When Sasori saw the Shadow Clone, he instantly lost his composure, and his question blurted out.
Alas, it's all because the main body is too handsome; he can't keep a low profile even if he wants to.
The Shadow Clone sensed that Sasori already had thoughts of retreating upon seeing him, and that wouldn't do!
Without the Mangekyo or Shinatsuhiko, the Shadow Clone had no choice but to shout at the top of his lungs.
"You can't hide any longer! You, the one behind the Nine-Tails Disturbance, our strength is beyond your match! Surrender obediently!"
"See this black-haired Ninja? This is Zabuza Momochi, the Hidden Mist Village's top expert, known as the 'Demon of the Hidden Mist'!"
"And look at this white-haired Ninja! This is Kakashi Hatake, Konoha's strongest technician, the God of Ninjutsu who can perform all Ninjutsu in the world!"
"Give up your futile struggle, surrender, you nameless nobody!"
"Mr. Zabuza, Senior Kakashi, arrest him!!"
Zabuza and Kakashi were a bit bewildered. Although they knew they had some strength, it couldn't possibly be as exaggerated as the Shadow Clone made it sound.
Meanwhile, Sasori, on the other side, felt a bit embarrassed after being mocked and ignored by the Shadow Clone.
After all, everyone here was an expert. Normally, when they met, wouldn't they compliment each other? But this guy completely inverted it, showing no manners at all.
Although Sasori was angry, he also noticed a few key points.
Kakashi and Zabuza were among the top experts in Konoha and Hidden Mist, respectively, and Uchiha Tomoki clearly had no intention of making a move.
From his perception of the opponents' strength, they didn't seem as formidable as claimed, and Uchiha Tomoki, the one who made the leader somewhat wary, didn't look particularly strong either.
Of course, the most important point was that he heard Kakashi's surname: Hatake!
Being mocked, with enemies not being too strong, and the son of the White Fang present, Sasori decided not to just run away. He had to at least fight a round.
He immediately manipulated Hiruko to attack the two people not far away, but he also kept a constant eye on the Shadow Clone's movements.
If the situation changed, he would retreat immediately!
Hiruko's large tail, like a sharp sword, shot towards Kakashi with incredible speed.
Kakashi took out a kunai to block, but as it neared Kakashi, the tail bent in a bizarre way and headed towards Zabuza.
"Watch out!"
Kakashi warned.
At this moment, Zabuza didn't have the Kubikiribocho; he was holding an ordinary long sword.
Under Zabuza's exquisite swordsmanship, he struck a joint on the tail, and then the tip of the tail broke off. He twisted his body slightly to dodge the subsequent attack.
After completing this maneuver, Zabuza looked at Kakashi with a slightly provocative gaze.
Kakashi had already pulled up his headband, no longer appearing as a cyclops, and the Sharingan in his left eye was slowly rotating.
However, Zabuza saw urgency and other emotions in Kakashi's eyes, but before he could think too much.
The previously severed tail tip shot back from behind. Zabuza tried his best to dodge, but it was still too slow.
The tail tip pierced through Zabuza's abdomen and returned to Hiruko's tail, reattaching itself.
Seeing that he couldn't rescue him in time, Kakashi, while Hiruko's tail hadn't returned, charged towards Hiruko's main body.
If he couldn't find the main body, he'd take out the puppet first!
However, as Kakashi charged, Hiruko's cloth-wrapped mouth opened slightly, and then countless senbon shot out from Hiruko's mouth.
Kakashi was charging too fast to completely dodge this widespread attack, so he took out the kunai in his hand and blocked frantically.
After a series of "clinking" sounds, he still couldn't block all the senbon. One senbon was stuck in his right leg and another in his left shoulder.
"Damn it, it's poisoned!"
Kakashi's unwilling voice rang out.
"How weak! Such a person as you is called the God of Ninjutsu by Lord Yuuki? How laughable!"
