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Chapter 536: Evolution of the Fire Dinosaur!
Chapter 536: Evolution of the Fire Dinosaur!
Green energy continued to gather around Rockruff, and this sudden development caught the attention of everyone on the battlefield.
"Is it about to evolve? But why does it look different from Menas, the Fire Dinosaur?" Kakashi's heart stirred with excitement and curiosity.
He was excited because Rockruff was finally evolving, and at this critical moment when they lacked combat power.
However, he was curious because the light emanating from Rockruff during its evolution seemed different from other Pokemon. Unlike the pure white light typically seen, Rockruff's evolution was dominated by green light.
"I hope it evolves like Menas."
Aside from Rockruff, who had just evolved and whose capabilities were yet unknown, there were currently two other evolved Pokemon—Menas and the Fire Dinosaur.
The Fire Dinosaur had made significant strides in strength after its evolution, but compared to Menas, its progress seemed minuscule.
In this perilous situation, Kakashi naturally hoped that his Rockruff would gain a boost similar to Menas' upon evolving.
As the light enveloped Rockruff, its body began to transform. It grew larger, its limbs became more robust, and even its tail underwent noticeable changes.
When the light faded, Kakashi beheld the Dusk Form of Lycanroc.
Lycanroc had rocks around its neck, similar to when it was Rockruff, but these rocks were now larger and sharper, appearing more lethal.
The body of the Dusk Form Lycanroc was mostly coated in the orange hue of the setting sun, while its mane and tail retained the pure white color from its Rockruff days.
"What's going on? How did it suddenly change like this?" Scorpion was perplexed by the transformation that had occurred with Rockruff, as if it had aged several years in an instant.
"Roar!"
The evolved Lycanroc let out a roar, fixing its shimmering green eyes on Scorpion's main body.
'Rock Slide!'
Lycanroc gathered several large rocks, each the size of its head, and hurled them at Scorpion.
As it attacked, the green eyes of Lycanroc shifted to a more menacing shade of red.
"Water Style: Water Dragon Bullet Technique!"
Nohara Rin performed hand seals and unleashed a water style ninjutsu, joining Lycanroc in attacking Scorpion's main body.
Scorpion's fingers trembled as he rapidly controlled the Third Kazekage's puppet, creating a thick wall of iron sand in front of him as a defense.
Obito instantly felt relieved and began breathing heavily.
He had almost reached his limit, struggling to match the Fire Dinosaur and Lycanroc in their battle against the Third Kazekage's puppet. It was simply too taxing.
Fortunately, Obito had spent most of the day helping the Fire Dinosaur train instead of cultivating himself, so he had more stamina and chakra left than Kakashi.
"This white-furred puppy looks pretty cool after evolving." Obito glanced at Lycanroc with surprise.
He noticed that aside from the Fire Dinosaur, the other Pokemon underwent significant changes after evolving. Ugly Fish had become elegant and beautiful, and Rockruff had transformed into a handsome creature. In contrast, the Fire Dinosaur, the first to evolve, had undergone the least noticeable changes overall.
"If only the white fur turned red or black; it would definitely look cooler." Obito gazed at the abundance of white fur on Lycanroc's neck and tail, feeling displeased as he thought it detracted from its appearance.
Taking advantage of this rare moment of respite, Obito exited the Blaze Chakra Mode and took the opportunity to refine his chakra.
The Fire Dinosaur lay exhausted on the ground. It had already been worn out by Obito's earlier training, and now it was on the verge of collapse.
Seeing the evolved form of its former rival, the Fire Dinosaur couldn't help but feel a mix of emotions. Now, among the Pokemon, it seemed that it could only reliably defeat the Translate Pokemon.
Although Solosia was its best friend, the Fire Dinosaur found itself hoping that Solosia wouldn't evolve anytime soon. This thought made the Fire Dinosaur feel ashamed of itself.
It knew it should be wishing to become stronger instead of wishing for its friend to remain weak.
"Magnet Style: Iron Sand Rain!"
Scorpion sensed something amiss with the sudden changes in Rockruff, so he consumed a large amount of chakra and manipulated the Third Kazekage's puppet to once again perform the powerful wide-range Magnet Style jutsu.
Under Scorpion's control, the Third Kazekage's puppet formed hand seals, causing a large amount of iron sand to rapidly gather around it.
