Ninja World: I, Kisame Hoshigaki, am no longer human!

"Oh dear, here we go again!"

Hozuki Mangetsu let out a strange cry, raised his hands, and twisted his body into a pool of fluid, neutralizing the attack of the poison needles.

Yekura and Yuri dealt with the poison needles in a similar way—their bodies burst into flames and lightning, respectively, using abilities similar to the Water Transformation Technique, transforming into flames and lightning to become immune to the incoming poison needles.

Yoko, Hozuki Mangetsu, and Ringo Ameyuri all swallowed the monster cells given to them by Kisame, and all of them successfully evolved, transcending the realm of human flesh and blood.

Therefore, Hiruko's puppet-making skills were destined to be ineffective against the three of them.

"what?!"

Hiruko was shocked by what she saw. Just what kind of monsters were her enemies?

At that moment, Mei Terumi suddenly leaped high into the air, quickly completed hand seals in mid-air, opened her mouth and spat out a breath, once again unleashing the Monster Melting Technique.

Chi Chi Chi.

A large amount of orange slime fell from the sky, enveloping Fei Liuhu's massive body. In less than a few seconds, it completely melted his steel body, causing him to shrivel up.

"Well done, Mei Terumi!" Yuri Ame-no-Kami cheered, raising her fist.

Mei Terumi smiled at her companion, but immediately became serious, turning her solemn gaze to Nagato.

That person was their real enemy.

Kacha.

Suddenly, Hiruko's mangled body

Then, to the astonishment of Yekura and the other three, a hand reached out from inside and pried open Hiruko's tattered outer shell. Then, a figure slowly stood up.

He was a boy with short red hair, and his appearance was delicate and handsome. His first impression was that of a "beautiful boy," which was in stark contrast to the fierce and ugly appearance of Hiruko.

"So this is the puppeteer's true form? Was that big guy just now a human puppet he was controlling?" Yu Yuli exclaimed in surprise.

"Hiding oneself inside a puppet allows one to focus on manipulating it and avoid being found by the enemy. This is indeed a technique used by very skilled puppeteers."

Mei Terumi frowned, realizing that the enemy was not as easy to deal with as she had imagined.

"He is Sasori of the Red Sand, a former genius puppeteer of Sunagakure."

At this moment, Yekura suddenly spoke up, revealing Sasori's true identity in one sentence: "A few years ago, Sasori defected from Sunagakure for unknown reasons, and the Third Kazekage also disappeared after that. Lord Kisame told me that the Third Kazekage was killed by Sasori and turned into a human puppet."

"Oh?"

Upon hearing Yekura's words, it was Sasori's turn to be shocked once again.

No one else witnessed his assassination of the Third Kazekage and his turning of the latter into a puppet, and logically no one should have known about it.

However, the legendary demigod Kisame Hoshigaki, who had never met him, knew everything about what he had done.

As expected of Nagato's nemesis, Kisame is indeed a god-like man.

"Since that's the case, I have nothing more to hide. What happened just now was a small skirmish; the real battle is about to begin."

As he spoke, Scorpion took out a scroll, unfurled it, and revealed the number "three" on it.

With a bang, a cloud of white smoke dissipated, and a tall human puppet appeared in front of Scorpion.

It was a man with long blue hair, his body like a puppet, his expression blank, devoid of soul.

"The strongest Kazekage in history, the Third Kazekage has arrived."

After Sasori finished speaking, his ten fingers danced gracefully, and the Third Kazekage in front of him began to move, quickly forming hand seals and opening his arms forward.

Splash!

In an instant, waves of iron sand were summoned out of thin air, forming countless fine needles that once again enveloped the Yecang group of four.

Magnetism Release: Iron Sand Rain.

This technique differs from the previous Thousand Needles Technique; it is a more powerful Magnet Release ninjutsu with a longer duration.

In Scorpion's view, even if this move couldn't kill Yekura and the others, as long as it could restrict their movements, he would have plenty of ways to find their weaknesses and defeat them one by one.

Faced with the oncoming rain of iron, Ye Cang's gaze sharpened, and he quickly formed hand seals before exhaling.

Splash!

A vast expanse of seawater-like flames erupted from her mouth, sweeping forward and colliding head-on with the Sand Iron Rain, melting each of the fine needles.

Evenly matched.

“Leave Sasori of the Red Sand and his puppet, the Third Kazekage, to me. You all hurry up and stop Nagato to save the four Jinchūriki.”

While resisting the Third Kazekage's ninjutsu, Yekura gave a stern order to the three members of her squad.

As soon as she finished speaking, flames erupted all over her body, transforming her into the Fire Woman form. She rode a giant fire dragon that rose from beneath her feet and charged toward the Third Kazekage.

Sand and iron wall.

Under Sasori's control, the Third Kazekage used Magnet Release to create a sturdy wall that withstood Pakura's fiery attack.

