Chikamatsu Ten Puppets

Kazan and Grandma Chiyo stared at each other for a moment, then instantly surged forward like lightning.

"Fist Bone!"

Conqueror's Haki bloomed, wrapping around his iron fist with an unstoppable dominance.

"Impact!"

His speed was truly blinding, as he stamped fiercely on the ground dozens of times in a short span, generating an astonishing amount of force.

Grandma Chiyo could not even see clearly, relying purely on instinct to defend.

"Machine Light Shield Seal!"

Two puppets joined forces simultaneously, four arms blocking in front of Grandma Chiyo as chakra formed a shield.

"Boom!"

The ground beneath Grandma Chiyo's feet shattered instantly, unable to withstand a single punch from Kazan.

Moreover, the Machine Light Shield Seal—which could block Sasori's reinforced Iron Sand Drizzle—was visibly crumbling piece by piece under the bombardment of the Conqueror's Coating.

"How is this possible?!"

Grandma Chiyo was taken aback.

This secret technique had never once been recorded as broken; even Princess Tsunade of Konoha could not shake it with her fists.

Yet right now...

"Crack!"

Her technique was genuinely about to be shattered, as energy other than chakra tore into her puppets.

With another crisp crack, it was no longer the shield that broke, but the hands of the Father and Mother puppets, which were pulverized by Armament Haki.

Grandma Chiyo retreated rapidly, putting distance between them at top speed.

In all her decades of life, she had never encountered a ninja quite like this.

That energy... is that Haki?

She kept her calm, her ten fingers flicking to retract the Father and Mother puppets back into their scrolls.

These two puppets held extraordinary meaning for her, crafted because her grandson had missed his parents excessively.

Within them lay Sasori's longing for his parents.

In the distance, Rasa felt a jolt of alarm in his heart.