"Then it's decided." Hinata Hiashi is also a decisive person.

The people on his side had almost used all their strength, but they just barely managed to temporarily incapacitate Deidara. On the other side, the more powerful Scorpion of the Red Sand, the exhausted people seemed to have no better way out, and they couldn't even force Scorpion to use his full strength.

"What should we do specifically?" Mizuki asked. Now that they have the more powerful Hinata Hiashi, the main attacker may not necessarily need Mizuki to play a cameo role, and Mizuki's physical condition is not suitable for facing the more powerful Red Sand Scorpion again.

"Your potion is indeed very effective. It has held up so far. However, there is not much we can do for the time being." Hinata Hiashi began to arrange combat tasks. "The puppeteer's flexibility is not strong. What we need is a reliable close-range method and a way to break the defense. There are too many uncertainties at the moment. I can only let Gaara be the main force to move forward."

The various abilities of Scorpion may vary slightly depending on the puppet used. At present, the attack and defense of the Red Sand Amber are indeed strong enough, but the absolute speed does not seem to be satisfactory. However, this is inevitable. There is no one without weaknesses, and naturally there will be no perfect puppets. If the puppet of Scorpion's body appears, there will not be the feeling of the Red Sand Amber being so bulky and lacking in flexibility, but it will also lose the protection of the Red Sand Amber that makes most ninjas despair.

"What about the others? We can't just stand there and watch, right?" Mizuki asked. Temari's attack power is also quite impressive. Of course, powerful ninjutsu also means a lot of consumption. Without Mizuki's breath-holding technique or the amount of chakra that Jinchūriki uses, it can't be used many times. It's rare for a little girl around 14 or 15 years old to be able to do this. Another member of the Hyuga family, Hyuga Ko, didn't suffer much damage, but the more fatal thing is that her physical strength was greatly consumed, and she can't fully exert her strength for the time being. As for Yuhi Kurenai's combat power, illusions are simply using chakra to interfere with the enemy's perception and make them misperceive. Of course, more advanced things like Tsukuyomi and Kotoamatsukami that involve the rules are hard to say whether they are pure illusions. But just in terms of Yuhi Kurenai's illusion power, how can you interfere with the Red Sand Scorpion, which only has one regeneration core left, to produce illusions? This may be really difficult. But even if you exclude the ability of illusions, Yuhi Kurenai is still a rare combat power. It's just that in this case, there is really no room for her to play.

"The other side has no intention of holding back. If we can't capture him alive, if there's a chance, just kill the blond boy..." Hinata Hiashi instructed the three people, especially Yuhi Kurenai, "Next, in addition to keeping an eye on Deidara, you also need to protect yourself as much as possible and recover your strength and chakra first. This time it may not be so easy to end..."

Hinata Hiashi's feeling of uneasiness became stronger and stronger. The uniforms of the two people opposite him, with red clouds and black background, were obviously the symbols of the same organization. The members of the organization that had some ideas about the Jinchūriki were definitely not ordinary people. You have to know that even many powerful ninja villages and countries in the ninja world do not have Jinchūriki, so you know how terrifying these people with unknown origins are. Apart from anything else, since they came to capture Jinchūriki, they naturally knew the risks clearly, and they must have the strength and methods to control the tailed beasts. No matter which one it was, it was a chilling situation.

"When did such a terrifying organization emerge quietly in the Ninja World?"

Not to mention that Hyuga Hiashi came to arrange the battle plan, Mizuki also used the last bit of time to treat himself. Under the combined effect of the palm fairy technique and the all-purpose potion, he barely recovered most of his combat power. However, feeling the waves of false and powerful power surging in his body, Mizuki also smiled bitterly. Mizuki, who thought he was unlucky, had been mentally prepared to encounter Scorpion and Deidara, but it was still beyond Mizuki's expectation that he would start to consume his vitality and fight so quickly.

"At this time, I really hope that reinforcements will arrive..."

The previous times Mizuki encountered difficulties, his first reaction was to hold on and wait for help. Everything was roughly within his expectations, but this time he was truly isolated and helpless. However, there were not many people in the world who could save him and his group from the attacks of Scorpion and Deidara. The chance of someone just passing by and helping him in times of need was so high that Mizuki didn't count on it.

"It's time to attack, get ready..." Konoha was temporarily caught in a dilemma. If they delayed the battle, they were afraid that the opponent would recover earlier than them. If they decided to fight quickly, the Red Sand Scorpion on the opposite side seemed to have not started to fight seriously yet, and several of their main forces had been almost exhausted.

