Becoming the Tsuchikage in the Naruto World

Chapter 311: The Tragic Sasori

Nagato, after weighing the options, felt that Orochimaru's condition was not excessive and thus dispatched Sasori of the Red Sand to cooperate.

And Sasori himself was also very curious about the Byakugan and wanted to get a few Byakugan-wielding human puppets to play with. In the original story, among his army of puppets, there was even a puppet that retained its Sharingan Kekkei Genkai, although that puppet only appeared in one shot and did nothing.

Sasori also knew about the existence of the Caged Bird Seal, but he also wanted to try and see if his puppetry could preserve the Byakugan Kekkei Genkai of a Hyuga branch family member.

Thus, Orochimaru and Sasori, who usually didn't get along, both agreed to cooperate this time.

The plan was formulated by Orochimaru. The original plan was for Sasori to launch a surprise attack from underground after the Cloud ninjas had obtained the Byakugan. Even the cloak Sasori wore, which was painted with a sealing jutsu capable of blocking the Byakugan, was provided by Orochimaru.

But unfortunately, when the Cloud ninjas returned to their residence with the Byakugan, one of the Sannin, Tsunade, also followed them in.

Sasori had suffered a loss at Orochimaru's hands before and was still quite wary of the Sannin. He didn't want to face Tsunade, who was also one of the Sannin and had already become the Hokage. So at that time, Sasori very cautiously did not make a move.

By the time Tsunade left and Sasori found another opportunity to strike, there were already too many Hyuga branch family members on the ground, making it impossible for him to take down Hiashi Hyuga in one go.

Thus, the planned surprise attack turned into a battle of stalemate and attrition. This was the last thing Sasori wanted to see.

At this time, Sasori had already developed the intention to retreat. Although he had a large reserve of puppets, the consumption from the battle with Orochimaru had not yet been replenished. He didn't want to waste too much in Konoha.

Anyway, he had already captured quite a few Hyuga branch family ninjas; several of them who had been poisoned by his puppets had already been captured alive by him.

As for the main family's Byakugan, it wasn't what he wanted anyway. If the mission failed, it failed. He didn't have much goodwill towards Orochimaru in the first place.

Moreover, through the special perception of his puppets, Sasori knew that the group of Hyuga branch members led by Tsunade was about to rendezvous with Hiashi.

Thinking of this, Sasori began to retrieve his puppets.

However, at this moment, Sasori made a mistake. Just now, because the event had occurred so suddenly, he had abruptly unleashed his Performance of a Hundred Puppets, and Hiashi and the others hadn't had time to react, so they couldn't lock down his specific location.

But this time, Sasori's action of retrieving the puppets directly exposed his position.

Originally, it wouldn't have been a big deal for Sasori to be so overconfident; the Hyuga clan was no match for him. As the Hokage, Tsunade's first priority was to protect the village. If Sasori showed an intention to retreat, Tsunade, to avoid excessive casualties among the villagers, might not have come at him hard.

But at this time, there was also a dedicated Root member on the field, an unexpected troublemaker.

"Earth Release: Earth Rising Technique!" While Sasori was busy retrieving his puppets, and while Tsunade was still hesitating whether to deal a killing blow to Sasori, Ishiro made his move.

The "Earth Rising Technique" was similar to the "Opening Earth Rising Excavation" used by Kitsuchi and Kurotsuchi together in the original story, but its power was much smaller, and its rank was only B-rank.

Ishiro directly used the "Earth Rising Technique" to flip Sasori, who was still retrieving his puppets, out from underground.

Seeing Ishiro act on his own and flip Sasori out from the ground, Tsunade's conflicted expression froze. "This Ishiro is forcing me to have a life-and-death battle with a Kage-level individual in the village."

However, although Tsunade was annoyed at Ishiro's unauthorized action, she did not doubt his identity.

Ishiro's action was very much in line with Danzō's philosophy. "Yes, Ishiro is a qualified Root member." This was probably Tsunade's assessment of Ishiro in her heart at this moment.

Sasori was also a bit dumbfounded at this moment. "Where did this Earth Release ninja come from? And his control over the force is so good, able to both lock onto my position and flip me out from underground with such speed and precision."

After a quick scan of his surroundings, Sasori locked onto his target: the Anbu member next to the Fifth Hokage, Tsunade.

But to be able to cast this level of Earth Release from such a distance, was he really just an ordinary Anbu ninja?

Sasori expressed that he was not without any defense; he had been maintaining his Earth Release: Moving Underground Technique while underground.

If it were a general Jonin, they probably couldn't even shake his Moving Underground Technique.

Could a mere B-rank Earth Release jutsu really dispel his Moving Underground so easily and accurately? And at a speed so fast that even a ninja with Kage-level combat power like himself couldn't react?

Sasori seriously suspected that if he didn't consider the Hiruko puppet with its astonishing defensive power on the outside of his body, just now, if this Anbu had chosen to go for a direct kill on him, would he have been dead before he could even react?

"Does Konoha have an Anbu ninja so proficient in Earth Release? I've never heard of one. Could this Anbu be Hiruzen in disguise? But isn't Hiruzen reminiscing about the good old master-disciple times with Orochimaru?"

Tsunade didn't have as much inner drama as Sasori. Although she was annoyed at Ishiro for causing trouble, she was mentally prepared for Root members to add to the chaos.

