The Oriole Behind

The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind.

Without a doubt, in the battlefield where Uchiha Yue is at this moment, the mantis is Sasori of the Red Sands in front of him, and the cicada that the mantis wants to catch is Uchiha Yue himself.

So, if we calculate it this way, who is the oriole?

After all, besides Uchiha Yue and Sasori of the Red Sands, only the Third Kazekage, who had died from poisoning, remained on the battlefield.

Could the Third Kazekage rise from the dead after being poisoned, becoming a zombie to take revenge on Sasori of the Red Sands?

The answer, perhaps, is only known to Uchiha Yue, the only one capable of seeing every detail of the battlefield!

Immediately afterwards...

Then you can see Uchiha Yue, without using Chakra, thrusting a half-finished Falling Moon Style Steel-Severing Flash directly at Sasori of the Red Sands. However, just as Uchiha Yue's incomplete Falling Moon Style Steel-Severing Flash Fubuki Tachi on Sasori of the Red Sands, unexpectedly, Sasori of the Red Sands was covered in a layer of armor, which blocked Uchiha Yue's katana, Fubuki.

It turns out that even before Sasori of the Red Sands fought Uchiha Yue, Sasori of the Red Sands had secretly made preparations, using the materials he used to create puppets to forge a layer of armor for himself. If Uchiha Yue were at his peak, he could easily break through that armor using Wind Style Chakra with its nature transformation at its maximum. Unfortunately, Uchiha Yue is currently unable to use Chakra, so his half-finished Falling Moon Style Steel-Severing Flash couldn't penetrate Sasori of the Red Sands's armor.

In this way, Sasori of the Red Sands will have another opportunity to counterattack Uchiha Yue.

However, just as Sasori of the Red Sands smiled confidently, preparing to attack Uchiha Yue with the hidden weapons concealed in his prosthetic arms...

Suddenly, a dark shadow attacked Sasori of the Red Sands from behind, knocking Sasori of the Red Sands to the ground with a single punch!

"The oriole, you've finally appeared!"

Using his Purple Eye to perceive the appearance of the dark figure in front of him, Uchiha Yue's Uchiha Yue deepened. He then stepped aside to watch the battle between the oriole and the Uchiha Yue. As for himself, he prepared to release his Chakra to clear the remaining toxins from his body.

At the same time, as Uchiha Yue withdrew from the battlefield to clear the toxins from his body, Sasori of the Red Sands, who was lying on the ground, also saw the true identity of Huang Que out of the corner of his eye.

However, what Sasori of the Red Sands never expected was that the true identity of the elusive bird was none other than the Third Kazekage, who had been poisoned to death by Sasori of the Red Sands!

"The Third Kazekage, you... you're still alive!"

Upon discovering that the crocodile was actually the Third Kazekage, Sasori of the Red Sands's eyes were filled with shock; at that moment, he even wondered if he was dreaming.

Otherwise, why would the Third Kazekage, who was already confirmed to have been poisoned, be able to appear before him again, lurking in the shadows?

However, the pain in his body told Sasori of the Red Sands that he wasn't dreaming at all.

The person appearing behind him at that moment was undoubtedly the Third Kazekage himself.

Ultimately, it was the Third Kazekage who had ambushed Sasori of the Red Sands from behind who, after coughing heavily a few times, revealed to Sasori of the Red Sands why he hadn't died. However, before the Third Kazekage could tell Sasori of the Red Sands truth, he coughed heavily a few times and then vomited black blood. This indicated that the Third Kazekage n't actually cured Sasori of the Red Sands's poison; he had simply suppressed the poison within his body using some method.

Immediately, the Third Kazekage, his eyes blazing with fury, coughed up several mouthfuls of black blood and grinned maliciously at Sasori of the Red Sands before him, saying, "Sasori, you didn't expect I wouldn't have been poisoned to death, did you? It seems you really are too weak. This battlefield is simply not suitable for you, Sasori! Because, just when you thought you had poisoned me to death, Asura had already seen through my disguise!"

"Is mine right? Asura!"

Seeing the Third Kazekage turn his attention to him, Uchiha Yue coldly cured himself of his poison while speaking to the Third Kazekage Sasori of the Red Sands the distance, "That's right, I already knew the Third Kazekage wasn't dead. Sasori of the Red Sands, when we attacked together, the Third Kazekage used his Iron Sand Clone Technique to block all our attacks, then secretly treated his poison using a 'golden cicada shedding its shell' technique. So, even if I can't use Chakra, I can still defeat you. Because the Third Kazekage is the mantis lurking behind you, concealing his presence, preparing to deliver the final blow!"

Then, Uchiha Yue's gaze shifted to the Third Kazekage, and he continued, "Third Kazekage, Sasori of the Red Sands is now in your care. Please do as you see fit!"

"Thank you, Asura!"

Upon hearing Uchiha Yue's words, the Third Kazekage stomped on Sasori of the Red Sands 'Sasori of the Red Sands head, crushing it into the sand as he spoke, "Satoshi, I truly didn't expect your determination to kill me to be so strong. If you weren't so determined to kill me, I wouldn't have cared about joining forces with you to kill Asura, or even about your intention to kill me. But now it's too late, Sasori of the Red Sands. I know my body can only hold on for a while, so I must kill the Sunagakure traitor who poisoned me!"

"As for the Asura..."

With that, the Third Kazekage coughed heavily a few more times, and then more black blood spurted out, directly onto Sasori of the Red Sands lying on the ground. After wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth, the Third Kazekage's gaze fell on Uchiha Yue, and he said, "As for Asura, I am powerless to kill him. However, even if I ultimately die at Asura's hands, I will not feel it was unjust. Because Asura is someone who can defeat me with true strength, while you, Sasori of the Red Sands, are not! Now, I will cleanse the Sunagakure of its traitorous past and kill you!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than the Third Kazekage raised his foot once more, ready to crush Sasori of the Red Sands's head with force.

However, just as the Third Kazekage raised his foot, Uchiha Yue discovered that Sasori of the Red Sands had already used the Puppet Substitution Technique to transfer the positions of his puppet and his real body. Then, the Third Kazekage crushed Sasori of the Red Sands's puppet without harming Sasori of the Red Sands's real body. As for Sasori of the Red Sands himself, he once again controlled the remaining nine humanoid puppets from a distance and engaged the Third Kazekage in battle.

On one side was the heavily injured Third Kazekage, and on the other was the slightly weaker Sasori of the Red Sands. When they clashed, the battle was extremely fierce.

However, at this moment, Uchiha Yue was not focusing his attention on the battlefield.

Because at this moment, Uchiha Yue had something more important to do: to eliminate the toxins from his body!

"It seems the job of reaping the spoils on the battlefield will have to be left to me, this cicada!"

"The Third Kazekage, Sasori of the Red Sands..."

"You will all die by my hand in the end!"