Naruto: By lying low and hiding, he eventually became the leader of the Legendary Sannin.

The difference in strength was too great; he had no chance to offer any assistance.

At this moment, he could only hope that Kagura-sensei would fall into their planned trap, just as he had expected.

Perhaps the heavens heard Minato's heartfelt words, for Kagura, who was reaping rewards, suddenly appeared behind one of the examinees.

"Ok?"

As a familiar chop was swung, Kagura sensed something was amiss.

That wasn't the familiar feel of a human body; it was more like...

It feels more like wood?

Just as a possibility flashed through Kagura's mind, the examinee in front of him suddenly turned 180 degrees and looked at him.

Upon seeing the puppet head with its wide-open eyes, Kagura was certain of her guess.

But even for him, it was too late to extricate himself at this point.

The puppet's hands reached out to him in a way that defied human anatomy.

At the same moment, his clothes ripped apart, and four arms emerged from his waist, embracing him at the same speed.

The next second, the puppet was already tightly wrapped around Kagura's body.

Several blue threads extended from the puppet, their ends held in the hand of a candidate not far away.

Only then did the examinee slowly raise his head; it was Scorpion, who had been hiding among the crowd.

However, his face remained calm, without the excitement one would expect from someone who had caught their target.

With a slight twitch of his fingertips, a sound came from the puppet that was clinging tightly to Kagura.

Suddenly, the puppet began to transform, with countless wooden blocks extending from its body.

The next moment, the puppet that was originally in human form had transformed into a round wooden barrel, imprisoning Kagura inside.

But that wasn't all. With a wave of his other hand, another puppet rushed out from beside him.

The puppet disintegrated while still in the air, turning into a dozen or so sturdy wooden strips.

The wooden strips were either wrapped around the barrel or inserted deep into the gaps in the barrel.

After all this was done, the once somewhat flimsy cylinder finally transformed into an indestructible cage.

The moment it completed its transformation, three figures that had been waiting for a long time rushed out from the crowd.

Two men raised their fists, while another man charged forward like a hedgehog, brandishing seven knives.

This is Kirabi, Yellow Earth, and Kushina.

Rewind to half an hour earlier, when the crowd gathered in a circle was listening intently to Shuimen's instructions.

"so...

After the second squad launches its attack, it will definitely be unable to inflict effective damage on Kagura.

At that time, he would definitely rush straight into the crowd to attack.

Fortunately, this was just an assessment, not a battle on the battlefield.

Therefore, I am quite confident that Kagura-sensei will only use physical techniques for close-range attacks.

This is precisely our opportunity.

At this point, he turned to look at the scorpion beside him and asked:

"Now it's time to see your puppetry skills!"

Having grasped Minato's meaning, Sasori didn't speak, but simply nodded silently.

Seeing this, Minato said no more, but looked at the other three main attackers and continued seriously:

"Once Sasori's puppets, disguised as examinees, have trapped Kagura-sensei, the three of you can make your move."

remember!

"Attack with the mindset of killing Kagura-sensei!"

Chapter 60 Powerful Physical Skills

"Remember, launch your attack with the mindset of killing Kagura-sensei."

The three people rushing towards Kagura at that moment were replaying Minato's words in their minds.

The three of them, including Kushina, did not take Minato's instructions lightly.

Because they knew very well that they had no chance to hold back against an enemy like Kagura.

The first one to arrive at the cage was not the slow-moving Huang Tu, nor the hedgehog-like Killer Bee, but the petite Kushina.

At this moment, her right hand was gathering a terrifying amount of chakra, and the overflowing chakra even made her fist emit a dazzling blue light.

If Kagura could see this at this moment, she might recall a black-haired boy from another manga who shouted "rock, paper, scissors" to unleash his attack.

Unfortunately, Kagura, who was trapped, could not see it.

Without hesitation, Kushina rushed to the cage in front of her and slammed her right fist, which was filled with all her chakra, into it.

boom!

The terrifying force, upon impacting the gray-black cage, even stirred up a transparent shockwave in the air.

