Saving the Uchiha clan starts with becoming the clan leader.

If it weren't for the limited amount of iron sand, it would have been entirely possible to completely remove the rock wall.

"It's not over yet!"

Scorpion snorted.

All the ejected iron pellets, under the control of the third Kazekage puppet, flew up again, quickly gathering in the air to form a triangular iron cone shape, and began to spin at an astonishing speed, looking like a large, dark spinning top.

In fact, the name of this move is [Magnetic Release: Sand Iron Spinner].

This attack doesn't have as large an attack range as the previous 'Sand Rain', but the Sand Iron Top, spinning at high speed, obviously has greater destructive power. Even a steel castle probably couldn't withstand its wear and tear, and its speed is also frighteningly fast.

One second after Sand Iron Rain's attack ended, Sand Iron Top charged at Sogen again.

"This is indeed a very useful ability!"

Zongxian narrowed his eyes as he watched the spinning iron top hurtling towards him. He raised his right hand, which was holding a sword, and swung it lightly. Then, the ground beneath his feet surged like waves, and layers of rock walls rose high like the waves of a tsunami, colliding head-on with the iron top falling from the sky!

[Chapter 231. I'll leave, okay?]

Is this how Earth Escape Technique can be used?

Sogen's Earth Release technique was beyond Kakashi and Itachi's comprehension. As we all know, the effectiveness of ninjutsu is governed by certain rules. Not only Earth Release, but all ninjutsu of the five nature transformations must follow the corresponding rules.

The Earth Flow Wall Technique can only create walls of earth and rock. Even though it may have slightly different forms of expression depending on who uses it, such as the row of dog head sculptures on Kakashi's Earth Flow Wall Technique, its main body is definitely a 'wall' and nothing else.

however,

At this moment, Zongxian's earth-escape technique completely transcended the rules. The rock and soil, surging like the tide, constantly changed shape with each rise and fall, becoming rock walls, rock spears, rock pillars, and even wriggling like flowing water... This earth-escape technique had completely transformed into something they didn't recognize.

The sand-iron top, hurtling down at high speed, was blocked by the rising rocks and soil.

The collision produced a thunderous roar.

The dust was swept away in all directions by the storm.

In this round of combat

Zongxian successfully defended against the scorpion's attack. A huge gap was torn open in the surging rock and soil, but the breach was filled in an instant.

The scattered iron sand flew a considerable distance before regrouping and returning to the front of the third Kazekage puppet, swirling like black clouds. He did not change his moves to launch a third attack. The reason was simple: during this probing exchange, he had already come to understand to some extent how terrifying this [Flame Demon] was!

Leaving aside the previous Susanoo,

He had witnessed that kind of supernatural power during the great war between Konoha and Kumogakure. The key was the Earth Release technique that Sogen used after that, which was so strange and mysterious. Although he was a puppeteer, it was clear that he had developed human puppets and could use them to perform various types of ninjutsu, even bloodline limits.

Unlike ordinary puppeteers, Sasori had a remarkably high level of understanding of ninjutsu.

Furthermore, the moment Zongxian appeared, he had already given up on the idea of ​​capturing Kakashi and Itachi, and now his fighting spirit had faded. Although he was proud, he was not so arrogant as to think he could deal with such an almost unsolvable method after witnessing the terrifying power of Susanoo.

After witnessing Susanoo's dominance on the battlefield, Sasori also tried to figure out how to counter Susanoo. However, after much thought, he had to admit that it seemed there was no other way to restrain it except by using a more violent attack than Susanoo.

The relationship between the Sand Village and the Rock Village is not good, and the two sides have fought many wars for various reasons. As a former Sand Villager, Sasori had dealt with the Rock Village many times and knew that there were generally three most effective ways to deal with those smelly and hard rocks who had practiced Earth Release: Hardening Technique.

One of them is Lightning Release. The nature of chakra is mutually exclusive, which means that the Hardening Technique of the Iwa ninja is often easily defeated by Lightning Release attacks.

Secondly, there is genjutsu. Rather than saying that genjutsu is a counter to the hardening techniques of Iwa ninja, it is more accurate to say that this type of attack, which directly targets a person's mental will, can ignore defensive techniques such as Earth Release: Hardening Technique.

The third method is to use poison, but not by coating the blade with poison; instead, it involves attacking with poisonous smoke or mist. This method can also bypass the impenetrable defense, but it is subject to strict conditions and is far less effective than the two methods mentioned above.

