Konoha: The Soul King from the Uchiha Clan

Chapter 153 Control

Unable to withstand Sasori's attack, Uchiha Gen immediately turned around and formed hand seals.

The next moment, Wusheng flew directly from mid-air to the ground, his length appropriately reduced as he spun rapidly, transforming once again into an impenetrable silver-white shield.

Clang, clang, clang... A series of crisp, dense collision sounds rang out, and all the flying black needles were deflected.

Seeing the same scene repeat itself, Sasori of the Red Sand couldn't help but feel speechless. What's wrong with this sword?

Not only can it stretch and retract freely, it can even move on its own...

He needs to control even his puppets; isn't that a bit too clever?

In mid-air, Xiao Nan flew to the side, and countless pieces of paper combined to form short paper spears. The spearheads were formed from explosive tags, and the spears once again attacked from above.

Fire Release: Exploding Flame Bullet!

Uchiha Gen spewed out cherry-sized, deep red fireballs from his mouth. As the fireballs dissipated from the air, they expanded in the wind, transforming into deep red fireballs the size of human heads.

Boom, boom, boom...

Explosions clashed, and clusters of crimson fireballs shot into the air, unleashing a violent heatwave. However, the power of the explosive fireballs far surpassed that of the explosive tags.

All the paper spears were blocked, the chakra they contained was dispersed, and the paper was ignited by the flames. Konan moved her body nimbly in mid-air to dodge the incoming crimson fireballs.

Practice - Human Body Kung Fu!

Despite the complaints, Sasori of the Red Sand unleashed a hidden attack, with thin threads of chakra emerging from the ground, like venomous snakes hunting and "biting" at Uchiha Gen's joints from behind.

This technique was originally used by puppeteers to manipulate corpses on the battlefield when their puppets were destroyed or when they no longer had puppets.

Sasori of the Red Sand has honed this technique to its pinnacle, allowing him to directly control living people.

Just as the chakra threads were about to "bite" him, Uchiha Gen seemed to have eyes in the back of his head.

He turned to the side, his palm wrapped in wind-style chakra, and with a single slash, all the chakra threads were severed, and he fell limply to the ground.

"Kid, you think your little tricks can fool my Sharingan?"

Uchiha Gen opened his hand to catch Wusheng, raised an eyebrow, and smiled smugly.

kid?

You look younger than me!

A surge of rage rose within Sasori of the Red Sand, whose calm and lifeless heart was now burning. With a slight twitch of his fingers, he controlled the Third Kazekage to fly directly over.

With outstretched arms, a series of gleaming broadswords shot forth, their blades coated with a secret poison, surrounded by black iron sand that stretched and contracted, poised to strike.

At the same time, Konan launched a cover attack in mid-air, sending giant paper shuriken flying through the air.

These giant paper shuriken flew in bizarre trajectories, covering all directions and, conventionally speaking, completely sealing off Uchiha Gen's escape route.

It can only be described as conventional, because Uchiha Gen can use the Flying Thunder God Technique to jump between spaces at any time.

Earth Release: Seamless Earth Flow Wall!

Uchiha Gen formed hand seals and slammed his hands on the ground. Countless clods of earth rose from the ground, hardened under the influence of chakra, and then quickly transformed into a semi-circular barrier that covered all directions.

The giant paper shuriken couldn't break through the defense, and the greatsword was even less likely to do so. Sasori of the Red Sand could only control the Third Kazekage to unleash powerful attacks.

Magnetic Sand Iron Spinning Top!

The black iron sand condensed into a giant triangular cone in mid-air, and then the cone began to spin rapidly as it fell, stirring up the surrounding airflow.

It was quite heavy and fell at an extremely fast speed. It fell from above the dome with a loud bang, tearing a large hole in the dome.

The fixed chakra flow within the barrier was disrupted, and since Uchiha Gen did not repair or maintain it, the semi-circular barrier quickly collapsed.

