Since there is no serious problem for the time being, we can't delay any longer.

"Keep going, I'll speed up, you take care of yourself..." Mizuki said to Hinata Ko. The tricky method must have loopholes, and Deidara, who has excellent combat intuition, will definitely not give Mizuki too many opportunities.

Without waiting for Hinata's reaction, Shuimu immediately maximized his chakra output and sped up his feet again. The people who were following closely behind him could no longer keep up with Shuimu's pace. At the same time, he maximized the defense of his chakra shield and completely gave up the defense on both sides and behind him, focusing on the vital points in front of him.

A phantom figure rushed out of the smoke, and the fastest explosive clay nearby, the biplane, could not keep up. Under the pressure of the explosion in front of him, Mizuki paid the price of several minor injuries and finally broke through the barrier. In a blink of an eye, he was in front of the stunned Deidara, who seemed a little bit unbelievable. Without any trial, Mizuki, who started desperately, actually killed in front of him.

Mizuki didn't care about Deidara's surprise. With the power of the high-speed impact, the wind shuriken in his left hand pierced Deidara's right chest at once. The undiminished force directly knocked Deidara back and hit the trunk of the giant tree behind him. The wind shuriken that pierced Deidara penetrated deeply into the trunk, and Deidara was fixed on the tree and could not escape.

"Is it solved so easily? Oh no, this is not good..."

The seriously injured Deidara had no intention of retreating. Instead, he stretched out his hands to grab Mizuki, as if he wanted to hug him and die together with him.

Mizuki realized that something was wrong but it was too late for him to react. He simply gave up the Fuma Shuriken in his left hand and quickly flew backwards.

In a flash, Deidara's body suddenly exploded, and the powerful shock wave completely swallowed up Mizuki, who was unable to dodge. Then everything within a few meters was blown to pieces.

"Temari, clear the forest in front..." Due to the thick smoke, it was impossible to tell how badly Mizuki was injured, but at least his voice could be heard and he was still able to command the battle, which meant that he was at least not seriously injured.

Although she didn't know how Mizuki knew that she had this ability, Temari knew that now was not the time to worry about it. She opened her folding fan and chakra gushed out.

"Spiritual Communication - Slash Dance~" A white weasel wielding a huge sickle, along with the huge air currents, quickly wreaked havoc in the forest in front of it. Countless towering trees were cut into several sections, and then collapsed and fell to the ground.

Not only that, the mixed wind escape blew away all the smoke obstacles on the battlefield, and first revealed the panting and exhausted Hyuga Ko. Then, in Mizuki's area, after the smoke was blown away, Mizuki, who was protected by a large sand shield, was revealed. Under the power of Deidara's clone's explosion, the sand shield was blown to pieces, and Mizuki, who was hiding inside, had to use the chakra shield to protect his vital parts. Other parts such as limbs and shoulders were hit by sporadic explosion fragments and were bloody. Mizuki, who took a breath, was taking the time to treat himself.

"My legs are fine, I wasn't hit in the vital areas, my combat power is intact, I have enough chakra, I can try again..."

This was his first time facing off against the masters of the Akatsuki organization. Even though he was assisted by several powerful ninjas with distinctive characteristics, he almost died due to a mistake. If Gaara had not been smart, he would have been in great danger.

Mizuki, who had just suffered a great loss, wiped his eyes, which were blurred by cold sweat mixed with blood, with his right hand, which was stained with a little of his own blood. He licked the corners of his sore mouth, sorted out his ninja tools, then estimated the timing, then exerted force with his legs, slightly gathered chakra, and finally soared into the sky forward.

"Over there..."

Mizuki, who was high in the sky, finally found the giant bird hiding not far away, leaning against a huge bird made of explosive clay, dodging the dancing wind blades and Kamdori's giant sickle after the trees that blocked his view were swept away.

"Is this time it real? I won't let you get away again..."

Mizuki, who had discovered his target, would not miss the opportunity again. He unfolded the Fuma Shuriken in his right hand and threw it hard at Deidara.

