Meanwhile, on Chiyo and Sasori's side, Sakura had prepared an antidote in advance. Combined with the monstrous strength Tsunade had taught her, she concentrated her blows on single points and smashed straight through several of Sasori's puppets, giving him a fright as he hid inside Hiruko.
"Damn it, why does this crazy bitch hit so hard? She smashed my Hiruko to pieces." Red Sand Scorpion stood fully revealed, with neat, short red hair and a black cloak patterned with red clouds.
Chiyo looked at Sasori before her in disbelief. He seemed exactly as he had several years ago, without having changed at all.
"Sasori, how did you... Don't tell me you've already..." Before Chiyo could finish, Sasori cut her off sharply.
"Shut up! I did all of this for art. Eternity is the only truth."
Seeing Sasori's fanaticism, Chiyo guessed that he had turned himself into a Human Puppet and sighed helplessly.
Sasori, however, immediately summoned his masterpiece-the Third Kazekage.
When Chiyo saw that Sasori had summoned her village's Third Kazekage, her entire aged face twisted with rage.
"You bastard! How could you do this to the Third Kazekage? Ah, it's all my fault that you went astray. Today, I'll just have to beat some sense into you and make you realize your mistakes."
"Tch, enough nagging. Today, you two will become my newest collectibles. Magnet Release: Iron Sand Triangular Pyramid!"
Sakura and Chiyo dodged Sasori's attack, but before they could catch their breath, more attacks came one after another. Needles, shields, and cylinders of iron sand hurtled toward them all at once. After being grazed, Sakura discovered that the iron sand seemed to contain poison, too. She suffered a minor setback, but she had already prepared an antidote.
She injected the antidote and charged forward. Working together with Chiyo,