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"Thud!!!" The light-infused blade pierced through Uchiha Itachi's body, pinning him to the wall. "Hmph! That should settle you..." Miao sneered, but before he could finish his sentence, his expression abruptly shifted. A sharp kunai had silently found its way to the back of Miao's neck, and Itachi's form gradually materialized behind him.
The Itachi impaled by the spiraling lance in the air instantly dissolved into countless black crows that circled overhead, their cries—"Caw, caw!"—seemed to carry an unsettling magic that unsettled those who heard it.
"Genjutsu? No, it must be his unique clone technique. Even with my Sharingan, there's no way I'd fall for his illusions without noticing!" Miao realized instantly.
"Don't move!" Itachi's voice was cold and sharp behind him. "I have some questions for you."
"Hmph!" Miao chuckled darkly and replied slowly, "From your tone, do you really think you've already won?"
"What?!" Itachi's face changed slightly at Miao's words. A sharp kunai had appeared at his own neck, and Miao's figure, now standing behind Itachi, stared at him with a frigid crimson Sharingan.
"Don't forget, I also possess the Sharingan. Even though your hand seals are swift and concealed, even the slightest motion can be detected by my eyes. Plus, I'm capable of forming seals with one hand," Miao said coldly.
At that moment, the Miao standing in front of Itachi, whose neck was pressed against the kunai, suddenly dispersed into a puff of smoke. "Shadow Clone?!" Itachi's expression shifted in surprise.
"Deidara!!!" Miao glanced at Deidara, who had just canceled his Earth Release technique. In an instant, Deidara appeared beside Miao, looking down at the restrained Itachi with mocking laughter. "Hahaha! You thought you were so powerful, but in the end, you're still under Miao's control!"
"Don't get too cocky, Deidara. That's just a shadow clone," Miao said calmly, glancing at Deidara.
"What?!" Deidara's face paled as Itachi's body immediately transformed into countless crows that scattered into the air.
"Damn it!!!" Deidara clenched his teeth in frustration. "This guy has the Sharingan just like me. If I can detect his movements, he can do the same to mine. We won't be able to settle this anytime soon," Miao remarked indifferently.
In the shadows, Itachi's figure slowly reappeared. "Heh, interesting... Deidara?" Beside him, Sasori couldn't help but smirk at Deidara's reaction.
Meanwhile, Kisame Hoshigaki, after a brief period of weakness, slowly rose to his feet, leaning on his Samehada blade. As a shinobi with immense willpower, Kisame quickly regained his composure, reestablishing the standoff.
"Damn it! To think I fell for such a trick!" Kisame's face remained pale, his expression twisted with anger and humiliation.
"Deidara, prepare to retreat. Kisame has likely recovered a significant amount of strength by now. Continuing this fight would put us at a disadvantage." Miao spoke calmly to Deidara.
"Tch! Got it." Deidara grimaced, reluctantly reaching into his pouch to consume clay. After forming a quick hand seal, "Boom!!!" a massive cloud of smoke erupted behind them. As the smoke cleared, a giant white bird stood silently on the ground.
Seeing Deidara's actions, Itachi, Kisame, and Sasori immediately furrowed their brows. "We can't let them escape!" Itachi barked, his hands rapidly forming seals. Within seconds, he completed the sequence.
"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!!!" A massive fireball, nearly ten meters in diameter, erupted from Itachi's mouth and surged toward Miao and Deidara.
"Water Release: Great Shark Bullet Technique!!!" Kisame, having recovered much of his strength, clasped his hands together. A terrifying surge of chakra exploded from his body, manifesting as a colossal blue shark that charged forward with overwhelming waves and razor-sharp teeth.
Sasori opened his mechanical mouth once again, unleashing a torrent of poisoned senbon needles. This time, the scale of the attack far exceeded the previous barrage, covering nearly the entire temple grounds.
"Miao!!!" Deidara's face turned pale at the sight of the three-pronged assault. Such devastating attacks wouldn't leave even his master, Ōnoki of the Two Scales, unscathed if he used his Dust Release. Elite jonin-level shinobi would be obliterated into nothingness.
"Don't worry about it. Leave everything to me. Once I block this attack, we'll retreat immediately!" Miao said firmly.
Deidara hesitated for a moment but eventually nodded resolutely. At the same time, Miao turned his gaze toward the incoming onslaught. The overwhelming attacks, which covered nearly the entire space, would mean certain death if they struck him and Deidara.
At that moment, Miao's Sharingan began to transform rapidly. The three black tomoe merged into a bizarre shuriken-like pattern. Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan!!!
"BOOM!!!!!!!!!!!!" A deafening explosion rocked the temple. Every structure and statue within was instantly obliterated by the terrifying assault. A powerful shockwave swept across the surrounding area.