A Counterattacking Strategy

Sakura suddenly raised her right hand and pointed at Sasori of the Red Sand.

Whoosh--!

A thin, silvery-white stream of water shot out from the girl's fingertips, piercing the air with a sharp whistling sound, instantly covering a distance of tens of meters, and striking the scorpion's neck.

With a deft flick of her slender, pale fingers, she easily severed the scorpion's head!

Clatter

It landed on the ground, rolled a few times, and stopped, its lifeless eyes staring blankly into the sky.

Is he dead? Sakura Haruno Genin, her slightly furrowed brows showing no sign of relaxing.

Her sneak attack worked; the Wind Blade Torrent did indeed strike Sasori's main body, but... his Chakra showed absolutely no signs of serious injury.

It remained stable, as vast as the sea.

Then look at his body.

The blood in the carotid artery of a decapitated person, due to extremely high blood pressure, can surge several meters high the instant the blood vessel is severed! In that instant, the blood gushes out like a fountain, blooming into dark red flowers in the air...

However, the spot where the scorpion was cut by the water jet was clean, with not a trace of blood visible.

In any case, it doesn't resemble the condition of someone who has been beheaded.

She stared intently at the scorpion's head that had fallen to the ground.

Right before Sakura's eyes, a sudden change occurred—Scorpion's severed head flew into the air and returned to his neck!

The girl stared at everything in disbelief: Scorpion reached up and touched his head, shook his neck a few times, then a faint sound of a mechanism turning came, and with a click, he started moving his eyes as if nothing had happened!

Uh... what's this?

Sakura Haruno blinked. What word best describes her feelings?

Hmm... There's a saying from my past life, "I've fucked a dog," and she feels just like she actually did it!

Wind Blade Torrent is her trump card Ninjutsu, but in recent high-level battles, it hasn't had much effect!

So, the reason they didn't manage to cut through the Kakuzu because his main body was tentacles. What about this time...?

He can act as if nothing happened even after his head is severed; could it be that his true form is also a puppet?

These people have an endless array of Secret Technique, and each one of them seems to value their life more than the last.

It seems that next time I fight these Kage Level enemies, I can't use Wind Blade Torrent as the first move. I need to confirm whether the opponent is their true form first, otherwise it's easy to waste my trump card Ninjutsu and turn it into Ninjutsu that only serves as a probe!

Her face darkened.

So, before we can figure out the enemy's strength, it seems we need to temporarily change tactics... Instead of launching a forced attack, we should adopt a reactive fighting style.

This guy has too many Secret Techniques. Let's play with him first, probe for information, and then use our ultimate move. Sakura thought to herself, looking at Scorpion who had returned to normal.

Across from her, Sasori shook his head, which had just been reattached, and casually praised, "What brilliant Ninjutsu and battle plan! It seems you're not only skilled in Taijutsu, but your Ninjutsu is also quite remarkable..."

"You're not bad either, you managed to put your head back on after it was cut off!" the girl said indifferently. "Could this also be one of your puppets?"

"Who knows? Maybe it is, maybe it isn't." A cold smile appeared on Scorpion's delicate face as he answered Sakura's question with her own words.

Her gaze swept over the Hiruko on the ground, but beneath Sasori's calm and pretty face, her mind raced as she calmly analyzed the situation.

Sakura Haruno's punch that shattered Hiruko wasn't just because Sakura was strong!

The girl's sudden burst of extremely high speed, and her lightning-fast reaction to the poison needles in battle, are factors more noteworthy than her Monstrous Strength.

Furthermore, she possessed Ice Release and some strange Water Release. That ice shield she used just now, which appeared to be only a thin layer, completely blocked the poison needles shot by Hiruko! As for that strange Water Release, if she had targeted her own heart instead of her head... the battle might have been over long ago.

He appeared calm on the surface, but he was already on high alert.

If the person standing in front of him now were Tsunade, Sasori was absolutely confident that he could defeat her and break the ironclad rule that puppeteers cannot directly oppose Tsunade! In fact, the Kazekage puppet in his hand was even created specifically to deal with Tsunade.

But if the opponent is Sakura Haruno--

"You are indeed a very formidable opponent..."

"In that case, it seems I'll have to use some of my true abilities..." Scorpion's words grew increasingly cold, and an immense killing intent, completely incongruous with her beautiful face, gradually spread out, the dense killing intent seeming to bring a rusty smell that the wind couldn't blow away.