Recognizing the jutsu as the previous wide-range Magnet Style attack, Kakashi quickly shouted, "Lycanroc, let's use Earth Flow Wall together!"
During the periods when he wasn't fighting, Kakashi had been refining his chakra nonstop. Now, he had just enough chakra for one Earth Flow Wall, but not enough for the stronger Multiple Earth Flow Walls, so he needed Lycanroc's assistance.
"Roar!"
Lycanroc responded to Kakashi with a roar, indicating its readiness to gather earth-attribute chakra.
"Earth Style: Earth Flow Wall!"
Kakashi performed the hand seals at lightning speed, swiftly creating a wide earthen wall on the ground.
"Water Style: Water Wall!"
Nohara Rin followed up immediately, adding a wall of water in front of the earthen wall to absorb some of the impact from the iron sand.
To avoid interfering with the defensive capabilities of the earthen wall, Nohara Rin pushed her chakra control to the limit, maintaining a precise distance between the water and the wall.
Lycanroc then let out a high-pitched howl, and an earthen wall that was slightly inferior to Kakashi's rose up.
Whoosh! Bang!
A multitude of iron sand needles pelted the Earth Flow Wall, piercing through the water wall and reducing it to a battered state.
Lycanroc, aware that its Earth Flow Wall wasn't sufficient, quickly gathered more chakra and released another earthen wall to bolster their defense.
Watching Lycanroc fight side by side with Menas while he could only cower behind the earthen wall that Lycanroc had created filled the Fire Dinosaur with resentment.
Recalling the past, the Fire Dinosaur had once been a contender for the strongest Ninju in the team, second only to Rockruff.
But now, as it witnessed them displaying their prowess, the Fire Dinosaur couldn't help but feel dissatisfied with its own situation.
The Fire Dinosaur let out a defiant roar, its desire to become stronger unyielding.
Obito, who had been about to ask the Fire Dinosaur why it had suddenly roared, saw the white light appearing on its body and immediately realized it was about to evolve. He fell silent, understanding the reason for its behavior.
Obito's heart raced with excitement. The Fire Dinosaur had already evolved once, and now it was evolving again—a second evolution that would surely make it take flight. There was no way it could be worse than Menas now.
The Fire Dinosaur was enveloped in dazzling pure white light, the second evolution illuminating the battlefield.
Kakashi watched in astonishment as the Fire Dinosaur, which had already evolved once, underwent another transformation.
"Teacher Mu Yue didn't say that Ninja beasts could only evolve once. I wonder if Lycanroc and Menas can evolve again?" Kakashi wondered.
"The Fire Dinosaur has evolved again. This is fantastic!" Nohara Rin exclaimed, realizing that these Ninja beasts were truly special.
Whenever their contractors faced danger, the Fire Dinosaur and the others would unleash their hidden potential.
As the white light faded, a bulky Dragonite with a stout tail and a rotund belly made its grand entrance.
"Hmm, I should've used an illusion technique to help you lose some weight," Obito teased, looking at Dragonite's protruding cream-colored belly.
Why did everyone else's Pokemon become either elegant or handsome, while the Fire Dinosaur seemed to have gotten fatter after evolving?
Obito was relieved to see that Dragonite had gained wings after evolving, and the single protrusion on its head had now become two, making it look more majestic.
Judging by its upper body alone, it exuded a formidable aura, possessing two-thirds of Obito's handsomeness.
However, looking at its entire body, Obito could only describe it as passable, with a hint of domineering aura, but its handsomeness fell short of his by half.
Dragonite tapped Obito's head with its finger, conveying that his little brother had some growing up to do. It was no longer the tiny Charmander it used to be; now, Obito was the little Obito!
When Obito had first evolved the Fire Dinosaur, he had intimidated it with his Blaze Chakra Mode, and it had obediently submitted.
Now, having shed its old self and evolved into a Dragonite, it was time for their relationship to transform as well.
Sensing the malicious intent in Dragonite's gaze, a gentle smile suddenly appeared on Obito's face.
"Aside from our contractual relationship, we're also good friends, right?" Obito suddenly understood Dragonite's hardships and decided to ease its burden.
A faint smile, tinged with a hint of coldness, appeared on Dragonite's face.
It tapped Obito's head again with its finger and then flapped its wings, taking to the skies.
