Scorpion's Revenge

"Boom."

A booming sound echoed through Konoha village.

What happened?

In the Hokage's office, Sarutobi Hiruzen asked in shock, "This is Konoha! It's Konoha under my Sarutobi Hiruzen! Orochimaru just handed Konoha over to me, and it's been attacked in the blink of an eye! Where will that leave Sarutobi Hiruzen reputation?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen gazed anxiously at the distant smoke billowing from the building, but he remained inside the Hokage Building awaiting news. As the Hokage, his primary responsibility was to coordinate and arrange the response.

Just as Sarutobi Hiruzen feeling anxious, the Anbu finally delivered the intelligence.

"Third Hokage, the enemies are Sasori, Deidara, Zabuza, and Kisame from the Akatsuki Organization."

These members of the Anbu were all Orochimaru's subordinates, so they were naturally aware of the Akatsuki Organization members.

Are these the only four?

Sarutobi Hiruzen felt uneasy; he didn't believe that these four people would dare to attack Konoha.

"There are only four so far."

"Immediately give orders to Minato and Kakashi, instructing them to protect Kushina and Naruto respectively."

Since you've chosen to attack Konoha, your target must be the Tailed Beast. As long as I protect the Jinchuriki, I can remain unchanged and deal with any situation.

"Yes, Lord Third Hokage."

After saying that, the Anbu immediately left.

"Konoha is truly prosperous, and it is under my art that its most beautiful art blossoms."

Deidara laughs heartily in a childish way.

Sasori instinctively moved away from Deidara's side; after all, Sasori still had a sense of shame.

As long as he doesn't feel embarrassed, embarrassment is someone else's problem; Deidara is going further and further down this path.

Deidara may be arrogant, but he is still very strong; otherwise, the Tsuchikage wouldn't have groomed him as his successor.

Suddenly, a small white bird appeared in Deidara's hand.

"Explosions are art."

The little bird spread its wings and flew straight towards the buildings in Konoha. Deidara turned his head and walked away; a true man never turns around to look at the explosion behind him.

A loud bang was heard.

"Boom."

Countless fragments flew about; the building had vanished without a trace, leaving only devastation.

"You brat, that's very rude of you! You've made such a mess of Konoha."

Hatake Sakumo emerged from the thick smoke. He had come here to choose a fishing rod, but he hadn't expected to encounter such an incident.

"Sir, you're the first one to come here to die."

Deidara didn't know Hatake Sakumo and immediately launched into a tirade of sarcasm.

"Young people these days, their mouths are so foul."

Hatake Sakumo continued walking step by step towards Deidara and Sasori.

At this moment, Deidara also noticed the extraordinary nature of this white-haired old man. He noticed that the Hokage along the way were deliberately avoiding the man in front of him.

At that moment, Sasori suddenly jumped in front of Deidara, looking at Hatake Sakumo with trembling eyes.

"Scorpion, this man is my target, what are you doing jumping in?"

Deidara was confused about what his old partner was doing. This was the first time he had ever seen Sasori show any other emotions. Sasori had always been cold and aloof, but this man could actually stir up that eternal iceberg. Could they be having an affair? Deidara stared at Hatake Sakumo and Sasori, looking them over from left to right, trying to find some common ground between them to confirm his suspicions.

As a result, Sasori's opening remarks refuted Deidara's assumptions.

"Hatake Sakumo, I never expected we'd meet under these circumstances."

Scorpion's hoarse voice rang out, but anyone could hear the hatred contained within it.

"We've never met before, have we?"

Hatake Sakumo looked at Sasori and tried to recall who the man in front of him was, but he really couldn't remember.

"No."

"Is there some misunderstanding between us?"

Hatake Sakumo was confident that all his enemies had died at his hands; there would be no survivors.

"There's no misunderstanding, I'm here today to take your life."

Sasori would never forget that the man before him had murdered his parents, shattering his once happy family overnight. He himself had become a puppet in his quest for revenge. This trip to Konoha was something he had insisted on participating in. If he were to seek revenge on his own, it would be like throwing an egg against a rock; only by following the leader would he have a chance of success.

"Oh, you're not the first person to say that."

Hatake Sakumo's unspoken message was that everyone who said the same thing before had died at his hands.

"Bang!"

Suddenly, two puppets flew out from under the scorpion's coat.

"Um?"

Hatake Sakumo recognized these two puppets because they were Chiyo's son and daughter-in-law from Sand Village. They were also killed by Hatake Sakumo with a single blow. Moreover, this was the first time Hatake Sakumo had ever seen someone turn a corpse into a puppet.

You should still remember them, right?

Scorpion said gently that he had turned his parents into puppets so that he could be with them forever, which was a kind of family reunion in a different way.

"Yes."

Hatake Sakumo did not deny that the battle between the two villages was aimed at killing the enemy's manpower. Chiyo's son and daughter-in-law were the strongest of the younger generation, and killing them would be a great blow to the morale of Sand Village.

"Good that you recognize it. Then you should atone for your actions!"

Scorpion's fingers moved rapidly through the air, and blue light emanated from the hands of the two puppets as they began their attack on Hatake Sakumo.

Hatake Sakumo swept his fishing rod forward, but when he tried to reel it in, he found it wouldn't move. Upon closer inspection, he realized that Sasori's puppet control threads had somehow become entangled in it.

"Hatake- sama."

When the Ninja World from Konoha saw Hatake's condition, they wanted to help, but Deidara stopped them.

"A fair fight doesn't allow for any interruptions, you know. Your opponent is me."

Seeing this, the Konoha ninjas realized that they couldn't support Hatake Sakumo without defeating the blond-haired guy in front of them. They then engaged Deidara in battle.

The puppet, radiating blue Chakra, was about to pierce Hatake Sakumo's chest with its single hand.

"Oh, what a pity about my fishing rod!"

Hatake Sakumo gripped the hilt tightly, and with a snap, the fishing rod shattered, revealing the rapier hidden inside. Chakra 'Hatake Sakumo instantly surged through the blade, causing it to glow with a blue light. He unleashed the Hatake Sword Style, which Sasori's puppet strings couldn't withstand in the slightest. Hatake Sakumo with the sword was a completely different person from Hatake Sakumo without it.

"That's what makes it interesting."

"Only by killing someone like Hatake Sakumo can revenge be complete," Sasori said.

"Bang, bang."

Scorpion produced another scroll, and after a few sounds, five more puppet figures appeared. Scorpion immediately unleashed his trump card; as a villain, one should use all one's strength to kill one's enemy.