Even faced with an attack from three Jonin at once, Sasori remained unmoved. If this was all they had... He made Hiruko leap upward, and the attacks from Darui and the other two Jonin missed completely!
At the same time, Sasori transformed Hiruko's left arm into a mechanical cannon, its surface studded with cylinders holding more than a dozen poisoned needles each. Hiruko: Prosthetic Senbon!
Using the recoil from firing the poisoned needles, he forcibly changed his landing trajectory in midair! On the ground, the two Jonin scrambled desperately to evade the attack. Even a scratch from those needles would be enough to leave them in serious trouble.
The problem, however, was that Hiruko had inevitably gotten splashed with water during their earlier assault. The electrical current carried by that water threw off the cannon's recoil-driven movement, leaving him suspended in the air longer than intended!
After dodging the poisoned needles with several quick bounds, Darui looked at Sasori, who had nothing to push off against in midair, and curled his lips. An opening!
He suddenly pressed his palms together. Storm Release: Laser Circus!
Several powerful lasers formed instantly from the moisture around Darui, shooting toward the airborne Hiruko at tremendous speed!
Even Hiruko's defenses couldn't afford to ignore those lasers. If they hit, Hiruko would suffer devastating damage!
Yet just as everything was proceeding smoothly according to plan, one of the Jonin who had used Lightning Release in the attack on Sasori suddenly lost control of his body. His face filled with terror as he leaped up to shield Hiruko!
Just before Darui's jutsu could riddle him with holes, the beams curved away and slammed into the ground! Several deep craters blasted open in an instant!
The other Jonin didn't simply stand and watch, either. As Darui redirected his