Defeating Sasori of the Red Sands

As soon as Chenshu Senju finished speaking, Hiruko ahead suddenly began to tremble violently.

Accompanied by a dull cracking sound, the ugly puppet shell split apart from within.

Wood chips and parts flew everywhere as a dark red figure slowly rose from inside.

It was a handsome red-haired youth with terrifyingly hollow eyes, floating in midair.

This was Sasori of the Red Sands's true body.

He had even turned himself into a puppet, a completely emotionless madman.

Sasori said nothing more as a scroll behind him automatically unfurled.

Amid a cloud of white smoke, a tall puppet clad in a black coat appeared before him.

"To force me to use him, you should feel honored even in death."

Sasori's utterly flat voice echoed through the cave.

He abruptly spread all ten fingers, and ten blue chakra threads precisely connected to the puppet before him.

This was the strongest of all the Kazekage: the Third Kazekage.

The Third Kazekage puppet's jaw opened slightly, producing a harsh grinding of mechanisms.

Then, vast amounts of black powder poured from its mouth.

The black powder rapidly gathered in midair. It was the terrifying Kekkei Genkai, Magnet Release: Iron Sand.

In the blink of an eye, the Iron Sand condensed into sharp spikes that hovered above Chenshu Senju's head.

Countless Iron Sand spikes blotted out the sky, completely cutting off the surrounding light.

"Iron Sand Boundary Technique."

Sasori lightly curled his fingers.

The Iron Sand spikes filling the sky came crashing down.

Faced with that terrifying attack covering everything, Chenshu Senju had no intention of forming hand seals to defend himself.

He could not even be bothered to take his hands out of his pockets.

Chenshu Senju simply stepped forward, enduring the torrential Iron Sand as he continued walking.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Dull impacts erupted