Defeating three [Level 1 Cursed Spirits] earned him another 1500 Cursed Soul Points, leaving him feeling refreshed.

He was overjoyed, especially with all the little gifts delivered to his door.

Today is destined to be a fruitful day!

. . . . . .

"Rinka, Senichiro, be sure to cooperate with me."

"The enemy is strong, don't let your guard down!"

The two Jonin that Maki brought were a man and a woman. The woman held two beautiful flower fans, and each swing of her ninjutsu unleashed tremendous power.

The man's face was covered in paint, making him look strange and mysterious as he controlled a hideous gorilla puppet.

"Wind Release: Chaotic Airflow!"

"Black Secret Technique: Three Heads, Six Arms, and Seventy-Two Blade Prisons!"

Linghua quickly fanned herself with her flower fan, stirring up a cloud of yellow sand in an attempt to obscure 'Sand Spirit' Cybert's vision and create an opportunity for her companions.

Senichiro then controlled 'Captain Gorilla' to launch an immediate attack.

The moment it was stopped by the other side, 'Captain Gorilla' underwent a change, and two more heads and four more arms popped out.

At this moment, Captain Gorilla held poisoned blades in all six of his hands, and fragments of blades flew out of his three mouths at the same time.

With a frenzied spinning slash, it directly shredded 'Sand Spirit' Cybert's body!

"Wind Blade!"

Maki used his most prized ninjutsu to annihilate the rest of its body in one fell swoop.

However, no one showed a relaxed expression; instead, their faces became even more solemn.

"Sand clone? No, that's not right!"

"Be careful, the target seems to have just turned into sand. In that state, physical attacks are ineffective, and poisons are ineffective."

While reminding the others, Senichiro tried his best to be vigilant about his surroundings.

Then, grains of sand danced in the air, seemingly coming together again as if they were alive, and transformed into human shapes.

As the embodiment of humanity's fear of the desert, Cybertron is difficult to kill as long as its body remains connected to the desert, and can freely transform into sand to become immune to most attacks.

This is also a key reason why he was able to kill two Jonin and escape unscathed.

This wasn't the first time Maki and the others had encountered such a situation. If they weren't certain that the Jinchuriki was still in the village, they would have seriously doubted whether the guy in front of them was an imposter, Shukaku.

The good news is that Juan took this opportunity to rescue the unconscious Mahler.

"The desert tells me that you are in fear."

Cybert held a strangely shaped snake sword and calmly stated a fact.

"Sand Curse Transformation: Sandstorm Dance!"

Then, with a gentle flick of his snake sword, the next moment yellow sand filled the sky.

Hundreds of crescent-shaped sand blades shot out, seemingly dancing in the air.

These sand blades are so sharp that they can easily cut through rocks without leaving a mark.

The Sand Village members kept dodging and defending, making them look quite disheveled.

"what!"

A scream was heard from someone.

Because there were too many sand blades and the attack frequency was too fast, some people were eventually unable to dodge and were then torn apart by the chaotic blades.

"Move closer to me!"

Zhan Yilang shouted and then quickly released his second puppet, the Steel Armored Rhinoceros!

I wonder what metals are incorporated into the shell of this armored rhinoceros; its defensive capabilities are astonishing!

Those sharp sand blades couldn't even leave a white mark when they hit it.

Moreover, the armored rhinoceros is so large that everyone else can hide behind it.

Maki glanced around and saw that four Chunin had been lost in just a short time.

If we can't find their weakness next, they might all die here today.

There's no other reason than that the ability to cause desertification in the desert is simply unsolvable!

They couldn't effectively kill the enemy, but the enemy could attack them with impunity. How could they fight back?

"So, the only option left is sealing techniques..."

Maki's mind raced. Fortunately, he had transferred nine members from the sealing squad before setting off.

Judging from the enemy's current strength, although powerful, it is far less terrifying than Shukaku.

If it had been Shukaku who launched the attack, they would have been completely wiped out by now.

