With a single raised hand, Zhenyi shattered a puppet in front of him with a single palm strike. As he charged forward, Byakugan also noticed two puppets attacking from behind his "blind spot".

Kakuzu and Sasori didn't see Hyuga Shinichi turn around. Instead, they saw him shoot two Lightning Release kunai backward as he was moving, instantly piercing the puppet's brain and severing the chakra threads connecting the puppet.

Meanwhile, Shinichi Hyuga, who was rapidly advancing towards Kakuzu and Sasori, either dodged to the side or retaliated with punches to shatter the puppets. Surprisingly, he was still rapidly approaching the two despite being surrounded by the puppet army.

This scene made Sasori and Kakuzu's hearts tighten, and at the same time, they guessed something from Shinichi's behavior.

"That guy... seems to be able to see attacks from blind spots?!"

"Those eyes..."

"Could it be the Byakugan of the Hyuga clan?!"

Although Shinichi Hyuga's eyes have obviously changed in appearance, there are still prominent blue veins around his eyes when he uses the Byakugan. This feature, combined with Shinichi Hyuga's performance in battle, led Kakuzu to guess Shinichi Hyuga's origin.

"Eye roll?"

“No wonder…”

Listening to Kakuzu's analysis and judgment, Sasori's face showed a look of sudden realization. No wonder the other party was able to pinpoint his vital heart as soon as they met.

If it were the Byakugan of the Hyuga clan, then the other party's actions just now would become perfectly reasonable.

As he came to his senses, Sasori's gaze toward Shinichi Hyuga intensified with killing intent.

The Hyuga clan of Konoha!

His collection doesn't even include any Hyuga clan ninjas!

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Chapter 131 People Under Surveillance! (Please Subscribe)

"What do the ninjas of Konoha want with us?"

"Who sent you?"

Sasori manipulated the puppets to launch a frenzied attack on Shinichi Hyuga, while at the same time influencing him with words.

Although he asked the question, Sasori did not expect to hear an answer from Shinichi Hyuga. Moreover, after learning that Shinichi Hyuga was a ninja from the Hyuga clan of Konoha, he did not focus his attention entirely on Shinichi Hyuga, but instead diverted some of his attention to the surrounding movements.

He was originally a ninja from the Sand Village, and he had a deep understanding of the ninjas from the Leaf Village. In his knowledge, ninjas from the Leaf Village would not act alone, let alone when the other party was a member of the Hyuga clan.

The young man in front of them was probably not the only one who attacked them and Kakuzu; others were likely hiding in the shadows, waiting for an opportunity to strike them dead.

He had already experienced Shinichi Hyuga's strength firsthand. If there were other equally powerful individuals in the opposing team, Sasori would not continue fighting and would instead try to find an opportunity to escape the battlefield and leave as soon as possible.

After all, this is within the Land of Fire, and the distance from here to Konoha Village isn't that long. If they were surrounded by Konoha ninjas, even the two of them might not be able to escape smoothly.

On the battlefield, Shinichi Hyuga danced on the blades of the puppets. With the blessing of the Six Gates, his fists were virtually indestructible; no puppet could withstand even a single blow. Each of his punches shattered a puppet, rendering it completely incapable of fighting.

Moreover, Shinichi Hyuga moves at an extremely fast speed, making it difficult for Sasori's dynamic vision to lock onto him. The puppets he controls are even less able to keep up with Shinichi's speed, causing his puppets to be constantly reduced to fewer and fewer numbers under Shinichi's punches, while their weapons cannot even touch Shinichi once.

With its high speed and strength, combined with the Byakugan's unobstructed vision, Shinichi Hyuga began to move like a dragon without any pressure under Sasori's Crimson Secret Technique: Hundred Puppet Manipulation.

Even though the puppet army occasionally receives support from Kakuzu's Earth Grudge Fear monster's ninjutsu, the Earth Grudge Fear monster's wide-range ninjutsu not only fails to reach Shinichi Hyuga, but also affects the puppets, causing considerable damage to the puppet army.

Surrounded, Shinichi Hyuga wasn't in a hurry. Although the Six Gates placed a considerable burden on his body, it was merely one of many methods he had. Even under immense pressure, as long as he had surplus chakra, his fighting power wouldn't diminish.

