16 years old, fourth generation Mizukage

Chapter 157 The Scorpion of Red Sand
Hidden in a puppet workshop among the mountains and forests, the missing Aoba Minazuki was staring blankly at the blood-stained ceiling above her head, quietly waiting for death to come to her.

The team members who disappeared with him have been taken away by a group of people wearing masks similar to Konoha Anbu, and he himself fell into the hands of the young puppet master who controlled the extremely powerful puppet, and became a The material of the puppet.

Aoba Minazuki's hands and feet were cut off and transformed into puppet parts that hide all kinds of sinister hidden weapons. The internal organs were also removed one by one by the opponent, but for some reason, she should have died immediately after her lungs were removed However, he survived in a way that he could not understand.

He can feel that the other party is stuffing some parts that should never appear in the human body into his abdominal cavity, completely filling up the empty part after the internal organs are taken away, and he can also feel that his body is being reduced day by day. It is a puppet manipulated by others at will, but his brain is still very tenaciously alive, ordering him to record all the behaviors of the red-haired boy who transformed him——

"interesting."

Seeing that the puppet has been completely realized from the neck down, only the head is still the original product, but still staring at his own Mizunazuki Aoba, the calm and indifferent face of the red sand scorpion showed a kindness. The look of interest, "It has been transformed to such a point, but you are still not completely dead... Your body contains quite a lot of secrets, the ninja of Kirigakure."

Eh?
The power that kept me from dying... Isn't it your puppetry?
Such doubts could not help appearing in Aoba Minazuki's mind, but after such doubts arose, boundless darkness surged in like a raging sea tide, completely engulfing Aoba Minazuki's last consciousness.

Seeing Aoba Mizunazuki's sudden loss of light and quickly hollow eyes, Scarlet Sand Scorpion just slightly raised his eyebrows, and then murmured to himself with great interest:
"Is this the power of the curse seal bestowed on you by the fourth generation of Mizukage? It's like a snake that has its head cut off and still has the chance to attack enemies who approach carelessly... As the strongest snake in this era Or, your art is also very interesting, Kaguya Rei."

The Scarlet Sand Scorpion has never met Kaguya Rei, but in the battle to capture Aoba Minazuki, relying on the power of infinitely stimulating the power of the curse mark and the fighting style that is not afraid of death, Aoba Minazuki Successfully destroyed the two battle puppets commonly used by the Red Sand Scorpion. Although after that, he was inevitably defeated by the puppets of the third generation of Kazekage, but the astonishing performance displayed by Minazuki Aoba The explosive power and tenacious vitality, but still made the red sand scorpion a lot of interest.

This is also the reason why the Red Sand Scorpion chose to try to make him into an adult puppet without killing Minazuki Aoba.

He was very curious about how far this blood-following ninja, who had obtained the power of the Kaguya Rei curse seal, could persist until he finally died, and the result did not disappoint him. The tenacious and unusual vitality like a snake gave him He brought a lot of inspiration.

"Master Xie, the subordinates have something to report."

Just when the red sand scorpion was happily admiring the human puppet of Minazuki Aoba, and was thinking about how to transform the last body of the other party into a puppet, a male voice with a weak mood and no personal characteristics came from The sound came from outside the transformation room, interrupting the Scarlet Sand Scorpion's thinking.The red-haired young puppet master's expression darkened, and he replied in a cold tone:
"It's best to be able to offset the important news that you interrupted my inspiration... Otherwise, you should become a puppet in the hundred-machine exercise."

"The source of the news is Kazu-sama from the 'root' department. He sent a notice to his subordinates, saying that Konoha and Kirigakure have sent their own elite teams to investigate the recent incidents of ninja attacks against their village. The attack and killing incident happened, and at the same time, the Akatsuki organization of the Kingdom of Rain also dispatched Nagato, the most powerful of their three leaders, to head towards the Kingdom of Wind..."

Hearing this news, the Scarlet Sand Scorpion narrowed his eyes slightly.

"The matter of Konoha is none of my business, it's a headache for Kakuzu and the others, but the people from Kirigakure's side... have they ever mentioned the identity of that person?"

"Ha, Kazu-sama said that he is a member of the Seven Ninja Swords newly promoted by the Fourth Mizukage Kaguya Rei, but it is not clear which one, because the members of the new Seven Ninja Swords have four generations. The Heaven's Curse Seal bestowed by Mizukage Kaguya Rei has a very keen perception of natural energy, and it doesn't dare to get too close to the opponent."

"Hey~ Heaven's Curse Seal?"

The tone of the Scarlet Sand Scorpion rose slightly, with a hint of excitement and curiosity, "That thing should be an upgraded version of the curse mark on Aoba Minazuki's body? Very good, if that's the case, I can also see it You are truly artistic, Kaguya..."

"Are you going to capture that new member of the Seven Ninja Swords like you captured Aoba Minadutsu, Mr. Scorpion? According to the information provided by Kazuo-sama, those Seven Seven Ninja Swordsmen who have obtained the Seal of Heaven's Curse The members basically have the strength to suppress the wild three tails alone, and it will be very difficult to capture one of them."

"That's why it's more valuable to make him a puppet."

The Red Sand Scorpion's hand slid across Aoba Minazuki's already cold cheek, and responded unhurriedly:
"Go down and mobilize people. I allow you to use all the intelligence personnel to search for the intelligence and whereabouts of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen sent by Kirigakure. Create some movement to attract the attention of the major ninja villages..."

"Then, can this subordinate allow an intelligence officer to pretend to accidentally reveal his tracks, and then guide the person who came from Hidden Mist to one of your strongholds, Mr. Xie, so as to provide you with a chance to wait for work?"

"can."

The Red Sand Scorpion thought for a while, accepted the subordinate's proposal, and then quickly calculated the human puppet that he had completed Minazuki Aoba, and was familiar with his various abilities, so that he could compete with the three generations of Kazekage's puppet. After the time required for the puppets to cooperate, Shen Sheng said:
"Seven days, seven days later, you let an intelligence officer under your command expose his whereabouts, and then lure that guy to the stronghold of the country of Sichuan... I will wait for his arrival there."

"Subordinates take orders."

After the man outside the door responded, he quickly left the stronghold to convey the will of the red sand scorpion, and the red sand scorpion also turned its attention to Minazuki Aoba after arranging the future battlefield, and began to attack Transformed the last remaining head of the opponent, and made the final preparations for the subsequent ambush.

"The poison I used before wasn't very effective on Aoba Mizunazuki with the curse mark, so if it's used on the guy with the curse mark of the sky, the effect should only be worse. You have to adjust the formula of the venom... ..."

"For a new member of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, physical skills must be one of their strengths. Prepare a few more defensive puppets..."

"There is also the human puppet of Minazuki Aoba... Should I use it early to influence the enemy's mentality, or should I use it as a trump card to appear together with the third Kazekage?"

While handling Aoba Minazuki's body, the Red Sand Scorpion slowly conceived his own tactics.

　Said, I'll keep everything in full attendance

　　
　
(End of this chapter)