However, after weighing the pros and cons, Hyuga Hiashi decided to take advantage of the enemy's unstable foothold and fight using his numerical advantage. At least he wanted to test out the true strength of Scorpion and provide a reference for the next move.

"Too much time has been wasted." Mizuki looked at Scorpion opposite him and slowly treated Deidara's injuries so that they would not worsen over time.

Everyone nodded, and then Gaara was the first to rush towards Scorpion. However, with a large gourd full of sand on his back, one could not expect Gaara to be fast. Hinata Hiashi and Mizuki followed behind him at a leisurely pace.

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"Isn't that a clone over there?" Mizuki asked as he moved forward. Mizuki had almost been cheated by Deidara's explosive clone just now, and he didn't want to experience it again. The Sand Ninja's most common ninjutsu, the Sand Clone, was also a very common and practical ninjutsu. If he was cheated again, Mizuki didn't know if he would have the next chance.

Hinata Hiashi shook his head: "There are not many clone techniques that can deceive the Byakugan. At least the one in front is most likely the real one..."

Since it was confirmed by Hinata Hiashi, Mizuki was temporarily relieved and just waited for the right opportunity to attack decisively.

Gaara, who was controlling the poisonous kunai and thousands of kimonos that were attacking from all directions from the Suna defenders, suddenly asked, "The puppeteer over there, the puppet's style and combat method seem a little familiar..."

"Is he a traitor from your Sand Village?" asked Hinata Hiashi.

"Not sure." Gaara shook his head and replied: "I haven't seen him, but the old people in the village may know..."

Although it was a bit difficult to say, Gaara was almost certain that the enemy on the other side was definitely from the Sand Village. Puppet masters, a ninja profession that requires inheritance to be used well, all have a very strong style. Except for the Sand Village, this kind of large-scale and systematic puppet master inheritance is almost extinct in other places. As soon as the fighting style of the Red Sand Scorpion appeared, Gaara and Temari, as the children of the Sand Ninja leader, could basically make a judgment.

"Do you have any corresponding countermeasures?" Hinata Hiashi asked, "What do you know about his weaknesses?"

"It might be better if Kankuro was here, but at least we can draw a conclusion." Gaara, who had a blank expression, showed a rare worried look and said, "Our chances of winning are really slim..."

Gaara was being very polite. It wasn't that Konoha wasn't strong enough. It was that Scorpion's performance was too terrifying. A ninja who could create a puppet like Hiryu Ako was not like an ordinary puppeteer. Moreover, puppeteers were known for their flexible and changeable tactics. There must be many types of puppets. It didn't make sense for such a powerful puppeteer to rely on a tortoise shell to conquer the world.

"Don't think too much about it. It's not Konoha's style to be timid before the battle." Hinata Hiashi said firmly, "We can't expect the enemy to always be weaker than us, but it's enough for us to do our best."

"Be careful when approaching,~" Shuimu reminded softly.

The hidden weapons are mainly poisonous senbon that suddenly burst out from various unimaginable parts, supplemented by other types of lethal weapons. It is indeed very difficult for ordinary people to dodge, but it is no problem for Gaara. The main reason is that the lethality of senbon is too weak and can't break the defense of the sand shield at all. In this case, Deidara, in the state of the scarlet amber, actually doesn't have much ability to deal with Gaara's type of ninja. Of course, if he gets close, the back tail spike of the scarlet amber can also let the enemy experience its huge power and the power of the terrifying toxin.

Facing the siege of three people, the Red Sand Scorpion was not afraid at all. It swung its tail stinger in a circle. The momentum brought by its huge power made it impossible for people to have the desire to take it head-on. Its ability to stretch freely made its ever-changing postures force people to deal with it carefully.

"Dodge, don't block it~" Hinata Hiashi, who had suffered a great loss from the tail stab before, quickly reminded.

"What to do? It can only be subdued if it stops." The inertia of the moving tail sting will make it more difficult to subdue, but as long as it stops, there is still a way. In the original work, Chiyo used the tough chakra thread to successfully bind the tail sting of the Hiruko, and finally gave Haruno Sakura the opportunity to defeat the Hiruko. And Mizuki can actually copy his tactics. There is no puppeteer on the Konoha side, and Scorpion will probably not pay special attention to the existence of the imperceptible chakra thread. But the person who implements it cannot be himself, and Gaara is not suitable. After thinking about it, Mizuki took out the last Fuma Shuriken and handed it to Hinata Hiashi while Scorpion's vision was blocked by the sand shield.

