Chapter 184: To Live or Not to Live

"Don't even think about leaving!" Seeing that the other party wanted to escape from the battle, Huo Huo raised her hand and released an irresistible gravitational force.

"Can the soft fist be practiced to this extent? Humph... okay." The scorpion puppet's tail broke from the root and decomposed into pieces, along with the venom on it, and was attracted to fly towards the little girl.

"Damn it." Huahu had no choice but to adjust the gravity to repulsion, and while bouncing off the scorpion's tail, she also gave the other party a ride.

"Hey wait... don't get too carried away." Luo Yi quickly stopped her from opening the portal, then sneaked a look around furtively, and finally lowered his voice, "Just pretend. If you really kill him, it will be hard to explain to Nagato."

The little girl finally let out a sigh of satisfaction. She finally met an opponent who could fight her with all her strength. "Then hug me."

The unique sealing technique for Hanabi, "Kiss, Hug, Lift High", is used three times in a row.

...

Sand Village Public Hospital.

Kankuro's condition looked more serious than it actually was, with a persistent fever, vomiting and diarrhea, typical sequelae of neurotoxicity.

"Luo Yi, Hanabi, you...are not hurt, right? Where are the people from Akatsuki?" Maki was as anxious as an ant on hot sand.

"He is very powerful. We tried our best, but he still escaped." Luo Yi lied with his eyes open without blushing or beating his heart.

"Um... um..." Honest Hanabi lowered her head, her cheeks flushed.

The Sand Village female ninja standing by thought that she was blaming herself for not being able to detain the enemy, and tried to comfort her in a gentle voice, which made the girl feel even more ashamed.

At that time, she had already used the Samsara Eye to preset a spatial channel on Scorpion's retreat route. After opening it, Scorpion only needed to dive in... and he would be in front of her, taking a "Baji Collapse Palm" attack from almost zero distance.

Hanabi was confident that she could pop out the can of luncheon meat with the word "Scorpion" written on his chest.

The Eye of Insight can see clearly that Fei Liuhu is just a humanoid puppet of Scorpion; and Scorpion himself is also a puppet. The only power source and weakness of his body is the "regeneration core" in his chest.

"I can't help it. After all, the opponent is Scorpion. It's amazing that he can escape unscathed." Although Maki was unwilling, he had no choice but to take care of the current situation. "By the way, please check on Kankuro again. His symptoms are worse than before."

"Don't worry, this is normal." Luo Yi was impressed by the medical level of Sunagakure.

"But I feel a little uncomfortable..." Kankuro's cheeks bulged, and it was unclear whether it was the gas, liquid or solid that came up from his vomit.

Luo Yi sat beside the bed with a sly smile, "This is what happened. I removed most of the scorpion's venom, but I kept a portion. I think it's because I kept some of the scorpion's flavor that I knew you were eating a red sand scorpion."

Kankuro: "..."

Was it intentional or accidental?

"Let's see if you dare to act rashly in the future. You were so cautious during the Chunin Exams back then. You're getting more and more childish as you get older." Luo Yi later explained that it was a delayed effect of a non-dangerous neurotoxin to teach him a lesson.

"You can't blame Kankuro for not keeping calm. After all, his brother, our Kazekage-sama, was kidnapped right in front of us." Maki said solemnly, "It's really unfortunate. Since the other party is Scorpion, we can only ask those two to come out."

Refers to Grandma Chiyo and Grandpa Ebizo, the brother and sister advisors to Sunagakure.

"Within three days, reinforcements from Konoha will arrive. Hanabi and I will set out now to search for Gaara's whereabouts." Luo Yi did not plan to stay in Sunagakure for long.

"Ah? Do you know where they went?" Maki was surprised, happy and angry. "We lost a lot of excellent ninjas today. Temari is still on her way back from Konoha. I'm afraid there is no manpower to help you."

"We only know that they went east. Let's try our luck."

It is indeed in the East, because "that guy" is there too.

...

On a riverside cliff somewhere in the Land of Rivers, there stood an incongruous torii gate. On the huge rock behind it was a forbidden talisman, which was undoubtedly the entrance to a cave.

Sasori and Deidara brought the unconscious Gaara in.

"Why are you so slow... Let's get ready." Seeing this, Nagato, who was performing the Phantom Body Technique, summoned a huge Outer Path demon statue.

A wooden humanoid figure, with a large sealed scroll in its mouth and nine closed eyes above it. Its hands were raised with five fingers pointing upwards, and its wrists were tied with metal chains.