Deidara, who was about to fly into the sky with a giant bird, was suppressed by the tremendous power of Temari's ninjutsu and had to hide. Before he could react, Mizuki's attack came again.

"Will this thing work on me?" Seeing Mizuki actually using such a crude trick against Deidara, he couldn't help but sneer. "You idiot who can't even tell the difference in strength, I'll let you see the art of Deidara's explosion later."

Deidara didn't take Mizuki's attack seriously at all. He flipped over and jumped onto the giant bird's back. The giant bird flapped its wings and began to take off slowly. Facing the wind shuriken that was heading straight for his head, Deidara just lowered his head slightly and dodged it.

"This nonsense guy is just looking for death..." Deidara looked at Mizuki with disdain, and then ignored him. He would have plenty of means and time to deal with such a person later. He had no idea how many of these ignorant guys he had killed in the past. It seemed that Mizuki was not a special one.

"Stupid guy, it seems that the first reason a villain dies is because he talks too much, and the second is because he is too arrogant..."

Even if everyone here is no match for Deidara, it is at least five to one. Except for Mizuki, each one is a ninja with very distinctive characteristics. If they are well matched, the combat power that bursts out should never be underestimated. It seems that Deidara is still accustomed to aerial reconnaissance and attacks, and completely ignores the enemy's numerical advantage.

Mizuki, who was in mid-air, saw Deidara easily avoid his attack. When Deidara was about to take the opportunity to fly high, he suddenly pulled with his right hand. The force was transmitted to the rotating Fuma Shuriken along a chakra thread that was thinner than a hair and transparent to the point where it was almost imperceptible. Due to this traction, the direction of the Fuma Shuriken immediately changed and it sank suddenly.

Seeing the change in the situation, Deidara had no time to react before the chakra thread held down the rising bird. The movement of the wind demon shuriken changed from moving in a straight line to spinning around the neck of the bird, and in a blink of an eye, it circled a few times and caught the giant bird made of explosive clay.

"You can't run away now, right?" Seeing that his plan worked, Mizuki exerted force again, and the giant bird that was still rising suddenly stopped. Then Mizuki used the reaction force to quickly attack Deidara. In the blink of an eye, Deidara, who was not far away, was once again killed by Mizuki in front of him.

Facing Mizuki who was so close, Deidara was a little confused. It was not that he had not been dealt with by someone who had quickly broken through before, but it was the first time he had seen someone like Mizuki who didn't care about any reason or excuse and just wanted to fight in close combat. He was careless and didn't prepare for the battle in the first place, so he was forced into a panic. It had been many years since he had encountered such a situation.

"The last time it was Uchiha Itachi, but you are far inferior to him..."

Although he was a little surprised, Deidara, who had a destructive gene and cruel desires hidden deep in his heart, would not be scared by such a small matter.

Facing the kunai thrust from Mizuki's left hand, Deidara blocked it with his arm without dodging. Then he quickly started making explosive clay with his left hand.

"Hmm?" Seeing that Deidara also adopted a fighting method that was almost mutually destructive, Mizuki naturally would not retreat in this situation. "You came just in time. I am very experienced in such bloody battles. Let's see who can't hold on first..."

The chakra thread that was being pulled by his right hand was released, and then he grabbed Deidara's shoulder, and then Mizuki hit Deidara's forehead heavily.

Deidara was hit by a street brawl-like thug move and felt dizzy. He could no longer keep his balance and fell off the giant bird. Mizuki, who refused to give in, was also knocked down and fell off.

"Arrogant boy, let me teach you what a fight between men is like..."

Mizuki was on top, and Deidara was on the bottom. Both of them were in the air with no support, but Mizuki threw a punch regardless, hitting Deidara's nose and left eye. Deidara's nosebleed immediately and the miniature camera on his left eye was directly broken and fell. It was unknown whether the eye was injured. The force of the swinging fist immediately accelerated Deidara's fall.

