Naruto: Reshaping the Shinobi World with Sasori

squeak!

The threads converged, and what was strangled by Yubi's Death Waltz... was merely a fleeting afterimage.

Although Yubi could not see the enemy's movements and trajectory, he instinctively used his skills the instant the enemy disappeared.

If it's not a long-range ninjutsu... then it must be a close-range taijutsu killing move.

The silk thread didn't convey the sensation of touching a real object... Yubi heard a loud bang.

Next came the scattered fragments of the puppet.

"Be careful!"

Yubi immediately realized that while the other party was dodging the silk threads, they took the opportunity to attack the scorpion next to them.

He issued a reminder.

He controlled the throwing knife, aiming it towards the source of the sound.

Given such a huge disparity in strength, a quick counterattack might rely more on intuition.

In terms of details and practical experience, he and Sasori are undoubtedly not on the same level as this Konoha Jonin.

"Yubi..."

It was too fast for the eye to catch.

He had just made his move, and before he could finish speaking, he heard Scorpion's trembling cry.

One of his fingers suddenly loosened.

A thread snapped...

"The enemy's weapon... can be infused with chakra, it's a special ninja tool, like Asuma's chakra blade..." Yubi arched his back, like a frightened feline, ready to jump away.

He sensed a flicker of emotion and a deadly danger in Scorpion's voice...

As he flipped over, he glimpsed Scorpion's fingertips flicking out, seemingly trying to pull him away from his current position by reaching for the chakra threads attached to him.

But it was still a step too late.

"Not bad combat instincts and reflexes... Too bad, he's still just a kid."

The sound of a Konoha Jonin's cold laughter came from behind once again.

Under Scorpion's watchful gaze, Yubi leaped into the air, only to be pinned down by the enemy on his back...

In mid-air, with the sudden thrust of the Konoha Jonin, Yubi's body trembled, and he was then sent flying like a sandbag.

It traced a straight parabola in the air before crashing to the ground in the distance.

Along with it, a large amount of glaring blood also fell...

Yubi's mind went blank, her body felt weightless, and she lay on the ground with her eyes wide open.

My consciousness was somewhat detached.

On his back was a shocking, deep wound, the result of a sharp weapon piercing him…

Judging from the injuries, it could be fatal!

"It was too fast, so fast that I couldn't even use my ninjutsu... I didn't have time to react. The changes in the opponent's battle were hard to analyze, and his judgment of my and Sasori's movements and thoughts was very accurate. First, he dodged my threads and attacked Sasori's puppet, pretending to change his target... but in reality, his first target was always me, he was just distracting me..."

Yubi felt a sweet, savory taste rise in his throat, and after being stabbed, he felt as if he had lost all his strength.

He could sense that his life force was slowly slipping away...

The spot where he fell, the direction his head was facing... in his blurred vision, he could see the Konoha Jonin approaching Sasori.

After eliminating himself in one move, the enemy did not hesitate for a moment before turning to Scorpion.

The movements were clean and efficient.

"He was practically killed instantly... Wow, that's incredible..."

"It seems that simply learning some medical ninjutsu to enrich one's combat methods is not the key... Having many cards in one's hand is meaningless if one doesn't know how to use them."

"The enemy's speed left me no time to use the medical ninjutsu Yin Healing and Destruction to mobilize my chakra in advance, and I also had no way to predict where the enemy's attack would land... Even if I had the skill to heal my own body, I would be helpless against such an opponent."

"Ultimately... he's still too weak..."

Yubi's mind was filled with intermittent thoughts.

His senses were fading; he could no longer see or hear the battle between Sasori and the Konoha Jonin.

"I must look a bit pathetic right now..."

"Scorpion...you must live."

Yubi Passage before consciousness fades into darkness.

...

boom!

Another puppet exploded.

Meanwhile, Sasori was controlling several puppets to surround and kill the Konoha Jonin who was charging towards him.

It's clear that this Jonin excels in taijutsu (body techniques).

The puppets he created were as fragile as paper figures when faced with his overwhelming physical strength.

The puppet's built-in mechanisms and hidden weapons were easily dodged.

Most importantly, this person seemed to have extensive experience fighting puppeteers and knew where their weaknesses lay... He kept trying to close the distance.

Even his 'core puppet', the raven, was destroyed.

The reason he was able to hold out for so long was entirely due to the number of puppets he had accumulated in his scrolls.

Furthermore... while avoiding direct confrontation, he maintained a high-speed movement frequency to prevent the opponent from getting close again with the Body Flicker Technique, while always keeping a sufficiently long distance, plus the diversity of his various puppet mechanisms to create interference.

