Land of Wind, the endless desert is like a golden sea of death, with strong winds carrying billowing sand and dust.
In the dim yellow sand mist, three figures were looming, walking slowly in the flying sand.
Hiruko walked in the front, plowing a shallow ravine with no end in sight in the sand behind him.
On both sides behind him, Uchiha Shisui looked leisurely, with a faint smile on his lips.
Shisui Uchiha looked at the surroundings with deep eyes, and followed the two of them closely.
"This time, we are executing the planned mission one and finding the handover site for Jinchuriki. I have already arranged for the ninjas in Sunagakure to act as internal agents and act with me. You should be happy that this mission will be easy."
Hiruko's voice was like two pieces of sandpaper rubbing against each other, which seemed particularly hoarse amidst the howling wind.
Uchiha Shisui Hearing this, the corner of his mouth raised slightly, and he said with a faint smile, "Really? Xie, I'm afraid your spy is no longer able to complete the task."
As soon as he finished speaking, Hiruko's body suddenly froze, and his pupils reflected the position of the internal response arranged in front of him.
I saw the leader of the internal agents, an ordinary Sunagakure Chunin, kneeling on the hot sand, his eyes white, foam gurgling from the corners of his mouth, obviously poisoned. Behind him, a group of sand ninjas had ferocious faces, and the weapons in their hands flashed with cold light.
"Exposed?"
Xie stared at the scene in front of her, her tone calm, as if all this was unimportant.
"You are the ones who bribed this traitor? You are dressed mysteriously, do you really think you can scare us?"
A sand ninja stared at the three people on the sand dune not far away with blazing eyes, his words full of disdain.
Scorpion's eyes instantly darkened, and his body under the puppet shell trembled slightly, as if he was completely angered by these words.
"I will turn each of you into my unique artistic masterpiece."
Before he finished speaking, a dense mechanical sound came from the back of Hiruko.
A tail needle with a cold metallic luster, like a bolt of lightning, stretched several meters in the blink of an eye, and with lightning speed, it instantly pierced several sand ninjas who were still mocking.
Blood splashed out, and strange blood flowers bloomed in the dim yellow sand mist.
When the sand ninjas nearby saw this, the playful expressions on their faces instantly disappeared, replaced by endless anger.
"Asshole! Go ahead and kill him!"
With a roar, the sand ninjas waved their weapons and rushed towards Hiruko like a tide.
However, the tail needle of Hiruko seemed to be alive, shuttling back and forth among the crowd.
Every time it flashed, there was a sand ninja whose face turned purple, foaming at the mouth, and fell to the ground convulsing in pain.
"No! Stay away from that guy, his weapon is poisoned!"
An experienced sand ninja shouted at the top of his lungs.
But it was too late at this time, many sand ninjas had already begun to scream in pain, and the poison was visibly spreading under the skin.
"It's really vulnerable."
Hiruko looked at the fallen sand ninjas who were lying on the ground, and a chuckle came from behind the puppet mask. The laughter was a bit sarcastic and echoed in the wind and sand.
"Stop looking down on others! Let you see our Sunagakure's secret puppet skills!"
At this moment, a thin sand ninja took out a scroll with the word "" painted on it from his ninja tool bag.
The moment the scroll was opened, thick white smoke billowed out. When the smoke slowly dissipated, a strange-looking wooden puppet suddenly appeared.
The four arms of the puppet are particularly eye-catching, exuding a mysterious atmosphere.
"Hmph, you are the one who really looks down on others."
Hiruko looked at the puppet crow summoned by the sand ninja in front of him, raised the corner of his mouth with a hint of disdain, and let out a sneer.
"Cut the nonsense!"
The sand ninja shouted loudly, and his fingers moved quickly, as if weaving an invisible web in the air.
The puppet was instantly given life, its four arms opened at the same time, and the pipes at the joints were clearly visible.
In the blink of an eye, countless quenched poison Senbon sprayed out from the pipe like raindrops, shooting towards Hiruko with a sharp whistling sound.
While Hiruko was dealing with Senbon, the sand ninja's fingers danced rapidly again, causing the puppet's limbs to fall off in an instant.
Every joint was exposed with extremely sharp iron thorns. Under the control of the sand ninja, they were like monsters with teeth and claws, thrusting towards Hiruko from all directions.
"What a poor manipulation."
Hiruko snorted coldly, and the iron tail behind him danced rapidly like an indestructible barrier.
In the blink of an eye, all the attacks of the puppet were easily deflected, and the poisonous Senbon and sharp iron thorns fell powerlessly into the yellow sand.
"I originally expected that there would be decent puppet masters in the village, but now it seems that I overestimated you."
Hiruko's voice was full of disappointment.
As soon as he finished speaking, the tail needle behind him was like a black lightning, attacking instantly.
Just hearing a "crackling" sound, the sand ninja's puppet was easily torn into pieces and scattered on the sand.
Seeing this, the Sand Ninja's throat moved unconsciously, and he swallowed hard, while cold sweat rolled down his forehead like raindrops.
"You... how do you know my attack methods so well, even the structure of the puppet-crow, why?"
His voice was trembling, full of fear and confusion.
Hiruko slowly walked up to the Suna Ninja, the eyes under the puppet mask were as cold as ice, and the tail needle gently pressed against the Suna Ninja's neck.
"Because I made them all."
After saying that, with a "Puff!" sound, the tail needle instantly pierced the Suna Ninja's neck. The Suna Ninja's eyes widened, with a look of astonishment still on his face, and then he slowly fell down, dying.
Uchiha Shisui clapped his hands, stepped on the soft yellow sand, and slowly came to Hiruko, with a playful smile on his face:
"Xiao, you really don't show any mercy to your former companions in the village."
Hiruko paused, the eyes under the puppet mask were cold, and he spoke coldly:
"Uchiha Shisui, don't waste time and complete the task as soon as possible. I hate making people wait for too long and I don't have time to chat with you."
As soon as he finished speaking, he turned around and walked towards a gap in the yellow sandstone that was eroded by the wind and sand. His footsteps were quick, bringing up a burst of sand and dust.
Uchiha Shisui shrugged helplessly, spread his hands, and muttered, "Really, how much time can be wasted while walking and talking?"
At this time, Shisui blinked his clear eyes, with an innocent smile on his face, and said softly, "Well, brother Shisui, maybe Scorpio just doesn't want to talk to you."
"Bang!" Shisui immediately clenched his fist, hit Shisui hard on the head, and said angrily, "If you don't speak, no one will treat you as a mute!"
Shisui was in pain. He covered the rapidly swelling lump on his forehead with both hands. Tears of grievance flashed in his eyes. He looked at Shisui pitifully and murmured in a low voice, "I'm just telling the truth..."
The three of them continued to move forward, going deep along the narrow gap in the sand and gravel, with Xie walking at the front and not stopping.
After walking for less than a few minutes, the three of them walked out of the rock crevice and saw a very barren landscape.
The Kazekage building stands in the center of the village, with several roads extending from the center to all directions. The village is surrounded by sandstone dunes, like a natural barrier, and the village is dotted with sandstone mud houses.
"This is, Sunagakure."
Shisui is a bit unbelievable. Having met Konoha, he cannot believe that the village of Five Great Shinobi Villages is in such a situation.