Naruto: Swarm System

"Sasori of the Red Sand!"

Seeing the approaching figure, cold sweat instantly ran down Temari's face.

The name alone was enough to send shivers down her spine. As a member of the Sand Village, Temari was well aware of the infamous S-class rogue ninja who had killed the Third Kazekage.

"Shishou, you should leave. He's likely here for me."

Temari held her iron fan, her expression vigilant and her face pale as she stared at Sasori of the Red Sand.

Although she knew Shishou was strong, she didn't believe he could defeat Sasori.

Seeing Temari's reactive fear, Shishou squeezed her small hand and comforted her:

"Don't worry. As long as I'm here, no one can hurt you."

Moved by Shishou's refusal to leave, Temari quickly said:

"His name is Sasori of the Red Sand. He's the grandson of Elder Chiyo and an S-class rogue ninja of the Sand Village. He's a master of puppet jutsu and is rumored to have single-handedly destroyed a small nation."

"His strength is on par with my father's."

Shishou continued to hold Temari's delicate hand and said calmly, "Then I should be able to handle him."

If he revealed his true identity, even Nagato wouldn't be his match, let alone Sasori. However, in his current guise as Aburame Shishou, he planned to limit himself to using only ten percent of his true power, employing the techniques of the Aburame clan to handle the situation.

"Uh..."

Temari, still prepared to say more, was stunned by Shishou's confident statement. She looked at him in shock and asked, "What did you say?"

Shishou lifted her hand and gently rubbed it in front of her, smiling:

"I should be able to handle him."

Seeing Shishou's almost flirtatious gesture, Temari's face turned crimson. She quickly withdrew her hand and glared at him.

Shishou's playful interruption abruptly ended Temari's anxious and solemn mood, leaving her feeling only embarrassed and flustered.

Noting that he had successfully distracted Temari, Shishou smiled.

"Watch carefully."

With those words, Shishou walked towards the slowly approaching figure of Sasori of the Red Sand.

When he was about thirty meters away, Shishou summoned a massive swarm of insects behind him and spoke:

"Sasori of the Red Sand, what are you here for?"

Hiding within Hiruko, Sasori looked at Temari and spoke in a raspy voice:

"Where is your father's body?"

"Tell me, and I'll let you live."

Sasori knew the Fourth Kazekage was dead but lacked specific details, hence his question about the location of the Fourth Kazekage's body.

He intended to use the corpse of the Fourth Kazekage to experiment with his newly developed puppet techniques.

"I would never tell you!"

Temari shouted angrily, gripping her large iron fan. After Orochimaru killed her father, the Fourth Kazekage, the body had gone missing. She had no idea where it was.

Moreover, after the battle in Konoha, Orochimaru had voluntarily released the Edo Tensei, allowing Rasa's soul to return to the Pure Land.

"If that's the case, I'll have to capture you and torture you until you talk," Sasori said cruelly, his bloodshot eyes fixed on Temari and Shishou.

Click, click, click!

The mask on Hiruko's face was torn off, revealing a wide mouth. A tube emerged and fired a barrage of poisoned senbon at Shishou and Temari.

"Be careful, they're poisoned!"

Temari warned as the senbon flew towards them.

With a wave of his hand, Shishou summoned a swarm of insects to form several walls, blocking Sasori's attack.

Sasori chuckled:

"Insects? I just need to burn them."

Hiruko raised its right hand, a barrel extending from its palm, aimed at Shishou's insect walls.

Flamethrower!

A wide spray of flames burst from the barrel, heading straight for Shishou's insects.

Shishou formed hand seals quickly.

Water Release: Exploding Water Colliding Wave!

With a crash, a massive wave appeared in front of Shishou, forming walls of water that extinguished Hiruko's flames.

Then Shishou changed his hand seals rapidly.

Water Release: Super Water Dragon Bullet!

The massive waves turned into dozens of gigantic water dragons, rushing towards Hiruko with overwhelming force.

"Damn it!"

Sasori was stunned by the sight of the massive water dragons, his eyes wide with disbelief.

Boom!

With a thunderous crash, the water dragons smashed into Hiruko, engulfing it in the torrent.

"This is Shishou's true strength..." Temari looked at Shishou's back, her heart trembling.

Splash!

From within the flood created by the water dragons, a black figure leaped out and landed on the water's surface.

Removing the black cloth from his head, Sasori revealed his red hair and strikingly handsome face.

Standing on the water, Sasori said emotionlessly:

"Such powerful Water Release from a child... It seems Kisame might have a rival."

"Why does he look so young?" Temari asked, bewildered by Sasori's appearance. As Elder Chiyo's grandson, he shouldn't look so young.

Shishou explained:

"He abandoned his body and soul, turning himself into a human puppet to embody his twisted puppet art."

"Human puppet..."

Temari was shocked by Shishou's explanation. How did he know so much about Sasori?

It almost seemed like Shishou knew more about the Sand Village than she did...

"Hey, hey, can you speak properly? What do you mean by twisted puppet art? This is eternal puppet art."

Hearing Shishou's words, Sasori corrected him angrily.

Shishou laughed internally, wondering if Deidara had joined the Akatsuki yet.

"Only art that endures and remains forever is true art."

"How could eternal art be twisted?"

As he spoke, a scroll slipped from Sasori's sleeve into his hand. The scroll was marked with the character for "three."

Seeing the scroll, Shishou grinned. A puppet of the Third Kazekage... It would make a great gift for Pakura, who was soon to become the Fifth Kazekage.

With that thought, Shishou retrieved the gourd from his back and rapidly generated more insects.

Boom!

With a burst of white smoke, Sasori summoned a figure from the scroll.

Dressed in gray, with blue hair and a puppet-like face and body, the figure floated in midair, controlled by Sasori's chakra threads.

Human Puppet: Third Kazekage!

This was Sasori's most prized creation after killing the Third Kazekage. It was also one of the strongest in his human puppet collection.

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POWER STONE!!!!

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