Senbon, who tempered the poison, fell from the sky like a goddess scattering flowers. Sakumo held the White Fang dagger in his hand. This is a dagger made of precious metal that can transmit chakra. Holding such a sharp weapon, combined with the flawless sword movement Technique, only white sword lights invisible to the naked eye were seen. Without exception, Qianben was blocked around Sakumo, and none of them broke through Sakumo's defensive circle.
He was fighting against two Sunagakure ninjas who were proficient in manipulating puppets.
A man and a woman, slightly older than themselves, should be a couple. They have a high degree of tacit understanding, especially when they attack one after another. If he hadn't been here, the average jounin would have been surrounded by the two of them like a rainstorm. He was defeated and died during the attack.
Even though he blocked a large number of poisonous hidden weapons released by the two of them using puppets, Sakumo still did not dare to be careless.
Tempering poison into the puppet's hidden weapon is an assassination technique often used by the ninjas in the puppet army of Sunagakure Village.
If the skin is accidentally cut, the poison will spread through the skin wound and penetrate into the flesh.
By that time, the situation will undoubtedly become extremely troublesome.
When fighting against these puppet masters, nothing unexpected can happen.
However, Sakumo, who had carried out many S-class missions over the years, had experience fighting puppet masters. Even though the puppet skills of the two opponents were stronger than those of the puppet masters he had encountered before, the weaknesses of the puppet technique were also obvious.
Chakras is needed to control the puppet, and the puppet master's body is generally very weak.
Cutting off the chakra threads will only temporarily cause the puppet master to lose control of the puppet, but the chakra threads will soon be re-condensed, allowing the puppet to join the battle.
Therefore, rather than cutting off the chakra threads, directly bypassing the puppet and attacking the puppet master himself is the best tactic.
How to get around it?
The male and female Sunagakure ninjas were constantly cutting each other's positions, and their techniques were dazzling.
The puppets controlled by the two of them were all hidden in the dark robes, and it was completely unclear how the hidden weapons worked and were launched from there.
This disrupts Sakumo's analytical abilities.
Moreover, the opponent obviously knew his strengths, avoided close combat, and was always careful to keep distance from him.
This makes Sakumo feel extremely troublesome.
The opponent possesses extremely rich combat skills, and must be a very important figure among Sunagakure's puppet army.
"Try it!"
Procrastinating like this is not the answer. The cooperation between the two puppet masters is flawless. If time prolongs, he will be more worried about the situation on the side of Shiraishi and the others.
He further transferred chakra to the White Fang dagger in his hand. A bright white light emitted from the White Fang dagger, as if a layer of white moonlight had coated the blade, making it extremely conspicuous in the dim forest.
If you can't find the enemy's weakness, you can only force a breakthrough and create a weakness.
Pulling the puppet, the male ninja retreated backwards, and the female ninja next to him also retreated. The two did not speak, they just manipulated the puppet silently, but they had the same mind. There was no eye contact or verbal communication, they just saw each other's movements. Just understand what the other person is going to do.
When they saw the White Fang dagger emitting white light, they understood what Sakumo was planning to do.
Can't give him a chance.
Sliding through the heavy rain caused by hidden weapons, Sakumo's figure was too fast to be seen. He could only see the whistling white light, cutting off all the hidden weapons rushing towards him on the straight road, and charging straight forward.
The two puppets were covered in black robes, alternating positions in front of Sakumo, like elusive ghosts.
Tsk!
Suddenly, neat slits appeared on the black robe, revealing the wooden body of the puppet inside.
"What!?"
Sakumo disappeared from their eyes.
The sharp light made the man and woman narrow their eyes.
Among them, the male ninja suddenly pushed the female ninja away, and was cut open by the blade from the shoulder to the chest, splattering a lot of blood.
Sakumo's eyes showed surprise. He originally thought of attacking the woman as well, but he didn't expect that the man would push the female ninja away so simply.
But he was just surprised, so he continued to swing the second sword without hesitation.
What was cut open was a puppet that was suddenly pulled over by a male ninja from a short distance away, and blocked the fatal second knife on his behalf.
This guy! Sakumo's eyes were serious.
Knowing that he couldn't dodge the first sword, the male ninja had no need to dodge. He just pushed the female ninja beside him away and pulled the puppet back. When Sakumo swung the second sword, the puppet just happened to be pulled back. , blocking in front of you.
This strong mentality of not panicking between life and death and still maintaining absolute calm made Sakumo feel troublesome.
boom!
