Battle Between Grandmother and Grandson

On the same mountain peak, Uchiha Itachi and Kisame sat on a boulder.

Kisame, his face contorted with resentment, said, "That damned Uzumaki Hane! I've been defeated by him again. What a disgrace to me!" His shark-like face only made him look more ferocious.

Uchiha Itachi remained silent, gazing into the distance. After a long while, he finally said, "Let's go." He then rose and walked down the mountain.

Kisame said, "Okay," and followed him down the mountain. The two walked further and further away until they disappeared into the horizon.

Chiyo stepped forward slowly and said, "Sakura, step back and let me test your strength first." She spread her arms and pulled out a long iron wire with several Kunai tied to it. "Manipulating Attack Blades," and the Kunai flew towards Sasori under Chiyo's Chakra control.

With a flick of its tail, the Sasori of the Red Sand swept away all the Kunai.

Sasori of the Red Sand, exuding murderous intent, said, "Since you've made your move, there's nothing I can do. You'll become my collectibles, Granny Chiyo, and that little girl."

Chiyo remained unmoved, her eyes fixed on Sasori of the Red Sand. Sasori, the grandson of a genius, had grown so much over the years that his strength was unimaginable. Chiyo herself was getting old, so she could not afford to be careless in this battle.

Ignoring Chiyo's wariness, Sasori of the Red Sand continued in a sinister tone, "Do you know how I create puppets? First, I remove the internal organs from the corpse, then I preserve it. Next, I install various accessories on the corpse, and a puppet is completed. And you will become one of my puppets. This is my art."

Chiyo said, "This is Sasori's Human Puppet, a puppet made from human corpses. It must have been created by Sasori using ninjas from other villages."

Sakura's expression turned serious as she murmured, "Human Puppet?"

"Sasori of the Red Sand said, 'Soon, the two of you will become my collectibles.'"

Chiyo didn't respond to Sasori of the Red Sand's words, but said to Sakura, "Sasori's puppet has been modified many times, and I don't know what mechanisms are inside. Now you need to rush to Sasori and use your Chakra Enhanced Strength to shatter the puppet. But you must be able to avoid all of Sasori's attacks, not even a glancing blow, as that would be fatal. You were the one who cured Sasori's poison, so you probably know how terrible it is. But you don't need to worry about that; leave that to me. That's why I came here." Chiyo's eyes were firm, and she had made up her mind.

Sakura said, "Mm."

Chiyo whispered her plan in Sakura's ear.

Sasori of the Sasori of the Red Sand chuckled sinisterly and said, "Are you finished? Ever since my puppet was destroyed by Uzumaki Hane, I've been frantically creating a large number of puppets. With the two of you added, we'll have three hundred. Come on, Granny Chiyo, let them become part of your collection." As he spoke, a strange look appeared in Sasori's eyes within Hiruko, before vanishing instantly.

Controlling Hiruko to open her mouth, the Hiruko weapon inside her mouth remained unchanged, countless poison needles shot out towards Sakura Chiyo, densely packed and overwhelming.

Chiyo controlled Sakura, and the two nimbly dodged through the poison needles. Even when they Kunai to block the needles, and the two continued to approach Sasori of the Red Sand. After a long time, when the poison needles were all fired, Chiyo and Sakura were completely unharmed.

After being modified by Sasori once again, Hiruko was naturally even more powerful. The cylinder in her right hand still contained a large number of poison needles, but the poison used in these needles was much more potent. It was developed by Sasori of the Red Sand to counter Uzumaki Hane. It was unknown whether it would be effective, so Sasori of the Red Sand planned to test it here.

Sasori of the Red Sand said, "You've seen through me, haven't you? Then take this move."

The right arm broke off at the joint, and the entire cylinder shot out, facing Sakura and the others. It split open, and countless poison needles shot out, densely packed and shimmering with purple light.

The Sasori of the Red Sand said coldly, "The poison on this is not like the previous poison. It was the first poison I researched. Let you try its effects."

Chiyo's expression was extremely grave. Knowing that this poison was much stronger than the previous one, she dared not be careless in the slightest. She controlled Sakura, and the two of them quickly dodged through the poison needles.

Even after the poison needles had been removed, Chiyo and Sakura had still managed to perfectly dodge them all.

Sasori of the Red Sand was somewhat surprised, thinking to himself, "She dodged them all? How is that possible? Leaving aside Granny Chiyo, the little girl actually saw through my attack. That's absolutely impossible."

Soon, Sasori of the Red Sand realized the problem and said, "So that's how it is, Granny Chiyo. No wonder you saw through my attack."

At this moment, Sakura was almost in front of Sasori of the Red Sand. Sasori of the Red Sand said, "Granny Chiyo, you underestimate my puppet." Two cylinders extended from Hiruko's back, and countless purple water arrows shot out continuously. This was the poison water that Sasori of the Red Sand specially prepared for Uzumaki Hane.

Chiyo moved her hands slightly, and Sakura dodged and weaved through the water arrows. Small holes appeared in the ground, and the poisonous water began to corrode the earth. Sakura broke out in a cold sweat; if she hadn't dodged them, she would have been reduced to ashes.

Chiyo shouted, "Sakura, now's the time! Smash it!"

Sasori of the Red Sand hadn't expected Sakura to dodge his poison, but Sasori of the Red Sand was also a veteran of countless battles.

Suddenly, a scorpion tail appeared in front of Sakura and stabbed towards Sakura forehead.

However, during the last battle with Uzumaki Hane, so Sasori of the Red Sand deliberately increased the speed of its scorpion tail and its stealth capabilities.

Sakura had no time to react and was about to be stung. The scorpion's tail gleamed with a cold purple light, clearly indicating it was coated with potent poison; a sting would be mortally dangerous.

Fortunately, Granny Chiyo was very experienced and, as expected of a battle-hardened ninja, she controlled Sakura and narrowly avoided Sasori's tail.

The Sasori of the Red Sand said ominously, "What a pity, it's still a little short." Its scorpion tail swayed slowly behind it, like a venomous snake, ready to deliver a fatal blow at any moment.

Sasori of the Red Sand continued, "As expected of my grandmother. I was wondering how this little girl could dodge my attacks. It's because my grandmother saw through my attacks and controlled this little girl with the Chakra Threads that control puppets."

Sakura's eyes narrowed, and she thought to herself, "Have we been exposed?"

Sasori of the Red Sand said, "Now that I've discovered you, Granny Chiyo and little girl, you'll become my collectibles." His scorpion tail blurred into a blur as he charged forward.