Atop the snowy peak.
When Sasori heard what Hyuga Sho said, he suddenly let out a low laugh.
The laughter was filled with seriousness and wariness.
"Hyuga Sho... you're the first shinobi to push me this far. But the greater the pressure, the faster geniuses like us improve... After killing you, I'll definitely become stronger... Once I turn you into a Human Puppet..."
As he spoke.
Sasori moved the fingers of his other hand.
An arm from a battered puppet lying on the ground was detached, reconnected to his body, and once again formed a complete body.
However...
Mass-produced puppets were still different from Sasori's original body puppet.
Although the arm had been reattached, there was ultimately a difference in material strength. It was merely for show.
Even without exerting any force, Hyuga Sho, who had transformed into a giant, could blast the arm apart with a single finger.
After reconnecting the arm, a fervent, almost innocent light appeared in Sasori's eyes.
There was also a trace of ferocity.
It was his pursuit of the path of art and his longing for Human Puppets.
His boundless yearning to become a perfect puppet himself.
"I began making my first pair of puppets when I was five... It's been fourteen years... Aside from Puppet Jutsu, I've never slackened in the slightest."
"To pursue the pinnacle of Puppet Jutsu, I invented new types of puppets, killed others to turn them into Human Puppets, and transformed myself into a Puppet Core..."
"For the sake of Puppet Art, I abandoned my promising future and even betrayed my village, all so that one day I could become a true puppet..."
As he spoke.
Sasori waved both hands.
"Hyuga Sho, if you can withstand my final Puppet Technique, what does it matter if I surrender afterward?"
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