As the words fell,
Sasori, expressionless, immediately began manipulating the Kazekage puppet again.
Although his arm had just been cut, for him, an injury of that degree was completely negligible.
This time, a black seal on the Kazekage puppet's right hand suddenly flashed, and in an instant, it summoned over a thousand arms, directly surrounding Kyo!
Hidden within these arms were countless mechanisms loaded with poisonous mist; once they trapped the opponent, victory could be achieved instantly!
Up until now, he had used this technique to annihilate countless powerful Shinobi in the Shinobi World.
However, even at this moment,
Kyo, dressed in black across from him, still had the same unchanged smile.
He simply raised the blade in his hand again, placing one hand on its length, the tip pointing directly ahead. The corner of his mouth curled into a grin as he said:
"Since I said I'd end this quickly, I have no intention of wasting more time with you."
"So, for what comes next, don't blink."
"Because the battle... might very well end in an instant."
As he spoke, a golden glint of Spiritual Pressure flashed briefly in Kyo's pupils.
The next moment, he parted his lips and smiled softly:
"Bankai —"
"Kamishini no Yari."
Clang!
Before the words had even faded, a dazzling flash of blade light instantly shone!
Thud!!!
In the space of a lightning flash, a blinding light from the blade burst forth from Kyo's hand, racing past with extreme speed, too fast to clearly see!
At that moment, the very air seemed to be sliced open!
In that instant, the Kazekage puppet's thousand arms directly exploded, scattering into countless iron filings and fragments across the sky!
And simultaneously, the tip of the blade had, unnoticed, reached the sky!
A gaping bloody hole had also appeared directly in Sasori's abdomen, blood gushing out!
Pfft!!
Dark red blood stained the yellow sand behind him.
?!
At that moment, the world seemed to fall silent.
Dead silence!
Sasori's heart suddenly constricted, his breathing almost stopping.
He stared in shock, his eyes wide with disbelief towards Kyo, his pupils shrinking to their absolute smallest.
And in Kyo's hand was an unremarkable short blade.
The blade light had long vanished.
Sasori's train of thought was completely interrupted, his mind a blank!
'What... just happened?'
'When had that brown-haired guy's blade shot out, and when had it returned to his hand...'
'I couldn't see it at all!'
'This terrifying speed and destructive power... what was going on?!'
'Why was the aura emanating from that guy now completely different from before...'
Sasori was completely frozen in place.
He opened his mouth, as if trying to say something.
In the end, nothing came out, and he collapsed backward, falling onto the sand.
The Chakra Threads vanished from his hands, and the Kazekage puppet instantly turned into a heap of scrap, collapsing limply onto the ground.
His eyes wide open as he tried to comprehend the situation…
But ultimately, he fell completely unconscious.
Before losing consciousness, only one thought remained in Sasori's mind—
If he managed to survive this time,
he would definitely convert his own body into a human puppet. Only then would it be possible to fight against this brown-haired guy...
The flesh was weak and painful; machinery was ascension.
Only by becoming a puppet oneself could one achieve eternity.
...
And at this moment,
High above the desert, in the distant sky.
A woman clad in a black robe with red clouds was floating in the air, her wings made of paper spread wide, having witnessed everything.
At that moment, her mouth slightly agape, she was completely dumbfounded.