"It's not over yet, it's just the beginning~" Mizuki said as he swung his left hand. A chakra line extended and wrapped around Deidara's right hand. Then Mizuki lifted it up, and Deidara rose up with the force. Then his right cheek was hit by Mizuki's fist again, and there was a crisp sound from his lower jaw, as if it was broken.

"This is called the Friendship Fist. Only men can understand the feeling behind it. Boy, you still need to learn a little. I guess you are too young and don't quite understand it yet. So let's try it again..."

When he was lifted up by Mizuki's chakra thread for the second time, Deidara, who had regained consciousness a little, immediately threw the explosive clay he had just made in his mouth - the little bird - to Mizuki in his left hand.

"It seems that you have understood a little bit, but your understanding is not very deep..."

Deidara's naive idea of ​​using explosive clay to force Mizuki back was simply a fantasy. The biggest disadvantage of explosive attacks is that they do not distinguish between friend and foe. With such a close-range explosion, the impact on both people is almost the same.

"That's exactly what I want. I was just worrying about not having enough attack power, and you came to me. I have chakra shield and medical ninjutsu. As long as I survive, I still have the almighty potion to save my life. Come on, let's compete with each other, it's perfect for hurting each other..."

Mizuki did not dodge the exploding clay, which shocked Deidara. Mizuki closed the distance between him and Deidara, smiled at Deidara strangely, and then pushed forward with his right hand. The blue-white fireball swallowed Deidara. Then Deidara's miserable screams spread throughout the battlefield.

In such a dangerous situation, Deidara had no choice but to shout, "Explode."

Exploding clay - the little bird exploded almost right between the two of them. With a bang, the huge impact force made Mizuki unable to hold onto Deidara, and he was thrown away by the violent air wave.

Just when the seriously injured Mizuki was about to fall to the ground, a cushion made of sand appeared where Mizuki fell and caught him. Deidara was not so lucky. He was first stabbed by kunai and punched, then burned by fire, and finally covered in his own exploding clay. He then fell heavily from the air to the ground. It is estimated that he was seriously injured.

"This is my limit. If Deidara hadn't underestimated the enemy, there would be no way I could defeat him. Now it's time to hand it over to Kurenai and the others. The micro camera has been destroyed, and Deidara's own illusion defense ability is not very strong. Kurenai should be able to handle it~"

Although Deidara was beaten badly by Mizuki, in fact, Mizuki did not hurt Deidara's vital parts. Seriously speaking, as long as he can still use explosive clay, Deidara's destructive power has not been reduced at all. It just seriously weakened his physical condition and tactical ability.

…

While Mizuki was fighting Deidara, the battle between Hyuga Hiashi and Scorpion was also going on fiercely. But in general, Scorpion had the upper hand. After all, the soft fist was good at dealing with human bodies and chakra, but it was still very difficult to deal with the fully armed steel puppet, especially when you have to be careful of the deadly toxins on it.

The soft fist shouldn't be so hard on the puppeteer. Although it doesn't do much damage to the puppet, it is a natural enemy to the chakra threads that control the puppet. Moreover, the chakra threads that are extremely difficult to detect in the eyes of ordinary ninjas are completely invisible in front of the Byakugan. So generally speaking, the Hyuga family is not weak against the puppeteer. They can often find the puppeteer's true body along the chakra threads or directly use the Byakugan, and then give him a fatal blow.

But Scorpion is not an ordinary puppeteer. His body is hidden in the powerful Higurashi, which is both offensive and defensive. He does not have the weakness of an ordinary puppeteer. As for cutting off the chakra thread, sorry, there is no chakra thread exposed for you to attack. If it was Scorpion's puppet, or the Third Kazekage, or even the Hundred Machines Operator, maybe Hinata Hiashi could find a target to attack. But now, there is really no way to start with Scorpion, and he can only passively deal with the attacks of various traps from time to time.

"We can't go on like this. This is bad. We can only wait for the others to quickly deal with the blond boy and come to help..."