Poisoned

The circular saw on the left hand of the Third puppet spun, cutting forward.

The female puppet swung her longsword down with her right hand, clang, the sword clashing with the circular saw and sparks flying. The male puppet lashed out with his whip in his left hand, Third Kazekage Puppet stepped forward, narrowly avoiding the whip, and his circular saw slashed out directly.

The long whip and longsword collided with the circular saw at the same time, clang, and countless sparks flew out.

Seeing this, Sasori of the Red Sand waved his hands, and the Third Kazekage Puppet took a step back, while his right hand whipped out.

The Third Kazekage Puppet swung his right hand, and a long whip wrapped directly around Chiyo's two puppets. The puppets were unable to dodge in time, and the male puppet's right arm was directly wrapped around it.

With a slight movement of his hands, Sasori of the Red Sand severed the male puppet's arm with the Third Kazekage Puppet.

Immediately afterward, the Third Kazekage Puppet's whip lashed out again. The female puppet twirled her right-hand sword, deflecting the incoming whip. Taking advantage of the moment, the male puppet also lashed out with his left-hand whip, wrapping it around the Third Kazekage's body and pulling hard. The long spikes on the whip severed the Third Kazekage's body in half at the waist.

Sasori of the Red Sand was not surprised, after all, this Third Kazekage Puppet was just a replica he had made, and its power was less than one percent of his original Third Kazekage Puppet.

Sasori of the Red Sand tore off his trench coat, revealing a puppet body beneath. The puppet was equipped with rotating blades on both sides for close combat. On its chest was a Perpetual Heart Perpetual Heart with the character "Scorpion," a source of endless Chakra and Sasori's core. Its abdomen held retractable poison darts for ranged attacks. Cannons were mounted on its hands, and four scrolls were on its back. If Uzumaki Hane were here, she would find that Sasori of the Red Sand's puppet body was exactly the same as before.

Sakura stared at Sasori of the Red Sand in surprise, "What is this...?"

Chiyo said, "That guy's face hasn't changed since he left the village. Sure enough, Sasori, you've transformed yourself into a puppet, that's why your face hasn't changed." At this moment, Chiyo couldn't help but recall how Sasori transformed others into puppets back then, which was also the beginning of Sasori's creation of Human Puppet.

Sakura murmured, "He actually turned himself into Human Puppet."

Sasori of the Red Sand laughed indifferently and said, "Granny Chiyo, and that little girl, become my collection, hehehe." He stretched out his right hand, and a cylinder emerged from his palm. A scroll on his back disappeared, and the cylinder directly spewed out a flame, heading towards Chiyo and Sakura.

Chiyo and Sakura felt a wave of fire rushing towards them, and the air seemed to distort, demonstrating the intense heat of the flames.

Both of them tensed up and simultaneously dodged the oncoming flames.

Sasori of the Red Sand moved his arm, controlling the flames to rush towards Sakura. Sakura dodged the flames with several quick movements, and the ground began to melt due to the high temperature of the flames.

Chiyo Sakura was struggling to dodge, Chiyo subtly moved her fingers, controlling the two puppets to charge towards Sasori of the Red Sand.

Sasori of the Red Sand turned his flames and charged towards the two attacking puppets. Instantly, flames roared, and it seemed the two puppets were about to be engulfed by the fire. Chiyo suddenly swung her arm, and the two puppets abruptly accelerated, nimbly dodging the jets of fire and rushing towards Sasori of the Red Sand.

Seeing this, Sasori of the Red Sand naturally wouldn't let the puppet get close to him. The long dart from his abdomen shot out suddenly, piercing through the female puppet's left arm. Chiyo swung her hands violently, and the two puppets accelerated again, dodging the incoming dart, and in the blink of an eye, they rushed in front of Sasori of the Red Sand.

Sasori of the Red Sand stopped spewing flames because he had run out of fire.

Then, the Sasori of the Red Sand lightly leaped away, dodging the attacks of the two puppets. He then shot out a long dart, binding the two puppets, and threw them away with a bang. The two puppets crashed heavily to the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust.

Then, Sasori of the Red Sand extended his left hand, from which emerged a cylindrical object. A scroll behind him vanished again, and a jet of water shot out from the cylinder. Sakura dodged the water jet and rushed towards Sasori of the Red Sand.

A playful smile appeared on Sasori of the Red Sand's lips. He spun his arm, and the water jet transformed into a water blade, slicing through the wall as if it were made of tofu.

Sasori of the Red Sand moved his water blade, slicing towards Sakura. Wherever it passed, the ground and walls were sliced open as if made of tofu. Sakura's heart skipped a beat; if she were cut, she would be cleaved in two. She could only dodge quickly.

Chiyo pulled with both hands, and a thread connected several Kunai. Controlling the kunai with Chiyo's chakra threads, Kunai a "Manipulating Attack Blades Chakra Threads," sending them flying towards Sasori of the Red Sand. Sasori of the Red Sand directly controlled his water blade, slashing away the incoming Kunai. Then, the water blade hurtled towards Chiyo. Sakura, alarmed, shouted, "Watch out, Granny Chiyo!"

Chiyo retreated at a terrifying speed, disappearing in a few flashes and disappearing more than ten meters away.

Seeing that Chiyo was not in danger, Sakura quickly rushed towards Sasori of the Red Sand.

Sasori of the Red Sand revealed a sinister smile, spun his palm, and a water blade swiftly slashed towards Sakura.

Sakura was startled and instinctively retreated. Red Sand Sasori, of course, wouldn't let Sakura off so easily. He controlled his water blade and chased after her. Just as he was about to cut Sakura, the water blade disappeared. It turned out that he had run out of water cannons.

Just now, she was on the verge of life and death. Sakura breathed a sigh of relief, and before she knew it, her back was soaked with sweat.

Sasori of the Red Sand said with amusement, "So close, what a pity." But judging from his expression, he didn't seem to feel any regret at all.

Then, Sasori of the Red Sand's long dart shot out from its belly again, rushing towards Sakura at lightning speed, arriving in front of Sakura in the blink of an eye.

Sakura was startled and instinctively wanted to back away, but she felt weak. In that moment of hesitation, it was too late, and she watched helplessly as the dart pierced towards her.

Chiyo's expression hardened, and with a slight movement of her hands, she pulled Sakura in front of her. Sakura was unsteady on her feet, half-kneeling on the ground, breathing heavily, her face turning pale instantly, and large drops of sweat sliding down her forehead.

Chiyo asked anxiously, "Sakura, what's wrong? Is it the poisonous fog from earlier?" Chiyo realized that Sakura had been poisoned and immediately thought of the poisonous fog that had enveloped Sakura.

Sasori of the Red Sand said, "My poison isn't so easy to cure, Granny Chiyo. I wonder if you can cure it?"

Sakura, forcing herself to stay upright, took out a vial of reagent from her person and said, "Granny Chiyo, this is an antidote I made based on the poison that Kankuro was given. I think it should be able to cure him." With that, she injected it into herself. Immediately, Sakura felt much better.

Sasori of the Red Sand looked at Sakura with some surprise. He really hadn't expected Sakura to be able to make an antidote. Even if he wanted to make an antidote himself, he would have to refer to the poison's formula to succeed.