Chapter 18
[Chapter Size: 1800 Words.]
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Sasori formed a seal with two fingers, and chakra surged from his left hand technique!
"After my human puppet technology reached its peak, I gradually discovered the limitations of creating puppets with human bodies. I became dissatisfied with it and had a new idea. If I could combine the power of the Tailed Beasts with the puppet mechanism, I would be able to take my puppet art to a new height!"
"When this technique is completed, it will undoubtedly become a puppet that will destroy great nations!"
"The leader of the Akatsuki approved my idea and promised that, after Akatsuki completes the task of collecting the Tailed Beasts in the future, he will make my dream a reality!"
"At this stage, I completed the 'prototype' using the Shukaku chakra that I gathered in my early years. It is still far from my final dream, but there is no doubt that it is a deadly weapon comparable to the true Tailed Beasts!"
From the huge white smoke, a giant descended onto the surface of the water at the Bridge!
It had the same appearance and size as Shukaku of One Tail, but its entire body was covered in high-resistance puppet armor, and its interior was filled with powerful puppet mechanisms, using the chakra of Shukaku as its internal power source!
Giant Shukaku Soldier: Shukaku of the Sand!
Sasuke: "A giant puppet soldier modeled after the Tailed Beast? Is this Sasori's trump card?"
Orochimaru: "I see. Nagato's original plan for the bijuu weapons was inspired by Sasori? And Obito, who longed to achieve the 'Infinite Tsukuyomi,' certainly didn't want this to become a reality. So, shortly after Akatsuki began collecting the bijuu, Sasori became the first Akatsuki member to die. Then Obito replaced Sasori and stepped onto the Akatsuki stage. And there has been no news of Sasori's last scroll since then..."
Sasori stored the scroll and jumped onto the top of the giant puppet soldier. The steel cable in his abdomen connected into a groove on the puppet's forehead!
Puppet Art: Sleeping Technique!
The eyes of Sasori's puppet closed, and the starry eyes of the Shukaku giant soldier glowed with metallic light!
"Even the method of control imitates the technique of the Shukaku Jinchuriki. It seems this will be quite a baptism!"
Sasuke once again activated his Skeletal Susanoo, preparing for battle!
"Click!"
The giant Shukaku puppet opened its mouth wide, and the built-in wind mechanism emitted a powerful suction force forward!
"Whoosh!"
The river waves rolled, and the massive body of the Susanoo was firmly anchored on the water's surface by the reverse wind force!
Sasuke: "This is similar to the wind escape technique used by the summoned beast of Danzo."
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!"
Huge streams of water were swept by the wind and flowed into the mouth of the Giant Shukaku!
Sasuke: "Additionally, since we're fighting on water, the method I used no longer effective. However, this simple reverse wind force can't cause any substantial damage to the Susanoo after all!"
"Bang!"
The giant Shukaku puppet raised its left arm, and the hook embedded in its wrist sprang out, its front claws hooking into the ribs of the Susanoo!
Sasuke: "I see, the wind escape technique is used to immobilize the Susanoo, and with the help of the puppet hook mechanism, it can grab the Susanoo!"
"Whoosh!!"
Susanoo lunged forward!!
The reverse wind force suddenly stopped, and a condensed wind-style energy bullet exploded from the mouth of the Shukaku puppet!
Wind Release: Air Training!
"Boom!!"
This bidirectional collision produced several times more destructive power, and the Susanoo was shattered into pieces, with Sasuke falling into the water!
"He easily broke the first stage of the Susanoo's defense. It's completely different from before, but this was exactly what I expected!"
"Boom!"
Sasuke rolled through the water, crossing his arms.
Wood Release Secret Technique: Nativity of a World of Trees!
The World of Trees suddenly rose from the water's surface, entangling the giant Shukaku puppet!
"Zing, zing, zing!"
Hundreds of spiral blades emerged from the Shukaku armor, spinning and cutting at high speed, severing all the trees that approached!
The mechanical eyes of Shukaku locked onto Sasuke!
"Crack, crack, crack!"
Those spiral cuts actually detached from the Shukaku puppet shell and flew toward Sasuke, who had lost the protection of the Susanoo!
"Crack!"
Sasuke surrounded his ankles with Lightning Release and dashed across the water, but saw the spiral cuts circling in the air, following him like a shadow!
"A guided attack?"
"Ding ding ding!!"
Sasuke used the Kusanagi sword to fire several spiral strikes and looked back, but saw that the Shukaku gaze was always following him!
He understood: "So that's it. These spiral cuts will change their trajectory according to the Shukaku puppet's sight. In that case..."
As Sasuke continued running, he threw several ninja smoke bombs. As the smoke bombs accumulated, Shukaku's vision was blocked. Shukaku lost its target recognition and failed to continue tracking, causing ripples in the water!
"Whoosh!!"
Sasuke emerged from the smoke and was about to organize a counterattack when he saw a horrifying scene.
A terrifying black light was forming in the wide-open mouth of the Shukaku puppet!
"Can it even use the Tailed Beast Ball?"
Finally, sweat appeared on Sasuke's face.
"My current Wood Release is not enough to withstand this movement. Only the third form of Susanoo can give me the strength to fight. However, my pupil power has been exhausted. If I force myself to use it, I fear these eyes won't last until the second round..."
