Magical Spoils

Yichen controlled the mud to seal off the Third Kazekage Puppet layer by layer.

Sasori clearly sensed the danger as well. Instead of caring about his falling main body, he took advantage of his current strong control and used all his strength to manipulate the Third Kazekage Puppet, desperately trying to pull it to his main body.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Under Sasori's control, the Third Kazekage Puppet, following Yichen's previous example, wrapped its body in Iron Sand and Wind Release: Breakthrough Yichen's obstruction layer by layer with terrifying impact force.

But gradually, Yichen revealed a smile. Because every time the Third Kazekage Puppet crashed into a spot, the mud would turn into rock in advance, and the Third Kazekage Puppet would Wind Release: Breakthrough the obstacle at a slower speed each time.

After Wind Release: Breakthrough four or five of Yichen's blockades, the Third Kazekage Puppet's speed was no longer what it used to be. Now, there were still two more blockades in front of the Third Kazekage Puppet. Yichen believed that once it Wind Release: Breakthrough the blockades, the speed of his mud would exceed the speed at which the puppet descended.

Then the obstacles facing the Third Kazekage will only increase.

With victory seemingly within reach, Yichen suddenly felt a pang of fear. Hon, he swerved to the side to avoid a sudden attack.

But a beat too late, with two soft "plop" sounds, Yichen clearly felt two steel needles pierce the sole of his left foot.

This was a hidden weapon launched by Sasori of the Red Sands; without a doubt, it was poisoned.

However, now is not the time for Yichen to be distracted, because the Third Kazekage Puppet is about to Wind Release: Breakthrough the final barrier.

Ignoring his injured right foot, Yichen continued to control the mud to intercept the Third Kazekage Puppet.

Everything went much as Yichen had predicted. After Wind Release: Breakthrough multiple blockades, the Third Kazekage Puppet slowed down, and Yichen easily surrounded it with mud.

Meanwhile, Scorpion was falling too fast and was already hundreds of meters below Yichen and the others, and he was still falling rapidly.

Gradually, Sasori's control over the Third Kazekage Puppet weakened, and finally, Yichen successfully wrapped the Third Kazekage Puppet in mud.

Not daring to waste any time, Yichen went up and cast a simple Sealing Jutsu, then put the mud and mud into the Sealing Scroll.

Only then did Yichen have the energy to treat the injury to his right foot.

Yichen took off his shoes and socks and saw that his entire foot was completely black, and the blackness was spreading upwards, now extending past his ankle.

The infection has already spread beyond the ankle; we don't know what's going on inside.

Yichen took out Ruo Wu and forcefully made several cuts on the bottom of his already numb right foot, then stretched out his right hand and cast the Banshō Ten'in.

With a hiss, two steel needles and a large amount of black liquid immediately flew out.

Yichen dared not relax. After throwing away the steel needle, he continued to use the Banshō Ten'in to attract the toxins.

After a while, feeling that the blackness had stopped spreading upwards, Yichen breathed a sigh of relief, took out a large number of Antidote Pills, and swallowed them all in one go.

Without caring whether the Sasori of the Red Sands below had fallen to its death, Yichen returned to the East Front Camp at top speed.

During the flight, Yichen would occasionally use the Banshō Ten'in to inhale drugs.

Although Yichen had expelled a large amount of toxins in this way, the treatment was not timely enough, so by the time Yichen returned to the camp, the poisoning was already quite severe.

Kitsuchi and Purple Lightning were shocked to see Yichen return in such a disheveled state. Fortunately, Medical Ninja were already used to Yichen's injuries. The Medical-nin quickly examined Yichen.

Although Sasori's venom was potent, the attack was hasty, and the poison he used in his final attack on Yichen, which was made from Senbon needles, was probably not his most potent poison. In addition, Yichen expelled a large portion of it, so the Medical Ninja said they could handle it.

"Phew~~" Yichen breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the Medical Ninja say that they could handle it. In the original story, Sasori's poison was so potent that the entire Sunagakure was helpless against it. It was definitely a blessing that he was able to get through this crisis.

However, in the original story, Kankuro had been poisoned for a long time, unlike Yichen this time. Although he was constantly fighting after being poisoned, it was all fighting by controlling mud, and his body did not engage in strenuous exercise. Therefore, he was in a relatively better situation. In addition, a large amount of toxins were expelled, which is why the Medical-nin the camp dared to say that they could handle it.

Of course, part of the reason is that Iwagakure's Medical Ninjutsu is actually quite good now. This is mainly thanks to Yichen.

While under Kitsuchi, Yichen obtained the notes of the Yakushi Nonō. While under Purple Lightning, he gained considerable knowledge about the use of poison by the Sasori of the Red Sands.

It is precisely because of these two points that the camp's Medical-nin are now able to treat Yichen's poison.

After the Medical Ninja provided initial treatment and stabilized the toxins in Yichen's body, Yichen took out the scroll that sealed the Third Kazekage Puppet and handed it to Kitsuchi and Purple Lightning.

Kitsuchi took the scroll with curiosity and was about to open it Yichen said, "Captain Kurotsuchi, it's best not to open it here. You and Captain Purple Lightning should go to your office and make sure no one else is there before opening it."

