Rasa was driven out of Konoha Village, and Shindai immediately hurled his Supernova Shindai into the cluster of Sunagakure ninja.
Rasa, with his left arm missing, quickly utilized the Puppet Master's puppet to perform hand seals.
"Sand Gold Wall Defense!"
Rasa attempted to block Shindai's Supernova Shindai with a wall of sand gold.
However, Rasa was severely injured at this moment, and the power of his ninjutsu was nowhere near as strong as before. Despite his defense, several people were killed by the explosion from the Supernova Shindai.
"You all go on ahead! I'll hold him back!"
Rasa resolutely decided to stay behind alone.
The Sand ninja were reluctant to leave and insisted on standing their ground with Rasa.
Before Rasa could speak, Shindai sneered, "Wow, what a touching scene~ But you probably don't know yet? Back when the Third Kazekage was still alive, he sent me on an undercover mission in Konoha. I worked diligently, devoting myself fully to Sunagakure. But as soon as this bastard became Kazekage, he turned right around and conspired with Chiyo and Ebizō—those two scheming old bastards—and sold me out.
He accused me of conspiring with Konoha to murder the Third Kazekure. Now you all know it was actually Sasori who killed the Third Kazekage, yet I'm still labeled a rogue ninja who betrayed Sunagakure—all because of this monster.
And what about Pakura, the hero you Sand shinobi so revere? Do you think she really died at the hands of Iwagakure ninja?"
Rasa roared furiously, "Shut up!"
[Gold Dust Spear!]
Rasa compressed the gold dust into drill-shaped projectiles and launched a barrage of piercing strikes at Shindai—but Shindai effortlessly evaded mid-air.
Shindai mocked, "Already losing your temper? Guess I really should spill the truth to these idiots then—Pakura contributed so much to Sunagakure, but Rasa and the village leaders decided to sacrifice her as part of a deal with Kirigakure, letting Mist ninja do the dirty work!
They even sent a few Sand ninja to guarantee her death—if she somehow survived the Kiri ambush, they were ready to finish the job themselves. Fortunately, I arrived just in time. Otherwise, this monster would've gotten Pakura killed!"
Rasa shouted, "Don't listen to his nonsense! He's a rogue ninja of Sunagakure!"
Shindai laughed mockingly, "It doesn't matter if you don't believe me. Chiyo and Ebizō—those two old schemers—are probably still alive. You can ask them yourselves. But since they're all in cahoots, they probably won't admit it either.
Back then, many Kirigakure ninja were involved in Pakura's case. Now that Kirigakure is more open—you should ask their ninja if all this actually took place. I bet they'd be more than happy to tell you the truth."
I suspect that Rasa, the Kazekage, might have conspired with Sasori to betray the Third Kazekage and seize power. He'll do anything to achieve his goals—he's absolutely revolting. Who knows, if one of you ever becomes too accomplished in the future, he might even plot against you and have you killed.
After all, I've heard that Rasa didn't even spare his own son. Gaara was reduced to such a wretched state—was that your doing? If he treats his own son like that, how could you expect him to treat you any better than he treated his son?"
Rasa glared furiously at Shindai, preparing once again to launch a Magnet Release technique to attack him.
Shindai sneered coldly, "But whether you survive and make it back home today is already in question. Truthfully, I'd love nothing more than to kill you all."
[Magnet Release: Magnetic Gravitational Crush]
Shindai channeled his chakra into the Earth's natural magnetic field, creating a powerful gravitational field.
As soon as Rasa's Gold Dust gathered, it was instantly pulled down toward the ground. Simultaneously, any metallic objects on the Sand ninja were also drawn downward, trapped by the force.
[Magnet Release: Iron Sand Wings]
Shindai compressed iron sand into high-density wings on his shoulders, from which countless iron sand feathers were fired outward for long-range attacks.
And due to the magnetic gravitational field, the speed and power of those iron sand feathers had increased yet another level.
Although the Sand ninja desperately tried to take cover, many were still shot full of holes by the iron sand feathers.
The Sand ninja used various ninjutsu techniques to counterattack Shindai, but from his position in the air, Shindai faced no real threat from their attacks.
Just as Shindai was freely attacking,
[Senju Operating Techniques]
Nearly a thousand arms suddenly shot out from behind Shindai, rushing toward him.
Shindai dodged sideways and looked toward the attacker.
His eyes narrowing slightly, Shindai suddenly burst out laughing. "Oh? It's you. I was just wondering earlier why you weren't with the Akatsuki when so many showed up in Konoha. Were you not even considered good enough to join in, Sasori?"
That's right—the one who attacked Shindai was indeed Sasori.
Originally, Sasori had been planning to withdraw alongside Pain, but upon spotting Shindai, he decided to stay.
In recent years, Sasori had devoted himself entirely to his research, seeking ways to counter Shindai's Magnet Release and puppet techniques.
[There can be only one true Puppet Master!]
Meanwhile, the surviving Sand ninja also turned their attention to Sasori.
However, they found it confusing—could this hunched figure really be Sasori?
At that moment, Sasori had been hiding inside Hiruko, manipulating the Third Kazekage from within to launch an attack on Shindai.
Sasori actively exited Hiruko because Hiruko couldn't defeat Shindai. Remaining inside Hiruko while fighting Shindai would only be a disadvantage.
Right now, Sasori stood within the magnetic gravitational field—but neither he nor the Third Kazekage were affected by the gravity.
"Oh? So you've transformed yourself into a Human Puppet again!"
"And you must have used materials without magnetic properties as your base this time, right? But... it's ineffective!"
[Magnet Release! Iron Sand Fist!]
Shindai compressed his iron sand into a high-density form, shaping two electrically charged iron sand fists that shot forward to smash into Sasori and the Third Kazekage.
The Third Kazekage's Human Puppet wore a special device on its head.
[Magnet Release! Iron Sand Fist!]
The Third Kazekage also formed two electrically charged iron sand fists, which collided head-on with Shindai's fists.
The four iron sand fists burst apart into scattered iron sand.
Shindai felt somewhat astonished—the Third Kazekage's Human Puppet was far stronger than the one he had faced before.
Shindai stared at the special device on the Third Kazekage's head, guessing it was likely the source of the enhanced Magnet Release power.
Meanwhile, Kannazuki silently appeared from behind Sasori, stabbing an iron sand blade directly at his heart.
Sasori's right arm twisted at an eerie angle, his palm aimed directly at Kannazuki.
A shockwave burst from Sasori's palm, sending Kannazuki flying backward—only for him to dissolve into a cloud of iron sand mid-retreat.
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