Battle with Sasori of the Red Sands

Fire Style...

It is the Uchiha clan's specialty.

The advantage of this type of Ninjutsu is not merely its terrifying lethality.

It is also the monstrous heat carried by the flames once they gather.

That scorching intensity can transform the air into a chilling, concussive force.

And this concussive force is precisely why Fire Style remains enduringly potent.

In an instant, Yuzhen completed the hand seals.

He leaped into the air.

Chakra gathered in his throat, and sparks began to flicker at the corners of his mouth.

[Fire Style: Majestic Destroyer Flame!]

A meteor-like, arrow-shaped fireball, under his control, descended toward the most crowded area of the courtyard!

Just as that fireball, resembling an arrow of divine retribution, was about to strike the ground.

BOOM!

Under Yuzhen's manipulation, the fireball instantly expanded into a sea of flames.

The suffocating heat began to affect the surrounding atmosphere.

That heat caused the air to rise and distort.

It transformed into a massive shockwave, assaulting everything below!

"What is that?! Such a terrifying Fire Style!"

"Idol, it's an enemy attack! Defend yourselves before that sea of flames descends!"

The Arrow of Great Fire descended!

The incomparable, scorching flames carried a terrifying impact.

That heat instantly incinerated the Sand Ninja who were too slow to react.

As for those who managed to react and defend themselves with various Ninjutsu, they were blasted away by the sheer force of the impact.

At this very moment, all the Sand Ninja in the courtyard were somewhat dazed by the assault!

Sasori, startled by the commotion, flashed out.

He understood why the Sand Ninja were reacting so slowly.

To be honest, even he was a bit bewildered.

Who could have imagined that in the Land of Wind, right in the heart of its capital, and within the core territory of the Hidden Sand, someone would dare to launch an attack!

However, when he saw that sea of flames, he couldn't help but smile helplessly.

Such a powerful Fire Style—it must be the Uchiha, right?

That meant Konoha had made its move.

"Only Konoha would dare to pull such a stunt against our Hidden Sand."

Shaking his head with a wry smile, he pulled a scroll from his robes.

Just as he was about to unseal it and deploy the corresponding puppet to extinguish the flames in the courtyard, a massive surge of Black Iron Sand flew in from another direction.

It extinguished all the flames in the courtyard.

Seeing this, Sasori understood.

The Kazekage had made his move.

"In that case, I shall go to defend the Daimyo of the Land of Rivers and his son."

At this moment, Sasori understood clearly what Konoha's objective was.

While the Kazekage dealt with the enemy, as the second-in-command of the Sand Ninja present, he should guard the mission target.

That was what he thought, and his footsteps were already moving toward the Daimyo of the Land of Rivers and his son.

However, just as life is often eight or nine parts unsatisfactory...

A figure descended from the sky.

"My apologies, but no matter where you intend to go, I will stop you."

Uchiha Yuzhen's Sharingan had detected Sasori long ago.

That massive chakra signature could not be faked.

After all, that immense chakra signature was connected to that cloud of Iron Sand.

It must be the Third Kazekage!

He did not need to concern himself with that.

Namikaze Minato could handle it.

He only needed to deal with the red-haired, beautiful youth before him.

"Oh? Those eyes, and that clan crest..." Sasori's brows furrowed, his expression turning solemn. "I presume... you are the Uchiha who unleashed that terrifying Fire Style?"

The power of that Fire Style was worthy of his full attention!

However, this Uchiha before him...

He was so young.

It was truly beyond his expectations.

Yuzhen had no intention of responding to Sasori's inquiry.

In the original story, whether it was him or Kankuro, both had displayed the characteristics of a puppeteer to the fullest!

Their words were sometimes nothing more than traps.

After all, the situation currently before Yuzhen's eyes was that Sasori was alone, with no puppets or mechanisms in sight.

Who knew if his questioning was merely a stall tactic to summon his puppets?

Thinking of this, Uchiha Yuzhen's body trembled slightly.

His scarlet Three-Tomoe Sharingan spun.

Specks of sparks ignited upon his body.

Yuzhen activated his Uchiha Style Nintaijutsu to its full extent.

With a boom!

