This old woman was, of course, the renowned elder of Sunagakure.
The one who, during the Second Shinobi World War, single-handedly neutralized Hanzo the Salamander's poison, thus reversing the tide of battle.
Equally,
She was also Sunagakure's strongest puppeteer,
The grandmother of the famous Missing-nin from back then, Sasori of the Red Sand... Chiyo.
Someone who could have so many titles,
Naturally, she wasn't just some ordinary small fry.
Therefore,
Seeing her appear,
Even Kyo couldn't help but shift his gaze.
Having binge-watched Naruto, he naturally couldn't be unaware of this old woman's esteemed identity.
Before retiring, she was once an elder of Sunagakure, with status almost equal to Konoha's Utatane Koharu, completely on par with the Kazekage.
Later, after her son and daughter-in-law died in battle against Konoha's White Fang, Hatake Sakumo, she and her brother, Ebizo, went into seclusion, not wanting to meddle in the Land of Wind's affairs anymore.
Since then, she had retreated behind the scenes in Sunagakure.
Her only wish was to see her runaway grandson ------ Sasori of the Red Sand.
And in the original work, she was brought out of retirement when Gaara was kidnapped by Akatsuki and after Kankuro was poisoned.
Moreover, to revive the deceased Gaara, she used the forbidden technique "One Own's Life Reincarnation".
By trading life for life, she ended her own life, successfully resurrecting both the extracted Tailed Beast and the dead Gaara.
But now,
She had appeared directly when Gaara was about to be captured...
This naturally made Kyo curious.
An old woman who had clearly long retired,
Had directly charged to the front line...?
Could it be,
Her timeline had also changed?
Kyo couldn't help but wonder.
However,
What he didn't know was,
In fact,
Years ago,
When Kyo, as an Amegakure Shinobi, came to intimidate Sunagakure,
Due to Gaara's disappearance and the severe injury and coma of the Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, she was brought out of retirement.
Since then,
At the earnest request of Sunagakure's many Shinobi, she had returned to her elder position, participating in political affairs.
Continuing until today.
It's just,
Because Sunagakure had always been very peaceful, Kyo hadn't paid any attention to these matters.
Now,
Moonlight shifted.
Kyo calmly watched ahead, still unmoved.
After all, Deidara was still there.
If he couldn't handle this old woman Chiyo, then Kyo could step in.
And at this moment, over here,
When Deidara saw her using puppets to take away the unconscious Gaara, his expression momentarily paused.
After all,
Although he had fought quite a few puppeteers,
This was the first time he had encountered someone who could control ten puppets simultaneously with ten fingers...
Moreover,
She had put on a posture as if prepared to die.
This scene was indeed quite intimidating.
Thinking this,
Deidara frowned and shouted somewhat unhappily:
"Hey!!"
"Granny, who the hell are you?!"
"Why are you stopping me,"
"I really don't want to lay hands on an old woman who's already half in the grave. Later, people will say I have no Shinobi virtue, hmm!"
Deidara was as foul-mouthed as ever.
He had been rude when he spoke years ago.
After spending a few years with Kyo, he had learned a whole bunch of smart remarks and swear words.
Hearing this, Chiyo's expression across from him didn't change. She remained gloomy and said in a low voice:
"Heh..."
"A brat still wet behind the ears, so arrogant,"
"The ten puppets in this old woman's hands once destroyed an entire city!"
"With your strength, can you block them?!"
Bang!
As her words fell,
She suddenly attacked, her ten fingers activating to control three of the puppets, launching a sneak attack!
Under the pull of the Chakra Threads, the three puppets instantly moved at high speed, dodging and directly forming a triangular formation!
The next moment, they simultaneously raised their hands and formed hand seals!
Clang!
The moment the seals were completed,
An enormous white tornado suddenly appeared at the center of the formation, fiercely covering Deidara ahead!
Puppet Technique: Three Jewels Suction Crushing!
The violent momentum actually completely rivaled Gaara's earlier Sandstorm!
But at this moment,
Those winds were not attacking Deidara.
Instead, they emitted an immense suction force, continuously pulling him towards the center of the formation!
Even the clay bird beneath him began to uncontrollably drift in that direction!
"--!?"
Seeing this, Deidara's expression shifted slightly.
Tch!
What's going on?!
This old woman, although she seemed somewhat frail,
Unexpectedly,
Her strength seemed to be slightly stronger than the One-Tail Jinchuriki just now...
This is just damn ridiculous, right?!
No time to think carefully,
Deidara's expression instantly darkened. He raised his hands, and four white explosive clay balls appeared in them!
The next moment, he almost didn't think and directly threw the four explosive clays towards the center position of the three puppets controlling the formation over there.
...
Want to suck me in and attack, are you?
Then
First, try absorbing my bombs!
"Katsu!"
Deidara raised one hand, forming a single-handed seal while shouting loudly!
The next moment,
The four explosive clays sucked into the tornado's center instantly cracked and then directly exploded!
Boom!!!!
Flames rose, smoke blasted open!
However,
Before Deidara could be happy,
A strange thing happened!
The explosion caused by those four clays, under the suction of the tornado, became exceptionally small in scope!
So much so that,
The three puppets maintaining the formation nearby were... completely unaffected?!
"Huh?!"
Deidara's pupils contracted slightly.
This was the first time he had seen such a strange puppet technique....
It actually had a bit of...
You have to understand,
All the puppeteers he had ever fought against before were without exception all weaklings.
And the puppets they controlled,
In front of Deidara,
Were almost completely trash.
Any explosive clay could directly blow up those amateur puppeteers.
But,
These puppets in front of him were different...
It was like a qualitative leap.
No wonder they were called puppets that once destroyed a castle,
They truly had some skills...
Deidara's gaze flickered as he quickly formulated a countermeasure.
He immediately raised his hand to form hand seals, commanding the clay bird beneath him to directly fly off to the side.
The purpose was, of course, to avoid the suction attack from the three puppets.
This old woman's attacks are really annoying...
It seems,
I'd better capture the target quickly and leave directly... hmm!
Thinking this,
Deidara instantly urged the bird forward, and this time, his goal was very clear: the unconscious Gaara!
However,
Just as his bird flew halfway,
Chiyo seemed to instantly realize his intention. Her gaze was deep as she said:
"Don't even think about it!"
As her words fell, she moved her hands again!
Two puppets behind her suddenly appeared in front of Deidara, both raising their sickles and slashing directly at him!
The blade light reflected the moonlight, cold and piercing!
Deidara's expression changed in an instant. He fiercely gritted his teeth and had to urge his bird to retreat rapidly!
Although he really wanted to use explosive clay to directly blow up these two puppets, at such close range...
If he detonated them, he might even affect himself!
Although he loved the art of explosion,
He wasn't Kyo.
Without an impervious body, he naturally didn't dare casually tank explosions!
Therefore,
To blow up these puppets,
He had to retreat first and create some distance!
Whoosh!!
In the blink of an eye,
Just as Deidara's bird retreated, the sickles of the two puppets instantly slashed past just five centimeters in front of his body, looking extremely dangerous!
Even Deidara himself couldn't help but shiver with cold sweat!