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Chapter 255 The strongest puppeteer in the ninja world, Asura Path Sasori!

The base of the Akatsuki organization.

Itachi Uchiha had already sensed the death of the Elephant Transformation Puppet.

Kisame Hoshigaki grinned, unable to suppress a soft chuckle, and said, "So Itachi's Elephant Puppet was killed too? Those guys from Konoha seem like a tough opponent!"

Kisame Hoshigaki's Elephant Puppet went to deal with Team 3, and is still entangled with Team 3 of Konoha. That guy named Might Guy is not easy to deal with; Itachi Uchiha's Elephant Puppet went to deal with Team 7, and was killed so quickly, which is really unexpected.

"Um."

Itachi Uchiha did not offer any further response.

Because Itachi didn't want to reveal information about his younger brother Sasuke before he had accurate information about him, especially since Itachi knew the rules of Root.

but…

The brothers' fates were somewhat strange.

Itachi Uchiha once joined Root, but was misled by Danzo Shimura and killed his own clansmen; Sasuke Uchiha also joined Root, but was also controlled by Kagura Akihara and relentlessly pursued his brother.

"Deidara and Sasori's side..."

Uchiha Itachi skipped over his own affairs and brought up the Akatsuki organization.

"Don't worry about them."

Payne shook his head and continued in a deep voice, "We have completed the extraction of Shukaku, the One-Tailed Beast. The two of them can easily escape the pursuit of that group..."

"..."

Itachi Uchiha expressed his doubts about this.

Because he knew just how strong his younger brother, Uchiha Sasuke, had become!

Neither Sasori nor Deidara could possibly be a match for Sasuke, not to mention the extremely skilled Kakashi Hatake over there…

however…

Itachi Uchiha had never considered this.

The battles of ninja puppeteers have already undergone a transformation.

Inside a hidden mountain cave.

When Team 7 and Granny Chiyo arrived, Deidara and Sasori had just ended the seal of the Nine Seals of the Phantom Dragon. Gaara, the Jinchuriki of the One-Tailed Beast, had already had the One-Tailed Shukaku extracted from his body and was now a corpse.

"You go first."

Upon seeing Team 7 and Granny Chiyo, Sasori waved his hand, signaling Deidara to take Gaara's body and retreat first. He then coldly stated, "I'll stay and deal with them."

"Pfft, I'd like to try it!"

Deidara didn't want to leave. Looking at the members of Team 7, who even seemed eager to try, he said, "To paraphrase Kakuzu, seeing your ninja headbands reminds me of the first Konoha ninja I ever fought..."

"Akihara Kagura, right?"

Kakashi Hatake immediately saw through Deidara's disguise, rubbing his forehead as he said, "Then he lost to Kagura and was imprisoned by her. She impersonated you and kidnapped the Third Tsuchikage. I was there at the time..."

"!!!"

Deidara's eye twitched!

A flash of anger immediately crossed the blond-haired boy's face!

Those bastards…

Why aren't you cooperating with him!

They're even rubbing salt in his wounds here!

Deidara still hasn't forgotten the scenes of being provoked by Akihara Kagura. He hates that guy who was so talented back then because that guy was such a slap in the face!

"That guy..."

Deidara clenched his fists, his arms trembling. "It's all because of that guy! That old man keeps nagging me that I can't learn Dust Release. Who would want to learn that kind of crap? It's nothing compared to my art!"

"He seems to really dislike Kagura..."

Naruto Uzumaki cautiously pointed at Deidara.

"That's normal..."

Before Kakashi Hatake could answer, Granny Chiyo spoke first: "Many people hate Akihara Kagura. His existence is like a mountain, suffocating others and making it impossible for ninjas to control their own destinies..."

"This…"

Naruto Uzumaki couldn't quite understand it.

To him, Akihara Kagura had always been like an older brother in the family. He had a good relationship with Akihara Kagura and didn't think there was anything wrong with her.

"..."

Kakashi Hatake, on the other hand, understood perfectly.

Because Akihara Kagura was so powerful, other villages were unable to harm Konoha and were even forced to accept various harsh conditions imposed by Konoha, which naturally made her hated by others.

"Let's go quickly."

Sasori of the Red Sand remained silent on their discussion, coldly instructing Deidara: "Your arm is missing; if you remain here, you'll only hinder my battle..."

"knew!"

