Chapter 54: Susanoo!

"Sealing technique?"

Sasori's eyes burned as he looked at Senju Hashirama. He didn't want to use a sealing technique on such perfect art, but the current situation left him no choice.

"Itachi, can you perform an effective seal?"

Sasori turned his gaze towards Itachi. His expertise was in puppet control, and he wasn't proficient in advanced sealing techniques.

Of course.

Deidara was even less capable!

Sasori didn't even need to ask.

That guy only knew how to blow things up—he'd be lucky if he didn't cause more trouble!

Deidara followed Sasori's gaze to Itachi, unaware that he had already been dismissed.

"I can."

Itachi nodded calmly, his eyes never leaving Hashirama.

"Assist me!"

Itachi's tone was resolute. Given their current environment and the presence of Senju Hashirama, he couldn't allow someone like this to roam the ninja world.

"Understood."

Sasori redirected his focus to the First Hokage.

His hands controlled the Third Kazekage.

"Magnet Release: Iron Sand Waves!"

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The Third Kazekage manipulated the iron sand, striking the ground and raising waves of black iron sand.

Creating iron sand from iron sand!

The iron sand surged outward, forming waves that rushed towards Hashirama, threatening to engulf him.

"Is that all?"

Hashirama watched the black iron sand rushing at him, recognizing the technique as similar to Gaara's from the anime, but with a different color.

"Wood Release: Advent of a World of Flowering Trees!"

Without even forming hand seals, Hashirama stood calmly as a network of roots and branches suddenly sprouted before him.

The branches intertwined to form a barrier of trees.

The wooden barrier blocked the waves of iron sand.

"Deidara!"

Sasori shouted, abandoning his usual composure. The iron sand was powerful, but it was similar to Gaara's techniques.

These waves of iron sand alone couldn't penetrate the wooden barrier.

Responding to Sasori's call, the iron sand transformed under the Third Kazekage's control into sharp spears that aimed for the gaps in the wooden barrier.

"Got it!"

Deidara immediately used his highest-grade clay, which his right hand chewed and molded rapidly.

With the time Sasori had bought him, Deidara held up a doll-like figure resembling a grimacing face, its arms wrapped around its body.

"C3!"

Deidara's lips curled into a slight smile. Causing destruction was his specialty. Blowing up trees or even the entire Land of Rain was something he could handle.

Swish!

Deidara threw the doll.

It expanded suddenly, its arms spreading like wings as it slowly descended towards the wooden barrier.

"Sasori!"

Deidara shouted immediately after throwing the C3 puppet bomb. Just that callout was enough for the two to synchronize their thoughts and understand each other's intentions.

"Got it."

Sasori, controlling the Third Kazekage, swiftly retracted all the black iron sand spears that seemed to be piercing towards him.

"Magnet Release: Iron Sand Pyramid!"

Hum!

Immediately after, the black iron sand formed a semi-circular wall. The wall quickly increased in density to withstand the impact from the explosion of the C3 bomb.

Boom!!!

At that moment, the ground across the Land of Rain trembled. The explosion unleashed a shockwave of raging winds that mercilessly swept through the surroundings.

The blast created by the bomb directly blew a small hole through the tree barrier that had just been pierced by the iron sand spears.

"Go!"

Sasori's eyes flashed, and he immediately manipulated the Third Kazekage to employ Magnet Release with precise control, reaching a high level of finesse.

It could be said...

While others were engaged in direct combat,

he was manipulating puppets.

It was like controlling his character in an RPG game.

Almost instantly,

the iron sand wall transformed into spears of iron sand, flying towards the hole blasted open in the tree barrier.

Shoo! Shoo! Shoo! Shoo! Shoo!

One spear after another pierced through the hole in the tree barrier,

reaching in front of Hashirama.

"Not bad!"

Hashirama watched the seamless coordination between Deidara and Sasori, breaking through his tree barrier in such a short time.

Indeed!

This level of attack was fitting for Gaara's demise!

After piercing through the tree barrier, the surging iron sand didn't immediately attack Hashirama. Instead, it began to change shape, transforming into tentacle-like extensions one after another, reaching out towards Hashirama.

"Magnet Release: Iron Sand Coffin!"

Sasori, through the Third Kazekage, controlled the Magnet Release to form large hands that seized Hashirama's body.

Immediately.

These black sand-like iron particles twisted together like a coiled braid, becoming increasingly tighter.

His thoughts were very clear.

He was not attacking.

Instead, he was assisting.

As long as he could restrain Senju Hashirama!

The rest could be left to Uchiha Itachi!

"Itachi! I've got him!"

Sasori's voice immediately rang out, echoing in the sky and reaching Itachi's ears.

"Throw him over from above!"

Itachi's Mangekyō Sharingan glanced at the top of the Tree Realm Wall, and in an instant, a tremendous amount of chakra began to manifest around him.

The orange-red chakra took on a solid form, appearing as if flames were burning.

First, it shaped into a spine.

Then came the ribs.

In the briefest moment, a half-formed skeleton emerged.

Once the skeleton appeared, veins began to weave around it, transforming it into a human shape, eventually placing a cap on its head that resembled a mask.

Susanoo!

Uchiha Itachi directly activated the power of his Mangekyō Sharingan.

Swish!

In an instant, a long sword was drawn from Itachi's Susanoo, radiating fiery light that resembled a shimmering shadow.

It was the Totsuka Blade, known for its sealing ability.

"Got it!"

At that moment Sasori's voice rang out as the black sand-like iron bound Senju Hashirama and tossed him over from above the Tree Realm Wall.

Of course, it wasn't a complete throw.

Hashirama was still entangled in the densely packed, powerful iron particles.

"It's over!"

Itachi swung the Totsuka Blade, engulfed in flames, and slashed toward the airborne Hashirama.

"So, it's Susanoo!"

Hashirama, descending from the sky and seeing the blazing Totsuka Blade, smirked slightly, revealing a meaningful smile.

"To deal with me using this, you'll need at least a complete form!"

(End of chapter)