"Ch!"
Sasori curled the corner of his mouth, seemingly shocked by Hyuga Sho's fierce assault.
But...
The next moment.
Sasori's eyes suddenly widened, revealing a feral grin.
"You're courting death!"
Splat!!
The Thousand-Hand Manipulation that Hyuga Sho had smashed apart suddenly spewed a large amount of purple mist from the shattered wooden puppet arms.
In an instant.
Even Hyuga Sho had no time to react.
He was enveloped by the poisonous mist.
His punch had run its course, and he had yet to gather new strength.
Sasori had seized the moment perfectly, as if he had been waiting for this opportunity.
With no time to move and his strength temporarily weakened, Hyuga Sho immediately held his breath and retreated.
"It's useless! Hyuga Sho, you can't stop this poisonous mist just by closing your mouth and nose..."
Outside the large area of poisonous mist.
Sasori sneered.
He had no X-ray vision.
But relying solely on his high intelligence and his understanding of Hyuga Sho, he deduced what Hyuga Sho would do.
"This poisonous mist will follow your skin and invade your body..."
"..."
To some extent, human skin could also "breathe."
Within the poisonous mist.
After hearing Sasori's words, Hyuga Sho became even calmer.
Still holding his breath, he reached into his clothes.
He pulled out a syringe and infused it with Chakra Flow.
He casually jabbed it into his chest, pressed the plunger, and let the transparent liquid inside merge into his body.
Because he practiced Earth Style: Star Point, and the resulting Hardening Jutsu had made his skin too tough.
An ordinary syringe could not pierce Hyuga Sho's skin.
Therefore, he had to infuse the syringe with Chakra Flow.
Only then could it barely pierce his skin.
He injected the potion made from the universal antidote formula he had