The Tenseigan started from the Hyuga main family.

To Sasori's surprise, Hyuga Zetsu did not attempt to dodge or use ninjutsu for defense, but remained standing still.

hum!

With a low hum, Hiruko flashed to the side and blocked Hyuga Zechen's attack. The giant scorpion tail on its back suddenly extended and blocked the venomous giant blade with a clang.

He actually intends to use puppets to compete?

The scorpion's lips twitched slightly, revealing a disdainful smile as if it were a living person. With a slight movement of its five fingers, the giant blade, which seemed to have used all its strength, pressed forward and immediately cleaved the entire scorpion tail into pieces.

Although it is unknown how Hyuga Zetsu managed to manipulate the puppet without chakra threads, it does not prevent Sasori from being absolutely confident of defeating Hiruko.

After all, these were puppets created by Scorpion himself, and no one understood the key to their existence better than him.

Click click...

Taking advantage of the stalemate, Hiruko suddenly opened her mouth, clearly preparing to launch an attack.

Idiot, don't you know that the Third Kazekage's bloodline limit is Magnet Release, which makes any metal attack ineffective against him?

Scorpion's sneer grew even more pronounced, his gaze towards Hinata Sawatatsu filled with mocking disdain.

However, what shot out from Hiruko's mouth was a series of green chakra orbs, which bombarded the Third Kazekage puppet's head, heart, and abdomen respectively.

impossible!

The smile on Scorpion's face froze instantly, and his eyes widened in disbelief.

There are no similar attack devices inside Hiruko!

Also, how did he know at a glance where the Third Kazekage's puppet's chakra core was hidden?

Compared to earlier works like Hiruko, which only had one chakra core, the Kazekage puppet had three chakra cores placed in different locations on its body in order to preserve the Magnet Release ninjutsu of the Third Kazekage as much as possible.

Judging from the point of impact of the chakra orb, it was clearly aimed at the chakra core.

We must not let him succeed!

Scorpion overlapped his hands, forming a hand seal.

This is naturally one of the abilities of the Tenseigan.

Any puppet manipulated by the Tenseigan chakra can unleash chakra orbs to attack!

Just as the chakra orb was about to hit its target, the Third Kazekage suddenly abandoned his attack and leaped backward, simultaneously opening his mouth to reveal eight sharp teeth. Immediately, a large amount of iron sand gushed from his mouth, forming a thick wall that blocked his path.

Magnetic Escape·Sand Iron Wall!

"boom!"

The chakra ball struck the iron sand wall with a loud bang, but the iron sand wall remained as solid as a mountain, completely unshaken by the attack.

Hey!

A smile returned to Scorpion's face.

Why is the Third Kazekage hailed as the strongest Kazekage? It's all thanks to his Kekkei Genkai: Magnet Release!

However, the smile lasted for less than a moment before freezing again.

Whoosh!

With the extraction of the Tenseigan, the chakra maintaining the iron sand wall was almost instantly drained, causing the massive iron sand wall to collapse instantly.

The chakra orbs that came one after another condensed into a green beam of light, which shone on the three chakra cores of the Third Kazekage puppet and began to extract the chakra contained within them once again.

"How can someone possess such a bizarre ability?"

Sasori, sensing the changes in the Kazekage puppet through the chakra threads, changed his expression drastically and pulled back with both hands, trying to retrieve the puppet.

However, the Kazekage puppet, which had retreated less than a foot, exhausted its chakra and fell to the ground with a thud.

I've got the third-generation Kazekage puppet.

Chapter 25 The Scorpion's Scroll

There has never been any perfect art in this world, has there?

The Third Kazekage's body shimmered with the glow of Tenseigan chakra, symbolizing that this human puppet had changed hands.

Undeterred, Sasori sensed a strange power spreading from the chakra threads wrapped around the Kazekage puppet toward his own body. Despite his deep reluctance, he had no choice but to abandon his final struggle, severing all the chakra threads and accepting the fact that the Kazekage puppet had changed hands.

