The End of a Tragedy

"This was originally a technique that I sealed away..."

Chiyo took out a rolled-up scroll from her bag and said with a touch of sadness, "I thought I would never need it again, but this is the second time I've used it this year."

Chiyo unrolled the scroll and formed a hand Hand Seals with one hand.

"Let's end this battle with this!"

Puffs of mist, like ghosts, drifted out from the scroll, and the phantom gradually solidified, condensing into ten white puppets of different shapes.

The White Secret Manual: The Ten Chikamatsu!

"Old woman, you're really something!"

Sasori of the Red Sands said leisurely, "Legend has it that to judge a puppeteer's skill, you have to look at the number of puppets they can control..."

"This is Chiyo Chiyo's ultimate technique, 'Ten-Finger Puppets.' I've heard of it before; you used this technique to conquer a city all by yourself."

Smack!

With a soft sound, the scroll on Sasori of the Red Sands's back popped out automatically.

As the scroll was pulled open, Sasori of the Red Sands also activated the mechanism on his right chest.

"But..."

Countless figures sprang out from the scroll, Sasori of the Red Sands shot out countless Chakra Threads from the mechanism on his right chest, connecting with the puppet flying in the air.

"I conquered a country using this technique!"

"The Crimson Secret Manual: Hundred Puppets Performance... Let me show you!"

Kakashi's eyes turned serious. "Senpai, this is..."

Chiyo lowered her head and remained silent, a faint smile of relief curving her lips, but she quickly concealed it, her eyes hardening.

Hinata was amazed by the puppeteers' battles.

However, the puppeteer's fighting style was somewhat petty; he had plenty of skill but lacked strength.

Hinata is also a puppeteer. Her Tenseigan has the ability to control puppets, and her Puppet Technique is even more powerful than Sasori of the Red Sands's.

Hinata never underestimated the power of a puppeteer. Puppetry requires high-quality materials; Sasori of the Red Sands's puppets were made solely from wood that could conduct Chakra.

If you were to create a puppet using Chakra Metal, you might be able to create a 'Gundam' robot, or even Optimus Prime, a Decepticons, or something like that.

Using Puppet Technique in combat is such a waste; if it were used for technology, the Naruto world could probably achieve interstellar migration.

"Orochimaru, you should have found Scorpion's secret base by now, right?"

Hinata looked at Orochimaru and said, "After Sasori dies, could you help me collect information on Puppet Technique? I'll come to you to get it when I have time."

Orochimaru nodded slightly.

After the Third Kazekage's Human Puppet was destroyed, Orochimaru eye, could naturally see the entire battle situation clearly.

With Chiyo using her Puppet Technique, and with Kakashi and Naruto assisting her, Sasori of the Red Sands's defeat was almost inevitable.

A puppeteer without puppets is nothing but a complete novice.

"About what I mentioned..."

Before Orochimaru could finish speaking, Hinata interrupted, "I'm not interested in emotions or anything like that. That kind of thing is probably more suitable for hot-blooded ninjas."

When Orochimaru first made the suggestion, Hinata did consider whether using the Makankosappo in a state of 'rage' would further enhance the power of the technique.

It should work, but it doesn't seem to be of much use.

Orochimaru stopped dwelling on the matter and asked curiously, "Having witnessed the puppeteers' battles, I didn't expect you to be interested in Puppet Technique."

"You probably don't want to be transformed into a puppet, do you?"

"It won't be used in combat either..."

Hinata explained, "Actually, if Puppet Technique were to develop along a different path, it might have a promising future."

Hinata did not hide her thoughts.

"Tailed Beasts can be used as an infinite source of Chakra to power puppet devices."

"Besides being used in combat, puppets can be used in many other areas... such as daily life."

Hinata enthusiastically explained, "I previously created a car using Puppet Technique. It can move on the ground using only Chakra. And it's very fast; it can even drift."

"Besides that, we can also use Puppet Technique to create a flying mount, which might even take us out of the Ninja World and into outer space!"

"The people of Sunagakure are so stupid. If they had applied puppets to their daily lives sooner, their lives might have been better."

Orochimaru has no interest in life.

For those who have never witnessed the vastness of the universe, especially for those who possess power, they never worry about life's problems, nor do they understand how improving the convenience of their lives can help enhance their strength.

"Puppet Technique is a minor matter..."

Orochimaru asked calmly, "You don't seem worried about Sasori's life or death?"

Hinata nodded and said, "Collecting the Tailed Beasts is a small matter. Akatsuki can do it easily with its current strength."

"Nagato's goals are different from ours."

"The person currently being pushed to the forefront is Obito Uchiha. No one will agree with his plan, not even the people within Akatsuki."

As the Tailed Beasts are gradually collected, a split within Akatsuki is almost inevitable.

The peace that Nagato longed for and the Infinite Tsukuyomi that Obito desired were two completely different worlds.

Obito will definitely eliminate all of Nagato's forces within the Akatsuki.

Fortunately, Nagato himself didn't mind these things.

The prerequisite for reviving Kaguya Otsutsuki is the Infinite Tsukuyomi, and the prerequisite for the Infinite Tsukuyomi is the collection of the Tailed Beasts.

The three different purposes correspond to Black Zetsu, Obito, and Nagato, respectively.

Therefore, each time a prerequisite is met, it means that person has lost their value.

"In short..."

Hinata looked up at Orochimaru and advised, "If you want to become a true god and enter that more vast world, instead of worrying about useless things, you should try your best to improve your strength."

"Things aren't that complicated; it'll probably be over soon."

Hinata knew what Orochimaru was worried about.

For Orochimaru, the power depicted by Black Zetsu and the world depicted by Hinata were both things he longed for.

Of course, given Orochimaru's arrogance, he wouldn't worry about being betrayed by Black Zetsu.

But the 'restriction' Hinata left in his body is what Orochimaru has always been worried about.

That thing was like Caged Bird, preventing Orochimaru from disobeying Hinata's will at will.

Orochimaru to protect himself, but if that strength wasn't strong enough, it might also lead to his quicker death.

Although Hinata has been like a good baby for the past ten months.

But Orochimaru had already seen through Hinata's dark heart, just as Hinata didn't care about Sasori's life or death at all.

"The battle over there is almost over!"

Orochimaru said softly, "Hinata... then see you next time!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Orochimaru slowly sank into the ground and disappeared.