"Gulp... Th-this... such a huge Tailed Beast Bomb, and it was just transferred away?"
At the viewing point, Hiruko's puppet tail twitched rapidly.
He rubbed at the puppet's eye, unable to believe what he was seeing.
Even Sasori of the Red Sands rubbed his eyes inside the puppet.
As someone who had fought a Tailed Beast, he knew better than anyone how terrifying that Tailed Beast Bomb was!
And yet something that terrifying had been transferred away without making the slightest ripple?
Was this a joke?
Did they really think this thing was just a wave of water that would pop if you poked it?
However, his shock didn't end there. When he saw what happened next, his whole body went rigid.
Even though—
His body was made entirely of puppets now, he still felt an intense pain.
It was—hundreds! Thousands of blows!
And the point of impact was a tail covered in barbs!
Every blow scraped a layer of flesh from the body.
Thousands of blows...
Gulp.
Sasori swallowed again, despite having no saliva, and looked at the small figure behind the silhouette. A chill ran through him.
This person was not to be trifled with!
"Whew... W-we... we stopped it..."
Mei Terumi had collapsed completely onto the ground, her delicate body beneath her robe drenched in sweat!
Even her underclothes were soaked through.
Just moments ago, she had thought the village was really going to be destroyed!
But now, she could finally breathe easy.
It was all thanks to her efforts!
Her efforts in finding herself a powerful backer!
Thinking of this, she couldn't help looking up at Jin a hundred meters away, her beautiful eyes filled with admiration for the young man.
But when she saw the last of them, Hidan, used as a shield and pounded