Red Secret Technique: Performance of a Hundred Puppets! Magnet Release: Iron Sand Boundary Technique! (Second update)

"Magnet Release: Iron Sand Shower."

As the Third Kazekage Puppet formed hand seals, patches of black material appeared on the surface of the ground.

Once the iron sand had been extracted, the Third Kazekage's hand seals transformed great quantities of it into densely packed black needles that shot straight at Naruto.

They hurtled through the air like wave after wave of black rain.

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh..."

"Whoa, Big Bro Sasori, not bad! Your puppets can even use ninjutsu?"

Deidara cheered him on from the sidelines.

Yet Sasori frowned when he saw that the smile on Naruto's face in the distance hadn't faded at all.

"This attack will turn him into a pincushion."

But just as the iron needles raining down from the sky reached Naruto, he merely clapped his hands together. "Wood Release: Wood Locking Wall!"

Something resembling a giant wooden spinning top immediately enclosed Naruto, protecting him.

"Clang, clang, clang!"

"That's... wood-nature chakra!"

"Chakra like Hashirama's, the God of Shinobi?! How is that possible!"

Magnet Release against Wood Release-an area attack like Iron Sand Drizzle naturally couldn't break through the defense-oriented Wood Locking Wall.

"This is trouble."

Seeing the Third Kazekage's Magnet Release blocked so easily, Sasori's voice grew grave, and he recalled the iron sand with all his strength.

The sight of his opponent actually using Wood Release ninjutsu had immediately darkened Sasori's mood.

"Timing, terrain, manpower-not a single advantage is on our side. I thought he wasn't that strong and would rely on the geography here to fight us, or drag things out until we exhausted our chakra."

Hearing Sasori's analysis, Deidara also realized how troublesome this was.

"But since it's come to this, let's give it everything we've got."

As the Kazekage Puppet recalled the iron sand, the scattered grains began gathering together.

"**Magnet Release: Iron