Alien!

The moment the stream freezes.

Without hesitation, Sakura Haruno Body Flicker Technique vanished the moment the Water Formation Wall broke; Earth Release: Earth Spear pierced her afterimage, followed by Fire Style: Great Flame Bullet, Wind Release: Great Breakthrough, and other Ninjutsu, all of which missed their mark.

"They escaped so quickly!" Scorpion's true form, hidden among the puppets, sneered and commanded the puppets to continue surrounding them. The Earth Release puppets casually shattered the ice layer that Sakura had just created with a few Earth Spear.

"Do you want ants to kill an elephant?" Sakura Haruno said coldly, her face dark as she watched the ice layer she had just created by freezing the stream become history, rendered ineffective after only one use.

She had no time to pay attention to the puppets wielding the Earth Spear, which were specifically designed to destroy the ice mirror.

Sakura then realized: in the upcoming battle, there might not be many opportunities to use the Demonic Mirroring Ice Crystals.

Sakura Haruno's Chakra circulated without stopping, and she extracted a massive amount of Chakra once again; this time, the surging Chakra even stirred up a gale, forcefully lifting the hem of her clothes and making her hair fly proudly upwards!

"Then let's pray we don't get trampled to death before we bite the elephant!"

Sakura Haruno bit her thumb, and the blood on her hand transformed into a massive sealing magic circle.

"Summoning Technique!"

Boom! A massive amount of thick fog rose up.

"Lady Sakura! Are they the enemies?" A giant Katsuyu, tens of meters tall, appeared on the riverbed. Sakura had summoned the Katsuyu for the first time in battle!

Katsuyu had never been summoned by Sakura Haruno in battle—it was completely out of the question when Sakura used to engage in high-speed combat. This time, it made a rare appearance, and upon seeing the bewildered puppets at its feet, it immediately realized that Sakura was being forced into a siege battle.

Sakura Haruno nodded, standing high atop the Katsuyu's head. Looking down, the puppets surrounding her seemed as insignificant as a swarm of ants. She let out a heavy breath, and instantly, the frustration of being besieged vanished.

The wind howled from above, carrying the faint heat of early summer. Sakura Haruno's soft hair danced in the wind. She stood on a giant summoning beast, and a sense of pride rose in her heart, making her feel invigorated!

"Teach them a lesson," Sakura shouted, looking down at the puppets at her feet, "Katsuyu!"

"Understood, Lady Sakura!" The Katsuyu bent its antennae.

It suddenly arched its back, then forcefully jerked its body upward, spitting out a large amount of green mucus from its mouth!

"Secret Technique: Tongue Tooth Sticky Acid!"

The super acidic liquid from the Shikkotsu Forest was sprayed out by the Katsuyu, falling to the ground and forming large areas of acidic lakes, with countless drops of acid splashing everywhere!

Sizzle--

The sand and stones at the edge of the acid lake were corroded by the acid, emitting thick smoke and bubbles, and making eerie sounds.

The puppet that unfortunately fell into the sour soup melted at a speed visible to the naked eye and disappeared into the solution.

The puppet, splashed with acid, was instantly melted, leaving a large hole, with its parts and mechanisms scattered all over the ground.

Dozens of puppets were wiped out instantly.

However, this is only half of the total number of puppets; most of the puppets escaped far away when the acid rained down.

Sakura Haruno saw only bad news above her head: Shino, seeing the situation was bad, wanted to come and help, but was blocked by several Human Puppet; the river upstream had just been blocked by Sasori's puppets using Earth Release, and couldn't flow down for a while, and her Ninjutsu couldn't reach that far.

Below, a barrage of chaotic Ninjutsu rained down, only to be blocked by Sakura's thick ice walls. Fortunately, the puppets were temporarily forced back by the acid, which formed a circle on the ground, preventing them from getting close. They could only unleash a few medium- to long-range Ninjutsu from a distance.

