Naruto: Reshaping the Shinobi World with Sasori

Chapter 130 Konoha Lost Its 'Eyes' (First Update)

With just one glance, Nara Shikaku was instantly captivated by the illusion, his expression blank.

The shadow beneath Yubi's feet shrank back, and he regained his freedom.

Standing next to Shikaku, Yamanaka Inoichi was immediately startled, placing his hand on Shikaku's head and forming a hand seal—

This helped him break free from the illusion he was under.

Swish!

Minato Namikaze's attack failed.

Yubi easily dodged, and solidified blood crystals slowly surged around her again.

Minato's heart sank.

Oops!

"That's—a pupil technique?"

He stared into the boy's unusual pupils, and his sense of unease grew stronger.

As the twin stars of Sunagakure, Blood Healer Yubi and Sasori of the Red Sand have always been the focus of Konoha's intelligence gathering—yet no one has ever heard of Blood Healer Yubi having any abilities other than Blood Release and medical ninjutsu.

"Could this be—a manifestation of Blood Release's power?"

Minato panicked a little.

In his fight with Yubi just now, the latter did not use this power.

He panicked, not only because he felt somewhat overwhelmed.

Rather, it was because of Inuzuka Tsuru's condition that it was no longer appropriate to delay.

"Calm down—his chakra is probably running low. If I team up with Shikaku, we still have a chance to defeat him," Minato reassured himself.

However, Yubi on the other side seemed to have seen through his thoughts.

He suddenly smiled.

Something suddenly appeared in my hand.

That was—a—bean.

With a flick of his finger, the bean was caught in Yubi's mouth and swallowed.

His chakra was indeed greatly depleted, because in the battle with Minato, in addition to maintaining the state of Crimson Scale Leap and Wing King to ensure terrifying mobility, he also had to always cover his body with a layer of blood-red armor that had no blind spots, and occasionally use blood release to launch some counterattacks - it can be said that his blood release power was completely at full power output.

Only in this way can one face a four-on-one situation and contend with Minato, who uses the Flying Thunder God Technique.

"She—is already dead—I'm a doctor, you have to believe me."

Yubi whispered to Minato.

The death sentence for Inuzuka Tsurugi was pronounced.

As he spoke, Yubi's chakra fluctuations began to rise sharply.

This made Minato's pupils shrink.

Minato immediately realized that the enemy's chakra had been replenished in an unknown way.

"It's not just chakra—his physical strength, energy, and overall condition—" With Minato's sensory abilities, he immediately made a judgment about Yubi's condition, and his mind trembled.

Is it—that bean?

Medication?

What he needs to be wary of next, besides the eye technique that Yubi has revealed, is the ability to heal a damaged heart on its own.

This includes other trump cards that the target may not have yet to use—

The next second, the crimson light surged forth once more.

In the blink of an eye, Yubi, as fast as lightning, arrived behind Shikaku and Inoichi.

He simply stopped playing with Minato.

Ignoring the water gate—

Since Yubi has already confirmed and analyzed the battlefield information, neither he nor Minato can restrain the other—in that case, there is no need to waste chakra and energy on him, as Minato is not the only opponent for Konoha.

What Yubi wanted was not to defeat Minato.

Rather, it's about achieving victory in the mission.

At that moment, Shikaku and Inoichi felt as if they had fallen into an ice cellar; they felt the approach of death.

However, they struggled to react directly to a powerful opponent like the Blood Healer Yubi.

Shikaku's pupils dilated, and less than ten centimeters from his eyeballs, a drop of blood floated.

Time seemed to freeze at that moment.

He could even see it—the drop of blood was being pulled by a force, its shape changing, becoming thin and elongated—as if it were about to shoot towards his face.

Swish!

At the critical moment, savior Minato reappeared and disappeared into thin air with Shikaku.

They escaped the fatal blow of being pierced by blood.

However—he only took one person with him.

There was one left behind.

Yubi now wielded a blood-stained blade, remaining unmoved as Minato led Shikaku away.

