Toneri Was Very Angry

The Toneri was very angry, and the consequences were severe.

However, he was not an arrogant person. Before using the Tenseigan, he had some understanding of his own combat abilities.

After a brief moment of thought, he turned his gaze—no, he had no eyes.

He set his sights on two "frail women" who had strayed from the main group.

Toneri's plan was brilliant: first, take down these two women who sounded weak, and then find out from them the identities and strength of the bastards who dug up the graves.

Ultimately, the decision will be based on their fighting strength: either take them hostage to threaten them, or simply kill them to appease their ancestors.

Let's get started.

At Toneri's command, the puppets located in the town began to move.

At this time, Uchiha Hikari had almost recovered under Kushina's care.

In addition, she also participated in the Hashirama Cells transplantation project. Although she did not awaken Wood Release, her physique was still much stronger than before.

Seeing Uchiha Hikari leaning against the corner of the wall, munching on fruit, Kushina's gossipy nature flared up.

"Xiao Guang, it seems you Kazashiro have a pretty good relationship."

Hikaru, who was munching on wild fruit, paused for a moment, then chewed the fruit in his mouth thoroughly, swallowed it all, and answered Kushina's question with a look of disgust:

"That guy? We're on good terms? If it weren't for the fact that he freed me from the seal and that his cooking is decent, I would have killed him with a single blow."

The mere mention of Kazashiro filled Uchiha Hikari with anger, and even the fruit in his hand lost its sweetness.

"Uh... haha, although that kid's words weren't pleasant, look at him, he--"

Kushina was about to list a few of Kazashiro's good points when she suddenly started stammering.

"Hmm... that kid is pretty good-looking, he's definitely in the top tier in Konoha, lots of girls like him."

"Hmph, all that's good looks. Well, if that kid were mute, it would probably earn him a lot more points."

Uchiha Hikari had no objection to Kazashiro's appearance, but he was very dissatisfied with his mouth.

If we get the chance, we must poison him to make him mute; it would be better for everyone.

Kazashiro: What are you saying?! You poisonous woman!

"Uh... this..."

Kushina gave an awkward laugh, realizing that what the other person said was indeed reasonable and irrefutable.

Just as she was about to find another excuse to continue gossiping, she suddenly sensed several unfamiliar Chakra around her.

The Uzumaki Clan's sensory abilities far surpassed those of Uchiha Hikari, so Hikaru, who was eating fruit, did not notice the approaching danger.

Several chains surged forth, sweeping across the hiding places of the puppets, leaving behind a scene of ruins.

Upon seeing the chain, Uchiha Hikari instinctively shuddered.

During the Warring States period, she represented the Uchiha Clan in several battles against the Uzumaki Clan, and the results...

Even those hailed as War Weapon could not escape the fate of being hung up and beaten by the Adamantine Sealing Chains.

Not to mention that in the end, she was sealed away by the combined forces of the Sarutobi Clan and Senju Clan using Fuinjutsu provided by the Uzumaki Clan.

Therefore, it's understandable that Uchiha Hikari would be somewhat stressed.

But she quickly realized that there were enemies nearby.

"Five o'clock!"

Seeing that the light was getting into the zone, Kushina, who couldn't keep track of everything, shouted a reminder.

"Fire Release: Dragon Flame Song Jutsu!"

Uchiha Hikari understood and activated Fire Release, forcing several puppets out.

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!"

Suddenly, several orbs of light rapidly attacked Uchiha Hikari.

"Don't even think about it."

Kushina manipulated the chains, sending several orbs of light flying.

Seeing that the chains were about to pierce him, the puppet controlling the orb of light immediately jumped backward.

During the fierce fighting, the two-story building, intended for temporary rest, could not withstand the strain and collapsed.

Several puppets stood guard around the perimeter of the building ruins, waiting for the collapse to stop.

Amidst the billowing dust, only the sound of falling rubble echoed throughout the area.

After waiting for a long time without seeing Kushina and Hikari appear, the puppets were about to step forward to search when several golden lights flashed and cut them in half at the waist.

At the same time, accompanied by intense turbulence, the light of her awakened Mangekyō Sharingan was revealed, and the skeletons surrounding her indicated that she had summoned Susanoo.

The skeletal arm slammed down, turning the puppet controlling the orb of light into dust.

"These are all puppets, but they are different from the Puppet Technique of Sunagakure. I haven't detected any trace of Chakra Threads."

Looking at the dozen or so puppets still surrounding her, Kushina said in a low voice.

"Puppet Technique?"

Uchiha Hikari was puzzled.

In her time, Sunagakure had not yet been established, and Puppet Technique was not yet the mainstream technique in the Shinobi World.

"Hmm, puppets are usually controlled by Puppet Master. While the maximum distance is impossible to estimate, they shouldn't escape my perception range. But now..."

Aside from these puppets, Kushina did not encounter any other enemies.

"This technology is quite similar to some of Orochimaru 'Research Bureau new inventions, something like remote autonomous combat..."

Kushina had recently been invited by Orochimaru to the Research Bureau to provide some cells from the Uzumaki Clan, and happened to see his latest invention.

"So, the one who attacked us was that Orochimaru?"

Uchiha Hikari said matter-of-factly.

"Well..."

Kushina suddenly realized that the little girl in front of her didn't seem to be that smart after all.

Could it be that he spent too much time with Kazashiro and his intelligence got infected?