Puppeteer Jonin
"Swish, swish, swish."
Three figures followed closely behind, two of them standing relatively close together, and their appearances were unremarkable.
The other person was completely shrouded in an extremely tattered cloak, with a hat pulled down so that their face was obscured, giving them a very mysterious air.
"Gentlemen, what do you mean by this? You attack without warning, do you really think we Rogue Ninja are easy to bully?" Shuichi knew it was only a matter of time before Orochimaru dealt with his opponent, but the other side didn't know that.
So he pretended to be angry, looking almost like a lunatic. Even with the enemy launching such a deadly attack, he was still asking questions like that, clearly trying to buy time.
"Your teammate is dead. Stop pretending. You'll end up the same way today," one of the attackers said, his hands Hand Seals. His companions understood and cooperated.
Fire Release: Blazing Flames Technique!
"Wind Release: Great Whirlwind!"
"Whoosh..." These two were partners who had worked together for many years. Their Combination Jutsu was perfectly coordinated. A fireball nearly two meters in size was instantly magnified by the power of the Wind Release, expanding to twice its size and hurtling towards Shuichi.
"Yin-Si-Zi-Si-Yin, Water Release: Water Wall!"
Thanks to a small river flowing beneath the cliff, and the fact that the climate in the Land of Rivers is not dry, the Water Release technique was perfectly executed. Water surged around Shuichi, forming a wall that clashed powerfully with the Fire Release.
"Steam, steam..." The high-temperature fire collided with a large amount of water, causing a burst of steam in the air, blurring the surrounding vision.
"Whoosh, crack crack..." The moment the Ninjutsu was released, the other person on the other side rushed straight towards Shuichi. Because the clash of Ninjutsu was so powerful, it almost drowned out the sound of this person's movement.
He drifted into the steam like a whirlwind, and two arm-length blades instantly emerged from his sleeves. In the instant the Ninjutsu disappeared, he swiftly slashed at the spot where Shuichi was standing. "Slash, slash..." Several huge cross slashes covered most of the possible standing area.
"Whoosh..." The Wind Release ninja released a strong wind again, blowing away all the steam in the area, and then revealed that a human-shaped figure had been cut into several pieces.
Once his vision cleared, the person's entire body turned into dirt and fell to the ground. "Earth Clone? Such fast Hand Seals!"
No sooner had he finished speaking than Shuichi's counterattack arrived.
Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet!
He stood beside the stream, his hands Hand Seals. The calm river surface surged, and a water dragon shot into the sky, attacking the two opponents.
"How is this possible? The opponent's Water Release Ninjutsu was activated so quickly!" By the time they realized what was happening, the giant water dragon had already rushed to their side, its ferocious head about to sweep the two of them away.
"Crack!" A dark shadow appeared in front of them like lightning. In that extremely short moment, they could only see two iron walls standing in front of them, blocking the water dragon's impact at the last second.
"Whoosh, whoosh..." The two defensive iron walls trembled incessantly as water surged from both sides, finally managing to successfully withstand the Water Dragon Bullet.
"Captain Kawamasa is going all out!" One of the attackers Sakamaru, Chunin with secret delight.
Although the opponent's Ninjutsu is powerful, Water Release consumes a lot of chakra. The opponent will continue to face a barrage of attacks and will definitely not be able to hold out for long.
Just after releasing his Water Release, Shuichi saw a mysterious figure wielding two straight swords flying towards him, "Swish swish...".
Using the Body Flicker Technique, he narrowly dodged the opponent's combo attacks, Shuichi while moving, he quickly glanced to the other side.
This is a wooden puppet shaped like a tortoise, quite large in size. The shell on its back, which should have been made up of the two iron walls, now stands upright to form a defensive wall, which looks rather strange.
"Another Puppeteer, huh? I almost thought it was a great swordsman with the Float-Float Fruit." In a split second of vision, Shuichi learned about his opponent.
There were only three attackers in total: two Chunin -level ninjas and a Jonin Puppeteer controlled two puppets. The attackers were undoubtedly from Sunagakure.
"So you're Puppeteer from Sunagakure! Hiding in the shadows like a rat?" Shuichi shouted sarcastically.
"Hmph, now that you've been exposed, there's no way I'm letting you go. Today is your death day. Let's see how long you can hold out." A man jumped out of the bushes and chased after Shuichi in the direction he had fled. Two Chunin quickly followed behind him to prevent the Puppeteer from getting close to him.
Shuichi dodged and weaved through the valley, relentlessly pursued by a puppet wielding two swords, who would strike him whenever it got too close.
What's really strange is that every time he almost hit someone, it was as if Shuichi had eyes in the back of his head, and he dodged the slashes without even turning his head. He didn't cut down any people along the way, but he did cut down a lot of trees.
"What's going on? Does the opponent have a sensory attack Ninjutsu? This can't be a coincidence." Puppeteer Kawamasa frowned. The opponent's movement technique was excellent and his speed was fast, but he hadn't shaken them off.
His puppet was even faster, which should have made the opponent dodge very awkwardly, so that they would catch up with it in no time.
But now the other side doesn't even turn its head, moving with exceptionally smooth movements, seemingly completely unconcerned about the puppet's attack, thus maintaining the distance between the two sides without closing.
"This Konoha Ninja is troublesome. He might possess a secret technique similar to the Sand Eye, allowing him to see what's behind him." Kawamasa was a bit conflicted, but he wasn't impatient. The Sunagakure had scouted the area near the Land of Forests multiple times, and they figured no one would come from this direction even after chasing for at least half an hour.
Shuichi, who was ahead, was also thinking about how to take down these three people. His chakra was actually still very abundant, but his opponents seemed to think that he had exhausted too much, so he controlled his speed and did not escape. At the same time, he began to seriously analyze his opponents' information.
"The Puppeteer's skill lies in the design of the mechanisms. This Jonin has currently demonstrated two puppets, one for offense and one for defense. Does he have a third puppet?"
Finding an opportunity to dodge the attack, Shuichi quickly turned to the side to take a look at his opponent. The giant Turtle Puppet, which was now on his back, was almost the size of a person.
Besides, he himself was dressed like a normal Puppeteer, with a coat tightly covering his entire body and strange patterns on his face. This was probably Puppeteer's way of concealing himself, so that he could switch places with his puppet at any time without being discovered by the enemy.
"There shouldn't be a third puppet. These two puppets are much larger than normal, and it's not realistic to hide them in Scroll. His skill level can't possibly compare to Chiyo's."
When Kankuro Jonin, he had to release three puppets at the same time because if an enemy got close, there wouldn't be enough time to react in the chaos.
"The second point that needs to be analyzed is the strength of his puppets. These two puppets have distinct functions and are quite strong, especially the Flying Swordmaster Puppet, whose offensive efficiency is close to that of a Ten Puppets of Chikamatsu."
This situation is a little abnormal. The Ten Puppets of Chikamatsu were the masterpieces of the First Hokage Puppet Master. Apart from Sasori of the Red Sands's masterpiece, no one else in Sunagakure should have such powerful puppets.