Naruto: I, who fooled the ninja world, was hailed as a savior.

Chapter 476 No "Brain"?
Countless translucent silk threads hang down from the sky, intertwining, overlapping, and weaving together, while taking root in the ground, which is also woven from silk threads.

Huge cocoons clung to the fine silk threads, their twisted and deformed human-shaped outlines faintly visible inside, silent and still, like an open spider's nest.

On the ground, where layers of silk threads are woven together, an absurd and dramatic massacre is unfolding.

"kill!"

"Kill them all!"

The impure ninjas continuously unleashed their signature ninjutsu, and Kato Dan's soul swept through the group of evil god cultists, causing those without external injuries to fall wherever it passed.

"Explosion Release Ninja" Kari's Landmine Fist continuously unleashed explosive sounds, while "Magnetic Release Ninja" Troy manipulated square shuriken to slaughter large numbers of evil god cultists...

But at this moment, they all have one thing in common.

Despite possessing rich combat experience, he now acts like a cultist, frequently resorting to tactics of trading blows and mutual destruction, losing his former agility.

It should be noted that although they are reborn from the dead and are not truly living people, their sense of pain still exists, and may even be clearer and more acute.

But at this moment, they seemed to completely ignore the pain, their faces filled with shock, anger, frustration, and fear, while their bodies faithfully carried out the most cruel and efficient killing orders.

"I've had enough!" Kushimaru Kurihara shouted angrily, flinging his "Long Sword - Sewing Needle" at the ground. "What are these threads? I'd rather die!"

"Damn it! That's not how you use the Explosive Blade..."

Jinpachi roared in shock and anger, but his body was out of control, and he charged towards Jugo while holding "Exploding Blade: Frozen Blade".

boom!!

At the edge of the battlefield, Hidan planted his giant scythe on the ground, leaned back lazily, opened his mouth wide, yawned without any regard for his image, and squeezed out a tear from the corner of his eye.

"Ha~" He rubbed his eyes and clicked his tongue listlessly. "Boring."

Beside him, Kabuto adjusted his glasses and looked up along the thin lines extending from the nape of the necks of the Edo Tensei ninja and White Zetsu.

My gaze traveled through the vast, layered spiderweb that sliced ​​the dim sky into fragments, looking up to the highest point, to the center of the web.

A beautiful figure sat languidly on a spiderweb woven from silk threads, her long purple hair cascading down like a waterfall, her legs elegantly crossed, and her toes slightly swaying.

He held a folding fan made of bone fragments in his right hand, and his elbow supported his tilted cheek. The white bone covering his right eye added to his eerie beauty.

The number "5" below the left eye is clearly visible.

Without a doubt, it was the 'Puppet Master' who was one of the "Five Blades".

Her left hand had slender, pale fingers, and her nails were painted the same purple as her hair. She was casually playing a small, almost still, fingertip in front of her.

Sometimes it's like plucking a string on a musical instrument, sometimes it's like pulling a silk thread and causing it to tremble.

It was this imperceptible movement that, through the countless threads extending from her fingertips, connected the actions of every Edo Tensei ninja and White Zetsu on the battlefield below.

but……

"I can't control those insects?"

She glanced down at the crazed, seemingly insane, and incredibly self-healing cultists below and frowned.

Her silk threads had already silently spread out, attempting to connect to the back of the necks of those evil god cultists, a place she usually used to manipulate living beings.

The thread did indeed pierce through successfully, but the feedback felt strangely hollow.

Her ability is essentially to invade the target's nervous system through threads condensed from spiritual energy, directly manipulating brain signals and indirectly controlling the body.

But the feeling right now is like...

Those cult followers seem to lack "brains"?
No, more accurately, their bodies seemed to possess independent life, carrying out some kind of fanatical instinct rooted deep within their flesh.

Thinking of this, Master Ou turned his gaze to the figure at the edge of the battlefield, yawning, leaning against a giant scythe, seemingly indifferent to the situation.

Is it because of that guy again?
Actually, this wasn't the first time she'd dealt with that madman downstairs.

"Hahaha! This is the power bestowed upon me by the Evil God!"

In my memory, that madman was naked, letting her silk threads repeatedly cut his body, but the wounds healed instantly, and he laughed wildly while bathing in blood.

"This guy's self-healing ability was a great counter to my abilities back then." The Puppet Master gripped the bone fan slightly and narrowed his eyes.

No matter how sharp her silk threads were, they were no match for that terrifying speed of self-healing.

but……

A cold glint appeared in the 'Puppet Master's' eyes as he said in a low voice, "The me now is not the me of the past."

