Sasori slowly raised his hand. His palm split open, and a yellowed scroll slid out from within.
The scroll unfurled, and a chakra fluctuation far more terrifying than any of the previous puppets exploded outward. Even the howling wind and sand seemed to freeze.
A Human Puppet appeared beside Sasori.
He wore the ancient attire of Sunagakure, his face stern and cold—the very likeness recorded in Sunagakure's historical archives.
The puppet of the Third Kazekage had appeared once more.
Once, the Third Kazekage had been Sunagakure's pillar.
Now, his existence had become a shame Sunagakure could never erase.
"You...!" Gaara's body trembled with utter fury. "You despicable traitor!"
"Art is not bound by allegiance." Sasori calmly cut Gaara off.
The next second, the Third Kazekage puppet moved.
"Magnetic Release: Iron Sand Shower!"
Countless pitch-black grains of Iron Sand gathered from thin air, turning into a sky full of fine needles that rained down upon Gaara. The Iron Sand contained powerful magnetism and deadly poison, making it far more lethal than ordinary sand.
For the first time, Gaara's sand defense began collapsing across a wide area beneath the Iron Sand's piercing attacks.
At the same time, Sasori's true body became a crimson blur and launched a surprise attack from another angle. The metal wings on his back turned into sharp blades, striking straight for Gaara's throat.
A double assault!
Gaara was instantly plunged into an unprecedented crisis.
"Wind Release: Great Sickle Weasel!"
"Machine Puppet: Poison Smoke Bomb!"
Temari and Kankuro tried to provide support from the flank, but the Third Kazekage puppet merely released Iron Sand.
"Magnetic Release: Iron Sand Barrier!"
A black wall made of densely packed Iron Sand rose from the ground, precisely dividing the battlefield and completely cutting off Temari and Kankuro's lines of attack.
"Damn it!" Kankuro