By then, Sasori's true body had been exposed. Surprisingly, he looked like a teenage boy.
He stared coldly at Uchiha Sora, took a scroll from behind his back, and unfurled it.
Poof!
A humanoid puppet appeared before Uchiha Sora.
The puppet wore a loose gray robe and looked remarkably like an ordinary person.
"There it is. So this is the Third Kazekage?" Orochimaru said with an eerie chuckle. "This is Sasori's trump-card puppet."
"The Third Kazekage?" Sasuke exclaimed in surprise. "What do you mean?"
Kabuto explained from beside him, "Among the Puppet Techniques Sasori of the Red Sands has mastered is a technique that turns living people into puppets. Puppets made using this technique retain every ability they possessed in life, including their kekkei genkai!"
"These puppets are called human puppets!"
"Human puppets?!" Sasuke's expression changed, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead.
Was it really that horrifying?
This guy actually turned living people into puppets!
That was even harder to stomach than Orochimaru's experiments!
"Are you saying he made this puppet from the Third Kazekage?" Sasuke asked in shock.
"Exactly. Don't go thinking Sasori of the Red Sands is weak. With your current strength, even a hundred or a thousand of you would be no match for him!" Orochimaru glanced at Sasuke, his tone mocking.
Sasuke nodded silently.
Meanwhile, Sasori of the Red Sands had already sent the Third Kazekage charging toward Uchiha Sora.
A massive blade suddenly extended from the Third Kazekage's sleeve, its edge glinting coldly.
The blade was made of a special material and looked exceptionally sturdy. It was also clearly coated in poison.
Uchiha Sora drew his longsword, and lightning instantly blazed along its blade.
Swordsmanship: Lightning Split Slash!
Crackle!
A dazzling arc of lightning shot forward from Uchiha Sora's longsword, striking the Third