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They worked together seamlessly, using a feint to draw attention.
The other two appeared like arrows released from a bow, instantly appearing in front of the scorpion's main body, whose defenses were weakened by controlling the puppets!
"Caught you!"
One of Naruto's clones roared and slammed a powerful punch, imbued with chakra, into Sasori's chest!
Scorpion is, after all, a Kage-level powerhouse who has experienced countless battles, and his reaction is extremely fast!
He leaned back at an incredible angle while simultaneously manipulating nearby puppets to come to his aid!
However, he underestimated Naruto's determination and strength!
As predicted, another clone appeared on the trajectory of Scorpion's backward lean.
A powerful sweeping leg was aimed at his lower body!
Caught off guard, the scorpion instantly lost its balance!
"it's over!"
The first attacking clone seized this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
He slammed his clenched fist down hard.
Swish——!!!
Sasori's seemingly young and delicate "body" was easily shattered like paper under Naruto's full-force punch!
Torn clothes and... shattered wooden and metal parts were scattered everywhere!
"what?!"
The Naruto clone that was attacking was stunned.
What he shattered was not flesh and blood at all!
Instead, it was... an incredibly realistic puppet shell made of wood and metal?!
Inside the outer shell are complex gears, bearings, and wiring, but no flesh and blood!
In the instant the clone was stunned...
A faint, heart-beating red light.
It shot out from deep within the shattered puppet's body with lightning speed!
It instantly disappeared into the body of a nearby puppet that had not yet been destroyed!
The puppet, which had been moving stiffly, suddenly had its eyes flash with an eerie purple light the moment it was engulfed by the red light!
His movements instantly became incredibly agile, carrying a chilling killing intent.
The poisoned short blade in his hand, like a viper spitting its tongue, stabbed fiercely at Naruto's clone who was still in a daze!
Naruto, who was far away, noticed the warning instantly through sensory sharing, but it was too late!
The poisoned blade pierced the clone's throat with pinpoint accuracy! The clone vanished into white smoke.
"Hehehe..."
The possessed puppet emitted Scorpion's signature cold and twisted laughter.
"Surprised, kid? This perfect puppet body is my true eternity!"
"The flesh and blood body is nothing but a fragile cage that binds the soul!"
"My core has long transcended the mundane form!"
The scorpion's core—the regenerative nucleus containing its soul and consciousness.
Like an invisible ghost, he can instantly teleport between any puppet he controls!
As long as the regeneration core remains intact, he can "regenerate" infinitely by relying on the puppet!
"What the hell!"
Naruto's true form uses perception.
I could clearly "see" the faint chakra light that represented Sasori's core consciousness, jumping from one puppet to another!
However, it is impossible to detect with the naked eye!
This is even more troublesome than the most cunning loach!
Chapter 273 You like to hide? Then I'll blow this whole place up!
"Good good!"
Naruto's voice, suppressing his overwhelming rage, boomed through the cave.
With a furious rage, he said, "Since you love hiding so much? Hiding among the puppets like a rat?"
His gaze swept over the cave, which had been destroyed like ruins, piled with the remains of puppets, and still had flames that had not been completely extinguished.
A crazy and resolute idea took shape in an instant!
"Then I'll blow this whole place up! And send it all to hell, along with all your junk!"
"Brothers! Seal off all exits!"
With a command from Naruto himself.
Several shadow clones sprang into action instantly!
They slammed both hands down on the ground simultaneously, unleashing a massive amount of chakra without reservation!
"Earth Release·Earth Flow Wall!!!"
Rumble——! ! !
With a deafening roar, several massive earthen walls, incredibly thick and reaching the top of the cave, rose from the ground!
They acted like the most loyal guardians, instantly blocking all possible exits of the cave—
Including the huge stone gate through which Kakashi and the others left.
And any possible gaps and vents—
Completely blockade!
The entire cave had been completely transformed into a huge, airtight... tomb!
"Main body! Ready!"
The shadow clones shouted in unison, then turned into white smoke and disappeared, returning their last chakra to their original body.
At this moment, only Naruto's main body, two shadow clones, and a few puppets that were still active and controlled by Sasori's core remained in the cave.
Scorpion's voice carried a hint of surprise and seriousness: "What do you want to do, brat! Block all the exits, and you won't get out of here either..."
His words abruptly ended!
Because he saw it!
Naruto Uzumaki stood in the center of the cave, his hands raised above his head!
An unimaginable, enormous chakra sphere radiating destructive energy was frantically condensing and spinning between his palms!
That's no longer an ordinary Rasengan!
Its diameter has exceeded ten meters!
The enormous chakra was compressed to the extreme, forming a terrifying energy ball that resembled a miniature sun!
Inside the sphere, countless highly condensed wind-attribute chakras were like billions of high-speed spinning razors.
It emitted a deafening shriek that seemed to tear the soul apart!
The mere energy fluctuations it emitted caused the remaining air inside the cave to distort violently, and the rubble to float in the air!
The ground cracked inch by inch, centered on Naruto!
"Wind escape..."
Naruto's voice was deep and suppressed, as if it came from the deepest abyss, each word carrying a furious rage that could consume everything: "Great Ball Rasenshuriken—!!!"
Its scale and power far surpassed any previous one!
This is the ultimate attack that Naruto can muster at this moment, a fusion of the Nine-Tails' chakra and boundless rage!
Their goal is to destroy the entire cave!
It is to completely erase that scorpion, who hides like a rat, along with his "eternal art," from this world!
The scorpion's core is currently hidden inside a relatively intact puppet located at the edge of the cave.
The puppet's sensory devices allowed it to "see" the world-destroying energy sphere.
For the first time, the cold regeneration core felt a tremor from the depths of its soul, a tremor called "fear"!
'Escape! We must escape!'
This thought screamed wildly in his mind.
However, despair overwhelmed him instantly like a cold tide!
All exits were completely blocked by that thick earthen wall!
It will take time to break down those earthen walls.
That terrifying energy sphere clearly wouldn't give him any time!
How could they control the puppet to break through the shadow clones' obstruction and assassinate Naruto before he could launch an attack?
That's just wishful thinking!
Naruto's perception, which covered the entire cave, was like the most sensitive radar, firmly locking onto his core location!
Any attempt to approach will be detected and destroyed instantly!
Scorpion's mind raced wildly in despair.
Searching for that glimmer of hope, I sadly discovered that I seemed to have only two choices left:
1. Fight to the death before the energy ball explodes.