Naruto: Boruto Returns to Shippuden

Chapter 189 Eternal Life

Sakura nodded in agreement, picked up Gaara and ran out of the cave to lighten their burden and not worry about Gaara's body being damaged.

Deidara had already returned to battle mode. He watched as Sakura took away his spoils. Deidara used explosive clay to create a giant clay bird and quickly jumped onto its back.

Deidara, riding his clay bird, quickly pursued Sakura in the direction she had gone, planning to retrieve Gaara's body once again, because he believed that the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki would definitely chase after him at all costs.

Deidara planned to use this opportunity to throw the enemy into disarray, thereby annihilating them all and capturing the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.

Naruto's expression gradually twisted as he stared intently at the large bird that flew out of the cave, his heart filled with hatred for the enemy, and he rushed out as well.

Boruto noticed that the Nine-Tails' chakra was beginning to surge within Naruto and prepared to give chase to prevent the situation from getting out of control.

Kakashi quickly assessed the current situation and decided that it would be safer for Boruto and Granny Chiyo to team up against Sasori. He then decided to personally pursue Deidara and Sakura.

Kakashi reached out and took the sealing talisman from Boruto's hand. He said to Boruto, "Let me go after those two. You and Granny Chiyo deal with the one inside."

With Kakashi gone, Boruto and Granny Chiyo stood in the cave, where the atmosphere became unusually quiet.

Granny Chiyo's gaze pierced through the dim cave and settled on Sasori of the Red Sand. Her eyes were filled with complex emotions, a mixture of memories of the past and helplessness in the face of the present.

Grandma Chiyo felt an indescribable sadness welling up inside her, and murmured to herself, "Scorpion, I never thought this day would come." She felt very sorry for Scorpion at this moment.

Sasori looked at Granny Chiyo and said in a deep voice, "I heard that you retired a long time ago."

When faced with Sasori's deep voice, Granny Chiyo responded in a calm tone: "I just suddenly really want to see what my grandson looks like."

Sasori's tone was resolute as he continued, "Since you want to resist, there's nothing I can do. You'll become part of my collection along with that brat over there, Grandma Chiyo."

Sasori's words were full of contempt for Granny Chiyo and Boruto, regarding them as opponents he was about to defeat and add to his collection. Although that brat had shown considerable strength in their previous encounter, he himself had not gone all out just now.

Granny Chiyo, well aware of Sasori's abilities and fighting style, warned Boruto: "Boruto, his appearance is made of a puppet; his true form is hidden inside this puppet."

To defeat Sasori of the Red Sand, they must attack its main body, not just destroy its puppet.

Boruto nodded slightly at Granny Chiyo's reminder. He knew that when puppeteers were manipulating puppets, they would often expose their weaknesses in close combat because they focused on remote control.

Sasori's puppet, Hiruko, is clearly his masterpiece designed to overcome this weakness.

However, Boruto, through his own observation and perception, discovered that the chakra energy within Hiruko was abnormally concentrated, focused on a specific part of the puppet, which was not like the distribution of chakra in a normal person.

Boruto reached out and threw a Flying Thunder God Shuriken, aiming directly at Sasori of the Red Sand.

Faced with Boruto's attack, Sasori of the Red Sand dared not be careless and prepared to knock the shuriken away, but Sasori of the Red Sand suddenly found himself unable to move, his body tightly bound by Granny Chiyo's chakra strands.

Granny Chiyo used her puppetry skills to silently lay chakra threads around Sasori. These threads restricted Sasori's movements, putting him in a passive position.

Using the Flying Thunder God Technique, Boruto flashed back to the top of Sasori.

Boruto quickly condensed a Rasengan in his hands, and the powerful chakra spun rapidly in his palms.

Boruto then slammed the Rasengan down onto Hiruko's back. The intense spinning force, like a drill, shattered Hiruko's hard shell.

When Sasori's Hiruko shattered under Boruto's fierce Rasengan attack, his true form was finally revealed.

Grandma Chiyo was stunned by what she saw and murmured in disbelief.

"What's going on... It's just like twenty years ago, it hasn't grown at all."

Her voice was filled with confusion, because Scorpion's true form looked exactly the same as the Scorpion she had known twenty years ago, as if time had stood still for him.

Boruto stared at Sasori of the Red Sand, his brow furrowed. He finally understood the reason for the abnormal chakra distribution he had observed earlier.

Boruto frowned at Sasori and said, "No wonder all your chakra is concentrated in one place. I didn't expect you to have turned your body into a puppet."

"That's right, kid, you're quite clever."

Sasori acknowledged Boruto's speculation in a calm voice, as if discussing something perfectly ordinary.

"I transformed myself into a puppet in order to pursue perfect art. Only in this way can I transcend the boundaries of life and death and push puppetry to its ultimate level."

Grandma Chiyo's voice trembled, revealing deep disappointment.

"Scorpion, I never imagined you could be this crazy."

Granny Chiyo's appearance didn't change after Sasori left her, which made her suspect that Sasori had turned her whole body into a puppet. Even though she had some idea of ​​what was going on, she still couldn't help but feel heartbroken when she learned that Sasori had turned her whole body into a puppet.

Sasori's tone was very calm: "Grandma Chiyo, you're still so stubborn."

"The true essence of puppetry lies in eternal life. Whether it is surpassing the opponent or surpassing oneself, the path I choose is my own choice." This path, which deviates from the principles of life, pushes Sasori's puppetry and art to their climax.

Boruto never expected Sasori of the Red Sand to be so insane, turning himself into an immortal and incorruptible puppet in pursuit of the ultimate eternal life!

Granny Chiyo knew that Sasori's decision was irreversible, but she still hoped that he could change his mind. "Sasori, do you really think that this is how you achieve your so-called perfect art? It's the expression of emotion. You're just creating a soulless shell."

Scorpion remained unmoved by Granny Chiyo's words, coldly replying, "Mind? Emotion? I lost those ethereal things twenty years ago, leaving only endless emptiness. Only eternal forms can prove the value of art. What I pursue is perfection that transcends time."