Naruto: Reshaping the Shinobi World with Sasori

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh..."

Kazuma, the leader of the Sand Village, was panting heavily and also had injuries on his body.

He looked at the corpses of his companions lying on the ground around him, his eyes grave.

The name Yagura Karatachi from Kirigakure is naturally very familiar to him, given his long history of fighting against Kirigakure.

The opponent is not only powerful, but also very experienced.

Don't let his youthful appearance fool you... he's actually older than him.

Before coming, he was mentally prepared, but after actually fighting, he realized that he had underestimated the danger of his opponent.

Yagura led only a six-man squad, yet he managed to break through Sunagakure's strongholds and penetrate deep into the heart of the war zone.

Although he mobilized nearly thirty men in a short time, after fighting for so long, he had only managed to kill three of the enemy's teammates, leaving four, including Yagura, alive. On their side, more than twenty had already died... In terms of numbers, they held an absolute advantage, but their individual combat strength was simply not on the same level.

The reason for such a large gap is entirely due to Yagura alone.

The only one who could possibly rival Yagura was him, a Jonin.

"what!"

Just when Kazuma was feeling extremely troubled, Yagura suddenly shook him off and disappeared.

"Be careful!"

Kazuma immediately turned around and shouted to his companion a few meters away.

Bang!

A powerful water sphere burst forth, directly blasting a Sand Villager away.

Immediately, Yagura twirled the coral staff in his hand and, like a ghost, darted behind the other person.

"Wind Release: Whirlwind Blade!"

Kazuma immediately formed a hand seal and swung his arms.

Several sharp gusts of wind shot out.

The wind blade severed Yagura's body, but what splattered was not blood.

It was water splashes.

"Water Cloaking Technique!" Kazuma's pupils contracted.

Turning his head, he saw another teammate already struck in a vital spot by Yagura's raised coral staff, a successful sneak attack.

"The opponent's ninjutsu is too fast... and it's completely integrated with taijutsu attacks. He's experienced in combat, and his feints and changes in rhythm are simply too much for our team to handle. Moreover, even in this dry environment, his water-style techniques maintain their power and effectiveness..."

Kazuma's mind raced for a moment, then he said in a deep voice, "Retreat!"

We must retreat.

If the fighting continues, even more of them will die.

It's possible that everyone will perish here.

This is just the front line area. Even if the remaining four people on the other side wanted to break through the village's defenses, it wouldn't be that easy.

First, send out the intelligence. Once enough people are gathered and mobilized, the situation will be reversed.

"Hahaha...Trying to run away?!"

"With Lord Yagura here, do you think you Sunagakure scraps can escape? Hahahaha!"

Seeing that the Sand Village had begun to retreat, a Kirigakure suddenly raised a large, exaggeratedly designed sword with both hands and swung it in a wide arc towards a Sand Villager who looked terrified.

"asshole!"

He cursed inwardly.

These few hidden figures were determined to kill them.

Furthermore, the members of this Kirigakure squad, personally led by Yagura, were clearly elites from Kirigakure... not the ordinary Kirigakure members who had infiltrated the village before.

"Um?"

Kazuma didn't have time to make a move; he could only watch as his junior was about to be killed by Kirigakure.

At the critical moment, Yagura suddenly turned his head, as if he had realized something.

He quickly formed a hand seal, and a water ball shot into the air.

However, because the hand seals were formed rather hastily, the power of the Water Release technique was somewhat weakened.

"careful."

Yagura frowned and shouted at his subordinate who had made the move.

With his greatsword gripped tightly, Kirigakure saw the water bullet fired by Yagura explode in mid-air, seemingly cut by some kind of sharp weapon and failing to hit its target.

In his eyes, there was only a faint glimmer of silver light.

silk?

He was stunned.

The next second, incredibly fine threads suddenly enveloped him while he was still in mid-air, while the person wielding this technique had already landed and squatted on the ground beneath him.

"Who?"

Wu Yin's eyes twitched slightly, his expression one of horror.

He was completely unaware of the other person's actions.

With a squeak.

Yubi pulled the silk thread with her fingers, instantly binding the Mistman tightly. The immense force pulled the Mistman down from the air and crashed to the ground.

At the same time, the sharp threads were also cutting through Wuyin's flesh, causing him to spurt blood all over his body and leaving him covered in wounds.

"Huh... Pretty impressive. You were directly bound by my ninjutsu, yet you didn't turn into a pile of minced meat." Yubi slowly stood up, staring with some surprise at the enemy who was fiercely resisting with a ferocious expression. The Hidden Mist Ninja used his large sword to create some space in the shrinking threads, which also alleviated some of his injuries.

His strength is outstanding... his physical skills are clearly exceptional.

"Yubi!"

Upon seeing Yubi, Kazuma's tense expression immediately broke into a smile.

I breathed a sigh of relief.

Yubi?

That blood healer Yubi... is that him?

Upon hearing Kazuma's shout, Yagura and the others immediately focused their attention on the suddenly appearing brat.

