Witty Naruto Life

Chapter 256 Sasuke's Intentions

The next moment, Temari pointed her iron fan at the centipede's head and shouted:
"Wind Style: Wind Blade!"

She suddenly swung her iron fan, creating a hurricane containing countless thin blades of air, which split the centipede's head into three pieces!
Gaara's eyes narrowed, and he reached out his hand towards the Asura Path, causing sand to instantly cling to his body.

The next moment, Shura suddenly separated his wrist from his arm, pulled out a string of missiles from the cut on his arm, and fired them toward Gaara!

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"

Gaara used the sand to defend his body, while at the same time, multiple serrated edges extended from the Asura Path's sleeves and smashed into the sand on his body. He gripped the ground with his toes and exerted force in an instant, breaking free from the sand's restraints.

Gaara whispered, "This guy's ability is body modification..."

He memorized the appearance and abilities of the Asura Path.

At that moment, the rocket bomb exploded right in front of Gaara.

"boom!!"

"boom!!"

Dust storms have risen again!

Temari's side.

After she swung her iron fan once, she immediately adjusted her position and used the Great Scythe Weasel technique again. Seeing this, the Preta Path stretched out its hands to block Temari's hurricane attack.

"This, this is...?!"

Temari's eyes slowly widened as she saw her Kamaitachi gradually shrink, while the Preta Path revealed a sinister smile to her.

"Om-"

Suddenly, she felt her body begin to fly uncontrollably, crashing into the enemy in front of her!

Looking up at Pain, the Deva Path, who was behind the Preta Path, he raised one hand.

Shura Path immediately filled in, extending its serrated edge towards Temari, attempting to pierce her body with the steel!
"boom!!"

The steel and the puppets collided. Temari turned her head sharply and saw two of the Ten Ninja, controlled by Chiyo, crashing head-on into the serrated edge of the Asura Path, blocking the way between Temari and the Asura Path!
The two puppets stacked together are equivalent to providing Temari with two layers of protection.

As Temari crashed into the puppet, she pressed her palm against the puppet's back to provide herself with recoil force, and gathered her chakra in her feet, instantly creating distance between herself and the Asura Path!

Meanwhile, the two puppets whose bodies had been pierced were not idle either.

The puppet at the front extended its two hands with sharp spikes, piercing the shoulders of the Asura Path. Chiyo then used the chakra threads on the puppet to fix the Asura Path in place.

The other puppet took two steps back, creating a one-meter distance, and raised its large sword, slashing horizontally at the puppet in front of it!
Everything happens in the blink of an eye!

"Click!!"

The Asura Path and the puppet in front of it were cut in half at the waist!

But before he died, Shura Dao launched his right hand out like a cannonball, destroying the head of the greatsword puppet with a "bang"!

At this point, only three of Chiyo's ten puppets remained.

"Beautiful!" Temari praised, and just as she was about to continue her efforts, she suddenly noticed that Pain had raised his hand again.

Danger! Danger! Danger!
Almost instantly, a terrifying shockwave erupted around the Heavenly Dao, like a tornado destroying a parking lot, blurring the vision of the three.

"boom!!!"

"boom!!!"

Chiyo, Temari, and Gaara were all thrown backwards at the same time, which shows how terrifying the power of this Shinra Tensei was.

Gaara urgently summoned all the sand to protect the three people's bodies, catching their backs as they crashed to the ground as a buffer.

However, Chiyo was already showing signs of exhaustion at this point.

On the one hand, she is getting old, and on the other hand, she has just recovered from a serious illness. After all this exertion, she has very little strength left.

"Hey... I guess I'm getting old, I can't run anymore."

As Chiyo spoke, she kept an eye on Pain's actions and suddenly gave Temari a wink.

Upon seeing this, Temari's eyes flashed with resentment, and she glanced at Gaara again.

Chiyo meant that she and Gaara would hold off the enemy while she rushed to Konoha for reinforcements.

Gaara also noticed Chiyo's signal, but made no comment.

He understood very well that the enemy's target was himself. If he fled, the enemy would immediately follow, but it was not necessarily the case with Temari.

Moreover, judging from Chiyo's words, she was too exhausted to run anymore, and rather than being slowly killed by the enemy, she wanted to do something before that happened.

At this moment, Pain, who was in the center, spoke up: "One-Tail, resisting will only lead to the death of those around you."

"I'm willing to give you a chance. Come with me, and your companion will not be harmed."

Upon hearing this, Gaara immediately hesitated.

Although the battle appeared to be evenly matched, their losses and attrition were actually quite severe, and Gaara could no longer protect all three of them at the same time.

If the fight continues, even if Temari escapes, Chiyo will likely not survive.

It's better to do it yourself...

"Don't trust him, Gaara!"

Suddenly, Chiyo's powerful words jolted Aira awake.

“Grandma Chiyo…” Gaara’s voice was slightly hoarse as he listened to Chiyo speak to the two of them in a deep voice:

"The enemy won't let us go easily. Remember, after they captured you, they wanted to find a place to remove the tailed beast from your body,"

"They wouldn't want to be disturbed by anyone during this time, so how could they possibly let us go... What if we ask for help?!"