He hunched over, lowering his body, and the Human Puppet of the Third Kazekage in front of him released a large amount of black Iron Sand, which floated in the air.

We are ready for battle.

Having said that, the two stopped talking and simply stared at each other for two seconds.

A major battle is imminent.

The river breeze blew gently, lifting the hem of their clothes and making the atmosphere even more desolate.

The killing intent clashed in the air, one as cold as frost, the other as congealed as blood, unfolding a silent contest in the air between the two, as if it were a tangible force stirring up gusts of wind, swirling up the dust on the ground, and landing between the two.

Sakura stared intently at the Kazekage Puppet in front of Scorpion. The black Iron Sand floating around it made her extremely vigilant, and she had already prepared to form hand Hand Seals.

Suddenly, Scorpion flicked his finger, and the chakra of the Kazekage Shadow Chakra surged violently, instantly splitting the Iron Sand in the air into countless fine iron spikes, which then shot out as streaks of black light!

"Secret Technique: Iron Sand Drizzle!"

Whoosh whoosh whoosh--!

The iron spikes tore through the air with a sharp, piercing whistle, shooting towards Sakura Haruno like projectiles.

Using the repulsive force generated by the Magnet Release, the iron spikes were launched at an extremely fast speed, shooting towards Sakura Haruno at a speed that was difficult for ordinary people to see. In the blink of an eye, they had already rushed to Sakura's front!

Sakura's eyes widened slightly in surprise; this was the first time she had ever encountered such Magnet Release Kekkei Genkai Ninjutsu.

This ninjutsu Ninjutsu is incredibly powerful; you can tell from the sound alone that it is extremely potent!

"Water Release: Water Formation Wall!"

The moment she saw the Iron Sand being launched, Sakura's hands completed the Hand Seals —her exceptional skill in Water Release allowed her to execute the Ninjutsu with just one hand seal.

The presence of abundant flowing water nearby allowed Sakura to use Water Release techniques with ease, maximizing their power.

Puff puff puff--

A wall of water several meters thick instantly stood in front of Sakura, the surging waves blocking their view.

The iron spikes pierced the Water Formation Wall with a dull thud, stirring up countless bubbles. The thick water wall quickly exhausted the kinetic energy of the spikes, causing them to sink to the bottom.

Sasori raised an eyebrow slightly, managing to block even Kekkei Genkai Ninjutsu —his Water Release was truly astonishing! However, if he could block a frontal attack, how would he defend against an attack from the side?

His fingers twitched slightly, and a hidden move he had been concealing for a long time was suddenly launched.

Whoosh—Not far from Sakura's feet, a relatively intact fragment of Hiruko, which she had just blasted into pieces, suddenly leaped up!

That's the machine gun on Hiruko's left arm.

Inside the machine gun were dozens of cylinders filled with poison needles. Once the mechanism was triggered, the cylinders could be launched, shooting countless poison needles in all directions!

Unbeknownst to Sasori, he had reconnected to the component using Chakra Threads and regained control of its mechanism.

"Hiruko: Prosthetic Arm Senbon!"

The machine gun leaped into the air under the control of Chakra Threads, and then landed within arm's reach of Sakura.

It exploded with a deafening roar!

The poisoned needles instantly covered the area in front of Sakura!

The Iron Sand Drizzle was just a distraction; the real killing move was a foreshadowing laid long ago when Hiruko was shattered!

Sakura's eyes, however, held a calm composure that remained unchanged even if Mount Tai collapsed before her.

With a slight twitch of her fingers, the already formed Water Formation Wall Ninjutsu drastically changed shape, instantly extending to the left side to block the poison needles.

Sakura's Water Release isn't just about speed...

Even Ninjutsu that has already been cast and taken shape outside the body can be changed at will; this is the true strength of a master of Ninjutsu Water Release.

This is truly the charm of Ninjutsu prodigy!

"Impressive..." Scorpion murmured to himself.

The successive attacks were blocked by Water Release. Sasori's expression shifted, and he was slightly surprised. A ripple appeared on his usually calm mind.

However, Scorpion's attack was clearly not going to end with just such tricks.

"The physical attack has been blocked, so what about this move?"

His long, slender fingers moved gently.

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