As he watched the Wind Shadow Puppet rise again amidst the cracking sounds, and the black iron sand swirling around it, Sasori of the Crimson Sand felt a chill run down his spine.

This was a strange feeling that I had never experienced since I transformed myself into a human puppet.

"The root of all this lies in the eye technique of yours, isn't it?"

As a ninja who had been famous for many years, Sasori quickly calmed his emotions. His rich experience allowed him to quickly realize that this was not something that ninjutsu could do, but must have originated from the only light blue eyes that were visible beneath his black robe.

"I've heard that the leader of your Akatsuki organization possesses the Rinnegan, known as the Eye of God. I wonder, compared to my eyes, which is superior?"

Hinata Zechen tacitly accepted Sasori's guess, then changed the subject and focused on Nagato.

"Hmph, far from it."

Sasori only agreed to join the Akatsuki organization after being defeated by Konan. The powerful Rinnegan of the organization's leader, "Zero," left Sasori in awe.

The fact that "Zero" only showed a fraction of the Rinnegan's power when he fought Orochimaru was enough for Sasori to admit that he was no match for him.

Although the Tenseigan's current abilities are equally astonishing, it is still quite different from the Rinnegan.

Well, it does.

Even Hyuga Zechen had to admit that before mastering the Tenseigan Chakra Mode and the two ultimate techniques that require chakra beads to unleash, there was indeed a significant gap between the Tenseigan and the Rinnegan.

Sasori appears vulnerable in the face of the Tenseigan, relying more on the Tenseigan's ability to counter puppeteers.

"No wonder he earned the reputation of being the strongest Kazekage in Sunagakure with just his Magnet Release technique..."

As Hinata Zechen began to familiarize himself with the abilities of the Kazekage Puppet, the surrounding iron sand constantly changed its form, sometimes into a sword, sometimes into a ball, sometimes into a pillar, playing with it in front of Sasori, just like a child who had received the latest toy.

"Damn it, how dare they steal my most prized work..."

At this moment, Scorpion was also caught in a dilemma, hesitating between retreating and continuing to fight.

Hinata Sawatatsu's pale blue Tenseigan eye techniques were too effective against Sasori. Even with the Hundred Puppet Technique, it would be difficult to defeat him.

In particular, the iron sand of the Wind Shadow Puppet is the nemesis of all puppets. Once the iron sand enters the puppet's interior, all mechanisms will be completely destroyed, even for Sasori's human puppet body.

However, Sasori was extremely unwilling to give up and leave. If he could hold off the enemy for the time being and wait for Kakuzu to finish off the Byakugan ninja and join him, there was a great chance that he could reclaim the Kazekage puppet.

Therefore, Sasori retreated dozens of feet away, carefully guarding against Hyuga Sawa's every move, and praying in his heart that Kakuzu would come and join them soon.

"Hey, why haven't you left yet?"

After a while, Hyuga Zechen, who had already figured out most of the functions of the Kazekage Puppet, slowly raised his head and looked at Sasori, who had retreated to a distance, his words clearly carrying a smile.

You've gone too far!

Sasori's eyes widened slightly, as if he had made up his mind, and he slowly reached out to unbutton the Akatsuki's clothing.

"Hmph, I admit you're quite something, hiding your true colors and stealing my most prized work. But that's no reason for you to look down on me like that!"

As the Akatsuki's trench coat fell to the ground, Sasori's body, previously concealed by the clothing, was revealed.

Apart from the regeneration core made of flesh and blood that was preserved in the left chest where the heart was located, the entire body had been transformed into a human puppet. Five long blades extended from each of the forearms of the left and right hands. When the mechanism in the abdomen was activated, it revealed a long steel cable. On the back was a scroll rack. Except for the first rack which was empty, the other three racks still contained scrolls.

"Since the battle I fought when I joined Akatsuki, this is the first time I've had to use my true form in battle..."

