"Hey, if that's all you're capable of, you're not leaving here today."
Faced with Sasuke's mocking attitude, Sasori the Wanderer realized something was wrong; these people's fighting power was far too strong!
How long has it been? Most of his puppets have already been dealt with, and these guys are too ruthless. The puppets have been damaged to the point of being unusable.
Moreover, if they keep killing like this, the few puppets I brought won't be enough for them to kill.
Fortunately, the Sasori the Wanderer stopped controlling all the puppets and instead focused on controlling a few individual ones with special abilities.
As the Sasori the Wanderer lost control, the puppets collapsed to the ground. This sudden turn of events did not escape the eyes of those present.
They retreated in unison, worried that the Sasori the Wanderer might resort to underhanded tactics.
"Hmph, I didn't expect you guys to actually have some strength."
The Sasori the Wanderer manipulated a body to stand up, and then slowly, several more puppets stood up. Unlike the puppets that were killed in one move before, they were obviously stronger and more in line with the stereotype of puppets. Their joints had the unique marks of puppets.
Moreover, as Naruto looked through his Byakugan, he saw that these puppets that had stepped forward again had no flesh and blood inside them, nor that nauseating stench of blood; all that could be seen were their modified skeletons.
Naruto frowned even deeper. What exactly was the ability of this Sasori the Wanderer?
This time, the Sasori the Wanderer was smarter; it only controlled five puppets, allowing it to maintain maximum concentration.
The main problem was that the four people on the other side were too strong, rendering his once-proud human wave tactics completely ineffective. Those puppets, who had no fighting power, were just feeding the enemy when they rushed in.
In a secluded mountain cave, Sasori the Wanderer looked very serious. Although he had awakened his memories, he had only awakened a portion of them. The most complete memories he had were about the use of puppets. As for the others, they were all scattered. This was why he did not recognize the Sharingan when he saw it.
"Heh, since that's the case, then we'll have to use these puppets. What a pity, they were all reserves from my clones."
"A, B, C, D, E."
They represent the five elements of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth respectively. This was someone that the Sasori the Wanderer had gone to great lengths to find and had spent a lot of effort to refine into a special puppet.
"Go! Tear them apart!"
A, B, C, D, and E each dispersed to find their own opponents, while Sasuke received special attention from the Sasori the Wanderer. While the others were all puppets, he had to face both A and E alone.
Sasuke, clearly unhappy about being treated differently, felt like this guy was targeting him.
But Sasuke wasn't afraid at all. In his view, puppets were completely external things and didn't significantly improve his own strength.
Therefore, Sasuke didn't take these puppets seriously at all.
However, as the battle progressed, Tobirama the Wanderer was the first to notice something was wrong. He couldn't cut through these puppets. You should know that the twin swords in his hands, plus the Chakra they were imbued with, were already quite powerful.
However, he failed to inflict any effective damage on the puppet, which made Tobirama the Wanderer somewhat irritated.
During the battle, Naruto also noticed something was wrong. These puppets were somewhat similar to the Human Puppet made by Sasori of the Red Sand in the Shinobi World, but the materials were much harder.
Naruto tilted his head to dodge the fireball released by the puppet armor, frowning slightly. The puppeteer wasn't nearby. These puppets could also release Ninjutsu, and their vision was even interconnected, just like the Ōtsutsuki puppets. Only those puppets could move freely without the puppeteer's control.
I never imagined that the Sasori the Wanderer could achieve this level of skill.
But a puppet is still just a puppet; it is nothing to fear in the face of absolute power.
The group didn't end the battle immediately, entirely due to Naruto's prior instructions, especially Sasuke from instantly killing the puppets. Out of caution, Naruto planned to first figure out if there was anything wrong with the Sasori the Wanderer.
After all, there's something wrong with Deidara the Wanderer; something incredibly terrifying is sealed within him. And Sasori the Wanderer is able to hang out with Deidara the Wanderer. What if he also has some kind of taboo? Wouldn't that be a disaster?
But after fighting for so long, not only has this Sasori the Wanderer not shown up, but even the puppets it summoned are so weak.
Therefore, Naruto decisively gave the order.
"Okay, it's confirmed now, everyone let go."
As Naruto spoke, he casually crushed the head of the puppet beside him, then walked towards the puppets that had collapsed to the ground.
Seeing Sasuke Naruto had let go of his inhibitions, Sasuke decided to drop the pretense and let his Kusanagi Sword emit a blue light. With a few strikes, the two puppets were torn to pieces.
" Sasuke, come help."
"They've arrived."
Upon hearing Naruto's words, Sasuke trotted over excitedly. Seeing the puppets lying on the ground in front of him, Sasuke immediately understood.
Fire Style: Great Fireball.
Fire Style: Great Fire Dragon.
Both were already powerful, with abundant Chakra. A simple Fire Release Ninjutsu was transformed into a sea of fire.
With crackling sounds, the puppet lying on the ground tried to move again, but the two flames were faster than it.
The puppets that had just gotten up were already engulfed in flames. Sasori the Wanderer could only quickly manipulate the puppets that hadn't caught fire yet and try to retreat. But how could those puppets escape? There were two other people watching them intently from the sidelines.
It was only at this moment that Sasori the Wanderer realized that he seemed to have fallen into a trap. Damn it, these people had been pretending to be weak from the beginning. They clearly had the strength to end the battle directly, but they insisted on dragging it out for so long.
He did this to force himself to reveal more of his trump cards. He understood the importance of information asymmetry all too well. Without intelligence, even the strongest person could be outmaneuvered.
Thinking of this, Sasori the Wanderer's face darkened even more. It was all that Deidara the Wanderer's fault for not telling him beforehand that the Demon Tribe not only had many experts, but also such a meticulous guy, causing him to make a fool of himself.
Moreover, all the puppets he had deployed this time were burned, not a single one survived. Even his five most capable creations were all destroyed. Whenever he thought of this, Sasori the Wanderer felt heartbroken, as if his heart was bleeding.
With Tobirama the Wanderer throwing the last puppet into the fire, Sasori the Wanderer's attack was declared a complete failure.
Amidst the flames, the helpless roar of the Sasori the Wanderer could still be faintly heard, but now there were no usable puppets left.
"You just wait, I will... definitely... come... back..."
But clearly, none of the people present wanted to listen to his speech. Only Tobirama the Wanderer remained, waiting for the flames to completely burn the puppets.