"How dare you!"
Ryou was a petty person, and Pakura's words immediately made him angry.
Sasori couldn't help but flick his tail stinger in agreement, completely identifying with Pakura's words.
Ryou is truly a beast.
Pakura saw Sasori, and her anger flared as she cursed him too: "Sasori, what are you laughing at? You're no good either!"
"Tell me, did you kill the Third Kazekage?"
Sasori snorted: "So what if I killed him? Not only did I kill him, but I also turned him into a Human Puppet."
Pakura was shocked and pointed straight at Sasori, saying: "Sasori, you are a hundred times more of a beast than Uchiha Ryou! The Third Kazekage treated you as a confidant, yet you actually killed him?"
"The Village raising you for all these years was like feeding an ungrateful wolf!"
"Well said!"
Ryou gave Pakura a thumbs up; now it was his turn to agree with Pakura's words.
No matter how you looked at it, Sasori was a beast.
White Fang was the one who killed his parents. Since White Fang was dead, he didn't go to Konoha for revenge, nor did he seek revenge against Kakashi. What was the point of taking revenge on the Third Kazekage?
Ryou took Sasori off his shoulder and pressed down on its tail stinger, saying: "This guy is simply a beast in human form. Of course, I can understand; guys without parents are just this kind of crap."
"Uchiha Ryou!"
Sasori shouted: "You, who killed your own Village companions, how are you any better than me?"
Ryou electrocuted Sasori and laughed: "Sasori, I'm still different from you. The people I killed had long since strayed from their Ninja Way. You'll know if you go to Konoha and check."
"Essentially, I'm getting rid of a public nuisance, so I'm not a beast."
"Pah!"
Pakura and Sasori spat in unison.
"Alright, Uchiha Ryou, Sasori, you two pieces of trash who were born of mothers but raised without fathers, today I, Pakura of the Scorch Release, will rid the Ninja World of these pests."
"How dare you!!"
Ryou and Sasori glared at Pakura in unison. Even though they were beasts, even beasts needed to save face.
Especially Ryou, being told he was born of a mother but raised without a father...
That seemed... actually correct!
His parents had died in battle not long after he was born.
"Whatever! Pakura, since you dare to insult me like that, I'll turn you into a Human Puppet later and use you for ten thousand years."
"Hmph, that depends on your skill!"
Pakura put on her Sunagakure forehead protector: "Pakura, of the Scorch Release, Jonin of Suna."
Seeing Pakura being so formal, Ryou felt he had to show her some respect.
He took his Konoha forehead protector out of his pocket and put it on properly as well. "Uchiha Ryou, Chunin of Konoha."
Pakura suddenly couldn't hold it back and clutched her stomach, laughing: "A Chunin?! Hahaha..."
That's right. Although Ryou was already stronger than many Kage, in terms of rank, he was still a Chunin.
The title of General Ryou he had given himself in the Land of Rain was just for his own amusement; the people of the Ninja World didn't recognize it at all.
Even Sasori jumped down from Ryou's shoulder.
A Chunin?! Being a mount for Sasori of the Red Sand was a bit beneath his status!
Ryou was somewhat angry: "Pakura, what are you laughing at? I'm telling you, the ones who save the world in the future will be two Genin!"
"Pah, you, Uchiha Ryou, are nothing but big talk!"
Pakura snorted and straightened herself up.
"Fine, a Chunin then. Jonin Pakura will take good care of you, old Chunin."
"Scorch Release: Hot Wind Bullet!"
Pakura quickly formed hand seals and spat out a mass of high-temperature hot wind from her mouth, flying towards Ryou.
The best way to deal with wind was high walls, mountains, or windbreak forests.
With the extremely high temperature of the hot wind, the best method was to block it with Water Release.
Ryou had many ways to block Pakura's Hot Wind Bullet, but the easiest was Susanoo!
With a glare, a massive amount of ocular power surged through his body, and Ryou was instantly covered by a black chakra giant.