"Under the Byakugan, the chakra threads should be clearly visible."

Sure enough, as Shuimu expected, the result of the mind-combination of Hinata Hiashi and Shuriken. Then Shuimu quickly split a shadow clone, and the main body turned into a Fuma Shuriken.

"Fuma Shuriken - Shadow Windmill." For Hyuga Hiashi, soft fists are enough in many cases, but it does not mean that he is not good at using ordinary ninja tools. Even if he does not use it often, it is far better than what ordinary ninjas use.

The Fuma Shuriken drew a beautiful arc and attacked from the side and back of Scorpion, but this was no problem for Scorpion. With a flick of his tail stinger, the Fuma Shuriken was easily deflected. Then the second Fuma Shuriken was revealed in the shadow.

"What's the use of this little trick... No, we've long passed the testing stage. There's no need to do it again. So~" The Red Sand Scorpion, who had just realized something was wrong, was about to use his tail stinger to knock away the second Demon-Sealing Shuriken, but found that he could not move.

"What's going on?" The startled Scorpion suddenly discovered that the tip of the stinger was bound by a circle of chakra thread, while the other end went around Hinata Hiashi's hand and turned back to wrap around the second shuriken.

"There's actually another person who knows puppetry? Where did Xuanwu go? There's no such basic information?" Although it was due to his own carelessness, he was somewhat dissatisfied with Jue's negligence.

When the second Fuma Shuriken flew over the Red Sand Scorpion, it released its transformation with a bang and returned to its original form of Mizuki.

"This is the special move of the Child of Destiny. The last person to be hit by it was Momochi Zabuza, and this time it was Scorpion of the Red Sand. They are both extraordinary figures."

There might never be another such good opportunity, so Shuimu used the most powerful chakra scalpel he had ever used since he learned this technique. He first pierced Fei Liuhu's neck directly, and then slashed all the way back.

"What a hard turtle shell! It is said that Fei Liu Hu is also a human puppet. It was made into this shape by the ninja who was killed by Scorpion. How terrifying must the original ninja's physical defense be."

When Shuimu's chakra scalpel cut half of the big mouth behind the Fei Liu Hu, suddenly, the Fei Liu Hu burst from the inside, and in Shuimu's surprised eyes, a blade flashed with cold light and cut towards Shuimu's head. Shuimu, who was so close, had no room to react. He could only madly use chakra to maximize the defense of the chakra shield, and then tried hard to twist his body and deflect his head.

With a "puff", the blade of the knife wheel cut deeply into Shuimu's left shoulder and got stuck in the shoulder blade. The severe pain almost made Shuimu faint. Fortunately, after several close calls, he had some experience and knew that he must not relax at this time, otherwise he would be only one step away from death.

"If it weren't for the chakra shield, I would have been split in half~"

As expected, the combat experience of Scorpion of the Red Sand was far beyond that of the young Deidara. When the situation was unfavorable, he decisively gave up the Scarlet Flow Amber and turned to pursue the maximum killing of the enemy. There was no sense of abruptness or waste at all.

At the critical moment, Mizuki used the chakra scalpel in his right hand again and pierced directly into the regeneration core area on Scorpion's left chest, forcing Scorpion to draw his knife and retreat.

"It seems that what Deidara said is right. Our information has really been leaked." The magnetic voice of the Red Sand Scorpion came over, "I'm curious, how do you know my weakness?"

This kind of issue concerning one's vital areas is an absolute taboo for every ninja. Even among Akatsuki, there are only one or two who know their true situation.

Shuimu, whose old wounds had not yet healed and who had been severely injured, felt that all his strength had flowed away with the blood from the wound. At the same time, a wave of coldness slowly spread from his left shoulder to his entire body.

"Poisoned? This is bad."

Just when Mizuki was trying to gather his strength, Yuhi Kurenai, who had always had a weak presence, rushed over and blocked Scorpion's sword wheel as he approached again.

"Although it is disappointing that you played a supporting role for so long today, it is not your fault that your style was restrained. I will forgive your poor performance for saving my life."

Xi Rihong, who had been doing nothing all her life, finally did something good.

Mizuki, who had time, quickly drank most of the remaining half tube of potion and poured the rest onto the wound on his left shoulder.

"My life span is going to be greatly shortened again." The relaxed Shuimu could no longer hold on, and he threw his head back and fell heavily to the ground.