Chapter 45: Chapter 45: Defeat of Sasori of the Red Sand
A cave somewhere on the border of the Land of Wind.
Deidara: "My art is on full display. I subdued the One-Tail Jinchūriki with one move... Hmm!"
Sasori: "Stop talking nonsense and call the leader. Thanks to Uchiha Sasuke, we have two fewer helpers this time. I'm afraid it will take a lot more time!"
Boom!
An explosion sounded outside the cave.
Deidara was alert: "Someone has triggered the trap. I'll be back soon."
Sasori was impatient: "Don't keep me waiting. I hate waiting the most!"
Outside the cave.
Naruto: "Give Gaara back!"
Kakashi reminded: "Be careful, the other party has the ability to make explosives."
Naruto was full of confidence: "Don't be afraid. Through the training of Jiraiya-sensei, I have caught up with Sasuke!"
Kakashi: "..."
Deidara frowned: "Do you know Uchiha Sasuke?"
Naruto patted his chest: "Of course, Sasuke is my best friend!"
Deidara heard the words, and a cold smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. The defeat to Sasuke three years ago had always been on his mind. Now he hated Naruto too.
The battle started, and Deidara, Naruto, and the others fought further and further away, soon disappearing from sight.
Seeing this scene, Sakura and Chiyo appeared.
Sakura: "Granny Chiyo, Naruto and the others led one away, and the one left in the cave should be the puppeteer who defeated Kankuro."
Chiyo waved her hand with a proud face: "Don't worry, I am the ancestor of puppeteers. I guarantee we'll win!"
A drop of cold sweat appeared on Sakura's forehead, feeling a bit uneasy...
As expected by Sakura, Sasori controlled "Hiruko" to suppress them, making it difficult for them to fight back.
Not far away, Sasuke had a complicated expression.
[Entries: "Eternal" Artist (Gold ★★★★), Puppet Pioneer (Gold ★★★☆), Poison Master (Gold ★★★)...]
Obviously, the member of Akatsuki was not Itachi, which made Sasuke very disappointed. But when he unexpectedly saw Sakura, he couldn't help but feel nostalgic.
Suddenly, Sakura's voice came: "You bastard, watch out!"
Bang!
Sakura smashed "Hiruko" with one punch.
Chiyo danced with joy: "Well done, little girl!"
Sasuke nodded secretly. Good strength. Even if caught off guard, it would not be easy to get hit. In the past three years, Sakura has really grown a lot.
Sakura bent her arms to show her biceps, with a proud look on her face: "Yeah, it worked!"
At this moment, Sasori jumped out of the remains of "Hiruko."
Sasori had a blank expression: "It's worthy of praise to defeat 'Hiruko.' It seems that this battle needs to be taken a little more seriously."
Chiyo was shocked: "You... are you Sasori?"
Chiyo and Sasori were grandmother and grandson. Later, Sasori secretly killed the Third Kazekage and defected from the village.
Sasori threw out a scroll: "Come out, Third Kazekage!"
As soon as the voice fell, the human puppet of the Third Kazekage appeared.
Chiyo's face turned pale instantly: "What, it's actually a human puppet, and it's the human puppet of the Third Kazekage!"
She couldn't believe it: "Sasori, did you really kill the Third Kazekage?"
Sasori said coldly: "The Third Kazekage was incompetent, and my parents died because of it. It's only natural for me to kill him!"
Chiyo was in great pain.
Sasori: "That's enough reminiscing. It's time to send you off. Die, Magnet Release: Iron Sand Rain!"
The voice fell. Countless iron sand senbon shot toward Sakura and the others. At this moment, Chiyo was distraught by Sasori's words and had no fighting spirit. Sakura stepped forward to protect her. For a moment, the situation was precarious.
Sasuke frowned. Sakura's current strength was enough to protect herself, but adding one person would stretch her thin. Not to mention, it was impossible to defeat the enemy by just defending without attacking...
Suddenly, Sasuke's eyes shrank. He saw Sasori controlling the Third Kazekage puppet to release the Magnet Release: Iron Sand World Method!
The Third Kazekage condensed iron sand wings and flew in the air. At the same time, countless iron sand long spikes attacked Sakura like poisonous snakes. The long spikes pierced the ground one by one, quickly squeezing Sakura's space for movement. In the blink of an eye, Sakura had nowhere to hide.
Sasori: "I will make you into human puppets, and you will become 'eternal' works of art obediently!"
As soon as the voice fell, several iron sand spikes came from all directions, so fast that Sakura could not react.
Sakura's eyes showed fear. Chiyo was awakened, but she could do nothing except feel guilty.
Sasuke was shocked. No, it's dangerous!