However, just as her thoughts were turning.

"Hey!"

An extremely impatient roar abruptly drowned out the sounds of fighting on the battlefield.

Hidan, who had been yawning, cupped his hands around his mouth, making a megaphone shape, and yelled at Zabuza and the others:
"You bunch of dawdling fools, get serious! Can't you even handle those dead people?"

He paused, the carefree smile vanishing from his face, and said coldly, "You should know very well the price for making me take action, right?"

Upon hearing this, the movements of several high-ranking members of the evil god cult who were engaged in fierce combat all paused almost imperceptibly.

It was just that brief moment...

Swish!Swish!
"Explosion Release Ninja" Kari and Jinpachi Murashi, wielding "Explosion Blade: Flying Spray," instantly appeared in front of Zabuza Momochi and Haku.

Kari condensed Explosion Release chakra in his fist and threw a punch, while Muri Jinpachi unleashed his "Explosion Blade: Spray" slash.

"Mr. Zabuza!"

Haku was breathing heavily, exhausted. Almost instinctively, he took a half-step forward, intending to use himself to block the two attacks and protect Zabuza Momochi behind him.

However, at the same time, behind Zabuza and his companion, the figures of Sarutobi Asuma and Ringo Ameyuri appeared like ghosts.

"Fire Release: Ash Pile Burn!" Asuma suddenly opened his mouth and spat out a large cloud of flammable and explosive gunpowder smoke, rushing towards Zabuza and Haku's back.

"Lightning Release: Feast of Lightning!" Ringo Ameyuri slammed her hands on the ground, and a violent burst of lightning chakra roared as it surged into the cloud of smoke.

Thunder and fire intertwined and ignited in an instant.

Sensing the two opposing forces, Bai tried to form a hand seal, but in the next moment, a rough yet irresistible force grabbed his arm and pulled him backward.

With a blank expression, Zabuza used his arm, the one not holding a sword, to pull Haku into his arms...

"No!"

Realizing instantly what Zabuza was doing, Haku's crimson vertical pupils contracted sharply, and he unleashed a burst of chakra from his body.

Click click click!
The solid ice instantly grew and condensed wildly around the two of them, reflecting the surging firelight, attempting to completely envelop them.

Rumble!!

The deafening explosion engulfed everything!
Karina's explosive punch, the explosive tags attached to the Muna Shinpachi Explosion Blade, and the gunpowder smoke from Ringo Amoeba's lightning release...

The terrifying power of the three explosions erupted and compounded almost simultaneously in the confined space!
The blinding flames instantly expanded, engulfing Zabuza Momochi and Haku. Even Jinpachi and the others had no time to retreat and were also caught in the blast. The violent shockwave swept wildly in all directions, tearing apart several White Zetsu and Jashin cultists who were unable to dodge in time!

"Ghost!"

Not far away, Raiga Kurosuki, having just broken free from Dan Kato's soul restraints with Ranmaru's help, caught a glimpse of the explosion engulfing his companions out of the corner of his eye and couldn't help but let out a loud roar.

shhhhh!

Two sharp, massive shuriken attacked from tricky angles on his left and right sides, blocking his room to dodge.

With a roar, Kurozuki Raiga unleashed his "Raiga-ga" cross-shaped attack, unleashing bursts of lightning that blocked two massive shuriken.

But the next moment, he felt his arms suddenly sink.

Two nearly transparent threads had silently wrapped around his twin swords, with the other ends of the threads extending towards Kushimaru in the distance.

The sewing thread was not only sharp but also exceptionally tough; it could not be broken even under full force. At the same time, two heavy footsteps sounded.

Suddenly, Kusanagi Haruto and Suigetsu Hozuki abandoned their fight with Hozuki Suigetsu and Jugo, and charged towards Kurosuki Raiga from the left and right!

"You think we're the weak point?!" Realizing the woman's intentions instantly, Raiga Kurosuki's face contorted with rage.

Before he finished speaking, he suddenly released his hands, discarding the "Thunder Blade Fang" wrapped in lightning, letting the threads pull it away into the distance.

Squeak!
With his arms outstretched, the Lightning Release chakra, no longer bound by the blade, surged forth from his body, crackling crimson lightning crackling wildly, enveloping him and the figure on his shoulder.

"Ranmaru!"

With veins bulging on his face, Raiga Kurosuki roared at Ranmaru, who was perched on his shoulder, "Kill them all!"

Meanwhile, the fire and smoke in the distance slowly dissipated, revealing a shockingly charred crater.

