The Ancient Kingdom of Rōran
Shiyu pointed straight ahead, where a huge building could be vaguely seen, but it was obscured by dust floating in the air.
Soon, a strong wind blew by, and everything became clear, revealing a magnificent complex of towering buildings.
"This is truly magnificent. Is this... the Ancient Kingdom of Roran?" Kakashi's eyes widened in astonishment.
"Yes, we've arrived," Minato said.
"Because of the surrounding desertification, the tower was built higher and higher, which is why it has become such a magnificent tower structure," Shiyu analyzed.
"Next, we'll split into two groups. Kakashi will provide support, while the two of us will proceed as planned," Minato said.
"Be careful!" Kakashi warned.
"Okay!" Then Shiyu and Minato Teleportation away and disappeared.
"As expected, a large amount of chakra lies hidden beneath this city. If everything is as the plot goes... it seems I'll see Naruto, right?" Shiyu thought to himself as he traversed the desert.
"Minato?"
"Um?"
"Put on your mask properly," Shiyu reminded him.
"Yes, it was my carelessness." Minato, like Shiyu, also put on a mask, so that strangers couldn't tell who he was.
The Ancient Kingdom of Roran had numerous towers, which were very densely packed, resembling a forest of towers.
After infiltrating the city, Shiyu and Minato couldn't help but marvel at the magnificent architecture, the relief art on the towers, and the bridges connecting the towers, which were dazzling.
"This country is truly prosperous. It feels like even Konoha can't compare," Minato couldn't help but exclaim. "But, something feels off, like something's missing."
"You've noticed it too. This city is big, but there aren't many living people."
"You mean
"What I mean is, prepare to fight the puppets!" Shiyu also quickly took out Flying Thunder God God-made Kunai from his sleeve.
Minato also noticed this.
At the same time, three tall Puppet Machine Soldiers flew down from the sky and immediately used their electric drill hands to stab at Minato and Shiyu.
"Rub!"
"Rub!"
"Rasengan!" Minato used the Flying Thunder God Technique: Second Step Technique to destroy a puppet.
Shiyu also used the Flying Thunder God, but he aimed it at the Chakra Threads above and behind the two Puppet Machine Soldiers.
"Wind Chakra Shuriken!" Shiyu threw it out, instantly severing a Chakra Threads, and the two puppets fell to the ground, unable to move.
This technique was learned from Danzo, where wind-style chakra is imbued into shuriken to create a jutsu with extremely strong cutting capabilities.
"I see. It really was a puppet," Minato said.
"It seems there's a problem with the higher-ups of the Ancient Kingdom of Roran. The fact that we were attacked by puppets means that the enemy has already discovered us, "Shiyu said.
"That's true. It seems enemy reinforcements will arrive soon. Let's retreat and hide," Minato suggested.
"Minato, you should hide first. I have a plan in mind, trust me." Shiyu looked at Minato confidently, and Minato nodded, then vanished in a flash.
After the Minato disappeared, Shiyu's lips curled up slightly.
"A puppet?" Shiyu walked behind the puppet, grabbed the puppet strings, and his massive amount of chakra flowed directly back along the Chakra Threads.
Immediately afterwards Shiyu sensed the puppet connected by Chakra Threads, the massive amount of chakra from the underground dragon Dragon Vein, and of course, the person attempting to control the Dragon Vein.
"Huh!?" One person opened their eyes in shock. "Impossible!"
"You actually used Chakra Threads to find my location?! Who is it?! Never mind, it doesn't matter! Finding me also exposed your location. Whoever you are, you're dead!"
"So that's how it is. It really was you? Mukade? Or Anrokuzan? It's all the same."
"Biu!" A group of Puppet Ninjas suddenly appeared and launched a laser-like attack on Shiyu.
Shiyu squinted, easily dodging the beam of light.
"Since there's no one left, it seems I can go on a killing spree!" Shiyu sneered, and the three Puppet Ninjas used their drill-modified hands to attack Shiyu.
"Chaos: Lion's Mane Technique!" After several upgrades in the quality and quantity of his chakra, Shiyu's hair has now transformed into something resembling the Yamata no Orochi, with several enormous snake heads instantly shattering the Puppet Ninja in front of him.
Then more Puppet Ninjas appeared. Those that were far away were scattered by Shiyu's hair, Shiyu, intending to kill him with the hidden weapons in their bodies. However, Shiyu quickly turned around.
"Ninja Art: Dance of Jizo!" This time, the Needle Jizo is no ordinary needle, but a combination of Needle Jizo and Shikotsumyaku, causing even harder and sharper bone spurs to grow from the hair. These bone spurs instantly pierced and shattered the nearby puppets.
"Seriously, they can't even stretch their muscles!" Shiyu instantly put away his Needle Jizo, then quickly threw out Flying Thunder God Kunai, which pierced the gap in the body of a Puppet Ninja. He then Teleportation quickly and used two Rasengans to scatter the two puppet soldiers on the left and right.
Shiyu, using the puppet as a stepping stone, Shigure leaped into the air once more.
"Wind Release: Vacuum Serial Waves!" Shiyu naturally targeted the Chakra Threads controlling them. The Chakra Threads were severed, and the puppets were once again utterly destroyed by Shiyu.
Then another group of puppets joined the battle, using missiles at their waists to attack Shiyu.
While using his sensory abilities to dodge, Shiyu also used Ninjutsu.
"Ninja Art: Multiple Shuriken Shadow Clone Jutsu!" Shiyu threw out shuriken with Explosive Tags and then used Shadow Clone, filling the entire battle space with Explosive Tags.
With countless puppets gathered together, Shiyu raised his index and middle fingers and said, "Art is an Explosion!"
"Drink!"
At the same time, the puppets were instantly affected by the explosion, and countless puppets were reduced to fragments and fell to the ground, while the Chakra Threads were also severed.
By this point in the battle, almost all the surrounding puppets had been killed by Shiyu.
"That should be enough. If we keep fighting, it might never end. It's time to meet the Queen of Rōran." Shiyu's lips curled up, then he raised his index and middle fingers and used the Body Flicker Technique to disappear again with a "whoosh."
Meanwhile, the uncle controlling the puppet in a certain position was furious.
"Damn it! Who is it?! They made me lose over a hundred Puppet Ninjas in less than three minutes! Who has such power?! Could it be one of the Five Kage?!"
"Forget it! With the power of the Dragon Vein, I am invincible! Even if a Kage comes, it doesn't matter! With the Puppet Legion and Ultimate Puppet Weapons I create, I will have limitless power! Even the Five Great Nations will not be my match!"
"As for that puppet Queen? She can die!"