The smoke bomb exploded, blocking Sakumo's eyes.
Immediately afterwards, countless senbons and kunai flew out from the other end of the smoke, and Sakumo had no choice but to hold the White Fang dagger to resist.
When they rushed over, the man and woman had disappeared from sight.
"Trouble, if we meet again next time, the previous tricks will probably be seen through..."
Sakumo looked at the deserted forest in front of him and let out a breath.
Instead of chasing the man and woman, Sakumo hurried back towards the battlefield where Shiraishi and others were.
When we arrived, the fighting over there was over.
It seems that based on the signal of the man and the woman to retreat, the ninjas fighting the Shiraishi trio are also retreating, and their leaving figures can only be barely seen from here.
Want to catch up?
When this thought flashed through Sakumo's mind, he saw Ayane and Ruri sitting tiredly by the tree, receiving Shiraishi's healing technique to restore their physical strength and chakra.
Seeing this, Sakumo had no choice but to abandon this idea.
It would be too difficult for him to deal with so many ninjas alone.
Fighting against the male and female ninjas of Sunagakure, his physical strength and chakra were also consumed very quickly, so he should focus on resting now.
"Shiraishi, how are their injuries?"
Sakumo came over and asked, a little tiredness showing on his face.
Fighting with the two Sunagakure Jonin, his nerves were always tense to avoid being scratched by the hidden weapons tempering the poison.
"It's not a big deal, it's just a skin injury and a little too much chakra consumption."
Shiraishi replied.
Ruri and Ayane were recovering their strength and chakra and had no time to answer.
"That's good." Sakumo nodded and suddenly smiled: "You performed better than I expected. Under the siege of three jounin and several chuunin, you can still remain undefeated, which is beyond my expectations. Expected.”
"That's because the two strongest puppet masters are restrained by you, Sakumo-sensei."
Ayane could clearly see with her Byakugan, the torrential rain of Senbon and Kunai. Even with her Byakugan, her scalp felt numb, and it was impossible for her to escape unscathed like Sakumo.
The so-called ninja does not mean that the more powerful the ninjutsu is, the more gorgeous the ninjutsu is, the stronger the strength is.
Some ninjas' abilities may seem ordinary, but they are actually the most lethal.
The Puppet Master is one of the best.
A scratch, a careless oversight, even if he is not poisoned by poison, he will be shot into a hedgehog by countless hidden weapons.
As the saying goes, it is easy to dodge open guns but hard to prevent hidden arrows. The Puppet Masters are a group of assassination experts who are good at traps and hidden weapons.
This is also the reason why Sunagakure's puppet army gives many ninjas a headache.
"Don't say that. With your strength at your age, you will definitely surpass me in the future. I believe you have this potential. Until then, as the captain and part-time teacher, I will fight to the death to protect your safety."
"Now that Mr. Sakumo has made such a promise, I really feel a lot safer. However, the current situation is not very optimistic. What is going on with the battle on the front line? How come there are such powerful elite troops sneaking into the country?"
Ayane frowned tightly, puzzled.
"Compared with this, shouldn't we consider why there are ninjas who are proficient in earth escape among Sunagakure's troops? Isn't the consequence of this problem more serious?"
Shiraishi said.
Mentioning this, the expressions of the other three people were a little strange.
"Really, someone who can use that kind of powerful earth escape is not an ordinary ninja. It was not noted in the intelligence. As a unit directly under the Hokage, what are those ANBU guys doing?"
If the Earth Release ninja hadn't separated the three of them, the fight would have been easier with the cooperation of the Byakugan and the Sharingan, and the dense concentration of Shiraishi's smoke bombs.
Therefore, Ruri expressed dissatisfaction with the ANBU who did nothing.
Sakumo stood aside in embarrassment. Although he also doubted the recent abilities of the Anbu, they were still an elite unit directly under the Hokage. He might have just been careless and not noticed it.
The ANBU's mobility is still very strong.
"Perhaps we are overthinking it. Occasionally there are ninjas who are proficient in earth escape among Sunagakure..."
When Sakumo said this, the three people in Shiraishi didn't believe it on their faces.
Because everyone's nerves are too sensitive at this time.
Sunagakure has launched an all-out attack on Konoha. So, would Iwagakure, who had been watching from the sidelines, really miss such a good opportunity and not enter the Land of Fire to plunder it?
Maybe Iwagakure had no intention of joining the war at first, but now he couldn't tell.
