At this time, Sasuke let out an agonized howl like a slaughtered pig.
"I-It hurts!"
"Wh-what is this thing!"
"My body can't move, my leg feels like it's burning!"
Naruto and the others immediately gathered around him nervously.
Ino and Sakura quickly used some Medical Ninjutsu they had learned to give Sasuke first aid.
But Sasori at this moment was utterly shocked! He felt his brain couldn't keep up!
"This! What in the world is going on!?"
"It clearly works!"
Saying this, Sasori launched another sneak attack on Takumi!
Because for a moment just now, Takumi's attention was on the screaming Sasuke, creating an opening while dodging.
Thwip thwip thwip!
This time, seven or eight poison needles pierced Takumi's body!
Hands, legs, abdomen, even his face was stuck with poison needles!
'This time... this time he should fall?'
Sasori waited anxiously.
However, Takumi just cursed irritably, extremely displeased, as he pulled the needles out of his body.
"Damn! Are you kidding me? Shooting projectiles is one thing, but sneak attacking too?"
Saying this, Takumi resumed his fighting stance.
In that instant...
The entire scene fell silent, save for Sasuke's howls.
Sasori, Deidara, Konan...
The three Akatsuki's members all stared at Takumi before them as if they'd seen a ghost!
"This! How is this possible!!!"
"My poison actually has no effect on him!"
Not only was Sasori horrified, but Konan and Deidara also widened their eyes!
"This... are you joking? Sasori's poison can paralyze over thirty adults consecutively, yet it has no effect on him!?"
"Takumi-senpai... Takumi-senpai is simply too amazing! He actually withstood Sasori's poison head-on!"
Facing the enemy's shock, Takumi wasn't surprised at all.
Of course.
Takumi's body now possessed the strongest poison resistance in the entire Shinobi World!
No matter who came, Sasori, Chiyo, Orochimaru... even if they all came together, bringing their most potent poisons and spraying them on Takumi like insecticide… it would be impossible to cause him the slightest harm!
Because Takumi's body had endured the strongest toxin that made all life in the Shinobi World go extinct!
Poison of Sasori's level was completely insignificant, like sprinkling water.
"Damn!!!!"
"I don't believe it! What technique did you use!!!"
Seeing his poison have zero effect, Sasori's heart became extremely anxious and fearful!
Bang bang bang!
Openings appeared on Hiruko's abdomen, back, shoulders, even its face… mechanisms opened all over its body, revealing bizarrely shaped weapons!
The blades of these weapons were coated with various deadly poisons!
Each one could kill a person!
Sasori, as if having lost his mind, roared madly, "I don't believe you can withstand so many potent poisons! Die!"
Saying this, Hiruko launched an even fiercer attack on Takumi!
Swish swish!
Thwip!
Click!
Blades flashed, poison needles gleamed!
Although Takumi's Fist Emperor power was unmatched, in terms of technique, he still couldn't compare to this experienced Shinobi.
Especially a puppet master!
One must remember that puppets have no movement restrictions.
They could perform all sorts of absurd actions beyond human physical limits, which is extremely hard to defend against!
After a brief exchange, Sasori proactively created distance.
He glanced at his weapons, eight or nine out of ten were stained with fresh blood.
"This time, this time he should fall, right?"
Sasori waited with immense anxiety.
He refused to believe that after enduring so many potent poisons, Takumi could still be fine!
However...
"Damn... how did I get five or six more wounds in a moment of carelessness..."
Takumi looked at his clothes with heartache, and couldn't help but sigh, 'The technique of the number one puppet master in the Shinobi World was truly formidable.'
'In just seven or eight seconds of exchange, he had managed to cut me so many times!'
"What in the world... is going on..."
Sasori opposite him was now completely dumbfounded.
His mind, his thoughts were a complete blank!
He was utterly, completely dazed!
He didn't fall.
Takumi still hadn't fallen!
5 seconds, 8 seconds...
Over 10 seconds passed...
Over 20 seconds passed...
He still hadn't fallen!
"What on earth, what on earth is happening!"
"You, don't tell me you're simply not afraid of poison at all!"
Sasori screamed hysterically, his eyes filled not only with confusion and fear, but even more with terror!
Because right before his eyes, something he completely couldn't comprehend was happening!
It defied his common sense!
But Takumi opposite him wore a serious expression.
"Damn, I'm done playing with you. You're too ruthless."
His pupils contracted.
Then, a massive aura erupted from his body with a roar.
Hum!
Taking a step, carrying an indomitable presence, Takumi charged directly in front of Hiruko!
"Just shatter!"
Boom!!
A fist carrying explosive power instantly detonated in the air!
Hiruko's hard shell was shattered to pieces, countless components and hidden weapons scattering all over the ground!
And Sasori's true body was simultaneously sent flying out!
"This is..."
Hearing the explosion, Naruto, Sakura, and the others also nervously turned their gazes.
However, upon seeing Sasori's true body, they all widened their eyes and froze!
"Hey! What's that about! Why did a young person seem to pop out from inside!"
"Red hair... is it a girl!?"
"It seems so! Feels even cuter than Sakura!"
Seeing Sasori's true appearance, Deidara was also dumbfounded, completely thrown off.
'What's going on?'
'Sasori-danna originally looked like this?'
'Why does he seem even younger than me!'
'The true body has appeared.'
Takumi retracted his fist, preparing to give Sasori another punch.
But Sasori at this moment wasn't even thinking about evasion!
He just stood there blankly, his eyes vacant, staring ahead.
"How is this possible..."
"How could my poison be countered?"
"This is impossible, there's no reason..."
For a puppet master, creating puppets was one major vocation, and creating potent poisons was their second!
He had used all his poisons, but they had absolutely no effect on Takumi, as if it's worse than a mosquito bite!
This dealt a massive psychological blow to Sasori!
"It's bad, that guy Sasori is spacing out."
Konan, silently monitoring everything from the sky, keenly noticed Sasori's abnormality.
'If he kept spacing out, he'd be finished by the next punch.'
Whoosh…
Countless white papers fluttered down from the sky, instantly entangling Takumi's fist and half of his face.
"Deidara, we're retreating."
The papers embedded into the soil, transforming into a flying carpet that lifted the unconscious Hidan.
Konan pulled up Sasori, and together with Deidara, they boarded the clay bird.
"Takumi-senpai!"
Deidara called out guiltily.
"This time was an accident, I'll visit you again next time!"
With a reluctant expression, Deidara slowly ascended.
And Konan coldly met Takumi's gaze.
"This youth..."
"I'm afraid he truly will become a dan..."
Before she could finish her sentence, the next second, Konan felt a strange memory merge into her mind.
'Th-this is...'
Konan's expression turned horrified as she clutched her cloud-patterned coat.
'What? What's happening!?'
'Clothes? I actually... with clothes...'
'Is this an illusion, or...'
…
Land of Rain.
Akatsuki's Base.
Pain continued to silently observe from the rooftop, watching the village's every move.
But just then, a spiral ripple undulated in space.
Moments later, a man with a mask and short hair emerged from the spiral void.
Uchiha Obito!
"Nagato! What the hell are you doing!"
Obito immediately shouted angrily upon appearing.
Pain turned around somewhat surprised.
"What happened?"
"What happened? The four people you sent out just returned, but three of them have lost their minds!"
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