Sasori seemed unable to completely evade the Rasenshuriken. The Akatsuki's Black and Red Cloud Robe was torn to shreds, and even the back of the Hiruko puppet was scratched with noticeable marks.
"That kind of Ninjutsu power, this level of Chakra, you're the Nine Tails Jinchuriki, aren't you?" Sasori's voice seemed to be coming from the Hiruko puppet, sounding eerie and hoarse.
Naruto always believed that ninjas shouldn't reveal their information during battle, even if it was obvious. So, instead of answering Sasori's question, he pointed to the scars on Hiruko's back, trying to provoke him:
"Don't you think this puppet is ugly? And it's broken too."
"You, it seems you don't understand art at all." The provocation worked remarkably well, and Sasori's tone changed slightly. "Although the Nine Tails isn't within our quota, you are indeed a good collectible."
Naruto took out a red and black Hokage Cloak and put it on, the cloak fluttering. "Come and catch me if you have the ability."
Sasori didn't say more, controlling Hiruko to open its mouth and spray out hundreds of poisoned senbon needles.
At this moment, he seemed to have transformed into the final boss of some bullet hell game. With a casual move, the screen was filled with projectiles, scaring those with trypophobia to tears.
Temari was least afraid of this kind of attack. She opened her fan and waved it fiercely. "Here's a return gift! Wind Style: Great Sickle Weasel!"
A violent storm suddenly arose, sweeping all the senbon needles in the air back, mixed with irregular wind blades, hitting Hiruko along with the senbon, making clanging sounds.
Sasori didn't dodge or evade, letting the senbon hit Hiruko's body and back. Only when the joints were threatened would he use his tail to deflect the attacks.
Chiyo's Granny thoughtfully explained, "Hiruko's shell has been specially reinforced, and ordinary attacks can't hurt him at all. We need powerful Ninjutsu to break the shell and drag Sasori's true form out."
The three of them subconsciously glanced at Naruto, obviously thinking of Naruto's Rasenshuriken.
Naruto took out a special Kunai and said, "Then I'll do it. Maybe I can kill him directly."
Temari hesitated, "But Gaara's intention..."
"Then it depends on his ability. Besides, the situation has changed now. He wants to catch me, so it's reasonable for me to fight back, right?"
Naruto threw the Kunai hard, then quickly formed hand seals with both hands: "Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique!"
The Kunai thrown out by Naruto multiplied into thousands, like raindrops, covering Hiruko and the space around it for dozens of meters.
The scene was very spectacular, but the damage was basically non-existent.
Sasori still stood in place, only using his tail to block some Kunai flying towards vital points, ignoring those that landed on his back. He even had the mood to mock, "What's the use of this kind of painless attack?"
After all, the Shadow Clone of the Kunai was still a Shadow Clone. After colliding with Hiruko, it smashed out a small dent, and then exploded into a cloud of smoke, except... for the one that was the real body.
Naruto aimed at his back. When the Kunai rain stopped, Naruto instantly appeared in mid-air to catch the Kunai, and a Sage Art: Big Ball Rasengan appeared in his hand:
"Have you ever heard of a Rasengan technique that descends from the sky?"
Naruto held the Kunai in one hand and pressed the Rasengan down with the other. His golden hair swayed in the wind, and the black and red Hokage Cloak he had specially put on fluttered in the air with the air waves. The posture was exactly the same as Minato fighting Obito back then.
If Obito were present, he would definitely see Minato's shadow from Naruto, and feel that Naruto had activated the 'Genjutsu: I Look Like Everyone Technique', and would also feel the part of his body that had been replaced with White Zetsu aching faintly.
Naruto called this technique of descending from the sky Minato Namikaze Style Taijutsu. The key is to be fast and have a cool posture, and it works best when used with the Flying Thunder God Technique.
The Big Ball Rasengan mixed with Sage Mode Chakra was very effective. With a crack, Hiruko shattered, and the entire back shell exploded into several pieces.
Naruto didn't look at the results at all and instantly returned to his original position, not because a real man never looks back at explosions, but because Sasori's puppet was too weird, and who knew if poisonous needles would fly around after it was broken.
Sure enough, although it happened suddenly, Sasori still retreated from Hiruko as soon as possible and sprayed a cloud of poison mist.
The speed was so fast that Naruto was momentarily unsure if he had been poisoned, so he created several Shadow Clones, giving each one a bottle.
Knowing what to do, the clones fearlessly rushed forward. The first one successfully filled a bottle with the poisonous mist and even snatched a poisoned senbon, happily returning to Konoha to hand it over to Tsunade and Sakura for research.
The other clones were initially disappointed, then somewhat excited as they picked up a senbon, stuck out their tongues, and licked~
Some even dove headfirst into the poisonous mist, starting an asthma-like breathing, truly inhaling the poison.
Sasori: ...
Chiyo: ...
Temari: ...
Kankuro: ...
Naruto: I guessed it.
While Sasori was wondering if the Nine Tails Jinchuriki had his brain fried by the Tailed Beast Chakra, Naruto's clones were either clutching their necks or holding their stomachs, laughing painfully as they died.
Finally, even Naruto's expression twisted slightly. Damn, so this is how painful poisoning is. He also obtained a piece of data:
The shortest-lived clone lasted ten seconds, the longest fifteen seconds.
This was just the death data of the clones. If it were the real body, with the immune system and Chakra, he could probably survive in a heavily injured state for several days.
Comparing it, he realized that Sasori of the Red Sand, famous throughout the Shinobi World for his poison, his poison was not even as good as potassium cyanide from the Detective Conan world. It completely disregarded dosage; no matter how much, touching it meant death.
Sasori silently took out a scroll, unsealing it. Actually, he should have taken the opportunity to boast about his art, saying something like flesh will always decay, while puppets are how, but at this time, he suddenly lost the mood.
He still had a bit of common language with his grandmother, but there was really nothing to say to a lunatic like Naruto. He might as well just fight directly.
Although Chiyo's Granny had received some information in advance, she was still shocked by Sasori's youthful appearance. He had actually transformed his entire body into a puppet. What surprised Chiyo's Granny even more was the new puppet Sasori had taken out:
"The Third's matter, did you really do it?"
"Ah, the Third Kazekage, this is my most proud work." Sasori moved his fingers slightly, and the human puppet made from the Third Kazekage's corpse floated in front of Sasori.
"It really is the Third Kazekage!" Temari and Kankuro were greatly shaken. Although they had never seen this Kazekage who suddenly disappeared, he was, after all, the Kage of their village.
Naruto didn't have as much drama as them. While they were chatting, he silently created several Shadow Clones to prepare for some mischief. He knew that among the four scrolls behind Sasori, one was water, one was fire, and one was a hundred puppets.
So, was the fourth one "The Use and Maintenance of Imported Motorcycles"?
I'm very curious!
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