So there's still a chance of winning!

As long as you can limit the opponent's sandification ability, you can defeat them, or even capture them alive!

He immediately determined the next course of action and gave the orders.

When the sandstorm finally dissipated, Maki and Linghua rushed out from behind the steel-armored rhinoceros, one on the left and one on the right.

"Wind Blade!"

"Tornado!"

Maki's opening move was a guaranteed hit with a wind blade, slicing dozens of gashes into Cybert's body, preventing him from launching a counterattack immediately.

Then Linghua spun around and swung out her two flower fans, creating a huge tornado that hit the target squarely!

An ordinary person would probably have been torn to shreds under such a terrible attack.

However, Cybert, who could enter a sand-like state at any time, completely ignored such attacks.

But when he tried to escape, he showed a surprised expression.

Because the tornado created a vacuum effect, it trapped him inside the wind wall!

Although it may have only been a few seconds, Maki and his team truly created an opportunity.

The nine members of the sealing team quickly took their positions, steadied themselves in the strong wind, and began to rapidly form hand seals.

"Sealing Technique: Nine Pillars Seal!"

Thump, thump, thump...

Nine stone pillars emerged from the sand in succession, each one engraved with strange animal-shaped patterns.

A pale blue chakra membrane instantly covered the area, forming a barrier.

The sandstorm subsided, and Cybert returned to human form.

He tried to reach the boundary and touch the light membrane, but his right hand was instantly melted by the high temperature.

[Chapter 78: The Curse of Sand]

"Success!"

Seeing this, Maki and the others finally relaxed their tense expressions.

If even the Nine Pillars Seal cannot restrain the opponent, then they will have no choice but to make a strategic retreat.

At that point, perhaps only Lord Kazekage himself will be able to seal the opponent.

Rumble...

The nine stone pillars moved several steps toward the center, and the light membrane barrier shrank accordingly.

This Nine Pillars Seal is a sealing technique that combines trapping and sealing. Every ten seconds, the nine stone pillars will contract once. After contracting nine times, they will completely stick together, sealing the contents inside.

In other words, you only need to wait 90 seconds to successfully capture 'Sand Spirit' Cybert.

However, there is no perfect ninjutsu in this world.

The Nine Pillars Seal also has a major flaw, such as the 90-second waiting time.

And... the nine stone pillars themselves!

Many people don't realize that the nine stone pillars, which form the core of the Nine Pillars Seal, can be destroyed, but only from within the barrier.

However, those nine stone pillars were not so easily destroyed. Their sturdiness goes without saying, and they could also draw on the caster's chakra from the outside to reinforce and regenerate themselves.

Therefore, since the creation of this Nine Pillars Seal, the only time it was destroyed was when it was used to seal the One-Tailed Shukaku.

Before you know it, ten seconds have passed.

The nine stone pillars converged towards the center once again.

During those twenty seconds, Cybert did try to escape in various ways, such as by turning into sand, but all of them failed.

"The space to move around has shrunk again. At this rate, I have about a minute left."

Cybert showed no panic and remained remarkably calm.

He then transformed into sand once more, merging into the sand beneath his feet, attempting to leave the underground.

But how could the person who created this sealing technique not have thought of such an obvious flaw?

Each of the nine stone pillars is 25 meters long, with 20 meters exposed on the outside and the remaining 5 meters underground.

The barrier's area is defined by nine interconnected stone pillars, and the same applies underground!

Ten seconds passed quickly, and the nine stone pillars moved again.

Cybert returned empty-handed, emerging from the desert and reverting to human form once more.

He paused for a moment, then, as if entering a berserk mode, launched a massive, indiscriminate attack in all directions!

Countless sand blades flew around and cut everything as if they were free.

Standing outside, Maki and the others couldn't see the scene inside at all. They could only see the nine members of the sealing team nervously pouring chakra into it.

It doesn't matter if the light membrane is attacked; it's a trap designed to lure enemies.

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