That seemingly indestructible cage didn't even last a second under Kushina's petite fists.

As the puppet shattered inch by inch, Kushina's fist landed precisely on Kagura's chest inside.

However, Kagura was already prepared.

He crossed his arms to protect his chest, and Kushina's well-prepared attack landed on his arms.

boom!

After a brief pause following the attack, Kagura, like a cannonball, broke through the cage of puppets behind her and sped into the air.

At this moment, the two puppets surrounding him finally turned into countless fragments, which slowly fell from the sky.

Seeing this, a slight change finally appeared on Scorpion's usually calm face.

His lips twitched slightly as he looked at the shattered puppet, a hint of heartache flashing in his eyes.

Even for him, it takes a considerable amount of time to create a puppet.

Moreover, facing an opponent like Kagura, he held nothing back this time; those two were already the best puppets he had at hand.

Although he was mentally prepared when making the plan, he still didn't expect that the seemingly cute girl would be so violent.

They had initially held onto a sliver of hope, thinking that if the damaged puppet wasn't too badly damaged, it could be salvaged, repaired, and reused.

But now...

Looking at the shards scattered all over the ground, he no longer even had the heart to salvage them.

On the other side, Kushina, who had hit Kagura, showed a look of surprise and joy.

The good news is that, based on the feel of that attack, she can confirm that the Kagura-sensei in front of her is the real person, and not some clone.

Surprisingly, that all-out attack just now didn't seem to have caused much damage to Kagura-sensei.

Even the way Kagura-sensei was knocked away at that moment seemed more like a deliberate act by him to deflect the force.

Just as she guessed, the seemingly uncontrollable upward flight of her body was actually Kagura's deliberate act to dissipate the force.

In fact, Kagura had a chance to escape in time when facing Sasori's puppets.

That kind of attack might seem sudden to others, but for Kagura, there was still enough opportunity to escape.

But then, confident in his own abilities, he decided to play along and walk into the trap, wanting to see what these little guys would do.

What he didn't expect was that the first to attack him would be his own disciple, Kushina.

However, Kagura is very experienced in dealing with the monstrous strength that is inherited from Tsunade.

Although Kushina's attack seemed terrifying to others, it was still far inferior to Tsunade's attack.

So when faced with that seemingly earth-shattering blow, he simply crossed his arms and took it head-on.

He even adjusted his angle to dissipate the force, allowing himself to take off smoothly.

With this method of deflecting force, Kagura successfully neutralized 6.7% of the original force in Kushina's attack.

As for the rest, they didn't bother Kagura at all.

However, there was more than one attack targeting Kagura.

Just as Kagura's body was flying into the air, two figures finally arrived in front of him.

It was the long-awaited loess and Qirabi that arrived.

At this moment, Huang Tu's right hand had completely changed its appearance.

His right arm was now encased in hard stones, transforming into a massive stone arm.

This was the ninjutsu he learned from his father, the Third Tsuchikage—Earth Release: Fist Rock.

He transformed his right hand into a hard rock fist, increasing its hardness and weight, and unleashed a powerful blow.

During the Fourth Shinobi World War, Huang Tu used this technique to send Kinkaku, who had transformed into a tailed beast, flying with a single punch.

On the other side, Killer Bee, like a hedgehog, charged towards him with seven ninja swords wrapped around his body.

This is Killer Bee's unique ninjutsu—the Wild Heron Cutting Blade.

(To be honest, it took me a long time to find this character before I could type it out...)

Using various parts of the body and martial arts techniques, he skillfully wields seven knives, his unpredictable and rapid knife skills making him impossible to defend against and impossible to see clearly.

Killer Bee used this to severely injure Sasuke, and Sasuke only recovered from his injuries thanks to Karin's healing abilities.

Despite being attacked from both sides, Kagura showed no sign of panic.

While still in mid-air, he demonstrated his incredible flexibility, twisting his body without any leverage.

After turning herself towards the yellow earth, Kagura also raised her right fist at the same time.

A burst of blue chakra light flashed, and Kagura slammed down hard on the stone arm that Huang Tu was swinging at.