Countless poisoned needles fell upon Susano'o, bouncing off.
"Haha! I told you this stuff is useless against me!"
Sasuke laughed heartily, then looked at Sasori with a cruel smile. "Where's Itachi? Tell me!"
Under his control, Susano'o's massive fist descended with savage force.
Sasori remained unmoved.
He just watched calmly, and when Sasuke got close enough, he flicked his finger.
Swish!
A flash of blade appeared.
"Ahhh!"
Sasuke clutched his leg, screaming like a stuck pig, collapsing to the ground.
Poison rapidly spread through his body, and Susano'o immediately dissipated.
"Too reckless."
Kakashi couldn't help but cover his forehead.
It was just that Sasuke charged too fast, and in this state, it was impossible for him to listen to anything.
Fortunately, with Takumi there, he wasn't worried about Sasuke dying from poison.
After all, Takumi's Medical Ninjutsu was very reliable.
"Oh no!"
Chiyo's expression darkened. "Sasori's poison is very strong. If he isn't treated soon, he won't last long."
"It's a pity that if that Tsunade from your village were here, she could treat him in time."
Although she said this, there wasn't a hint of pity in her eyes.
As someone who had experienced two wars, she had no good feelings towards Konoha.
Especially after her son and daughter-in-law died at the hands of Sakumo, she hated Konoha even more.
Alliance with Konoha was a last resort, after all, their Sunagakure needed to survive and maintain its status as one of the Five Great Shinobi Villages.
So, if Konoha could lose a few geniuses, she naturally would be happy to see it.
Although Sasuke seemed reckless and arrogantly arrogant, easy to scheme against,
The strength he displayed now was already far above that of an ordinary Jonin.
Especially the power of Susano'o, which ordinary Shinobi couldn't deal with.
Even Sasori had to set up traps in advance to catch the careless Sasuke.
Otherwise, dealing with Sasuke would have been troublesome for Sasori too.
But that's how it is for Shinobi. Before possessing absolute power, it still depends on the intelligence each side holds.
Sasori's side knew they were coming, so he definitely set up some traps on this battlefield.
Any normal Shinobi would consider this possibility.
That's why Takumi didn't act hastily.
Kakashi did the same; he was observing if there were any other traps nearby.
If Neji were here, he could see Sasori's arrangements at a glance.
Unfortunately, Neji was still on his way here and would take a while.
And Sasori's trap was simple.
He buried several puppets in the ground.
To launch a surprise attack when the opportunity was right.
The reckless Sasuke immediately fell for it, getting his leg slashed by a puppet.
If the puppet had slashed a bit off, Sasuke would have had to change his name to "Sasuko".
"Don't worry about treatment."
Hearing Chiyo's words, Kakashi didn't see her expression and thought she was genuinely concerned about Sasuke. He said, "When it comes to Medical Ninjutsu, Takumi's skill is even better than Tsunade-sama's. This has been acknowledged by Tsunade-sama herself."
"Oh, it's nothing."
Takumi modestly declined, then said with a smile, "Tsunade-sama is just being modest. Actually, she is definitely stronger than me."
"After all, Tsunade-sama has been practicing for decades. Her technique and experience far surpass mine."
As they chatted idly, only Naruto looked at the screaming Sasuke in the distance, unable to bear it.
"Um, shouldn't we bring Sasuke back first?"
Naruto pointed at Sasuke nearby. "Isn't he in danger right now?"
"Oh no!"
Kakashi turned back and was startled.
Sasori had already controlled several puppets, pouncing on the defenseless Sasuke.
Because Sasuke had charged too far ahead, they couldn't rescue him in time.
Just as Sasuke was about to die under the puppet's blade,
A figure flashed by.
Sasuke's screaming suddenly shifted from in front to behind.
Everyone turned in surprise to see Takumi had already brought him back.
"Thank goodness for you."
Kakashi said thankfully. "If it weren't for you, Sasuke would have..."
"Even if he died, there's no need to worry."
Takumi said, "I can bring him back."
Kakashi, remembering what he had once done, immediately felt completely relieved.
By now, Sasuke's screaming had gradually subsided, and he seemed somewhat dazed, his eyes glazed, his mind fuzzy.
"His poison?"
Kakashi looked at him like this. "Takumi, treat him first. We'll hold off Sasori."
"No need."
Takumi shook his head. "I've done preliminary treatment. The poison won't spread for now. After we deal with the enemy, I'll give him proper treatment."
"Hey, don't underestimate Sasori's poison."
Chiyo had personally seen how strong Sasori's poison was, and she had never seen Takumi perform any Medical Ninjutsu.
She had also never seen records of his previous treatments, so she didn't fully trust him.
"Sasori's poison is among the best in the world. Even a slight scratch can be fatal."
Chiyo said gloomily. "As far as I know, Sasori doesn't make antidotes."
"Your speed is fast. I suggest you give it your all to get this guy to Konoha and find your Tsunade for treatment."
In Chiyo's impression, Tsunade, who had countless times neutralized the various poisons she made, was the strongest Medical-nin.
As for Takumi, it was just Kakashi talking; she hadn't seen it with her own eyes.
Without seeing something with her own eyes, she naturally wouldn't believe it.
"Are you all ignoring me?"
Sasori's expression was somewhat gloomy. He felt he was always being overlooked by these people.
This feeling was not good.
He didn't like it.
Swish!
He exposed all the ambushing puppets. Five or six puppets, identical to humans, appeared. These were Sasori's specialty, human puppets.
These human puppets retained their strength and Kekkei Genkai from life.
Although these few puppets didn't have Kekkei Genkai.
"Watch out!"
Chiyo's expression changed. "These puppets are not right!!"
As a top-level puppeteer, she immediately sensed something was off about them.
They looked too much like humans.
Ordinary puppeteers making puppets would change the puppet's appearance according to various requirements.
But now, the puppets before them looked exactly like living humans.
Except for lacking any signs of life, they were almost indistinguishable from living people.
Kakashi and Baki also noticed.
One was battle-hardened, the other, although not a puppeteer, was an Elite Jonin of Sunagakure and naturally very familiar with puppets.
Given this situation, they had to be vigilant.
After all, the enemy was confident enough to face them alone.
If he wasn't confident in killing them all, he definitely wouldn't choose to do this.
In fact, if not for Takumi's intervention, Sasuke, the strongest among them besides Takumi, would have been killed by Sasori.
Of course, Sasuke only had brute strength; because his power was so outstanding, he neglected other aspects.
"Hey, although your speed is fast, you definitely can't dodge a coordinated attack from these puppets."
Chiyo suddenly said in a low voice. "Let me help you."
"How do you want to help?"
Takumi raised an eyebrow. "Aren't you a puppeteer? Where are your puppets?"
"That's what I wanted to talk about."
Chiyo lowered her voice, speaking urgently. "Give me your body, let me control you. That way, you might be able to dodge all their attacks and get close to Sasori."
"Don't worry, I won't let you get hurt."
Chiyo's voice was full of sincerity.
She absolutely had no intention of controlling Takumi to his death.
"Please don't joke."
Takumi shuddered with disgust at Chiyo's wild idea.
When had they ever become familiar enough to "entrust their bodies" to each other?
Just thinking about it was unacceptable.
Takumi quickly rushed out, not wanting to stay near this old woman any longer.
Afraid she might come up with some other inappropriate idea.
Although he was handsome, he had no interest in old women.
If Chiyo were fifty or sixty years younger, he might consider it.
As for now, forget it.
He wasn't that desperate.