Chapter 50 Next time, I'll make you one of my collectibles too!
"hateful!"
Sasori let out a roar, and was immediately overwhelmed by a hundred kunai!
"Aaaaaah!"
Sasori crashed through the wall and retreated rapidly, but the kunai group relentlessly pursued him at an unparalleled speed.
No matter where Sasori fled, they would simply change direction and continue the chase!
Sasori was both surprised and furious, a complete reversal of his state of mind from moments before.
He had already exerted all his strength and escaped more than a kilometer away in the blink of an eye, yet these kunai were still able to catch up!
What kind of technique is this?!
Soon, all 101 kunai struck Sasori, leaving him covered in wounds!
At this time, Sasori had not yet transformed himself into a puppet and still had his original physical body.
Although both were Kage-level powerhouses, as a puppeteer who relied on manipulation, his physique and physical skills were naturally relatively weak compared to those of others of the same level.
Faced with the guaranteed hit attack of hundreds of kunai, he performed even worse than the 60-year-old Onoki.
But they managed to escape in the end.
Sasori gasped for breath, glared back fiercely, but dared not linger, and fled quickly, covered in blood.
Seeing this, the Souji did not pursue them.
Just like with Onoki, he ran too fast.
Before he could even finish his second-hand seal, the person had already escaped his attack range and could no longer be locked on.
However, although Sasori himself had fled, the clone he had left behind remained.
It glared at Souji with resentment and said in a deep voice:
"So you're Mochizuki Souji, the Konoha ninja?
I'll remember you.
Next time we meet, I'll show you my most precious collection, and then... I'll make you one of my collectibles too!"
"Let's talk about it next time, Brother Sasori."
Souji ignored him, casually slashing with a kunai and shattering Sasori's clone into white smoke and explosions.
Then, looking at the Sunagakure ninja gathering because of the commotion, he said to the Ino-Shika-Cho trio:
"You guys go first, I'll be there soon."
"You still want to fight the Sand Village?"
The three were already shocked by the battle just now, and were even more surprised.
They wanted to dissuade him, but the Souji said:
"Don't worry, I'm just picking up a few things and I'll be leaving right away."
Without saying another word, Souji used the Body Flicker Technique to flash to the location of the scroll Sasori had dropped when he fled.
At this time, Sasori had not yet joined Akatsuki, so he was not wearing the red cloud and black robe, but rather the Sand Village's standard ninja combat vest with shoulder armor.
When he was hit by a hundred kunai, his vest was torn and all the scrolls fell out.
However, Sasori still managed to grab one of the scrolls and leave.
They had to take it with them, even at the cost of their lives. It must contain Sasori's most precious collection, the third-generation Kazekage puppet.
However, there wasn't time to take the other scrolls with them.
There were two large scrolls on the ground that were probably used to store puppets, and an extra-large scroll whose contents were unknown.
The Souji picked them up, and at that moment, a large number of Sunagakure ninjas rushed towards them.
"Enemy attack!"
"It's the warehouse! Thieves attacked the medicine warehouse!"
"Even the ninja tool warehouse was attacked!"
"Damn bastards! Quick! Surround and kill the thieves!"
"Kill! Kill! Kill!"
Seeing a large number of Sand Village ninjas surrounding them, led by several powerful Jonin, and without any other support, Souji was unwilling to get entangled any longer.
He casually threw some kunai, instantly killing two Jonin and several Chunin, startling the approaching Sand Village ninjas, and then used the Body Flicker Technique to leave.
Although Sunagakure failed to capture anyone, they still managed to surround the area.
Soon, the agent, Kazekage Rasa, and the consultant, Chiyo, arrived.
Seeing that even a significant portion of the medicine warehouse had been moved away, both of them looked grim.
Rasa said in a resentful voice:
"Damn thieves! Both of our warehouses were attacked tonight, especially the ninja tool warehouse, which was completely emptied! Six Jonin were killed!
The losses are too great!"
"There are two sides to thieves.
The people on this side all died because of kunai piercing their heads...
Could it be Mochizuki Souji from Konoha, the 'Bloody Kunai'?"
"The other group of thieves knows our patrol layout very well and even uses puppets.
Could they be rogue ninjas?
Defecting is one thing, but continuing to attack their own village, Sunagakure, is another.
What ungrateful bastards!"
"..."
Chiyo ignored Rasa's mutterings and walked to a puppet left behind by Sasori, squatting down to examine it.
"It's not a human puppet, but the manufacturing method is very similar to that of a scorpion..." Chiyo thought to herself.
Puppet masters are unique to Sunagakure. Judging from the situation at the scene, a conflict broke out between two groups of thieves, and one side left behind a puppet, indicating that it was a Sunagakure puppet master who fled...
There aren't many people like this, and they also have a production method that is extremely similar to that of scorpions.
Chiyo's mind conjured up the image of her grandson, Sasori, and her eyes instantly filled with sorrow.
"Is that you? Sasori, why are you..."
...
"Souji! You're amazing! I was so scared just now!"
"The art of the fox's mind."
Ayame lunged at Souji, but Souji casually formed a hand seal and cast an illusion on her.
The Fox's Mind Technique, a C-rank illusion, causes one to endlessly wander in the same place, unable to escape the labyrinth of illusions.
"Aaaaaah! Souji is so mean!"
As it complained, the result kept spinning in circles.
Nara and Akimichi ignored her, and Suzaku laughed:
"Was that person called... Sasori of the Red Sand?
I remember he was the grandson of Chiyo, the advisor of Sunagakure. I didn't expect him to be so powerful at such a young age.
If it weren't for Souji, we would have been in trouble!"
"But in any case, we finally got our hands on the medicinal herbs and escaped successfully.
We weren't much of a help, but we still managed to earn an S-rank mission achievement.
Thank you so much, Souji!"
Akimichi Touichi looked embarrassed and said:
"Especially me, Suzaku used the Shadow Binding Technique at least a few times, while I really didn't do anything. I'm ashamed!"
"Please don't say that, gentlemen.
It just went very smoothly this time, which is why we didn't have a chance to show off our skills.
There will definitely be another opportunity next time," the Souji said with a smile.
"Hey, if I were to run into a guy like Sasori of the Red Sand again, it would be best if I didn't have that chance." Suzaku shook his head slightly.
As Jonin, they could tell at a glance that Sasori was a very dangerous person.
Nara and Akimichi were both aware of this.
If they were to face such an opponent, it wouldn't be a question of whether they could win, but whether they could save their lives.
The Souji smiled slightly and said nothing more.
This time was actually not so bad.
At this time, Sasori's confidence was at an all-time high because he had even killed the Third Kazekage and turned him into a puppet.
He didn't take them seriously and only used a few ordinary puppets.
If Sasori had used a powerful puppet from the beginning, Souji wouldn't have dared to chat with him so slowly.
By the time negotiations broke down and Sasori tried to produce the powerful puppet, it was too late.
Taking the puppet out of the scroll would take even longer than forming hand seals, and he would never give him that chance.
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