In Scorpion's view,

The so-called Susanoo is essentially a super-enhanced version of the Hardening Technique.

Unlike Earth Release: Hardening Technique and Lightning Release: Body Tempering Technique, it does not have the weakness of chakra nature counteraction. If poison is used, Susanoo is too big. It would be extremely difficult to poison the Uchiha hidden in Susanoo.

As for illusions

In the current ninja world, if the Uchiha clan claims to be second in genjutsu, absolutely no one would dare to claim to be first. Even the Kurama clan at its peak could only rival the Uchiha clan and never truly overwhelmed them.

After all this calculation,

Sasori then realized that he seemed to have no way to deal with Susanoo. Otherwise, how could a genius puppeteer who dared to assassinate and turn the Third Kazekage into a human puppet not have the guts to plot against Sogen's body?

It's because puppeteers rely on skill; they aren't good at brute force.

otherwise,

Using poison is no longer a common tactic for puppeteers. No matter how exquisite the puppet is made, its destructive power is still difficult to make up for compared to the shortcomings of various ninjutsu. That's why they use poison to compensate for the lack of destructive power of the puppet!

Even though Sasori created the Puppet Technique, using puppets to perform various nature ninjutsu and bloodline limits, it is not absolutely perfect. The strength of a puppet is limited by its level of power in its previous life. Even a genius like Sasori could not say that the puppet Third Kazekage's Iron Sand Technique was stronger than the Third Kazekage in his previous life!

Rather, quite the opposite.

The fact that Sasori's Iron Sand Technique, which allowed him to create a puppet of the Third Kazekage, was not much weaker than when he was alive, is enough to demonstrate Sasori's extraordinary talent!

right now,

Zongxian only briefly used Susanoo when he saved Kakashi and the others, and then stopped using Susanoo in battle. Instead, he used Earth Release to fight the enemy, and revealed a terrifying and eerie Earth Release technique, which added a heavy pressure to Sasori's heart.

The thought of retreating became even stronger as a result!

He saw it very clearly.

Staying to fight Uchiha Sogen would be of no benefit to him and would only be a waste of his time. After all, once Uchiha Sogen used Susanoo, he would be helpless. So rather than revealing more of his trump cards, it would be better to leave sooner.

Although he was helpless against Susanoo, he was confident that he could escape unscathed from Uchiha Sogen.

"We still lack a super-powerful destructive technique similar to Dust Release!"

Scorpion sighed inwardly.

The Third Kazekage's Iron Sand Technique is certainly not weak. It is not only a combination of offense and defense, but also allows him to fly and burrow underground. Its functionality is so strong that it is enough to make people envious. However, compared to the 'Dust Release', a technique with amazing destructive power, the Iron Sand Technique's attack power inevitably pales in comparison.

Unfortunately, when he went to the Land of Earth, he was unable to find the body of the deceased Second Tsuchikage. Although the Third Tsuchikage was old, his skills had not declined much, and he was always surrounded by a large number of skilled Iwa ninja guards. He simply could not find an opportunity to strike, since Iwa ninja, unlike Sunagakure ninja, could not easily plant so many spies. Even the Third Kazekage had his own spies.

After a few attempts, it was discovered that there was really no way to deal with Onoki unless it was a head-on confrontation, but Sasori wasn't that crazy now, as it was about to go head-to-head with a village.

“Uchiha Munen, if you are willing to stop here, I can return those corpses to you.”

"Scorpion said in a deep voice."

This statement was half true and half false. If Uchiha Sogen really agreed, then he wouldn't mind making such a deal. Although it would be a pity to give up so many high-quality materials, he had time. Having already taken a big step on the path to eternity, he was not afraid of the passage of time.

He has not yet achieved immortality, but he has already achieved a different kind of longevity!

Even if Uchiha Sogen doesn't agree, as long as it can buy him a little more time, it can be considered a success.

"Give it back to me? It's Konoha's property to begin with, returning it to me is only right and proper. But in your mouth, it's become a bargaining condition. I'm starting to admire the thickness of your skin." Zongxian smiled, but the smile vanished in an instant. "However, I've already said it, you cowardly puppeteer, stop talking nonsense and let's see who's the real deal!"

As soon as he finished speaking,

Zongxian once again swung his sword in mid-air.

The ground beneath their feet surged towards the scorpion like a burst dam.

"How domineering!"

