The white smoke produced by the Summoning Technique gradually dispersed, revealing Asuma's figure. His attire was now vastly different from what he had worn at the start.
Asuma was clad in a layer of light armor, gripping a slender Black Receiver in his hand. The other end of the Black Receiver had pierced through Sasori's Hiruko and stabbed into the ground.
"What... is that?"
Shikamaru Nara stared at the weapon in Asuma's hand from a distance, his eyes filled with astonishment. He had never seen Asuma use a weapon like that before. After his brief shock, delight appeared on Shikamaru's face.
Asuma felt exceptionally dependable to him now. The fact that he had shattered Sasori's Puppet with a single blow was enough to prove just how formidable his attack power was.
"A Summoning Technique?"
"A summon that can turn into a weapon like this is quite rare indeed."
No emotion showed on Sasori's handsome face. Having turned his own body into a human Puppet, even his emotions had faded considerably.
"Since that's the case, I'll play with you a little."
Sasori spoke softly. Then, a scroll fell from his sleeve. He caught it and swiftly unfurled it. White smoke quickly enveloped the scroll, and a blue-haired humanoid Puppet suddenly appeared on the battlefield.
Asuma's expression turned grave upon seeing this Puppet. The intelligence he had received included information on it: after Sasori assassinated the Third Kazekage, he had used the Third Kazekage's body to create this human Puppet.
Not only could the Puppet use the Third Kazekage's Kekkei Genkai, Magnet Release, but under Sasori's modifications, every part of its body could become a weapon for killing. It was impossible to guard against. Asuma and the others had originally planned to assassinate the troublesome Explosion Release ninja Deidara first, then gather