On the back of the half-bodied giant hung a gourd-shaped Gunbai.
Pakura's Hot Wind Bullet struck; this wasn't an explosive Ninjutsu, but rather a hot wind of a thermobaric nature.
As soon as it hit Ryou's Susanoo, an extremely powerful hot wind erupted. Fortunately, Susanoo was an absolute defense, capable of protecting against fire and heat.
Otherwise, Ryou would have been directly evaporated by this ultra-high-temperature hot wind.
Even so, some of the Susanoo's torso was melted by the heat.
Seeing this, Ryou quickly released ocular power to replenish it.
The second stage of Susanoo still couldn't completely defend against Kage-level Ninjutsu.
Ryou gave Pakura a thumbs up: "Pakura, you really do have some skill. No wonder you thought of tricking me out of the Village to kill me. You're not just some big-breasted, brainless woman."
"Hmph!"
Pakura snorted, not accepting Ryou's praise, but instead frowned as she looked at Ryou's chakra giant.
"Is this a Sharingan ocular technique?"
The intelligence provided by Konoha wasn't very detailed; it only said that Ryou's ocular power was very high, far exceeding that of a Jonin of the Uchiha Clan.
After all, the Shinobi Allied Forces hadn't been formed yet, and the Five Great Ninja Villages hadn't completely united. Complete sharing of intelligence would have to wait until after the alliance.
This was the second time Sasori had seen Ryou's Susanoo. Last time, it had been chased and slashed by Ryou's Susanoo; this time, it was encased within the Susanoo.
It was extremely envious of this absolute defense.
Puppeteers feared close-quarters combat the most. Sasori used to hide inside Hiruko to overcome the inherent weakness of a Puppeteer.
He naturally lacked a sense of security.
Now that Hiruko was gone and he had become a scorpion with his life in Ryou's hands, he felt even less secure.
If he had such an absolute defense, he would be able to operate his puppets properly in the future.
Pakura shouted loudly at Ryou: "Uchiha Ryou, are you a turtle? Finding a shell to crawl into for a lifetime."
Ryou retorted: "Stop talking nonsense! Have you ever seen this? This is called the third power of the Uchiha Clan: Susanoo!"
"What's wrong with being a Jonin? Even a Jonin can't afford to mess with this, you blowhard!"
"You can only watch me play with Susanoo. This is called strength! Got it?"
"Haha—"
Ryou manipulated Susanoo to take out the spiritual tool on its back—the Gunbai.
"Susanoo—Hurricane!"
With a swing of the Gunbai, a small sandstorm was instantly whipped up in the Demon Desert.
Now it was Pakura's turn to worry about dealing with Ryou's storm.
Pakura's Ninjutsu were all offensive; she didn't have a single defensive one.
This was because her chakra natures were Wind and Fire. What could Wind and Fire defend against?
The best defensive Ninjutsu were Earth and Water.
If she couldn't defend, she would use offense as defense.
Pakura formed hand seals with both hands and released a high-level Wind Release.
"Wind Release: Pressure Damage!"
Pakura spat out a high-pressure wind sphere from her mouth, forming an explosive vortex storm. The storm collided with the sandstorm, immediately triggering an even larger storm.
Sand and stones flew everywhere, and the sky and earth turned yellow.
Wind Release: Pressure Damage is a B-rank offensive Ninjutsu for long, medium, and short ranges. In the original work, Kakuzu's Wind Release mask released this technique, causing large-scale destruction to the terrain.
This technique was evaluated as having "disaster-like destructive power." Although it's B-rank, in the hands of a master, it's just like a Forbidden Jutsu.
Even the A-rank Ninjutsu Rasengan doesn't have this kind of destructive power.
The ranking of Ninjutsu is actually based on the difficulty of learning, not its power.
A mediocre person's shuriken is not as good as a small stone thrown by a master—Sasuke!