*Bang*
*Bang*
*Bang*
When the hands shot by Hiruko flew towards Chizuru, it suddenly broke into two sections in the middle. Countless flying needles shot out from inside the hands, turning Chizuru into a hedgehog in the blink of an eye.
Asahi had been paying attention to the battle situation from not far away, and at the same time, he was secretly prepared. As long as the situation was slightly wrong, he would immediately run away.
This time when he came to see Sasori, Asahi overestimated his own as well as Chizuru's strength, and at the same time, he also underestimated the strength of Sasori of the Red Sand.
Sasori was different from ordinary geniuses. Even geniuses like Minato and Orochimaru gained great strength through continuous hard work and practice. But as long as Sasori had a powerful puppet in his hands, he could exert great strength.
Because Sasori himself had a talent far beyond ordinary puppeteers in making puppets, Hiruko was a human puppet made of a ninja killed by Sasori. Sasori hides in this puppet most of the time, making up for the disadvantage of being weak in close-combat of a puppeteer.
Moreover, a puppet's attack was different from ordinary ninjutsu. The puppeteer seals the hidden weapon in the puppet. During the battle, the seal could be released to launch the attack. Therefore, the puppeteer consumes very little chakra during the battle. As long as the number of puppets is enough, the puppeteer could fight a protracted battle beyond ordinary ninjas.
Asahi was now not sure how long Chizuru's stamina could last.
*Poof*
Chizuru, who was stabbed by the flying needles, suddenly turned into a puff of smoke, showing that it was a shadow clone.
At the same time, the ground under Sasori suddenly broke open, and two Chizuru emerged from the ground. Holding a steel wire in their hands, they tied Hiruko tightly and sealed off Hiruko's actions.
[Fire Style ∙ Dragon Flame Jutsu]
The two Chizuru released the Fire-style ninjutsu at the same time. The fire dragon spread along the steel wire and swallowed up Hiruko in the blink of an eye.
This sudden change shocked Asahi, who had no idea when Chizuru used the [Shadow Clone Jutsu].
Seeing Sasori's Hiruko being swallowed by the Fire-style, Asahi was still not sure whether this blow could break Hiruko's defense, because judging from the wooden hands just now, Sasori should have been given the puppets fire-protection measures.
'I can't miss this opportunity!'
Asahi quickly rushed towards Hiruko, preparing to complete the final blow, crush Hiruko and force out Sasori's body.
"Get back quickly!" Chizuru shouted immediately when he saw Asahi's actions.
Based on Chizuru's experience, he could certainly confirm that Sasori was not afraid of fire, but if Sasori's real body was hidden in Sasori, then the high temperature of the Fire-style could definitely cause severe burns to Sasori.
But this level of injury should not be fatal. Asahi had not yet told Chizuru the secret of opening the Mangekyou Sharingan, so Chizuru really does not want Asahi to die in vain.
"He's not dead yet!" Chizuru shouted.
The flames dissipated, and Hiruko, who was severely burned, remained motionless, as if he had lost the ability to move.
However, since the start of his fight against Sasori, Chizuru had recognized Sasori's strength. Even if he was hit by Fire-style, he would never die so easily.
Just when the distance between Asahi and Hiruko was only one meter, Hiruko's scorpion tail suddenly broke the wire and thrust straight towards Asahi.
[Earth Style ∙ Earth Spear]
Asahi formed hand seals with his hands, and the skin all over his body turned black under the cover of earth-attribute chakra.
After completing the nature transformation of earth-attribute chakra, Asahi could now defend against most physical attacks by using this jutsu.
It's just that this move consumes a lot of chakra. Under normal conditions, Asahi could only use it five times, and each time could only last three seconds. What's more, Asahi had created a shadow clone. The chakra of his main body was seriously insufficient.
Originally, the [Earth Style ∙ Earth Spear] was Asahi's last resort to save his life, but the plans couldn't always keep up with the changes. Asahi had to approach Hiruko to launch an attack when Hiruko was not able to fully utilize its attacks.
The plan that had been planned for so long was about to succeed, and Asahi didn't want to give up just like that.
People who were too greedy for life and afraid of death could not become strong. Being cautious and being afraid of death were two different things. If he was afraid of death, how could Asahi dare to associate with Orochimaru? If he was afraid of death, Asahi would not have chosen to become a ninja in the first place.
At the critical moment, Asahi definitely dared to give it a go.
*Clang*
The scorpion tail stabbed Asahi in the abdomen, but it made a sound of metals colliding.
Asahi jumped with all his strength into the sky above Hiruko. His [Chakra Enhanced Punch] came down from the top and hit Hiruko's shield with the strongest defense.
*Boom*
Under the huge force, Hiruko was instantly torn apart.
At this moment, fate seemed to really monotonous.
Although the time and place were different, Hiruko's fate was the same. No matter in the original work or now, Hiruko was destroyed by the [Chakra Enhanced Punch], though it's still unclear that in this timeline, what kind of fate Sasori would have in the future.
*Whoosh*
A black shadow rushed out from the destroyed Hiruko and quickly moved away from Asahi and Chizuru. Chizuru also released his shadow clone, came to Asahi, and looked at Sasori cautiously.
Brownish-red hair, handsome face, a quiet-looking face, not too old.
If they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, it would be hard for anyone to believe that the handsome young man in front of them was a demon who could slaughter cities and destroy countries and turn others into puppets as he pleased just for his own dream of being the greatest puppeteer.
But from the values of this world, Sasori was a strong shinobi. Everything he had done was his record. Those bloody past events could only prove the power of Sasori of the Red Sand. No one would speak for the weak. No matter how sorry they are, no one would blame Sasori for them.
It was precisely because of the twisted atmosphere of this world that the world of Naruto had given birth to so many people fighting for peace. It's just that everyone had their own definition of peace, so they started to destroy other people's peace for the sake of their own peace.
"Is he really Sasori of the Red Sand?" Chizuru looked at Sasori in surprise and said with some disbelief.
Hiruko was hit by Chizuru's Fire-style attack, and Sasori's body was hidden in Hiruko. Under such a high temperature, Sasori was standing in front of them, unscathed. No wonder Chizuru didn't dare to believe.
If he didn't know the details about Sasori, it would also be difficult for Asahi to believe all of this.
"I'm afraid he has turned himself into a human puppet!" Asahi said.
"He made himself a puppet?!" Chizuru exclaimed.
"If the information is correct, that's pretty much it!" Asahi put all his future knowledge under the banner of information gathering.
"Humph! Even a human puppet has its own weaknesses. As long as its true body is exposed, the rest will be much easier!" Chizuru snorted.
"This is the last step, be careful!" Asahi warned.
Next, Sasori would probably use the Third Kazekage's human puppet. That would be the most difficult battle.
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