As for chakra reserves? Even if Sasori and Kakuzu were combined, they would still be far from being comparable to Shinichi Hyuga.

If these two only have these methods, then the one who will ultimately win is Shinichi Hyuga!

During the siege of Shinichi Hyuga, Sasori and Kakuzu unknowingly walked into the Flying Thunder God battlefield that Shinichi Hyuga had previously set up.

After opening the Sixth Gate, Shinichi Hyuga stopped using the Flying Thunder God Technique in battle and instead relied on his physical strength to move freely among the puppet army.

Meanwhile, Sasori and Kakuzu, who were completely focused on capturing Shinichi Hyuga's figure and attacking him, seemed to have forgotten how Shinichi Hyuga had suddenly appeared beside them and attacked them when they first met.

They seemed to believe that Shinichi Hyuga was able to suddenly appear beside them because of his exceptional Body Flicker Technique.

The reason why Shinichi Hyuga hasn't used the Flying Thunder God Technique again until now is simply to prevent them from seeing through the secret of his technique. Frequent use wouldn't necessarily bring success, and it would also make people gradually get used to his unpredictable appearances.

The battle between Minato and the Abby brothers was like this: with information leaked unilaterally, even if one had mastered the Flying Thunder God Technique, the battle would still become extremely difficult.

Shinichi Hyuga knew the importance of protecting his own information, so in order to maximize the effectiveness of the Flying Thunder God Technique, he didn't mind spending some effort to hide it.

Reducing the use of Flying Thunder God and hiding the Flying Thunder God kunai are all for the same purpose.

Once Kakuzu and Sasori have gradually adapted to Shinichi Hyuga's fighting style in the Six Gates state, it will be the best time for Shinichi Hyuga to use the Flying Thunder God Technique for a surprise attack.

Even they would probably find it difficult to react to such a sudden change in fighting style.

As the number of puppets decreased significantly, Sasori's control over them became increasingly refined. After observing for a long time while possessing the Third Kazekage, Sasori gradually figured out some of Shinichi Hyuga's fighting habits. As he raised his hands to the sky, iron sand rose up and condensed into iron needles in the air.

During the brief lull when Shinichi Hyuga attacked the puppet, Sasori also launched his attack.

"Shhhhh-"

A sharp whooshing sound rang out above Shinichi Hyuga's head. Sasori knew that Shinichi Hyuga moved quickly, so he chose to expand his attack range in response.

Ordinary human puppets have limited attack range, but this puppet of the Third Kazekage can cover most of the battlefield with its attacks.

Upon hearing the commotion, Shinichi Hyuga looked up and abruptly suppressed the urge to use the Flying Thunder God Technique to escape the battlefield. Ever since mastering the Flying Thunder God Technique, Shinichi Hyuga would instinctively want to use it when faced with certain attacks, and sometimes he even developed a path dependency on it.

However, this is not a good habit, and Shinichi Hyuga is correcting it through actual combat.

Chakra surged from all the acupoints in his body, and as his body spun, the Chakra Shield of Rejuvenation firmly protected Shinichi within it.

The iron needles fell, but were all deflected by the force of the reversal. Even some of the nearby puppets were severely injured at this moment and were swept away.

Shinichi Hyuga's defensive power in releasing the Rejuvenation Technique is beyond doubt. However, even Shinichi cannot completely avoid the "stiffness" that occurs when the Rejuvenation Technique ends.

The spinning body could not stop instantly, but it was in this brief moment that Kazuya and Scorpion successfully seized the opportunity.

The falling iron sand rapidly enveloped and condensed around Shinichi Hyuga, seemingly trying to grab him firmly. At the same time, Kakuzu's hands suddenly reached out from the ground beneath Shinichi Hyuga's feet without warning, grabbing at Shinichi Hyuga's ankles.

Having only witnessed Shinichi unleash the Reincarnation Technique, the astute Kakuzu had already deduced that the technique's fatal weakness lay beneath his feet. As Shinichi defended against the iron needles, Kakuzu's hands reached into the ground, preparing to break through Shinichi's "invincible defense" from beneath his feet.

