''If we wish to defeat them then we have to separate them'' said the Kazekage as soon as Huni reached him.

''I'm going after the shorter one Kazekage-Sama'', replied Huni with determination flowing in his voice.

''If your going after him for revenge because of what he did to Sasuke-San I suggest you calm down first because if you go charging in against him you'll just end up in an even worse condition than Sasuke-San'', stated the Kazekage.

Huni was surprised that the Kazekage knew who Sasuke was but then he remembered that Sasuke's old team, Team 7, had met Gaara when he was still a Genin.

''I have a plan to separate them but I'll need you to keep the blonde one occupied for a while.'', said the masked ANBU Captain.

Gaara just nodded and did a small wave with his hand. Instantly, sand started converging In front of Huni, creating a small cloud.

The ANBU Captain did a small jump and landed up on the sand cloud.

The sand started moving by itself but Huni knew that the Kazekage was controlling it.

The cloud went high in the sky. Huni looked down and noticed that the stadium was now empty. The Jounin and Chuunin had probably evacuated everyone as soon as the first explosions occurred. The only people still in the Stadium were the 4 ANBU Squads around the arena, the Kages and their bodyguards and Squad White Wolf, not counting with the two Akatsuki members.

He diverted his gaze towards the wrecked balcony and saw that Naruto and Sasuke were still being treated by the Hokage and Sakura respectively.

The Raikage and his bodyguards were still just observing the Kazekage's sand try and catch the Akatsuki members along with the Kazekage's and the Hokage's bodyguards.

He looked at the Akatsuki members who were just dodging the sand attacks.

He looked at the Kazekage and did a small wave with his hands.

The Kazekage understood what he meant and diverted all of his sand towards Deidara leaving Sasori all alone.

Huni glared at Sasori who just stared back.

''I can't fight him for long up here, I need to bring him down to earth'', thought Huni while removing his mask revealing his face to his enemy.

''Just so you can see the face of the men that's going to kill you'', stated Huni with a sharp coldness in his voice.

He clapped his hands together and then started doing hand seals, to be more precise, RatTigerDogOxRabbitTiger. After he finished, he inhaled air via his mouth while gathering chakra in his chest and yelled in his head ''Katon: Hōsenka no Jutsu'' (Fire Release: Phoenix Flower Jutsu), after which he blew several balls of fire towards Sasori.

Sasori simply directed his bird to the left, dodging the fire balls that were being sent against him.

After dodging them, he realized too late that he had fallen for Huni's trap.

The ANBU Captain had used a technique that he had learned from the man that Sasori had injured, Sasuke Uchiha. This technique was called ''Sōfūshasan no Tachi'' (Manipulation of Windmill Triple Blades).

Sasori found himself stuck to his clay bird, tied up by wire cords attached to shuriken. He understood what had happened.

*Sasori's point of view*

He used that fire technique to place me on a spot where he could use these wires without me noticing. But it's not only that, he also used the technique right after I started dodging the fireballs so I couldn't dodge the wires even if I had noticed them.

Maybe I underestimated him. He is an ANBU after all.

Sasori shifted his head a little bit to look at the men that had imprisoned him to his bird but what he saw scared the crap out of him.

*Back to normal point of view*

Huni once again started doing hand seals (SnakeDragonRabbitTiger) after placing the wire cords in his hands in his mouth holding them with his teeth. He yelled ''Katon: Ryūka no Jutsu'' (Fire Release: Dragon Fire Technique). A burst of fire suddenly appeared in front of Huni and converged in front of his mouth, following the path of the wire cords that were holding down the Akatsuki member to the clay bird.

Just before the fire reached the bird, a dark cloak came out of Sasori's back.

As the fire consumed the clay bird and Sasori, Huni kept his gaze on the cloak that had now landed smoothly on the arena of the stadium.

Once again, Huni slowly waved at the Kazekage.

Right after he saw the wave, the Kazekage calmly controlled the sand cloud that Huni was on top of and directed it towards the ground while using the rest of his sand to try and catch the remaining Akatsuki member.

*Deidara's point of view*

''That ANBU guy either got lucky or he's strong since he was able to destroy ''Hiruko'' but Sasori-Danna isn't beat yet, un'', mused the blonde Akatsuki in his head.

*Back to normal point of view*

Huni got off the sand cloud as soon as it reached the ground.

The four ANBU Squads that had been observing the fights had now positioned themselves around the strange cloak that had come out of Sasori's back.

Suddenly, the cloak was slowly put aside and from under it came a teenage boy with wide brown eyes and red hair. The boy was wearing an Akatsuki cloak and had a sly smirk across his lips.

''I should assume that the thing I destroyed was some sort of armour correct?'', asked Huni while glaring at the red head.

''It was merely a shell although I am surprised that you were able to destroy it, it was one of my favourites''.

''One of your favourites? What do you mean?'', asked Huni with a small hint of curiosity in his voice.

