None of those riding the summoning beast made any move to dodge the incoming gold dust.
Sasori brought out his Third Kazekage Human Puppet and merely waved a hand. Iron sand appeared out of thin air, filling the sky and blocking the gold dust arrows shooting upward.
Boom!
Violent vibrations tore through the air. The shock waves forced the flying summoning beast away from the battlefield.
Standing atop the Kazekage Human Puppet, Sasori looked down at Kazekage Rasa from above.
Rasa looked up at Sasori as well, making no attempt to hide the fury in his eyes. Every day that the Kazekage Human Puppet and the missing-nin Sasori continued to exist was another day of humiliation for Sunagakure.
As Rasa slowly flew up toward them, Zou Hyuga, Oyashiro En, and Hiruko showed no intention of helping. They quietly watched the duel between the Kazekage and the missing-nin.
Members of the Akatsuki rarely fought together. They were more likely to stand around watching one another suffer.
But there was another pressing matter at hand. They needed somewhere to land, unless they wanted to fall from the sky.
Ignoring the clash of iron sand around them, they circled at low altitude, looking for a suitable landing spot.
After avoiding Sunagakure's main force, they finally found some high ground nearby. The instant they landed, explosive tags appeared all over the ground, flickering with light.
By that light, Zou Hyuga and Oyashiro En fled into the distance, but Hiruko and the flying summoning beast were not so lucky.
Hiruko's clothes were torn to shreds, while the flying summoning beast was a bloody mess.
Hiruko surveyed the Sand Ninja surrounding him, a vicious gleam in his eyes. Then he vanished, flickering in front of one of them. Before the ninja could react, a fist punched