"Yo!"

Yubi raised his hand to greet the few survivors of Sunagakure with a smile, "Looks like... I arrived just in time."

The intense battle was temporarily interrupted by his appearance.

Then, Yubi stopped smiling and looked at the three people opposite her, Yagura.

The air felt somewhat oppressive for a moment.

"!!!"

The next second, without any warning, Yagura teleported to the side of a teammate and swung his stick to knock away a flying knife that had been launched from a distance.

Then, he flashed to the side of another person, raised his weapon, and collided with the boy who suddenly pounced on him.

In the blink of an eye, Yubi launched a series of attacks that caught Kirigakure off guard.

Instead of dealing with the already severely injured Mist Villager first, he attacked one of them with a throwing knife to divert attention... His real intention was to kill the other Mist Villager.

And the two Hidden Mist Villagers targeted by Yubi... didn't even have time to react.

If he hadn't intervened, there's a high possibility that one person would be dead and the other injured.

Yagura's eyes suddenly turned serious.

"This kid... he's really got some skills. It's not just a reputation that Sunagakure is deliberately exaggerating or creating. It seems that most of the things about him are true," Yagura thought to himself.

Ding ding ding.

In an instant, Yubi and Yagura, two short figures, began a frantic battle.

Without any warning, the battle began on a physical level.

"This kid... he actually managed to get along with Lord Yagura..."

Upon seeing this, Wuyin, whose life had been saved, was taken aback.

Come and don't go indecent.

Yubi seemed to be instantly on the same page with Yagura, but he used his superior physical mobility to break free from his opponent in a flash.

Turn the focus to another target.

His goal has always been to reduce the number of enemy personnel first.

However, the experienced Yagura clearly saw through his thoughts and persisted relentlessly.

"Watch out for his Blood Escape technique! His blood contains a deadly poison; don't get hit!"

Not only was he engaged in a fierce battle with Yubi, but Yagura was also able to get distracted and issue reminders to his subordinates.

Swish!

From the moment they clashed until they separated, it took less than half a minute.

But the number of close-quarters combat exchanges has become countless.

They weren't simply playing a game of strategy... they were both probing and observing each other's combat 'information,' fighting with their brains.

Yubi landed backward, his back to Kazuma and the others.

"Captain Kazuma, you all leave first, I'll take care of things here."

Yubi said softly.

"..."

Kazuma was stunned.

The other party is that Yagura Karatachi... not to mention he also has two elite Kirigakure warriors who can help him.

If they don't help, Yubi will have to rely on himself...

"Let's go first."

Yubi glanced back at him, a smirk playing on her lips. "Don't worry... even if I can't win, I can run away... haha, if you guys were here, I'd have more to worry about."

After saying that, Yubi looked at Yagura: "Your target should be me, right...? My value to Kirigakure is obviously greater than that of my comrades. If you let them leave, it will be easier for you to attack me, right?"

"..."

Yagura remained silent.

Behind them, Kazuma hesitated for a moment before making a decision.

Take the rest of the people and go first.

Because Yubi's meaning was very clear: he did not want to fight to the death, but rather to hold off the enemy first and then find an opportunity to escape.

If they stay, they will indeed become a burden to Yubi.

After watching the few remaining soldiers from Sunagakure depart, Yagura and his companions did not give chase.

After clearing out the unrelated people, Yubi's eyes moved slightly, his gaze lingering between the three of them, including Yagura.

Clearly, the other party has already obtained some information about his bloodline limit and is on guard.

He let Kazuma and the others leave, not to create favorable conditions for their escape... but because he didn't want the villagers to know his true strength.

Therefore, he hasn't brought Yekura and the others with him to his recent activities.

The purpose is to do everything possible to eliminate the people of Wuyin, improve mission efficiency, and avoid being hesitant and timid.

Now that Sunagakure is gone, he doesn't have to be so careful.

"However... precisely because he's skilled in Water Release, I can't let the Hidden Mist Village people realize that Water Release is affecting the effects of my Blood Release. With his experience and eyesight, he'd definitely be able to detect it. So... the best way to win this battle is to utilize some other trump cards..."

Yubi smiled slightly.

Then, he moved his limbs a bit.

My first encounter with a Jonin was against someone from Konoha, and I was almost killed...

In subsequent missions, Yubi and Sasori consistently avoided using Jonin-level combat power.

And now... standing before him is not just a Jonin from Kirigakure.

Or... an elite Jonin, the future Mizukage.

"One against three... not too bad." Yubi smiled.

Then, with his brows lowered, a flicker of excitement and...killing intent flashed in his eyes.

"Come on... senior, let's... have some fun."

Yagura frowned, a cold glint in his eyes. "Wanting to be a hero... comes at a price."

"Kill him."

Yagura said indifferently.

He wasn't naive enough to think that he would fight one-on-one just because of Yubi.

This is a battlefield... where only life and death matter, and there's no room for saving face.

The moment the words left his mouth, the three of them rushed toward Yubi together.