Covering the Rear
"What a troublesome woman."
Deidara somewhat irritably tossed the unconscious Yuhi Kurenai onto the back of his clay bird. The nauseating feeling from the Genjutsu reminded him of Uchiha Itachi.
He had thought he was just bullying some ninja from Konoha Village, but he didn't expect this female ninja to actually have some tricks up her sleeve, stubbornly using Genjutsu to hold them both back for a short time, allowing the three brats to escape.
He crushed a bug that was trying to escape with annoyance, "I really want to blow something up to feel better."
"Worthy of being a Konoha Village Jonin famous for Genjutsu."
Sasori was quite satisfied. The stronger the material for his Human Puppets, the better. He wasn't surprised that someone could use Genjutsu to stall him.
An invincible Puppet Master becomes an ordinary person without puppets to use, especially a Puppet Master like him who has modified himself into eternal art. After the battle with Lin Ke, he lost most of his collection, and in the battle with Orochimaru, he lost several spare bodies.
His combat ability had indeed declined severely. Fortunately, his partner was Deidara, who inexplicably valued his comrades. If it were before, he would most likely hide until he had accumulated enough combat power to reappear.
The reason he was clinging to Orochimaru was because he had found some very valuable information in Yakushi Kabuto's head.
Cursed Seals, Original Bodies, experiments with natural energy...
He wasn't illiterate. As a top Human Puppet Master, he immediately realized the value of it. Just thinking about it, he knew that the experiment was related to whether he could completely transform himself into eternal art.
Neither human nor puppet, he was an incomplete and unqualified doll.
Even though he didn't even have a heart, he could still feel emotions and make irrational decisions.
When he encountered a technique that could completely get rid of the boring thing that was the core of his flesh, his past caution and calmness disappeared all at once.
Coincidentally, Orochimaru's strength had also declined in the Original Body experiment, so he used the excuse of retrieving the organization ring to lure his partner Deidara to follow him in pursuit of Orochimaru, trying to obtain the Original Body and related experimental data.
"Sasori-danna, I found those three brats."
Deidara revealed a smile as the clay bird beneath his feet flapped its wings and flew over.
If I could completely become a puppet, I wouldn't have that feeling anymore...
Sasori shrank back into the puppet, thinking silently.——Has the village's support not arrived yet, or are there no teams nearby that can arrive quickly...
Aburame Shino felt the bugs he had left beside Kurenai-sensei being destroyed, knowing that their teacher had done her best, managing to delay them for so long.
"The teacher has been captured." He stopped, saying, "Hyuga Hinata, Inuzuka Kiba, we can't escape together."
"I'll cover the rear." Inuzuka Kiba stroked Akamaru's head, saying, "You guys escape. Akamaru and I will transform into one of you to draw them away."
"I'll go with you." Aburame Shino said calmly, "They said they want to capture us alive, so we need someone to go out and find reinforcements. Hyuga Hinata, this task is entrusted to you who possesses the Byakugan."
The so-called mission to seek help was just that the two men had prepared to use their lives to create an opportunity for their teammates to escape.
Just like Kurenai-sensei sacrificed herself to hold them back, now, it was their turn.
Aburame Shino and Inuzuka Kiba exchanged glances, neither of them seeing the slightest fear in the other's eyes.
Not bad, Shino, you bastard.
Inuzuka Kiba grinned.
"But..." Hyuga Hinata wanted to say something timidly.
"There's no time." Inuzuka Kiba formed hand seals, transforming into her appearance. Akamaru, who had turned crimson beside him, also transformed into the appearance of his partner, "Everything is up to you, Hinata."
"If this bug dies, it means we should have been captured..." Aburame Shino raised his hand and placed a bug on her shoulder, saying, "Move out."
Urged by his companions, Hyuga Hinata ran towards the village.
"The rest is up to us." Inuzuka Kiba chuckled in the guise of a girl, saying, "I never thought I might die together with a guy like you, Shino."
Aburame Shino didn't say anything, actively running in the opposite direction.
"Do you have to act cool in this situation?" Inuzuka Kiba muttered. He looked at Akamaru, who was in his form, saying, "We can't be left behind too much either."
"Woof!" Akamaru barked with fighting spirit, even if they had to face such terrifying opponents.
As long as he was with Kiba, there was nothing to fear.——"Woo~"
Hyuga Hinata ran, letting tears flow down her face. She realized the true intentions of her companions not long after setting off.
Even their Jonin teacher had only lasted for a short time, so how long could her two companions struggle? In such a short time, would reinforcements from the village really arrive?
She suppressed her sadness, quickly accelerating her pace, her Byakugan constantly activated, searching for reinforcements nearby who had even a one in ten thousand chance of arriving.
"Tap~" A dozen minutes after leaving, the insect on her shoulder suddenly fell and died.
Hyuga Hinata clenched her hands, stopped, and tears flowed uncontrollably again.
"Whoosh!" With a roar, she saw a monster flying rapidly in the sky. Before she could react, the monster crashed down, flattening a patch of trees.
"Genin Hyuga Hinata." A ninja wearing a green vest jumped off the monster's back, followed by three familiar figures coming into view—
Sand Ninja Village ninjas? Hyuga Hinata quickly recognized that the ninja from the same village was Lin Ke, the Special Jonin who had once visited the Hyuga house.
"Where are Jonin Yuhi Kurenai and your two companions?" he asked calmly.
Such a young age and already... She wiped away her tears and said, "My teacher stayed behind to cover my escape and was captured. The opponents were two people wearing Black and Red Cloud Robes..."
Faced with the successive sacrifices of her comrades, she overcame her shyness and weakness, and quickly relayed the enemy's information.
"I see." Lin Ke nodded, jumped onto the Earth Dragon, and was about to continue chasing. Since the opponents were Sasori and Deidara, there was nothing to talk about.
Sasori, having lost his Original Body and Puppet Performance of a Hundred Mechanisms, was weakened to a certain extent, making him an easy target. Deidara, who straightforwardly used Ninjutsu, was an enemy he felt he had a good chance of defeating.
"P-Please, take me with you." Hyuga Hinata also jumped up, saying, "I also want to..."
As a pacifist, she bit her lip and said, "I also want to fight."
The Byakugan should be somewhat useful, right?
Lin Ke thought for a moment and didn't refuse, immediately instructing the Earth Dragon to continue flying, saying, "Scout for the enemy and report immediately upon discovery."
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