Saving the Uchiha clan starts with becoming the clan leader.

Aburame Torune paid no attention to Sakon's dying wails. To be precise, he didn't understand what Sakon, who was already slurring his words, was saying. He was just a dying man, and what he said was not worth caring about. Rather than wasting a lot of brain cells trying to figure out what this guy was saying, he cared more about the battle between Yamanaka Fu and Kidomaru.

The curse marks on Zuo Jin's face gradually faded.

It was a phenomenon formed by the combination of natural energy and chakra. As Sakon's life force died, the power of the cursed seal also lost its foundation and disintegrated along with Sakon's death. However, the large number of phosphorus-borne insects that multiplied within his body stained his skin with a bluish-black hue.

that's it,

The blackened corpse lay motionless on the ground, quickly becoming cold and stiff from being soaked by the rain.

[Chapter 382. The Art of Mind Transfer Puppet Spell]

If Aburame Torune's Phosphorous Bad Insects completely defeated the Sakon and Ukon brothers' Parasitic Bad Demon Technique, securing their first victory with an absolute advantage and at the fastest speed, it could be considered a commensurate retaliation for the opponent freezing Inuzuka Hana in ice. In contrast, Yamanaka Fu's side was caught in a bitter battle.

Kidomaru's secret technique is quite tricky and difficult to deal with.

That damned spider web was extremely sticky and elastic; once you got tangled in it, it was very difficult to remove. Shan Zhongfeng's left arm and right leg were covered in wounds, all from trying to get rid of that damned spider web.

Yamanaka Fu's mental attack technique failed to hit twice due to its overly obvious hand gestures and Kidomaru's choice to fight from a distance.

Fortunately,

The Aburame Torune side achieved a swift and successful victory, and promptly came to provide support.

Well... even though Aburame Torune, who is good at close combat, didn't have a good way to deal with Kidomaru, his Phosphorous Hysteria, which can only survive in biological cells, was completely useless at this time, exposing its weakness. On the contrary, the Parasitic Hysteria, which the Aburame clan has spent countless generations cultivating, can be described as versatile.

It possesses multiple capabilities, including attack, defense, medical treatment, detoxification, and reconnaissance.

Furthermore, the Aburame clan members all cultivate parasitic insects based on their needs or beliefs, and no one knows exactly how many variant parasitic insects the Aburame clan members have cultivated. Different Aburame clan members often have different fighting styles.

This clan,

That's really impressive.

"Feng, are you alright?"

"Things are fine now, but if we can't get rid of that disgusting bastard who spits out spider webs, things might get complicated."

Shan Zhongfeng frowned deeply.

While they were talking, the two of them were dodging the spider webs that kept shooting at them, and using shurikens or kunai to block the ones they couldn't dodge.

but,

Prolonged suffering will inevitably lead to defeat.

The already injured Shan Zhongfeng had his left arm stuck in the spider web once again.

Then two more spider webs flew over.

This time, the mountain wind was firmly fixed to a broken wall.

"wind!"

Aburame Torune wanted to lend a helping hand.

however,

A sudden falling rock blocked his way to the mountain wind.

In the distance, Jirobo, whose face and body were covered with black patterns, had already raised the second rock high. With Shiro's reminder, he used the power of the 'cursed seal' and indeed broke through the shackles of Yamanaka Fu's 'Mind Disorder Technique', freeing him and Tayuya from their internal strife.

However, wary of Yamanaka Fu's disgusting mental techniques, neither of them joined the battle immediately.

after all,

Aside from those two useless guys, Sakon and Ukon, who were given away for free...

Kidomaru's side clearly has the advantage, so there's no need to rush in to steal kills. It's not too late to make a move when the time is right. Jirobo may look a bit silly, but he's not stupid. Tayuya is the same; she can't get rid of her foul mouth, but that doesn't mean she's brain-damaged. She rarely insults people who are stronger than her.

After waiting patiently for less than a minute...

Then they saw Kidomaru fix Yamanaka Fu's body, and Jirobo immediately used a ninjutsu called [Earth Release: Earth Mound Dumpling], using earth-attribute chakra to enhance his strength and physical strength, digging out a huge rock, and throwing the rock like a shot put.

I don't want to kill the oil woman with a stone and take her root.

As long as Aburame Torune doesn't interfere with Kidomaru's killing of Yamanaka Fu, it's considered a success.

The deaths of Sakon and Ukon made them laugh at the brothers' incompetence and stupidity, but they were also deeply wary of the methods of these Konoha ninjas. They were quite worried that if they were to fight one-on-one, they might be caught off guard and die like the Sakon and Ukon brothers.

They didn't even have time to unleash the true power of the cursed seal.

He died just like that.

It's really frustrating.

"ended."

Kidomaru spat out a very thick golden spider silk... It would be more accurate to describe it as a cable rather than a spider silk. In any case, this thick, golden spider silk with a metallic texture shot towards Yamanaka Kaze, who was bound to the broken wall, with its target being Yamanaka Kaze's head.

Decapitating the enemy is the most reliable method of killing.

Heart ripped out and head chopped off

To be honest, such methods may not actually kill people, but smashing their heads will greatly increase the difficulty of regeneration and revival. This is a combat secret that Orochimaru himself told them. Under feasible conditions, never rush things. You must truly confirm the target's death before proceeding to avoid leaving endless troubles behind.

