Sasori of the Red Sands

"Clang!"

The metal rod bounced off the Fudō head after making a loud noise.

The powerful recoil made Akimichi Shidou's hands go numb.

"Impossible, how could his head be intact?"

Just as Saint Simon had just broken free of his restraints, was about to turn around and coordinate with his teammates' attack, he witnessed this horrifying scene.

But he still gritted his teeth and Kunai at his opponent. As expected, when the Kunai hit its target Fudō, it made the sound of a hard object colliding.

"There are so many rats!" Although the successive attacks did not harm Fudō in the slightest, they still made him angry.

"Hatake Style: Lightning Fire Sword - Instant Thunder Flash!"

At that moment, Kazashiro, who had been hiding in a safe position observing the opponent's movements, brandished his White Fang, which were shrouded in both Hono and lightning, and slashed fiercely at the Fudō back.

"Ah!!!" Fudō let out a shrill wail as his once indestructible body was torn apart by White Fang, leaving a huge wound on his back, from which the faint smell of burnt flesh could be detected.

"Damn it, Lightning Release ninja?!"

Realizing his defensive Ninjutsu had been detected, Fudō a few steps, formed hand seals, and transformed his surroundings into a terrain filled with spikes. "Earth Release: Earth Stone Spikes!"

Kazashiro began retreating the instant his opponent formed hand seals, and by the time the sharp earthen spear emerged from the ground, he had already reached a safe position.

However, Saint Simon's reaction speed was clearly inferior to Kazashiro's. Unable to dodge in time, he was pierced in the calf by the Stone Spikes and was immediately trapped in the spike array.

Fortunately, Fudō was also severely injured and had lost the ability to finish off the enemy. Taking advantage of the fact that Kazashiro and the others were forced out of the attack range, he used the Earth Release: Hiding Like a Mole Technique to pass through the huge stone wall and prepare to reunite with Xie.

"Wind Release: Wind Cutter Technique!"

Kazashiro used his Wind Release to remove the sharp spikes from the rock Stone Spikes, then quickly went to Saint Simon's side to check on his condition.

"Bear with it, I'm going to pull it out."

With the enemy's whereabouts unknown, Saint Simon didn't have much time left.

Kazashiro forcefully pulled out the tip that had pierced the other man's calf and used Medical Ninjutsu to stop the bleeding before Saint Simon could scream in agony.

Surrounded by green light, Saint Simon's missing flesh and blood regenerated, filling the huge blood hole.

"Such powerful Earth Release indicate that the opponent's strength is clearly at the Jonin level."

Looking at the towering stone wall in front of him, Akimichi Shidou warily guarded Kazashiro's side, and made a general assessment of Fudō's strength.

"The opponent possesses Ninjutsu that can harden the body and can also unleash large-scale Earth Release. We must be very careful."

Kazashiro shared his observations with his teammates. "This kind of Earth Release nature transformation can be countered with Lightning Release."

"However, apart from you, Captain, none of the rest of us have mastered the nature transformation of Lightning Release."

Akimichi Shidou looked troubled; such powerful defense made it impossible for a ninja like him, who relied on Taijutsu attacks, to find a way to strike.

"Watch out! The enemy from before has reappeared, accompanied by an unfamiliar Chakra user!"

Before Akimichi Shidou could devise a countermeasure, Fugutake Tonbo had already sensed the new Chakra.

With a loud rumble, the stone wall that had been used to isolate the Kanroji Family from the outside world was Fudō removed by Fudo, exposing his somewhat disheveled figure to everyone's view.

However, more than Fudō, everyone present was more concerned about the ninja next to the other party.

The scorpion hiding in the Hiruko.

"Are all Konoha Ninja so fond of meddling in other people's business?"

Scorpion sized up the four people in front of him and said in a hoarse voice.

"Be careful, the opponent is the Puppet Master attacked Konoha with the Uchiha!"

Saint Simon recognized the other person.