Uchiha Gen's figure leaped out of the smoke, his face expressionless, and said, "That's enough, I've had my fill of playing."

"If you come again, I won't be so polite."

That's right, so far Uchiha Gen has been playing around in all the battles.

If things get serious, Konan and Sasori at this stage are no match for them.

In particular, Sasori of the Red Sand is his natural counter.

There are two reasons why I didn't take it seriously.

Firstly, Uchiha Gen liked both of them, especially Konan.

However, the original novel's filter is only a secondary reason; the main reason is that these two characters are more useful in future scenarios.

It's at least more beneficial than taking away their souls and lifespans; how much more beneficial depends on how well it's done.

"That damned Uchiha brat, how dare he look down on us!"

"Why don't you take a look..."

As he spoke, Sasori of the Red Sand manipulated the Third Kazekage to form hand seals, preparing to deliver a ruthless blow to Uchiha Gen.

Suddenly, the earth cracked open, and another Uchiha Gen burst forth from the ground in front of Sasori of the Red Sand...

"That's exactly what I was looking for!"

Sasori kicked Uchiha Gen in the chest, and countless half-inch steel needles shot out from the seemingly ordinary sole of his shoe. The steel needles were also coated with a secret poison.

The steel needles from the shoe pierced his chest, and Uchiha Gen's body instantly turned into mud. At the same time, the light behind Sasori of the Red Sand shifted, and Uchiha Gen's true form appeared in the air like a chameleon...

Sensing the killing intent behind him, Sasori of the Red Sand knew he was in trouble and tried to react quickly, but it was too late; the cold blade was already pressed against his neck.

"Kill me if you want!"

Sasori of the Red Sand was quite tough, sticking his neck out as he spoke.

Sasori of the Red Sand has not yet transformed his true form into a human puppet; his body is still made of flesh and blood.

"Hey, beautiful lady in the sky, what do you think? Should I kill him or not?"

Uchiha Gen looked up and called out with a smile.

Xiao Nan's figure descended from mid-air, and after averting her gaze, she said expressionlessly, "What does it matter to me whether you kill him or not?"

"Before you broke in, he was my opponent."

Uchiha smiled faintly and said, "Is that so?"

"Then why did you all immediately start fighting side by side without saying a word?"

"Your relationship is definitely not that of rivals or enemies."

"Don't try to fool me with your cold and indifferent attitude."

"If you really didn't care, you should have flown away just now."

After a moment of silence, Xiao Nan asked, "What do you want?"

The new Akatsuki organization is in dire need of personnel, and Sasori of the Red Sand is a candidate that the Akatsuki organization highly values.

This was her first recruitment mission, and unless absolutely necessary, she didn't want to disappoint Nagato.

"I was just curious and came to see what was going on, but you attacked me without even asking what happened."

"If it weren't for my decent strength, I would be dead long ago. You must make amends to me handsomely!"

Sasori and Konan felt a little strange upon hearing this.

What, does this Konoha ninja from the Uchiha clan not recognize the Third Kazekage?

Well... it's not impossible.

The Third Kazekage has been dead for so many years, and the Sand Magnet Release has disappeared from the ninja world for many years...

Sigh, I acted too hastily. I thought it was someone I could easily deal with...

Although he felt a little strange and confused, Sasori of the Red Sand also breathed a sigh of relief.

It's good that there's something to talk about. Although he's not afraid of death, his artistic dreams haven't been realized yet, and he doesn't want to die so soon.

Konan breathed a sigh of relief. There weren't many ninjas in the ninja world suitable for joining the new Akatsuki organization, and finding and recruiting them again would be a troublesome matter.

What kind of compensation do you want?

"Let's make this clear beforehand: don't make unreasonable demands. I will never agree to anything that crosses my bottom line," Xiao Nan said expressionlessly.

Upon hearing this, Uchiha Gen stroked his chin and carefully examined Konan from head to toe...

(End of this chapter)