"!?"
Sasori's pupils contracted, countless questions flashing through his mind.
He had carefully calculated that the magnetic field established by the Third Kazekage human puppet's 'Magnet Release' could shield him from any metal attacks. Let alone a thrown kunai, even an iron cannonball couldn't pass through the magnetic field to attack him.
And the Fourth Hokage's 'Flying Thunder God Technique' required coordinate positioning. Without the specialized kunai for positioning, it should be impossible to use.
Boom!
In just an instant, the 'Rasengan' in the Fourth Hokage's hand hit him, knocking his whole body flying.
"Damn it, where exactly did it go wrong!"
Soaring in mid-air, Sasori's mind was still struggling with the doubt just now.
Subsequently, he felt his body breaking apart uncontrollably; bones, joints, all broke away from his control.
Undoubtedly.
At this time, Sasori had already transformed himself into a human puppet, so his main body was actually also a puppet, and the true core was the 'flesh core' located at the heart of this puppet.
Therefore, the disintegration of his body did not affect his thinking.
Just then, he suddenly reacted, his gaze sweeping over a fragment of 'Hiruko' on the ground, and discovering the 'Flying Thunder God formula' on the fragment.
"When was it left? Could it be just now? He shouldn't have had the chance to act!"
Understanding how the Fourth Hokage flashed in front of him through the magnetic field, the doubts in Sasori's mind did not decrease but increased instead.
He really couldn't figure out when the Fourth Hokage left the 'Flying Thunder God formula' on the fragments of his 'Hiruko' during the first round of confrontation.
Knowing that now was not the time to dwell on it, Sasori immediately collected his thoughts and manipulated his chakra threads.
For a puppeteer of his level, even if the puppet was completely damaged, he could still forcibly control it through chakra threads. So while still soaring in mid-air, he gathered most of the fragments with chakra threads, barely piecing together a human form.
After landing, while controlling the Third and Fourth Kazekage human puppets to entangle the Fourth Hokage, he shook out a scroll, took out a spare body from the scroll, and then transferred the 'flesh core' into this brand-new body.
Clatter...
As the 'flesh core' was successfully transferred, the broken body he had forcibly gathered together with chakra threads immediately shattered all over the ground.
Controlling the new body, he moved his neck and curled his lips: "To be able to force me to this extent, worthy of being the Hidden Leaf's Yellow Flash, the man who single-handedly salvaged the situation of the Third Great Ninja War for the Hidden Leaf!"
In the distance.
Seeing the First Hokage using 'Wood Release' to withstand the Fourth Kazekage human puppet's sea of sand, the Second Hokage using 'Water Release' to disperse Deidara in the air, and the Fourth Hokage succeeding repeatedly and almost killing Sasori, Orochimaru was instantly in a good mood.
Yakushi Kabuto smiled: "Orochimaru-Leader, it seems Akatsuki's Sasori of the Red Sand is going to be removed from the list this time!"
Orochimaru said: "Unless the Akatsuki organization is hurt badly, they won't cooperate with me obediently!"
Yakushi Kabuto looked into the air: "Deidara is very vigilant; it's probably not easy to get rid of him!"
Just as Orochimaru was about to speak, a black flame suddenly ignited on his body. Immediately, the black flame spread rapidly, covering Orochimaru's whole body in an instant.
"This!?"
Yakushi Kabuto was horrified in his heart. While retreating to avoid the black flame, he scanned the surroundings, looking for traces of the attacker.
Soon, on a large tree in the distance, he saw Uchiha Itachi wearing the Akatsuki organization's red cloud cloak with scarlet eyes.
"Akatsuki's reinforcements? Damn it..."
Yakushi Kabuto was both shocked and angry, subconsciously looking at Orochimaru who was completely swallowed by the black flame.
He didn't expect the Akatsuki organization's reinforcements to come so quickly, nor did he expect the reinforcement to be Uchiha Itachi, the Mangekyo Uchiha!
Moreover, Uchiha Itachi's decisiveness greatly exceeded his expectations, directly activating the Mangekyo dojutsu 'Amaterasu' from outside the battlefield, catching him off guard.
"Why did my danger perception fail?"
Yakushi Kabuto was puzzled.
Logically speaking, even if Uchiha Itachi attacked from a distance, he, in 'Sage Mode', should have been able to sense it.
Because his perception targeted not only chakra fluctuations but also mental attacks like malice and killing intent, so it was difficult for enemies to bypass.
"Could it be..."
Soon, Yakushi Kabuto thought of a possibility.
That was, Uchiha Itachi's target from the beginning was Orochimaru. Even to avoid affecting him who was very close to Orochimaru and triggering his perception, Uchiha Itachi likely controlled the attack range of 'Amaterasu' very carefully, thus completing this attack right under his nose.
Argh...
Orochimaru, burned by the 'Amaterasu' black flame, let out bursts of roars, then collapsed to the ground, gradually falling silent.
Yakushi Kabuto shouted anxiously: "Orochimaru-Leader?"
Swish...
Suddenly, a cold light struck, slashing towards Yakushi Kabuto who was preparing to approach Orochimaru.
"Executioner's Blade!"
Yakushi Kabuto instantly recognized the attacking cold light as the Executioner's Blade, one of the Seven Ninja Swords of the Mist. So instead of confronting this sharp blade, he immediately retreated, avoiding the slash of the Executioner's Blade.
Missing the strike, Juzo Biwa holding the Executioner's Blade continued to attack fiercely while saying: "Orochimaru is dead, you are next!"
"Tch!"
Yakushi Kabuto spat lightly and went to meet Juzo Biwa.
In the distance.
Standing on a tree, Itachi looked at the battlefield from afar with an indifferent expression.
Just as Yakushi Kabuto guessed, the target of the 'Amaterasu' surprise attack just now was carefully selected by Itachi.
He was not greedy, but carefully excluded Yakushi Kabuto, who mastered 'Sage Mode', from the attack range of 'Amaterasu', locking 'Amaterasu' on Orochimaru alone.
Before Sasori and Orochimaru launched the second round of offense, he and Juzo Biwa had already quietly arrived at the battlefield.
It was just that he didn't attack blindly, but hid in the distance observing the situation. After finding an opportunity to act, he struck decisively, directly ambushing Orochimaru with 'Amaterasu'.
Because he knew how difficult Orochimaru was to deal with, rather than wasting chakra and stamina tangling with Orochimaru for nothing, it was better to use 'Amaterasu' directly.
Swish...
Just as Itachi was observing the fierce battle between Juzo Biwa and Yakushi Kabuto in the distance, from his blind spot, a colorful small snake suddenly shot out, attacking his throat.
Seeming to have anticipated it, Itachi's body dispersed directly into a flock of crows, letting the venomous snake pass, floating in the air.
At this time, Orochimaru's figure slowly walked out from the shadow behind the large tree, giving Itachi a wicked smile: "Still so sharp, how did you know I wasn't dead?"