Boom!
Countless poison needles pierced through Tengen's body, striking the large tree behind him. The tree was riddled with holes, turning black under the needles' potent venom, a testament to their deadly toxicity.
Some puppet masters laced their mechanisms with poison, others did not. Sasori, however, had no such reservations.
Yet this torrent of attacks brought no trace of joy to Sasori's face, for Tengen had vanished from his sight once more.
"Remarkable speed." Sasori muttered, his pupils contracting as Tengen slowly reappeared, close enough to feel his presence.
"You should know my greatest strength isn't my kenjutsu, it's my taijutsu." Tengen flashed a smile, his right hand brimming with formidable power, a gift from his Pseudo-One Punch Man Training Method.
Armament Haki: Hardening!
Tengen's arm turned pitch black, radiating a heavy force that pinned Sasori's puppet in place.
In Sasori's mind, a renowned technique surfaced, the monstrous strength of Tsunade, one of Konoha's Sannin.
Boom!
Sasori's puppet raised an arm to block, but Tengen's overwhelming force shattered it into pieces. His right fist slammed into the puppet's chest.
"You…" Sasori's expression froze, the scene falling into a fleeting silence.
Bang!
With a deafening crash, Sasori's entire form exploded.
Or rather, Sasori's puppet, Hiruko, was obliterated under Tengen's devastating power.
From the wreckage of the Hiruko puppet, a red-haired figure leaped out, landing not far from Tengen.
The figure resembled a child, and Tengen knew this was Sasori's true form, likely transformed into a puppet himself.
No matter how time passed, Sasori's appearance would remain frozen in this youthful state.
At that moment, a system notification rang in Tengen's ears.
[Ding! Successfully destroyed Sasori of the Red Sand's Hiruko puppet. Obtained one-third of a high-definition Naruto video.]
"So, you're the real Sasori." Tengen said, his gaze fixed on the red-haired figure. "I didn't expect you to look so young."
"Aren't you the same?" Sasori replied coolly. "You may have defeated my Hiruko, but the battle's only just begun."
Seeing Sasori's demeanor, Tengen suspected he was about to unveil his puppet crafted from the Third Kazekage. But having completed his system task, Tengen had no desire to continue this grueling fight. There was no benefit in it.
Besides, he held no personal grudge against Sasori. It was Tengen who had sought him out in the first place.
Sasori himself was likely baffled, wondering why someone had suddenly tracked him down and challenged him to combat.
How could he know about Tengen's system, with its map markers guiding him to mission targets?
"Haha, Sasori, let's call it a day." Tengen stepped back, his body suddenly floating into the air, causing Sasori's pupils to shrink. A flying ninjutsu.
Such techniques were exceedingly rare in the ninja world.
"You're about to bring out your Kazekage puppet, aren't you?" With that, Tengen transformed into a streak of light and vanished, employing the Flight.
Thanks to the Pseudo-One Punch Man Training Method, Tengen's mastery of the Flight had grown significantly faster.
Ordinary people couldn't hope to keep up, a perfect tool for escape.
Sasori, hearing Tengen's words, stood stunned. How did this person know about his Third Kazekage puppet? That was supposed to be a secret.
Even the Sunagakure believed the Kazekage had merely gone missing.
"Who are you?" Sasori murmured, watching Tengen disappear into the distance. He knew pursuit was futile.
So, he abandoned any thought of giving chase.
"Who is he?"
Tengen paid no mind to the shock his parting words had caused Sasori. He had already reached the border of the Land of Fire.
The Flight made travel remarkably convenient.
Looking at the one-third fragment of the high-definition Naruto video in his possession, Tengen smiled. He now held two-thirds of the video. Acquiring this final piece would complete it, allowing him to extract various abilities from it.
"Combine the fragments."
[Combination successful. Obtained high-definition Naruto video.]
"Then extract it." Tengen said promptly.
[Ding! Obtained Uzumaki Physique!]
"Uzumaki Physique." Tengen mused. The Uzumaki's constitution was undoubtedly superior to that of ordinary ninjas. Descended from Asura, it boasted immense vitality, capable even of suppressing tailed beasts.
This was why individuals like Kushina could seal the Kyubi within themselves without issue.
Otherwise, Konoha would never have entrusted the Kyubi to a ninja from an outside village. Becoming a jinchuriki required a body capable of withstanding the strain, especially for the Nine-Tails, Kurama, the most powerful of the tailed beasts.
Still, the Uzumaki Physique paled in comparison to Hashirama's. The Senju had produced only one prodigy like Hashirama, a rare case of ancestral regression.
"Then absorb it." Tengen activated the Uzumaki Physique. His body, already tempered by the Pseudo-One Punch Man Training Method, surged with boundless vitality, his chakra reserves swelling dramatically.
Tengen's chakra recovery rate had now reached astonishing levels.
If he had to be cautious when using the Shadow Clone Jutsu before, he could now create numerous clones for training without restraint.
"And…" In Tengen's hand, a pale blue orb spun rapidly.
Had Jiraiya been present, he would have recognized it as the Rasengan.
"Time to head back." Tengen dispelled the technique and set off toward Konoha.
Orochimaru and the others had already gone ahead.
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