Puppet Body

The Sasori of the Red Sand controlled the puppet, employing the "Iron Sand World Method." The puppet emitted a counter-magnetic force, and the gathered Iron Sand, resembling a giant tree, sprouted countless Iron Sand branches that spread outwards. The irregular trunk formed numerous branches, layer upon layer, covering an area of a hundred meters in radius, including the sky, centered on Uzumaki Hane. Wherever it passed, trees and the ground were pierced through as if made of paper. Moreover, the Iron Sand coated with a potent poison; a mere scratch would be fatal to most. However, Uzumaki Hane was completely immune to the Sasori of the Red Sand's venom and was unaffected.

Uzumaki Hane flickered and struggled to dodge, his body already bearing numerous wounds. By the time the Iron Sand Iron Sand branches had spread out, they were densely packed, filling the entire space and trapping Uzumaki Hane within.

"Hmph, this should be the end," said Sasori of the Red Sand. "I have a feeling that my greatest masterpiece is about to appear." With a flick of his hands, he controlled the puppet to weave through the branches. A sharp longsword appeared in the puppet's left hand, and it rushed quickly toward Uzumaki Hane.

Looking around, Uzumaki Hane saw countless branches crisscrossing the area, making it impossible to dodge quickly, but perfectly suited for the puppet's movement. However, Uzumaki Hane didn't want to dodge. His right hand swelled to ten times its normal size and slammed down on the puppet. With a crack, dozens of Iron Sand branches in front of him were snapped in two by Uzumaki Hane. But the puppet nimbly weaved through the branches and was out of Uzumaki Hane's attack range in the blink of an eye.

With a slight movement of his hands, the Sasori of the Red Sand's puppet swiftly moved behind Uzumaki Hane, its longsword aimed directly at Uzumaki Hane's back. Uzumaki Hane turned his head, seeing the incoming blade, his left arm rapidly expanded to ten times its original size, and with a sudden turn, he slammed his left arm out, snapping the Iron Sand branches blocking his path. The Magma Arm slammed into the longsword, and with a clang, half of the blade broke off and flew away.

Immediately afterward, Uzumaki Hane shouted and slammed his right arm, accompanied by a whistling wind, towards the puppet. Sasori of the Red Sand Scorpion moved his hands slightly, and countless Iron Sand gathered on the puppet's body, forming an Iron Sand curtain in front of it. Bang! Uzumaki Hane's right fist slammed into the Iron Sand curtain, and countless Iron Sand flew everywhere, but the Iron Sand curtain still blocked Uzumaki Hane's punch.

Seeing this, Sasori of the Red Sand moved his hands slightly, and the puppet suddenly rushed up, weaving through countless branches, and arrived above Uzumaki Hane's head. Suddenly, a long sword extended from its shattered right arm, and the entire puppet spun around, slashing down at Uzumaki Hane's head.

Uzumaki Hane swiftly reached out with his right hand and grabbed the longsword that was slashing at him. The puppet tried to pull the longsword away, but failed. With a clang, the longsword was broken in two.

Immediately afterwards, Uzumaki Hane lashed out with his left hand, "Hell Hound," grabbing towards the puppet's chest.

The Iron Sand rapidly gathered in front of the puppet, forming an Iron Sand curtain. With a hissing sound, it grabbed a handful of Iron Sand with its left hand, but failed to tear the curtain. Seeing this, Uzumaki Hane suddenly jumped up and slammed his arms out, cracking and snapping, countless Iron Sand branches broke off.

Landing steadily on the ground, Uzumaki Hane unleashed Rock Fist at the puppet, but the puppet was incredibly fast and quickly dodged all the attacks. In the blink of an eye, the surrounding Iron Sand branches were completely destroyed.

Uzumaki Hane roared, "Great Eruption!" He clasped his hands together and unleashed a massive Rock Fist that shattered the Iron Sand branches in front of him. Even the puppet couldn't dodge in time and was smashed to pieces by the lava, quickly melting away and leaving a huge lava crater in front of it. After the puppet was destroyed, the remaining Iron Sand branches turned back into Iron Sand and fell to the ground.

Sasori of the Red Sand frowned, standing at the edge of the deep pit, looking disheveled and with his trench coat burned in many places. He looked at Uzumaki Hane and felt that Uzumaki Hane was very difficult to deal with, because his most prized poison was completely ineffective against Uzumaki Hane's special physique, which was equivalent to reducing his combat power by at least half.

The land had been ravaged and was now a scene of devastation. Uzumaki Hane landed in the lava pit, standing facing Sasori of the Red Sand, who was a dozen meters away from him.

Sasori of the Red Sand slowly pulled open his trench coat and said solemnly, "I didn't expect the Third Kazekage's puppet to be defeated. What an amazing brat. Using other Human Puppet won't work then. It's been so long since I joined Akatsuki in that great battle. I never thought I'd be pushed to this point by a brat. It's been a long time." With that, Sasori of the Red Sand took off his trench coat, revealing his puppet form.

The puppet is equipped with rotating blades on both sides for close combat. It has a Perpetual Heart Perpetual Heart with the character "scorpion" on its chest, which can continuously generate Chakra and is the core of the scorpion. It has retractable poison darts on its abdomen for ranged attacks. It also has cannons on its hands and four scrolls on its back.

Uzumaki Hane roared and charged toward the Sasori of the Red Sand.

Sasori of the Red Sand slowly stretched out his hands and said, "Is it time to make a move? Perfect, I also hate waiting for others." He faced Uzumaki Hane, who was rushing towards him, and a cannon appeared in each of his palms.

Sasori of the Red Sand said coldly, "Then let's begin." Two flames shot out from the cannon barrel in his palm, slamming into Uzumaki Hane.

Whoosh! Flames erupted continuously from the cannon barrel, engulfing Uzumaki Hane. Uzumaki Hane, however, remained unperturbed, letting the flames burn while rapidly absorbing them from his body.

After a while, the flames still hadn't died down. Uzumaki Hane, braving the flames, walked step by step towards Scorpion, saying, "Flames have no effect on me."

Seeing that Uzumaki Hane was getting closer and closer, but the flames had no effect, Sasori of the Red Sand said, "Then what about this?" The flames suddenly stopped, and the cannon suddenly sprayed out two jets of water, which hit Uzumaki Hane. Uzumaki Hane was caught off guard and was pushed back several steps. Sizzling sounds rang out from Uzumaki Hane's body.

Uzumaki Hane naturally wouldn't allow herself to remain inside the water cannon. She conjured a lava shield in her hands, held off the water jets, and continued charging towards Sasori of the Red Sand.

Sasori of the Red Sand curled his lips into a dangerous smile, then suddenly spun the water column, which instantly transformed into two water blades that severed Uzumaki Hane's shield. The water blades continued forward, severing Uzumaki Hane's right arm.

Uzumaki Hane quickly retreated, avoiding the water blades, while the magma on her body flowed faster, and her right arm rapidly regenerated.

Sasori of the Red Sand controlled the water column, continuing to slash at Uzumaki Hane. Uzumaki Hane dodged the attack with lightning speed, cutting through rocks as easily as tofu. The water blades chased after Uzumaki Hane could only dodge continuously. The water blades cut through the earth, leaving long, thin cracks in the ground.