Zabuza's voice rang out behind Kakashi, and the Zabuza who had fallen earlier had already turned into a puddle of clear water.
"Ah! I am indeed not as strong as Lord Yuuki said, but I am not so fragile either."
Kakashi gradually emerged from the ground beside Zabuza, and the Kakashi who had been struck by the senbon earlier also gradually turned into a stream of water.
Water Clone! So that's it, was it during the eye contact just now? Is this the Sharingan?!
Zabuza wasn't particularly smart, but his combat intelligence was not bad. He understood the key almost instantly.
At the same time, he marveled at the power of the Sharingan. If it had been Lord Yuuki just now, the copying would have been even faster, perhaps making it completely undetectable to him!
If the Shadow Clone knew Zabuza's thoughts, he would scoff disdainfully, the main body would indeed make you undetectable, because the main body can't copy at all!
Kakashi and Zabuza each delivered a brilliant probing attack, a standard Ninja fighting style.
As for their cooperation, well, it wasn't good at all; one could only say there was none! They were purely fighting independently!
Sasori had also pretty much assessed the strength of the two. They were indeed at the pinnacle of Jonin, but taking them down in one go was not a problem for him.
Sasori, now serious, directly threw off the annoying robe covering Hiruko, revealing its complete form.
It was on all fours, and what was previously thought to be a tail didn't grow from its back but extended from Hiruko's back.
And when the Shadow Clone saw the completely exposed Hiruko, his eyes lit up. This was a sure win!
Without the slightest hesitation, the Shadow Clone took out a flare and immediately began calling for backup!
Sasori's heart sank the moment the Shadow Clone made a move, but then he relaxed when he saw that the Shadow Clone only fired a flare and made no other moves.
It seemed he really didn't intend to intervene. Time was tight; he had to quickly deal with the two and retreat before backup arrived.
Otherwise, if he was held up by the two, it could become very troublesome!
Without hesitation, Sasori directly raised Hiruko's front limbs. The armguards on its arms shot out like cannonballs towards Kakashi and Zabuza.
In mid-air, countless small wooden sticks appeared like scattered flowers, and then the wooden sticks opened, and the senbon hidden within them rained down on the two.
Kakashi quickly moved in front of Zabuza, slammed his hands on the ground, and an Earth-Style Wall with a dog's head sculpture appeared in front of them.
And after the earth wall rose, Zabuza launched a Water Dragon Bullet towards Hiruko.
It's unclear when the two formed their hand signs; perhaps they did it stealthily earlier?
The Shadow Clone was speechless at the speed of Zabuza's Water Dragon Bullet. Where was the ultimate performance of forty-four hand signs?
After blocking the senbon, the two quickly charged towards Hiruko from two different directions.
Hiruko's tail, like a giant sword, directly slashed at the dragon's head. The Water Dragon Bullet, after losing its shape, seemed unable to maintain itself and fell as a rain of water, washing Hiruko sparkling clean.
Zabuza came with his sword, while Kakashi, with his right hand enveloped in electricity, charged even faster.
Sasori controlled Hiruko to move, but found it unusually difficult.
A disdainful voice rang out.
"Do you think this is ordinary water?"
"Water Prison Jutsu!"
At this moment, the sword in Zabuza's hand had been put away.
With one hand forming the 'unitary' (bird) sign, he pointed his hand towards Hiruko. The water that had scattered on the ground slowly began to gather around Hiruko, and Hiruko was completely unable to move.
Kakashi's Chidori directly cut Hiruko in half from head to tail, and he appeared behind Hiruko, saying very coolly,
"It's over. As a Puppet Master, you are no longer a threat after losing your puppet!"
But at this moment, two hands extended from Hiruko's fragments, with gun-barrel-like devices in the center of their palms, now aimed at Zabuza and Kakashi.
Immediately, a large amount of flames spewed towards the two!
"What?!"
"Danger!"
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