Naruto : Reborn as Civilian

Sasori then proudly explained, "My poison isn't like my grandmother's; it's more potent. It affects the enemy slowly and steadily."

Satei's eyes widened with shock and anger.

Getting beaten by a brat more than half of his age was a heavy blow to his pride.

He muttered, "Tch, do you think this alone can help you defeat me?"

He roared, "ME! THE STRONGEST KAZEKAGE!"

He once again began to use most of his chakra, quickly, while forcefully trying to stay awake, as Sasori had said, the poison started to take effect on him slowly.

Satei, despite showing a strong face, knew that he needed to finish this fight quickly, otherwise...

He began generating an immense volume of Iron Sand.

This wasn't just a handful but enough to cover his entire house.

Whoosh!

A dark cloud of metallic particles erupted and began to spread around the whole residence.

Using his Magnet Release, he then rapidly shaped this vast quantity of Iron Sand into a complex, intricate network.

Sasori didn't understand what this Jutsu was, but his eyes shone in appreciation as he said, "Yes, you are the best choice. You will be my masterpiece art."

Though he was admiring, he also understood that he couldn't take it lightly, just because Satei was now showing signs of being affected by his poison.

He knew the stronger the opponent, the more they would try to endure, and the more desperate Jutsu and techniques they would perform to escape such situations.

The same thing Satei was doing.

This Iron Sand structure spread across his residence, not just only the yard they were fighting in, actively trying to surround and engulf Sasori.

It created a literal "world" of Iron Sand around Sasori, while Satei from above used more and more of his chakra.

The numerous sharp spikes and branches within the structure were made and ready to pierce and tear anything that moved.

Sasori was not idly standing.

He had Ten of his puppets move forward, with a few using Fire Release and others enhancing it with Wind Release.

"Fire Release: Flame Tornado Jutsu!"

"Wind Release: Great Breakthrough Jutsu!"

Sasori had a few of his puppets use a B-rank Fire Jutsu, while the remaining ones enhanced them with Great Breakthrough Jutsu.

Fwoosh!

A wave of large, whirlwind-shaped flames, which became even larger when enhanced with the Wind Jutsu, approached to engulf the Iron Sand, moving toward the platform on which the Kazekage stood.

The large, whirlwind-shaped flames tried to melt the iron; however, they failed due to the lack of heat generated by Sasori's puppets.

The flames used by Sasori could be considered an A-rank to even S-rank, but they failed against Satei's Iron Sand.

Sasori clicked his tongue and thought, 'I knew that Fire, despite having an advantage against Magnet Release, wouldn't be able to generate enough heat.

Should I have tried to make that Pakura of Scorch Release a part of my collection? Maybe her Scorch Release's heat would be enough to melt this Kazekage's Iron Sand.'

Sasori had calculated the direct elemental weakness of Magnet Release, the Third Kazekage's Iron Sand, one to be of the Fire Nature.

But generating enough heat from Fire Release alone was not within Sasori's capacity.

After all, iron melts at approximately 1538 °C heat, which from a B-rank Fire Release was impossible, even if enhanced by Wind Release, plus Satei's Iron is much stronger than normal.

So, he thought that maybe Pakura's Scorch Release might meet that requirement.

Moreover both Magnet Release and Scorch Release are Kekkei Genkai.

But currently, he couldn't do anything about that, as the Iron Sand net was growing more and more, with its sharp branches ready to attack.

So, he decided to use his trump card—his Sensei's puppet.

He grin and quickly had it use, "Lightning Release: Electromagnetic Murder!"

Crackle!

A powerful, focused surge of lightning chakra was unleashed.

It didn't appear as visible bolts but as an invisible, high-intensity electrical current that rapidly spread through the ground.

Its current immediately flowed into this vast Iron Sand network, treating it like a giant electrical circuit.

Zzzzzzt!

A low but powerful hum emanated from the Iron Sand and electrified it.

Sasori knew that after Fire Release, the elemental weakness Magnet Release could have was Lightning Release.

When the powerful lightning current surged through the Iron Sand, it created its own chaotic and rapidly fluctuating electromagnetic field within the entire network.

This sudden, external, and uncontrolled electromagnetic interference directly overwhelmed and scrambled the delicate magnetic control exerted by the Satei's chakra.

For a few crucial seconds, the Iron Sand World Method lost its perfect cohesion.

The intricate branches started to sag, tremble, and a few even momentarily collapsed in certain sections.

The precise movement and tightening of the trap halted.

Satei, the Third Kazekage, was directly controlling this now-electrified mass with his chakra threads.

The electric current from Electromagnetic Murder Jutsu immediately flowed back through his chakra connection, sending a painful jolt through his body.

"Agh!" He visibly flinched, blood spitted from his mouth, as it forced to break his concentration.

But because he was already affected by the poison, its impact was greater, even causing him to lose control over his rectangular Iron Sand disc.

He slammed down on the ground from the sky.

Sasori moved toward Satei and saw that he was lying in a dug-out area of the ground, in a frail condition.

Sasori laughed sinisterly, "Hehehehehahahaha!"

But he stopped laughing as he saw that Satei tried to stand up.

Looking at Sasori with bloodshot, anger-filled eyes, he asked in a hoarse voice, "Why? Why did you betray Sunagakure?"

Sasori snorted, "Now don't go around asking useless questions. Oh, but I can tell you why I chose to kill Reeku-sensei and make him a part of my collection."

Satei spat a mouthful of blood, his vision blurring even further, and he could barely stand.

But he still said, "I know why. Because Reeku is one of the rarest and few ninjas in the village who possesses Lightning Chakra affinity."

Sasori nodded and said sarcastically, "You are smart. Though he only knew a few Lightning Release Jutsu, they were enough for me to use them against you as my trump card."

He then looked at his Sensei's puppet and said, "Sensei, I am truly going to cherish you from now on!"

Reeku's Lightning Release was his trump card.

In Sunagakure, he was one of the very few ninjas to have Lightning Chakra affinity.

Though Sasori knew that just like normal Fire Release couldn't beat Magnet Release due to its limitations in heat generation, the same went for Lightning Release.

However, Lightning Release had it's benefits...

As it could directly attack the user of Magnet Release through their Jutsu, as it did against Satei, affecting his chakra network through his Iron Sand World Method Jutsu.

But that alone would have been only a momentary shock for Satei.

So, combining it with his poison, making Satei's senses more numb and weak, even a simple B-rank Lightning Release could turn Satei's S-rank Magnet Release Jutsu against himself.

Satei mumbled, "I won't let you stay alive."

Sasori heard him but still mockingly asked, "Huh, did you say something? I didn't able to heard you properly, can you speak louder!"

Sasori started walked toward him at a leisurely pace but paused when he saw that Satei was making hand signs.

Sasori recognized, "Summoning Jutsu, nah, I don't want to waste any more time here."

He took out a small katana attached with his chakra threads and swiftly threw it at Satei, who, being affected by the poison, could only made hand signs with slow moments.

The katana moved at fast speed and cut Satei's right arm.

"Aghhhh!!!" He groaned in pain, collapsing to the ground on his knees.

Sasori sneered and said, "Stop yelling so loudly. I will attach it lat—"

Sasori suddenly paused, amidst his joy of defeating Satei, he didn't notice when did Satei unseal the Silencing Seal around his residence.

Sasori looked around, sneered and said in hoarse voice, "Cheap tricks! Do you think you will be safe if anyone comes for you now?"

Although he say this, but inwards, he was getting impatience, afterall he didn't know just when this Silencing Seal gone down!

He thought, 'How didn't I noticed this? He didn't use any Genjutsu, I sure if it! Than HOW?'

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