After hearing this, Kitsuchi and Purple Lightning became even more interested in the contents of the scroll, so they ignored Yichen and went straight to the office.

The camp was small, and Kitsuchi's office was not far away. Before long, Yichen heard Kitsuchi and Purple Lightning's exclamations coming from Kitsuchi's office.

Then Kitsuchi rushed up to Yichen with an incredulous look on his face. Judging from his expression, if Yichen hadn't been receiving treatment, Kitsuchi Yichen have picked him up and demanded an explanation.

Kitsuchi looked at Yichen, gesturing frantically with his hands, trying to speak several times, but not knowing how to begin. Yichen understood the reason: firstly, there were other people present, and secondly, the fact that the Third Kazekage had been turned into a puppet was too great for Kitsuchi to explain.

After a while, once Purple Lightning had resealed the Third Kazekage Puppet back into the scroll, Kitsuchi gradually came to his senses.

He gave a wry smile and said to Purple Lightning, who was holding the scroll, "Purple Lightning, you have a much better attitude than me."

Purple Lightning shook her head. She was actually stunned too, but her long service in the Anbu had made her cautious. Although she was equally surprised, she wouldn't leave the Third Kazekage Puppet in the office like Kitsuchi did and run out alone.

Next, because the two wanted to get firsthand information, they stayed by Yichen's side and watched Yichen receive treatment.

After a while, Yichen's three disciples returned. Seeing that Yichen had made himself up like this again, the three of them were speechless.

Tomoko whispered to her two companions, "I think we shouldn't let the teacher go out alone. Every time she goes out alone, she comes back covered in injuries, and they're always worse than before."

Kajiyamari nodded. "The teacher needs someone to keep an eye on him. If we weren't there when he went to the Coastline to spar with the Cloud ninja yesterday, and the teacher had something to worry about, I think he would have fought that Cloud ninja's Tanimoto Naoto until they were both badly injured before he would stop."

"I think so too. Although the teacher suggested a draw that day, his eyes told me that he was very unwilling." Kawakita echoed Tomoko and Kajiyamari.

Yichen glared at his three disciples, annoyed. "Stop chattering. I'm almost done here. You go and cultivate. I have something to say to Captain Kurotsuchi and Captain Purple Lightning."

Upon hearing this, the three children hurriedly left the medical room.

After a while, the Medical-nin finished treating Yichen's injuries. Knowing that the adults had something to discuss, he simply gave up the medical room.

Seeing the others leave, Kitsuchi eagerly asked Yichen, "Was that really the Third Kazekage? How did he become like this? Who turned him into a puppet? Where did you get this puppet?"

Seeing Kitsuchi ask so many questions at once, Yichen said, "Captain Kurotsuchi, you can actually guess it if you think about it carefully."

Kitsuchi was taken aback for a moment, then slowly calmed down. After calming down, he quickly figured out what had happened.

"It was Sunagakure, the genius Puppet Master from the Sasori of the Red Sands! He ambushed and killed the Third Kazekage, turning him into Human Puppet."

"You were the Third Kazekage Puppet that Sasori of the Red Sands stole from him. The poison you were poisoned was also Sasori of the Red Sands's doing."

Yichen nodded and said, "That's right, Sasori of the Red Sands used civilians in the Land of the Moon to practice his Human Puppet techniques."

"I initially ignored his threat because I could fly, but who knew he would pull out this flying Third Kazekage Puppet."

"If he hadn't been careless and underestimated me, and if I hadn't had the Banshō Ten'in as a backup plan, I probably wouldn't have made it back."

Purple Lightning said, "We need to inform the Lord Tsuchikage as soon as possible so he can decide how to deal with the Third Lord Tsuchikage 'Third Kazekage Puppet."

Indeed, the Iwagakure could not openly use Human Puppet made from the Kage of a village, otherwise it would be tantamount to declaring war on the Hidden Sunagakure.

The Sunagakure and the Iwa ninja are practically allies now, and most importantly, the Sunagakure is currently locked in a fierce battle with the Konoha.

If the Sunagakure could also utilize the Third Kazekage Puppet, they might be able to inflict a significant loss on the Konoha.

Kitsuchi Tu nodded, then looked at Yichen said, "The matter is urgent, Yichen, you should take this Human Puppet back to the village yourself. Recover your injuries there before returning."

Yichen nodded and accepted the task.

Yichen decided to return to the village only after his injuries had fully healed, so he gave his three disciples a few more instructions before setting off with the scroll towards the village.

It was already night when Yichen fought Sasori of the Red Sands, and it was late when he returned to the camp. However, the Medical Ninja didn't take long to treat Yichen's injuries. It was still dark.

Under the cover of night, Yichen flew continuously towards the village.

Having made some guesses about the terrain of the Land of the Moon, Yichen would subconsciously observe the terrain below while flying, looking for any traces of the Sage War.

Unfortunately, Yichen made no discovery on the way from the camp to the village.

The next morning, Yichen returned to the village.

I was helping my father-in-law harvest pickled mustard greens today, I'm exhausted, so only one update today, sorry!