Lord of the Storm of Konoha

Chapter 221 The Rose in the Desert
Roar!
At the moment before the flames hit, Hatake Sakumo slashed the three generations of Kazekage puppets into the air with a single blow, jumped backwards suddenly, and at the same time, the White Fang short knife slashed down with white light.

A white half-arc crossed, and the blazing flames were cut open from it, turning into sandy fields pounced on both sides, and the temperature of the entire desert seemed to be a little higher.

When the flames died down, the gravel on the surface melted and condensed, giving off a diamond-like luster.

Hatake Sakumo took a breath, because he was caught off guard by the scorpion's poison before, and now his body started to go numb when he moved away.

"Lord Bai Fang, try this trick again!"

Seeing that the flames did not hurt Hatake Sakumo, Scorpion raised his arm again, and a scroll behind his back disappeared. With the sound of splashing, two jets of high-pressure water jets were ejected from the muzzle of the gun.

Wherever the water jet went, the gravel on the ground was washed away by the high pressure, and the gravel mixed with the high-pressure water jet blasted towards Sakumo Hatake.

His eyes froze, Hatake Sakumo swiftly swung the White Fang dagger, and in the white half arc, the water column was cut in half.

But soon, he felt powerless. The high-pressure water column seemed to be endless, and his body began to gradually become paralyzed.

puff!

Inadvertently, a jet of water passed over his right shoulder, splashing blood everywhere.

Hatake Sakumo immediately cut off the entire water column with a sideways knife, but before he had time to catch his breath, the black prismatic iron column fell down.

Accompanied by the sound of metal clattering, he took a step back, his hand holding the ninja sword trembled slightly.

Sweat kept oozing from his forehead, and the scorpion in Hatake Sakumo's eyes began to appear afterimages. With the fierce battle, the toxins in his body were exerted faster.

"As expected of White Fang who could have killed my parents."

Scorpion sighed in admiration, took out a scroll from behind and threw it into the air, dense chakra lines shot out from his chest, the white mist dispersed, and there were a group of puppets wrapped in red robes in the air, making creaking sounds.

"This is the Red Secret Technique Hundred Machines Manipulation, the ultimate puppet technique that can manipulate up to 300 puppets."

Xie showed a regretful look: "It's a pity that the time is too short, I only made 63 human puppets."

Hatake Sakumo took a deep breath, his eyes swept over the densely packed puppets in the sky, he had rich experience in fighting puppet masters and he had never fought against so many puppets at once.

creak creak!

The puppets rushed down at the same time, holding all kinds of gleaming weapons, all obviously tempered with poison!

Click!Click!
Bai Fang's dagger kept slashing down, not a single puppet could resist the blow, and the weapon in his hand was cut into two halves.It didn't take long before Sakumo Hatake's feet were covered with broken bodies of puppets.

As the puppet kept rushing down, his face became paler, and the speed of the dagger began to slow down.The poison had penetrated deep into his body, and now his legs were as heavy as if they had been filled with lead water.

puff.

His body was sliced ​​open by the puppet, and before he could fight back, there was another wound. He gritted his teeth, endured the pain and cut off the puppet that attacked him.

In just a short moment, his body was covered with bleeding wounds, sweat dripped from his face, and he was panting heavily.

Seeing Sakumo Hatake's scarred appearance, Scorpio's heart seemed to surge with joy, and he sneered.

"Dangtang Baiya also had such an unbearable scene? Why didn't he attack with all his strength? Is my strength too strong? Or is your heart soft and unable to attack me who was orphaned by you?"

"Hahaha!"

Scorpion suddenly laughed.

"It turns out that you, who are called cold-blooded white teeth, will be soft-hearted? How ironic is this? Facing my parents... your dagger has no hesitation, but now..."

Scorpion shook his head, his tone full of sarcasm.

"It's ridiculous..."

After hearing Scorpion's words, Hatake Sakumo fell into a rare silence. Killing Scorpion's parents has always been a past that he doesn't want to recall in his heart, but as a Konoha ninja, he has no choice at all.

He raised his head suddenly, with a sparkle in his eyes, and said in a gentle voice.

"I'm sorry... I caused you to have such a childhood. I'm sorry for killing your parents back then, but I didn't have a choice."

After saying this, Hatake Sakumo let out a long breath, his whole body seemed to be a little relieved, and his eyes gradually became firmer.

At this moment, the White Fang dagger burst into intense white light, and a sharp aura surged from him, like a sharp blade about to be unsheathed.

