"I refuse to believe your defense is harder than diamond!"
A chill flashed through Umino Sasuke's eyes.
Screech, screech, screech...
The fine diamond sand spun along with the current, slicing into the small shield armor pieces.
Even with the rotating water prison blocking it, the sharp, ear-piercing sound of metal being cut still carried through, making everyone's scalp tingle.
In less than a few seconds.
The small shield armor around the thighs was immediately sliced in two by the fine diamond sand, along with the legs inside, which were cleanly severed.
"Ah..."
"You want to capture me alive? Dream on!"
The scar-faced Special Jonin had barely finished speaking before he spat out a mouthful of red-green liquid.
Clearly, he had bitten through the deadly poison hidden in his teeth and committed suicide.
"What a pity."
Umino Sasuke shook his head regretfully.
As expected of a Special Jonin raised in the harsh desert. He was ruthless toward others, and even more ruthless toward himself.
If he could have captured this Sunagakure ninja alive, he might have learned deeper secrets of Puppet Technique from him.
However, when it came to a Puppet Master's core secret arts, Sunagakure generally placed Sealing Secrets on them. Even if the Yamanaka Clan came, they would not be able to uncover the information.
Techniques such as Iwagakure's Light-Weight Rock Technique and the Hidden Cloud Village's Lightning Release Chakra Mode generally had similar seals placed on them to prevent leaks.
The forbidden techniques of Konoha followed the same principle.
"Still, with my Infrasonic Radar Technique, it won't be difficult to secretly learn these basic Puppet Techniques."
Umino Sasuke had his other Shadow Clones clean up the battlefield, then dispelled the Shadow Clone that had been secretly studying Puppet Technique.
A rush of memories and experience struck him, leaving