These words were like a thunderclap from a clear sky, shattering Gaara's illusions. "Noisy old hag..." Tendo narrowed his eyes, about to unleash Shinra Tensei, when he suddenly noticed the ground beneath his feet beginning to soften.

"Ahhh-"

Gaara was radiating a chilling aura of chakra. He was covered in sweat, but he slowly raised his hands, continuing to unleash the next ninjutsu.

"Prison Sand...buried!"

This is a ninjutsu that is used in conjunction with the previous Flowing Sand Waterfall, which can cause all enemies in the vicinity to sink into the ground.

"A ninjutsu that traps our bodies in quicksand..." the Deva Path said calmly, while the Animal Path beside him instantly began forming hand seals.

"Temari!!"

Gaara yelled at her, and Temari understood immediately. She gritted her teeth, turned around, and rushed towards Konoha!
She understood that the faster she was, the greater her chances of successfully rescuing Gaara!

Just then, she heard a loud shout coming from afar:
"Psychic art!"

"Bang!!"

The Yatagarasu was summoned again, and Pain from the Human Path and Hell Path grabbed its feet and broke free from the sand!

"Psychic art!"

"boom!!"

The Hell Crab was summoned and used Water Release: Bubble Wave, spewing out a vast sea of ​​bubbles that caused the sand to gradually solidify upon contact with the water.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, the Heavenly Path and the Animal Path leaped onto the head of the Hell Crab!
At that moment, Temari heard Chiyo's shout again: "Don't even think about succeeding!"

The remaining three puppets rushed towards Pain, keeping a certain distance, and activated almost all the mechanisms, launching their hidden weapons at him!
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"

A tremendous sound of machinery erupted all around!
Temari couldn't bear to watch this scene any longer.

She was afraid that if she looked at them for a few more seconds, she would feel even more reluctant and turn back to help the two of them.

It seemed like defeat was inevitable.

"Gaara, Chiyo-sama, wait for me..." Temari murmured softly, quickening her pace once more.

at this time,

Brown paper began to slide off a tree trunk behind Temari and coalesced into the figure of a blue-haired woman.

The woman kept an eye on Temari's direction of travel, then extended paper wings from her back, flapped them sharply, and instantly accelerated, beginning her pursuit of Temari!
Konan had been waiting for the right moment. After discovering that Temari had run away, she decided to wait until Temari was out of Gaara and Chiyo's sight before making her move.

In this way, Gaara and Chiyo would mistakenly believe that their teammates had called for help and would fight Pain with all their might.

Konan herself would intercept and kill their teammates halfway, preventing her from having a chance to call for help from Konoha.

……

the other side.

The day before Gaara and Pain were about to engage in a fierce battle.

The entrance to Yongji-dong.

The entrance to the cave is made of red bricks and tiles, and it is surrounded by a lot of moss, making it look deserted.

Inside the cave entrance, an indescribable odor and a large amount of moisture emanated.

Just standing here for a moment will make you shiver with cold.

A moment later, a man dressed in a gray shirt walked in. His dark eyes turned into scarlet tomoe eyes in an instant as he surveyed the scene inside the cave.

Suddenly, he heard a woman's voice.

"Uchiha Sasuke...right?"

Sasuke did not answer, but moved his right hand behind him and slowly gripped the hilt of the sword on his back.

"Relax, I'm not your enemy, hehe~"

At this moment, a graceful figure emerged from the cave entrance; to be precise, she didn't walk out, but rather floated out.

She has long green hair, wears a white robe, a golden crown, long, narrow eyes, and pale skin. She also wears a green ornament shaped like a magatama on her chest.

Overall, she can be considered a very beautiful woman.

The ability to float in the air... Sasuke muttered to himself, bowing to her: "I have come to pay my respects to the White Snake Sage."

The woman looked Sasuke up and down as if he were a delicious delicacy: "Hehe, are all Uchiha people born with such good looks as you?"

"Please inform the White Snake Sage that Uchiha Sasuke has come to learn Sage Mode," Sasuke said coldly.

"Celestial arts?" the woman repeated, a glint of brilliance in her eyes.

She paused, slightly suppressing the frivolity on her face, and returned Sasuke's bow: "My name is Tashin Shinhime. Before I take you inside, I have a question for you:"

"Why do you want to learn immortal arts from us?"

Sasuke didn't hesitate and got straight to the point: "I want to eliminate someone, and for that, I need even greater power."

"But you should have already killed Uchiha Itachi, right?" the woman asked rhetorically, causing Sasuke's pupils to shrink.

"Hehe, everything that happens in the ninja world will reach the ears of the White Snake Sage."

Sasuke remained silent, his Sharingan peering through the woman's body to discover the powerful energy within her.

The body of the goddess Tashin contains extremely powerful Sage Chakra.

In fact, as one of the higher-ups in Ryuchi Cave, her purpose was to help the White Snake Sage select those who would enter Ryuchi Cave for trials.

Furthermore, anyone who fails the trial will be devoured with the White Snake Immortal's permission!
If Sasuke fails the trial, he may become Tashin-hime's dish.

(End of this chapter)