Board Thread:Versus Debates/@comment-24163532-20160313002413/@comment-25122992-20160313114152

Well, I agree that the very fact of their battle in the past is questionable, yet if Sasori just managed to kidnap and kill the Third with some sneaky ways, he had no reason to say that asquiring the puppet of him was actually so problematic issue. Yeah, we know that the Iron Sand is the perfect counter against all the puppeteers, but this advantage can fall exacly under the definition of the word "problematic". However, poisoned puppets and weapons are Sasori's advantages respectivelly, and since we know neither about the Third's agility feats nor about him having an anditode (which is almost for sure), it's likely Sasori was able to poison him (wasting a lot of puppets in the process) and end the battle.