Crack!
Finally, one of the puppets from the Chikamatsu Collection was shattered.
Chiyo's expression changed. She knew the balance had been broken and she was at a disadvantage.
She had to do something to change the current situation.
Her nimble ten fingers moved rapidly up and down. The chakra threads extending from her fingertips, under her control, translated her thoughts onto the puppets.
"Puppet Technique: Three Jewels Suction Crushing!"
Under her control, three puppets immediately formed a stacked posture, two below and one above, creating a triangle.
These three puppets each formed the same hand seal. Suddenly, whirlpools appeared behind them, passing through the gaps between them, accompanied by extremely powerful suction and cutting force.
The range of this move was very wide. Dozens of puppets within range were immediately sucked in,
All shredded into pieces.
"Granny, that's so cool!"
Naruto itched to join, but in this kind of melee, he would just be cannon fodder.
His shadow clones were better for interference; their actual combat strength wasn't strong.
Afraid he would recklessly charge in, Kakashi held his head down to prevent him from rushing. He could only stay put and cheer for the two ahead.
But this inspiring situation appeared only for a moment, and then Sasori began his counterattack.
"Magnet Release: Iron Sand World Method!!"
The iron sand controlled by the Third Kazekage puppet instantly transformed into countless slender iron spikes, with an extremely wide range, greatly limiting the movement range of the Chikamatsu Collection.
"Oh no!"
Chiyo's expression changed, and her body suddenly retreated.
The next instant, several iron spikes passed through the spot she had just occupied.
If she hadn't dodged, she would probably have been skewered like candied fruit on a stick.
But this retreat temporarily caused her to lose control of her puppets.
Sasori had been waiting for this opportunity; how could he easily let it go?
The remaining puppets immediately swarmed forward.
After Chiyo landed, she tried to regain control, but it was too late.
The puppet army completely surrounded the Chikamatsu Collection; she couldn't even see them anymore.
Under these circumstances, how could she control them?
Moreover, the Iron Sand World Method restricted the Chikamatsu Collection's movement,
While Sasori had no such concern.
Instantly, the Chikamatsu Collection, which had been so powerful moments ago, was completely destroyed.
"..."
Baki's face showed despair.
Their Sunagakure's strongest puppeteer had been defeated. Who could resist this puppet army next?
"We can't give up!"
Sakura, however, firmly watched Takumi, who continuously weaved and dodged within the Iron Sand World Method. "Takumi-kun will definitely think of something."
"Under these circumstances, we can't even get close to the enemy."
Baki was still despairing; he couldn't find a possibility of defeating Sasori. "Although there's only one enemy, he alone is an army."
"We can't win... as expected of our former Sunagakure's genius."
Baki's face showed a bitter smile, as if foreseeing his own upcoming death.
"Give up resistance, Takumi."
Sasori, having defeated Chiyo, had lost dozens of puppets, but this loss was still within his acceptable range.
At this moment, his heart was full of satisfaction.
Clearly, the puppet contest was his victory.
And Takumi's exhausted, fleeing appearance also pleased him immensely.
Other Akatsuki's members couldn't do anything to Takumi, no matter what, but in his hands, he could only flee in panic.
This was the gap between his art and others.
"I will make you into my most outstanding human puppet."
"Is that so?"
Takumi said calmly, with no trace of impatience in his voice or expression.
He just wanted to find a way to deal with these puppets.
But after searching for a long time, he couldn't find a good method.
Now, he had no choice but to use the means he had prepared earlier.
"Still planning to resist?"
Sasori was now smug and confident. "You have no chance left."
"Magnet Release: Iron Sand Top!"
A large amount of iron sand gathered together, forming a spinning top, and it rotated at extremely high speed.
"Dodge quickly!"
Chiyo immediately shouted.
No one present understood the power of Magnet Release better than her.
Besides controlling iron sand for attack, it could also use iron sand to restrict movement.
Once contaminated by iron sand, even if it penetrated the skin, that was when the real pain began.
Takumi naturally understood this.
Although he was confident his defense could hold up, he couldn't guarantee that iron sand wouldn't penetrate his body.
After all, he couldn't seal his nostrils and ear canals. If surrounded by iron sand, it could easily penetrate his body through these vulnerable places.
This was also why he had always been dodging the iron sand.
Sasori was also very clear about this, so he had always been controlling the iron sand to chase Takumi.
It's just that Takumi's speed was too fast. Even if the iron sand laid out a net, attacking from front and back, it couldn't catch Takumi.
At this moment, besides its immense power, this Iron Sand Top also had an extremely insidious follow-up.
The iron sand top spun very fast, but because of that, its speed charging towards Takumi wasn't as fast as one might imagine.
After all, forces from other directions were pulling at it.
But the lethal power of the iron sand top itself wasn't in the top itself.
Boom!
The iron sand top landed on the ground. Takumi easily jumped away, receiving no injury.
But the iron sand top continued spinning rapidly. While drilling into the ground, it also constantly sprayed iron sand in all directions.
This iron sand was extremely fast and had powerful penetrating ability.
Even Takumi didn't dare underestimate it.
He wasn't 100% sure he could defend against this move.
After all, he understood the concept of using a point to break through high-strength defense.
He didn't want to be that negative example.
To be safe, he chose to dodge.
The iron sand top drilled into the ground, moving underground under control.
Now, where the iron sand top would emerge from was also a problem.
But with his Observation Haki, Takumi wasn't worried about this.
But immediately after, under Sasori's control, the Third Kazekage puppet condensed two more iron sand tops.
A total of three iron sand tops continuously attacked him from the sky and underground.
And accompanying their rotation were countless tiny, hard-to-defend flying iron sand attacks.
If not for his Observation Haki, it would be extremely difficult for Takumi to easily dodge them.
"Be careful!"
Sakura shouted worriedly.
Her eyes were full of concern.
But her strength was too weak; she simply couldn't help.
"Watch out!"
This time it was Chiyo shouting. The range of the flying iron sand from the rotating tops was extremely wide.
Even though they were standing in a corner, it was hard to avoid.
Chiyo immediately took out two scrolls and summoned two puppets.
The two puppets stood in front of everyone, and Chiyo immediately used a puppet technique. "Puppet Technique: Barrier of Light Shield!"
Chakra transformed into a powerful shield, blocking all the flying iron sand.
"That helps a lot."
Kakashi breathed a sigh of relief.
With the Sharingan, he could see the iron sand, but blocking it all was obviously impossible.
But behind him were several little ones needing protection.
He couldn't leave either.
Chiyo's move helped him out.