The teenager noticed the curiosity in his opponent and stated, ''I'll show you''.

He slowly took of his Akatsuki cloak and revealed something that made Huni say, ''What the fuck…''.

*Huni's point of view*

''What in the hell is he?!'', asked the ANBU Captain in his head.

He observed the teenager. Under his cloak he was only wearing grey pants and black sandals. But what surprised Huni was his body.

It wasn't normal. In place of his stomach he had a thick cable. Attached to his back, to be more precise his skin, was a scroll holder. He also had a pair of arms attached to his back, each equipped with five large claws. His left chest had a cylinder-shaped device. Written on the cylinder was the kanji for ''scorpion''.

''What are you?!'', was the only thing that came out from Huni's mouth.

''What am I? I am the greatest puppet master that has ever lived, I am ''Akasuna no Sasori''!(Sasori of the Red Sand), stated the Akatsuki member with pride echoing in his voice.

*Gaara's point of view*

''That kanji on his chest…That means he is…I heard he had left Sunagakure no Sato twenty years ago…So he joined Akatsuki…'', thought Gaara

''Kankuro, go help that ANBU Captain. Do you realize who is opponent is? And the technique he used on himself?'', asked the Kazekage to one of his bodyguards.

''Yeah, I know who he is and that technique but I'm not sure if I can deal with him Gaara. But I'll give it a try'', stated the men who the Kazekage had spoken too.

Most would consider calling the Kazekage by his first name a great insult but in this case it wasn't since the bodyguard was actually the Kazekage's older brother.

''Be careful'', said the Kazekage before giving his blonde opponent his full attention once again.

''Yeah'' was the reply Kankuro gave him, after which he ran towards the centre of the arena where Sasori was surrounded by the ANBU operatives.

*Back to normal point of view*

''Puppet master? So that means that things I destroyed earlier was actually a puppet..'', said Huni while calmly observing his opponent.

''Exactly, its name was ''Hiruko'''', was the reply he got.

''Your body.. It's strange, you look like a puppet yourself...'', stated Huni

''That's because he is a puppet…''

Huni turned his head to the right to see who had spoken and saw a men dress in a black outfit with a hood over his head. This man also had Kabuki-like face paint.

He recognized this men, he was one of the Kazekage's bodyguards.

''What's your name and what do you mean he is a puppet?'' asked Huni with surprise in his voice.

''The name's Kankuro and I meant what I meant. He is no longer a human like you or me. He used a Kinjutsu (Forbidden Technique) from Sunagakure and turned is body into a shell, a hollow body, a puppet. The technique is called ''Hitokugutsu'' (Human Puppet Technique). This technique allows you to remove your internal organs while preventing decomposition and preserving the body. You can then add weapons and defences to your body. This technique was created by one of our village's Elders, Chiyo-Sama, twenty five years ago. She used it to turn her right arm into a puppet arm. After doing that, she asked the Sandaime Kazekage to place the technique has a Kinjutsu and delete any records on how to perform the technique because she felt it was inhuman. But this guy *points at Sasori*, he apparently found a way to get his hands on the technique before he abandoned our village. We all thought he was dead…no one knew he had joined Akatsuki or that he knew how to perform the technique let alone use it on all of his body…'', explained Kankuro.

''You can call me Huni. How do you know all this? You look like your 18 or 19 years old so you weren't alive twenty years ago when he left the village or twenty five years ago when the technique was created'', asked Huni still shocked by what Kankuro had told him.

''Well, while he was in Sunagakure, he was viewed as the greatest puppeteer to ever live. He is almost a legend on our village but, as I already said, we all assumed he had died long ago. As for the technique, I personally know Chiyo-Sama and I know all about her puppet arm since she told me as a fellow puppeteer. My brother, the Kazekage also knows this technique since he is the Kazekage and is aware of all the Kinjutsu that exist on our village.'', explained Kankuro.

''I see, do you have any idea of how he got his hands on the technique?'' asked Huni

''It was simple to obtain since the Elder that created the technique was my own grandmother'', said Sasori out of a sudden, ''she had secret notes kept inside a safe at her house. I just copied those notes without her knowledge and thanks to that I was able to reproduce the technique'' stated Sasori with an evil smile across his lips. ''But enough explanations. I hate waiting. It is time for you to die.'' Said Sasori while he took out with his hand one of the scrolls that was kept on the scroll holder attached to his back. ''I will make you witness the power of the strongest Kazekage in Sunagakure's history!'' said Sasori, almost yelling with a somewhat maniacal look in his eyes.

*END OF CHAPTER 7*

Author's notes: I changed a bit of Sasori's past here since I didn't mention his parents. Also, his grandmother won't make an appearance in my fanfic. I'm not very good with fighting scenes but I did my best so I hope you like it. Please review. You can expect chapter 8 tomorrow or in 2 days.