Rustle, rustle, rustle.
A faint sound rang out, but everyone focused their eyes on these people.
Setting everything else aside,
three of the four had already displayed their strength. The one before them certainly would not be weak either. After all, people with unequal strength could not possibly walk together.
Even though this person looked rather bizarre, everyone remained cautious.
"Careful, this guy is very likely a puppet!"
Seeing everyone preparing to step forward, Grandma Chiyo finally noticed something suspicious and warned them vigilantly.
Huh?
A puppet?
Those who had been about to step forward and stop Sasori froze. They looked back at Chiyo, then at the bizarre creature, and believed her warning somewhat.
After all, a person could not possibly become like this.
"Then I'll test him first!"
At that moment, a Puppet Master controlled his puppet into appearing before Sasori. Countless shuriken spewed from the puppet's body and shot toward Sasori.
They were incredibly fast,
but Sasori did not dodge, allowing the shuriken to embed themselves in his body.
His clothes were torn apart,
and at the same time, he leaped forward. The scorpion tail behind him pierced straight through that puppet and tore it to pieces.
Then,
Sasori's voice rang out, carrying a hint of amusement. "You're using a puppet like this to fight me? The Kazekage's Puppet Technique hasn't improved at all over the years!"
His tone was filled with mockery and disdain.
"This..."
Chiyo watched Sasori's attack and the puppet's methods, confusion filling her somewhat cloudy eyes.
This...
was very familiar.
So familiar that she immediately thought of someone, though she had not dared to be certain before.
"Attack together."
Seeing his puppet destroyed, the Puppet Master looked at the others around him and charged forward with them.
They moved very quickly.
Clang! Clang! Clang!