Chapter 34: Neodymium Magnet

Naruto: No início sacrifico o Byakugan e alcanço o nível máximo de Haki da Observação Qian Ding escreveu até dez milhões de palavras. 2363 words 2026-08-04 23:03:22

Kawaki Aoba’s speed was truly eye-catching, and Sasori even began to consider whether he should turn this brat into a human puppet.

A chill ran down Kawaki Aoba’s spine. Through his Observation Haki, he clearly sensed the intense malice radiating from Sasori of the Red Sand. This guy had actually set his sights on him.

No sooner had this thought crossed his mind than a fragment of a very unfavorable future flashed through his consciousness. It was a glimpse of what was to come; his max-level Observation Haki allowed him to foresee the future. With this warning, Kawaki Aoba was not foolish enough to remain where he was. Instead, he turned around and, without looking back, used "Soru" to bolt away.

Before leaving, he didn't forget to toss one more explosive at Sasori, this one timed to detonate in three seconds.

Three, two, one. The countdown ended!

Rumble... Boom...

As the first bomb exploded, all the others Kawaki Aoba had previously scattered were triggered in succession. They were a motley collection—some meant for blasting mountains, some for destroying bridges, others filled with shrapnel, and even a few oversized firecrackers in the mix.

Regardless of the variety, the explosions caught Sasori of the Red Sand off guard. His reaction was lightning-fast; the moment he realized something was wrong, he manipulated the Third Kazekage puppet to erect four thick walls of iron sand, firmly shielding his main body in the center. At the same time, listening to the cacophony of explosions, Sasori finally identified the culprit who had interrupted his inspiration.

As for Kawaki Aoba, he was already far away, calling out to Yuuhi Shinku as he ran. "Shinku-sensei, take Kurenai and Asuma and get out of here while you have the chance!" As he finished speaking, he used Soru to return to his two teammates. Without hesitation, he scooped up Yuuhi Kurenai and took off running again.

When Yuuhi Shinku caught up, he could only twitch his mouth at the sight of the boy sprinting away with his daughter, and he had no choice but to heave Asuma over his shoulder and follow suit.

"Shinku-sensei, how about we focus on taijutsu training once we get back to the village?" Kawaki Aoba asked while keeping an eye on the teacher trailing behind him.

"You brat, don't look down on your teacher," Yuuhi Shinku retorted, though he kept glancing back. "My taijutsu may not be my greatest strength, but it’s certainly not bad. However, do you really think taijutsu is useful against a monster like Sasori of the Red Sand—who made a name for himself at such a young age—and that terrifying Third Kazekage puppet?"

"Is that so? I don't think so," Kawaki Aoba replied. "Anyway, Shinku-sensei, focus on escaping. Leave Sasori of the Red Sand to me."

Kawaki Aoba shifted his posture, allowing him to weave hand signs with both hands while still carrying Kurenai.

"Shadow Clone Jutsu! Shadow Clone Jutsu! Shadow Clone Jutsu..."

Yuuhi Shinku, about to argue, stopped when he saw the boy continuously spawning shadow clones while in mid-sprint. A spark of realization ignited in his mind, and he slapped his own forehead. He had been so tense from being toyed with by Sasori that he had completely forgotten about the shadow clone technique. With his current chakra recovery rate—one unit per second—wasn't the shadow clone technique the most suitable jutsu for him right now?

He immediately followed his student's lead, continuously manifesting shadow clones as he ran. He didn't know what cards the boy was holding, but as a teacher, he couldn't let his students face a powerful enemy alone; that would make him look far too useless.

"Magnet Release: Sand Iron Drizzle."

Across the sky, a dense barrage of iron sand needles rained down from behind. Although it was the same Magnet Release technique, the scale and power were incomparable to the previous attack. Clearly, Sasori of the Red Sand was genuinely enraged.

For an ordinary ninja, facing an attack of this magnitude would mean certain death. Even a Jonin like Yuuhi Shinku would have been thrown into a panic without his own "hacks," barely able to defend himself. But now, this attack was being met head-on by Yuuhi Shinku and more than a dozen of Kawaki Aoba's shadow clones.

The eight Yuuhi Shinku clones turned their heads in unison to look at the Kawaki Aobas beside them. Didn't this little brat say he had a trump card? Well, it was time to see it.

Even if the kid messed up, it didn't matter. With so many shadow clones with abundant chakra, they could just blow a Wind Release jutsu together to neutralize it.

Then, Yuuhi Shinku watched as all the Kawaki Aobas simultaneously pulled a heavy piece of... iron? No, that wasn't ordinary iron; it was a magnet, as they were sticking together.

*Trying to use magnets to counter Magnet Release?* he thought. *That's a bit naive. If Magnet Release were that easy to deal with, the position of Kazekage would have changed hands long ago. It seems this battle will still rely on me.*

Yuuhi Shinku’s clones began weaving hand signs, ready to unleash a combined Wind Release. However, when the Kawaki Aobas tossed their magnets into the sky, Yuuhi Shinku nearly dropped his jaw.

He saw the iron sand needles, which had been constrained by the Magnet Release, instantly disintegrate the moment they touched the magnets. Even the needles that were relatively close were not spared, all reverting to ordinary iron sand and clinging to the magnets.

That wasn't even the most bizarre part. Even more strangely, the iron sand needles further away were affected, crumbling and falling to the ground as ordinary iron sand.

*This is absurd.*

Seeing this, let alone Yuuhi Shinku, even Kawaki Aoba—the perpetrator—was surprised. Was the effect a bit too strong? He quickly realized why: no matter how unscientific the Bloodline Limit Magnet Release was, it was still a form of magnetism, and any magnetic force could be interfered with. The reason ninjas hadn't discovered this before was simply that their magnets weren't powerful enough.

Now, using the neodymium magnets he had obtained through sacrifice, the effect was immediate. Not only did the neodymium magnets disrupt the controlled iron sand, but they also fundamentally destroyed the structural integrity of the Magnet Release jutsu itself.

Since neodymium magnets could disable the Third Kazekage puppet in Sasori's hands, could they be bolder? If they seized the puppet, could they capture or kill Sasori and bring him back to the village? Was that a possibility?