Inside the stone sphere, after the dangerous sensation of being pricked by countless needles gradually receded, Yakushi Kabuto immediately clapped his hands together. The seamless stone sphere opened from the middle, revealing him and Orochimaru hidden inside.
With the air circulating, Orochimaru and Yakushi Kabuto greedily took a few breaths of fresh air.
In order to completely block Deidara's 'C4 Karura' micro-bombs, the stone sphere created by Yakushi Kabuto using 'Inorganic Reincarnation' had no gaps at all, even isolating the air outside.
If not for the fact that both he and Orochimaru were top-notch ninjas, suffocation alone could have killed them both.
After regaining vision, Yakushi Kabuto looked at the forest that was almost flattened by the sea of sand and the dense, terrifying black iron sand spears stuck in the ground, and couldn't help but sigh: "As expected, one cannot be careless when facing any member of the Akatsuki organization!"
Orochimaru nodded.
He had indeed underestimated Sasori and Deidara a bit just now. The opponents clearly came prepared this time. If not for Yakushi Kabuto, who mastered Sage Mode, by his side, he would probably have fallen into their hands.
Thinking of this, he became somewhat annoyed, so he formed hand seals to urge the 'Impure World Reincarnation bodies' of the First, Second, and Fourth Hokage to launch an attack.
Soon, under Orochimaru's jutsu, the 'Impure World Reincarnation bodies' of the First, Second, and Fourth Hokage began to charge forward, launching an attack on Sasori.
The first to act was naturally the First Hokage.
While charging forward, he formed hand seals. The battlefield, which had just quieted down, became restless again. Countless branches stretched out from underground, swaying and converging into a sea of trees.
The Second and Fourth Hokage maneuvered among the branches, their figures drifting erratically closer to Sasori.
"Damn it!"
Sasori's face sank upon seeing this.
Although the intensity of the 'Wood Release' used by the First Hokage's 'Impure World Reincarnation body' without intelligence was not high, it had the advantage of a continuous flow of chakra.
The 'Magnet Release' unleashed by the Fourth Kazekage human puppet controlled by Sasori with full force could indeed temporarily suppress the 'Wood Release' of the First Hokage's 'Impure World Reincarnation body', but the consumption was extremely huge. Even a powerhouse at Sasori's level could hardly use it repeatedly.
But watching the sea of trees coming aggressively, no matter how unwilling, Sasori could only brace himself and activate 'Magnet Release' to resist.
Thus, the sea of sand also became restless, stirring up waves of sand, rushing towards the sea of trees as violently as before.
Rumble...
The confrontation between the sea of trees and the sea of sand once again emitted bursts of continuous roaring!
Just when Sasori and Orochimaru's attention was focused on the forefront of the confrontation between the sea of trees and the sea of sand, accompanied by a cold light, a kunai pierced through the sand waves and shot towards Sasori.
Sasori, hiding inside 'Hiruko', instinctively raised his mechanical tail trying to block the incoming kunai. As a result, with a whoosh, a figure suddenly flashed next to the kunai.
Sasori was stunned for a moment: "Fourth Hokage!?"
Before Sasori could react, the Fourth Hokage, who flashed to Sasori's side using the 'Flying Thunder God Technique', ignored the attacking mechanical tail, grabbed the kunai with one hand, completing the positioning. Then, he turned around with the momentum, holding a 'Rasengan' in the other hand and smashing it fiercely towards Sasori.
Bang...
Accompanied by a loud explosion, the shell of Sasori's 'Hiruko', known for its defense, shattered instantly under the bombardment of the Fourth Hokage's 'Rasengan', scattering parts all over the ground!
At the same time, 'Hiruko's' mechanical tail also pierced the Fourth Hokage, penetrating the Fourth Hokage's 'Impure World Reincarnation body' completely through the chest!
The clash was completed in an instant.
In the next instant, the Fourth Hokage flashed and disappeared from the spot. Because it was an 'Impure World Reincarnation body', such an injury as having the chest pierced had no effect on the Fourth Hokage, and he could recover in less than a minute.
Sasori's main body sprang out from the broken 'Hiruko', his face somewhat unsightly.
In the air.
Seeing Sasori in danger on the ground, Deidara was startled and shouted: "Sasori-brother, are you alright!"
Before his voice fell, a slender water line shot out from the ground, drawing a dazzling arc in the air, heading towards him.
"This!?"
Deidara's expression changed, and he quickly turned sideways.
Swish...
Almost at the same time Deidara turned sideways to dodge, that slender water line passed in front of the tip of his nose, cutting the clay bird under his feet into two pieces.
Without the clay bird, Deidara stepped on empty air and fell towards the ground.
While falling, he realized that in an inconspicuous corner of the battlefield, the Second Hokage's 'Impure World Reincarnation body' had used 'Water Severing Wave' on him, almost cutting him and the clay bird under his feet in half.
Deidara felt somewhat astonished: "At this height, how could his Water Release reach me!?"
However, before he landed, the Second Hokage's 'Impure World Reincarnation body' on the ground began forming hand seals again, obviously intending to take advantage of the opportunity while he had no leverage in the air to finish him off with 'Water Severing Wave' again.
"Not good!"
Deidara was horrified. Ignoring everything else, he quickly plunged his hands into the ninja tool pouches at his waist and hastily kneaded a new clay bird.
Just as he landed steadily on the back of the new clay bird, another slender water line struck. But this time he was prepared and narrowly avoided it, only having the skin on his cheek grazed by the water line.
After dodging, Deidara controlled the clay bird to rapidly ascend and move away from the battlefield, looking at the Second Hokage on the ground with lingering fear.
He had long heard that the late Second Hokage of the Hidden Leaf was a Water Release master, but he didn't expect the opponent's Water Release ninjutsu to be sharp to this extent, almost covering the entire sky over the battlefield like a turret, making it difficult for him, who had air superiority, to approach.
On the ground.
Without the protection of 'Hiruko', Sasori did not sit and wait for death, but used chakra threads to control the Third Kazekage human puppet and activated a new 'Magnet Release'.
Swish swish swish...
In an instant, the black iron sand scattered on the battlefield quickly floated into the air, then condensed into four huge black iron pillars, falling heavily around Sasori and inserting into the ground.
At this time, the Fourth Hokage's new round of attacks came. Several specialized kunai inscribed with the 'Flying Thunder God formula' attacked Sasori from different directions with a whistling sound.
However, when these kunai flew into the range of the four huge black iron pillars, an electric arc flashed on the black iron pillars. Instantly, a huge magnetic force enveloped this area. All the kunai in the air were captured by this magnetic force, changed direction, and were adsorbed onto the black iron pillars.
Undoubtedly.
Sasori used 'Magnet Release' to establish a magnetic field, controlling the Fourth Hokage's 'Blade of Ninja Love', making the Fourth Hokage unable to use the 'Flying Thunder God Technique' through the kunai to launch a raid on him inside the magnetic field.
"Hmph!"
Glancing at the several 'Blade of Ninja Love' firmly adsorbed by the black iron pillars, Sasori snorted lightly, a trace of smugness flashing in his eyes.
The enemy a puppeteer feared most was a speed-type ninja like the Fourth Hokage or the White Fang of the Leaf, who were agile and moved like the wind.
During the Second Great Ninja War, the White Fang of the Leaf successfully killed Sasori's parents, who were already top puppeteers of the Hidden Sand at that time, on the battlefield!
It was precisely because he knew this that Sasori paid extra attention to his own protection.
Swish...
Just when Sasori was feeling smug, suddenly, the figure of the Fourth Hokage abruptly appeared in front of him...