Masahiko watched Sasoriās right arm folding and deforming in amazement, making clicking sounds while changing into a cylinder shape. The front end of the cylinder rotated, and hundreds of poisoned Senbon fired at the same time, blocking all the route escape of Masahiko.
āNah, Iām serious. Are you really a puppet now? And what is that a machinegun?ā Masahiko couldnāt laugh or cry, and suddenly a shock wave burst out of his body, and slammed Sasori to the wall, then fell to the ground, making a crisp sound.
At the same time, Optimus Prime, who had fallen to the ground before, twisted his body, raised his intact left arm, and swung at the back of Masahikoās head.
Masahiko didnāt turn around and kicked back with his right, and after the loud crash, Optimus Primeās left arm was also scattered into metal fragments.
Taiseki, who was watching the battle around him, wiped the cold sweat on his forehead. A month ago, he was kicked the same way by Masahiko, and it was great that heās still alive⦠It was great.
After two tentative attacks, Sasori fell back again, pulled a further distance from Masahiko, and at the same time, took another scroll out of his sleeve.
Masahiko didnāt try to stop him, but he looked at Sasoriās unchanging face carefully and felt rather embarrassed.
Behind him, Onoki stepped forward, āElder, Iām very grateful for disciplining my naughty granddaughter for the past month.ā
āMaster, I canāt pretend that I didnāt hear that.ā Kurotsuchi ran over and stood up straight next to Onokiā¦
Onoki: āā¦ā\n
āElder, nice to see you. The food you cooked for us was really delicious!ā Kurotsuchi turned to Masahiko with a grin. Sure enough, she had long guessed his identity, and she wasnāt surprised to see his true strength in battle.
Deidea on the side was a different case. His current facial expressions include, āDaaamn,ā āHow could this happen,ā āImpossible,ā āI want to blow him up,ā and so onā¦
Masahiko glanced at Deidara, then smiled and turned his head, āBlack-haired girl, donāt call me Elder. The usual uncle is just fine. Onoki, you should say sorry to her. She was really worried about you.ā
Kurotsuhi was taken aback for a moment, then shook her head again and again, āNo way, no way, letās forget it.ā
Onoki: āā¦ā
Masahiko gave Kurotsuchi an expression of āthis old man admires you,ā then started doing hand signs, and Hanzoās puppet body suddenly disappeared and entered his space.
āSasori, I took Hanzoās corpse. You better not call that guy in your hand, itās useless in front of me, and you will end up regretting your actions later.ā Masahiko could guess that the guy in the scroll is, in fact, the Third Kazekage.
Sasoriās body had been transformed into a puppet by himself, and he couldnāt put any expressions on his face after that. But he hadnāt completely abandoned his emotion from when he was a human, so he could only hide hesitation and surprise in his heart.
This will at least make him appear calm on the surface, āWhat Grandma Chiyo guessed wasnāt wrong, Hamura was originally really you.ā
āDid Chiyo guessed it?ā Masahiko chuckled lightly, āI didnāt deliberately conceal it. But Iām sure that after all of these years of studying, my āKa ka ka ka ka ka kaā has actually helped you quite a lot, right?
Sasori: Haha.\nāMaster Tsuchikage! The ninjas who were hit by the poison are in bad condition, and the toxicity is hard to suppress!ā An Anbu flashed in.
Onoki clenched his teeth when he heard these words, then turned to Masahiko, āElder, you wonāt try and stop me from getting rid of this rogue ninja, right?ā
āTsuchikage-Dono, weāre not here to start a war with Iwagakure.ā Kakuzu suddenly appeared beside Sasori, āWe are indeed hired by the leader of Amegakure to come to form an alliance.ā
āElder Masahiko, long time no see.ā
Masahiko looked at the same unchanged Kakuzu and smiled: āItās really been a long time since I saw. Youāre alive and well. I still remember that you said you would attend my 150-year-old birthday banquet.ā
āI also remember, Elder.ā Kakuzu replied, then turned to Sasori, āGive them the antidote.ā
Sasori had no expression on his face, āDonāt use such a commanding tone. Iām not your subordinate.ā
Kakuzu said patiently, āWe are here to negotiate peace. If Iwagakure ninjas died and the negotiation fails, the rest of the reward will be lost. Also, with these two seniors here, if you donāt hand over the antidote, you might die, which is a shame.ā
āDo you still think that the peace talks can be successful?ā Sasori refused to admit defeat, but he still took the antidote from his sleeve and threw it to Masahiko.
Masahiko caught it and opened the bottle containing the antidote. And suddenly a strong smell came out.
āWhy this kind of antidote? Are you trying to kill them before treating them?!ā
āWhatās this smell?ā Kurotsuchi held her nose and back away, and so the other kids.\n\nHe could only look at the two and ask: āThe leader of Amegakure wants to form an alliance, then why did he choose our village?ā
Kakuzu shook his head and said, āThe leader of Amegakure, Yahiko, and his deputy leader Ringo set off at the same time with us. They should have already arrived at Konoha by this time. Not only that, once the peace talks in Iwagakure are over, we will be heading to Sunagakureā¦.ā
āAn alliance with the three major villages at the same time?ā Onoki chuckled and shook his head, āThe leaders of the small villages are whimsical.ā
āItās not just an alliance. Itās deeper than that. Heās looking for cooperation.ā Sasori said, āBut this battle has exposed my identity. We shouldnāt have come to Iwagakure.
Masahiko couldnāt help but interrupt: āChiyo will definitely come looking for you, and when she sees your puppet body, she will surely be very sad. Itās hard for me to understand. Why did you abandon your human body?ā
Sasori stiffened for a moment, āTrue art is ever-lasting!ā
Masahiko: āā¦ā
Does he mean that heās very beautiful but can only be called art when heās eternal?
Deidara, who has been immersed in inexplicable emotions since he learned of Masahikoās true identity, his expression finally changed when he heard this.
āHey, what you said is wrong. Only a momentary explosion can be called art!ā