Chapter 164: Madara Personally Takes Action to Recruit

Madara looked at the spinning and dancing Third Kazekage, and lightly said, "Dancing in front of me? Interesting. I hope you can add some fun for me."

His body suddenly started to move, taking the initiative to head toward the Third Kazekage puppet.

Sasori was momentarily stunned, but the manipulation in his hands did not hesitate in the slightest. The blades on both hands of the Third Kazekage opened up, came before Madara, then suddenly closed, slashing down in a bear-hug-like posture.

Madara's body suddenly halted, leapt backward, and dodged.

Immediately afterward, his body, in a flamboyant pose, spun sideways and kicked out.

BANG!

The Third Kazekage was kicked flying by him.

Sasori's expression became unprecedentedly grave, 'This man, terrifyingly strong!'

To be able to kick away his proudest masterpiece so easily, and with such graceful posture, his skill was truly extraordinary.

"Your taijutsu is strong, but my human puppet can exert the abilities it had in life. This move, how will you deal with it?"

After speaking, the Third Kazekage who had been blown away was once again stabilized under his control, retracted his blades, opened the joints on his arms, and from inside flew out a considerable amount of iron sand.

The fine fragments of iron sand spun and whirled in the air, forming a black, spiked cube, shooting fiercely toward Madara.

Madara watched this scene with a bit of appreciation in his eyes, "Interesting technique. To think it still retains the abilities it had in life."

"But Magnet Release? That's all? You were the one who used ninjutsu first."

Madara stood on the ground, neither dodging nor avoiding, watching as the iron sand cube shot toward him.

At the final moment, a deep blue light emerged from his body, and a giant that blocked out the sky soared upward.

DING!

The iron sand cube appeared extremely small in front of the giant, crashing into the deep blue giant's leg, only to emit a crisp sound before shattering entirely, breaking into pieces.

Madara's eyes carried a faint sense of mockery and ridicule.

"It's been a while since I used this move."

After speaking, the deep blue giant, as if reflexively, suddenly drew the blade from its waist and swung it toward several sand dunes in the distance.

Immediately, several sand dunes were cleaved apart by the giant blade.

Sasori stared dumbfounded at the blue giant before him. He suddenly felt how insignificant he was.

He muttered, "What kind of joke is this… What even is this?"

"Is this still a ninja?"

Not only Sasori, even Sara was extremely shocked.

After becoming the perfect Dragon Vein(Ryumyaku) Jinchūriki, she had gained tremendous strength, especially after repelling Kumogakure. She had gained a deeper understanding of her power.

The shinobi world was vast, and she should be able to go anywhere.

But today, this deep blue giant that pierced the skies shattered her understanding.

She instinctively looked toward Obito and asked, "Mr. Madara… is he still human?"

Obito lightly replied, "This is one of the advanced forms of the Uchiha's Sharingan power—Susanoo."

"I didn't expect that Madara was in such a mood as to directly activate the final stage of Susanoo—Complete Body Susanoo."

Sara felt her perception was being overturned, muttering, "So the Uchiha's kekkei genkai is this strong…"

The perspective returned to Madara. With his arms crossed, he stood high above within the Complete Body Susanoo, looking down at Sasori.

"Still the same question. Will you join Akatsuki? If you do, a rogue ninja like you will also receive protection."

Sasori swallowed hard. He wanted to say he could protect himself and didn't need help from outsiders.

But would he dare say it?

What if those words displeased the man before him, and he casually swung a blade his way?

Even all his puppet masterpieces combined didn't have blades as wide as that giant sword.

He revealed a hopeless expression and said, "I'll join."

Madara nodded and deactivated the Complete Body Susanoo, slowly walking to stand before Sasori.

"If you wish to complete your own art, joining my organization is the best choice," After saying this, Madara looked toward Obito, "Let's go. Back to Amegakure, to the Akatsuki base."

'Amegakure?'

Sasori said, "That's quite far."

Madara said calmly, "We'll be there in just a moment."

Sasori was stunned, not understanding what this meant.

He asked, "Since I've joined the organization, can you tell me who you are? A strong man like you can't possibly be unknown."

Madara replied indifferently, "This old man, the leader of the Akatsuki—Uchiha Madara."

"What! Uchiha… Madara!", Unlike Sara, who was an outsider, Sasori, as Chiyo's grandson, naturally knew more secrets.

"You are that… Uchiha Madara? The one who founded Konoha with the First Hokage?"

Madara nodded and domineeringly said, "So, follow me, and you won't lose out, understand?"

Sasori involuntarily nodded. If it were anyone else claiming to be Uchiha Madara, Sasori wouldn't believe it one bit.

But this man, who could slice mountains with a single swing, Sasori believed him.

'So the leader of Akatsuki is truly Uchiha Madara, and with me even the Purple-Robed Dragon King, this does seem promising.'

'Maybe I can really pursue greater artistic ideals with them.'

At this moment, Obito had already brought Sara over, placing a hand on Sasori's shoulder.

"Don't resist. I'll take you all to the Akatsuki base."

After speaking, he activated Kamui, sucking in Madara and the others.

Then, he too disappeared into the desert…

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[Akatsuki Base]

Kakuzu was sitting in the storage room calculating accounts. The more he counted, the more resentful he looked. He turned to Konan and complained, "Hey, little girl, why did you buy so many explosive tags?"

Konan said, "For research, Kakuzu-senpai. It's not like you don't know my ability."

Kakuzu felt a dull ache in his chest, "But a hundred explosive tags… do you know how much that costs?"

Konan blinked innocently, "I know. But this was something Obito said to buy. He said it was a necessary expense."

Kakuzu started getting a headache, 'Why is Obito messing around too?'

He said sternly, "Next time, don't buy so many. Otherwise, I'll really get mad."

Konan smiled and said, "There won't be a next time."

Kakuzu sighed in relief, thinking Konan had become sensible. But then he heard her say, "This time I bought so many just to study how to make explosive tags. I thought it'd be hard, but turns out it's even easier than folding an origami flower."

"From now on, I can make explosive tags myself."

Kakuzu felt comforted, 'So that's how it is. That's great. Not only will it save money, but if she makes a lot, there might even be extras to sell.'

Then, Konan started counting on her fingers.

"How many should I make? Let's start with ten million for fun."

"Nani?", Kakuzu's eyes widened, looking at Konan in disbelief.

"Just now, what did you say?"

Konan looked puzzled toward Kakuzu, "Ten million. What's the problem?"

Kakuzu started breathing heavily, "Ten million? How long would that take you? Twenty years? Or ten?"

Konan became even more confused, tilting her head at Kakuzu.

"This thing's just like paper. I can casually make them, hundreds of thousands per minute."

A flattered expression suddenly appeared on Kakuzu's face.

"Konan—no, Angel-sama."

"Are your hands sore now? How about I give you a massage?"

Konan looked utterly confused.

"My hands aren't sore. Also, Kakuzu-senpai, don't use those weird honorifics with me. It sounds super awkward."

But Kakuzu had already grabbed her hand and was massaging each finger carefully.

"No, they are sore."

"Angel-sama, you must take care of your hands. Starting today, remember to do regular maintenance. Every single finger mustn't suffer even the slightest injury."

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