Raijin had already charged in from the other side, going straight for the Puppet Master's real body.
Like a beam sweeping across the ground, Raijin's leg struck Sasori squarely and sent him flying apart, turning him into a spray of sand and stones.
"Sand Release: Sand Clone."
Sasori's form had barely appeared farther away when Raijin was upon him again.
Sweat beaded on Sasori's forehead. He wanted to call Hiruko back to help, but when he glanced to the other side—
Fujin had already dismantled most of Hiruko. Parts and flesh were scattered across the ground, leaving only an empty shell held together by its joints.
With Raijin bearing down on him, Sasori had a sudden inspiration. His fingers flew into motion.
Suddenly, Raijin stopped attacking, as if someone had pressed the pause button, and froze right in front of Sasori.
Sasori had used Chakra Threads to manipulate the unconscious Kakashi and hold him in front of Raijin. That was the only reason Raijin didn't dare move recklessly.
Before the battle, Sarutobi Hiruzen had ordered them not to hurt Kakashi, and Fujin and Raijin followed that command to the letter.
"Performance: Human Body Puppet Technique!"
Seeing this, Sasori breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, he hadn't killed Kakashi right away and had kept him alive. Otherwise, this move might not have worked.
But Sasori didn't feel as if he'd escaped danger at all, because Fujin had finished dismantling Hiruko on the other side.
And even though Kakashi made them hold back, he could only shield Sasori from attacks coming from one direction, while the enemy had two monsters with absurd physical strength!
'Where did Konoha find these two monsters?'
Sasori cursed inwardly.
'They're not only freakishly strong, they're even immune to poison...'
Clearly, Sasori hadn't witnessed the war between Konoha