Naruto: Reshaping the Shinobi World with Sasori

"Um?"

Before long, Arai, who was still running, immediately realized that something was wrong.

The enemy... has actually caught up!

"Only two..."

Arai glanced back and saw two figures rushing towards him from behind.

"No...neither of these two is the one who locked onto and sensed us."

Arai narrowed his eyes, not stopping in his tracks, and immediately said to Yubi and Sasori, "The enemy team must have split up, sending their two strongest members to accelerate without hesitation and engage us first. There should be an unknown number of enemies behind us..."

Jonin?

Too fast…

Yubi glanced at it after hearing this.

With just a glance, the two Konoha Jonin who were chasing after them just seconds ago were now walking alongside their team, one on the left and one on the right.

At first glance, the five of them seemed to be a team.

However, their combat uniforms were noticeably different from the other three, and they also had headbands.

"It's you... Arai!"

The two Konoha Jonin did not attack immediately. Instead, after catching up, they kept a certain distance and sized up Yubi and Sasori with their eyes.

The man had a long scar on his cheek and seemed to recognize Arai, calling him by name.

"Ryosuke."

Shinji remained expressionless.

"Instead of staying by the Kazekage's side, you've come out to protect these two brats on a mission in the Land of Grass... Heh heh, are they some rising stars that your Sand Village is grooming? Or... a descendant of some important figure or family from your village?"

Ryosuke raised the corners of his mouth, revealing a wicked smile.

His eyes began to flash with a fierce light as he fixed his gaze on Yubi and Scorpion.

"Unfamiliar faces... I didn't see these two kids when our two villages were fighting fiercely before... They don't seem very old, maybe they just graduated from the Ninja Academy?"

The Konoha Jonin on the other side also chimed in, deliberately creating some mental pressure.

Arai remained expressionless, his gaze lingering between the two for a moment before he said softly, "You two go first."

His meaning couldn't be clearer.

He held off the two Konoha members, giving Yubi and Sasori an opportunity to escape.

"Don't even think about running away... Are you planning to sacrifice yourself to protect these two brats?"

However, no sooner had he finished speaking than...

Ryosuke instantly leaped forward and blocked the three of them.

Next, he quickly formed a hand seal and slapped his palms onto the ground.

"Earth Release: Earth Split Palm!"

With a soft shout, the three of them had just stopped when the ground beneath their feet suddenly cracked open, with rocks and soil tumbling around.

The suddenly widening crack resembled a gaping maw of darkness, threatening to swallow Yubi and Scorpion whole.

The same ninjutsu can have vastly different effects and power when performed by people of different strengths.

It's not just about the amount of chakra output... but also about the control and transformation of ninjutsu forms.

When this Jonin made his move, Yubi and Sasori suddenly felt as if they were facing a natural disaster, as if they were enduring the wrath of nature.

The dust and dirt kicked up by the collapse left them no space to hide.

Even so, Yubi and Sasori instinctively jumped up to avoid the range of the earth-escape technique... However, at the same time they jumped up, two kunai with explosive tags attached were already flying accurately in front of them.

The timing was perfect, just right.

They had anticipated the evasive trajectories and positions of the two individuals.

With two crisp clangs, Arai knocked the opponent away as his two kunai flew towards him.

He then formed hand seals and unleashed a violent wind-style attack.

A violent windstorm swept up the dust and swirling mud, clearing away everything in its path.

He grabbed Yubi and Scorpion, who were falling from the sky, and with a swift movement, landed in a safe area.

Put them down.

"I'll hold him off, you deal with those two brats... He seems quite concerned about their safety," Ryosuke said to his companion.

Neither of them intended to kill Yubi and Scorpion all at once.

After all, there's a new well.

He was, after all, a Shadow Guard of Sunagakure, an elite Jonin.

"They've got their eyes on us... For them, Arai is no longer the primary target; the real danger... is me and Sasori. In this situation, even if Sasori and I escape, the chances are slim... Furthermore, if it were Arai himself, dealing with these two wouldn't be as stressful. But in this special case, Sasori and I have become a burden to him... As long as the enemy uses Sasori and me to influence or restrain Arai, Arai's combat strength will definitely be 'weakened'."

Yubi's expression was indifferent.

During this long chase, both he and Scorpion had exhausted a great deal of their stamina.

"What's even more troublesome is... my data observations are quite ineffective against Jonin," Yubi thought to himself.

In the short span of less than a minute from when the other party appeared to when he made his move, he had already tried to 'build data', but... the templates for both targets were blank.

The outward manifestations of bodily functions and various attributes are also vague and cannot be judged.

Scorpion was turning the scroll in his hand.

Immediately afterward, as the scroll was unsealed and he assumed a fighting stance, he released chakra threads from his hands... and began to control several puppets.

"Puppet master... Ha."

Seeing this, Ryosuke let out a cold laugh.

Without any further ado, he immediately charged towards Shin'i.

The battle immediately began!

Arai also took the initiative to face his opponent, leaving Yubi and Sasori's side.

Arai naturally understood the issues that Yubin had considered.

Rather than being held back by the opponent, the best solution is to focus on taking down one of them first... and intentionally ignore the presence of Scorpion and Yubi.

Although doing so could be fatally dangerous for Yubi and Scorpion.

But this is the best way to solve the problem.

At this point, deliberately protecting the two might put the team in an even more troublesome situation.

As for Yubi and Sasori, it all depends on their own abilities.

Try to survive until he takes out one enemy...

What made Arai even more wary was not only these two Konoha Jonin, but also the reinforcements that were on their way.

The number of people is unknown.

They must act quickly, otherwise... if they get bogged down, the consequences will be unimaginable.

Bang bang bang.

Arai and Ryosuke, two Jonin, instantly became entangled in a fierce battle.

Meanwhile, another Konoha Jonin, like a hungry wolf eyeing a lamb, appeared behind Yubi like a ghost.

"It's not that we can't catch it... it's that we can't see it."

Yubi's eyelids twitched.

Body Flicker Technique... a form of taijutsu bursting forth, using chakra to move at high speed.

It's frighteningly fast!

That's the difference...

For Jonin... ordinary Chunin and Genin are practically annihilated in an instant.

Yubi could feel cold, sharp thorns piercing her heart from the back of her back…

"Um?"

Konoha's Jonin, Otani, narrowed his eyes.

He also thought that his attack would kill the boy.

He knew even more clearly that the boy in front of him... had no way to react to his attack.

Interestingly, however, the boy remained remarkably calm in the face of death.

Although their movements were delayed, they were not terrified or lost their will to fight.

Instead, while slightly turning her body to the side, she forcefully crossed and clenched her hands, turning her back to him... and began to pull the silken threads at her fingertips.

At the same time, a gust of wind came from the side.

A puppet with a wooden head, three eyeballs, and multiple arms opened its mouth, spewing out venomous spikes that flew towards him.

"Those two brats..."

Otani's heart tightened.

Although the two boys were a beat slow to react, they were still able to keep up with the rhythm of the battle.

Judging from their age... and the ability they displayed in that instant.

The potential of these two boys as ninjas is immeasurable.

He has definitely entered the ranks of geniuses.

"so…"

"We must kill him here..."

Otani's gaze was icy.