Chapter 145: I'm a Good Teenager Who Respects the Elderly and Loves the Young
Chiyo was now repeatedly experiencing the scene where Sakumo Hatake beheaded her son and daughter, and Sasori pierced the chest of the Third Kazekage again and again.
Even if Chiyo defeated all these Iron Sand Clones, they would quickly regroup and repeat the same actions.
Meanwhile, Chiyo was completely unable to concentrate. Her hands were trembling, and she couldn't control the Puppets well. Out of the ten Chikamatsu's Ten Puppeteers, only five were still usable.
Moreover, Chiyo didn't notice that Kamishiro was no longer in the air.
At this moment, Kamishiro had blended in with the Iron Sand Clones and used the Transformation Technique to turn into one of them.
Just as Chiyo, with bloodshot eyes, defeated a 'Sakumo Hatake', the'son' tightly held an Iron Sand spear and stabbed fiercely at Chiyo's chest.
Although Chiyo was deeply sorrowful, her combat instincts remained. Chiyo, who was skilled in Gitai, slapped the Iron Sand spear out of the'son's' hand and clenched her fist, striking at the'son's' body.
"Mother~"
Chiyo's movement suddenly stopped.
"Hey, old bitch, I got you! Eat this slap!"
Kamishiro, who had been waiting for an opportunity on the side, saw his chance. He took a sudden sprint, raised his right hand high, and slapped Chiyo across the face.
With Kamishiro's full - force slap, Chiyo's face instantly distorted horribly. The slap made her gums bleed, and after spitting out a mouthful of blood, she was sent flying.
While Chiyo was sent flying, Kamishiro used Magnet Release: Iron Sand Wings again to fly into the air at high speed, keeping a distance from Chiyo and not giving her any chance.
At the same time, one of Kamishiro's chakra threads stuck to something in the mouthful of blood Chiyo spat out.
Back in the sky, Kamishiro spread his arms, took a deep breath, and looked extremely satisfied. "So fucking cool!"
This operation was a complete success. Not only had he made Chiyo lose her composure perfectly, but he had also landed that long - awaited slap.
Although he had taken a bit of a risk, it was completely worth it because it felt so great.
Kamishiro looked at what his chakra thread was stuck to. It was a tooth that Chiyo had spat out just now.
"Hehe, old hag, your teeth are quite loose. One slap and a tooth fell out. I'll take this tooth. When I meet Sasori in the future, I'll give it to him as a trophy and show off to him. Now I'm leaving. Are you going to stop me? I'll give you a chance."
Chiyo covered her swollen right cheek and stared at Kamishiro with hatred.
Kamishiro chuckled and said, "Hey, stop looking at me like that! I know I can't kill you. I didn't come here to kill you at all. I just came here to annoy you. I know you're an old fogey now, and your memory must be bad, so I specially helped you recall the past. Well, do you like this big gift?
Okay, I won't bother you anymore. You look just like a mangy stray dog. Nah, you are one now! After all, even your grandson hates you and left Sunagakure Village. You're all alone.
I'm a good kid who respects the old and cares for the young, so next time when you're about to forget, I'll come again to help you recall it well. Don't thank me~
It seems you don't plan to stop me. Then I'll slip away first. Bye~"
Kamishiro manipulated Kanna to fly it towards himself for retrieval.
[Puppet Technique: Manipulating Assault Blades]!
Chiyo attached her chakra wire strings to Kanna with her right hand and flew into the sky along with Kanna. Then she suddenly waved her left hand and manipulated five Puppets from Chikamatsu's Ten Puppeteers to attack Kamishiro.
"It's not going to work if you want to stop me like this."
Kamishiro increased his altitude again and then scattered Kanna into iron sand. The iron sand began to fall.
Chiyo wore an expression of both anger and helplessness.
She couldn't reach Kamishiro, and his Magnet Release countered her puppets.
This Kamishiro was highly proficient in using Magnet Release. In terms of the proficiency in controlling Magnet Release, he might even be comparable to the Third Kazekage.
If Kamishiro continued to grow, he would surely have the strength of the Third Kazekage one day.
Coupled with this puppet that was so well - suited to this Magnet Release ninja... He posed a serious threat.
To prevent the remaining five Puppets from Chikamatsu's Ten Puppeteers from being contaminated by the iron sand and paralyzed, Chiyo unfurled a scroll and stored them into it.
And Chiyo was forced to land on the ground.
The iron sand that had scattered from Kanna gathered together again. Then, Kamishiro unfurled a scroll and sealed Kanna inside it.
"Well, see you later~"
Kamishiro flapped his iron sand wings, executed a very flashy 360 - degree turn in the air, and then soared away.
After seeing Kamishiro leave, Kakashi, Obito, and Rin Nohara, who had been spying, also quietly left.
Chiyo stood there, dazed, for a long time. Despite her efforts to hold back, her mind kept replaying the scenes: Sakumo Hatake repeatedly beheading her son and daughter, and Sasori stabbing the Third Kazekage through the chest again and again.
Chiyo, who was already a bit hunched, seemed to be completely crushed at this moment, and her hunchback became even more pronounced.
At this moment, Chiyo didn't feel angry. Instead, she felt deep loss and self - blame.
She hadn't protected Sasori's mother and father well, hadn't protected Sasori well, and hadn't educated Sasori well.
If she had noticed Sasori's abnormality earlier and enlightened him earlier, maybe none of this would have happened.
Chiyo looked at the fragments of 'Father' and 'Mother' mixed with Iron Sand on the ground.
Chiyo picked up these fragments one by one and put them into an empty Scroll of Seals.
Then Chiyo inspected the five paralyzed Puppets of Chikamatsu's Ten Puppeteers.
Although they were paralyzed, there wasn't much damage. As long as the invading Iron Sand was cleaned up and the damaged parts were repaired or replaced, they could be restored.
After putting these five Puppets into the Scroll as well, Chiyo heaved a deep sigh. Suddenly feeling extremely tired, she rubbed her swollen right cheek and walked towards the Land of Wind with a somewhat desolate back.
...
Kamishiro was lying on the ground, gasping for breath.
Using the Magnet Release Ninjutsu so frequently and creating so many Iron Sand Clones, as Kamishiro wasn't a jinchuriki and didn't have enough chakra, even though the Iron Sand Clones consumed much less chakra than shadow clones, it was still too much of a strain.
The chakra in Kamishiro's body was almost depleted. He probably couldn't even perform a single ninjutsu.
But just thinking about Chiyo's pissed-off face and that slap, Kamishiro couldn't help but burst out laughing.
"Ha ha ha ha..."
However, after Kamishiro had laughed for only a few seconds, three dog heads... no, it was Kakashi, Obito, and Rin Nohara's heads that appeared in Kamishiro's field of vision.
Kakashi was extremely annoyed right now, glaring menacingly at Kamishiro.
"You've got some nerve laughing! Care to explain what the hell just happened?"