"What the hell is going on?!"
"Idiot! This kid's jutsu has Raiton in it. You're being countered!"
Sasori, ever the sharp one, immediately saw through the trick behind Kazama's nine fire dragons.
"Damn it! You bastard, how dare you destroy my art?!" Deidara fumed, ready to launch another attack on Kazama.
But before he could act, Kazama had already surrounded Deidara in midair with his *Kuryū Raigōka* (Nine Dragons Thunder Flame).
"My Raiton perfectly counters your Bakuton, so why don't you just sit tight for now?" Kazama taunted.
"Don't get cocky, kid! You might've trapped me, but there's no way you can hold Sasori! Sasori-nii, take this punk out already!" Deidara shouted.
"*Kuyū Fūen* (Nine Nether Wind Flame)!"
Kazama smirked coldly at Deidara's outburst and unleashed this invisible, formless *katon* (fire release) at Sasori in the distance.
Kazama moved so fast that Sasori barely had time to react. Before he knew it, his *Hiruko* puppet was burned to nothing.
Sasori's heart skipped a beat. He tried to counter, but Kazama's *Kuyū Fūen* invaded his body, restricting his movements.
In just a few moments, both Sasori and Deidara were completely at Kazama's mercy.
Sasori didn't even have a chance to fight back.
"Sasori-nii! Come on, man, how are you this useless?! Getting trapped by this little bastard Kazama in one move?!" Deidara, still surrounded by the *Kuryū Raigōka*, had been counting on Sasori to bail him out. Seeing Sasori trapped too left him furious and on the verge of tears.
"You're not half bad, huh? You know my body's structure inside and out," Sasori said, clearly pissed off as he struggled against the *Kuyū Fūen*.
He'd been itching to go toe-to-toe with Kazama for a proper fight, to see what the kid was really made of. But now, before he could even make a move, Kazama had him pinned.
"Exactly because I know your body so well, I'm about to control you with genjutsu," Kazama replied.
"Hah!" Sasori burst out laughing at Kazama's words.
"Genjutsu? Against me? You're dreaming. My entire body is a puppet now—I'm immune to your tricks!"
"*Betsutenjin* (Otherworldly God)!"
Before Sasori could finish, Kazama unleashed the ultimate genjutsu.
"Even if you're a human puppet, your optic nerves are still connected to your heart. You can't escape my genjutsu. Submit to me, Sasori!"
"Yes, sir!"
Just as Kazama predicted, despite Sasori's puppet body, his heart was still human. By targeting his optic nerves and hitting his heart with genjutsu, Kazama brought him under control.
"Next up, Deidara!"
Kazama commanded the nine thunder-flame dragons to drag Deidara right in front of him.
"Sasori-nii, what's wrong with you? Why aren't you attacking Kazama?!" Deidara was baffled, seeing Sasori standing motionless behind Kazama.
"I've already sworn loyalty to Kazama-sama," Sasori replied.
"What?!" Deidara was so shocked he nearly collapsed.
"Sasori-nii, are you messing with me? You're a human puppet! How the hell does a puppet fall under genjutsu?!"
"He's not crazy. And right now, you should be worrying about yourself, not him," Kazama said, his *Mangekyō Sharingan* glinting.
Deidara, terrified, quickly shut his eyes.
"You've got eyes like Itachi's, huh? Your *Sharingan* might be strong, but if I don't look at you, you can't touch me! Haha, go ahead and kill me if you want—I'll never submit to you!"
"Too late. The moment you looked at me earlier, I already hit you with *Betsutenjin*," Kazama said calmly.
"No way!"
"Submit to me, Deidara!"
"Yes, sir!"
Just a second ago, Deidara was fighting tooth and nail. But after Kazama's command, he became completely obedient.
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