Victory, Defeat, and Danger

Sasori of the Red Sand's expression was solemn as he quickly controlled his puppets to dodge, but many of them were still smashed to pieces and then melted by the lava.

A huge crater of lava was smashed into the ground. The Sasori of the Red Sand had retreated to the edge of the crater at some point. Countless puppets floated above it. The Sasori of the Red Sand Scorpion had so many puppets that even after destroying dozens of them, they were still densely packed and a headache to deal with.

Uzumaki Hane couldn't unleash many of her own Great Eruption; she needed to conserve her strength for dealing with Deidara later. If she expended too much energy here, Shion would be in danger.

As soon as the Sasori of the Red Sand moved, countless puppets rushed towards the Uzumaki Hane once again.

With a sudden Uzumaki Hane, Yuu whirled hundreds of Lava Shuriken flew rapidly toward the puppet.

The puppets brandished their weapons, deflecting the Shuriken one by one.

Suddenly, a red Inazuma pierced the chest of a puppet. It was Uzumaki Hane who stood still, throwing a javelin with his right hand. Then, a lava javelin appeared in his left hand and shot out, piercing through two puppets in one go.

And so, Uzumaki Hane continued to throw lava javelins, each one piercing through a puppet, but there were just too many puppets, and they didn't seem to be decreasing at all, getting closer and closer to Uzumaki Hane.

Uzumaki Hane wasn't surprised, after all, it would be wishful thinking to rely on these javelins to eliminate all the puppets. Uzumaki Hane planned to let the puppets get closer before using "Great Eruption" to maximize the effect of this attack.

When the puppets rushed within ten meters of him, they suddenly unleashed all sorts of weapons. Shuriken dense Uzumaki Hane of Kunai, kunai, and short blades flew towards Uzumaki Yu, clearly indicating that Sasori was wary of Uzumaki Hane's attack and intended to use a ranged attack.

Uzumaki Hane stepped back, dodging the attack. As soon as she landed, countless weapons of all kinds rained down upon her. Uzumaki Hane raised a Magma Wall with both hands to block all the weapons. Then, with a loud shout, she threw the Magma Wall out. Bang! The Magma Wall smashed into the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust, but the puppets all dodged it.

At this moment, two cannons appeared behind the two puppets, spewing out two jets of water that propelled them instantly to Uzumaki Hane's front. The puppets, one on the left and one on the right, extended cannons from their hands, firing two water jets that struck Uzumaki Hane directly. Uzumaki Hane was startled; Magma Wall had already risen around him, enveloping him. Suddenly, with a crack, the puppets rotated their hands, and the water jets transformed into water blades, piercing through the Magma Wall and slicing Magma Wall open.

Uzumaki Hane sidestepped the water blade, then grabbed out with his right hand, "Hell Hound," and seized a puppet by the neck. The puppet on the right quickly moved the water blade and chopped off Uzumaki Hane's right hand.

Uzumaki Hane quickly retreated. At the same time, magma flowed around her, rapidly restoring her right arm.

Two puppets controlled the water blades, slicing through the ground with incredible speed. Wherever they passed, the ground was cut open as if it were tofu. The water blades rushed towards Uzumaki Hane.

While Uzumaki Hane was dodging the puppets' water blades, half of her attention was on the other puppets, watching them rush towards her and calculating the distance to attack.

When the puppets were only ten meters away, Uzumaki Hane thought to himself, "Good, the opportunity has come." "Great Eruption!" With Uzumaki Hane Yu unleashed a massive Rock Fist, which shattered all the puppets in front of him and melted their fragments.

However, Uzumaki Hane found that the attack was not very effective, eliminating about twenty puppets. It was clear that Sasori of the Red Sand was also on guard against Uzumaki Hane's attack and had already dispersed the puppets.

Uzumaki Hane glanced at the puppets that continued to charge forward. The puppets were scattered, which greatly reduced the effectiveness of the Great Eruption. "These puppets are really troublesome," Uzumaki Hane thought to himself.

Little did he know, Sasori of the Red Sand was thinking the same thing, "Uzumaki Hane's Kekkei Genkai is extremely troublesome. Apart from the Sharingan, among Kekkei Genkai I've encountered, Uzumaki Hane's is the most difficult to deal with. Even when I fought the Third Kazekage, it wasn't this troublesome. Now the two of us have entered a phase of attrition; whoever can't wear down first will lose. However, I'm still quite confident, after all, I have so many puppets."

With an Uzumaki Hane arrived in front of a puppet. This puppet was one of the two puppets that had used the water cannon earlier. One of the puppets had been blasted to pieces, and the remaining puppet had narrowly escaped death. Uzumaki Hane grabbed out "Hell Hound" with his right hand and pierced through the puppet's chest with a claw, burning the parts inside the puppet directly.

Sasori of the Red Sand said, "Destroy this puppet first. It seems that Water Release are your weakness."

Uzumaki Hane didn't speak, but a lava javelin appeared in his right hand and shot it fiercely at Sasori of the Red Sand. The javelin transformed into red Inazuma and instantly rushed in front of Sasori of the Red Sand. A puppet rushed out and blocked Sasori of the Red Sand, but was directly pierced by the javelin.

As the Sasori of the Red Sand stirred, several more puppets rushed towards Uzumaki Hane. Uzumaki Hane unleashed a powerful right punch, piercing through the puppet in front of him. Then, Uzumaki Hane spun rapidly and kicked out, shattering one of the puppets. Landing on the ground, he ducked to avoid a puppet's attack, then rammed into it, sending the puppet flying. The puppet shattered along the way.

Uzumaki Hane glanced at the charging puppet, then at Sasori of the Red Sand, and said, "I didn't want to use this move, since it consumes too much energy. Meteor Volcano!" Uzumaki Hane's body was engulfed in boiling magma as he continuously unleashed massive Rock Fist into the sky. Soon, the sky was filled with Rock Fist. The Rock Fist fell rapidly from the sky like meteors, creating the illusion of a magnificent meteor shower that blotted out the sun.

Boom, boom, boom, the roar continued without end. The ground was destroyed as if it were made of paper. The puppets had no way to escape. One by one, they were smashed by the Rock Fist and then swallowed by the lava, leaving not even a trace.

After the meteor shower, the earth turned into a vast sea of lava, constantly emitting black smoke, a scene resembling the end of the world.

Uzumaki Hane, panting heavily, said, "It seems that with my strength, Meteor Volcano can only be used once. But now I need to hurry to Shion and the others, otherwise they will be in danger. Deidara is no easy opponent, Shion and the others cannot hold him off for long."

Suddenly, a thunderous roar erupted, and a pillar of fire shot into the sky from afar. Uzumaki Hane looked at the pillar of fire and felt a sense of panic. "Oh no, Shion and the others are in danger." Ignoring her exhausted body, Uzumaki Hane rushed towards the pillar of fire with all her might.