Konan: Sasori Should Be Dismembered!

"Yahiko, two more brothers have died!"

"Um."

Yahiko walked up to the corpse.

He crouched down, examined the wound closely, and then his gaze gradually focused on the fatal injury.

A very bizarre death!

It's like snapping your own neck and strangling yourself, which is inherently illogical.

How could someone with a fractured cervical vertebra possibly still have the ability to strangle themselves?

He walked up to another corpse.

This corpse was handled quite directly; it was dragged into the ground and killed instantly, a typical Earth Style: Double Suicide Decapitation Technique.

"It's either a small team, or it's missing-nin from Sunagakure, Sasori of the Red Sands."

Yahiko stood up. "I favor Sasori of the Red Sands."

Konan nodded gently.

"Me too."

At that moment, sheets of paper fluttered back like birds, gradually reassembling and returning to her body.

Konan frowned.

Yahiko looked around, observing the traces around him, and then seemed to be deep in thought.

"He left in a hurry, without cleaning up his tracks like before. Did something happen? Or was he deliberately provoking us to lure us into a trap?"

"I think something must have happened."

Konan answered.

She recounted what her clone had seen along the way, confirming that Sasori of the Red Sands had left without concealing any traces, leaving footprints in many places.

also...

"I may have found Sasori of the Red Sands's previous hideout, but he's gone now, leaving only some severed limbs and remains."

At this point, Konan remained silent for a long time.

"I think our previous comrades were captured by him for experiments, and this sudden battle prevented us from taking their bodies with us."

"That's how it seems for now. They still don't believe us when we tell them not to provoke Sasori of the Red Sands. Sigh!"

Yahiko sighed, his eyes dimming slightly.

Their organization exists to protect the people and develop covertly, in order to prepare for the future peace between Amegakure and the small nations.

Most of the ninjas under his command were like-minded individuals who could not bear to see ordinary people being slaughtered.

so.

There had been whispers within the group about hunting Sasori of the Red Sands, but Yahiko had consistently forbidden them from going. Instead, he secretly had Konan gather clues, intending to have Nagato take action himself.

Unexpectedly...

He remained silent for a few seconds, then finally stood up and sealed the corpse into the scroll.

"Let's go take a look over there."

"Okay, follow me."

Konan's body transformed into pieces of paper, and then a pair of paper wings grew from her back. She quickly flew in that direction, Yahiko caught up with her in Body Flicker Technique.

It didn't take long for the two of them to arrive at the Cave they had visited before.

Konan stopped and said, "Send a clone in. Even if the puppeteer has left, they absolutely cannot enter or leave the puppeteer's territory at will."

"Um."

Yahiko nodded.

The two used their clone abilities to enter and check the situation inside the Cave.

A few seconds later...

"Walk!"

Konan crossed her hands, and sheets of paper surged towards the cave entrance, instantly transforming into a wall that blocked the narrow stone cave. Then, her figure transformed into a sky full of origami and flew outwards.

Inside the Cave, poisonous fog filled the air.

The corrosive acid mist was eroding every wall of the Cave. Konan's origami wall didn't last long and was quickly corroded away.

She and Yahiko watched the commotion from two kilometers away in the Cave, their anger beyond words.

Besides severed limbs and remains, the Cave also contained many corpses that had been made into puppets but had not yet been completed or were no longer worth making.

"This guy should be executed by slow slicing!"

Konan gritted her teeth.

Yahiko took several deep breaths to calm himself down. "Getting angry is pointless. What we need to do is find Sasori of the Red Sands and kill him!"

"Nagato..."

"Nagato must stay behind to guard the village, and as the Teacher and Kyohiko have reminded us, Nagato's abilities are crucial; we cannot easily let the others know about them."

Yahiko's tone was resolute.

"But with your and my abilities, we might not have the upper hand against an opponent like Sasori of the Red Sands."

Konan shook her head, disagreeing. "You're the core of our village right now. If you die, do you think Nagato and I can control the situation? Yahiko, don't underestimate Nagato, but don't underestimate your own role either!"

She looked intently at Yahiko.

"The three of us are all indispensable!"

"That..."

Yahiko remained silent for a while.

Then he sighed softly, "There's only one way then."

"What?"

"Contacting Konoha, what else could it be? We're not confident we can deal with Sasori of the Red Sands, and we can't rely on Sunagakure at all. It wasn't really our concern anyway, but this guy's made his home here!"

