Melee (Part 2)

"I chose to fight you because I know how strong you are."

Pakura grinned.

Anyone who chose to fight Madara Uchiha could not possibly be ordinary.

She had known that long ago.

"Don't underestimate the Sunagakure Ninja."

They had produced a Six Paths powerhouse as well.

The palm-sized wooden scorpion rapidly expanded.

It transformed into a person crouching on the ground.

Sasori's Hiruko.

Pakura swiftly rushed into Hiruko.

The wooden puppet, Hiruko, moved its eyes.

Aokiji leaped back to widen the distance.

Blue Chakra Threads instantly emerged one after another.

"A Marine?"

Yet a man's voice came from within Hiruko.

That voice made Aokiji's pupils contract.

It was the voice of the man who had once pushed Whitebeard beyond his limits.

Sasori.

Hiruko merely glanced at Aokiji before slowly closing its eyes.

"I can't sense the main body's presence."

"Fourth Kazekage, your main body has now been sealed. I hope you can help me eliminate the enemy before us."

Pakura's voice came from within Hiruko.

"Sealed?"

Hiruko opened its eyes, Chakra Threads drifting around it.

He was a puppet Sasori had created using a portion of his own spirit.

He should have been released after the main body was sealed, but because of a certain Kazekage, he had never been released.

To some extent, this was the only victory of a certain winless Kazekage.

(Rasa had something to say about that.)

Hiruko turned his gaze elsewhere.

Aokiji charged forward at that moment, black frost continuously rising from his body.

"Though I don't know what happened, it doesn't matter anymore."

They could not lose this war.

"Pakura, what is your current strength?"

Hiruko rapidly retreated as the Chakra Threads spread around him continuously tugged at him, widening the distance between him and Aokiji.

"I've just entered the Dharma Body realm."

Pakura's