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"*Boom!*"

A considerable number of exploding Kunai directly blasted apart the sand shield that Gaara had created to protect his older siblings. The intense aftershock sent the two flying more than ten meters, crashing through two trees before they stopped.

As an opponent, I'm only now realizing how strong Sasori's puppet body is in terms of power, speed, and attack.

Lin Ke's brain was working furiously. The puppet body that seemed to be easily defeated by Sakura in the manga now seemed far too powerful.

No, to be precise, Sakura, who had been trained by Tsunade for three years, was quite skilled, which is why she was able to achieve victory against Sasori of the Red Sand...

"Cough, cough..." Temari, covered in dirt, struggled to her feet, her mouth full of blood, coughing violently.

Kankuro next to her had simply fainted.

"Take Kankuro and hide, look for an opportunity," Lin Ke ordered. The enemy was too strong, and weak teammates would only hinder them on the battlefield.

Temari and Kankuro, who were only at the Chunin level, would have a very difficult time against an opponent like Sasori.

Neither he nor Gaara could protect them at all times, so it would be better to have them hide.

"Yes," Temari said without hesitation, picking up her brother and retreating into the distance.

"Aren't you going to transform into that state?" Sasori did not rashly continue his attack, but looked at the Konoha brat opposite him with a probing gaze. He had not yet figured out the ability to reflect attacks, and he did not want to be hit by his own attack again.

Close combat was very dangerous. That Seal-forming Jutsu might not be effective against puppets and puppeteers, but if there were any other effects or strange Jutsu, it would be troublesome.

Lin Ke did not respond, maintaining the Clone Jutsu and Transformation Jutsu, and rushed over.

Stand had only a few dozen seconds of usage time left. If he dragged it out, he would have to summon Stand again and rearrange his tactics.

In short, time was tight, and he needed to take the initiative.

Gaara did not cooperate, standing in the air and confronting Deidara. He still had other Jutsu he could release, and plenty of Chakra left, but the enemy also had companions who had not yet acted. If he didn't conserve some strength and keep an eye on the opponent, it would be troublesome.

"Da!" Sasori did not use his carefully crafted body to meet the attack, but unusually dodged and distanced himself, while also cutting down several shadows that tried to block his path.

He didn't throw the trees himself, it was Chakra? He also has the ability to manipulate trees? The tree trunks have become soft and tough, and it seems the clothes on these four brats...

He silently recalled and pondered everything he had observed when Lin Ke used his ability.

According to the information he had collected, when the opponent truly exerted his full strength, he should expand and grow larger, and the Chakra reaction and the strength of the Jutsu would increase significantly.

The fact that he hadn't transformed meant that the opponent still had a trump card to play.

This is really troublesome, do I have to use my ultimate technique?

He had gradually returned from a state of excitement to normal, his impatient side suppressed, and his always cautious personality took over.

The Land of Rivers was not a safe place. The country was full of ninjas from various forces, and he had received intelligence that Orochimaru and Konoha's Shimura Danzo were also active nearby...

Let's try one last time, he glanced at Deidara, who was waiting for him, and made a decision.

"Huff!" Sasori opened his hand and spewed flames, forcing back the annoying shadows that were melting again. With his other hand, he opened the lid on his chest, and a cluster of Chakra threads spread out from it. Then, he grabbed the scroll that had fallen from his back and tossed it into the air.

"Bang!"

After a soft sound, a full hundred various human puppets floated in the air, controlled by Chakra threads that could not be seen by the naked eye, flying towards the enemy from all directions.

[Red Secret Technique: Puppet Show of a Hundred Machines]

Lin Ke was not surprised, and even quickened his pace, completely ignoring all the attacks around him. Stand: Spicy Girl followed behind, clenched her fist, and drew back her arm—

[*WAAAAAAAAANNABEEEEEEEEE!!!*]

Countless fist shadows arrived first.

The speed of being able to easily catch bullets fired point-blank, even in the battles of ninjas, was not something that ordinary people could capture, let alone the Puppet Show of a Hundred Machines, which had weakened control precision in order to achieve a greater number.

"Pa pa pa pa!"

All the attacks within two meters of the vicinity were knocked back in an instant. Most of the puppets that were attacked shattered directly, while a few of the more resilient ones were turned into props for Spicy Girl to use to block ranged attacks.

There is a completely invisible, powerful Summoned Beast on his back, with the ability to turn other things into soft and tough forms!

Sasori quickly guessed the information, and at the same time realized that the ability was very likely possessed by the 'Summoned Beast', which meant that all his guesses about Lin Ke's ability were wrong—

This guy might be the same type of ninja as Jiraiya, one of the three Sannin! However, in the blink of an eye, even though he had guessed the truth about Lin Ke's ability, he was still caught off guard. After the Puppet Show of a Hundred Machines was fully deployed, it was the first time someone had been able to rush in front of him so simply and violently.

That Summoned Beast was not only troublesome in terms of ability, but also extremely amazing in terms of speed and power!

Even his carefully crafted collection was being destroyed like rag dolls. Of course, more importantly, the invisibility prevented him from reacting. It was essentially using a human puppet to take the attack head-on. Otherwise, if he had blocked it even a little...

Many thoughts flashed through Sasori of the Red Sand's mind, and he reacted directly, stepping back and jumping away. Since the opponent was trying to engage in close combat, he absolutely couldn't allow them to get close.

The simplest logic of combat is to deny the enemy what they want. A slightly more advanced approach is to use that logic to disrupt the opponent's judgment.

But regardless of the opponent's purpose, he wasn't planning to risk close-quarters combat. Orochimaru had already suffered a loss, and he couldn't repeat that mistake.

So, he had to create distance no matter what.

*[Finally caught you!]*

With the enhancement of Chakra, Lin Ke's burst of speed was almost imperceptible even to himself. Barely managing to see the enemy about ten meters away, he threw the wallet he had prepared at his waist, forming hand seals—

Semi-transparent Banknote-Colored Runes flowed out of the bulging wallet, binding Sasori of the Red Sand firmly at an extremely fast speed. The binding force was so strong that Sasori of the Red Sand, who had been wreaking havoc in the shadow group just moments before, was directly dragged to the ground without any resistance, creating a cloud of dust.

Whether it was the spiked steel cable or the sharp blades on his back, none of them could touch the runes. His pupils suddenly shrank as he looked at the enemy so close, countless thoughts flashing through his mind.

[Crap...] Deidara's expression turned serious as he tried to rescue his Sasori of the Red Sand.

"Your opponent—"

Gaara had already opened his hand, countless grains of sand climbing onto the white clay dragon's body, "Is me!!!"

"Boom!"

Lin Ke leaped high, releasing Chakra, and gripped his hand in the air, creating a nearly two-meter-long Chakra Scalpel.

Even if he couldn't see, but—

As a human puppet, you're controlled by Chakra, right!

"Swoosh!"

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