Chapter 281: Divine Puppetry
"This is... his Puppetry?!"
Seeing Yu summon three Devil Puppets from a different dimension right in front of him, Biwa Juzo, standing behind Sasori, was stunned for a moment before bursting into loud laughter. "Hahahahaha! Only three?!"
"Sasori here can control hundreds of Puppets!"
Indeed, compared to Sasori's Red Secret Technique: Performance of a Hundred Puppets, which released countless blue Chakra Threads to simultaneously control hundreds of Puppets, Yu's mere summoning of three Puppets seemed overwhelmingly weak.
"Kid, as a senior Puppeteer, perhaps I should kindly remind you..."
"Don't you know that a Puppeteer's strength is measured by the number of Puppets they can control?"
Seeing Yu summon only three Puppets, Sasori, despite feeling a strange sense of unease and pressure from the three black-cloaked Puppets behind Yu, spoke in a low, hoarse voice, seemingly offering a well-intentioned reminder in the face of this uneven Puppetry showdown.
"Strength measured by quantity?"
Feeling the mocking and questioning gazes from Sasori and the others, Yu lightly raised an eyebrow, chuckled disdainfully, "Heh, indeed, in terms of Puppeteer rank... but that's all in the past."
"Since the moment I created the divine Puppetry surpassing human Puppetry, those standards of measurement have become meaningless symbols."
Divine Puppetry?!
Hearing this completely new term uttered from the mouth of the white-haired youth before them, Sasori, Konan, and Biwa Juzo all froze for a moment. After realizing what was said, Sasori's youthful and handsome face seemed to contort into a mix of anger and mockery.
"Divine Puppetry surpassing human Puppetry?!"
"Just you? You delusional brat!"
Having already abandoned human mind and body, and transformed himself into a puppet, the genius Puppeteer Sasori seemed to finally sense a long-lost feeling of anger from Yu, as if the masterpiece he had pursued relentlessly was being degraded as worthless.
By turning human corpses into Puppetry to fully preserve the target's Chakra, Ninjutsu, and even Kekkei Genkai from their lifetime, it had already reached the pinnacle among the Puppet Jutsu he pursued.
Yet now, this Yu before him, this junior who had stolen the Sand Puppetry Jutsu, claimed to have created divine Puppetry surpassing human Puppetry, completely overturning the concepts and common knowledge of Puppet Jutsu. How could he tolerate this?
Crackle, crackle...
Countless spine-tingling crackling sounds echoed. Under Sasori's control through numerous blue Chakra Threads, the hundreds of Puppets flying in the air were poised to strike at any moment, brandishing the weapons equipped on their bodies!
In an instant, under Sasori's perfect control, hundreds of Puppets erupted with a terrifying force that could only be possessed by thousands of troops. Countless red figures flickered through the air, aiming to completely overwhelm Yu before them!
After all, each of these Puppets was meticulously crafted by Sasori, each one designed with intricate mechanisms, equipped with sophisticated weapons, and even containing deadly poisons. If any other Puppeteer were to obtain even one of them, it would undoubtedly be considered a priceless treasure.
"That's impressive... Is this the power of the genius Puppetry sculptor, Sasori of the red sand?"
Seeing Sasori simultaneously control hundreds of powerful Puppets to completely overwhelm Yu, the injured Biwa Juzo couldn't help but show a smirk of satisfaction on his face. "With these Puppets, destroying a country would be easy, let alone a ninja. That kid is as good as dead!"
"Ice... Age!!"
However, as Biwa Juzo's words fell, amidst the encirclement of countless armies of crimson Puppets, a calm and indifferent voice echoed.
The bone-chilling power of freezing erupted like a plague. Every ninja present felt a terrifying white Freezing Air spreading rapidly before their eyes. In an instant, everything— the ground, the air, the grass underfoot—turned into white ice sculptures!
As Yu stepped into the domain awakened by the Devil Fruit, correspondingly, the Devil Puppet's Devil Fruit ability also made remarkable progress. Toshogun's sudden eruption of Ice Age unexpectedly wiped out all of Sasori of the red sand's Puppets with just one move!
"This... this is?!"
Seeing Toshogun behind Yu make a move, the terrifying power of freezing directly turned the vast countryside where everyone stood into a white ice field.
With wide eyes, Sasori couldn't help but stare as the hundreds of Puppets he controlled turned into snow-white ice sculptures, falling from the sky and shattering into pieces of Ice Blocks on the ground.
"He actually... wiped out all of Sasori's Puppets with just one move?!"
Witnessing the boundless countryside they were in turn into a world of ice and snow in an instant, feeling the piercing cold wind blowing incessantly around them, Biwa Juzo and Konan, who were watching the Puppeteer duel, could hardly believe their eyes. "How is this possible? That guy, he..."
"My Performance of a Hundred Puppets... my Puppetry... all wiped out by his Puppet with just one move?!"
Sasori, who found this reality even more difficult to accept, had always adhered to his strongest beliefs, which seemed to completely collapse in this moment. "This can't be! How could this happen?"
Could it be true, as this guy said...?
Is what he created divine Puppetry surpassing human Puppetry?!
The more Sasori thought about it, the more he couldn't accept such a reality. Suddenly, a massive surge of Chakra erupted from within Sasori's Core of Living Flesh. The black-red cloud cloak on his body burst open, and behind him, two metal spiral blades, resembling wings, sprang out.
Following that, a sharp steel cable, infused with deadly poison, burst out from his abdomen. The two spiral blades behind him spun rapidly like fans, propelling him into the sky towards Yu at lightning speed!
"This guy, Sasori..."
"He even turned himself into human Puppetry?!"
Never did they expect Sasori to go so far as to craft his own body into powerful human Puppetry. Watching Sasori suddenly burst into flight before them, Biwa Juzo couldn't help but cry out in astonishment.
"Hell Flame Array!!"
"Corrosive Flow!!"
While Biwa Juzo and Konan were still in surprise, Sasori had already pulled out two scrolls from behind in an instant. Once opened, immediate changes occurred to his modified arms.
From one palm, a high-temperature pillar of fire spewed forth, while from the other, a torrent of deadly poison flowed, swiftly cutting through the ice beneath his feet, obliterating everything in its path.
"Such formidable power..."
Faced with the relentless onslaught of high-temperature flames and poisonous streams, Yu truly felt Sasori's overwhelming combat prowess. He couldn't help but wonder how this guy in the anime could possibly meet his end at the hands of Chiyo and Sakura.
"But is it really worth it, Sasori, to transform yourself into nothing but a soul-driven shell in pursuit of the ultimate Puppet Jutsu?!"
"Barrier Arc!!"
"Space Transfer!!"
In the midst of speaking, Michael and Tyrant, standing behind Yu had already burst out in an instant under the manipulation of Parasitic Threads.
First, Michael released a gigantic arc-shaped barrier, firmly blocking the relentless onslaught of high-temperature flames and poisonous streams spewed forth by Sasori's hands.
Then, the surrounding air underwent slight fluctuations, and utilizing the abilities of the Paw Fruit, Tyrant instantly moved and appeared in front of Sasori. With a pair of bear paws, he fiercely slapped out, forming a terrifying bear-paw-shaped shockwave, madly blasting forward!
No Chakra Threads were used?!
How does this guy... manipulate these Puppets?!
Faced with the incredibly powerful Pressure Cannon unleashed by Tyrant before him, Sasori was speechless at seeing Yu able to make these formidable Puppets act perfectly according to his will without needing to use Chakra Threads.
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