''Magnet Release: Iron Sand Gathering Assault jutsu''

    Sasori controlled the Third Kazekage''s puppet and unleashed enormous amounts of iron sand, transforming them into highly dense shapes and launching them at Fujin. Fujin looked at the weapons and thought, ''Not bad, the dense nature of these blocks means that there isn''t much my Wind jutsus can do against it. Even though the Vacuum jutsus can poke a few holes, it wouldn''t be much help... Oh well...''

    Massive palms appeared in the Wind Domain and grabbed the iron objects, stopping them. Under normal circumstances, Fujin wouldn''t have any issue sending such objects back at the enemy, but Magnet Release meant that the Third Kazekage''s puppet had a greater influence on the iron objects than Fujin''s Wind Domain.

    Sasori looked at the Ghost Palms and analyzed, ''So, he can also do this? No matter, I can already see a weakness in his technique.''

    His fingers moved slightly. The large iron objects disintegrated into small particles once again. The sudden loss in density caused the ghost palms to tighten into fists while almost all the iron sand escaped into the Wind Domain. They began moving along the winds while inching dangerously closer to Fujin.

    Fujin immediately controlled the winds to throw the smaller iron particles out of his domain. They were much easier to handle than the larger particles. However, he faced another issue. There were too many iron particles! His initial move couldn''t get rid of them all. And, the Third Kazekage''s puppet ignored the iron that was blown away and focused entirely on what remained behind. As a result, its control increased considerably and Fujin couldn''t expel it from the Wind Domain as easily.

    A frown appeared on Fujin''s face as he realized, ''I didn''t think Magnet Release would pose such a challenge to my Wind Domain. Although I have thrown out most of the iron sand, he can still exert control over them. Not to mention, it''s the few remaining that pose a challenge. If I make a mistake, they could even pierce through my Wind Cloak!''

    Fujin knew that defense wasn''t particularly a strong point of Wind Domain. After all, it was made of air, what defense could it provide? What made it such a threat was that it could redirect almost all jutsus and living beings made of Flesh and Blood wouldn''t dare to step into the domain. However, against mere iron particles, that threat was useless. Redirecting it wasn''t very useful either as the Third Kazekage''s puppet could redirect it once more.

    As several iron particles moved at high speeds through his domain, Fujin suddenly flickered and began floating around 25 meters above the ground. The sudden move wasn''t to dodge any iron particles controlled by the Third Kazekage''s puppet. Instead, it was to dodge the sneak attack coming from underground by Sasori''s other puppets.

    Sasori observed, ''So, he discovered the sneak attack. No matter, I doubt his mobility in the air is as good as his mobility on the ground. The chakra he needs to maintain his technique should be much higher than what I need to control the iron sand. Now, let me see how long he can endure the pressure.''

    The poisonous needles launched by the puppets stopped moving in the Wind Domain due to the strong winds. However, the Third Kazekage''s puppet took control of them as well and attacked Fujin with it while the other puppets escaped underground once again. Sasori was actively limiting Fujin''s movements while forcing him to pay attention to several threats at the same time.

    Fujin looked at the needles while thinking, ''Hmm, as fun as this is, it''s time to stop being on the defensive. My clone won''t be able to stall Deidara forever...''

    The winds in the Wind Domain became chaotic once again and knocked all of the iron controlled by the Third Kazekage''s puppet off course. At the same time, Fujin directed his Wind Domain towards the ground.

    While digging into the ground would waste a lot of chakra and Fujin would normally use Vacuum Bullets to create underground routes for his winds, he had an even better option. Small holes had been opened up in the ground by the poisonous needles that were shot from underground. They connected to the larger spaces that were created by the puppets themselves. Winds rapidly moved into them and caught up with the puppets. Before Sasori could realize it, his chakra threads that controlled those puppets were sliced by the wind blades that formed underground!

    Sasori suddenly realized, ''Incredible, he used the paths created by the needles and puppets to extend his technique underground. Hmm, wait... That means... SHIT!''

    The clone''s eyes widened as surprise appeared on his face. He muttered, "Damn! How did you do that in just a handful of meetings? I heard every boy in Iwagakure is mad. Most are training their hearts out to hunt you down and gain Kurotsuchi''s favor."

    Once again, Deidara was left completely speechless. He wanted to curse, but couldn''t even decide how to do so considering that Fujin was praising him. Before he opened his mouth, Fujin''s clone continued, "That said, I''m surprised that this is the first time you heard. From what I heard, the news is spreading rapidly throughout the Land of Earth. Does Akatsuki keep you on a leash or something?"

    While Deidara didn''t care about the news, some doubts about the Akatsuki appeared in his mind. After all, he should have heard about it. He wondered, ''Could it be that Akatsuki is keeping me in the dark to prevent me from returning to the village? Even though I don''t want to return, manipulating me in this way is...''

    He decided to think about it later and replied, "I don''t care about that shitty village or Kurotsuchi."

    His hands chewed more clay as he continued, "I just want to perfect my art! Art is..."

    Fujin''s clone interrupted him as he said with disgust, "You call those lousy explosions art?"

    Once again, Deidara was annoyed. However, before he could retort, Fujin''s clone pointed in a direction and said, "Look there, that is art!"

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