bdsm-fiction Chapter 343 The Wounded Scorpion
Chapter 343 The Wounded Scorpion
"roar--!!"
With a deafening roar, the two Yugitos fully entered their half-tailed beast form.
Dark blue chakra flames surged around her, and two burning tails danced wildly behind her, each strike leaving a scorch mark on the hard arena floor.
The violent and destructive aura of the tailed beast chakra spread outwards as if it were a tangible force, making it almost impossible for the audience in the front row to breathe.
"What...what kind of monster is this?!"
"What is that thing on her? That chakra feels so evil!"
A slight commotion began to break out in the stands, with many civilians and ninjas showing expressions of fear, and some even instinctively standing up to prepare to flee.
Faced with this legendary, terrifying power capable of destroying villages, the first reaction of ordinary people is fear.
"Ladies and gentlemen, please remain calm and do not panic!"
Just then, Nishikawa Tetsu's calm voice resounded throughout the entire Konoha Dome via the broadcast system, instantly silencing the noise in the arena.
"What you are seeing now is the special power displayed by the two Yugito contestants from Kumogakure; her body is imbued with the chakra of a tailed beast!"
"However, please rest assured!"
Nishikawa Tetsu stood on the commentary platform, a smile on his face, his tone exuding a strong sense of confidence.
"This is the Konoha Dome, a miraculous building that embodies the most advanced technology of our Konoha Science Research Institute!"
"Not only was the arena itself constructed using a mixture of high-strength chakra-conducting metal and energy-absorbing materials, but we also installed a seven-layered composite defensive barrier, personally designed by Dean Orochimaru, between the audience seating and the arena!"
As Nishikawa Tetsu finished speaking, as if to confirm his statement, a layer of light blue, honeycomb-like dense barrier light slowly emerged around the arena, perfectly isolating the violent tailed beast chakra fluctuations within.
"I can assure you all that even if a real Tailed Beast Ball explodes here, this barrier won't even crack. Just sit back and enjoy this clash of the highest ninja level!"
Hearing Nishikawa Tetsu's confident assurance, the audience gradually calmed down and returned to their seats with some skepticism, though their eyes remained fixed on the ring.
……
"Die!"
Yugito, now in her half-tailed beast form, experienced a qualitative leap in speed and strength. Like a raging demon cat, she pounced on Sasori on all fours with a sonic boom that tore through the air.
With a slight twitch of his fingers, the second puppet that had just sprung from the scroll moved forward to meet it.
This puppet has a more imposing design, with its arms being two massive alloy tower shields.
"boom!"
The wooden golem's claws slammed into the tower shield, unleashing a deafening roar.
The first silver-black puppet seized the opportunity to launch an attack from the flank, its high-frequency vibrating blade piercing straight into the waist of the wooden puppet.
But Yugito's two chakra tails seemed to have their own consciousness, and with a sudden flick, they sent the puppet flying.
"Such ferocious power, even a high-frequency vibration blade can't cut through that chakra cloak...?"
Scorpion narrowed his dead fish eyes slightly, his fingers moving rapidly as he manipulated the two puppets to constantly maneuver against Yukito.
"Bang! Clang! Boom!"
Sparks flew and stones flew everywhere on the arena.
Facing Yugito in his half-tailed beast form, Sasori, relying solely on his two puppets, was clearly beginning to fall into a disadvantageous position.
The heavily armored puppet wielding the tower shield was covered with deep claw marks and even began to deform under Yugito's relentless attacks; while the silver-black puppet's attacks were unlikely to cause any real damage to Yugito, who was wrapped in the tailed beast's cloak.
……
Chiyo watched as Scorpion was forced to retreat step by step on the screen, her hands gripping her cane tightly, the veins on the back of her hands bulging.
"scorpion……"
Her withered lips trembled slightly.
Although she knew that Sasori was very strong, she knew that it was absolutely impossible to win against a monster like a Jinchuriki by relying solely on two non-humanoid puppets.
"Why not use the Third Kazekage's puppet?"
Chiyo was extremely anxious. She knew that Sasori had an extremely terrifying trump card, which was his source of pride and also evidence of his defection.
But right now, Scorpion is only struggling to hold on with two exquisite mechanical puppets that clearly lack the ability to kill with a single blow.
On the other side...
Sakumo Hatake, the chief examiner, stood quietly at the edge of the ring, looking at Sasori, who was at a disadvantage, his eyes calm and without a ripple.
He recalled the most recent challenge.
How could Scorpion's endless stream of bizarre methods and those mechanical creations that always bring something new never stop?
……
"Snap!"
On the arena, a sound of metal breaking echoed.
The wooden puppet seized the opening in the heavy armored golem's defense and with a powerful cat claw, tore the alloy tower shield to shreds!
Immediately afterwards, her tail swept out sharply, slamming the silver-black puppet that was trying to come to the rescue into the arena floor, embedding it deeply.
"it's over!"
Yugito roared, and dark blue chakra condensed wildly in his mouth.
"Fire Rat Jade!"
One after another, blue, fluffy flames radiating intense heat shot towards the scorpion, who had lost the protection of the puppet, like a meteor shower.
"BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM—!!!"
The violent explosion instantly engulfed the area where the scorpion was, and blinding flames shot into the sky.
"scorpion!"
Kana in the stands couldn't help but gasp, and Shizune covered her mouth as well.
The smoke and dust cleared.
Scorpion remained standing in the same spot, but most of his large clothes had been burned away, revealing his pale skin.
On his left cheek, there was a charred wound, and a trickle of blood dripped down his chin to the ground.
There was blood.
"call……"
Scorpion wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and looking at the red on his fingertips, a ripple suddenly flashed in his lifeless eyes.
He hadn't felt pressure from his peers in a long time, let alone seen blood.
"As expected of the Two-Tails Jinchuriki... this destructive power is truly formidable."
He slowly raised his head and looked at Yukito, who was panting heavily but still maintained his attack stance.
"However, that's enough for now. I've collected enough data."
Scorpion reached for the huge scroll behind him.
"Why do you think I'm fighting you with only two puppets?"
He suddenly ripped open the reel.
"Because during my time in Konoha, I discovered something even more interesting."
"Click-clack-click-clack—!"
Accompanied by a series of rapid mechanical sounds, five identical mechanical puppets, all gleaming with a cold metallic luster, popped out of the reel one after another!
Including the one that was maimed earlier, there are a total of six!
Even more terrifying is that each of these five newly appeared puppets has a miniature version of... an electromagnetic cannon launcher on its arm!
"This...how is this possible?!"
Not only Yugito, but also Onoki, Ai, Chiyo and the others stared wide-eyed.
How could one person possibly control so many complex puppets equipped with high-precision weapons at the same time?!
"After witnessing Konoha's industrialization, I understood a principle."
Sasori spread his arms in front of his chest, and the chakra threads, barely visible to the naked eye, connected the five brand-new puppets like a spider web.
"When puppets can be mass-produced, when quantitative change leads to qualitative change..."
"My mechanical army is as numerous as I need!"
"Now, experience my art!"
"Electromagnetic salvo!"
"Buzz—!!!"
The five puppets simultaneously raised their arms, and blinding blue and white light converged wildly in the cannon barrels, locking onto the wooden puppet in front of them.