As the steel cable protruded from its abdomen like a venomous snake, its sharp head piercing the ground, Scorpion's legs stepped on the cable, slowly rising as the cable extended, looking down at Hyuga Sawatatsu and the Kazekage Puppet.

tick...

Purple liquid dripped from the steel cable, corroding a deep pit in the ground.

Not only the steel cables, but also the blades extending from its arms, clearly indicate that the scorpion, which has transformed its entire body into a human puppet, possesses poisonous weapons throughout its body.

As soon as Hinata Zechen thought about it, the iron sand floating next to the Kazekage Puppet instantly condensed into long, thin needles, which shot towards Sasori like raindrops.

Magnet Release: Iron Sand Rain!

Faced with the onslaught of iron sand, Scorpion's eyelids twitched, and he stretched out both arms forward. Suddenly, his palms split open, revealing two metal pipes.

Infernal Prison Formation!

As the last scroll on Scorpion's back was activated by chakra, raging crimson flames erupted from the two iron pipes, forming an impenetrable wall of fire in front of them, radiating an incredibly high temperature.

Countless iron needles shot into the sea of ​​fire, instantly turning red-hot in the intense heat and continuously turning into molten iron that dripped to the ground, unable to penetrate the defense formed by the wall of fire.

This is Sasori guiding the special flames stored in the water and fire scrolls on his back to erupt from the channels in his palms, and he can control the size of the fire pillars at will through his chakra core.

What if that's the case?

Seeing that Sasori had successfully defended against the attack of the Iron Sand Rain, the Kazekage Puppet manipulated the sky full of iron sand to change its attack form, directly gathering it into an enormous iron sand cuboid, which crashed towards Sasori with an awe-inspiring and unstoppable momentum.

Even at the highest temperature, the flames couldn't melt all the iron filings instantly. Even a portion of them needing to pass through the inferno would be fatal to the Scorpion puppet.

Facing the incoming iron sand cube, Scorpion's movements remained unchanged. His right palm continued to spew forth a blazing pillar of fire, completely enveloping the iron sand cube and turning its entire surface an intense red.

As the fiery torrent surged through the air, the rectangular iron sandstone gradually melted under the intense heat, slowing its forward momentum. Yet, it remained steadfast and continued its rapid charge toward the scorpion.

The flame jet from the pipe on the right suddenly stopped, while the pipe on the left side on the other side spewed out a torrent of water, which gushed onto the red-hot iron sand cuboid.

White mist rose up, and the entire iron sand cuboid trembled violently. It rushed forward and suddenly disintegrated when it was less than a foot away from the scorpion, breaking into countless pieces of iron sand that fell to the ground.

Die!

The water jet from the pipe instantly contracted, becoming only the thickness of a finger. Under immense pressure, it transformed into a sharp water blade capable of cutting through anything, shooting towards Hyuga Sawatatsu.

As long as the owner of the bloodline limit is killed, control of the Kazekage puppet can be regained!

This is a special potion carefully prepared by Scorpion. It is highly corrosive and extremely poisonous. Just a little bit of it can turn an enemy into bones instantly.

Chapter 26 The Last Loot

As the last scroll on Sasori's back suddenly disappeared, before the high-pressure water jet could hit Hyuga Zechen, the five blades extending from Sasori's arms began to spin wildly, creating a storm like rotors, lifting Sasori's body into the air with a huge roar, gliding towards Hyuga Zechen like wings.

As long as the blade touches flesh, the scorpion can turn the tide and win!

Faced with a high-pressure direct current water column whose cutting power is comparable to Water Release: Water Severing Wave, Hyuga Zechen naturally dared not rely on ninjutsu for defense. After all, even if he could not sever the roots of the Divine Tree like Water Severing Wave, the corrosion and poison contained in the water column were enough to make up for the difference between the two.

With a dazzling light from the Tenseigan, a spatial passage formed once more, enveloping Hyuga Zetsu and instantly disappearing.

The next moment, a high-pressure water jet swept across, splitting mountains and rocks in its path, cutting everything in its way to pieces.