Naruto: Naruto's Uchiha girlfriend is too arrogant

Chapter 188 Unsolved Mysteries of the Ninja World

The countless paper spikes and spears, poised to strike, seemed to receive a command and transformed into white torrents of death, precisely and violently meeting the overwhelming, dark iron thorn jungle!

The white spear of judgment and the black thorn of death are about to clash in a devastating battle over this desert!

At that critical moment—

"call out--!"

A white shadow swooped down from the sky at incredible speed! It was a small white clay dragon, only about the size of a person!

Like a suicide attack, it precisely pierced the very center of the impending clash between Konan and Sasori!

This sudden turn of events startled both of them, who had been completely focused on their duel. In that brief moment of surprise—

A sharp, clear shout rang out from above. "Drink!"

"boom--!!!"

A massive explosion suddenly erupted! The small clay dragon self-destructed at the very point where the two attacks were concentrated! The resulting shockwave and chaotic airflow spread outwards, forcefully halting the two's imminent ultimate attacks.

Xiao Nan's torrent of paper spears was slightly deflected by the shockwave of the explosion, and Sasori's Sand Iron Boundary Technique was also disrupted by the sudden explosion, with countless sharp iron spikes trembling in the air.

The two attackers were not directly disrupted by the explosion, but rather, due to this unexpected interference and variable, they both chose to temporarily halt their attacks—clearly, a third party had intervened!

Xiao Nan's expression instantly turned serious. The paper wings hovering in the air folded slightly, and her eyes swept in the direction from which the explosion came. A very ominous premonition welled up in her heart.

At the same time, a loud shout, full of youthful exuberance and excitement, came from above.

"Hahaha! How about it! My amazing graphic design! Art is an explosion!"

Accompanied by this iconic slogan, a C2 clay dragon, dozens of times larger than the previously self-destructing dragon, slowly descended, casting a massive shadow on the sand. Immediately afterward, several figures leaped from the dragon's back, landing steadily on the desert ground.

It was Shisui and his group who rushed over at full speed after hearing the commotion of the fierce battle.

Deidara took the lead, his face filled with undisguised excitement and a provocative smile. He first glanced at Sasori's Third Kazekage puppet, then shouted to Shisui behind him.

"Hey! Senior! It really is a puppet! Looks like our target has appeared! Hmm!"

Then, he immediately turned around and shouted loudly at Xiao Nan, who was floating in the air, without any politeness. His tone was arrogant and fearless, which was unique to young people.

"Hey! You over there! Listen up! This puppeteer is a target our [Ember] organization has our eye on! We can't let you just kill him like that! Hmm!"

Clearly, due to his young age, Deidara at this time was far less composed than he would be after joining Akatsuki, and his style of doing things was more direct and... infuriating.

Konan's face darkened completely. The mysterious and unpredictable "Jin" organization, which had similar goals to the Akatsuki organization but with completely different methods, had actually appeared at this moment!

Previously, when Konan and Nagato learned that Kakuzu, the bounty hunter known for his "immortality," had completely disappeared from the underground bounty market as if he had vanished into thin air and was no longer engaged in any bounty missions, they already understood that another force was secretly recruiting those powerful, yet dangerous and unruly rogue ninja.

This forced the Akatsuki organization to accelerate its previously clandestine recruitment process.

However, she never expected that on the very first day after they received information about Sasori's appearance in the Land of Wind, or even just the initial intelligence, the members of the [Jin] organization would appear here so quickly, like sharks smelling blood.

To be honest, Konan didn't want to directly antagonize the [Jin] organization. The [Great Spiral Wheel] hovering above Konoha, capable of easily destroying a village, was enough for her and Nagato to raise their assessment of the leader [Menma]'s strength and danger to the highest level.

It's simply not worth creating such a terrifying enemy for Nagato just for Sasori, whom he hasn't even recruited yet.

Just as Xiao Nan was having second thoughts and weighing whether to temporarily abandon the mission—

Meanwhile, Shisui was utterly shocked! He stared intently at the red-haired figure and the puppet beside him that emanated an ominous aura.

That red-haired boy… his face clearly showed he was about the same age as me! Even if Sasori of the Red Sand was a genius and not very old when he defected, so many years have passed, how could he still look like a boy?! What on earth is going on?

Of course, what shocked Shisui so much was not just Sasori's strangely youthful appearance.

More importantly—the exquisitely crafted human puppet beside Sasori! The puppet's face... was clearly that of the long-lost Third Kazekage of Sunagakure!

The sudden disappearance of the Third Kazekage, hailed as the "strongest Kazekage in history," has been a major unsolved mystery shrouding the entire ninja world, with far-reaching implications.

It was precisely because of the mysterious disappearance of this strongest leader that Sunagakure was plunged into immense panic and chaos. Their first suspicion was that other major powers—especially the most powerful Land of Fire—had orchestrated the assassination, intending to completely weaken the Land of Wind's military strength.

Suspicion, panic, and long-standing tensions between nations and imbalances in resource allocation were finally ignited by this event!

The disappearance of the Third Kazekage became the most direct trigger for the Third Shinobi World War!

That devastating war that swept across the entire ninja world claimed countless lives and completely changed the fate of many people, including Shisui himself.

And now… Shisui just saw it clearly! The ability that puppet used to manipulate black iron sand—that was the Third Kazekage's unique and powerful Magnet Release Kekkei Genkai!

All the clues came together at this moment, pointing to a chilling truth.

The Third Kazekage didn't disappear... he was killed!

He was killed by Sasori of the Red Sand, who looked like a boy... and... turned into a human puppet to be used by him?!

The shock of this realization sent a chill down the spine of even Uchiha Shisui, who had experienced countless battles.