Kankuro leads the Allied Shinobi Forces' Commando Unit consisting of Sai, Omoi, the Hidden Leaf's Taji, and the Hidden Stone's Ittan into enemy territory and set up a perimeter to locate Kabuto so they can force him into breaking the Reanimation Jutsu. But they are ambushed by an unit overseen by Deidara and Sasori who have captured Anko's subordinates with Muta Abarame being manipulated by the latter as a suicide bomber with Taji wounded attempting to save him as Ittan sinks their outpost to avoid the blast. Tokuma and Ranka descend to attack Kankuro's unit until Omoi feints an attack on Deidara to cut Sasori's chakra strings, saving Tokuma and Ranka while Kankuro pulls Sasori down as Ittan raises their outpost. As Sai joins the fray and recognize his brother Shin with the enemy, Kankuro recalls his last clash with Sasori while meeting the puppet master in his true form before summoning Sasori's puppet body to settle things.