Yahiko had a terrible headache.

Sasori of the Red Sands's strength is undeniably formidable, especially his Puppet Technique, which are incredibly unpredictable. Even if he teamed up with Konan, he wouldn't dare say he had complete confidence.

If they don't eliminate the enemy, who knows if this guy will discover their village and use them as a source of experimental material?

There's no way to guard against thieves for a thousand days!

"Let's go back and contact Konoha."

The Land of Fire, Konoha.

Outside, Might Guy and Kakashi were running wildly upside down on the ring road outside the village.

"Kakashi, you guys have been so busy lately, I can't even find an opponent to train with!"

Where is Asuma?

"Tch, this kid's no good!"

Might Guy curled his lip, a hint of disdain appearing on his face.

Kakashi paused, then turned and asked, "What's wrong with him?"

Since joining the Anbu, he has been carrying out special operations missions for the Anbu, and given that they have only recently emerged from war, friction and fighting are still inevitable in many places...

so.

For more than a year, he barely rested, spending most of his time on missions, exercising, or traveling.

He knew very little about his friends and classmates in the village, for example—

He only learned of Obito Uchiha later.

Might Guy suddenly exerted force with both hands, switching from using both hands to using only one.

Kai turned to the side.

"Although I tried my best and worked very hard, I lacked a certain drive, which is hard to explain... You know, I'm not a very smart person, it's just a gut feeling."

"It's lost its edge?"

Kakashi pondered for a moment, then said, "Not focused enough?"

"Focus?"

Kai supported himself with one hand, hopping along.

His expression was very serious.

After thinking for a moment, he asked, "What does 'focus' mean?"

Kakashi remained silent for a few seconds.

"Kai, are you serious?"

He then offered an explanation.

Kai suddenly realized,

"So that's what you meant! I was wondering why you'd be thinking about other things while exercising. Isn't that strange?"

"Because you've never thought about anything else..."

Kakashi sighed.

Although Kai's talent was average, he knew his weaknesses, so he focused wholeheartedly on his training and never thought about anything else except his training goal.

To some extent, repeatedly reporting numbers also helps to reinforce focus.

so.

Kai couldn't understand people who weren't focused.

Kakashi thought for a moment and said, "Asuma does have some talent, but he's been rather... well, he might have some kind of unresolved issue since he was little, so he tends to overthink things."

"A knot in my heart?"

Kai hopped forward quickly.

He thought for a moment and said, "Forget it, this isn't something I should be thinking about!"

Thinking of this, Kai suddenly understood.

"Professional matters should be left to professionals. When you or Kyohiko have some free time, go and talk to that kid. Isn't Kyohiko quite good at this kind of thing?"

"Heh, let's just forget about it."

Beneath the mask, Kakashi's lips twitched slightly.

Should we send Kyohiko?

The people Asuma least wanted to see were probably Kyohiko and the Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Although Hiruzen Sarutobi has resigned from his position as Hokage and is spending much more time at home than before, his relationship with Asuma has clearly not progressed at all.

Thirty laps to go!

Kai roared, then quickly ran away with both hands outstretched.

Kakashi gave chase, but only managed a few steps.

Snap!

With a crisp sound, a bamboo slip with engraved characters fell out.

This is...

He immediately stood at attention and then called out, "Kai, I have a mission and can't stay with you!"

"Good."

Kai remained upside down, running forward unaffected by Kakashi's departure.

Focus is also a talent!

"Team leader!"

"Kakashi, this mission is special, and we need to set off as soon as possible. So, we'll have the Anbu ninjas use a large-scale Flying Raijin Formation to take us directly to the border."

Kyohiko quickly explained the basics of what needed to be done.

Kakashi didn't question it, and nodded slightly. "Okay!"

As for the Hizashi and the Shibi Aburame...

Neither of them had any doubts. In fact, Hizashi Hyuga wanted to see for himself what kind of large-scale Flying Raijin Formation Kyohiko had mentioned.

Kakashi looked around and greeted Hizashi and Shibi.

us...

Is Kyohiko also setting off?

Even Kyohiko has made a move; this enemy must be extremely powerful!

Having spent over a year in the Anbu, Kakashi's thinking and ideas were no longer what they were when he was seven years old. He quickly came up with possible targets for the Shinobi World.

The Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist of the Kirigakure -

Previously, the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist had carried out several operations against Konoha, and Konoha and Kirigakure are currently in a state of hostility.

