Although Hyuga Hiashi is the head of the clan, he is definitely not a theorist without combat experience. After several ninja wars, even for a clan as strict as the Hyuga clan, the head of the clan cannot be a weakling. Why did Hyuga Hiashi consider letting the young Hanabi replace Hinata? Because Hinata is not strong enough and is a bit cowardly, and her strength is not even as good as Hanabi, who is several years younger.

The decision to face Scorpion alone this time was definitely an accurate judgment based on Hyuga Hiashi's many years of combat experience, but he still underestimated Scorpion's strength and difficulty.

"After all, poison is too troublesome..."

Poison is a very difficult thing to deal with, especially for poison masters who have their own secret medicines developed independently. Without samples, even a medical ninja like Tsunade may not be able to develop an antidote in time.

Strictly speaking, there is no universal antidote. Good antidotes are only applicable to a wide range of situations. For example, the universal potion can accelerate cell division, greatly increase metabolism, and accelerate the decomposition of organic poisons. At the same time, the ultra-fast metabolism also allows most of the poisons that cannot be handled to be quickly excreted from the body, so it is quite effective against most poisons. In the original work, the antidote that Haruno Sakura used to treat Kankuro and deal with the Scorpion of the Red Sand was obviously a special antidote, which was quite effective against the poison prepared by the Scorpion. However, it may not be very effective against other poisons.

At present, the battle is limited, unless there is an antidote, it is difficult to attack it freely. The strength of the Fei Liu Hu is not only because of its strong offensive and defensive strength, but more importantly, it makes up for the weakness of the puppet master. It is for this reason that Scorpion makes the Fei Liu Hu his standard vehicle, armor and weapon.

When Hyuga Hiashi once again used Kaiten to block the attacks of Hiruko's Eight Waves of Needles and Senbon's Prosthetic Hand, Hyuga Hiashi, who had consumed a large amount of chakra in a short period of time, felt overwhelmed.

"If I don't break that turtle shell, I won't be able to do anything to this guy..."

Although he firmly believed that the soft fist was the best attack method in the world, Hyuga Hiashi had to reluctantly admit that sometimes the soft fist was not as useful as the violent and direct hard fist, or even an advanced ninjutsu.

In the state of the red sand amber, the strength of the Red Sand Scorpion was not fully exerted. The weakness was made up, but the attack method was actually no different from that of an ordinary puppeteer. In addition to hidden weapons, mechanisms and traps, the only thing was the use of poison. The human puppet, the Sand Iron Technique of the Third Kazekage, the various advantages brought by the main body puppet, and the killer weapon used with the regeneration core - the Hundred Machines Exercise, were not fully exerted. If the Red Sand Scorpion was fully exerted, it is estimated that none of the six people on the Konoha side would be spared. There is no figure like Haruno Sakura three years later, who is good at detoxification, direct combat, super destructive power, and medical ninjutsu. In addition, Chiyo's help made up for the disadvantages in physical skills and experience. The Konoha side should not set the goal on defeating it. As long as it is repelled, it will be a great success. After all, the team's configuration is really too poor.

Just when Hinata Hiashi was hoping for support from the other side, a sudden shrill scream was heard.

"What is this? It seems that they are not from our side. Did they succeed? So quickly?" The sudden change made Hinata Hiashi happy, and the movements of his hands and the steps of his feet became much steadier.

"Just hold on a little longer..."

On the other side, as soon as Mizuki, who was caught by Gaara's sand mat, landed on the ground, Hinata Ko, who was closest to him, rushed over and knocked down the scattered explosive clay nearby one by one, protecting Mizuki, who had temporarily lost his combat effectiveness, behind him.

"How do you feel?" Hinata asked while being alert, "How are your injuries?"

"I won't die. I'll be fine after I recover for a while."

Among the series of attacks just now, only the last one caused the most serious injury. The others looked terrible, but they were actually just superficial injuries, which were nothing to Shuimu.

But the explosion at close range just now was not such a simple matter. This time, there was no help from Gaara's sand. Apart from a layer of chakra shield, there was no defense at all, and he was completely hit by the explosion. Mizuki, who protected his vitals, was not in danger of death, but he had many external injuries all over his body. What was more troublesome was that the shock wave brought by the explosion caused Mizuki's internal organs between his chest and abdomen to be severely injured. This was not comparable to any external injury. If it was not handled properly, it might leave sequelae like Moonlight Gale.

