'Such great strength... Is this guy really a Puppetry master?!'
It's unimaginable that Yu, renowned in the Shinobi world as the strongest Puppetry master, possesses such exaggerated Taijutsu. Caught off guard, the entire Hiruko was thrown up to the ceiling by Yu. However, Sasori reacted extremely quickly, taking advantage of the aerial position to swiftly activate the mechanism of Puppet Jutsu once again.
Hiruko: Eight Waves of Needles!!
The humanoid puppet Hiruko's ferocious mouth opened, revealing a mysterious black charm. Instantly, countless venomous needles and thorns rained down like a violent storm of flowers, so fast that it was almost impossible to evade.
"Quite impressive..."
"It seems this turtle shell isn't completely useless!!"
Seeing Sasori react so quickly, launching such a high-density barrage of poisonous needles and thorns after being thrown onto the ceiling by himself, Yu's eyes couldn't help but brighten.
Sasori of the Red Sand, as the most outstanding Puppetry genius of the Hidden Sand Village, excelled in Puppet Jutsu, mechanical techniques, poisons, and even weapon forging, all at the level of a master. He was one of the characters admired by Yu in the anime. Later characters like Kankuro were simply incomparable to him.
So, compared to the Hiruko that Sasori is currently using, Yu is more eager to witness Sasori's true strength using his own body and the strongest Third Kazekage Human Puppet, because that is the true power of Sasori of the Red Sand.
Armament Haki!!
As he spoke, pitch-black Armament Haki instantly covered and spread throughout Yu's body. All the poison needles and thorns falling on him seemed to hit a hard diamond, emitting a series of metallic clangs before dropping to the ground.
"The concealed mechanisms of the Hiruko Puppet are unable to pierce his body? This kid... what kind of monster is he?!"
Seeing that the poison needles and thorns of the Hiruko, powerful enough to penetrate rocks, were completely unable to pierce Yu's body, Sasori, looking at the bizarre teenager with his whole body blackened and white hair scattered on the floor in the room below, seemed to reveal a look of astonishment on his numb and icy-cold face, resembling that of a puppet.
"Hahaha!"
"Die, you brat!!"
After Yu, his entire body blackened by Armament Haki, blocked all the poison needles and thorns, he was about to strike and finish off the Hiruko on the ceiling. However, at that moment, a burst of laughter accompanied by an extremely sharp sound of breaking through the air rushed in.
Only to see Biwa Juzo, one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, striding up to Yu with giant steps. The massive Executioner's Blade, in his hand seemed weightless as a willow leaf, swinging directly towards Yu's neck with a fierce chop.
Boom!!
Biwa Juzo's strength seemed surprisingly immense, causing the entire floor of the room where everyone was to explode into a huge hole. Yu and he plummeted directly to the floor below, the exaggerated commotion and explosion frightening all the guests on the first floor, who scattered screaming.
"Yu-sama!!"
Seeing Yu being cleaved by Biwa Juzo's blade into the floor below, inside the collapsing room, the two youths, Haku and Kimimaro, exclaimed in shock.
"Don't worry, these three guys still can't handle me..."
"You two, step aside and find a place to hide."
But then, the voice from downstairs immediately reassured the two youngsters. After exchanging a glance, they jumped out of the second-floor window of the hotel.
Haku and Kimimaro understood that with their current strength, they couldn't intervene in a battle of this level. Instead of staying behind and becoming a burden to Yu-sama, it was better to hide nearby and wait for an opportunity to observe.
"He... blocked it?!"
At the same time, in the dust-filled lobby on the first floor, Biwa Juzo, holding the Executioner's Blade, widened his eyes in disbelief. This Executioner's Blade, which had once slain countless ninjas, was now firmly gripped in Yu's hand!
"This kid... Could there be a tailed beast residing within his body?!"
Sensing the astonishing strength that couldn't be shaken off by the blackened white-haired youth before him, Biwa Juzo couldn't help but start suspecting whether this person was actually a tailed beast wearing human skin.
"Biwa Juzo, actually, we've met before..."
"I wonder if you remember Might Duy from eight years ago..."
Covering his entire body with Armament Haki, Yu's physical strength was enhanced to the extreme. Nonchalantly, he caught the Executioner's Blade swung by Biwa Juzo with a single hand. Yu's amber eyes stared at Biwa Juzo, who had another cross-shaped scar on his face, and suddenly spoke.
"Eight years ago? Might Duy... that madman from Konoha..."
Upon hearing the name suddenly mentioned by Yu, Biwa Juzo's expression froze. In an instant, terrifying images from eight years ago flashed through his mind, along with the horrifying figure shrouded in blood-red steam.
"I remember now! You're the brat from Konoha back then!!"
With a somewhat incredulous gaze at Yu before him, Biwa Juzo couldn't reconcile the legendary Scarlet Yu, who could single-handedly take on thousands, with the Konoha brat they encountered on the border of the Land of Fire years ago.
In that battle, facing Might Duy who had unleashed the Eight Inner Gates Formation, almost all of the Mist's Seven Ninja Swordsmen were nearly wiped out, with only him, Fuguki Suikazan, and Kurosuki Raiga surviving.
Yet, Biwa Juzo couldn't have imagined in his wildest dreams that the Konoha brat they encountered back then, facing the Mist's Seven Ninja Swordsmen, had grown to such an extent in just eight short years.
"It seems you've remembered indeed..."
"Back then, you narrowly escaped death at the hands of Might Duy, but today, you'll meet your end at mine. Fate truly is a lamentable thing!!"
Seeing Biwa Juzo in front of him finally recalling everything, a devilish smile gradually spread across Yu's lips. After retracting the Shadow Clone in Ryuchi Cave, Yu's body was instantly filled with immense Senjutsu Chakra.
Wailing Chidori!!
As the words fell, a violently raging black electrical current erupted directly from Yu's palm, its sound akin to the cries of thousands of birds, shaking all the ninjas present.
This wasn't like the semi-effective Senjutsu utilized by Uchiha Sasuke in his Cursed Seal Level 2 state. This was Chidori wielded by Yu, using genuine Senjutsu Chakra.
Enhanced by Senjutsu Chakra, the Chidori, which was already an A-rank Lightning Release Ninjutsu, had its power boosted significantly, surpassing even the A-rank Chidori used by Uchiha Sasuke in his normal state by two levels.
"Black Lightning Release??"
With his ears filled with the terrifying sound of countless birds wailing and crying, Biwa Juzo watched as the ferocious black lightning suddenly erupted from Yu's hand. He swallowed hard, struggling to speak, "This exaggerated Chakra... What kind of Ninjutsu is this?!"
Clang!!
Before he could react and evade in time, the ferocious black lightning from Yu's hand had already struck fiercely. Biwa Juzo felt a sharp pain in his palm. His Executioner's Blade, passed down through generations among the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, was directly shattered by Yu in one strike!
"My Executioner's Blade... How is this possible?!"
Witnessing Yu's black lightning, condensed in his hand, shatter his Executioner's Blade in one strike, Biwa Juzo was shocked, his body violently retreating.
However, spurred on by the stimulating Wailing Chidori - Sage Art Lightning Release, Yu's speed erupted to an indescribable level. Biwa Juzo felt a blur before his eyes as Yu's foot, tearing through the air, crashed in front of him.
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