"We've been waiting for you!"

As Shan Zhongfeng watched the spider sticking to the gold, there was no fear on his face, but rather a slight smile.

next second,

Shan Zhongfeng tilted his head to the side, as if he had lost consciousness.

A scarecrow, which appeared at his feet at some unknown time, wearing a gray hooded robe, holding a sickle, and with a talisman pasted on its face, and about the height of an ordinary five or six-year-old child, leaped up and swung its sharp sickle at the spider stuck with gold. To be honest, the scarecrow was light and weak, and it was unable to cut the spider stuck with gold thread away, but it slightly deflected the trajectory of the spider stuck with gold thread.

"boom!"

The spider, as thick as a cable, smashed Shan Zhongfeng's right ear and then pierced through the broken wall behind him. Its destructive power was indeed formidable. The scarecrow was also thrown away by the rebound force of the spider's gold thread and fell onto a pile of broken bricks and tiles.

however,

This is not the result Kidomaru wanted.

He wanted to smash Shan Zhongfeng's head.

Instead of... Suddenly, Kidomaru felt his vision blur before his eyes, and then it returned to normal.

Huh?

Wait, why can I see my own reflection?

Kidomaru was stunned. He saw his own body standing in front of him, and his first instinct was that he was under a genjutsu. No, that wasn't right. This wasn't a genjutsu; it was... his consciousness was no longer inside his body.

His consciousness was trapped in that damn scarecrow.

at this moment,

Kidomaru, who had been struck by the Mountain Wind's [Mind Transfer Puppet Curse], realized his predicament.

Kidomaru noticed that the talisman that was originally pasted on the puppet's face had disappeared, and he figured that it must be related to his current situation.

Unfortunately, it was pointless to notice this change at this point.

His consciousness was trapped inside this damned scarecrow, and inside his own body... damn it, it was that Konoha ninja with the ponytail!!! Kidomaru wanted to roar, wanted to shout, wanted to warn Jirobo and Tayuya to be careful.

but,

He can't.

His consciousness was trapped inside the scarecrow's body. Let alone controlling the scarecrow to wield a scythe, he didn't even know how to make this damned scarecrow move a finger. To be honest, even among the mountain tribe, very few members could use this [Mind Transfer Puppet Curse Seal Technique]. Just controlling the scarecrow's movements was already a challenge for 99% of the tribe members.

Only a very few geniuses among the mountain clans are able to master this extremely difficult secret technique and apply it in actual combat.

Kidomaru, who was not good at mental magic, naturally had no chance of controlling the scarecrow's actions. He could only watch helplessly as that bastard used his body to talk to Jirobo and Tayuya.

"Hey, Kidomaru, do you want me to help you smash that prey?"

Jiro asked.

As he spoke, he dug out a huge rock from the ground, held it high, and prepared to throw it.

“That’s my prey, none of you are allowed to touch it.”

Yamanaka Kaze, who was now in Kidomaru's body, snorted coldly. Then, mimicking Kidomaru's previous actions, he puffed out his cheeks and shook his jaw up and down as if he were chewing something. But in reality, there was nothing in his mouth. He was just temporarily occupying this body and had no way of using the ninjutsu and secret techniques that Kidomaru had mastered.

Because the release of ninjutsu requires chakra,

Chakra is a mixture of spiritual energy and physical energy.

Yamanaka Fu can control Kidomaru's body to move freely, but refining physical energy and spiritual energy to create chakra... that's impossible. However, not being able to use ninjutsu and secret techniques doesn't mean he can't do anything.

While pretending to chew,

One of the six arms reached into the ninja tool pouch behind his buttocks. These six arms must be incredibly difficult to control! This was definitely the most difficult body he had ever manipulated—six arms… Thankfully, he found what he wanted in the ninja tool pouch.

Kunai and explosive tags.

His consciousness was an aggregate of spiritual energy; although it couldn't unleash ninjutsu, it was more than capable of detonating explosive tags.

The next moment,

Yamanaka Fu manipulated Kidomaru's body and threw a total of six kunai with explosive tags attached at Jirobo and Tayuya, who were not far away. After throwing the kunai, he didn't even look at the result and stuck an explosive tag on Kidomaru's body.

and,

Injecting spiritual energy to ignite,

The moment the detonation tag was ignited, his consciousness detached from Kidomaru's body and returned to his own body beneath the broken wall, where one of his ears had been blown off. His expression twisted with pain that suddenly pierced his soul.

at the same time,

Clusters of bright flames were lit up in front of their field of vision.

Jirobo and Tayuya had no intention of guarding against a sneak attack from their companion. Although Jirobo had been controlled once before, it was precisely because of this lesson that Kidomaru was cautious and always chose to attack from a distance, proving his reliability with his actions.

In their view, rather than worrying about Kidomaru's consciousness being manipulated, it's better to be careful not to get too close and get caught.

Furthermore,

Jirobo and Kidomaru chatted without noticing anything unusual. In their minds, Kidomaru was someone who enjoyed playing with his prey and hated others interfering with his hunting games. It could only be said that this group of people were truly just fair-weather friends, with no deep friendship between them, and naturally, they didn't know each other very well.

This gave Shan Zhongfeng the opportunity to exploit the loophole.

Under the combined effect of multiple factors,

The result is—