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"Are there still puppets with a will?"

A flicker of surprise crossed Sasori's face, which quickly turned into a hint of delight: "What an interesting puppet..."

Yes, the puppets that Uehara Naraku possessed were truly astonishing.

Aside from the aesthetic appeal of Clockwork Demon's puppet form, the powerful aura emanating from him also greatly surprised Sasori.

Moreover, after Clockwork Demon was awakened by Uehara Naraku's infusion of chakra, the aura she unleashed was in no way inferior to that of the official members of Akatsuki!

What shocked Sasori the most was that this puppet was different from those lifeless puppets. She seemed to be a living thing. She could freely manipulate her own body and even communicate.

Scorpion has a feeling...

This clockwork spirit puppet is of the same kind as him.

That's not entirely wrong.

Because Orianna, the Clockwork Demon, also transformed herself into a machine by gradually replacing her body with gears and clockwork in order to prolong her life.

"Hey, hey, hey, it can actually talk?"

Deidara was simply curious. He stared in astonishment at the puppet girl beside Uehara Naraku, and couldn't resist reaching out to touch her cheek: "Let me see what kind of puppet this is. It's so much prettier and cuter than the puppets Sasori made..."

"Don't be so rude!"

Sasori of the Red Sand grabbed Deidara's hand, and surprisingly did not care that Deidara had insulted his puppet.

Scorpion stared intently at the Clockwork Demon's body and asked, word by word, "You... also turned your body into a human puppet?"

"..."

Orianna, the Clockwork Demon, slowly raised her head, her eyes shining like two luminous gems as she curiously examined Sasori of the Red Sand.

After watching for a while, she didn't answer. Instead, she turned to look at Uehara Naraku again: "What...are we doing?"

"Cough cough..."

Uehara Naraku glanced at Sasori's burning gaze, coughed a few times symbolically, and instructed, "Your task is very simple: follow this kid named Uchiha Sasuke and supervise him in completing his test."

"I see."

Orianna nodded slightly.

Because she possesses Uehara Naraku's chakra, and her will is controlled by Uehara Naraku, she can easily understand Uehara Naraku's intentions.

After receiving the order, Orianna turned to look at Uchiha Sasuke, and a mechanical female voice floated from her lips: "I wish you... success in the test... I hope you... don't go over time... otherwise... the puppet will be angry."

"Thanks."

Sasuke Uchiha glanced at the puppet sideways and nodded at her nonchalantly.

"Sasuke, be polite."

Sasori frowned as he watched Sasuke's nonchalant movements: "This is a puppet with its own consciousness... or rather, a person... Her power is not weak; at least I can feel the powerful force within her."

"Alright, alright, Orianna is just a puppet to supervise Sasuke."

Uehara Naraku waved his hand and said softly, "Let's go to Kirigakure. Orianna can stay behind and supervise Sasuke's exam!"

"I'll stay too!"

Sasori glanced at Clockwork Demon, then at Sasuke Uchiha, and slowly said, "Our main task should be to capture the Three-Tails, Isobu. If this Uchiha brat can't defeat the Three-Tails, I can help out."

"..."

Uehara Naraku glanced speechlessly at Sasori of the Red Sand. "You want to stay here, is it to help capture the Three-Tails?"

Uehara was too embarrassed to point it out!

Since meeting Orianna, Sasori's gaze has almost never left her, perhaps filled with a desire for the secret mechanical manufacturing process of this puppet.

Perhaps they have found their own kind.

In particular, this fellow human being is a woman.

"There's no need for that."

Uehara Naraku raised an eyebrow and said softly, "I believe Sasuke can complete the test. Orianna is mainly here to supervise him. To put it another way, even if Sasuke can't defeat the Three-Tails, my puppet should be able to easily defeat it."

"Don't worry, I won't fail."

Uchiha Sasuke snorted and frowned.

Sasori of the Red Sand extended his palm and slowly said, "It doesn't matter. Uehara alone should be able to break through Kirigakure... I'll stay and help!"

Uehara Naraku stroked his chin and said, "Then Sasori-senpai will supervise Sasuke's assessment, and I'll take Orianna to Kirigakure."

"Never mind, I'll go help you!"

Sasori of the Red Sand shook his head, his face turning somewhat dark.

Is this Uehara Naraku unable to understand human speech?

To be honest, Sasori of the Red Sand is now a little regretful. He should have known better than to give up when he was chasing Orochimaru.

Look at the spoils that Uehara Naraku obtained from Orochimaru. It's one thing to have just a summoning contract with an ancient dragon, but there's also such an intricately crafted puppet!