Is the direction of Iwagakure?

No, neither of those is very likely.

Sunagakure missing-nin...

at this time.

"Kakashi, can you guess who our target is this time?"

"I guess it's Sasori of the Red Sands."

Kakashi answered.

Kyohiko smiled. "Yes, our target is Sasori of the Red Sands. At the invitation of Sunagakure, we can directly hunt him down this time."

Kakashi has a pretty good memory and sensitivity to information.

As it stands...

If one day I get tired of being the Anbu Captain, handing it over to Kakashi would be no problem at all.

Even with the prestige issue, Gekko Shusaku can temporarily take the blame, letting Kakashi serve as his "sidekick."

Just like myself and Tsunade.

Kyohiko smiled and led them to the largest hall, where there were more than twenty ninjas around the perimeter, almost all of the Barrier Team were present, and in the center were six ninjas.

So many people?

Hizashi Hyuga activates his Byakugan and surveys his surroundings.

Currently, there are no signs of Ninjutsu here.

"Let's begin."

Kyohiko raised his hand.

Then, in a Body Flicker Technique, he was already in the center of the arena.

In the center of this empty underground plaza is a narrow stone platform resembling a stage, with symbols carved around it.

Hizashi observed, he saw the Barrier Team around him Hand Seals, streams of Chakra converging from all directions and Hand Seals by the ninjas...

A massive Barrier was formed.

This is?

The insects in Shibi Aburame were stirring restlessly.

Behind his sunglasses, a look of surprise appeared in his eyes.

Space Stabilization Barrier!

If modified, it can be transformed into a sealing Barrier, making the space within this area more chaotic and thus disrupting the effects of Space-Time Ninjutsu such as Summoning Jutsu.

This Barrier...

On the battlefield, it could have a very good effect!

Shibi Aburame couldn't help but look at Kyohiko.

This guy actually secretly possessed such powerful Ninjutsu...

When was it developed?

"Kyohiko, is this Barrier used to assist the Flying Raijin Formation?"

"Hizashi asked."

He had to find out.

After all, deep down, Hizashi still hoped that the Hyuga Clan could learn the Flying Raijin Formation Technique.

Whether it's helping Konoha in the future or saving their own people on the battlefield, the Flying Raijin Formation can play a very powerful role.

even.

This Barrier Technique is also very useful.

Kyohiko nodded slightly. "Yes, we'll stand here, and then we can begin."

The Flying Raijin Formation is broken down into three steps.

Now that the space has stabilized, the next step is--

To create a spacetime tunnel.

Determine the direction and coordinates.

at last--

Flying Raijin Formation!

A large amount of Chakra surged from the surrounding ninjas.

Hizashi kept observing his surroundings.

He noticed it quickly.

In reality, the core of this Flying Raijin Formation Technique only involves three people; the role of others is basically to assist.

And these three—

Genma Shiranui, Namiashi Raidō, and Yamashiro Aoba.

"The Flying Raijin Formation, so this is the secret of the Flying Raijin Formation Technique!"

Hizashi suddenly realized.

actually.

The principle is indeed very simple!

The next instant, space was turned upside down, darkness and chaos filled my vision, accompanied by a wave of dizziness.

When he recovered somewhat...

"Hizashi -senpai, Shibi- senpai, are you both alright?"

"Fine."

Even so, Shibi Aburame of relief, a look of heartache appearing on her face.

He's fine.

But.

Many Kikaichū, unable to contain their restlessness, ran out while traversing space and were swallowed up by the space-time tunnel.

Hizashi shook his head.

"I'm fine."

He took a few deep breaths, then looked around, a genuine look of shock appearing on his face.

here it is...

Kikyo City!

"We've traveled such a long distance?"

"If Konoha has enough ninjas who can master the Flying Raijin Formation, we can take on a wider range of missions in the future, so... Hizashi- senpai, you must seriously consider my suggestion."

Kyohiko said sincerely.

"I will discuss it with the head of the family!"

Hizashi Hyuga nodded heavily.

This technique...

Even after being disassembled and differentiated, it remains extremely difficult, but compared to the original Flying Thunder God, it is now within the range that ordinary people can learn.

If the Hyuga clan members put in some effort, they should be able to master this combination Ninjutsu.

"Then let's register first; after all, it's a mission to go abroad."

Kyohiko led the team toward Kikyo City.

They can register and report directly here, and the results will still be sent back to Konoha and delivered to Tsunade's desk.