Sasori's Death

Just as Naruto Tailed Beast Transformation, Uzumaki Hane was walking slowly towards the cave. Due to excessive Chakra depletion, he couldn't move quickly at all. Suddenly, Uzumaki Hane seemed to sense something, looked towards the cave, and murmured, "This is... such violent and evil Chakra... it's the Nine-Tails 'Chakra. Could it be that Naruto Tailed Beast Transformation form?" Feeling somewhat worried, Uzumaki Hane quickened his pace.

On the other side, Neji, Might Guy, Tenten, Rock Lee were still fighting against their imposters. The four of them were expending more and more energy and were gradually falling into a disadvantageous position.

Neji, concerned about the explosion and worried about Uzumaki Hane's condition, used his Byakugan to survey the area. In a moment of carelessness, he was flung away by the imposter Neji. Neji forcefully twisted his body in mid-air and landed steadily on the ground.

The imposter Neji shot out several Shuriken, Neji deflected Shuriken with a "Rotation" and then knocked the Neji back several steps with an Air Palm strike.

Then, using his Byakugan, Neji continued to survey the area of the explosion. Suddenly, he saw Uzumaki Hane emerge step by step. Neji was overjoyed and said, "Uzumaki Hane is alright. It seems she defeated that Akatsuki member."

As soon as he finished speaking, Might Guy's voice came through the radio. He had been waiting anxiously for Might Guy 'Neji reply. Might Guy was overjoyed and kicked the Might Guy away, saying, "Great! As expected of Yu, you actually defeated a member of Akatsuki. Youth should be this passionate!" He then attacked the imposter Might Guy.

"Yes, he truly is my opponent," said Rock Lee. With a Konoha Whirlwind, he forced the imposter Rock Lee back.

Tenten happily exclaimed, "Great! Let's defeat this opponent quickly and then join the others!"

Suddenly, all four of them simultaneously sensed a violent and malevolent Chakra. Might Guy's heart skipped a beat, and he thought to himself, "This is the Nine-Tails' Chakra. Could something have happened to Naruto?" Might Guy shouted, forcing the imposter Might Guy back several steps, and then yelled into the radio, "Neji, quickly check what's happening on Naruto's side!"

Neji also sensed the evil Chakra. Upon hearing this, he used his Byakugan to look towards the cave. He saw Naruto enveloped in evil Chakra, seemingly having lost his mind, frantically attacking a puppet. Sakura was lying on the ground again, with Chiyo healing her beside her.

Neji said, "I don't know what happened either, but Naruto seems to have gone mad."

Bang! Two puppets blocked the Sasori of the Red Sand, their long swords piercing straight through the Sasori of the Red Sand's Perpetual Heart.

Sasori of the Red Sand and right, which were the "Father" and "Mother" he had created. Then Sasori of the Red Sand looked down and saw that the two long swords had pierced through his Perpetual Heart, and blood was flowing from them.

Sasori of the Red Sand was somewhat incredulous, never expecting that he had fallen into Chiyo's trap.

Chiyo said, "Sasori, you miscalculated. It's over now. Even if you transform your body into a puppet, you still need your own flesh and blood to use Chakra. That's your weakness. From the first time you used another puppet body, I noticed that your left chest completely detached from your original puppet body. Every time you changed puppet bodies after that, your left chest detached from the original puppet body. That's why I was certain. A puppet is just a doll, so your true body is only your left chest."

Sasori of the Red Sand looked at Chiyo and said, "As expected of Granny Chiyo, not only did she cure my poison, but she also saw through everything about me. Really, I was careless."

Chiyo looked at Sasori of the Red Sand, a strange look flashing in her eyes, and said, "I didn't cure your poison. Instead, I gave my life force to Sakura. This is a unique Ninjutsu that I've practiced for many years for you, the One's Own Life Reincarnation."

The Sasori of the Red Sand murmured, "One's Own Life Reincarnation..."

Chiyo said, "This Ninjutsu allows puppets to have life, as long as the user's life is used in exchange. But now it seems meaningless." As she spoke, Chiyo began to recall the past.

Kakashi, carrying Naruto on his back, and Sakura somehow appeared behind Chiyo, quietly watching Chiyo's conversation with Sasori of the Red Sand.

Sasori of the Red Sand seemed to recall something, then said dismissively, "How boring."

Upon hearing this, Sakura rushed forward to Sasori of the Red Sand and punched Sasori of the Red Sand in the face. With Sakura's strength, Sasori of the Red Sand's face was smashed to pieces.

Sasori of the Red Sand's voice remained unchanged as he said, "Stop. This puppet body feels nothing; only your fists will feel pain."

Sakura exclaimed, "Granny Chiyo did this all for you!"

Sasori of the Red Sand's tone remained flat as he said, "Even if Granny Chiyo dies over there, it doesn't matter to me. My heart is the same as this puppet body."

Sakura clenched her fists and shouted, "What do you take your family for?"

Sasori of the Red Sand said, "What does it matter how many people I've killed so far? When your body becomes like this, an incorruptible body, you should be able to understand how I feel."

After speaking, Sasori of the Red Sand looked at his Perpetual Heart, from which blood continued to flow, Sasori of the Red Sand could feel himself growing weaker and weaker. Sasori of the Red Sand said, "I am still a human who has failed to become a puppet..." As he spoke, a strange look flashed in Sasori of the Red Sand's eyes.

After a moment's hesitation, Sasori of the Red Sand continued, "I'm about to become immobile. Before that, let me do something insignificant as a reward for defeating me. You must want to know about Orochimaru, right? Go to the Tenchi Bridge in Kusagakure in ten days. I have a spy among Orochimaru's men, and I've arranged to meet him there..." As he spoke, Sasori of the Red Sand's voice grew softer and softer. After uttering the last sentence, Sasori of the Red Sand's puppet body slumped down, as if it had suddenly lost its life, collapsing to the ground along with "Father" and "Mother."

Having finally defeated Sasori of the Red Sand and received news of Orochimaru, Sakura breathed a heavy sigh of relief. She looked at Kakashi, Kakashi eyes were filled with sorrow, and nodded. Naruto, on her back, was still unconscious and unaware of Orochimaru's whereabouts. She wondered how excited he would be if he found out.

Sakura then looked at Chiyo and said, "We won, Granny Chiyo."

Chiyo said, "No, Sasori saw through my attack just now, but he didn't dodge and deliberately exposed an opening." As she spoke, Chiyo's gaze never left Sasori of the Red Sand.

Sakura remained silent for a long time after hearing this...