Without thinking, he blocked Sakura with a whoosh.
"Susanoo!"
In an instant, half of the skeleton descended and crushed the barrier formed by the Iron Sand World Method.
Bang bang bang!
The iron sand spikes hit Susanoo, but they did nothing.
Sasori exclaimed: "What, what's going on?"
Chiyo was shocked. What? The Third Kazekage's ultimate move was easily resolved! Who is this young man in white? Is he Konoha's reinforcements?
Sakura's eyes were slightly wet: "You are... Sasuke!"
Sasuke slowly turned his head, with a slight smile on his face: "Sakura, long time no see..."
Sakura whispered: "Sasuke, Sasuke..."
At this time, Chiyo discovered the fan emblem on Sasuke's clothes and exclaimed: "Are you the leader of the Ryūnosuke Society—Uchiha Sasuke?"
Sasori frowned. It turned out to be him, the one who killed Hidan and destroyed Kakuzu's four hearts... Uchiha Sasuke!
Sasuke said indifferently: "Compared to these, it is more important to get rid of the enemy in front of us."
Boom!
The pupil power burst out, and Susanoo entered the second stage.
Zheng!
Susanoo raised his hand to condense a blue giant sword and slashed at the Third Kazekage.
Sasori: "Don't even think about it, Magnet Release: Iron Sand Wall!"
The dark iron sand wall appeared.
Boom!
In the air, the air was swirling and the clouds were changing color. After a while, the blue giant sword not only shattered the iron sand wall but also smashed the puppet of the Third Kazekage.
Chiyo was shocked. She knew the strength of the Third Kazekage better than anyone else. The defense of the iron sand wall was simply terrifying, but now it was shattered by a single blow. All these proved that Uchiha Sasuke's power was far beyond the Third Kazekage! It was terrible, really terrible that he had such strength at such a young age!
Sasori was shocked: "Awesome, you can destroy my masterpiece!"
Then he changed his tone: "Uchiha Sasuke, I will make you into the most perfect 'art'!"
"Red Secret Technique: Performance of a Hundred Puppets!"
After the voice fell, Sasori threw out the scroll.
Bang bang bang!
In the blink of an eye, hundreds of puppets were summoned.
Granny Chiyo was shocked: "Impossible, even the strongest puppeteer can only control ten puppets at most!"
Sasori said coldly: "You are right. It is indeed impossible for a human body to break through the limit of ten."
Chiyo said in horror: "Could it be... Sasori, you made yourself into a human puppet? No wonder, after so many years, you are still as young as before!"
Sasori was silent for a while, and then without saying a word, he controlled hundreds of puppets to attack.
Sakura clenched her fists: "Sasuke, be careful!"
Sasuke: "Relax, it's just some small tricks that are not worthy of being shown on the stage!"
"Disappear, Yasaka Magatama!"
Buzz!
Purple Magatama appeared, and the sky changed.
Hula!
The Magatama shot towards the group of puppets like lightning. With a deafening bang, hundreds of puppets turned into dust at the same time, and even Sasori's body was blown to pieces!
Chiyo took a breath of cold air: "One blow destroyed hundreds of puppets. The scary thing is that those puppets were made by Sasori. With Sasori's talent, any one of them is at least comparable to a special jonin!"
Sakura exclaimed. What a terrifying power! It's unbelievable. In just three years, in just three years, Sasuke has grown to such an inhuman level!
Chiyo came to Sasori. Sasori was dying: "My life is finally over, I finally don't have to wait for others, and I don't have to be waited for by others..."
Chiyo fell beside Sasori, tears streaming down her face: "Grandma has been waiting for you for ten years, but I didn't expect that this would be the result... Sasori, welcome home!"
Sasori woke up from a dream. He hated waiting for others the most, so he didn't like to let others wait. But now, he made Grandma Chiyo wait for ten years!
Regret appeared in Sasori's eyes, but it was a pity that everything could not be repeated, and his life was about to come to an end. It's too late to say anything now!
Suddenly, with a bang, a violent airflow erupted from the cave.
Gaara was swept out of the cave by the airflow.
Sakura hurried forward to check: "Oh no, Gaara's life breath is extremely weak, I'm afraid..."
Chiyo's face changed drastically, and after hesitating for a while, she whispered: "Sasori, don't be afraid on the road to the underworld. Grandma will find you soon!"
Her grandson Sasori committed a grave sin by killing the Third Kazekage. It is unjust for him to develop a human puppet. No one can be blamed for his fate...
That's right, Chiyo had decided to perform the forbidden technique, Kisei Reincarnation, to revive the "Kazekage" Gaara!
This is the ninja way of Chiyo, Sasori's grandmother and the advisor of the Sand Village!