Deidara angrily unleashed a giant clay bird, maneuvering it to snatch Gaara's corpse in its jaws before stepping onto it and leaving the cave.

"Leave your shadow behind!"

Kakashi Hatake raised his hand, leaving a Flying Thunder God seal resembling a manhole cover, and instructed, "Sakura, Granny Chiyo, you two stay here and deal with him. Naruto and I will go after the other guy. I'll be right back after we catch up with the Kazekage!"

"Um!"

Sakura Haruno nodded immediately.

"Can."

Grandma Chiyo nodded and took a scroll out of her pocket: "It's alright if he doesn't come back. I also want to have a good talk with my dear grandson..."

"My dear...grandson?"

Sakura Haruno looked at Granny Chiyo with surprise.

However, Granny Chiyo ignored Sakura Haruno and looked at Sasori of the Red Sand: "How long has it been since we last met, Sasori? I heard you retired a long time ago. I really want to see what your grandson looks like now..."

"..."

Sasori of the Red Sand remained silent.

Since he really is Chiyo's grandson, that cannot be denied. However, saying anything would affect his seniority, so it's better to say nothing at all.

"Let me try it first..."

Granny Chiyo walked step by step toward Sasori of the Red Sand. A chakra thread flew out from her hand, with kunai wrapped around it. As the chakra thread fell, the kunai suddenly shot toward Sasori of the Red Sand!

"Draw your blade!"

next moment!

These kunai flew towards Sasori of the Red Sand!

These kunai were empowered by chakra, making them extremely fast!

"Still resorting to outdated puppetry? Too bad, times have changed..."

Sasori of the Red Sand coldly stared at the flying kunai, when suddenly Hiruko's tail appeared in front of him, with gun barrels extending from it!

boom!

boom! boom! boom!

Each nail imbued with chakra acted like a bullet, directly knocking down the flying kunai!

These nails are faster and have a stronger impact!

"It doesn't look like anything has changed!"

Grandma Chiyo swiftly dodged the flying nails, but her eyes showed a hint of shock and unease when she saw this scene!

because…

These nails were moving at an eerie speed!

Click...

Click, click…

As Sasori's black robe adorned with auspicious clouds gradually tore open, the mechanical puppet slowly transformed, revealing countless densely packed cannon barrels on its body!

"That's right!"

Sakura Haruno looked at Hiruko with some surprise!

"They seem quite aggressive..."

Granny Chiyo frowned, sensing that Sasori's puppetry method was somewhat strange: "If the offensive power is too strong, the defensive power will decrease..."

"I've said it before, times have changed."

Sasori of the Red Sand retorted in a deep voice, then coldly continued, "Why can't a powerful attacking puppet also be defended?"

As his words fell, the Hiruko puppet emitted a metallic sound that made one's teeth ache. The cannon barrels retracted rapidly, and black, hard armor plates appeared on Hiruko's body, making it look like a suit of armor!

Granny Chiyo's eyes narrowed slightly as she gently moved her fingers, pondering Hiruko's weaknesses: "If it possesses both offense and defense, the puppet's agility will decrease, won't it..."

If flexibility is greatly reduced...

That means that as long as you can withstand the attacks of Hiruko the puppet, and have an attack strong enough to break through the puppet's defenses, you can make Hiruko a sitting duck!

"It seems he's made quite a few modifications to his puppet..."

Granny Chiyo glanced at Sakura Haruno beside her and said softly, "My attack power isn't enough; I might not be able to penetrate his defenses. That puppet's defensive capabilities are very strong..."

"let me!"

Sakura Haruno has complete faith in her fists!

"but…"

Granny Chiyo brought up another issue, continuing in a deep voice, "Remember to avoid all of that puppet's attacks. You must dodge them perfectly, because we just tested it, and the nails shot out by those mechanisms are very fast..."

"I see!"

Sakura Haruno's heart tightened.

"It's not just about speed..."

Granny Chiyo shook her head and continued, "It takes extremely rich combat experience to identify the hidden weapons fired from the mechanism. Sasori has armed that puppet to the teeth; its only weakness is probably its lack of agility..."

"..."

Sakura Haruno fell silent.

Because combat experience is what she lacks most.

Sakura Haruno has rarely participated in battles, and even when she does, she's mostly just a bystander. Her only significant combat experience was during the Chunin Exams over the past two years, which can hardly be considered substantial...

"Leave it to me."

