Sasuke's expression turned somewhat grim.
It was not because these Puppet Corpses were blocking the way, but because he had failed to see through the Genjutsu attached to them.
"Wasn't it just ordinary Genjutsu?"
The Puppet Corpses they had encountered before had not been shrouded in Genjutsu, because their master had never considered doing such a thing.
But now, he knew there were Genjutsu in this world that even he could not see through, and there might be many more like them.
"Damn it."
But there was no time for him to dwell on it. The most important thing now was to break through the Puppet Corpses' blockade as quickly as possible.
"Who are they?"
"Don't know. Never seen them before."
"They seem to be heading for the back mountain."
"That won't do. Outsiders can't go to the back mountain."
"That's right, you can't go any farther!"
The Puppet Corpses chattered all at once, and the sounds coming from their damaged throats were unbearably shrill.
Naruto and the others could not help frowning.
It was their first time hearing such unpleasant voices.
But... putting that aside, these Puppet Corpses before them seemed somewhat strange.
At first, they had assumed someone had disguised these Puppet Corpses and was controlling them from behind the scenes.
Now that they had discovered these villagers' true nature, why was the person behind them still controlling the Puppet Corpses?
"Great Fireball Technique!"
A massive fireball burst from Sasuke's mouth, instantly destroying more than half of the dozens of Puppet Corpses blocking their path.
Even those lucky enough not to be destroyed were rarely left intact.
Although they were confused, their most urgent task now was to enter the back mountain and rescue the Scout Ninja who might still be alive.
With no Puppet Corpses blocking them,