Although it was tempted to give Obito a taste of its freshest flames, now was not the time for play.
Playtime aside, it was only Dragonite's right to bully its contractor, and it wouldn't allow anyone else to do so.
The flames at the tip of Dragonite's tail were especially lush, with a few strands of blue-white fire appearing amidst the orange.
'Flamethrower!'
Dragonite opened its mouth and unleashed a massive column of scorching hot fire, aiming to incinerate the Third Kazekage.
With its flight capability, it could easily find an angle to attack, even against a broad-range sand iron technique.
"What is this?" Scorpion furrowed his brows, perplexed by the sudden appearance of a flying Ninja beast.
The Earth Flow Wall had blocked the Fire Dinosaur's evolution earlier, so Scorpion didn't realize that the current Dragonite was the evolved form of the Fire Dinosaur. He could only surmise that there might be some connection between the two.
Scorpion was baffled. He had concealed his strength to kill Kakashi, but why were they hiding their true powers? Were they planning to assassinate Ninja Master Sou Yuuke?
Although he didn't understand what was happening, the approaching high-temperature flames forced Scorpion to control the Third Kazekage and manipulate the iron sand for defense.
A flying Ninja beast with formidable strength posed a significant threat, and Scorpion immediately controlled the Third Kazekage to create two large triangular iron sand spears, aiming to impale Dragonite.
Despite Dragonite's seemingly sizeable belly, its flying speed was surprisingly fast—faster than Scorpion's iron sand could keep up with.
Moreover, as the wide-range iron sand technique ended, Nohara Rin and Menas seized the opportunity to launch another offensive.
"We must finish off the enemy quickly and return to prepare the antidote." Nohara Rin's heart raced with anxiety.
Poisoning in reality was not like a status ailment in a game; in the real world, the effects of poisoning worsened over time. Scorpion's toxins were particularly potent, and even with ninjutsu suppressing them, they couldn't afford to delay.
"Roar!"
Along with Lycanroc's roar, the rocks around its neck suddenly detached, grew larger, and shot towards Scorpion's main body at incredible speed.
Lycanroc remembered Kakashi's instructions—taking down the main body was the top priority.
"Damn it!" Scorpion, hidden within the Scarlet Fluid Jade, wore an unsightly expression.
If he didn't deal with Dragonite first, the flying Dragonite would undoubtedly cause him a lot of trouble.
However, if he had the Third Kazekage deal with Dragonite, his weak puppeteer body, relying solely on the Scarlet Fluid Jade, wouldn't be able to withstand the combined attacks of Lycanroc and Nohara Rin.
No matter how Scorpion thought about it, he hadn't anticipated that Kakashi's Ninja beasts would be so formidable, their strength spiking suddenly.
According to Scorpion's initial estimation, he should have been able to easily ambush and annihilate Kakashi's team.
"I've been too hasty. It would be safer to wait for Kakashi to be alone before making my move."
If it were just Kakashi by himself, no matter how powerful Kakashi's Ninja beasts became, Scorpion was confident he could take him out.
With no other choice, Scorpion controlled the Third Kazekage's puppet to defend against Nohara Rin and the others' attacks while simultaneously throwing out a scroll containing nine puppets.
Controlling ten puppets at once, although unable to use the Third Kazekage's ultimate techniques, was more advantageous in the current situation.
Menas stubbornly used Self-Regeneration to withstand the puppet's attacks and then struck back with Water Stream Blast, shattering one of the puppets.
Kakashi and Obito were on the brink, refining just enough chakra to release ninjutsu for support.
Lycanroc was incredibly fast and liked to flank, forcing Scorpion to assign three puppets to guard him at all times.
Scorpion began to harbor thoughts of retreat.
He wanted revenge, yes, but it was clear that he wouldn't succeed, and he might even end up sacrificing himself in the process.
The final straw that crushed Scorpion's hope of killing Kakashi on the spot was the disturbance of his nearby arrangements—someone was coming.
After all, Leyang Muye was Kakashi's teacher, so it would be normal for her to visit while they were training. Thus, Scorpion had made some preparations before taking action.
Scorpion burst into action, causing all the puppets to go berserk and attack relentlessly, temporarily pushing back Nohara Rin and the others.
