By the time Anyo's soul arrived, Sasori was already surrounded, with a barrage of combined ninjutsu hurtling toward him.
Sasori calmly controlled four puppets. With only casual activations, he blocked every incoming ninjutsu and still had strength to spare for a counterattack. A column of water formed between the four puppets. Water had no fixed shape, taking whatever form it was given. Under the puppets' control, that softest, most yielding of substances became incomparably sharp "blades" with extraordinary cutting precision. In an instant, the water blades shot outward and struck their targets precisely, missing no one. All the surrounding ninja were swept away, collapsing to the ground and staying down.
"Sasori, I didn't expect your swordsmanship to be so good. You took them down in one strike and still held back. Impressive." Anyo's soul entered Sasori's mental space.
Influenced by Anyo, Sasori had naturally studied swordsmanship too. His fighting style simply wasn't suited to close combat, so he had applied his understanding of swordsmanship to his puppets, with excellent results. His face lit up when he saw Anyo appear in his mental space. "Kurotsuchi, you're really here."
"Yes. I was going to write to let you know. I didn't expect you to arrive so soon."
Sasori asked curiously, "I heard from Orochimaru that a woman had trapped you. What happened?"
Anyo said helplessly, "Uh, my first wife is here, and she won't let me leave. I'm planning to stay with her in Kirigakure for a while."
Sasori wasn't surprised. "I knew it. You really do have a thing for..."
"Stop right there," Anyo interrupted. "Since you're here, come meet her. No more fighting."
"All right."
While the two were talking, Mei Terumi and Anyo had already arrived.
An unusual look flickered in Mei Terumi's eyes at the sight of the