Sasori of the Red Sand felt that if he thoroughly studied the mechanical principles of Clockwork Demon, he could apply them to other areas and further improve his puppetry skills.

"Let's go then!"

After nodding hastily, Uehara Naraku abandoned Uchiha Sasuke and Orianna, then rode the ancient dragon into the sky and flew towards Kirigakure.

Hidden Mist Village.

This village is always hidden in the fog.

Especially in the early morning, when the fog is at its thickest, it is difficult to see people, which is a great test of the Hidden Mist Ninja's perception.

"Is this Kirigakure (Hidden Mist Village)?"

Deidara tilted his head, pouted, and complained, "This awful weather is so annoying, I can only see a few meters..."

As a ninja who enjoys aerial attacks, Deidara naturally prefers clear weather because visibility is better on sunny days, and they can't see the situation in Kirigakure below at all.

Sasori of the Red Sand was also in a bad mood, and looked at Uehara Naraku, saying, "Shall we just have your summoned beast attack now?"

Uehara Naraku shook his head and said in a low voice, "What we need to do now is lure the Hidden Mist ninja stationed near the Three-Tails to come and help. If we destroy the Hidden Mist Village directly, will anyone still go to them for help?"

Sasori of the Red Sand raised an eyebrow: "So..."

Uehara Naraku slowly lowered the ancient dragon's altitude and said in a deep voice, "Therefore, we must directly attack Kirigakure and force them to send troops stationed in the Three-Tails' rebirth area to provide support by defeating Kirigakure's forces time and time again."

Do you think they'll fall for it?

"This is a perfectly legitimate and open strategy."

Uehara Naraku clenched his fist and chuckled, "Which is more important, a village or a Three-Tails? The higher-ups of Kirigakure will understand!"

Zabuza Momochi crossed his arms and said coldly, "I can sneak into the village first... This kind of weather is my favorite!"

"It's okay... I'll take care of it!"

Uehara Naraku landed in Kirigakure, slowly closing his hands together, and whispered, "Wind Release: Typhoon Passing!"

A sudden, violent gust of wind swept up!

The next second, the gale transformed into a super-powerful hurricane, instantly sweeping across the entire Hidden Mist Village and clearing away the thick fog that permeated the village!

Click, click…

Splash splash splash...

Countless buildings in Kirigakure trembled under Uehara Naraku's wind-style ninjutsu, and the sound of glass shattering echoed throughout the village!

This is the wind power that Uehara Naraku received as a reward after conquering Sunagakure, allowing him to freely manipulate wind-style chakra, or rather, to manipulate the gales of nature.

Now, Uehara Naraku has come to attack Kirigakure because, according to his prediction, the reward he can get after conquering Kirigakure should be the power of water, which will allow him to freely manipulate water-style ninjutsu.

These are all essential forces required to synthesize the Seeking Truth Jewel.

"That brat!"

As the thick fog around him suddenly dissipated, Zabuza Momochi saw Naraku Uehara standing in Kirigakure and jumped off the ancient dragon.

Deidara and Sasori did not linger either; they both landed on the ground and stood beside Uehara Naraku.

Zabuza Momochi's expression was rather unpleasant, his eyes narrowing slightly: "To be able to directly disperse the thick fog over the entire village... the power of this level of wind-style ninjutsu is far superior to that of Yagura!"

"..."

Sasori of the Red Sand had an inscrutable expression.

Because he was born in Sunagakure, Sasori had seen many powerful individuals skilled in Wind Release ninjutsu, but none of them were any less than Uehara Naraku.

Deidara's face revealed a hint of satisfaction as he looked at the Hidden Mist Village, now in its true form, and couldn't help but laugh, "Hahahaha... That's it! Following Uehara on a mission is truly exhilarating!"

This kind of weather is perfect for Deidara to shine!

At dawn, the tranquility of Kirigakure was completely shattered by the powerful hurricane. One by one, the ninjas began to gather, either to find the problem or to find their superiors.

With the fog gone, Kirigakure became completely transparent, and the Kirigakure ninjas quickly discovered the problem of the fog disappearing from the village.

no way.

It's impossible not to find it.

After all, there was a huge creature above their village, and even a ninja could see its location. However, its size inevitably caused some panic and worry.

However, what turned the panic of these Mist Ninjas into terror was a scene they witnessed on the quiet main street.

A terrifying ancient dragon floated above their Hidden Mist Village, slowly flapping its wings. On the ground below the dragon stood four ninjas dressed in black robes with auspicious cloud patterns. They came from the most terrifying organization in the ninja world!

dawn!

Uehara Naraku watched as the Mist Ninja emerged around them, waved to them, and greeted them warmly.

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