Rescue Gaara arc

Deidara, with Sasori, traveled to Sunagakure to capture Gaara and extract the shukaku within him. Although he attempted a stealthy infiltration of the village, Deidara was quickly confronted by Gaara, who launched an offensive against him. In the ensuing battle, Deidara's left arm was crushed, but he was still able to claim victory by mixing some of his clay into Gaara's sand, causing Gaara's own weapon to backfire. With Gaara captured, Deidara and Sasori convened with the rest of Akatsuki to extract Shukaku. When team kakashi arrived at their location, Deidara took Gaara's body to lead away kakashi and naruto,leaving Sasori to deal with sakura and chiyo.Kakashi used his kamui to sever Deidara's other arm during the pursuit, giving Naruto a chance to retrieve Gaara. Handicapped and outnumbered, Deidara used a susiding Bombing Clone to escape.. Knowing Sasori to have died during his battle, Deidara went looking for his arm, in order to get back his Akatsuki ring. He found it in the possession of Zetsu and Tobi.At some point, his arms were reattached by kakuzu.