Tailed Beast Transformation

Seeing Sasori of the Red Sand sealed to the wall, Sakura and Naruto both breathed a sigh of relief; it was finally over. Kakashi felt something was off and looked around, but didn't see anything.

Sakura saw Chiyo kneeling on the ground and, worried about her, walked towards Chiyo, saying, "Granny Chiyo, are you alright?"

Chiyo, slightly out of breath, said, "I'm fine, just a little overexerted. I'm at the age where I'm just waiting to die anyway." Hearing this, Sakura quickly walked towards Chiyo.

Three meters to Chiyo's left, a puppet opened its eyes. On its chest was the Perpetual Heart of the Sasori of the Red Sand, but it was covered by its robes and no one noticed.

Kakashi Three-Tomoe Sharingan. Suddenly, Kakashi noticed a hole in Sasori of the Red Sand's chest. "That's..." Kakashi was startled, recalling Uzumaki Hane's words. "Sasori of the Red Sand has transformed himself into a puppet. Only by destroying his Perpetual Heart can we truly defeat him." At the time, both of them believed Sasori of the Red Sand was dead, so Kakashi hadn't paid much attention to those words. Now, looking at the hole in Sasori of the Red Sand's puppet body's chest, he finally remembered them.

Kakashi shouted, "Watch out, Sasori of the Red Sand is still alive!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Sasori of the Red Sand leaped up, a long sword in his hand, and plunged it into Chiyo's back.

Sakura just happened to walk up to Chiyo and exclaimed, "Watch out..." She took a step forward and blocked Chiyo's path. Thud, the long sword pierced Sakura's abdomen.

Naruto noticed Sasori of the Red Sand's attack when Kakashi shouted, but he was too far away to help in time and could only watch helplessly as Sakura was pierced through by the long sword.

Naruto screamed with all his might, "Sakura..." His Nine-Tails Chakra surged, and he almost entered Tailed Beast Mode. In a flash, he disappeared from his spot and rushed towards Sasori of the Red Sand.

Naruto transformed into a blur, flashing across the ground before rushing to Sasori of the Red Sand's side. Before Sasori of the Red Sand could even react, Naruto punched Sasori of the Red Sand in the face. Bang! Sasori of the Red Sand was sent flying backward, and fragments of puppets could be seen breaking off from the corner of Sasori of the Red Sand mouth, demonstrating Naruto's immense power.

Naruto landed on his feet, his entire body already wrapped in the Tailed Beast Cloak, a tail swishing behind him. In a flash, Naruto reappeared in front of Sasori of the Red Sand, lashing out with his claws, sending Sasori of the Red Sand crashed heavily into the wall, his right hand shattering into countless pieces.

Naruto, however, had no intention of letting Sasori of the Red Sand go. With a flash, he reappeared in front of Sasori of the Red Sand Sasori of the Red Sand began to smash him relentlessly. Sasori of the Red Sand was powerless to fight back, and countless puppet fragments flew everywhere.

Chiyo caught Sakura as she fell. Sakura's face was pale, and she was covering her wound with her right hand, treating it herself.

Chiyo's expression changed, and she said, "It's poisoned! Sakura, you've been poisoned again!"

Kakashi was distracted by Sakura's injury and didn't expect Naruto to Tailed Beast Transformation. Remembering Jiraiya's instructions, he said with a serious expression, "Granny Chiyo, I'm entrusting Sakura to you."

Chiyo placed her hands on Sakura's body and used Medical Ninjutsu to pull the long sword out of Sakura's body. Just as she was about to use "One's Own Life Reincarnation" to heal Sakura, Sakura, struggling to stay upright, stopped Chiyo and said, "Granny Chiyo, I'm sure your healing Ninjutsu comes at a price..." Before she could finish speaking, Sakura coughed violently.

Chiyo's eyes were firm as she said, "Sakura, you don't need to say anything now. I'm old. This is your time." With that, she used "One's Own Life Reincarnation" to heal Sakura.

Naruto continued to smash Sasori of the Red Sand. After a while, the entire Sasori of the Red Sand puppet was smashed into pieces before he stopped. Sasori of the Red Sand's Perpetual Heart flew out again and landed in another puppet. The puppet's eyes opened, and Sasori of the Red Sand revived and leaped up.

Naruto seemed to react, turning to look at Sasori of the Red Sand. His tails split into two, slowly swaying. Then, Naruto roared, disappearing from his spot and reappearing in front of Sasori of the Red Sand, his right hand slamming down towards Sasori of the Red Sand.

Sasori of the Red Sand's right hand held a circular saw, which he spun and slashed at Naruto. Crack! The circular saw was smashed to pieces by Naruto. Naruto's right hand continued to strike Sasori of the Red Sand with undiminished force. Bang! Sasori of the Red Sand was sent flying again.

Naruto's figure flashed, disappearing from his original spot once more, and the next instant he appeared above Sasori of the Red Sand, who hadn't even hit the ground after being smashed away by Naruto. Naruto's right hand slammed out again, and with a bang, Sasori of the Red Sand the Sasori of the Red Sand slammed directly into the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust.

Ignoring everything else, Naruto crashed straight down. Bang! Sasori of the Red Sand, who had just slammed into the ground, hadn't even had time to react before Naruto slammed into his stomach. Crack! The entire puppet shattered under the violent impact of Naruto's Tailed Beast Transformation. Countless puppet fragments flew out in all directions, and even Sasori of the Red Sand's Perpetual Heart was sent flying, falling into another puppet.

Naruto roared to the sky, looking around as if searching for something. Kakashi looked at Naruto and realized that if this continued, Naruto's condition would only worsen.

Kakashi shouted, "Naruto, Sakura is alright now!" Naruto seemed to pause slightly upon hearing Kakashi's words, and the violent Nine-Tails Chakra within him appeared to lessen somewhat.

Seeing this, Kakashi continued, "Naruto, do you still want to hurt your comrades?" Naruto paused upon hearing this, as if Naruto own will was about to awaken again.

Seeing an opportunity, Kakashi flashed to Naruto's side. Naruto roared again, his tail lashing out at Kakashi with such speed that Kakashi could only dodge awkwardly. Naruto then swung his right hand at Kakashi. This time, Kakashi didn't resist, just stared at Naruto. Naruto's right hand stopped a centimeter away from Kakashi, clearly indicating that Naruto's will was struggling.

By this time, Sakura had been healed by Chiyo. Seeing Naruto in this state, she shouted, "Naruto, stop!" and ran towards Naruto.

Seemingly having heard Sakura's voice, Naruto's will began to prevail, and the Tailed Beast Cloak on his body began to fade, revealing Naruto underneath, who then collapsed to the ground.

Kakashi suddenly knelt down, his Sharingan spinning like a kaleidoscope before disappearing, unnoticed even by Sakura. Kakashi then stood up, stepped forward, and gently carried Naruto on his back. Sakura breathed a sigh of relief.

At that moment, Sasori of the Red Sand suddenly leaped up from behind Chiyo, holding a long sword in his hand, and stabbed towards Chiyo's back.