The Lightning Release in Kakashi's hand was clearly a technique meant for piercing and decapitation—threatening, but not lethal.
The vast volume of water Yagura had summoned, however, was the truly deadly threat to the iron sand spinning around Sasori.
Once it entered the water, the iron sand tornado's speed would inevitably plummet, its destructive power would be nearly reduced to nothing, and the defenses he had constructed would collapse.
More importantly, Uchiha Shingen was still hiding somewhere unknown!
That faint yet persistent sense of danger sent a chill through even Sasori. Though the iron sand around him continued spinning faster, it still could not dispel it.
"Troublesome!"
"Today, I might really get taken down by these little brats!"
"Then—"
Sasori's gaze narrowed slightly as his fingertips flicked rapidly.
Following Sasori's movements, the Third Kazekage puppet formed hand seals with a blank expression, then suddenly slammed his hands together. "Magnet Release: Iron Sand World Method!"
The iron sand vortex abruptly came to a halt, then began frantically gathering together, forming skeletal frameworks like tree roots—
Just as the distant Kakashi lifted his head in confusion, he witnessed a scene that horrified him.
The iron sand framework in midair blossomed open, suddenly scattering countless thorns downward!
New thorns sprouted from the old ones, densely packed until even the sky darkened!
It was like the complex root system of an inverted tree spreading across the heavens.
But these roots carried lethal destructive power, engulfing everything within a radius of nearly a hundred meters in the blink of an eye!
One thorn shot toward Kakashi. After he slashed it apart with the Lightning Cutter in his hand, even more thorns came charging at him.
They forcibly drove back Kakashi's original offensive!
Boom!
Boom!
Boom!
The thorns spread outward like vines, shredding everything they touched!