Scorpion then abandoned the remaining puppets and connected all his chakra threads to the Third Kazekage, using the last of his chakra to make the Third Kazekage release a wide-range sand iron attack.
Due to the special care given to the Fire Dinosaur, it had to retreat to a distance. The others did their best to use ninjutsu to withstand the assault.
At this moment, Scorpion directly pulled out the Third Kazekage's chakra core using the chakra threads and then, without hesitation, threw out dozens of explosive tags before fleeing at top speed.
The core of the human puppet was its chakra core. As long as he had the chakra core, Scorpion could recreate an equally powerful Third Kazekage human puppet.
As for the other puppets, Scorpion didn't bother to retrieve them. Aside from the Third Kazekage, the rest were merely expendable.
When the sound of the iron sand ceased, Lycanroc jumped onto the wall, twitched its nose, and tried to pick up the scent for pursuit.
"Don't chase a defeated foe," Kakashi stopped Lycanroc.
Although they would likely kill Scorpion if they pursued him, there was also a chance of encountering other unforeseen dangers.
Currently, both he and Obito had lost most of their combat capability. Menas was poisoned, and Nohara Rin had exhausted a large amount of chakra.
The only one among them who was in decent shape was probably Lycanroc.
Kakashi guessed that the Fire Dinosaur was also in a similar state. He had studied the Fire Dinosaur for a while, and when it was in poor condition, the flames on its tail would be more vigorous than usual.
Kakashi valued the safety of his team more than killing the enemy.
Lycanroc obediently turned back and returned to Kakashi's side.
Kakashi nodded inwardly. It seemed that the Fire Dinosaur's disobedience after evolution was an exception, and evolution didn't affect their emotions.
"Let's go back and report this to Teacher Mu Yue," Kakashi said.
Nohara Rin nodded in agreement and said solemnly, "I need to hurry back and make an antidote for Menas, or it might be dangerous."
Upon hearing Nohara Rin's words, the Fire Dinosaur immediately showed a worried expression and hurried to Menas' side to comfort her. It even offered Nohara Rin the chance to ride on its back to fly back, saying it would be faster that way.
Obito: ...
Although he couldn't understand the Fire Dinosaur as well as Solosia, its intentions were clear as it nuzzled its head against Nohara Rin's body.
"I've never ridden on its back before," Obito felt speechless at the Fire Dinosaur's eagerness to please Nohara Rin.
If it weren't for the fact that the rider was Nohara Rin, he would have said something.
Then, the group hurried back to the City of Six Paths.
What made Nohara Rin relieved was that Menas had a strong life force, and with Mu Yue's help, they finally managed to resolve Menas' poisoning safely.
...
On the other side, Scorpion burst into a sprint, glancing back at the sky from time to time to check if the Fire Dinosaur was pursuing him.
After running a certain distance without seeing any sign of the Fire Dinosaur, Scorpion breathed a sigh of relief.
"I must perfect the human puppet technique as soon as possible. If I were a human puppet, even if Uchiha Shisui were here, everyone else would still be doomed," Scorpion thought to himself, feeling a rare desire for strength.
In fact, Scorpion didn't care much about ninja strength. The reason he had been researching human puppets was not to increase his power but for his eternal art.
Although no one was pursuing him, Scorpion didn't slow down. He planned to leave the City of Six Paths first.
With his strongest puppet reduced to a chakra core, his combat strength had diminished significantly, and it would be difficult for him to kill Kakashi. It was better to regain his strength first and then look for another opportunity.
After all, once he transformed himself, he would possess eternal life, and there would always be another chance to take his revenge. There was no need to rush it within these few days.
"All Creation Attraction!"
Just as Scorpion was plotting his path to vengeance, a powerful suction force erupted, pulling Scorpion's body toward it.
"Nagato? How is he here?" Scorpion was puzzled.
"Nagato, I am Sasori. We have no grudge between us. Why are you attacking me?" Scorpion tried to stop Nagato with his words.
At this moment, he no longer had the Third Kazekage, and his chakra was almost depleted, so he was truly incapable of fighting Nagato.
However, Nagato seemed not to hear him. In the instant Scorpion was pulled in, Nagato unleashed the Shinra Tensei on him again.
Boom!
The powerful repulsive force slammed into Scorpion's body, creating a large crater in the ground.
The exhausted Scorpion passed out from the heavy blow.
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