After the battle with Sasori, Sakumo described Hiruko's appearance to the Intelligence Department, and based on this, a portrait was created, which is why Saint Simon was able to recognize Sasori's identity so quickly.

Upon hearing Saint Simon's voice, Hiruko abruptly turned her head in his direction.

Suddenly, the large mouth beneath the mask opened without any warning, and several poisoned needles shot out from Hiruko's mouth, heading straight for Saint Simon.

Feng Byakugan swiftly, wielding his Ninja Blade to knock away the poison needles.

"Good reflexes. So you're the Jonin of this team? You're surprisingly young."

As Scorpion spoke, he manipulated Hiruko's tail, thrusting it towards Saint Simon's position once more.

"Don't even think about it!"

Kazashiro sheathed his White Fang sword and began forming hand seals. "Water Release: Great Exploding Water Colliding Wave!"

Kazashiro spat out a large amount of water, forming a wave that submerged Scorpion and Fudō, while also stopping Hiruko's tail attack.

The moment Hiruko Kazashiro saw Hiruko's unique appearance, he recognized her. Knowing that Sasori was skilled in using various hidden weapons, he abandoned close combat and chose to bombard her with wide-range Ninjutsu.

"Ice Release: Snow Woman Descends"

After the Water Release ended, seeing that the environment in front of him had been changed, Kazashiro seamlessly followed up with the Ice Release, and a blast of cold air caused the water beneath his feet to freeze.

Before Scorpion and Fudō could even retaliate after regaining their footing, they felt their bodies stiffen.

In particular, Sasori, who controls Hiruko, experienced a significant decrease in Hiruko.

Some mechanisms also couldn't be opened, and since Hiruko had been damaged by Sakumo before, it was clearly unusable for the next battle.

So that's how it is. This short guy is actually the White Death God of Konoha?

After Kazashiro unleashed his Ice Release, Sasori realized the other party's identity.

At this moment, a desire arose in his heart—a desire to possess the body of the person before him, to turn him into his own creation, and to take revenge on Hatake Sakumo once again.

"Hatake Style - Lightning Fire Sword - Thunderous Blaze"

Seeing that Hiruko's body was covered by a thin layer of ice, Kazashiro felt relieved enough to launch a close-range attack.

"Earth Release · Earth Style Wall."

Fudō any force to shake off the ice layer on his body, he endured the pain and activated Earth Release.

Facing the thick wall, Kazashiro simply swung his blade, slicing the wall in two as easily as cutting tofu, and swiftly arrived in front of Hiruko.

The Hiruko and lightning clashed violently, igniting Hiruko's body.

"Ice Release: Ice Fist Barrage!"

Without giving Fudō a chance to continue forming hand seals, Kazashiro covered his arm with a large amount of ice crystals and knocked Fudō back with a punch.

He also noticed that there was no sign of Sasori in Hiruko, meaning that Sasori must have escaped the puppet when he used Earth Release Fudō.

"Sand Iron World Formation!"

As expected, with countless black Iron Sand appearing in their field of vision, Sasori, controlling the Third Kazekage, activated Magnet Release.

Two pieces of Iron Sand of different shapes collided, and due to the repulsive force of the magnetic field, a large number of Iron Sand formed sharp spikes, which continuously launched attacks in this area.

The Third Kazekage puppet extended its left arm, which, under the action of a mechanism, transformed into a circular saw and launched an attack in the direction of Kazashiro.

"You lot, get out of the way! The Iron Sand is highly poisonous!"

Kazashiro hurriedly alerted his teammates while simultaneously manipulating the ice crystals on the ground to fight against the Sand Iron World Formation.

"Ice Release: Great Crimson Ice Wheel!"

The ice and Iron Sand collided, and thanks to the density of the Iron Sand, the Iron Sand shattered the ice in the first collision.

This caused a slight smile to appear on Scorpion's lips.

It seems the outcome is already decided.