"Why are the Sand ninja here?" Hatake gave them one last chance to back down. If possible, he did not want to fight either.
The Sand ninja before them, aside from lacking the individual strength of the Kinkaku and Ginkaku brothers and the bizarre Six Paths Tools, were practically a lineup capable of taking down the Second Raikage and the Second.
Though they did not have the Kinkaku and Ginkaku brothers or the Six Paths Tools, compared to the Second's team... their side was clearly at an even greater disadvantage!
If they fought, Hatake was confident he could make them pay dearly and still retreat unscathed. But he would not be able to protect his teammates, nor could he hold Cloud-Breaking Pass.
This was not some medical branch where successfully relocating with the wounded counted as a victory.
If Cloud-Breaking Pass changed hands, all Konoha ninja in the Land of Rain would be in danger afterward!
Yet after her surprise, Chiyo showed no intention of backing down. She did not bother with excuses and said directly, "All Konoha ninja must die! Attack!"
At Chiyo's command, the puppet masters of Sunagakure simultaneously controlled their puppets and charged forward.
More than half of the White Clan elites were puppet masters. The few ninja who did not use puppets stayed in the rear, casting ninjutsu—naturally, none of them wanted to compete with the "puppets" for the role of meat shield.
At the same time, Chiyo flicked both hands. Several sealing scrolls opened, releasing ten white-robed humanoid puppets with a series of bangs. They were extremely conspicuous!
Not to mention the numerous but tiny puppets like Ebizo's, Chiyo alone had ten human-sized puppets, while the dozen or so other puppet masters each had two or three as well...
Though their numbers were clearly similar,