Even though both of his hands are clearly gone, could it be the work of that ring? Yes, that must be it. The ability of the ring must have sewn his hands back together. He's only here by himself this time, so I definitely can't let him escape. The Akatsuki doesn't have many members, so killing one is a big deal."

Kakashi activated his Mangekyo Sharingan, aiming at Deidara. He wanted to find the perfect opportunity to strike and kill Deidara in one blow.

"Kakashi, you succeeded last time, but this time, I won't let you succeed. Your visual jutsu is indeed formidable. Once hit by your attack, even if I haven't teleported away, my body won't be able to move."

"Under normal circumstances, this technique is terrifying, as it renders a person unable to move and forces them to wait for death. However, that's only under normal circumstances. As long as you haven't devoured me, external forces can rescue me from the twisted space. So, this time, I won't let you succeed, no matter what."

Deidara spoke confidently. It seemed that while he couldn't break through Susanoo or directly oppose it, he had found a way to evade it.