But no matter if it was a power struggle among the elites or whatever, at least they sent out a young genius.
Then The Hidden Sand Village directly dispatched a combat power close to Kage Level to participate in the Chunin Exams, it's just too much...
At this point in time, Sasori already had the strength to assassinate the Third Kazekage; maybe his frontal combat power was still lacking, but he was not comparable to ordinary Jonin!
The teams from Hidden Rock and Hidden Cloud were beaten by Sasori, fleeing with their heads in their hands, extremely embarrassed.
In contrast, Might Duy and Uchiha Obito made the scene comical.
Only to see Might Duy's strong arms holding Uchiha Obito, ignoring his cries to have a life or death battle with Sasori, running joyously with a carefree smile.
In terms of speed, after arduous training, Might Duy was top-notch even without activating Lightning Release Chakra Mode or Eight Gates.
Though Might Duy was earnest, he wasn't stupid.
Aomi's intentions were not voiced, but Might Duy could intuitively guess them, so in this setting of testing each other's strength, the clever Duy wouldn't easily reveal his trump card.
Seeing Might Duy carrying Uchiha Obito, skillfully dodging attacks from Sasori's puppets, made Sasori increasingly annoyed.
Blame myself for having a mortal body!
If he had modified himself to enhance mobility with machinery, he would surely catch that green-clothed freak!
On this journey through Konoha, the performance of Might Duy and Uchiha Obito made Sasori's mentality shift.
Sasori's eyes narrowed, puppet lines in both hands pulled, abandoning the hunt for Hidden Cloud and Hidden Rock.
With meticulous operations, dozens of puppets began forming an encircling net, slowly blocking Might Duy and Uchiha Obito's path...
"Mr. Duy, we need to battle that red-haired guy!"
Uchiha Obito's eyes scanned intensely, saying solemnly, "His killing intent toward us is strong..."
"In a moment, I'll try to control him with my eye power, and you see if you can kill him directly using Taijutsu?"
Might Duy nodded, his expression somewhat serious.
If possible, he didn't want to reveal the trump card of Eight Gates.
In his view, this Guardian Jutsu did not include Uchiha Obito as a protected target...
"Your Sharingan, along with your physical body, are the perfect puppet mold!"
Moments later, Sasori manipulated the puppets and surrounded the two, saying coldly:
"I will meticulously kill you, allowing your ultimately decaying bodies to become eternal art, immortal like me, so thank me!"
Uchiha Obito frowned, muttering to himself: "Is this guy crazy?"
Might Duy nodded knowingly.
This kind of maniacal spirit and cryptic mumblings, he often saw and heard during training in Root, it wasn't unfamiliar.
"Obito-kun, when an enemy you're hearing is talking to themselves, and you don't understand, you should be careful."
Might Duy kindly explained: "Such people are very powerful and difficult to deal with."
Uchiha Obito looked at Might Duy speechlessly.
You shout about youth, I don't understand it either, uncle!
Doesn't that mean you're also formidable?
Aside from running fast and being strong, Uchiha Obito felt that his Sharingan alone could knock Might Duy down...
Just as Sasori was about to strike, Might Duy hesitated whether to use Lightning Release Chakra Mode or Eight Gates.
A majestic Slash Wave, from the other side of the forest, sliced countless tree trunks relentlessly and precisely severed the Chakra Line connecting the puppets, savagely slashing towards Sasori!
Sasori looked with a mix of anger and shock at the Slash Wave, hatred instantly covering his face.
This type of Slash Wave could only be released by that bastard Hatake Sakumo!
Over the years, Sasori had repeatedly studied Hatake Sakumo's information. Though he hadn't met the man who killed his relative, he was the most familiar stranger...
"Hatake Sakumo, I've finally found you!"
Others from Hidden Rock and Hidden Cloud raced over solemnly after the slash.
Wasn't Hatake Sakumo supposed to have left Konoha?
This was crucial information for the war about to begin!
Aomi's silhouette slowly appeared before Sasori, waving the Muramasa in his hand with a smile, softly stating:
"You there, ninja from The Hidden Sand Village, you've mistaken me..."
"I am Uchiha Aomi, the examiner for this exam."
"Your power has exceeded the ordinary boundary of Genin, suspending this exam for the safety of the participants immediately."
Sasori stared at Aomi, his expression grew frantic:
"You can't fool me, you definitely have a connection with Hatake Sakumo; I'm way too familiar with this sword style!"
"Every bastard connected to him, all must die!!"