It's been 24 years, why am I reincarnated in Konoha without a system?

Chapter 558 Machine Maneuvering and C4 Garuda, Awakening

"Scorpion? That name sounds familiar... Wait, that guy, that guy could be..."

Upon hearing the news, Kankuro's breath hitched and his expression changed drastically. He stared at the hunched figure in the red cloud and black robe opposite him with disbelief in his eyes.

Impossible! That ugly face shouldn't belong to that legendary genius rogue ninja!

"No matter who you are, invading Sunagakure and attacking the Kazekage makes you our enemy." Temari shouted, following closely behind, and swung her iron fan in a wide arc, unleashing her full three-star power.

"Wind Release: Kamaitachi..."

With a whoosh, a gust of wind howled and wind blades danced wildly. The sound of metal clanging against metal echoed throughout the entire arena from the man opposite.

The red cloud and black robe were instantly torn apart by countless wind blades, revealing the ugly puppet, Fei Liu Hu, inside.

"Kid, are you pleased with your surprise attack?" The hunchbacked man opposite him spoke in a hoarse voice, a sharp glint in his eyes.

"Then, needle eight waves..."

The next instant, before Temari Kankuro could even react, countless poison needles were spewed out of his mouth at lightning speed, like a storm!

"Puff puff puff puff..."

In the blink of an eye, just as Temari and her brother were filled with rage and sweat, Shukaku's large hand suddenly appeared and blocked all the poison needles.

"Shukaku?" Kankuro wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and said subconsciously, never expecting that he would be saved by the monster he feared most.

"No, it's Gaara." Temari's pretty face turned pale as she confirmed, then she turned to look at the Kazekage brother who was unleashing a burst of power above Shukaku's head.

"Gaara, it's best not to use Shukaku's power here, it will hurt the villagers."

“Of course I know that, Temari,” Gaara replied calmly, then turned his gaze and clasped his hands together. “So, I plan to take care of them all here in one go.”

"Take us down in one go? Kazekage, you're far too confident!" Deidara snorted coldly, while Sasori beside him also looked disdainful.

"Hurry up and deal with the Kazekage, I'll hold off those trash..." Sasori calmly spoke, staring at the growing number of Sand Village members opposite him, as his metal tail swiftly removed the sand bullets from Deidara's body.

"Trash? You're calling us trash ninjas?!" Kankuro roared in fury before Deidara could even speak.

With a series of thuds, Kankuro opened the three scrolls, his fingers dancing with confidence. "That was just an accident. Now I'll show you my puppet show."

"Crow, black ant, salamander. Heh, I didn't expect you to get my hands on those toys I threw away. Kid, it seems your puppetry skills have come to an end!"

"What?! You...you really are...!" Kankuro's face changed drastically, and he trembled all over, staring at the other person in fear, unable to utter that name.

"That's right, Brother Sasori is none other than Sasori of the Red Sand, an S-rank rogue ninja from Sunagakure." Deidara revealed directly, and the room fell silent immediately!

Sasori of the Red Sand, how could it be that guy?!

"Never mind, if it's that Sasori guy, we have to keep this S-rank rogue ninja of the village alive today."

"That's right, no matter how powerful he is, he's still just one person. If we all attack together, we can definitely take him down."

"Yes, Sasori of the Red Sand is an S-rank rogue ninja from our Sunagakure. We must capture him to prevent the village's information from being leaked."

"Moreover, capturing him will give us information about the organization called 'Akatsuki.' To protect Lord Kazekage, we absolutely cannot let him escape..."

In an instant, the many Sand Ninja who had surrounded them shouted, and their emotions were stirred and their fighting spirit was high.

"Deidara, you're talking too much nonsense. Hurry up and do it, I hate this place." Facing the wary yet fiery gazes of the crowd, Sasori coldly urged, raising his hand and throwing out a scroll.

"Since that's the case, then I'll show you real puppetry! Kid, this might be your final performance!!"

Sasori met Kankuro's gaze, a strange light flashing in his eyes as he formed a hand seal with one hand.

With a loud bang, a large cloud of white smoke drifted by, and to everyone's astonishment and disbelief, a hundred humanoid puppets made a stunning entrance.

"This is my ultimate puppet art, Crimson Secret Technique: Hundred Machine Manipulation..."

With a muffled shout, her abdomen opened, and hundreds of chakra threads shot out from Hiruko's body, connecting all the puppets. The hundred puppets, clad in dark red cloaks, flew into the air, ready to strike.

"To be able to control a hundred puppets at once, is this really something a human can do?" Kankuro trembled and stared at the countless puppets, his Dao heart collapsing.

He was so smug, thinking that controlling three puppets in battle was quite impressive, but reality gave him a rude awakening!

Most importantly, the puppet he was so proud of was just a discarded toy, which was really hurtful...

"It seems the rumor is true! Sasori of the Red Sand once single-handedly destroyed a small country." Over here, Maki swallowed hard as he looked at the opposing lineup, causing everyone to gasp in surprise once again!

One man can destroy a nation!

“It seems he’s the most dangerous one, so…” Gaara, his hands clasped together in preparation, had a glint in his eyes, while Shukaku simultaneously patted his stomach with both hands.

"Wind Release: Sky Training Bullet—"

Starting with zero frames, Shukaku unleashed a powerful attack, blasting towards a hundred puppets.

Almost simultaneously, Gaara unleashed his power, "Flowing Sand Waterfall..."

With a deafening roar, the earth trembled and sandstorm howled. Sand waves, like a tsunami, appeared out of nowhere, enveloping and compressing the surrounding area, bypassing the Sand Village ninjas and heading straight for Deidara and Sasori's main bodies.

"Hah, Kazekage, you don't think I'm unprepared, do you?!" Deidara shouted immediately upon seeing the situation, and the clay bird reappeared, carrying him into the air.

"Don't even think about escaping!" Gaara shouted upon seeing this, and countless sand shuriken flew out from the sand waves, shooting out in a dense burst.

At that very moment, "Escape? This time, I'm not the one choosing to escape!"

With a cold laugh, Deidara opened his mouth and spat out a large amount of sticky clay to block the shuriken. The rapidly falling clay also transformed into a giant Deidara doll tens of meters tall in the blink of an eye.

"Accept your punishment! This is the ultimate art I developed for that guy, C4 Garuda..."

Deidara confidently boasted, then immediately maneuvered his flying bird to ascend at top speed, shouting, "Brother Sasori, don't get taken down with us!"

"What is that? Oh no!!" Gaara's expression changed drastically as he stared at the super bomb that could destroy the village, and he clasped his hands together in shock.

"Shukaku, we might have to fight to the death today!!"

"Magnetic Escape·Desert Layer Burial Seal..."