The floor beneath his feet shattered instantly.

Following that... his figure vanished in a flash.

He decided to test the waters.

After all, when facing a powerhouse comparable to a Kage, one could never be too cautious.

Yuzhen arrived at Sasori's side in an instant.

His Ninja Blade had been drawn at some point.

A cold glint flared.

A blade edge carrying the scent of death flashed!

Just as that edge was about to strike Sasori, an unexpected situation occurred.

With a bang!

The ground beneath Sasori's feet shattered in the blink of an eye.

A tall and Sturdy Puppet appeared, raising the Adamantine Iron Wall in its hands.

It blocked Yuzhen's Ninja Blade.

Clang!

The Ninja Blade and the steel arm collided.

"What a naive brat. Did you really think we puppeteers would be foolish enough to stand here without any protection?!" Sasori sneered, the chakra threads in his hands moving.

The internal mechanisms of the Sturdy Puppet whirred.

Click—!

The Adamantine Iron Wall that had collided with the Ninja Blade...

Underwent a change!

The side of the arm began to deform, extending several small mechanical limbs.

At the ends of the puppet's arms were kunai stained with purple marks.

The purple residue on those kunai emitted a foul, pungent stench.

It let Yuzhen, who was locked in a stalemate with the puppet, know exactly what this was.

It was Sasori's signature tactic: mechanical traps combined with lethal poison!

Seeing this, Yuzhen calmly dodged backward.

"Trying to run?! Naive brat, it seems I overestimated you just now." A flicker of contempt appeared in Sasori's eyes.

His fingers twitched slightly, tugging at the chakra threads connected to the puppet.

Click, click!

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

The puppet responded to Sasori's command.

The mechanisms within its body shifted, instantly launching the poisoned kunai.

Yuzhen's Sharingan spun at high speed, his left hand darting into his ninja pouch to retrieve several Flying Thunder God Kunai.

Injecting chakra, he whipped his arm forward!

[Uchiha Style: Five-Fold Shurikenjutsu!]

The kunai left his hand instantly, following a subtle trajectory as they flew toward the incoming poisoned blades.

Clang, clang, clatter!

The poisoned kunai were all knocked out of the air!

But it wasn't over yet; the kunai Yuzhen had thrown using the Uchiha's specialized technique

continued along their calculated path, curving around the puppet.

They were heading straight for Sasori himself!

"What is this?!" Sasori's eyes widened.

This was the first time he had ever seen such exquisite Shurikenjutsu!

Not only did it swat away his poisoned kunai, but it also utilized the collision force between the blades to redirect them toward him.

This completely shattered his understanding of what Shurikenjutsu could achieve!

"Hah!" Seeing the kunai about to strike him, Sasori let out a sharp shout, his free left hand lifting slightly.

A scroll appeared.

Poof!

Amidst a swirl of smoke, a new mechanical puppet emerged.

It was a spherical puppet!

Sasori quickly extended chakra threads from his hands.

Once connected to this new puppet, a clicking sound echoed.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

Dozens of mechanical arms instantly sprouted from the spherical puppet.

"I admit, you are the most skilled at Shurikenjutsu I have ever seen, but..." Sasori's expression remained icy: "Shurikenjutsu alone cannot kill!"

Sasori acknowledged that Shurikenjutsu was useful, but only at the Genin and Chunin levels!

To a ninja of his caliber, he didn't believe Shurikenjutsu could accomplish anything significant.

The spherical puppet's arms swung out.

Just as it was about to swat the kunai away, the kunai collided with each other again!

Bang, bang, bang!

The kunai changed their trajectory.

One of them broke through the encirclement of the puppet's arms, appearing directly in front of Sasori.

Rip!

A flash of black and red light streaked by.

Uchiha Yuzhen appeared right beside that kunai.

The Ninja Blade in his hand shimmered with flashes of Kakkō.

"My apologies, but my Shurikenjutsu is a bit unique!"

Yuzhen raised the Ninja Blade in his hand.

The edge of the blade leveled with his brow, illuminating those scarlet Sharingan.

The tomoe of the Sharingan spun.

Whoosh—!

A fiery red thrust, aimed toward the scorching flames of death.

It surged forward!

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