"Now we should pursue the victory. Don't worry about me for now." Shuimu said to Hinata Ke, "I will come to help after I have a break..."

"Got it, be careful." Hinata nodded and said, seeing that Mizuki was no longer in danger, he chased after Deidara. It would be a pity not to seize such a good opportunity and establish an advantage.

Mizuki watched Hinata Ko leave, and soon felt that Gaara and Temari, who had arrived late, were guarding him on the left and right to prevent possible attacks.

"Are all Konoha ninjas so violent? You're still a Chunin, right?" After seeing Deidara's strength and fighting style, Temari could barely understand why Mizuki was so eager to end the battle quickly. "You're unexpectedly strong. If they knew that all Konoha Chunins were as strong as you, there wouldn't be any conflict between the Sand Ninja and Konoha..."

Mizuki shook his head and said, "That's not entirely correct, but you are right about one thing, the Sand Ninja had no chance of winning from the beginning."

"If I hadn't been deceived by Orochimaru..."

Before Temari could finish, Gaara unexpectedly interrupted, "Even so, there's still no chance of winning."

On the one hand, Konoha has an overwhelming advantage in size, and the quality of its ninjas is not inferior to those of the Sand Ninjas. Rock Lee, Uchiha Sasuke, and yesterday's Uzumaki Naruto, whom she met in the Chunin Exam, all left a deep impression on her. Unexpectedly, today's little-known Chunin Mizuki was an eye-opener. His strength and magnanimity are rare talents even among the elite Sand Ninjas.

Gaara's words immediately left Temari speechless, and her face darkened.

"Now is not the time to talk about this." The battle was intense, and it was not the time to chat. "Yuhi Kurenai has disappeared. She must be waiting for the opportunity in the dark. Temari, you take care of Hinata Ko later..."

With the power of the soft fist, sporadic attacks can't actually hurt Hyuga Ko. The key is to fear another large-scale clay explosion. Not everyone can return to heaven. With the qualifications of the branch family, under the constraints of the curse seal, there is only one Hyuga Neji who can practice to return to heaven on his own. We can't expect everyone to be a genius of that level.

After hearing Mizuki's instructions, Temari nodded to show that she understood.

Next, Mizuki said to Gaara: "You need to pay attention to the puppeteer over there. That person is very dangerous..."

After thinking for a while and sorting out his words, Mizuki asked: "As the Jinchūriki of the One-Tail Shukaku, do you have any powerful offensive methods at present? The kind with strong stabbing ability..."

The original anime did mention that there is a Shukaku Spear that matches the Shukaku Shield. As for this powerful ninjutsu, Mizuki is not sure whether it exists or whether Gaara can use it at this age.

As a time traveler, Mizuki has investigated the authenticity of many plots and characters. For example, Mizuki himself, in the opening of the comics, donated blood to Uzumaki Naruto, and never appeared again. But Mizuki appeared again in the animation, and this difference once made him very confused. Just like Kurama Yakumo, this small family called Kurama does exist, but I have never heard of a girl named Yakumo. Maybe there is, but she is hidden. But another thing cannot be explained. Morino Ibiki does not have any brothers, so the Ibiki in the original animation who was called Painhand and later gave up being a ninja does not exist at all. So sometimes, Mizuki needs to verify some seemingly true information, so as not to appear weird and reveal flaws.

"Hmm?" Mizuki's question made Gaara think for a while and then answered, "I don't know which one you are talking about. Sand's attack is not strong. In addition to using its flexible and changeable characteristics, it is more of a competition of chakra and tactics. Maybe there is the kind of ninjutsu you mentioned, but I haven't heard of it..."

Gaara's answer made Mizuki disappointed.

"It seems that the Spear of Shukaku does not exist at the moment. So, what should I do?"

Deidara's operation was accomplished, and the next step was to face the more difficult Red Sand Scorpion.

Unlike the original story where Haruno Sakura and Chiyo fought fiercely against Scorpion three years later, the most difficult opponent this time is the Hiruko, who was easily defeated by Haruno Sakura three years later.

Why does the powerful Scorpion like to use the Scarlet Amber so much? Perfection and strength on both offense and defense, especially defense, are its greatest characteristics. Although Haruno Sakura easily broke the Scarlet Amber with one punch, how many people or things in this world can stop Haruno Sakura, who learned "super strength" from Tsunade three years later, from this world, how many people or things can stop her punch?

