Sasori was also a genius when it came to concocting poisons. Even the Third Kazekage, the strongest Kazekage, had fallen to Sasori's poison.
That showed just how potent Sasori's poison was.
Kakashi hurriedly swallowed a Konoha Standard Antidote Pill, then tried to bring his breathing as close as possible to the rhythm of Turtle Breathing.
"Damn it..."
"If I could reach the Constant State of Turtle Breathing that Lord Third mentioned,"
"Maybe I could at least slow it down..."
Even so, Kakashi's efforts were nowhere near enough against Sasori's deadly poison.
In just a moment, Kakashi's hands and feet had gone numb, and he could no longer control them!
"Yamato!"
"Go on ahead! Return to Konoha Base Camp!"
Kakashi's voice was cold, his expression resolute.
Kakashi was still too young. Against a fellow genius like Sasori, who had far more experience, he lacked the depth to prevail.
He clearly realized that the mission was unlikely to succeed. It was better to save Yamato's life and have him inform Lord Third.
Then he could avenge Kakashi.
Yamato was young, but he was a capable Ninja trained by Root. He understood the situation and knew this was the best decision.
With tears in his eyes, Yamato nodded. He knew that leaving Kakashi behind meant certain death for him, but he still turned and ran without hesitation!
"You don't actually think I only have one puppet, do you?"
Sasori naturally wasn't going to let Yamato get away for nothing. Wood Release was a Kekkei Genkai straight out of legend.
As he spoke, all sorts of puppets appeared in various places, their edges glinting. They came in every shape and size, but none were Human Puppets. It seemed there was some chance of failure, and a cost involved, in making Human Puppets.
"Chidori!"
Kakashi