"Damn rogue ninja, I'll show you how I deal with you!"
A young Sand Shinobi looked furious as he charged straight at Sasori.
"Wait!"
Youji reached out to stop him, but he was already too late.
Watching the hot-blooded young ninja, Sasori smiled faintly and controlled his puppets to attack.
"Fire Release: Great Flame Flower!"
Under Sasori's control, one puppet suddenly opened its mouth, rapidly gathering Chakra into a blazing mass of fire that surged forth.
"Wind Release: Great Breakthrough!"
Another puppet likewise opened its mouth, spewing out a powerful gust that merged with the flames released by the first puppet.
In an instant, the flames' power multiplied severalfold, sweeping toward the enemy like a sea of fire.
The impulsive young ninja clearly had not expected the technique to be so powerful. He was swallowed by the flames within seconds.
Witnessing this, Youji clenched his fists and gritted his teeth. "Damn it, the rumors were true! Sasori of the Red Sands really can turn people into puppets while preserving the abilities they had in life!"
Hearing this and seeing their companion's grisly death, the other ninjas' expressions turned equally grim.
Fortunately, another Jonin stepped forward and said, "Even if he can control ten puppets, we still have seventeen people. As long as we work together, we can definitely defeat him!"
"That's right!"
The Sand Shinobi regained their confidence and launched a coordinated assault on Sasori with their various ninjutsu and puppets.
Yet no matter how they attacked, the young Sasori easily controlled his ten puppets, using all kinds of ninjutsu to block every assault.
In Sasori's hands, those puppets showed none of the clumsiness of lifeless objects. They were just like real people—real people who worked in perfect harmony and understood one another completely!
Their coordination was utterly flawless!
"Take