He had fully recovered, but Minato had not—

Moreover, with the enhancement and application of his eye power, his speed was significantly faster, including the speed at which he could unleash Blood Release attacks—this further compressed the time that Minato had to react and handle the crisis to the extreme.

Shikaku and Inoichi had just arrived at the battlefield and thought they had the situation under control, unaware of the danger they were in. Their positioning was a huge mistake.

That is—they stood together.

"As expected—in your current state, you can only save one—"

Yubi brandished her blood-red blade, her eyes lowered, a crimson glint in them, as she looked at the man who remained rooted to the spot, struggling to turn around.

"The Art of Disrupting the Mind and Body"

As a sensory ninja, Yamanaka Inoichi is quite perceptive.

He reacted somewhat to Yubi's surprise attack.

However—it's like seeing a bullet coming at you; even if you catch its trajectory, due to the limitations of your physical abilities, you can't generate the physical speed to match your reaction.

After all, neither Yamanaka Inoichi nor Shikaku were Minato Namikaze.

Moreover, their fighting styles and abilities are more inclined towards ranged control and support, leaving them at a complete disadvantage in close combat.

Yubi—he knows this very well.

Before Yamanaka Inoichi could even finish activating his secret technique, or even turn around, a streak of blood flashed past him from behind.

Yubi's fleeting afterimage soared into the air and landed gracefully.

Behind him, a stream of scalding blood gushed from the severed neck, and Yamanaka Inoichi's headless corpse collapsed with a thud after standing for a few seconds.

After Yubi landed, the blood-red outer shell around his body slowly peeled away. His gaze sharpened, and he saw that Minato and Shikaku were no longer in the entire arena.

Then, Yubi's gaze pierced through the mountains and forests, looking into the distance.

Finally, they locked onto two figures fleeing at top speed—

Minato took Shikaku and ran away.

As expected of Minato.

The battlefield situation was analyzed in an instant.

If they don't take Lu Jiu with them, then—they will most likely be wiped out.

In this situation, if Shikaku and the others join the battle, it would actually become a burden for Minato.

Once all his comrades are dead, leaving only Minato, in a state drastically different from Yubi—

Even if neither side can defeat the other, if they continue to drag this out, he will be the first to run out of chakra!

Therefore, the best way to cut your losses is to escape with the survivors.

If we can save one, we can save one.

Yubi's eyes returned to normal, and if Minato were determined to run away—even he wouldn't be able to catch up.

He turned around and looked at the woman lying on the ground not far away, who had already lost her breath—his figure flashed and disappeared from the spot.

This battle resulted in the deaths of two members of Konoha's Golden Generation.

Of course, Yubi's victory was not easy. He used every trick in the book, including Blood Release, eye techniques, Reversal Technique, and a Senzu Bean that he had specially purchased for this battle.

Actually, I bought two, and gave the other one to Scorpion.

Scorpion's body has not yet been completely transformed into a puppet; it retains some functions in digestion and absorption.

Although he didn't have many positive experience points, it was just enough to buy two Senzu Beans from the system.

Senzu beans from Dragon Ball.

This thing can't heal certain injuries and illnesses, but it can revitalize physical strength and energy, and eliminate fatigue.

Being assimilated by the system means that one can instantly replenish chakra.

However, the power systems and structures of the two worlds are different after all, so some Senzu Bean effects cannot be manifested. For Yubi, its function is still to instantly restore combat power.

More than a thousand positive experience points can only buy two, which shows how expensive this thing is.

It is still a disposable consumable.

But Yubi believes this investment is worthwhile.

Because no matter what, Sunagakure must take advantage of this preemptive strike to gain as much battlefield advantage as possible from the enemy.

The vanguard's mission failure meant that the main force of Konoha arriving from the rear was completely clueless about the situation at the front, as well as the ambush and battle plans of Sunagakure.

It's like being blindfolded, forced to proceed cautiously, at the cost of casualties.

"The only pity is that it's difficult to take survivors—we can't determine who the commander leading the Konoha army is—"