This time, none of the six people on Mizuki's side can easily break the Higurashi. Let's not talk about Hyuga Hiashi and Hyuga Ko, the Gentle Fist is not for this. Gaara and Temari, it's better to exert their power on a large battlefield. As for Yuhi Kurenai, it's better to just use her specialty illusion. The only one who has this ability is Mizuki, but...

"I'm out of chakra. I used it on Orochimaru a month ago, and yesterday, a month later, I used it all up on Gaara, Shukaku, and Mitarashi Anko. So what should I do now? Should I try using a chakra scalpel?"

Mizuki was also very clear about the power of the Chakra Scalpel, especially when the power of medical ninjutsu increased greatly due to an accident, it might really be effective.

"How can I make the Red Sand Scorpion stand still and let me cut it a few times? This is the question..."

Given Mizuki's current condition, getting close to Scorpion would be tantamount to seeking death.

"Go and help deal with that puppeteer. You use sand the best to deal with the traps and mechanisms. The way the Hyuga clan leader is dealing with things like that will wear him out sooner or later. We'll need the soft fist to settle the matter later. We can't waste our energy here..."

"Why don't we finish this first and then go help together?"

"You underestimate that boy..." Mizuki rejected Gaara's proposal.

"You must be kidding. If Deidara is forced to fight to the death, it will be the end. With one self-destruction, everyone present will probably die except for Scorpion."

Shuimu always reminds himself that the goal of the battle is to repel, not to kill. He is not strong enough and cannot ask for too much for the time being. Facing the artistic duo of "Akatsuki", it is better to be pragmatic.

"Okay, then we may not be able to take care of this place." Gaara agreed with Mizuki's arrangement.

"That's good, but you have to remember that the enemy's target is you, so you have to protect yourself, and..." Shuimu reminded solemnly, "Sometimes, this can also be used, so be smart later..."

Gaara is used to being alone. Although he is talented, he has always relied on his strength to crush his opponents. This time, the Red Sand Scorpion is not a weakling like he has encountered before. How to cooperate with others is not an easy thing to do. If it is not a matter of life and death, Mizuki would not have said so much nonsense. Now every bit of combat power is very precious.

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Seeing that with the help of Gaara, Hyuga Hiashi finally managed to turn the situation around, Mizuki couldn't help but sigh that the restraint between ninjas was sometimes so serious. As long as the Red Sand Scorpion released the Scarlet Flow Amber, Hyuga Hiashi would have no problem fighting his opponent, but now, he still needed the help of Gaara, who was far inferior to him, to catch his breath.

"Sand is really convenient, even if it's a little dirty. Do you want to try it with water?"

Chakra attributes are fire, water and wood. I don't expect to practice any bloodline limit with water attribute. As long as it can be used as conveniently as Gaara and Sunako, it will be fine. But after thinking about it, I decided to forget it. I really don't have the time.

While Mizuki was treating his own injuries and observing the battle situation of the Red Sand Scorpion, Deidara was already in a tough fight. The first to attack was Kurenai Yuhi who was waiting for an opportunity.

Although Kurenai Yuhi is a genjutsu ninja, don't think that her ninjutsu and taijutsu are poor. In fact, this is the weakness of most female ninjas. Their relatively weak constitution leads to a serious lack of chakra. Therefore, they have to hone their chakra control and develop more efficient genjutsu, medical ninjutsu and even sealing techniques. Mizuki's fiancée Chie Tsubaki and Haruno Sakura are both of this type. Kurenai Yuhi is no exception. It's just that compared to her excellent genjutsu skills, her taijutsu and ninjutsu are not good. Seriously speaking, these two items are not that bad, otherwise she would not be able to become a jonin.

Deidara was hit by several flying kunai just as he fell from the sky, before he could react. Although he avoided the vital parts, the numerous injuries made Deidara feel a little overwhelmed.

"We can no longer fall into the enemy's attack rhythm."

Deidara made up his mind and quickly formed a seal: "Earth escape technique - Earth Dragon Hidden Technique."

Soon, Deidara dived deep underground, preparing to avoid this wave of attacks. After moving a distance underground, when Deidara felt that he was almost done, he appeared on the ground again, but before he could call the giant bird to fly, he was caught by Hinata Ko who rushed over.

"You're running away in front of me like this? How stupid..."