Hozuki Mangetsu and Yamato received the message from Temari and Sakura. Naruto and Kakashi immediately turned around and headed there.
Neither of them wanted to delay. They took the address and hurried out.
At that time, Zetsu was also watching them and immediately went back to report their whereabouts.
Hoshigaki Kisame went to meet them.
However, Hoshigaki Kisame himself was a spy from Kirigakure, and Hozuki Mangetsu assigned him the undercover mission during his time in office.
He respected the former Mizukage enough, and he also knew his strength.
The clone made by the Reanimation Jutsu definitely couldn't trap Hozuki Mangetsu for long, but since it was an order, he would go.
Although Zetsu observed the existence of Hozuki Mangetsu and Yamato, he overlooked one person, Chiyo.
Chiyo followed them later because Kankuro said that one of the people inside was Sasori.
Chiyo basically had no hope of seeing Sasori again in her lifetime. She usually just mentioned it casually.
But now that there was a real chance to see her grandson, she still wanted to see him with her own eyes.
She soon caught up with Hozuki Mangetsu and Yamato, and then the three of them encountered Hoshigaki Kisame.
"You came? Just to delay us."
Hozuki Mangetsu almost instantly understood Hoshigaki Kisame's purpose.
The Akatsuki organization probably knew that it was impossible to kill him with a Kage-level ninja, so they could only delay Hozuki Mangetsu for as long as possible.
To give Sasori enough time to deal with Hatake Satoru.
"You can think whatever you want, but former Mizukage, you'd better deal with me properly."
Hoshigaki Kisame glanced at the wrinkled old woman next to him and frowned almost imperceptibly.
Zetsu didn't seem to mention this old woman before, did he?
Although Hoshigaki Kisame had good compatibility with this ninjutsu that only consumed 30% of his Chakra, asking him to hold off so many people alone was a bit much.
Hozuki Mangetsu tilted his head slightly, revealing a mouth full of white, sharp teeth in a smile.
"It doesn't matter, it's not that hard for me to take care of you."
They had already discussed a plan. If someone intercepted them, they would let Chiyo go ahead alone.
Since Hatake Satoru had already sent the address, it definitely meant that he had already gone there, and Chiyo would probably have help when she arrived.
Although it was a bit unbelievable to think of Hatake Satoru facing the Akatsuki organization alone.
But the teacher must have his reasons for doing so, and he would never question the teacher.
"It would be troublesome if you were able to act."
"Water Prison Jutsu!"
Even though they were on the same side, they still had to fight.
After all, Pain was the leader on the surface, so they had to put on a good show.
And because Hozuki Mangetsu had always been the Mizukage, Hoshigaki Kisame really wanted to test his strength.
Although it wasn't his real body, it was precisely because it wasn't his real body that he could make a move.
Just how strong was this child prodigy who could use seven ninja swords, the Fifth Mizukage of Kirigakure?
Although he didn't know how strong the ninja next to Hozuki Mangetsu was, if he wanted to compete with them, the most important thing was to seal Hozuki Mangetsu's movements.
Hoshigaki Kisame instantly took a step forward, and Hozuki Mangetsu was immediately imprisoned in a large water prison.
Not bad, attacking me first.
Hozuki Mangetsu would naturally understand the difficulties of an undercover agent, so he would play along with him.
Once the Water Prison Jutsu was broken, and the surrounding area had a water source, it would basically become Hozuki Mangetsu's best geographical environment.
"Water Style, Water Bullet Jutsu."
"Biubiu—"
Hozuki Mangetsu squatted slightly, floating in the Water Prison Jutsu, and made a pistol shape with his hand.
He fired several water bullets directly at Hoshigaki Kisame outside the Water Prison Jutsu, who was preparing to deal with Yamato next to him.
…
A cave that was dimly lit, with only a few rays of light seeping in.
Hatake Satoru sat on a stone to the side, without any pressure. Gaara was laid flat next to him.
"Just beat him, go for it~"
"I'm watching you~"
Hatake Satoru was like an idle cheerleader, sitting on the side and shouting at the puppets confronting Sasori.
Both puppets were slender women. One looked like she had just run out of a zombie movie set, with a pale face and two obvious blush marks on her cheeks.
It looked like they were made with bad taste.
The other one, however, didn't have such bad taste, but was obviously very exquisite, as if it had been carefully carved.
Dark blue cheongsam, long hair in a bun, black eyes with vertical pupils, and two moving cat ears on her head, she looked like a real cat girl.
Both puppets stood in front of Hatake Satoru in battle-ready postures. After hearing his voice, they both turned their heads to look at Hatake Satoru as a kind of response.
Letting two beautiful female puppets fight in front of him while he acted as a cheerleader in the back.
Probably no one but Hatake Satoru would do such a thing.
"Can this kind of thing be called a puppet..."
Sasori still frowned and couldn't help but mutter in a low voice.
Hiruko had been broken to pieces on the side, and his real body had escaped, wrapped in a black cloth.
Puppets, as the name suggests, are dolls manipulated by puppeteers using Chakra threads.
Puppeteers control dolls to fight, and the dolls themselves do not have consciousness.
But these two things that Hatake Satoru made, the pale-faced one could still be considered a puppet.
The other cat girl couldn't be called a doll at all, but looked like a living person!
Hatake Satoru didn't even control these two puppets, they acted like people on their own.
However, during the fight in Hiruko, Sasori could clearly feel that both puppets were solid wood products.
Whether it was the exquisiteness of the appearance or the flexibility, it was incredible that wood could achieve such a level.
Sasori pulled off the black cloth hiding his main body, revealing the fair and handsome face of a young man with red hair.
Hatake Satoru rested his cheek with interest, and the eyes behind his sunglasses also lit up slightly.
"I didn't expect your puppets to be so interesting, then I have to deal with you seriously."
"Let me show you my favorite collection."
Sasori took out a scroll and slowly unfolded it in front of Hatake Satoru. The scroll clearly wrote the three characters.
The fair young man smiled with satisfaction, and then the black-haired Third Kazekage appeared beside Sasori.
No matter what kind of puppet it is, even if it is lifelike like a living person, as long as it has a mechanical connection, there will be gaps.
Mechanical joints are most afraid of sand.
---
Read 30 advanced chapters on my patreon
patreon.com/GustinaKamiya
---