Iron sand rapidly enveloped him from all sides, and suddenly, hands appeared on the ground grabbing at his ankles.

If Shinichi were just an ordinary Konoha Jonin, the opponent's cooperation would actually be effective.

Unfortunately, Shinichi Hyuga's abilities far exceeded their expectations.

“A sneak attack is pointless in front of my eyes.”

Shinichi Hyuga didn't even lower his head. He suddenly slammed his palms into the ground behind him, striking Kakuzu's hands directly. In an instant, the black lines connecting his arms were severed, and blood flowed continuously from the broken ends. The hands that had tried to grab Shinichi's ankles fell limply into the pool of blood.

A little further away, Kakuzu frowned, feeling a slight pain from the broken black lines. Just as the black lines regrown to connect to his palm, Shinichi Hyuga suddenly disappeared from the encirclement of iron sand.

"!!!"

“What is that!!”

When using the Six Gates in battle, although the two of them couldn't lock onto Shinichi Hyuga's high-speed movement, Shinichi, whose body was covered in green chakra, still left a clear trail when he moved.

However, at that moment, the moment Shinichi Hyuga disappeared, neither Kakuzu nor Sasori saw Shinichi Hyuga's movement trajectory.

Shinichi Hyuga has truly disappeared!

"where!"

Kakuzu didn't have time to reconnect his hands. He quickly looked around, eager to find Shinichi Hyuga. At the same time, he didn't dare to stay still, fearing he would become a target. He started moving at high speed, running and searching for Shinichi Hyuga.

However... Shinichi Hyuga's target is not Kakuzu.

"What are you looking for?!"

Sasori, who was focused on manipulating the iron sand, had no idea that Shinichi Hyuga would suddenly disappear. Just as he was about to search for Shinichi Hyuga, a sharp pain accompanied by a whisper entered his brain.

Shinichi Hyuga made a sword-finger gesture with his right hand, and lightning chakra covered his hand. The moment he appeared, he had already pierced Sasori's heart.

The remaining dozens of puppets froze in place the moment Sasori's heart was pierced. Even though Sasori was a puppet, blood was spilling from his mouth. He turned his head blankly, seemingly trying to confirm whether the person who attacked him was Shinichi Hyuga.

"How...is this possible..."

"How...did you do that?"

With his heart pierced, Scorpion's life force was rapidly fading. In his final moments, only one question arose in his mind.

However, Shinichi had no interest in answering his question, even when facing a dying man...

Shinichi swiftly withdrew his blood-stained hand, his expression indifferent. He ignored Sasori, who was slowly falling to the ground, and instead looked at Kakuzu, who was a little further away.

The choice of Sasori over Kakuzu was based on two considerations. Firstly, Sasori's weakness was more "unique," and attacking Sasori would be more beneficial than attacking Kakuzu's scattered heart.

Furthermore, Shinichi was somewhat concerned about what exactly was in Sasori's third scroll.

As an enemy, Shinichi had no interest in personally experiencing what the technique in Sasori's third scroll was; his goal was to prevent Sasori from unleashing all his trump cards.

With Sasori defeated and the threat of Magnet Release and poison removed, Shinichi Hyuga was able to fight much more easily.

Kakuzu's Earth Grudge is also very powerful and eerie, but it is less threatening than Sasori's.

The Earth Grudge Monsters can unleash powerful techniques, but in Shinichi's view, this attack method is actually somewhat "orthodox." The fact that it is traceable and has a single form is a fatal weakness.

On the contrary, things like Magnet Release and poison made Shinichi dare not let his guard down for a moment. Facing a ninja like Sasori, even a slight scratch could lead to his defeat and death.

As the scorpion's life force faded, all the human puppets collapsed to the ground, and the puppets in the sky fell down like withered leaves with a "whoosh".

Shinichi Hyuga stood behind Sasori's body, quietly watching Kakuzu, who had urgently summoned the Earth Grudge Monster a short distance away, his gaze deep.

"That Scorpion guy..."

As Kakuzu watched the puppets fall one after another, he knew that Sasori had been killed by Shinichi Hyuga. Noticing Shinichi Hyuga's bloodstained hand, Kakuzu's heart sank and he had the thought of retreating.

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