Red Sand Sasori.
S-Class Traitorous Ninja from The Hidden Sand Village.
Once the bodyguard of the Third Kazekage of The Hidden Sand Village.
Many believed that Red Sand Sasori fled because he couldn't protect the Kazekage, never suspecting that he was the one who murdered the Third Kazekage!
"The Third Kazekage, huh..."
Orochimaru had foreseen this and even secretly formed his own opinion. He took the initiative to say, "If you have any remaining materials from the Third Kazekage's corpse, we can make a trade. I could use it for an experiment..."
"As long as you help me capture him."
Red Sand Sasori nonchalantly put forward his own condition.
"Hehehehe..."
Orochimaru shook his head, dissatisfied with this condition, and proposed his own: "I can save your life when Jiraiya comes to kill you..."
To be honest.
Orochimaru didn't think Red Sand Sasori could do anything against Jiraiya.
By chance, Jiraiya had also noticed him joining the Akatsuki Organization, so he might as well drag Jiraiya into it and make the Akatsuki Organization's matters a bit more troublesome!
Orochimaru was very eager to see the Akatsuki Organization encounter more trouble. He was always under Red Sand Sasori's surveillance and had no way out, but now was an excellent opportunity!
As long as the Akatsuki Organization was in trouble...
Orochimaru felt that his plan to seize Pain's Rinnegan would become much easier.
"Is that the Third Kazekage?"
Jiraiya had already heard their conversation and looked somewhat incredulously at the puppet. Then he glanced at the ugly Hiruko and quickly fell into deep thought.
"The Third Kazekage disappeared when the Third Ninja World War started. Was he turned into a puppet by that guy? Is that guy a puppet master from The Hidden Sand Village?"
"No."
"The puppet masters of The Hidden Sand Village wouldn't dare make a Kazekage into a puppet, right?"
While Jiraiya was deep in thought, Red Sand Sasori had already manipulated the Third Kazekage to gather iron sand, transforming it into a massive cylindrical magnet and hurling it towards Jiraiya!
The Third Kazekage possessed the Magnet Release Kekkeigenkai, known as the strongest Kazekage by The Hidden Sand Village. When Red Sand Sasori made this Kazekage into a human puppet, he retained his Bloodline Abilities and even modified his body, turning it into a weapon of slaughter!
Red Sand Sasori clearly understood that those little killing gadgets were useless against Jiraiya, so he directly used his strongest Magnet Release!
"The Third Kazekage... and a powerful puppet master..."
Jiraiya leapt aside to dodge, eyes wide open as the cylinder slammed into the ground, raising a large cloud of dust!
In terms of numbers, this was unfavorable for him. The puppet masters from The Hidden Sand Village were always tricky to deal with, always having some bizarre techniques.
Especially with Orochimaru waiting nearby!
"Magnet Release: Iron Sand Rain!"
A wave of iron sand, like a vast tide, appeared in the sky!
Red Sand Sasori controlled the Third Kazekage to condense the iron sand into countless dense black needles, shooting them towards Jiraiya!
Clang, clang, clang!
The sound of magnetic needles hitting the wall reverberated unceasingly!
Jiraiya's silhouette moved swiftly through the rain of needles, remarkably agile for his tall frame, and his hands quickly formed hand seals!
"Fire Release: Great Flame Bomb!"
A mass of flame roared towards the Third Kazekage!
"Magnet Release: Iron Sand Wall!"
Red Sand Sasori was even faster, swiftly gathering the iron sand to form a solid iron wall in front of the Third Kazekage, blocking the scorching flames!
This puppet was his most treasured collection and strongest combat power; there was no way he would allow Jiraiya to destroy it!
"Opportunity!"
"Lion Mane Jutsu!"
Jiraiya quickly clasped his hands, his hair suddenly growing, transforming into rope-like extensions suddenly reaching out to Red Sand Sasori's body!
To defeat a Puppet Master...
The best way, of course, was to capture their physical form!
"Troublesome..."
Red Sand Sasori looked at the swiftly approaching hair. The tail behind him emerged again, with a blade spinning atop it, continuously slicing through Jiraiya's hair!
"..."
Jiraiya could only helplessly stop the Lion Mane Jutsu and resort to his specialty summoning technique, calling forth a large toad!
"Summoning Jutsu!"
Accompanied by a puff of smoke, Gama Bunta's figure appeared instantly!
"Is there another problem, Jiraiya..."
Gama Bunta, with a pipe in his mouth, glanced at Jiraiya, then his gaze was captivated by Orochimaru: "Hmm? Is the enemy Orochimaru this time? Is that kid not here?"
"Kagura is probably still training..."
Jiraiya knew who Gama Bunta was asking about, and said in a deep voice: "Let's first deal with that puppet master, then tackle Orochimaru. This time we must bring him back..."
"Perhaps the Communication Frog should call that kid over."
Gama Bunta puffed out a smoke ring, offering Jiraiya a sound suggestion: "That kid could be of considerable help... Orochimaru isn't easy to handle."
As Jiraiya's partner, Gama Bunta had seen Orochimaru's prowess and knew that Orochimaru was also a contract holder of another hidden location in the Ninja World, Ryuchi Cave, capable of summoning beasts with strength on par with Manda!
"A Summoned Beast, huh?"
Red Sand Sasori's Hiruko raised its head, taking a look at the gigantic Gama Bunta, yet remained unmoved at heart, continuing to manipulate the Third Kazekage to gather the iron sand once more!