Shisui's figure weaved through the puppet army like a ghost, his Sharingan efficiently capturing the trajectory of every puppet's attack.
However, amidst this dense onslaught, his gaze suddenly sharpened—he saw that in the eye socket of one of the puppets, embedded was a pair of scarlet Sharingan!
This guy... did he even lay hands on members of the Uchiha Clan?
An uncontrollable rage instantly surged in Shisui's heart. He would never allow the remains of his clansmen to be desecrated in such a way.
"Pfft!"
The next moment, his figure appeared behind the puppet with the embedded Sharingan as if teleporting, his short blade piercing its core drive device with pinpoint accuracy! His movements were clean and decisive, without the slightest hesitation.
Almost at the same instant he succeeded, he activated his Body Flicker Technique again, his figure blurring and disappearing from his original spot, narrowly dodging the poisoned blade swung by another puppet from behind him.
Immediately after, he cut in half another puppet that was attempting to ambush him from the side!
Although the movements of these puppets were sharp and ruthless, in front of him, known as "Shisui of the Body Flicker," they still appeared sluggish and clumsy, utterly unable to truly catch his figure.
On the other side of the battlefield, the two strangely shaped clay figures controlled by Deidara were launching extremely troublesome attacks on the puppet army.
The clay of their bodies could transform at will, sometimes becoming sharp spears for thrusting, other times transforming into keen blades for slashing, and they could even split into small clay flying insects for harassment.
What made Sasori even more difficult was that the poisoned weapons wielded and slashed by the puppets had almost no effect on the clay figures!
Even if the clay was successfully cut, the severed clay would not be rendered ineffective; instead, it would quickly connect and reassemble via clay threads, transforming into smaller, more agile clay clones!
And these small clay clones were like maggots on bone; once they got close to a puppet, they would immediately launch a suicidal explosive attack!
Boom! Boom! Boom!
A continuous series of small-scale explosions constantly rang out among the puppet horde, each explosion capable of destroying or severely damaging at least one puppet!
Watching his artistic creations continuously blow up Sasori's puppets, Deidara, who was remotely controlling them from a safe zone in the rear, revealed a smile of immense satisfaction.
Sasori naturally noticed this blond brat who was constantly destroying his beloved collection with explosions, and immediately manipulated several puppets, attempting to bypass the frontal battlefield and head directly for Deidara in the rear!
However, Deidara didn't even bother to glance at the attacking puppets, remaining focused on controlling his clay art.
Just as those few puppets rushed into a certain distance—
Several pre-laid clay centipedes suddenly shot out from beneath the sand! They wrapped around the puppets with lightning speed and then self-destructed without hesitation!
Boom!
The explosion once again engulfed the ambushing puppets!
It seemed Deidara had already calculated all the attack distances and defensive positions.
"Hahaha! This is what makes destruction worthwhile! But... indeed! Compared to eternity! The beauty of the moment is true art! Hm!"
Feeling that his "momentary art" seemed to some extent to suppress the "eternal art" pursued by his opponent, Deidara couldn't help but laugh wildly, his voice filled with triumph.
These hundreds of puppets looked intimidating, but he didn't expect most of them to be mere cannon fodder, utterly unable to withstand a single blow!
In the rear area of the battlefield, Zabuza and Haku stood back-to-back, struggling to fend off the surging tide of puppets.
Although every swing of his blade precisely shattered a puppet, Zabuza's rich combat experience made him keenly aware that the puppets' movements were becoming increasingly precise and difficult to handle!
Is it because the number of puppets being controlled has decreased, allowing for more refined manipulation?
Zabuza immediately understood the reason. Although they had destroyed a considerable number of puppets, looking around, the puppet army controlled by Sasori still blotted out the sky, seemingly endless.
After Haku precisely pierced several attempting-to-ambush puppets with sharp ice pillars, he noticed Zabuza beginning to form hand signs.
He immediately understood, quickly moved in front of Zabuza, and with a wave of his hands, several huge ice cones condensed out of thin air, temporarily pushing back the surrounding puppets like a fence, buying Zabuza valuable time to form his hand signs.
"Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Jutsu!"
Zabuza's low roar sounded, and a massive surge of water-style Chakra erupted! A gigantic water dragon suddenly rose from behind him, letting out a deafening roar!
And at the moment the water dragon formed, Haku, standing beside Zabuza, also completed the last hand sign! His Ice Release Bloodline Limit Chakra exploded forth without reservation!
The next moment, a miraculous change occurred—the giant water dragon summoned by Zabuza began to freeze at a visible rate!
Haku's Ice Release Chakra perfectly merged into the water dragon, instantly transforming it into a crystalline ice dragon, emanating an extreme chill!
"Roar—!!"
The ice dragon let out an even more oppressive roar, carrying a terrifying chill that could freeze everything, and charged fiercely into the dense puppet horde!
Crunch! Crunch! Crunch!
Wherever the ice dragon passed, the hard puppets shattered instantly like fragile plastic toys, or were directly cracked by the terrifying cold!
Zabuza concentrated, controlling this powerful ice dragon with Chakra, unleashing a one-sided slaughter among the puppet horde!
At the same time, Shisui in the center of the battlefield also clearly felt the pressure—the surrounding puppets were indeed becoming stronger, their attacks more cunning, and their coordination more seamless. He knew he had to finish this quickly!
No longer holding back Chakra, a massive amount of Yin Release Chakra, carrying a chilling aura, surged wildly from his Mangekyo Sharingan!
"[Susanoo]!"
Accompanying this declaration, a gigantic red skeletal frame made of energy appeared out of thin air, enveloping Shisui! This was the power of the Mangekyo Sharingan, originating from Uchiha Itachi—Susanoo!
After equipping these eyes, Shisui naturally inherited this legendary power!
The skeletal frame was quickly covered by Chakra-formed muscle tissue, its form becoming more complete and powerful—Susanoo: Second Form!
A ten-meter-tall, half-bodied red giant stood majestically in the battlefield, emanating a terrifying, suffocating pressure!
"Wha... what is that thing?!"
Even Sasori of the Red Sand, who was well-informed and prided himself on art that defied common sense, couldn't help but be greatly alarmed when he saw this red giant, as if a myth had descended, his voice filled with incredible horror!
The red giant raised one massive hand, and terrifying energy began to furiously gather and compress in its palm!
"Yasaka Magatama!"
The next moment, three colossal magatama, burning with red energy flames, shot out from Susanoo's hand like meteors, slamming violently into the densest puppet group!
Rumble—!!!
A destructive explosion and shockwave instantly cleared a large area, countless puppets turning to dust before this absolute power.
Sasori watched his once sky-blotting puppet army rapidly diminish in number under these consecutive terrifying blows, and his heart sank sharply.
A cold truth lay before him—
He seemed to... be unable to defeat these guys!
-------------------------------
I've already uploaded 70 chapters of this story on Patreon!
If you enjoy it, come check out the latest chapters in advance.
[patreon.com/TripleCrown07]
Thank you so much for your support!!!
"And If you're enjoying it, drop a Power Stone for me!"