Sasori of the Red Sands' "main body" exploded on the spot.
A dark silhouette shot straight out of Sasori of the Red Sands' "body."
Granny Chiyo, who had been watching the battle closely, immediately tugged on the fine thread in her mouth.
Sakura Haruno's body was pulled backward through the air.
At the same time, all ten fingers moved in succession, and the rapidly expanding "light shield" stretched into a curtain of light.
Boom!
A terrifying surge of energy struck the curtain of light, which was as thin as a cicada's wing.
The impact forced the curtain inward, but it did not burst apart.
Fortunately, Sakura Haruno had been pulled back in time. Otherwise, even the shock waves from the collision would have been enough to tear her to pieces.
Still shaken, Sakura Haruno watched it all and was just about to take a deep breath.
Then she heard Granny Chiyo's urgent voice.
"Watch out!"
Sakura Haruno's heart, which had only just relaxed, clenched again.
Whoosh!
A long metal needle "appeared out of thin air," hurtling straight toward Sakura Haruno at tremendous speed.
Sakura Haruno's eyes went wide, her pupils rapidly dilating.
Naturally, that long metal needle had not appeared out of thin air.
Anyone who looked closely at Sasori of the Red Sands' exploding "main body" would have noticed.
When it "exploded," the metal tail originally attached to the rear of Sasori of the Red Sands' main body broke into a vast number of metal particles that formed the shape of a long metal needle.
And the massive metal tail attached to Sasori of the Red Sands' main body contained a deadly poison.
This "long needle" hidden within the massive metal tail was precisely where that poison was stored.
Granny Chiyo's warning came in time, and her response was