Without any hesitation, facing the exposed Sasori, Tsunade directly used the Body Flicker Technique to close in on him. Tsunade chose to leverage the close-combat advantage of a taijutsu ninja.

Boom! A monstrous strength punch from Tsunade directly smashed onto Hiruko's outer shell.

In an instant, the defense that Sasori was most proud of was so easily destroyed by Tsunade in one go.

After Hiruko was destroyed, Sasori's true body also appeared before everyone's eyes. A young face, short red hair, and indifferent eyes, very much in line with the image of an S-rank rogue ninja in everyone's mind.

Sasori was also a ninja with rich combat experience. The moment Tsunade broke Hiruko, he counterattacked.

With a lift of his hands, a large amount of high-pressure water jets shot out from his palms, directly attacking Tsunade who was at close range.

This high-pressure water gun was familiar to Ishiro. In the original story, Sasori had used it in his battle with Sakura Haruno and Chiyo; its power was great. In form, it was similar to Ishiro's Water Cutting Technique, but Ishiro didn't know the specific principle.

However, although this "jutsu" that wasn't really a jutsu was formidable, in a battle at the Kage-level, the effect it could have was very limited. In the original story, the main purpose of Sasori using this technique was actually to create an opportunity for the subsequent Performance of a Hundred Puppets.

Taking Ishiro as an example, he also used the Water Cutting Technique only in his early days. The enemies he faced now were long since not ones that could be settled by a ninjutsu of this level.

Ishiro guessed that the current Sasori also didn't expect the high-pressure water gun to hit Tsunade. He probably only hoped to use this method to create distance from Tsunade, a close-combat ninja.

But the result was jaw-dropping: Sasori's high-pressure water gun hit Tsunade.

Tsunade's reaction was not slow. If she wanted to dodge, she naturally wouldn't have missed. But Tsunade was now the Hokage. She understood that she couldn't give Sasori too much time to react at this moment. Otherwise, when he used the Performance of a Hundred Puppets again, Konoha would suffer huge losses.

"Yin Seal: Release!" Facing Sasori's high-pressure water gun at close range, Tsunade chose to take it head-on.

At extremely close range, the high-pressure water gun pierced through Tsunade's abdomen.

But Tsunade did not retreat. Instead, she took a step forward, grabbed the astonished Sasori, and then fiercely slammed him onto the ground.

Boom~

In an instant, dust rose everywhere. A large crater was smashed into the ground, and Sasori was directly smashed into pieces.

Ishiro's eyelids twitched violently because he saw very clearly that when he was being swung towards the ground by Tsunade, Sasori was not without a reaction. His puppet arm had unbelievably deflected to one side.

Just that one move, and Tsunade's body was nearly split in two.

For a moment, an impulse rose in Ishiro's heart. Should he hit the injured Tsunade with a blast of Light Release? Not just an impulse; Ishiro's hands had even begun to gather in front of him involuntarily.

But he did not make a move because Tsunade, sensing the faint killing intent he emitted, suddenly turned her head and stared at him deadly.

At the same time, the wounds cut by the high-pressure water gun on Tsunade's body were recovering at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Ishiro swallowed and quickly suppressed his killing intent, quickly saying, "Lady Hokage, be careful! Sasori of the Red Sand is not dead yet!"

Before Ishiro's voice fell, a scroll-like thing suddenly left the broken body of Sasori and entered a puppet that had been released at the beginning but had not yet been retrieved.

Then that puppet, while taking out the puppet scroll for the Performance of a Hundred Puppets, retreated at extreme speed.

"Fire Release: Phoenix Sage Fire Technique." Ishiro knew he had left a bad impression on Tsunade before and quickly tried to make amends now, fully demonstrating the petty cleverness of a Root member whose little thoughts had been discovered by Tsunade.

The Phoenix Sage Fire Technique hindered the spread of the puppet army to a certain extent. But it was clear that Ishiro's action was superfluous.

Because this was just a smokescreen for Sasori's retreat. This Performance of a Hundred Puppets was not even complete; Sasori had only released a dozen or so puppets.

Adding the ones previously destroyed by Tsunade, Ishiro, the Hyuga ninjas, and the Anbu on the periphery, there were probably about fifty puppets left in Sasori's scroll.

Sasori's purpose was only to block Tsunade. Facing Tsunade, who had shattered both his Hiruko and his main body in an instant, Sasori had no intention of fighting head-on at all.

Even if he wanted to get his revenge, he would have to wait until his puppets were replenished.

By the time the effects of the Phoenix Sage Fire Technique dissipated, Sasori had already successfully withdrawn from the battle.

Listening to the faint sounds of battle coming from the direction Sasori had fled, Tsunade first gave Ishiro a warning look, and then chased in that direction.

Even if Sasori was leaving, Tsunade could not be careless. She had to personally see him disappear completely.

Ishiro breathed a sigh of relief. This time he did not immediately follow because whether Sasori died or not had no effect on him. But there should still be many treasures among the things Sasori left behind. Ishiro was very interested in these things.

With Tsunade gone, and the Hyuga clan being a large and wealthy family, they naturally wouldn't look down on those small fragments. Moreover, the Hyuga clan, having just experienced a sudden turn of events, was in no mood to fight for spoils of war now.

Thus, only Ishiro was left on the field, gleefully running over to rummage through the body of Sasori's human puppet.

Since there were many people at the scene, Ishiro did not look in detail. While collecting the scattered puppets one by one, he couldn't help but sigh, "Sasori of the Red Sand is such a nice guy."

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