Red sand dust

The stand-in puppet that had been invisible for a long time suddenly spit out a choking poisonous smoke and attacked Uchiha Sasuke.

Uchiha Sasuke, who was extremely anxious in his heart and unambiguous in his hands, quickly formed seals.

"Art fire escape ho fireball!"

In an instant, a ball of flame spit out from his mouth, rolled forward, and then exploded.

The heat shock wave blew away the poisonous smoke, even revealing the appearance of the stand-in puppet who could not avoid it.

"And the ability to use ninjutsu?"

Daimaru laughed and said,

"But unfortunately, this power is not enough."

The poisonous smoke dissipated, revealing the shuriken fired from inside. It passed through the heat wave of flames and hit Uchiha Sasuke's arm, who was protecting his face with both hands.

The black-haired boy groaned, regardless of the pain in his body, he turned over and landed next to Haruno Sakura, then pulled out the hidden weapon on his body and looked at Daimaru who was pressing closer.

At the same time, Kankuro, who had glimpsed the opportunity, manipulated the puppet to come around from behind. Temari jumped onto the treetop, condescendingly guarding against Uchiha Sasuke's counterattack.

In the distance, Uzumaki Naruto and Gamabunta were working together to fight against Ichibi Shukaku, and they had no time to pay attention here.

"Can I only rely on myself?"

Uchiha Sasuke, who felt deeply that his own strength was insufficient, was just about to regroup when he suddenly lost all strength and collapsed to the ground.

"It's a pity that I am such a person. Even if I have the upper hand, I still have to use poison. When dealing with a genius like you, you really can't be careless!"

The bullshit has been blown out, it would be too embarrassing if she pulled her hips in front of Temari.

A moment later, Kankuro was still beside Uchiha Sasuke while twisting the ninja dog Puck.

"Next, just wait for Gaara to defeat the blond boy over there and his psychic beast!"

"Don't be careless! The journey back to the village may not be safe!"

Temari reminded.

The two siblings seemed to have never considered the possibility of Gaara or even Ichibi Shukaku being defeated.

Daimaru didn't say much, he stepped forward and patted Haruno Sakura's cheek and chin.

"This little girl's chest and abdomen were squeezed, her breathing was difficult, and she already showed signs of hypoxia!"

In response to Daimaru's false concern, Uchiha Sasuke said nothing and turned his face gloomily to one side, as if he had not given up yet and was thinking of a way out.

Ninja Dog Parker suddenly asked:

"Since you appear here, does it mean that the genin of Team 8 and that boy with thick eyebrows were also defeated by you?"

"You want to ask if they are still alive?"

Daimaru chuckled and said,

"Anyway, I was still alive when I left, but I don't know now!"

"Sure enough, he's just an inexperienced genin, and he's been overturned by you in that way!"

Daimaru didn't say anything more, but released the Sand Eyes to observe the situation on Gaara's side.

Ichibi Shukaku, who had lost one of his hands, was still as vigorous as ever, and Gamabunta was a little powerless.

"Have you not solved the art of false sleep yet?" The longer it drags on, the harder it becomes to break it, and the possibility that Ichibi Shukaku will be able to escape completely is getting bigger and bigger! 』

"Are you worried about Gaara? Don't worry, that boy named Uzumaki Naruto can't win."

Kankuro was full of confidence and did not think that the stupid Uzumaki Naruto could be compared with Gaara.

"Maybe! It's better to be careful!"

Just as he was talking, Daimaru suddenly noticed something. He turned around and saw that the curse mark on Uchiha Sasuke became active again. Red and black lines spread all over the left half of his body, and wisps of strange purple-black chakra emerged from his body and dispersed in the air. middle.

Due to the sudden change, Temari and Kankuro quickly retreated to be on guard.

Daimaru, who was well prepared, trembled with his fingers, and the star puppet thread instantly entangled Uchiha Sasuke who wanted to take a risk.

As Daimaru expected, when the black-haired boy was about to struggle, his trembling body stopped instantly, and he became completely motionless as if he was under an illusion.

"He was subdued now? I thought he was going to fight for his life!"

After reacting, Temari approached and looked at Daimaru, who seemed to have subdued Uchiha Sasuke's resistance easily.

"If you can realize what you brag about, you must be quite capable!"

"I deserve the title. I'm just that good. Don't always look at me with a biased eye! In fact, I am a person who likes to tell the truth!"

"It's just his ability to take advantage of others' danger!"

Temari chuckled.

"Is the chakra thread so powerful?" 』

Kankuro looked at Uchiha Sasuke, who had a look of hatred on his face, and then looked at Daimaru who was filled with pride.

"This guy is dishonest, do you want to kill him?"

"Not in a hurry!"

Daimaru thought for a while, and when he was about to say something else, he suddenly started to tremble all over.

"what happened? 』

The surprised Daimaru looked at the dormant Uchiha Sasuke. The curse seal was spreading slowly but surely. At the same time, wisps of purple-black chakra flowed back into Daimaru's body along the star puppet line.

"What chakra is this?" A greasy smell that makes people sick! 』

In just a moment, Daimaru's hands turned purple and black, and then quickly spread to his arms and shoulders.

Weird and evil, it makes people full of negative emotions, but they can't help but indulge in it.

While Daimaru was stunned, Uchiha Sasuke stood up, took a lunge, and hit Daimaru's chest with both fists.

boom……

Daimaru, who hit the tree trunk hard, collapsed on the ground, with a trace of blood flowing from the corner of his mouth.

Not only that, more and more alien chakra flowed along the star puppet line. Daimaru began to suffer severe pain all over his body, and his hands and feet began to tremble uncontrollably.

"Cast a genjutsu on me who has the Sharingan? You really look down on Uchiha..."

Uchiha Sasuke, with an evil smile on his face, took out a kunai from his ninja bag.

"Chakra thread, is this your pride as a puppet master?"

As he spoke, he waved it down and made a "bang" sound, but the so-called "chakra thread" was not broken!

Daimaru, who endured the pain, stood up, pulled the star puppet string, and dragged Uchiha Sasuke in front of him, who was trying to distance himself.

At the same time, Temari rounded up the folding fan and used it as a big stick to beat down, sending Uchiha Sasuke flying to the ground. Kankuro stepped forward and slashed his neck with his hand knife, making him unconscious.

"Hey, are you okay?"

Temari hurriedly stepped forward and supported Daimaru, who was about to lose his balance.

Uchiha Sasuke had lost consciousness, and while the curse seal chakra was receding, it was still entering Daimaru's body through the star puppet thread. After more than ten seconds, the red and black cloud pattern finally disappeared into the evil seal.

"Better?"

Daimaru came back to his senses, took the water bottle handed over by Temari, took a big sip, took a deep breath, and then retracted the star puppet string.

The pain in my body was barely gone, but the eerie feeling that penetrated into my bones never went away.

"Who can tell me? What happened just now?"

"You don't even know?"

Temari replied with an expression as if she didn't know anything.