Retreating When Strength Ran Out

"You're pretty impressive! I thought Deidara could defeat you, but you ended up beating him instead! Your space ninjutsu is truly troublesome. Still, that technique must consume a lot of chakra, right? Otherwise, why don't you use it more often? You've already used up a lot of chakra now. Taking care of you will be easy. Let me finish this battle and complete the organization's mission while I'm at it. A strange mission, but I like it!" said Sasori, Deidara's partner in Akatsuki.

Jin looked at the injured Sasori and the severely wounded, unconscious Deidara in his arms, yet he did not feel the slightest disappointment. Hearing Sasori's words, Jin smiled. "You think I really don't have much chakra left? Deidara is badly injured, and you've suffered light injuries too. I still have a chance of defeating you. As for your mission, I think it has already failed. You should go back and report in!"

"If I return without fighting, I'll have no face to go back! My mission is to turn you into a humanoid puppet! But the organization wants me to turn you into a shemale first, then exhibit you around the world to earn foreign currency. I suppose the organization is having some financial difficulties right now. Don't worry, I'll leave your corpse intact. And I'll make it quite perfect," Sasori's voice rang out.

A bunch of perverts! They actually want to turn me into a shemale and put me on display! Which bastard came up with such a rotten idea? I'll definitely turn him into a shemale—except Konan! Jin cursed wildly in his heart.

"To deal with an ordinary person without chakra like you, a little poisonous mist is enough! Hehe, Deidara finally lost to me this time! Farewell, powerful old man. Puppet Technique! Poison Mist!" Sasori said happily.

"What powerful poison mist! Wind Style! Great Breakthrough!" Jin tried to use a strong gust to disperse the poisonous fog. "Phantom Clone Technique!" Jin rapidly created countless shadow clones, then sent them all charging toward Sasori.

Sasori quickly destroyed Jin's shadow clones with a blade. "Puppet Technique! Mechanical Arm Thousand Needles!" At the same time, he fired several senbon needles glowing green.

Damn it, I hate poison the most. It'd be great if I were immune to all poisons—I'd anger you to death. They say a woman's heart is the most venomous, but Sasori isn't a woman, is he? Watch my ultimate move! Wind Style! Wind Wind Fist! Jin thought. A fist formed from wind-nature chakra slammed toward Sasori.

Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang! Sasori's senbon were all blown to the ground by the wind fist. The fist did not slow down and flew straight toward him.

"Puppet! Water Style!" Launchers appeared in the centers of Sasori's palms, shooting out huge columns of water that collided with the wind fist. Both vanished at the same time.

"Not bad! You still have chakra after fighting this long. Your chakra reserves are comparable to Kisame's. It seems I'll have to get serious. You'll soon become my puppet. You should feel honored! Puppet Secret Technique! Performance of a Hundred Puppets!" Sasori unleashed his secret technique.

"Secret technique? I have one too! Ant Resurrection Technique! Myriad Changes Technique! Let's see whose little underlings are stronger." Jin spoke to him with immense pride.

"Hmph, numbers are useless no matter how many there are. My hundred puppets are all made from premium materials. They're merely a pile of ants. Just watch them be wiped out! What a fine ninjutsu. I want you more and more."

"Can you not be so disgusting? If you were a pretty girl, maybe I'd let you have me—maybe. Since you look down on my ants, I'll let you taste the suffering those ants can bring. It'll consume a massive amount of chakra, but I don't care. Secret Technique! Secret Ant Resurrection! Secret Technique! Myriad Changes Technique! Secret Technique! Ant Tenfold Replication Technique!" Seeing the ant army before him being slaughtered into disarray, Jin used a secret technique he had only recently developed, one limited to the ant army.

"I'll add a little something extra for you! Let's make this a real good time! Earth Style! Anti-Gravity Technique." Jin cast the anti-gravity ninjutsu on himself. The surrounding ant army visibly sped up, and their attacks became far more frequent.

In moments, the hundred puppets had been reduced to barely more than scraps beneath the assault of the ant army.

"My puppets! I'll kill you! Let me show you the most powerful puppet in history!" Sasori said furiously.

"Is it the Third Kazekage? Bring him out! Let me see what he looks like." Jin had fought two battles in a row and cast several ninjutsu consecutively. Though he possessed powerful recovery abilities, even he could not withstand such strain. Jin had already made up his mind: if he could win, he would fight; if he could not, he would turn invisible and run. Sasori would not be able to find him anyway. Now that Sasori had been forced to use his ultimate move, Jin truly wanted to see it, which was why he said that.

"How do you know? It seems you understand my techniques very well. If I'd known earlier, I would have captured you together with Deidara. I admit that my mission has failed! We'll meet again in eight years! Once I make a hundred even stronger puppets, your ants will be nothing. Sooner or later, I'll avenge today's humiliation," Sasori said threateningly.

"That's it? We're not fighting anymore? I haven't had enough yet. I haven't even used my ultimate move! Put Deidara down, and let's keep fighting," Jin said shamelessly.

"Hmph, no time. Remember, eight years from now." Sasori summoned a puppet to carry Deidara and ran into the distance. Deidara still lost to me! What a pity about those hundred trash puppets. They could at least have served tea and water. Instead, they were bitten to death by that old man's ants for nothing. I must find a way to counter ants!

Jin sensed that the two of them had truly gone far away. With a thud, he collapsed onto the ground, sprawled out in the shape of a large character. "I'm exhausted! This is practically inhuman work! My chakra has been completely drained, and my body feels awful! If he had held on a little longer, I would've turned invisible and run. What a pity—I didn't get to see what the Third Kazekage looked like." Jin lay on the ground, panting heavily.

On the road in the distance.

"Deidara is too heavy. Even my puppet can't take it anymore! Damn it, I have to treat Deidara immediately!" Sasori said as he looked at Deidara on the puppet's back.

Damn, having lots of ninjutsu really is amazing! I've got tons of chakra too, and my recovery is incredibly fast. Looks like I need to study ninjutsu more in the future, create a whole pile of techniques, and bombard people the moment we meet. If one doesn't work, I'll use two. If two don't work, I'll use three, four. Then who could possibly be my opponent? I also need to develop space ninjutsu vigorously. Madara is an expert at using space ninjutsu. I can't let him kill me when the time comes! Jin thought.

"Auntie Lanhui Zi, why hasn't Jin come back yet? Could he have run into some danger?" White asked. Hinata immediately perked up her little ears to listen. Kimimaro also drifted closer, seemingly casually.

Lan Huizi smiled. "You two haven't even married into the family yet, and you're already so concerned about him. Jin really is blessed. Don't worry, he'll be fine."

Jin suddenly appeared before everyone and said, "Our enemies have finally left. I'm so tired!"

Thud! Jin fell to the ground.

"He's only exhausted his chakra. Quickly, carry him back to his room to rest! Kimimaro, come with me. I have something to tell you," Lan Huizi instructed.