Beneath the scorpion's constantly dodging figure were rows of 'hollowed-out' and discarded scrolls.

His inventory is dwindling rapidly, and the only pressure he can put on his opponents is to buy them time.

"This red-haired brat is different from the one before... The dead brat had great physical strength and was clearly skilled in taijutsu. When I made my first move to kill him, the moment the kunai touched his skin, the target's limbs had already started moving... And when I used my follow-up move, although I hit his vital point, I felt obvious resistance when the kunai entered his body. It was because the other party was consciously contracting his muscles to try to reduce the damage... This is not something an ordinary ninja can do, let alone a child."

"This red-haired boy... possesses terrifying talent as a puppeteer. Even though I've fought many times with Sunagakure, I've never seen a ninja on the battlefield who can control so many puppets at the same time, especially at this distance. His attacks and restraints on me are not only precise but also extremely flexible... Moreover, his use of chakra threads is different from other puppeteers, and seems to have other effects as well."

"I never expected that Sunagakure would have such a junior... No wonder Arai personally led the team."

"If someone like that were allowed to fully develop... he would pose a tremendous threat to Konoha!"

Otani dodged a barrage of senbon needles, and after landing, he formed hand seals to cast a clone technique.

Even a simple clone technique becomes more effective when used by him.

His clone is of high quality... and not so easy to kill.

Otani prepared to use his clone to defend against the puppet's attack, while his main body charged forward at full speed to attack the red-haired brat himself.

Just like taking down the last brat, it was a one-hit kill.

Let's end this farce.

Click!

A puppet that flew overhead was kicked to pieces by the clone in mid-air.

The powerful physical techniques stirred up a gust of wind.

Otani twirled the chakra kunai in his hand, looked at the discarded scroll on the ground, and then at the red-haired brat who was already somewhat exhausted. "Give up... You and that brat are destined to die here!"

He pointed to where Yubi was lying and said coldly.

Scorpion ignored them, reached behind his back, and took out his "trump card" from his bag.

It is except for crows.

The 'puppet' that he is most satisfied with and that has the most special significance to him at present.

His...first work!

This is also his last remaining roll.

boom!

As a wisp of white smoke rose, two humanoid puppets, one on the left and one on the right, draped in red robes, floated behind Scorpion.

A man and a woman... protected the scorpion in the middle.

"Father and Mother".

A family of three.

"..."

Otani narrowed his eyes slightly.

As shrewd as he was, he could tell that the quality and danger emanating from these two puppets were far superior to those broken toys from before.

It is a true 'humanoid puppet'.

This made Otani somewhat uneasy.

He had never seen anything so human-like, like a puppet made from a living person.

Scorpion's eyes were cold...unwavering in the slightest.

Even if he used his father and mother, he knew that his chances of winning in a one-on-one situation were not great.

After all, even after exhausting all the scrolls and puppets and going on full alert, they only managed to hold out for two or three minutes.

"Oh!"

Seeing the red-haired brat's serious gaze, Otani let out a cold snort.

Just as they were preparing to coordinate with their clones to launch an attack.

Suddenly, a strange noise came from not far away, which not only attracted his attention, but also made Scorpion's expression change.

Then, the boy who should have died long ago, lying in a pool of blood on the grass, miraculously came back to life... his body swayed as he stood up.

"Um?"

This scene caused the Konoha Jonin's pupils to shrink sharply, his eyes filled with disbelief.

"The breathtaking blue sky... I really... can't bear to leave this beautiful scenery..."

"And...this fresh air..."

The boy opened his arms, closed his eyes in blissful intoxication, as if embracing the world.

He showed no trace of the lingering fear and apprehension from having just "died once," but rather an incongruous ease that seemed out of place on the battlefield before him.

"It feels so good to be alive."

Yubi raised the corners of his mouth and sighed.

"I'm so sorry... I think I've disappointed you."

Yubi reached out and ran her hand through her hair, which was soaked and congealed with blood.

His arm covered his face, revealing half of it stained with blood, and a faint smile played on his lips.

A cold eye looked at the shocked Konoha Jonin.

"Your expression... is really funny."

"Come on... let's continue our unfinished battle... and have a good... performance!"

Yubi said gently.

To Scorpion, his voice sounded off.

Because the Yubi at this moment is not like the "person" he knows.

"Let's get started... what are we waiting for?!"

Yubi naturally lowered his arm and urged him with a smile.

"..."

Otani quickly calmed down.

After calming himself down, he rushed off towards Yubi, who had stood up again.

It also unleashed an astonishing killing intent.

"Hahaha!"

The scorpion also began to move.

However, what he heard was Yubi's somewhat excited and manic laughter.