Sasori of the Red Sands

"What exactly is this?"

Might Guy stared at the scorpion's body and muttered to himself.

The scorpion in front of him was no longer human; its back was split in two, hollow in the middle.

If the two halves were put together, they would clearly resemble a ghost face.

How could a human possibly have a ghost face growing on its back?

His head, which had been struck by his fist, was so badly damaged that it was unrecognizable as a human face; the entire face was a hole.

But there were no organs like the brain; only some blood stained the rotten outer layer.

Just then, a knife suddenly pierced out of the ground from beneath the scorpion's body!

It stabbed straight at Might Guy.

Might Guy dodged the suddenly thrusting blade to the side, and then a man in a deep red robe emerged from behind the blade.

"Heh--"

Upon seeing that figure, Might Guy clenched his fist and struck the man in the deep red robe with force!

"Click--"

With the sound of something breaking, the man shattered.

"This is...?"

Might Guy's pupils shifted slightly; after the man was shattered by his punch, he saw through him!

The man who suddenly emerged from the ground was not a human, but a Human Puppet!

Human Puppet whose entire body is made of Puppets.

"Bass--"

Just then, another person popped out from where they had been!

He threw a punch at Might Guy.

Might Guy's lips curled into a slight smile.

Even after seeing my power, are you still willing to engage me in Taijutsu combat? This is—youth!

He showed no mercy just because the newly appeared Human Puppet looked frail!

He threw another punch at his opponent.

Its speed is so fast that even if it strikes second, it still gets closer to the opponent than their fist.

However, at this moment, an unexpected event occurred.

Suddenly, several huge, sharp blades shot out from the arm of the Red-haired Human Puppet!

"Whoosh--"

The blade shot out at an extremely fast speed, and Might Guy didn't have time to retract it while throwing a punch.

Of course, he had no intention of taking it back!

"Puff--"

Just as the blade sliced through Might Guy's arm, drawing blood, his fist slammed into the red-haired Human Puppet in front of him!

"Bang--!"

With another simple punch, he sent his opponent flying a great distance.

This time, unlike before, it wasn't smashed apart with a single punch.

After finishing his attack, Might Guy quickly jumped back and took out a white bandage from his waist pouch, wrapping it tightly around his wound.

"Kai, are you alright?!"

Kakashi rushed to Might Guy's side and asked worriedly.

It all happened so fast; Might Guy's two punches, plus the pause in between, took only two seconds!

"It's nothing, just a superficial injury!"

Might Guy grinned, a smile spreading across his face.

"Wait, what's that...!"

Gaara was some distance away, also rushed over. Upon seeing the Human Puppet that had been knocked away, his expression changed slightly.

He recognized the red-haired Human Puppet in front of him!

No, or rather, he had heard the other person's story from Grandmother Chiyo.

"Sasori of the Red Sands... how did he end up joining Akatsuki Organization and being turned into Human Puppet?"

Who could possibly have transformed Sasori of the Red Sands into Human Puppet?

Gaara's expression was grave.

He learned from Chiyo that Sasori was a Puppet Master genius who had thoroughly mastered the Puppet Technique of the Second Kazekage. However, after his parents were killed by Kakashi's father, Hatake Sakumo, his loneliness led to his twisted personality.

After finally killing the Third Kazekage, he fled Sunagakure.

And yet, this genius Puppet Master was actually turned into Human Puppet by others!

However, at that moment, the scorpion suddenly raised its drooping head.

Then, supporting himself on his knee with one hand, he stood up.

"Who are you..."

Sasori's expression changed immediately after he saw Kakashi's appearance clearly.

He still remembers Chiyo telling him that his parents were killed by Ninja Hatake, the Konoha White Fang Hatake Sakumo of Konoha, and that Hatake Sakumo's most distinctive feature was his white hair.

"Konoha White Fang."

Scorpion shouted in a low voice, while simultaneously swinging his hands violently.

Countless Chakra Threads connect hundreds of Human Puppet.

Hundreds of Human Puppet floated in the air, extinguishing the sun in the sky.

"Are you Sasori of the Red Sands?"

Gaara, hearing the other person's voice, became even more certain of his judgment and asked.

However, Scorpion didn't even glance at him.

Puppets only controlled two or three of the hundreds of Puppets to launch an attack on Gaara.

At least seven or eight Puppets remained and attacked Kakashi.

Each Puppets wields a different weapon, but the only thing they have in common is that all of Human Puppet weapons are poisonous.

He learned how to use this poison entirely from Grandmother Chiyo.

However, Gaara easily destroyed these Puppets by simply swinging the Shukaku Spear in his hand.

Kakashi was taken aback when he heard the other person mention his father's name.

However, his reaction was quick, and he instantly created Lightning Release Clone.

Clone Jutsu that uses Lightning Release Chakra as a medium.

Kakashi's clone then rushed towards Sasori's main body.

Although he had never fought Puppet Master, he had learned the theory, and the Puppet Master himself was the biggest weakness.

The red-haired Human Puppet that controls hundreds of Puppets is clearly the weak point!

However, how could a genius Puppet Master not know that his enemies would all take his physical form as a weakness?

That's why he also turned himself into Human Puppet.

On the one hand, it's about ensuring its own strength; on the other hand, it's about fulfilling the Eternal Art it pursues!

"Attack."

Sasori controlled seven or eight Puppets to turn and attack Kakashi's clone, wielding long swords or axes, all slashing at the clone.

Kakashi smiled slightly, neither dodging nor avoiding the attack.

"Choo--"

When the Puppets struck Kakashi's clone, the clone instantly exploded.

However, it did not dissipate directly, but instead burst forth as Lightning Release Chakra, instantly climbing up Sasori's main body along the Puppets's body and Chakra Threads.

Scorpion frowned and decisively severed the Chakra Threads controlling the Puppets.

"Lightning Cutter!"

However, Kakashi followed closely behind, charging towards Sasori with his Lightning Cutter fully charged in one hand.

"Snort."

Scorpion snorted and directly manipulated dozens of floating Puppets in the sky to rot in front of him, while all the gleaming weapons faced outwards.

It was clearly covered in poison.

Once exposed to Grandmother Chiyo's poison, one would lose at least half of their fighting ability.

"Kakashi, I'm here to help you..."

Might Guy shouted and was about to burst into speed to rush to the front and knock away the Puppets blocking his way.

But at that moment, his body suddenly trembled, and the Sixth Gate he had opened, the Gate of View, could not hold on at all, and he immediately returned to normal.

Generalized muscle paralysis.

"What... what happened...?"

Might Guy looked at his body in confusion.

Suddenly, when his gaze fell on the wound on his arm, his pupils contracted.

That was around that time!

They've fallen for his poison!