The battle was over, and neither side was satisfied with the outcome. Akatsuki had lost both fights, while Konoha had won but gained nothing.
Seeing this result, Anyo wasted no words and went straight into the cave. When he saw the traces of battle everywhere inside and Kakashi on the verge of death, he roughly understood what had happened.
Kakashi now had his own swordsmanship, along with the Mangekyō Sharingan complementing his all-attributes chakra, and a healer supporting him from the sidelines. Judging by their fighting styles, he even countered Sasori's puppets to some extent. Anyo had no idea how he could lose.
But judging by the situation, it had only been a narrow victory. Sasori must have gone all out, or he would not have left Kakashi in this state.
Anyo stepped forward and said to Sakura, who was treating him, "Leave Kakashi's treatment to me. Go contact the others and have them gather here. The battle over there is over too."
Sakura, who had been worried, sighed in relief. "Okay."
After Sakura left, Anyo took out an antidote pill, removed the mask Kakashi always wore, and fed it to him. He poured Shikkotsu Forest Senjutsu chakra directly into his body, slowly nourishing his depleted body, then walked among the scattered puppet fragments. He closed his hand on empty air, and a scroll fell into his grasp.
This was the true core of Sasori's puppet, as well as the resting place of his divided soul.
Anyo used the Spirit Control Technique to draw Sasori's soul into his own mental space.
Their eyes met. Sasori seemed very calm. After this battle and learning the cause of his parents' deaths, he actually felt considerably more at peace. He even smiled at Anyo and asked, "How's Deidara? Did he escape?"
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