A Bunch of Complete Idiots

Hyuga Kagami's pupils suddenly contracted as he flew closer on the clay bird. "Akatsuki!?"

Because of the distance, he still could not make out all the details of the battlefield, but the Akatsuki's conspicuous black robes with red clouds immediately caught his attention.

Upon discovering the Akatsuki's presence, he immediately ordered the clay bird to slow its approach, then fully activated the Byakugan in his eye sockets to observe the scene.

On the battlefield.

Clang, clang, clang...

The ringing clash of sharp weapons echoed endlessly across the battlefield, often followed by agonized screams!

At that moment, Sasori's Kaguya Clan human puppet moved like a dancer among the Konoha Anbu, weaving and darting about. The sharp bone blades extending from its palms were like Death's scythes, mercilessly reaping life after life.

The improvements to his puppet technique meant Sasori no longer had to manipulate puppets through cumbersome chakra threads as before. Not only could he control them from afar, but their agility now far surpassed what it had once been, making them seem like living, breathing shinobi.

Thus, after only a brief exchange, several Konoha Anbu had already died at the hands of Sasori's human puppet.

Meanwhile, Kakashi was entangled with Obito on the other side and had no spare attention to help his Anbu comrades fend off Sasori's human puppet.

Whoosh...

With another flash, accompanied by a shrieking gust, Sasori's human puppet ambushed Kurenai from behind. The bone blade in its palm slashed down, cutting her body in two.

Poof...

However, the expected spray of blood did not appear. In its place came the white smoke of a Shadow Clone being dispelled.

At that moment, Kurenai's true body silently appeared behind the human puppet, her finely forged steel kunai viciously stabbing toward its back.

Clang...

A bony membrane that