Chapter 397: Chapter 397: The Pursuit
Seeing the ten blazing white fireballs floating between Pakura's hands, Chiyo, Maki, and the others were stunned, their faces filled with shock.
The power of just one scorch release fireball had been enough to awe them, and now Pakura had conjured ten more in the blink of an eye.
When did Pakura's chakra reserves grow so immensely?
"Teacher Pakura is amazing!" Gaara and Kankuro exclaimed in excitement at the sight.
"So incredible!!!" Temari was also left speechless by the ten scorch release fireballs in Pakura's hands.
Seeing this, Shishou immediately grabbed Temari and started retreating towards the Sand Village, laughing as he ran, "If you train hard, you can be as powerful as Pakura one day."
"Mm," Temari nodded heavily, the strength displayed by Pakura giving her a new goal to surpass.
Shishou's retreat reminded Maki, who promptly shouted, "Everyone, fall back! Return to the village."
If they didn't retreat now, they would be caught in the aftermath of Pakura's battle.
In that case, they would be more of a hindrance than help.
As the Sand Village members retreated, Sasori of the Red Sand gazed at the ten blazing white fireballs in Pakura's hands with a heavy heart.
He could block one such high-power fireball with the combined attack of his five puppets imbued with Hashirama cells.
However, ten of them would be troublesome; he'd need to bring out new puppets.
When did Pakura become this powerful?!
Seeing Pakura holding off her attack because the Sand Village people were retreating, Sasori quickly calculated.
If this continued, he'd lose several precious puppets. Even if he successfully captured some kekkei genkai users in the Sand Village, it wouldn't make up for the losses.
Moreover, seeing Pakura's calm demeanor, it seemed the ten fireballs were not her limit. Whether he could win was uncertain.
Even if he could defeat her, escaping with her from the Sand Village, which was full of threats, was doubtful.
The biggest issue was that the Leaf kid who stole his Third Kazekage puppet was also there, with his giant summoning beast and the old lady who now had the Third Kazekage puppet...
Fighting Pakura might lead to a pyrrhic victory...
With these thoughts, Sasori decided to retreat.
Having made up his mind, Sasori didn't hesitate, immediately turning his rotating blades and controlling his five puppets to fly away rapidly.
Since his attempt to add new kekkei genkai puppets to his collection from the Sand Village had failed, minimizing his losses was now his priority.
"Don't even think about escaping!!!"
Seeing Sasori flee, Pakura coldly shouted, chasing after him on her ink eagle.
Sasori was an S-class traitor of the Sand Village; she couldn't just let him go.
"Sasori of the Red Sand was scared off by Lady Pakura."
One of the retreating Sand Village members shouted, causing everyone to stop and look back.
Seeing Sasori being chased like a beaten dog by Pakura, the Sand Village members were dumbfounded.
Just moments ago, Sasori had been boasting, but now he was running away???
Boom, boom, boom!!!
Suddenly, several huge explosions lit up the night sky in the distance.
Seeing the dozens of fireballs illuminating the night sky, the Sand Village ninjas were all awestruck.
Not long after, Pakura returned, standing on her ink eagle, which was carrying several puppets. Sasori's figure was nowhere to be seen, indicating he had escaped.
Seeing Pakura returning like a war goddess, her disciple rolled, leading the cheer, "Lady Pakura, long live! Long live the Kazekage!"
As Pakura's disciple, she wouldn't miss this opportunity to boost her teacher's prestige.
"Lady Pakura, long live! Long live the Kazekage!"
With her leading, Gaara and Kankuro also shouted, and soon, the Sand Village ninjas joined in, their voices filled with excitement.
"Lady Pakura, long live!"
"Long live the Kazekage!!"
Hearing the cheers from the Sand Village, Pakura smiled faintly and said, "Return to the village!"
"Yes, Kazekage-sama," everyone responded in unison.
Holding Temari, Shishou smiled at the scene before them.
With this, Pakura's position as Kazekage would likely be unchallenged.
"Let's go, we should head back," Shishou teased Temari, not putting her down and instead carrying her back to their residence.
Temari blushed at his words, scolding, "Idiot, don't say things that can be misunderstood."
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Half an hour later.
After escaping Pakura's pursuit, Sasori arrived at a dune.
"This was a failure indeed."
Dropping two damaged puppets, Sasori sat on one, his face expressionless, supporting his chin with one hand.
Not only had he failed to collect new kekkei genkai puppets from the Sand Village, but he had also lost several cherished puppets.
The Third Kazekage puppet, the Hundred Puppet performance puppets, the Five Element puppets...
"Forget it, I'll go back to the Rain Village and have Nagato capture some for me..."
Sasori muttered, standing up and heading towards the Rain Village.
He helped Nagato research Hashirama cells and other things to increase his strength, while Nagato captured rare kekkei genkai users for him, adding to his collection. This was their unspoken agreement.
Walking along, Sasori stopped.
In the moonlight, he saw a tall figure standing on the dune ahead, silently watching him.
Seeing Shishou on the dune, Sasori's heart sank.
The man before him was someone he couldn't afford to provoke!
And attacking one of the five great villages, the Sand Village, clearly violated his agreement with Nagato.
He was here to kill him!!!
In an instant, Sasori understood Shishou's purpose.
Shishou, looking at Sasori below the dune, crossed his arms and said calmly, "Sasori of the Red Sand, either you forgot the agreement between Nagato and me."
"Or you've already prepared to die. I can understand it that way, right?"
Hearing this, Sasori didn't argue but quickly thought of a way to escape.
He knew he was no match for the Flying Thunder God user before him. His only chance was to escape with all his might.
Seeing Sasori's silence, Shishou made a hand seal.
The next second, dozens of wood dragons appeared at his feet, rushing towards Sasori.
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POWER STONE!!!!
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