"The puppets are too agile! The puppeteer who controls them must be an extremely powerful puppeteer," the Katsuyu said helplessly. Glancing at the ground, the puppets that had just been forced back gradually surrounded it again. Several puppets stepped forward and used Earth Release is a technique used in Chinese fantasy novels) to try to sink the acid lake underground.

The Katsuyu spat out another mouthful of acid, but aside from forcing the puppets back again, it didn't kill many of them, rendering it largely ineffective. The scorpion had clearly seen through its monotonous attack pattern.

"Lady Sakura, there are too many enemies. I might not be able to hold out for much longer!" the Katsuyu said, shaking its antennae.

"Leave it to me!" Sakura Haruno said, Hand Seals as she spoke, a smile playing on her lips. The ice wall protected her while also hindering the launch of the Wind Blade Torrent. Sakura was forming another hand seal.

This technique should give Sasori a surprise... she thought, her Chakra, which had just calmed down for a moment, surged rapidly again, using Water Release: Shape Transformation to create the image in her mind's eye—

"Water Release: Alien Frenzy!"

Sasori's puppet finally used Earth Release to create a deep pit, sinking the acid lake; but soon, a black claw rose from the edge of the pit, revealing the Alien Queen's massive, crowned skull. Then, more and more ferocious figures emerged densely, crawling from the pit's edge onto the ground...

"What is this?" Even the well-informed scorpion couldn't recognize what kind of creature it was, but its long, pointed crest, dark exoskeleton, sharp claws, agile tail, and swift, running figure told him that the creature Sakura had created was definitely not to be trifled with!

The dense barrage of Ninjutsu and the sharp flashes of swords and spears quickly overwhelmed the Alien's path of attack. Amidst the dazzling Release Techniques and the deafening explosions, large numbers of Alien fell to the ground, turning into puddles of acid.

However, more Worker Alien, Messenger Alien, Predalien, Alien Royal Guard, and even Alien Empress are being born from the acid lake and climbing out of the deep pit!

Soon, some escapees broke through the blockade of Ninjutsu and various ninja tools and engaged in hand-to-hand combat with the puppets at the front.

The Alien's sharp claws, powerful stinger, and swift movements put considerable pressure on the scorpion's puppets.

Several puppets were knocked down by the sharp teeth that shot out of the alien's mouth at high speed during Alien combat;

Several others, after slaying the Alien, were melted by the pool of acid and completely destroyed.

A gigantic Alien Empress broke through the Ninjutsu blockade, roaring as she charged into the horde of puppets, battered and bruised. She crashed into several puppets, charging through the enemy ranks as if they were nothing.

The vast, Alien ocean seemed poised to engulf the swarm of scorpions!

"Interesting Ninjutsu..." Sasori, hiding in the shadows, watched as more and more Alien surged towards them like a tide, and sneered.

He had to admire Sakura's imagination; she could create such an unprecedented creature using Water Release. It was incredibly sharp in melee combat, and its mouthparts were also very useful in actual combat. Perhaps he could refer to it if he ever wanted to create a melee puppet in the future.

However, compared to his Human Puppet, the Water Release creations that cannot use Ninjutsu are still too weak!

And...

Scorpion raised his hand and glanced at the giant white bird soaring in the sky. He was deliberately stalling for time; he wasn't just waiting for the puppet to be in place.

"Deidara, you've finally arrived!"

Scorpion said coldly.

Sakura Haruno, who had been keeping her head down, constantly creating an army of Alien creatures with her Chakra, didn't notice anything unusual about the large white bird that flew towards the battlefield, until she caught sight of a huge object out of the corner of her eye—

She was suddenly startled!

"What is that, Katsuyu?" Sakura saw a white doll, shaped like a winged roly-poly toy, descending from above!

What alarmed her most was that the doll contained a massive amount of Chakra, which Sakura could clearly sense from this distance...

Whatever it is, it must be extremely dangerous!

There was no time to think; the giant doll was falling at an extremely fast speed.

Sakura tilted her head back, instinctively Hand Seals.

"Water Release: Wind Blade..."

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