Deidara & Konan kill anyone with prep.It depends on the opponents.
I honestly can't name many opponents who could fight Sasori to the death without taking even a single scratch.
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This isn't a three way battle, this is a comparison against other opponents. And more opponents can protect themselves from explosives than those who can fight without taking a single scratch while facing 300 opponents.Deidara > Konan > Sasori. Sasori is the weakest of them all he doesn't have any counters to Deidara's C4 or Konan's Infinite Paper Bomb Jutsu which she used to almost neg Tobi.
But Diedara was taunting Naruto. He could have just been saying that to get Naruto by himself.Konan no doubt is the weakest. Sasori is canonicallyYou must be registered for see linksto be > Deidara but its pretty close.
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Obito - in the disguise of Tobi - did the same thing. SO Obito < Diedara. :|Its not only this...there is a clear tone ofYou must be registered for see linksbetween Deidara and Sasori...similar to Itachi and Kisame. He also calls him master Sasori...there is a level of respect, similar to Kisame saying Itachi-san. Portrayal wise Sasori is definitely intended to be > Deidara.