This ninja in Naruto is unscientific

Chapter 342 Sasori vs. Jinchūriki

"Match 3: Konoha, Sasori vs. Kumogakure, Yugito Nii."

The chief examiner, Hatake Sakumo, stood at the edge of the arena, his voice steady. His sharp eyes lingered on Sasori for a moment, but he did not reveal any extra emotion.

He knew Scorpion's strength all too well; there were very few contestants in the top 16 who could cause him any trouble.

"Both sides are in position, the match begins!"

The voice just fell.

"Whoosh!"

The two teak figures showed no intention of testing her; she instantly lowered her body, like a cheetah poised to pounce.

Blue chakra surged from her body, and her fingernails grew wildly, gleaming with a chilling light.

"Cat paws!"

She transformed into a blue afterimage, moving at an astonishing speed, instantly covering a distance of tens of meters, her ten fingers like knives, aiming straight for the scorpion's throat.

However, faced with this fierce attack, Scorpion didn't even make a move to dodge.

"Click".

Suddenly, the huge scroll behind Scorpion sprang open, and a sleek, aggressively designed, silver-black mechanical puppet appeared as if it had teleported to Scorpion's side.

"Ding! Clang! Clang!"

The teakman's claws, sharp enough to cut through rock, frantically scratched at the puppet's breastplate.

But shockingly, apart from a string of dazzling sparks and a tooth-grinding metallic scraping sound, only a few shallow white marks remained on the surface of the puppet.

"What?!"

Teak Girl's pupils contracted slightly. She was extremely confident in her attack power, but the hardness of the puppet in front of her was completely beyond her comprehension.

"This shell... is even harder than the one we encountered in the Forest of Death!"

"Too weak."

Scorpion's lifeless, expressionless eyes stared at the wooden figure so close to him, and his slender fingers twitched slightly.

"Poisonous rain!"

The puppet's abdomen split open instantly, revealing a dark, gaping launcher.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh—!"

Hundreds of tiny, purple needles, each as thin as a cow's hair, carrying deadly neurotoxins, were sprayed out in a fan shape at extremely close range, completely sealing off all of the teakman's escape routes.

"not good!"

Relying on its animalistic instincts, the teakman tried to dodge at the last second, kicking its legs hard against the puppet's chest and flying backward.

But they were too close, and a few sage sticks still grazed her arm, leaving a trail of blood.

"Sizzle..."

Even from a mere scratch, a burning, stinging pain and numbness immediately shot through the wound.

"poisonous!"

Yugito steadied herself, her face darkening. She immediately mobilized the Two-Tails' chakra within her body, forcibly expelling the poison from her body.

The blue chakra flames danced at the wound, instantly burning away the poison.

"Oh? It can actually cure my poison?"

Scorpion finally showed some interest, and his fingers danced rapidly in the air.

"It seems ordinary poisons won't work on you, so let's try this."

The silver-black puppet suddenly extended two sharp, high-frequency vibrating blades from its arms, and under Scorpion's control, launched a fierce and relentless attack on the teakman in a bizarre manner.

"Clang! Clang! Clang!"

On the arena, blue chakra and silver blade light intertwined wildly.

Yugito's speed and agility are among the best of all the contestants, but Sasori's puppet seems to have an all-around vision, accurately blocking her movement with every attack, and even launching counterattacks while defending.

……

Grandma Chiyo sat calmly on the sofa, seemingly drinking tea, but her hands, hidden in her sleeves, were already clenched into fists.

Her gaze was fixed on the silver-black puppet on the arena.

"Such an ingenious mechanism design...such smooth chakra flow..."

Chiyo was secretly amazed.

As the most outstanding puppeteer in Sunagakure, she immediately recognized the extraordinary nature of that puppet.

"The hydraulic transmission at the joints, the shock absorption and cushioning of the outer shell, and that blade with high-frequency vibration..."

Chiyo took a deep breath, suppressing the bitterness in her heart.

"This is not a traditional Sand Village puppet at all. It is a brand new puppet created by combining the terrifying mechanical technology of Konoha."

"Sasori... just how much terrifying knowledge did he absorb during his time in Konoha?"

Chiyo looked at the red-haired boy who was controlling the puppet, his face expressionless and even exuding an air of arrogance, and felt a mix of emotions.

That's her grandson.