"It doesn't matter, Orochimaru will find a way for me!!!"
"Boom!!"
Susanoo stood up again. To protect itself from the attack, Sasuke quickly retreated and kept a safe distance!
Susanoo quickly transitioned from its first skeletal form to its second form of flesh and bone. As its pupil power was released, the bright purple light transformed into a powerful armor, covering the exterior of Susanoo.
Sasuke covered his eyes. "This is the form I used to release when facing Kakashi after I killed Danzo. As the final form of Susanoo that can be used by the Mangekyo, it is destructive to vision. To be honest, I still don't understand how Itachi activated this form of Susanoo and maintained vision until the battle between him and me..."
"Boom!!"
The ancient bow reappears, but this time the arrow contained black flames!
In front of the giant Shukaku puppet's mouth, the Tailed Beast Ball had already been condensed. The pressure generated by the highly concentrated chakra caused the surface of the water to sink by ten meters!!
"Boom!!"
The Tailed Beast Ball was launched with a tremendous roar.
At the same time, the arrow was shot!!
"Boom!!"
The two collided, creating a powerful vortex of explosive flames above the river!!!
"Boom!!"
The hot wind spun, the river water rose!
"Crack!"
The cables of the Bridge snapped, and the entire bridge deck was lifted by the storm and waves. The surrounding trees were mercilessly destroyed by the strong wind!
As a last resort, Orochimaru and Kabuto retreated to a distant mountain wall to watch the battle.
Kabuto was surprised: "This is truly a monster battle. I didn't expect a battle to be so intense..."
Orochimaru smiled in the wind: "A ninja's strength is not determined by destructive power, but by whether they can effectively kill their opponent. The second battle will certainly not be as grand as this, but the life-and-death test Sasuke will experience may be unprecedented..."
When the Tailed Beast Ball exploded, black flames circled the riverbank!
"Wow!"
The Shukaku puppet released the hook from its left arm!
"Boom!"
A black flame sword ignited in Susanoo's right hand, cutting through the hook and the left arm of the Shukaku puppet!
A massive amount of sand poured from the broken arm of Shukaku, some of which transformed into sand cartridges, covering the sky, thus forcing Susanoo's attack to retreat!
In Shukaku's right hand, the sand gathered into a giant sand spear, the Shukaku Spear!
"Ding ding ding ding!"
Then, in the circle of battle formed by the black flame rings, the two massive monsters launched a powerful attack!!
In terms of offensive power, the Black Flame Sword is superior, but every time the Black Flame Sword is about to strike, Shukaku will spontaneously form a massive defensive shield to block the attack.
Sasuke had to admit: "He only possessed a part of Shukaku's chakra, but he used the puppet mechanism to restore the power of the Shukaku of the Sand. Sasori is truly unmatched in the world of puppets. If he really created a complete 'Tailed Beast weapon' for Akatsuki, destroying a large country would be easy..."
He decided: "Therefore, not just for the sake of battle, I must completely eliminate this hidden danger to the ninja world..."
In the sky, dark clouds were gathering, muffling the distant rumble of thunder.
At the top of the mountain, Orochimaru looked up and said, "Look, the weather is changing..."
Kabuto adjusted his glasses and said solemnly: "This movement should be Lightning Release: Kirin..."
Orochimaru was expecting this: "Kirin alone is obviously not enough to destroy the giant Shukaku. Sasuke knows this very well, so what will he do?"
"Boom!!"
After another collision, Sasuke, carrying Susanoo, retreated to the front of the mountain wall. The black flame sword extinguished in his hand, and Sasuke covered his trembling eyes.
"This third form has really reached its limit. Through the fight now, I roughly estimated the defense of that Shukaku puppet. If I want to destroy it with a single blow, I really have to use this move..."
"Whoosh!!"
Susanoo raised both palms high!!
"Boom!!"
The roaring lightning in the sky transformed into an enraged Kirin, but the Kirin did not fall to the other side, but gathered in the palm of the Susanoo!!!
Kabuto exclaimed: "Using 'Kirin' through Susanoo like 'Chidori'!!!"
Orochimaru smiled: "No, not just that, he also wants to combine the 'White Curse Seal' and 'Susanoo'!"
"Creak!"
Sasuke tore the collar of his white kimono, and the pattern of the White Curse Seal emanated from Sasuke's body to the external armor of Susanoo!
Orochimaru sighed: "I thought that at least in the third battle we would see the application of this White Curse Seal. It seems Sasuke's growth in this battle has exceeded my expectations!"
"Crack!!"
Incorporating the power of the White Curse Seal, the Kirin transformed in the Chidori in Susanoo's palm suddenly turned 'white'!!!
In front of the mountain wall on the other side, above the Shukaku puppet's head, Sasori opened his sleepy eyes and looked at the strange scene there with a horrified expression.
"This move, is it his full power? What a monster! If he keeps growing like this, he might actually be able to kill Itachi!"
"Whoosh!"
The Tailed Beast Balls gathered again in the mouth of the Shukaku puppet, and the Shukaku Spear was thrust horizontally!!
"Boom!"
On the surface of the river, between the thirty-meter-high mountain walls, the two enormous monsters launched their final attacks!
Giant Shukaku Soldier: Black Sand Spear!
Susanoo: White Kirin!
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