Outside the cave.
Deidara was still being pursued by Kakashi Hatake and Naruto Uzumaki.
However, Deidara was flying through the air on his Clay Giant Bird, with Naruto Uzumaki and Kakashi Hatake desperately chasing, risking losing track of him at any moment.
"Naruto, don't rush..."
Kakashi Hatake watched Naruto Uzumaki, who was always in the lead, feeling a bit uneasy: "Be careful, don't let the enemy lead you to lose your mind..."
"I understand!"
Naruto Uzumaki nodded as he continued to speed forward: "I just lost track of the opponent, inevitably..."
Clang!
A dazzling blade suddenly appeared!
A Root Ninja with black feathered wings swiftly flew toward Deidara, brandishing a Ninja Sword to decapitate the Clay Giant Bird!
"Bastard!"
Deidara's body immediately lost balance!
The Clay Giant Bird without a head plummeted, and Deidara tumbled down, surrounded directly by three people on the ground!
"How did you get here so quickly?"
Kakashi Hatake looked at the Root Ninja in front of him and couldn't help but ask: "Weren't you supposed to stop Uchiha Itachi, did he get away?"
"It was just a puppet."
The Root Ninja coldly replied, leaping down beside them with an indifferent and unemotional attitude: "Not sure what technique was used to create that puppet, but it was much weaker than his real strength, I've taken care of him..."
"Who are you..."
Naruto Uzumaki was somewhat surprised as he looked at the Root Ninja retracting his wings, trying to see his true identity through the cat-faced mask.
"Naruto!"
Kakashi Hatake quickly interrupted Naruto Uzumaki's inquiry, speaking sternly: "The identity of a Root Ninja is confidential, don't ask lightly..."
"Let's deal with the enemy first!"
The Root Ninja with the cat-faced mask quickly charged toward Deidara, with Naruto Uzumaki and Kakashi Hatake following closely!
The three ninjas immediately surrounded Deidara!
Deidara lost his aerial advantage and was unable to resist the three, decisively raising his fingers, intending to self-destruct on the spot!
"Witness my art!"
The next moment!
Deidara's body swelled up directly!
All the Chakra within Deidara gathered, converging directly at his heart, surging as if about to explode!
If it exploded...
The three present might not be able to escape!
"Watch out!"
The Root Ninja reached out to grab Naruto Uzumaki, intending to use Flying Thunder God Instant Body to save him: "I'll take Naruto away, Kakashi, use Flying Thunder God to leave!"
"Don't worry, leave it to me..."
Kakashi Hatake swiftly raised his fingers!
Kakashi Hatake's Three Tomoe Sharingan slowly converged into a peculiar Mangekyo Sharingan, with a space-time power suddenly appearing around Deidara, absorbing him into another space!
The entire forest suddenly fell silent!
Deidara, who was just about to self-destruct, vanished without a trace.
"Let's rescue the Kazekage first..."
Kakashi Hatake and Naruto Uzumaki together tore apart Deidara's Clay Giant Bird's corpse, only finding Gaara's body, the Kazekage had already been stripped of the One-Tailed Shukaku, long since silent.
"!!!"
Naruto Uzumaki's face turned pale.
This once Chunin Exam participant Gaara, having lost Shukaku within him, was reduced to a rigid corpse...
The death of a peer can indeed resonate deeply.
"Let's take the Kazekage's body to Sakura first..."
Kakashi Hatake placed a hand on Naruto Uzumaki's shoulder, continuing solemnly: "I left a Flying Thunder God Mark with Sakura..."
"I'll come along too!"
The Root Ninja placed a Flying Thunder God Mark on Kakashi Hatake; as long as Kakashi used Flying Thunder God to reach Sakura's battleground, he could teleport together with Kakashi.
Inside the cave.
Red Sand Sasori was single-handedly overwhelming Chiyo and Haruno Sakura, even using just Hiruko to put both at a disadvantage!
Chiyo was forced to use her most prized puppets collected over a lifetime to block Hiruko's attacks!
"White Secret Technique: The Chikamatsu Collection of Ten Puppets!"
Chiyo released ten powerful puppets with a wave of her hand!
These ten puppets, each with strange animal heads and masks, were crafted by the First Puppet Master, possessing the strength to destroy an entire town!
"White Secret Technique, huh?"
Red Sand Sasori laughed, unconcernedly continuing: "I once believed a puppet master's strength was defined by the number of puppets they could control, but from today, the history of puppet masters in the Ninja World will change..."
"Oh?"
A hint of doubt appeared in Chiyo's eyes.
Red Sand Sasori manipulated Hiruko to unfurl a scroll, revealing a puppet before Chiyo, causing her expression to darken abruptly!
"The Third Kazekage..."
"Indeed."
Red Sand Sasori controlled the Third Kazekage, which he had remodeled, with Hiruko, coldly saying: "If the history of puppet masters is to change, most of it is due to his abilities, using Magnet Release merely for controlling iron sand is truly a waste..."