Sasori's voice instantly turned icy cold. "Since that's the case, let me experience the power of the Uchiha!" His verbal taunts were anything but gentle, and his actions were equally ruthless. The ten puppets from before were either completely broken, on the verge of being scrapped, or restrained and completely unusable.

So he decisively abandoned the ten puppets.

Take out the new scroll.

Four new puppets were summoned, all of them human puppets, dressed in uniform dark red robes. From their appearance, apart from maintaining their original postures as much as possible, it was difficult to tell any difference.

Only Scorpion, as the creator and manipulator, truly understands the differences between his various puppets.

The four human puppets summoned this time were top-notch products meticulously crafted using two Iwa ninja Jonin and two Kumo ninja Jonin as materials. Except for the fact that the Iwa and Kumo ninja, who were the main materials, were not as good as the Third Kazekage, they were no worse than the human puppet Third Kazekage in every other aspect.

[Lightning Release: False Darkness]

[Lightning Release: Giant Serpent Star]

Faced with Zongxian's Earth Release technique attack, two human puppets made primarily from Cloud Ninja materials launched the first attack. One of them opened its mouth and spat out a giant lightning spear, a powerful ninjutsu capable of piercing metal and stone. Among the many lightning release techniques, it is a high-difficulty lightning release technique that only a few geniuses can learn.

As a purely offensive ninjutsu, the higher the difficulty, the greater the destructive power.

This thunderous spear cleaved through the surging, flood-like rocks and soil, carving out a deep trench.

Immediately,

The other puppet's attack followed immediately. The lightning bolt, resembling a giant snake, slammed into the split rock and soil. Unlike 'Pseudo-Darkness,' which focuses its destructive power on a single point, 'Giant Serpent Star' is, as its name suggests, a wide-range attack ninjutsu.

The lightning, shaped like a giant snake, collided with the rolling rocks and soil, immediately exploding into rampant lightning that lashed out at every inch of the rocky ground, managing to destroy a large portion of it. However, Zongxian's strange earth-escape technique was indeed remarkable.

Although its power was reduced by more than half by two lightning techniques, it still couldn't completely stop the rapid, torrent-like attack from Iwato.

The rock and soil, surging forward like a flood, continued to advance.

However, Scorpion had not exhausted all his methods either.

[Earth Escape·Earth Flow Wall]

[Earth Escape·Earth Flow Wall]

Two human puppets, primarily made of Iwa ninja material, made their move. They simultaneously opened their mouths, and a large amount of chakra was refined and transformed into earth-type energy, which was then expelled from their mouths. Like seeds planted in spring taking root and sprouting, a thick wall of rock and earth rapidly grew, forming an insurmountable barrier in front of the human puppets.

First, use Lightning Release to counter the attack, and see if you can break through Zongxian's Earth Release attack.

If not, then use Earth Release: Earth Release to withstand the weakened attack... It has to be said that Sasori's method was very effective. The rock and earth that rushed in like a flood clearly lacked momentum and failed to break through the Earth Flow Wall Technique released by the two puppets.

Behind the wall,

The puppet Third Kazekage grabbed Sasori's shoulders with both hands, and then the pair of jet-black wings made of iron sand behind him exerted force, pulling Sasori directly into the sky, flying rapidly westward. As a puppeteer, Sasori was not so easily provoked to fight Uchiha Mugen to the death.

He has already decided to leave.

And he always carried out his actions with this goal as the core. The posture he put on, which seemed to be ready to fight Uchiha Munegen for three hundred rounds, was just a smokescreen, used to cover up his escape.

"【Flame Demon】Uchiha Munen, I was unprepared this time. Next time we meet... we'll have some more fun."

"Scorpion murmured."

"Why wait for the next time? As the saying goes, opportunities are rare, and once you miss this chance, you'll never have another one. If you give up today, you might never have another chance to play with me!"

"Uchiha Mugen?!"

The sudden sound entering his ears made Sasori, who had already transformed himself into a puppet, feel that long-lost sense of dread from the depths of his soul. He looked in the direction of the sound and saw Uchiha Mugen standing on the back of a black eagle, chasing after him.

I was completely horrified!

He witnessed Sogen's Susanoo display of power on the battlefield, but he was unaware that Sogen also possessed the secret technique of [Super Beast Imitation Drawing]. He never expected that Uchiha Sogen would have mastered a flight technique that was even rarer than bloodline limits in the ninja world.

"you······"

"I've said it many times already, enough talk, let's have a proper discussion with our fists first."