Chapter 353: Red Secret Technique - Four Pillars of Optimus
"Sasori..." Chiyo murmured softly, the puppet beside her already reduced to a pile of fragments on the ground.
Sasori's youthful face was magnified four or five times, currently looking down at Chiyo from above.
Masahiko was stunned for a long while before he understood exactly what had happened. He remembered that after Sasori modified himself into a puppet, he had a flesh core. Now, he had placed his core into the body of the 'Optimus Prime version of Sasori', controlling this 'Giant Sasori'.
Masahiko didn't find 'Sasori-kun' around, guessing he had been put away by Sasori.
The loud crash from earlier was the sound of Sasori shattering Chiyo's puppet, which also woke up the sleeping children.
"God (Great Elder)!" Kimimaro and Haku quickly rushed to Masahiko's side.
On the other side, Deidara walked out of his room, similarly rubbing his eyes continuously. "Isn't this the bastard who claims eternal art? How did he become so huge... Un!"
Karin arrived late, still yawning. "Great Elder, what are you doing in the middle of the night? Are you going to let people sleep or not? What's the deal with this giant guy?"
"Human puppets... can actually... be played like this?" Masahiko gradually recovered his senses, revealing a smile, and led the children to step back.
Chiyo showed a sorrowful expression. Her fingers twitched, and the shattered puppet on the ground reassembled itself.
"Sasori, why do this? A puppet master should avoid close combat with others as much as possible; this is what I taught you from the very beginning! Turning yourself into this kind of puppet now, are you planning to fight hand-to-hand with your opponents?"
"Granny, how many of these giant puppets can you control at the same time?" Sasori asked indifferently in return.
Chiyo was taken aback. "Why ask this? For such a complex puppet, one is already the optimum. Although I can control two simultaneously, it's not only exhausting but also not worth the effort. However, with your talent, it is indeed possible to control two at the same time."
Sasori fell silent for a moment. After a series of bang bang sounds around him, four giant 'Optimus Primes' appeared beside him. At the same time, four 'doorways' slowly opened on the upper half of Sasori's body, and visible, thick chakra threads extended from each doorway, connecting with the Optimus Primes one by one.
"Granny, is it possible for a mere body of flesh and blood to control four of these simultaneously?" Sasori spoke calmly, as the four puppets in front of him charged toward Chiyo.
Chiyo first showed a look of shock, then took a deep breath. Her expression quickly grew heavy and focused. Her hands danced, and the puppet in front of her moved to intercept them.
"A puppet master's skill is not simply stronger just because they have greater numbers. Let this old woman teach you another lesson..." Chiyo wanted to use practical actions to persuade Sasori to turn back.
In the distance, Karin looked completely bewildered and excited. She tugged at Masahiko's sleeve. "Great Elder, have I not woken up yet?"
Five ten-meter-tall steel behemoths tore at each other. Regardless of their actual strength, they should have brought a heavy sense of pressure to the audience, but the children beside Masahiko were all abnormal.
Kimimaro showed an excited fighting intent; Deidara revealed an 'indignant' expression, still convinced that his explosive art was superior; Karin was bewildered mixed with a little excitement; Haku... was smiling the whole time.
"I seem to have accidentally initiated the Gundam era..." Masahiko scratched his head with a wry smile.
Chiyo verbally claimed she would teach Sasori a lesson, but the moment they actually clashed, she instantly fell to a disadvantage. Sasori controlling four puppets simultaneously was indeed not as agile as controlling a single one, but the four-on-one advantage was simply too great.
"Sasori's ultimate art has changed. It's not the Red Secret Technique: Performance of a Hundred Puppets, but now it's Red Secret Technique: Four Pillars of Optimus?" Masahiko shook his head with a smile. "Chiyo can only rely on her battle-hardened experience to maintain a stalemate for a little while... No, she has already lost."
Chiyo focused all her energy, her hands blurring into afterimages. Under her control, the giant puppet spun and leaped, fighting one against four, displaying the peak skills representing a puppet master.
But... her opponent wasn't just those four puppets.
Sasori's giant body appeared behind her at some unknown time. Her hands stiffened, and with a bitter smile, she gave up control of the puppet.
"Granny, you've lost." Sasori's tone had remained perfectly calm. "I told you long ago, only eternity is true art."
"Nonsense! Only momentary explosions are art! Un!" Deidara shouted from a distance.
Sasori slowly turned his head, his giant eyes shooting two intimidating beams of light. "Oh? Brat, it's you again?"
"This texture isn't very good." Masahiko's voice suddenly rang out by Sasori's ear. "Is it really a wig? To think you made it look so real..."
At some point, Masahiko was standing on Sasori's right shoulder, currently standing on his tiptoes to knead Sasori's hair.
Sasori tilted his head to glance at him. A small pit appeared on his shoulder, trapping Masahiko's feet inside.
"Eh? There's even a combination mechanism?" Masahiko's face twitched.
The sound of wind rushed past his ear as Sasori's puppet right arm folded back violently to attack.
Masahiko quickly pulled his feet out and, riding the momentum of the arm's attack, fluttered to the ground.
As soon as he landed, Sasori's four puppets swiftly surrounded him.
"What, after beating your Granny Chiyo, you want to fight me too?" Masahiko said with a smile.
"Sasori..." Chiyo quickly reached out to stop him.
"Didn't you want to see a transformation?" Sasori spoke indifferently. "This time, I'll let you see enough."
"Kaka-kaka-kaka-kaka-kaka-kaka-kaka-kaka-kaka-kaka..."
The four Optimus Primes surrounding Masahiko folded and transformed simultaneously, changing into four completely different forms, each with its own function.
The one in front turned into a cannon barrel, spraying thick poisonous smoke. The one in the back opened large and small holes all over its body, shooting out a messy barrage of weapons. The one on the left folded its right wrist back, and thousands of wooden arms extended from it, all 'groping' toward Masahiko. The one on the right opened a hole in its chest... and spewed out flames.
Masahiko was speechless. He felt these were all feints; the real attack was the continuous kaka sound, which was simply too noisy.
Pushing off the ground with the soles of his feet, Masahiko shot into the sky, his line of sight level with the giant puppets. All the attacks were blocked by a repulsive force two meters away from his body.
The puppet in front quickly transformed back to its original shape and violently thrust its right fist. Masahiko raised his hand to meet it.
"Bang!"
"The power is close to Rin's monstrous strength..." Masahiko pondered slightly. Various attacks from the other puppets arrived again, but his figure disappeared once more.
"Alright, I've heard enough of the kaka sounds, put the puppets away." Appearing again, Masahiko was already sitting cross-legged on Sasori's left shoulder.
Sasori ignored Masahiko this time, looking down at Chiyo. "Granny, what else can you use to dissuade me now?"
Chiyo's expression was complex, while Masahiko laughed on Sasori's shoulder: "But I am also a body of flesh and blood, right? And you can't beat me."
Sasori slightly tilted his head: "One day, I will turn you into my collection."
"Sasori!" Chiyo was alarmed, her face filled with anxiety. "Senior Masahiko!"
Masahiko laughed: "There are plenty of people who want me dead, get in line..."
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