Naruto: From Novice to Grave

Chapter 322 - Great Battle VIII: The End of Eternal Art

Deidara dodged in a flash, but Sasori jumped in the opposite direction. Deidara understood his old partner's idea and released the Clay Bird, which rose into the sky.

Sasuke pulled Naruto back from his pursuit, unleashed his Complete Susanoo, flapped his wings, and followed.

Even if he hasn't yet mastered the wind-style chakra to the level of "Flying Technique," it's not like anyone can't fly.

The Susanoo Sasuke used was only one size larger than his own body, like wearing a chakra armor on his body.

Sasuke has the ability to freely control the size of Susanoo, putting him ahead of Shisui and Itachi in this respect.

This also shows that his understanding of Yin Release has surpassed the concept of ninjutsu defined by the Mangekyou Sharingan.

On the ground, Naruto realized that Sasuke wanted to take down the opponent by himself, so he simply ignored him and charged towards another opponent with the others.

Kankuro was using his own puppets to compete with the senior, but unfortunately, as a puppeteer, his talent was far inferior to Sasori's, and even the puppets he used were Sasori's creations.

Temari and Gaara were more efficient, but Naruto was the fastest. He transformed into a tentacle monster, and the chakra arms surging from his body could kill a puppet with a single punch.

They just rely on sheer force to send bricks flying; they're too lazy to even use ninjutsu.

Scorpion's remaining puppet army was quickly and completely destroyed by the group.

Just then, Sakura, who had quietly circled around to the back, suddenly appeared and, taking advantage of Sasori's distraction in controlling the puppet to defend himself, delivered a powerful punch that blasted Sasori's main body into pieces.

It was real shards, because what was smashed was Sasori's mount, Hiruko.

A figure escaped unscathed amidst the flying debris, landing steadily and revealing its true form to everyone.

However, his appearance was a bit unexpected. Sasori was not young, but instead of a middle-aged rough man, he appeared as a handsome young boy with red hair, who was at most ten years old. He didn't even look as old as Naruto and the others.

Beauty is justice. Sakura, who jumped next to Naruto, saw his pretty face and suddenly wondered if she had hit him too hard.

Gaara and his companions never expected that Sunagakure's most famous genius puppeteer would look like this now, looking exactly the same as the photos from many years ago in the records.

Is he a dwarf?

Only Chiyo knew what had happened. She exclaimed in surprise, "Sasori, did you... transform your body into a puppet?"

Scorpion smiled gently and said, "It's obvious, Mother-in-law. Only in this way can I exist forever."

I'm sorry I can't let you see what I look like now that I'm grown up, but you should be happy, because this face will always be the one you know best.

Chiyo said sadly, "No, Sasori, I am not happy, because my grandson is dead. What appears here is just a puppet with his consciousness."

Scorpion didn't know if he could understand how his grandmother felt, but his face, after being altered, was no longer able to express his emotions.

He was actually a pitiful, lonely soul trapped forever in a puppet, who gained eternity but lost everything.

Scorpion was somewhat agitated, but his tone was no longer capable of fluctuating.

He calmly pulled a scroll from behind him: "Let's end this boring reminiscing. Now that we've met, let's settle things here today."

Chiyo: "It's time to end this. All I can do now is take you with me to the Pure Land to apologize to my son and daughter-in-law."

Scorpion might feel angry when she hears her grandmother mention her parents, but it's impossible for the puppet to feel angry.

All he could do was speed up his movements, and with a flick of the scroll, the third-generation Kazekage puppet appeared.

In an instant, the iron filings gathered and solidified in the air.

【Magnetic Release: Iron Sand Rain】

Countless iron sand-formed needles rained down on both sides like a deluge.

Gaara manipulated the sand inside his gourd to form the legendary strongest defensive weapon, Masaru, protecting the three siblings beneath him.

On Naruto's side, Nine-Tails Chakra Mode appeared, with nine enormous chakra tails converging to firmly protect Chiyo and Sakura in the middle.

After Sasori finished his attack, he once again controlled the Third Kazekage puppet to use Magnet Release, turning the iron sand into a giant metal cube, which he then slammed down towards Chiyo.

"boom!"

Naruto's chakra transformed into a giant hand that caught the cube. Sakura seized the opportunity to leap and punch it into the air. Naruto's two free chakra hands each formed a Rasengan.

One shot followed immediately, blasting the cube into a rain of iron sand. Another shot appeared in front of the third-generation puppet, enveloping the body of the strongest Kazekage.

He had long since mastered the normal Sage Mode, and the secondary natural energy in his ninjutsu annihilated the chakra in the iron sand and the human puppet.

The Spiral Shuriken is extremely fast and has a very large range of attack. Sasori couldn't even control the Kazekage puppet to dodge it, so he had to jump away himself. After dodging the attack, he tried to reconnect with his prized creation, but found that he couldn't control it at all.

One of his two strongest techniques was thus rendered useless.

Judging from the methods the opponent just used, this boy is Konoha's Jinchūriki.

Sasori doesn't care about this now; his time as a member of Akatsuki is over.

Chiyo called out to Naruto, who was about to continue his attack: "Young man, leave it to me. What follows is a story of a grandmother and her grandson."

Naruto did not object. Together with Sakura, Gaara, and the others, they quietly retreated to the side, blocking Sasori's escape route.

Scorpion never considered running away; his grandmother's plan suited his wishes.

Soon, the grandfather and grandson, the two most outstanding puppeteers of Sunagakure, began their most intense puppetry battle.

Sasori's Third Kazekage puppet is ruined, but it doesn't matter, he himself is a puppet.

Apart from the regeneration core in the heart, every part of this body has a deadly killing mechanism.

Chiyo pulled out the most famous puppet work of Sunagakure, a legacy from the master puppeteer.

Sasori, controlling himself, engaged in a dazzling battle with his grandmother's Chikamatsu Ten Ninja, captivating Kankuro to his utter astonishment.

Neither side tested the waters nor held back, and the battle ended quickly.

Scorpion's hands are sealed with a massive number of puppet arms, and his main body contains countless mechanisms.

Rotating blade windmill, oil, fire, winch —

He used these to defeat Chiyo's Chikamatsu Ten, then rushed directly in front of Chiyo and thrust his long sword down fiercely.

Chiyo smiled and did not dodge, but two more puppets suddenly appeared behind her.

They are not human puppets, but were made to look very much like humans.

When Scorpion saw the puppet's appearance, he laughed, but only inwardly; his face remained pathetically expressionless.

That was one of his own works, called Father and Mother, which used the images of his parents.

Scorpion's long sword pierced Chiyo's heart, while at the same time, the swords in the hands of her parents' puppets also pierced themselves.

Scorpion instantly adjusted his body angle, not to dodge, but to ensure the weapon could accurately pierce the regeneration core in his heart.

Has this old woman not yet discovered her weakness, or has she become too soft-hearted?

Regardless, Scorpion made his choice.

With their vital organs pierced, both men's lives came to an end.

Scorpion looked at the face before him, so old and frail, and said in a calm, unwavering tone, "Grandma, Eternity is truly a beautiful work of art, but it is too lonely."

Chiyo: "It's okay, Sasori, it's all over. I'll go with you to find them."