"Assemble." Nagato gave an order, and his phantom appeared on the right thumb of the Outer Path Demon Statue.

Then, Deidara's true body came to the index finger of the right hand, Scorpion's true body came to the thumb of the left hand, and the remaining fingers were all standing with people in "slide bodies"... and the most special one, a cat on the little finger of the left hand.

The heretic golem opened its mouth in horror, as if craving for something.

"It will take two and a half days from now. Please pay more attention to your original body." Nagato explained the preparations before the spell. "Also, Zetsu, use your original body to monitor the surrounding situation. Remember to use the one with the largest field of view."

“…Understood.” White Zetsu answered calmly, while Black Zetsu hesitated for a moment.

"It took so long." Kisame complained, "Even though Orochimaru is not here, can this guy who replaced him be okay?"

"Stereotypically, cats like to eat fish. Sharks are also fish, right?" Pian Yi replied bluntly, the "empty" ring hanging around his neck particularly eye-catching.

If we have to say something more noticeable, it is the pair of golden vertical pupils that are somewhat similar to Orochimaru's.

"In reality, a cat that accidentally falls into the sea will be eaten by sharks." Kisame didn't tolerate it and retorted with a stern look.

As to how much is real and how much is acting, only the person involved (the cat) knows.

"Stop arguing." Nagato stretched out his hands and made a seal. "If you are impatient, just start quickly and finish early."

"Sealing Technique: Phantom Dragon Nine Seals (Revised)"

The ten fingers of the Outer Path Statue emitted a light of a pale color, and with a powerful will, it released "Attracting Chakra" from its mouth, transforming into a dragon-shaped spirit and bombarding Gaara who was lying on the ground.

Will it work? Pian Yi appeared calm on the surface, but he was still unsure.

Although she had just captured the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki not long ago, the female ninja of Takigakure, Fu, tried the improved sealing technique. After extracting the tailed beast, she used Yin-Yang Release to leave a chakra circuit, so that the Jinchuriki who lost the tailed beast could also save his life.

In fact, the relationship between the tailed beasts and the Jinchūriki is somewhat similar to the rare "replacement symbiosis" phenomenon in nature. The tailed beasts will embed themselves into the meridian system of the ninja landlord, replacing some important physiological functions, and become a dependency that the Jinchūriki cannot get rid of.

Now, Fu, who pretended to be dead, was secretly taken to the Land of Waves and hid out to recuperate. It took almost a month for her to barely recover to the level of an ordinary person. It can only be said that "postpartum" confinement is still very necessary.

By the way, we have developed maritime transportation, and the shipping company is our own, which is really great.

...

"You are such a hated capitalist that you want a cat to do three jobs at the same time. Hanging a street lamp is a bargain for you."

It was it that monitored Orochimaru in the Land of Rice, it was it that served as a babysitter in the Land of Waves, and it was it that "delivered" babies in the Land of Rivers.

On the way east from the Sand Village, the black cat lay on Luo Yi's head with resentment. It was almost wondering if it had become the wrong species. How could it, as a cat, be more tired than Kakashi's dog?

I shouldn't have listened to this kid's instigation and stole Orochimaru's ring for fun.

Once you enter Xiaomen, it's as deep as the sea, and from then on you are just a passerby.

"Isn't this just to make preparations?" Luo Yi smiled contentedly, "Just think about it, Nagato and Konan, Itachi and Kisame, and you, half of us are our own people, and we are also independent of each other, how safe it is."

"You dare to mention Aunt Xiaonan? She is an older woman who just gave birth to a baby and you forced her to go back to work. Aren't you afraid of retribution?"

That’s right, Nagato and Konan’s child has been weaned and is now in the Land of Waves, living in an orphanage school under an assumed name.

A child who is often mistaken for Zabuza and Haku(?).

It's a big deal to be beheaded, but Bai is so happy that he doesn't seem to care at all.

"Ahem!" Luo Yi felt a little guilty. "It's because ninjas have good physiques. Who knew they were so capable of taking action?"

The leader and the leader's partner asked for maternity leave. What do you think the other members of Akatsuki will think?

"To be honest, they are much worse than the couple Ji Feng and Xi Yan in our village. It's just thunder without rain. How about you go back and suggest to the dean to set up a reproductive health department?"

Nagato and Konan became parents at the age of 34, and now 26-year-old Hayate and 25-year-old Yugao are behind.