The ground was strewn with the broken limbs and fragments of puppets of all sizes.
Smoke filled the air. Kunai, Shuriken, senbon, and all manner of weapons were scattered across the ground as well.
Not far from them was a unique sight.
A puppet with only its upper body floating in midair had its path blocked by two differently shaped puppets.
The weapons on those two puppets were viciously embedded in that puppet's body.
For some reason, the scene carried an inexplicable sadness.
Sakura had already collapsed to the ground because of the poison, her consciousness seemingly growing hazy.
It was obvious from her appearance that she was in pain.
Grandma Chiyo then struggled to prop herself up with the arm modified through puppetry.
She let out several harsh breaths.
Her already wrinkled face bore a trace of nostalgia.
But she quickly came back to her senses. After glancing at Sakura in the distance, she painfully rose and walked toward her.
Looking at Sakura's condition, Grandma Chiyo crouched down and felt around several places on Sakura's body.
She then muttered some incomprehensible words, clearly assessing Sakura's current condition.
Afterward, she hesitated, seemingly unable to decide what to do.
But soon, she sighed and stretched out her hand, as though about to do something.
At that moment, several sharp whooshes cut through the air, abruptly interrupting Grandma Chiyo's movements.
Grandma Chiyo turned toward the source of the sound.
Soon, she saw Might Guy, Rock Lee, and Neji.
Seeing Sakura's condition, Might Guy asked, "Grandma Chiyo, how is Sakura?"
Grandma Chiyo glanced at Sakura and said, "Sigh, Sasori's poison has already flared up inside Sakura's body, but it's all right."
"This girl has already developed an antidote for Sasori's poison. Although we can't prepare it again right now, we can make another