Chapter 72 Resisting the Tailed Beast Ball
"Mochizuki Souji, what exactly do you want to achieve by establishing such a force?"
Sasori asked, his expression one of shock.
An army composed entirely of Kage-level figures—such a grand gesture is enough to shock even a ruthless person like him who has even killed a Kazekage.
"I won't go into details now; I'll talk to you about it another time."
"Hmph, fine..."
The Souji removed the spell, and the giant kunai returned to its original size.
At this moment, Sasori's main body slowly walked in from outside, formed hand seals and shouted "Destroy!" The sand clone and the wind shadow puppet burst out of a cloud of white smoke and were then taken back by Sasori.
Now we've officially subdued Brother Sasori.
He now truly had his own subordinates, and they were all Kage-level powerhouses!
The establishment of the 'Shadow Division' that I just mentioned was not just a boastful statement to subdue Sasori.
The only people he could mobilize were Konoha ninjas, at most at the level of Special Jonin.
If he wanted to call in Jonin-level ninjas, he could only find some without a strong background, and he would have to report to high-ranking officials like Mitokado Homura.
Putting aside the fact that this is too low-class and inconvenient to do things, at most it's just a special Jonin, which is far too weak in my eyes now.
It is still necessary to establish one's own subordinate power to facilitate one's actions.
When Souji first had this idea, he felt that Sasori of the Red Sand was one of the most suitable candidates.
In the original timeline, Sasori met Konan, who invited him to join Akatsuki, while he was attacking small ninja villages all over the Land of Wind.
Because Konan's paper ninjutsu was almost immune to physical attacks, it completely countered the puppets that mainly used physical attacks.
As a result, she successfully reached an agreement with Sasori and recruited him into Akatsuki.
Sasori later found a sense of belonging in Akatsuki.
This is often seen in the original work. Although Sasori was just one of the members of Akatsuki and had not infiltrated the decision-making circle of Obito, Pain, and Konan, he always put the interests of Akatsuki first and was extremely loyal.
It's almost like...
If you're strong enough, subduing them is easy; just defeat them, and they'll behave themselves from now on.
Sasori is such an ideal subordinate, so naturally we can't let him go.
Ultimately, if you remove the fact that Sasori has Kage-level strength, he is essentially just a rebellious teenager who lacks parental love, has no sense of belonging to the environment he grew up in, and then runs away during his rebellious phase to hang out with his friends every day. There is no difference between him and Sasori.
Once such a person finds a circle of friends with whom they share a strong sense of belonging, they will develop a very high degree of affiliation and become the most protective member of that group.
[Defeat the Kage-level puppeteer Sasori of the Red Sand, reputation +100,000]
[Subdued the Kage-level puppeteer Sasori of the Red Sand, reputation +100,000]
[Upon reaching 300,000 reputation points, you will be rewarded with 3 demonstrations of your own ninjutsu.]
[Reach 400,000 reputation points to receive the Momotaro Rice Ball recipe]
The Souji glanced at the system message.
Defeating and subduing Sasori, a Kage-level figure, increased his reputation by 200,000 and earned him two new rewards.
You have 3 chances to create your own ninjutsu.
This can be used to create higher-level ninjutsu for the Mochizuki school.
While it's impossible to create a technique that surpasses the system's cheat codes, elevating and promoting the ancestral school of thought is one of my small goals.
As for the Momotaro rice ball recipe, it comes from a certain Doraemon.
Rice balls made with this recipe are the most delicious food for all summoned beasts.
They are addictive and can be used to exchange for a summoned beast's consent to sign a contract.
Top-tier summoning beasts are very strong.
Although their strength is not very important to me, the key is that they are prestigious enough.
Fighting while standing on the head of a giant summoning beast shows the demeanor of a strong person.
Whether you're strong or not is a matter of time, but whether you're handsome or not is a matter of a lifetime.
The Souji was very satisfied with both awards.
Just as he was thinking this,
Sasori spoke:
"You say you're in a hurry, so why aren't you leaving yet? Konoha's in big trouble!"
"Big trouble?"
"The Jinchuriki of the Tailed Beasts from Iwagakure have appeared. What's going on? Aren't you able to read minds?"
"What?" Souji's expression changed.
"They arrived just as I came in, and immediately took down quite a few Konoha ninja..."
Souji didn't say anything more to Sasori and left as quickly as possible using the Body Flicker Technique.
This was the moment when the four-tailed beast launched its ball.
"Ughhhhhhh!"
Nagato, whose chakra was almost completely depleted, mimicked the feeling of using the Rinnegan's power twice in times of crisis in his memories, and used the technique he felt.
In the burst of power, Nagato successfully grasped the feeling he had when he used the technique in the past, and subconsciously learned the name of the technique.
"Shinra Tensei (Almighty Push)!"
An invisible, immense force emerged from Nagato's hand and was launched head-on towards the Tailed Beast Ball!
boom!
The invisible power of Shinra Tensei collided head-on with the jet-black Tailed Beast Ball, which carried an aura of destruction!
With a deafening roar, the Tailed Beast Ball shattered the power of Shinra Tensei, but it was also severely weakened as a result, losing at least 30% of its size and slowing down.
"Who stepped in to help us?"
Jiraiya was extremely surprised, but he couldn't care less about that at the moment.
"Watergate! Get ready! It's coming!"
"yes!"
When using Rashomon, one is unable to move and must remain in place to maintain the effect of the chakra sustaining technique.
Jiraiya and Minato watched with grave expressions as the Tailed Beast Ball shot towards them!
Boom boom boom boom!
"ah!"
The Tailed Beast Ball shattered four Rashomon gates in one fell swoop!
Jiraiya and Minato were also blasted away by the blast!
However, the power of the Tailed Beast Ball was once again greatly reduced.
Finally, the Tailed Beast Ball struck Gamaken, who was the last line of defense.
The pot lid shield shattered on the spot, and Gamaken used his physical body to withstand the last bit of power from the Tailed Beast Ball.
In the huge explosion, he fell, his body covered in blood and gore.
After being weakened multiple times, Konoha finally managed to block the Tailed Beast Ball.
"Hey! Gamaken! Are you alright?!"
"Although... I'm clumsy... I won't die..."
"Thank you! I'm so grateful to you this time! I'll take you back now, and I'll repay you at Mount Myōboku next time!"
Jiraiya dispelled the summoning technique and sent Gamaken back to Mount Myōboku.
On the other side, in the sky, there are Onoki and Rōshi.
"Damn it! He actually blocked it!?"
"..."
Onoki gritted his teeth, furious.
Rōshi was breathing heavily, but he didn't say anything.
The Tailed Beast Ball is the most powerful attack of the Tailed Beasts, unleashing an immense amount of chakra, even surpassing Onoki's Dust Release.
Even using it only once is a huge drain on the Jinchuriki, who must also endure the damage caused to his body by the Tailed Beast's massive chakra.
Onoki glanced behind him; the Iwagakure army had already retreated a considerable distance.
"Rōshi, can you do another Tailed Beast Ball?"
"..."
Rōshi glanced at Onoki and forced out a curse:
"You vicious old bastard, you want to take this opportunity to kill me, don't you?"
"Stop talking nonsense!
This is the crucial moment!
Are you sure you can do it or not?!"
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