The Seal

Might Guy looked at the towering Kakkō and said gravely, "Neji, do you know what's happening over there?"

Rock Lee and Tenten didn't speak; they fought the imposter while intently listening to Neji's reply.

Neji was also serious. Although he had seen Uzumaki Hane unafraid of the opponent's explosion earlier, this explosion was not comparable to the previous one. It seemed that the range was at least over a kilometer. Neji did not know whether Uzumaki Hane could withstand it. After several empty Air Palm strikes, he forced the imposter Neji back and stared intently at the area of the explosion. Kakkō were shooting into the sky, and for a moment, Neji could not see what was happening inside.

Inside the cave, everyone stopped, unsure of what had happened. However, judging from the explosion, it must have been Deidara who caused it. Naruto, Sakura, and Kakashi were all worried about Uzumaki Hane's condition.

Sasori of the Red Sand was the first to recover. He looked at the group and unleashed a barrage of ruthless puppets.

Two puppets, one on each side, drew long, gleaming swords and instantly rushed to Kakashi's side, plunging their blades directly into Kakashi chest.

Kakashi, as expected of a battle-hardened ninja, exuded a sharp aura. His hands crackled with lightning, and with a sudden movement, he pierced through the body of the puppet on the left with one hand. With a snap, the puppet fell to the ground.

Without the slightest hesitation, the puppet on the right took a step forward, its long sword about to pierce Kakashi's back. Kakashi caught the long sword from the puppet's hand, then thrust it into the puppet's body with his other hand. At this moment, the puppet's long sword was only one centimeter away from Kakashi.

Kakashi pushed the puppet aside, and at that moment, several more puppets rushed towards him. Kakashi quickly Hand Seals, unleashing "Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique," and a large fireball was released, instantly destroying the puppets in front of him.

At the moment of the explosion, Naruto and Sakura were in front of Sasori of the Red Sand. Sasori of the Red Sand shot out a long shuriken from his abdomen. The two were startled and seemed unable to dodge. Just as the shuriken was about to hit Naruto, a body was thrust in front of Naruto and pierced through by the shuriken.

Sakura and Naruto breathed a sigh of relief and looked back. It was Chiyo had controlled her puppet to block the attack for Naruto.

Chiyo said, "Be careful."

Sakura Naruto, on high alert, said to Naruto, "Be careful, Sasori of the Red Sand. His weapons are coated with deadly poison. Even a small scratch will cause poisoning."

Naruto looked at Sasori of the Red Sand's body, which was covered in purple poison, and his heart skipped a beat. His face was filled with solemnity.

Sasori of the Red Sand looked at Sakura with some surprise and said, "I didn't expect the poison in your body to be cured. As expected of my grandmother. Since you're in such a hurry to die, then I'll grant your wish and make you my collection. It'll be quite a piece of art." After saying that, he withdrew the long dart from his abdomen, then threw it out again. Naruto and Sakura were alarmed and dared not take it head-on, quickly dodging to the sides. Bang! The long dart stuck directly into the ground.

Sakura grabbed the long dart, shouted, and pulled hard on it.

Sasori of the Red Sand didn't stop her, watching Sakura curiously as Sakura pulled the rope out of his abdomen. Soon, the rope was gone, and Sakura pulled Sasori of the Red Sand up and towards her.

Sasori of the Red Sand smiled knowingly, and the blades on his left and right shoulders began to spin, slashing towards Sakura.

Naruto, who was already prepared, summoned a Shadow Clone, created a Rasengan, and leaped towards Sasori of the Red Sand.

Naruto shouted and descended from the sky, his right hand gripping the Rasengan, slamming it towards Sasori of the Red Sand. Sasori of the Red Sand retreated, and suddenly, lightning flashed and thunder roared. Kakashi suddenly appeared in front of Sasori of the Red Sand, unleashing "Lightning Release," Lightning Blade straight through Sasori of the Red Sand's shoulder.

Seeing the opportunity, Naruto Rasengan from behind Sasori of the Red Sand, slamming it into his back.

Sakura wouldn't let such an opportunity pass by. She punched Sasori of the Red Sand hard, sending Sasori of the Red Sand flying into the wall and shattering into countless pieces.

The Sasori of the Red Sand shattered, but strangely, his puppets did not cease their attack.

Naruto exclaimed excitedly, "Alright, we've taken care of the enemy. All that's left is to deal with these puppets." With that, he prepared to charge into the horde of puppets.

Kakashi stopped Naruto, saying, "Be careful, it's not over yet!"

Naruto, puzzled, asked, "What's wrong, Kakashi-sensei?"

Sakura looked at the puppet parts on the ground and said, "These puppets are controlled by Sasori. If we defeat him, these puppets should stop moving. But they haven't stopped attacking, so it's not over yet, right, Sasori of the Red Sand?"

On the ground, the scorpion's head said, "That's right, who said it was over?" After saying that, the puppet parts on the ground flew up and automatically formed the shape of a scorpion.

Naruto stared at Sasori of the Red Sand in shock.

Sasori of the Red Sand looked around at everyone and said, "I really haven't been hurt like this in a long time."

Sakura's eyes narrowed, and her right hand was holding a mysterious object that Chiyo had given her earlier.

Sakura stomped her foot on the ground, shouted, and used her Chakra Enhanced Strength to throw the item at Sasori of the Red Sand. Sasori of the Red Sand had just formed a body and didn't even have time to react before being locked to the wall by the mysterious item.

None of the three noticed that when Sasori of the Red Sand's Perpetual Heart was locked, it flew out of Sasori of the Red Sand's body and landed on a puppet on the ground.

As the Sasori of the Red Sand was sealed off, the surrounding puppets fell to the ground one by one.

Chiyo said, "It's over. That seal blocked Sasori's Chakra, so he can't use Chakra Threads anymore." After saying that, the puppet Chiyo controlled also fell to the ground, and Chiyo herself also knelt down. Clearly, the actions just now had nearly exhausted her Chakra.

After the explosion, the land within a ten-kilometer radius of the Uzumaki Hane was completely destroyed, leaving a huge crater with burn marks everywhere.

In the central area, a large mass of magma was slowly surging on the ground, gradually coalescing into a human figure. The magma slowly receded, transforming into the shape of Uzumaki Hane.

At this moment, Uzumaki Hane, pale-faced and still shaken, said, "What an astonishing explosion! It seems I underestimated Deidara. He almost died this time."

As soon as Uzumaki Hane took a step, her legs gave way, and she stumbled, almost falling over. She was so weak. And so, Uzumaki Hane staggered away from the area of the explosion and headed back towards the cave she had been in.