At the edge of the deep pit, the figures of Kari, Jinpachi Murashi, Asuma Sarutobi, and Ameyuri Ringo had long since disappeared, leaving only dust slowly gathering and attempting to reassemble their bodies.

At the epicenter of the explosion, Zabuza Momochi and Haku's figures were revealed.

The white ice crystals were almost completely shattered, leaving only a small patch of ice at the feet.

And Zabuza, who was protecting him in his arms, was in an even more horrifying state.

His entire back was a bloody mess, a large section of his spine was missing, and broken bone fragments and writhing internal organs were exposed to the scorching air.

His arms disappeared from his shoulders and forearms, and his left leg was blown apart. His only remaining right leg supported his swaying body, and the decapitation sword fell to the ground.

Hidan's "blood gift" granted them powerful self-healing abilities, but they were still living, breathing human beings after all.

Self-healing ability is not infinite; each serious injury consumes a huge amount of life force and blood.

Even for reanimated ninjas, severe injuries can significantly slow down their recovery, let alone for those flesh and blood who rely on "blood transfusions" for power.

At this moment, Zabuza was barely able to stay upright by clinging to Haku's body.

Although there was still granulation tissue slowly wriggling and trying to heal at the wound site, the speed was vastly different from before, and fresh blood kept gushing out of the wound, staining the white clothes red.

and so……

"Bai." Zabuza's voice was still low and hoarse, almost devoid of emotion, as if he felt no pain.

He simply lowered his head, looking at the pale face in his arms stained with his own blood. The bandages that had covered the lower half of the face had come loose, revealing a set of sharp teeth.

"Are you ready?" he asked.

Haku's body trembled, but he didn't hesitate for a moment, whispering, "I've been preparing all along, Mr. Zabuza..."

Zabuza Momochi said nothing more, but slowly lowered his head, opened his mouth, revealing sharp, blood-stained fangs, and then…

puff.

His fangs were biting into Bai's carotid artery.

Glug... Glug...

As Zabuza's throat moved, a clear swallowing sound rang out as he gulped down the warm liquid that had flooded his mouth, which then poured into his battered body.

Visible changes have occurred.

Click click click!
From the horrific wound on Zabuza's back, the faint sounds of flesh writhing and bones growing could be heard.

At the base of the severed arm and thigh, flesh and blood surged wildly, bones began to remodel, and the previously weak aura in his body suddenly surged like a flame doused with fuel!
Deep within those icy eyes, a crimson light rekindled.

Not far away, the blood in Kurosuki Raiga's body, along with the crimson lightning erupting from his body, flowed out in strands and into Ranmaru's body.

Nourished by this blood, Ranmaru's small body slowly detached from Raiga's shoulder and floated up.

The crimson lightning surrounding her intensified, casting an eerie crimson glow on her small face, contorted with pain and rage.

“Mr. Raiga…”

Covered in crackling crimson lightning, Ranmaru's face was contorted with rage as he raised his hands, palms facing the approaching Kusanagi Haruto and Suigetsu Fuguki.

In those eerie pupils, a blood-red light almost seemed to flow out.

"die!"

With a low growl filled with murderous intent, Ranmaru clenched his outstretched hand tightly!
boom!!

A blinding crimson lightning bolt erupted directly from the bodies of Tsukushino Ebito and Suigetsuzuki Fuguki.

The two bodies suddenly exploded, and violent crimson lightning raged out from within, bypassing the nearby evil god cultists and tearing the surrounding white Zetsu apart into charred fragments!

On the spiderweb in the air, the fingertips of the 'Puppet Master' that were waving the silk threads paused involuntarily.

"So that's how it works..." She looked at Ranmaru and Zabuza Momochi, whose auras were growing stronger, and narrowed her eyes slightly. "What an utterly unaesthetic method."

So……

The puppet master looked at Zabuza and Haku not far away, and his brows furrowed.

On the other side, Zabuza's teeth left Haku's neck.

Haku's face was as pale as paper, his eyes were tightly closed, and his body slumped to the side, where Zabuza caught him steadily with his newly regenerated arm, whose skin was still tender and pink.

"call……"

Zabuza Momochi exhaled a thick, almost tangible, blood-red mist.

The fog spread out, enveloping him and the unconscious Bai. The surrounding air temperature plummeted, and a layer of crystalline, scarlet frost quickly condensed on the scorched ground beneath their feet.

"what is that?"

Sarutobi Asuma, Ringo Ameyuri, Kari, and Murashi Jinpachi, who had just reconstructed their bodies, couldn't help but show surprise and doubt on their faces when they saw this strange scene.

(End of this chapter)