The little boy who once nestled at her knees, crying for his parents.

Now, however, he stands on the arena of the enemy country, using skills far surpassing hers to showcase his art to the entire ninja world.

Are you proud? Of course I am.

But this pride was accompanied by a deep sense of powerlessness and heartache.

"He has gone too far. So far that the small cage that is Sunagakure Village can no longer contain him."

……

On the other side, the Fourth Raikage, A, had a face as black as the bottom of a pot.

He stared at the puppet on the arena, which was impervious to swords and spears and even subtly suppressed the teakman, and slammed his hand on the table.

"Bang!"

"Hiruzen Sarutobi! Has Konoha ever had any shame?!"

Ai pointed at the big screen and roared:

"This is the Chunin Exams! We agreed that using scientific ninja tools is prohibited! Look at what that red-haired brat is using! That hard outer shell, that projectile that can be launched without hand seals—this is clearly a cheat device that Konoha created with high technology!"

"This is completely unfair!"

Facing the enraged Raikage, the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, calmly puffed on his pipe, exhaling a puff of white smoke.

"Brother Raikage, you're mistaken about that."

The Third Hokage narrowed his eyes and slowly retorted:

"Scorpion is a puppeteer. For a puppeteer, puppets are his weapons, a part of his body, and are part of his personal ninjutsu."

"We have regulations against using technological products to assist in the creation of puppeteers, but we haven't stipulated that puppeteers can't use good materials to build their puppets. Does the fact that this puppet's materials are a little more expensive and sturdier make it a contraband? Then we might as well let the puppeteers go on stage empty-handed."

"You—you're just making excuses!" Ai gritted her teeth in anger. "Then what about those launchers inside his puppet?!"

"That's mechanical art, a fundamental skill for puppeteers."

Koharu, who was switching dorms, chimed in with a knowing smile, adding insult to injury:

"Just like how your village's ninjas use Lightning Release to stimulate cells, Sasori simply applied some materials science and mechanical transmission principles to his puppet. How can that be called cheating? That's called applying what you've learned."

Consultant Xiaochun picked up her teacup, blew away the foam, and spoke with a hint of mockery.

"Besides, Lord Raikage."

"Your village sent a dignified Jinchuriki to the competition disguised as a Genin, and we in Konoha didn't say anything."

"Compared to having a Tailed Beast inside his body, it's not unreasonable for Sasori to have created a puppet using a few good materials, right?"

The atmosphere in the private room froze instantly upon hearing this.

This advisor from Konoha is not someone to be trifled with!

Ai was speechless, his dark face turning a deep liver color.

He was indeed in the wrong. Sending a Jinchuriki to participate in the competition was already outrageous, and now that Konoha had exposed him, he had no reason to refute it.

"Hmph! So what?!"

Ai snorted and stared intently at the wooden figure on the screen.

"No matter how tough his scrap metal is, it's nothing compared to the power of the Two-Tails!"

……

On the arena.

Teakman's several surprise attacks failed, and he was forced to retreat repeatedly by the puppet's high-frequency vibrating blades.

Several small wounds had appeared on her arms and legs. Although they were not fatal, the incredibly resilient and tireless puppet was making her feel deeply irritated.

"Tch, it's like a tortoise shell, you can't break through it no matter what."

The teakman wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, his icy blue eyes flashing with furious fire.

"Since my attack isn't working, I'll just melt you completely!"

"roar--!"

A deep, beastly roar emanated from the teak man's body.

The blue chakra flames instantly turned into an eerie bluish-black, and a violent, destructive chakra surged into the sky from her body.

"Hiss—that's terrifying chakra!"

In the audience, many ninjas felt the suffocating pressure and their expressions changed.

Yugito crouched slightly, and the bluish-black chakra behind her condensed into two burning tails. Feline-like markings also appeared on her cheeks.

Half-tailed beast transformation!

"So it was a Jinchūriki. No wonder I sensed danger."

Sasori looked at the drastically changed Yugito, his eyes showing no fear, but rather a hint of excitement, as he had never dealt with a Jinchuriki before.

He clasped his hands together abruptly, and the chakra threads on his fingers instantly tightened.

"Then let me see whether your tailed beast is more powerful, or my art is more perfect."

"Click!"

The scroll behind Scorpion opened again, and yes, there was more than one puppet inside!