Scorpion's gaze was serious, he knew that Hatake Sakumo had gradually crossed the psychological threshold, and next, he would face the real White Fang, the White Fang that made the whole Shayin Village fearful!
Whoa!
Hatake Sakumo disappeared in place, and Scorpion immediately scanned the surroundings vigilantly, and the puppet of the third generation of Kazekage in front of him stretched out a black sand-iron shield.

"Where will it appear? My body has been transformed into a puppet. As long as the reincarnation core is not damaged, the situation can be reversed by replacing the puppet."

In the blink of an eye, Scorpion had a plan in mind, and the sand iron shield fully protected the chest. As for the other parts, he specially left openings to lure Hatake Sakumo to attack.

Suddenly, the white half-arc cut down.

Scorpion opened his mouth wide, because his body is a puppet without the function of expression, if it is a normal human body, he can clearly see the drastic change in his face!

Bai Fang's dagger didn't cut at his part that was intentionally outside the defense, but his chest that was tightly protected by him!
"Damn! See through my body structure?"

Under the white half-arc, the sand-iron shield of the puppet of the third generation of Fengyingmen was like glass, cracked with spider web cracks, and shattered instantly after a short condensation.

In the dissipating white light, Hatake Sakumo's cold face was imprinted in the pupils of the scorpion, and before the slash fell, his body disintegrated like a waterfall.

Hatake Sakumo staggered for a moment, the knife cut empty.

The column with the word scorpion flew to a puppet that had fallen on the ground, and embedded itself in its chest. With the sound of creaking, the puppet stood up, and its appearance was no different from the previous scorpion!
Squinting his eyes slightly, Hatake Sakumo said solemnly in his heart.

"Sure enough, I guessed right. The special object on the chest is the key to his becoming a puppet. Once destroyed, it can kill him."

"It's just that I didn't expect to be able to exchange between different puppets... In this case, I will either chop all the puppets into pieces, or cut off his chest with a knife before he has time to change..."

The adjusted Hatake Sakumo put a lot of pressure on Scorpio, but he was not too nervous.

The puppets all over the sky rushed down, Hatake Sakumo's expression froze, he took a deep breath, and slashed down with a single stroke of the sword.

Time seemed to stop, countless white half-arcs across the sky, like a white rain, all the puppets were frozen in the air, bursting one after another like dominoes, and became scattered parts.

"Janran...do you want to destroy all my puppets?"

Scorpion's voice was a little angry.

At this moment, a beam of white light was reflected in his pupils, a pair of indifferent faces, white hair swaying in the wind, and the short knife pierced his heart impressively.

The puppet of the Three Generations of Fengying appeared, and the black prism met the short knife.

But at the moment when the attack was about to hit, Hatake Sakumo's face suddenly changed, the ninja knife he swung froze, and he spit out a mouthful of purple-black blood.

"Master Bai Fang, you seem to have underestimated my poison!"

Accompanied by the crisp sound of metal collisions, white fragments scattered around Hatake Sakumo's face, like countless shooting stars.

He lowered his head, and in his trembling eyes, sand and iron pierced his heart.

"It seems that I am faster, Lord White Fang." Xie sneered.

The sand and iron were pulled out, blood splashed from his chest like rain, Hatake Sakumo took a few steps back in disbelief, his body was already stained red with blood, he staggered a few times and fell on the hot sand.

"Lord Bai Fang, you are a respectable opponent. At the last moment before your death, I told you a secret. It was your village that gave me your information."

Hatake Sakumo's dim eyes did not fluctuate at all, just looking at the sky with white clouds floating over the desert.

"It seems that you are not very surprised." Scorpion said with some surprise.

Then, he sighed.

"As you said, we have no right to choose. You must kill my parents, and I must kill you. To show my respect, I will not make you a puppet."

He looked around at the surrounding desert, the wind and waves carried the yellow sand and blew it into the distance, and he sighed slightly.

"Perhaps this desert full of sky is your best destination, huh...a poor bastard."

With the creaking sound of the mechanism, the scorpion changed back to its original appearance, its body was wrapped in a black robe, its metal tail swayed back and forth, and on its head was a straw hat to shield it from the wind and sand.

His figure gradually drifted away in the wind and sand, and the footprints behind him were gradually buried by the wind and sand.

Sakumo Hatake was lying in the desert. In his gradually dimming eyes, there seemed to be two figures from the back, one with white hair and one with black hair. When they turned their heads, they all had pure smiles on their faces.

He smiled lightly, and slowly closed his eyes, a large swath of bright red oozes from the sand under his body, like a rose blooming in the desert...

　The rose in the desert is probably the most suitable portrayal of Hatake Sakumo.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)