Surprised as he was, the Third Kazekage did not move slowly. Black Iron Sand snaked up from the ground and bound Sarutobi Toru's legs.
Power came from the ground. As long as he could lock Sarutobi Toru's joints where he exerted force, then no matter how great his strength was, he would be unable to move.
At the same time, Chiyo, along with her son and daughter-in-law, controlled a full twenty Puppets. They used Puppet Mechanism Fusion to unleash a Combined Ninjutsu: "White Secret Technique: Heavenly Light Crystal!"
The mechanism formed by the many Puppets continuously absorbed the sunlight of the desert. In an instant, the massive amount of absorbed sunlight caused the surroundings to rapidly darken, giving everyone the feeling that dusk had arrived.
Then, the forehead of the Puppet standing at the very front split open, revealing a tiny crystal. A thin ray shot out from it.
Sarutobi Toru frowned. He sensed intense danger from that slender ray. "A technique like Sage Art: Lightning Release: Light Fang? It concentrates light and fires it like a laser, specifically for piercing defenses and armor. A ninjutsu with incomparably powerful cutting force!"
Although this thing was far inferior to Lightning Release: Light Fang, which could even sever Truth-Seeking Orbs, it was not something Sarutobi Toru could withstand with his physical body alone.
"At the very least, we have to force out his Lightning Release Armor." The Third Kazekage exerted his Magnet Release with all his strength, controlling Sarutobi Toru's movements.
"Heh, you think this can restrain me?" Sarutobi Toru sneered inwardly. The muscles all over his body suddenly twisted. His originally solid, powerful legs abruptly convulsed and shrank into a pair of thin sticks. Then, like springs compressed to their limits, they explosively expanded, turning into thick legs like iron pillars