Naruto: Imitation Ninja

Huh? When did I ever say that this is something that can only be done with ninjutsu?

Upon hearing Gaara and the others explaining things to themselves, Xing Liu, who had been sitting there casually eating melon seeds, suddenly felt that the melon seeds in his hand no longer tasted as good.

Sure enough, to rise to a higher position in the village, one must have a mind skilled at speculating, right?

His older brother and sister-in-law already liked to imagine all sorts of random things, and that was enough. But now, even Gaara and his siblings, who had just become the Kazekage, seemed to enjoy their own flights of imagination?

When Gaara and the others noticed Xing Liu staring at them with a strange expression, they mistakenly thought that they had said something wrong. So, they swallowed the praises they had been about to continue showering on each other.

After all, this person was the hope of their entire village... If they made him unhappy because of their words, they would become the eternal sinners of the entire village.

...

While things had quieted down on Xing Liu's side, the battle between Deidara and Sasori of the Red Sand was still heating up... They even revealed some of their hidden trump cards that had been carefully kept under wraps until now.

"Magnet Release: Iron Sand World!"

"C4: Garuda!"

Another exchange of ultimate moves. They were not only consuming chakra but hadn't even managed to touch a single hair of the other.

Wait, no—an ant-shaped puppet suddenly appeared behind Deidara.

"Qinglong, you've taken the bait... Puppet Secret Technique: Black Ant!" The puppet that appeared behind Deidara flew towards him with incredible speed.

"Heh heh, you think I've been teaming up with you all these years for nothing?" Just as Sasori thought victory was in his grasp, "Deidara" suddenly laughed.

"Ha~!"

The puppet that had just trapped "Deidara" was blown into pieces the moment it heard the explosion.

"Clay Clone? Indeed, it's a great escape skill…" Sasori had long since gotten used to Deidara vanishing like that. If the other didn't rely on these little tricks, he would have already died countless times.

"So... now that 'Black Ant' is gone, how do you plan to capture me?"

Perhaps because the illusion-based concealment technique had expired, not far from the explosion, Deidara reappeared in Sasori's line of sight.

"You didn't think 'Black Ant' was my only puppet, did you?" As he spoke, two more puppets appeared around Sasori, a man and a woman, supposedly crafted in his youth to resemble his parents.

But at this time, releasing these two would surely lead others to think he was calling for reinforcements because he couldn't win the battle on his own, right?

Sure enough, when Deidara saw the familiar puppets, he couldn't help but tease Sasori.

"I say, Scorpion, I only blew up one of your puppets. No need to call in your 'parents,' right?"

"Are you planning to complain to your two 'parents' about my crimes or have them give me a good beating?"

Ugh, another one who couldn't stop with the teasing. Sasori had created these two puppets because he had lacked affection for a long time. But now, Deidara was making it sound like he was trying to complain to his parents.

"Qinglong, your mouth is as sharp as ever. Now let's see if you still have the leisure to talk trash like this…"

While Sasori was speaking, several scrolls appeared in front of him, and after a puff of smoke, a few exquisitely crafted puppets appeared before him.

"Turns out the Third Kazekage was really killed by Sasori of the Red Sand?" Gaara observed one of the newly summoned puppets, which resembled the Third Kazekage.

"Well, since it's already dead, there's no point in dwelling on it." Upon hearing Gaara's sudden words, Xing Liu quickly comforted him.

If this "artistic" battle between the two was interrupted by others, all the effort he had put into fanning the flames just now would go to waste.

So, to prevent anyone from interfering in this battle, Xing Liu casually set up a barrier around them, ensuring they could only stay inside and quietly watch the rest of the fight.

Gaara hadn't intended to interfere in the battle between Deidara and Sasori. Given the chance for them to hurt each other, if he stepped in now, he would be a fool, wouldn't he?

...

Returning to the puppets Sasori had just summoned, aside from one being the puppet of the Third Kazekage, the others were all incredibly strong.

"Puppet: Crow, Puppet: Salamander, and now my current puppet: Scarlet Flow Amber. Let me show you the wonderful performance of these puppets!"

Out of nowhere, a young man with crimson hair appeared on the scene, and with chakra threads, he began controlling the puppets in front of him.

"Alright! Are you ready for the second round of battle?"

"Damn! Does Sasori really want to kill me?" Deidara exclaimed, seeing that Sasori had used even his usual decoy puppet, Scarlet Flow Amber, in this battle.

"Since you've done this to me, I can't just go easy on you," Deidara said. Initially, he had only used one hand to create clay bombs, but now he had brought both hands into play.

In other words, the speed at which Deidara created his clay bombs had doubled.

"C2: Giant Dragon!"

"C3: Number 18!"

With the increased speed in making clay bombs, using two different techniques at once had become a simple task for Deidara.

"Magnet Release: Iron Sand Wall!"

In the face of Deidara's frantic assault, Sasori easily blocked the bombs with one of the Third Kazekage's techniques.

"If this is all you're capable of, you might not be able to block my next move," Sasori said.

Then, from the left hand of the Third Kazekage puppet, thousands of arms suddenly appeared and surrounded Deidara. These arms emitted toxins hidden within them.

"Ninja Art: Thousand Hands Controlling Weapon!"

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