Boom!!!
As the Sand ninja entered the trap's range, Sakura immediately detonated the explosive tag trap.
A crater three to four meters across suddenly appeared, swallowing the three Sand ninja.
Sakura cut another transparent thread, and a torrent of rubble poured down. Miserable screams came from the pit.
"Yes!" Sakura could not help clenching her fist in excitement.
Suddenly~~~
A voice came from above Sakura's head. "I told you, there had to be a trap."
Another voice said, "It's not like we disagreed."
Sakura looked up and saw the three Sand ninja, who should have been buried in the crater, crouching in a tree and looking down at her mockingly.
"Hand over the scrolls, and we'll spare your lives," one of the Sand ninja said. "If you refuse, we'll kill you and take them ourselves."
"Crack, crack, crack..."
Intermittent sounds came from the pit as three humanoid wooden puppets crawled out.
The three puppets simultaneously extended their arms, deploying their mechanisms. Countless steel needles aimed at Sakura. The needles glinted with a faint blue light, clearly coated in deadly poison.
"Fine, I'll give them to you." Sakura looked conflicted and only agreed after a long while. She threw the scrolls over.
The Sand ninja laughed smugly. "At least you know what's good for you. Hmph, Konoha's ninja are all cowards..."
Bang!
The scrolls suddenly released a massive cloud of white smoke, catching the three of them off guard.
"Then let me see whether your balls are hard or soft!" Shiga Go, who had been hiding in the shadows, appeared behind them. "Rock-Splitting Fist!"
Covered in a thick layer of rock, Shiga Go's arm had nearly tripled in size. He swung a sweeping punch, sending the three Sand ninja flying like sandbags.
The three vicious puppets collapsed to the ground as