Mei Terumi and her two companions seized the opportunity, taking advantage of Yekura's distraction of Sasori, and after exchanging glances, launched a joint attack on Nagato.

Winter, winter, winter.

As Hozuki Mangetsu ran, he transformed into a six-meter-tall water-style giant, arriving first in front of Nagato and raising his fist to smash it down on the latter's head.

Ok?

Nagato, who had kept his eyes closed since the beginning, suddenly opened his Rinnegan, emitting a sharp light.

Shinra Tensei.

With a wave of his hand, he activated his signature ability, sending the water giant, who was nearly inches away, flying backward and crashing into a wall more than ten meters away.

However, the Yekura squad was already well aware of Nagato's ability, so Hozuki Mangetsu's attack was just a sheep attack to distract him.

There is a five-second cooldown period between the activations of Shinra Tensei.

sizzle.

Just as the Water Release giant was repelled, the lightning that Yuri had transformed into arrived in an instant, striking Nagato's body and sending him flying, his entire body crackling with lightning.

Nagato collapsed to the ground, trying to get up, but his whole body was numb.

Taking advantage of his inability to move, Mei Terumi used the same trick again, employing the Melting Monster Technique to submerge Nagato with a large amount of slime.

Success!

As Nagato, the one who maintained the Nine Sealing Techniques of the Illusionary Dragon, collapsed, the four chakra dragons that emerged from the Gedo Mazo quickly severed their connection with the Jinchuriki, thus halting the ritual of extracting the Tailed Beasts.

"Hurry up and save people!"

The three worked together to move the four unconscious Jinchūriki to a relatively safe place nearby.

"Did you take that guy down?"

Then, the three looked towards the lava-released slime and were surprised to find that Nagato had actually stood up from inside it.

He truly lived up to his reputation as a sage. Even though this body was merely a shadow clone of his, and he had consumed a great deal of chakra while performing the sealing technique, he still managed to withstand Yuri Amane's Lightning Release paralysis and Mei Terumi's Lava Release corrosion.

Nagato had to admit that he had underestimated Yekura and the others.

These Hidden Mist ninjas were strange; their abilities were quite unique and completely different from those of ordinary ninjas, which surprised Nagato.

Are these people Kisame Hoshigaki's secret unit?

His clone didn't have much chakra left, so he decided to use his strongest abilities to wipe out all the enemies in front of him before dispelling the shadow clone.

Not a single one was left.

That ability was the Rinnegan: Intimidation that Nagato once used to deal with Kisame!

The next second, Nagato suddenly opened his eyes wide. A violent surge of childlike energy emanated from him and instantly spread to half of the hall, enveloping everyone except the three members of the team who were fighting Sasori.

what happened?

Mei Terumi and the other two suddenly felt an unimaginable pressure descend upon them, freezing their bodies in place so that they couldn't move a single finger or even blink.

Under these circumstances, Hozuki Mangetsu and Ringo Ameyuri's abilities both became ineffective, and they could no longer transform into water or lightning.

“Mortals, as insignificant as ants, dare to challenge the gods.”

Nagato said coldly, the childlike energy fluctuations in his eyes becoming increasingly intense, causing the blood flow and heartbeats in the three people's bodies to almost stop, and they were about to die on the spot.

On the other side, the Third Kazekage, under Sasori's control, also used the strongest Magnet Release ninjutsu—Iron Sand World Technique.

Those were countless long iron sand spikes that shuttled back and forth in the air to form a barrier, representing the strongest form of Magnet Release attack in terms of range and density.

Yekura was trapped by the barrier, facing imminent danger.

If this continues, the entire team of four will be wiped out in less than ten seconds, perishing in Amegakure.

229. Successfully obtained

The tall tower in the center of Amegakure Village.

The surprise attack launched by Yekura's squad encountered resistance from Nagato's shadow clone and Sasori of the Red Sand. After a brief exchange, the four members of Kirigakure were not only at a disadvantage, but their situation was also very bad.

"ended."

After Sasori used the Third Kazekage's Sand Iron World Technique to trap Yekura, he announced in a cold voice and made a fist-clenching gesture.

As soon as she finished speaking, countless iron spikes floating in the air pierced through Ye Cang's body from all directions, aiming to create a large hole in her.

But just then...

Boo!

A loud bird song echoed through the hall. The next instant, Ye Cang's body burst into flames, completely shedding his human form and transforming into a gigantic fire phoenix.

At this moment, Yekura simultaneously activated the power of the monster cells and the Sage Art seal within her body, causing her chakra to go berserk and entering her strongest form.

Under Scorpion's horrified gaze.

Chi Chi Chi.

The fire phoenix spread its magnificent wings, and with each flap, massive magma surged outwards, flowing endlessly like a raging tide. Wherever the magma passed, the iron sand spikes melted upon contact, turning into pools of molten iron that merged into the fiery red magma.

The most powerful Magnet Release ninjutsu has been broken just like that.

Hey.