Granny Chiyo's fingers produced strands of chakra as she continued to explain, "In terms of combat experience, Sasori is far less experienced than me, which is why he's still stuck in place, afraid to move. I'll control your body to dodge the mechanical puppet's attacks..."

"good!"

Sakura Haruno leaped into the air and rushed towards Sasori of the Red Sand, while Granny Chiyo's chakra threads attached directly to her body!

"Should we just charge straight at them?"

Sasori snorted coldly, completely ignoring Sakura Haruno's threat. After several pieces of Hiruko's armor plates shed, several square gaps were revealed.

Three gun barrels were exposed!

Blue chakra shot out from the three gun barrels!

Da da da!

Da da da da da!

Da da da da da da da da da!

Countless densely packed iron sand pellets, each wrapped in chakra bullets, shot out, forming a powerful firepower blockade in front of Sasori of the Red Sand!

"What?!"

Granny Chiyo's face turned pale with shock. She hurriedly raised her hand and manipulated Sakura Haruno's body to rise rapidly, narrowly avoiding the bullets!

Fortunately, Sasori's Hiruko was also a puppet driven by chakra, not by gunpowder. No matter how fast it was, it was still within the range of a ninja's reaction!

"This kind of mechanism..."

A look of horror suddenly appeared in Granny Chiyo's eyes. She remembered the hidden cannons on Hiruko's body. Just how many more attack methods did Hiruko have?

Granny Chiyo immediately realized her carelessness. Even though she had seen Hiruko's attack methods, she still underestimated its aggressiveness!

"Did you think you could dodge it while in the air?"

Sasori of the Red Sand controlled Hiruko to extend two cannon barrels, and two rockets flew out, with the tails of the rockets emitting blue chakra light!

Granny Chiyo was so startled that she quickly manipulated Sakura Haruno to dodge!

Two rockets exploded directly above the cave, and countless rocks fell down!

"This won't do..."

Granny Chiyo quickly manipulated Sakura Haruno to land beside her, took out her puppet from her pocket, and said in a deep voice, "I must use the puppet to attract his attention..."

"it is good."

Sakura Haruno readily obeyed her senior's advice.

"Don't worry…"

Granny Chiyo felt a little uneasy, but she still tried to reassure Sakura Haruno: "Just rush over and smash that puppet. It moves very slowly. I'll cut it from time to time and keep an eye on you with my chakra threads..."

"Um!"

Sakura Haruno nodded firmly.

"I never imagined he'd become this strong..."

Granny Chiyo took out two scrolls and released two puppets.

"That is..."

Sasori's voice suddenly turned somber.

Because those were the puppets "Father" and "Mother" that he created when he was a child, hoping that these two puppets could replace his deceased parents and accompany him. However, they were eventually abandoned because they could not meet his standards. Unexpectedly, Granny Chiyo actually used the puppets that she had left behind!

Click click...

Under Chiyo's control, the two puppets, "Father" and "Mother," slowly began to move, rushing directly towards Sasori's Hiruko!

Da da da da!

The cannon barrels on Hiruko's body were hissing!

Granny Chiyo's eyes flashed, and she manipulated the puppet to unleash a defensive ninjutsu: "Mechanical Shield Seal!"

A defensive shield blocked one iron pellet after another!

Despite the shield cracking under the barrage of iron sand bullets, it stubbornly held its ground, drawing away Hiruko's attacks!

While the 'Father' and 'Mother' puppets were distracting Sasori, Sakura Haruno sprinted upside down from the mountainside, dodging bullets and rockets fired by Hiruko from time to time. She then leaped down towards Hiruko and swung her fist down!

"Mother-in-law..."

"This is the third time..."

"I've said it before, times have changed."

Hiruko's tail suddenly retracted, transforming into a row of pipes behind it. Blue chakra suddenly shot out from these pipes. Hiruko's speed was so fast that it was almost impossible to see its tracks. The blue chakra jet propelled Hiruko to dodge Sakura Haruno's attack!

Sakura Haruno stared in astonishment as Hiruko disappeared before her eyes!

A high-speed airflow appeared inside the cave!

Sasori's Hiruko suddenly moved to the other side of the cave.

At this moment, Hiruko's appearance has changed drastically. Four propeller wings have unfolded on its body, and several pipes continuously spray blue chakra, making it float in the air. It looks completely unlike a product of this era.

"Attack, defense, flexibility..."

"Who says these things can't appear on puppets?"

Third update!

Updates have been getting later and later lately...

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