Arrival

Deidara, riding his giant bird, stood suspended in the air, watching the Uzumaki Hane below engulfed by the explosion.

At this moment, smoke and dust rose up, completely enveloping the Uzumaki Hane below, and Deidara had no idea what was happening inside.

Gradually, the smoke and dust dissipated, revealing Uzumaki Hane inside. Uzumaki Hane's body was covered in flowing magma, and he seemed unharmed. Looking at Deidara in the sky, he said in a deep voice, "It's time to end this, Deidara." He clasped his hands together and Great Eruption a massive Rock Fist, which surged into the sky.

Deidara watched as the Rock Fist blotted out the sky, engulfing the giant bird beneath his feet. Boom! It was as if lava rained down from the sky, with countless fragments of lava falling from the air and smashing craters into the ground.

Uzumaki Hane stood still, looking up. The ground beneath her feet had been melted by the magma covering her body, and it was spreading outwards.

However, Sasori of the Red Sand didn't stop Sakura from using the antidote. Instead, he smiled amusedly and said, "I didn't expect you to be able to create an antidote to neutralize my poison. But that poisonous mist just now was a new poison I developed. I suppose your antidote won't be able to completely neutralize it."

The antidote was effective, but not completely neutralized the poison. Sakura collapsed to the ground, already in a semi-conscious state. Chiyo face grave, laid Sakura flat on the ground, preparing to administer Sakura antidote.

Sasori of the Red Sand said, "Granny Chiyo, what do you plan to do?" The long dart inside her abdomen shot out suddenly. Chiyo was focused on suppressing the poison in Sakura's body and couldn't afford to be distracted. If she were to lose focus now, all her efforts would be in vain.

At that moment, a figure flashed and appeared in front of Sakura and the others. With a clang, the incoming dart was Kunai by the newcomer's kunai.

Chiyo looked up and saw that it was Kakashi.

Meanwhile, Kakashi and Naruto decided to find Sakura and heal Gaara. When they arrived at the cave, they saw Sakura lying on the ground, and Chiyo was treating Sakura.

"Has something happened?" Kakashi sped up and stood in front of the two, while Naruto, carrying Gaara on his back, also rushed over.

Naruto looked at Sakura lying on the ground and asked anxiously, "Sakura, what happened, Granny Chiyo?"

Chiyo was focused on helping Sakura detoxify and didn't answer Naruto's question. Kakashi looked at Sasori of the Red Sand and assumed a defensive stance.

Sasori of the Red Sand retrieved his shuriken, standing lightly atop it. Looking at Gaara Naruto, he said, "That piece of trash Deidara was incredibly reckless. Not only did he let you reclaim your Jinchūriki, but he also let you escape."

Sasori of the Red Sand fixed his gaze on Naruto and said, "So you're the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki? I didn't expect you to return here. That saves me some time." With that, Sasori of the Red Sand's fingers twitched slightly, and a Chakra Threads pulled out a scroll from his back. Then, he pulled open a mechanism on his chest, and countless Chakra Threads emerged from the hole.

At the same time, Sasori of the Red Sand unfurled a scroll, summoning countless puppets. Countless Chakra Threads immediately connected to the puppets, and with a series of crackling sounds, the puppets began to move, densely packed, suspended in the sky.

Red Sand Sasori looked at Naruto, Kakashi, Chiyo, and Sakura, and said, "I conquered a country with this. I've said I don't like waiting for others, so it's time to end this. Die!" Countless puppets rushed towards them.

Chiyo's face darkened as she shouted, "Stop them! We can't let them interfere with my treatment of Sakura!"

Naruto, seeing the puppet charging towards him, eagerly said, "Kakashi-sensei, you keep an eye on Gaara, I'll take care of this."

Kakashi nodded and took Gaara.

Naruto began Hand Seals, Naruto the "Multiple Shadow Clone Technique." Bang! Bang! Bang! Countless Naruto appeared around him, densely packed together. The Naruto, noisy and chaotic, charged towards the attacking puppets.

Sasori of the Red Sand looked at the Naruto and said, "Multi Shadow Clone, huh? As expected of the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, the amount of Chakra he possesses is indeed beyond the reach of ordinary people. But do you think that will allow you to contend with my puppets?"

Boom! Naruto's Shadow Clone collided with Sasori of the Red Sand's puppets. Upon impact, the first dozen or so Naruto instantly vanished into smoke. However, Naruto's Shadow Clone, being more numerous, charged forward, dismantling each Naruto into pieces in an instant.

The puppets, wielding weapons, would take down one Naruto with a single move, but several more Naruto would immediately surge forward and dismantle the puppets.

On the other side, Kakashi laid Gaara on the ground, not attacking immediately, but remaining on guard.

After a while, most of Naruto's Shadow Clone had been taken care of by Sasori of the Red Sand's puppets.

Suddenly, Sakura stood up, seemingly unharmed. Kakashi asked, "Sakura, are you alright?"

Sakura shook her head and said, "I'm fine." She herself didn't know what had happened; after the poison was neutralized, she felt like she had recovered. She suspected that Chiyo must have used some kind of secret technique.

Chiyo looked at Gaara on the ground and said, "Did you rescue the Fifth Generation Kazekage? Leave the rest to me." She walked forward step by step.

Unable to defeat his opponent, Might Guy kicked the imposter Might Guy away and asked into the radio, "Neji, how's Sakura doing?" The imposter Might Guy leaped up, spinning and kicking at Might Guy. Might Guy's eyes narrowed, and he also leaped up, kicking out and colliding with the imposter Might Guy.

Rock Lee kicked a small tree, snapping it in two and sending the imposter Rock Lee staggering back several steps. He immediately asked, "Neji, did something happen?"

Tenten was also worried about the situation over there. She leaped up, unleashing countless ninja tools, and took the opportunity to retreat, asking over the radio, "Neji, how's it going over there? Is Sakura alright?"

Neji collided with the imposter Neji in mid-air, his body staggering backward as he landed on a rock, panting heavily. He said, "Teacher Kaido, I'm fighting here too. Wait a moment, I'll check it out right away." He then used his Byakugan towards the cave, just in time to see Sakura lying on the ground. Startled, he exclaimed, "Sakura's injured!"

"What? Sakura's injured?" Upon hearing that Sakura was injured, Rock Lee kicked away his opponent and couldn't help but shout.

Neji used his "Rotation" technique to deflect the attack from the imposter Neji. He then used his Byakugan in that direction again and saw that Naruto and Kakashi had already reached Sakura's side. He immediately said, "Don't worry, Kakashi-sensei and Naruto went over there and rescued Gaara."

Might Guy said, "That's good. We need to finish off our opponent quickly, ah." Might Guy got fired up again and suppressed his opponent.

Rock Lee immediately shouted, "We can't fall behind, we have to hurry over there, Leaf Great Whirlwind!" and clashed with the imposter Rock Lee again.