A Stray Dog

"Wh... Why is this happening!?"

In astonishment, the last puppet on the field weakly let its arm, which had been gripping Hyuga Kagami's arm, fall limp.

Only after truly clashing with Hyuga Kagami did Hyuga Aoki, who was controlling the puppets from behind the scenes, clearly realize just how swift and fierce Hyuga Kagami's taijutsu was!

Against such taijutsu, many of his techniques could not even be used before the puppets under his control were destroyed one after another.

Yet that was not enough to surprise him. What truly shocked him was that the ultimate technique he had used to drain Fugaku's chakra had actually failed against Hyuga Kagami!

Clearly, having only recently gained control of the Giant Tenseigan, Hyuga Aoki did not know that the Giant Tenseigan's ability to violently drain chakra was ineffective against the descendants of Otsutsuki Hamura who possessed the Byakugan.

Not to mention Hyuga Kagami, who also possessed the Tenseigan—even against an ordinary member of the Hyuga Branch Family, this trump card of his would still have had no effect.

Hyuga Kagami slowly raised the Kusanagi Blade, preparing to deliver the finishing blow to the puppet. He had no idea why the puppet was so shocked, nor did he have the mood to investigate it now.

Watching the chilling gleam reflected from the sharp blade of the Kusanagi Blade, the puppet roared, "Hyuga Kagami, taijutsu means nothing! You don't understand what true power is at all! I'll make you understand—"

Clang...

With a sharp ring, the Kusanagi Blade pierced through the puppet's head, abruptly cutting off its furious roar!

"Idiot."

Hyuga Kagami quietly spat out the two words.

More than anyone, he knew that Six Paths-level powerhouses all possessed, to varying degrees, the ability to absorb chakra and ninjutsu. The Ōtsutsuki Clan, who could traverse