Could Deidara have beaten Sasuke? Well, that's what I'll be talking about in today's blog post! There's some pretty big spoilers if you haven't watched Naruto Shippuden, so proceed with caution! Now then, on with the post! For those of you who somehow don't know, Deidara lost to Sasuke in the series. However, it absolutely was not a fair fight; and many fans have cried out about how unfair Sasuke's level of plot armor is. They even claim Deidara easily could've bested that small Uchiha in a fight. To be fair, most of these fans are highly biased. They, much like me, love Deidara and despise Sasuke. But, let's look at this fight without bias. Firstly, I do believe Deidara could beat Sasuke in a fair fight. There are a few reasons why I believe this. Firstly, Deidara is a long-distance fighter. This can easily give him the advantage so he isn't in the middle of the fight. If he does get snuck up on, he's been shown to be rather clever in getting away and blindsiding his opponents with small explosives. Outside of this, it's important to note that he only lost because he chose to. If Sasuke hadn't had the giant snake, he would've surely perished along with Deidara. If Deidara had not used his ultimate explosion, I'm sure Sasuke wouldn't have survived the fight. Many fans think the original creator only got rid of Deidara because he was too overpowered. Given Deidara's abilities, there's a good chance they're right. Either way, Deidara was genuinely much stronger than Sasuke. Sasuke only won because he had plot armor and because Deidara's ego made him forget common sense. But, those are mostly just my thoughts on this topic. Nonetheless, I hope you all still enjoyed this blog post!