"Zong Xuan!" Zhen Sha's startled cry confirmed the identity of the man in the tree.
Zong Xuan possessed the most exceptional "space-time talent" in the shinobi world—if medical ninjas, sealing ninjas, and sensory ninjas were the elite, then space-time ninjas were in a league of their own!
Only...
Even among the Five Great Ninja Villages, Space-Time Ninjutsu was an exceedingly rare, closely guarded secret.
In Sunagakure, Zong Xuan had never learned any ready-made Space-Time Ninjutsu, nor had any existed among the White Clan's inherited secret techniques.
But Zong Xuan also possessed tremendous creative ability!
He had invented several models of puppets himself. The most widely known were general-purpose puppets that other puppeteers could use as well.
He had also designed several special puppets around his space-time talent, allowing him to control them remotely, completely free of the restrictions of Chakra Threads. For instance... the Spatial Substitute Puppet that had saved Chiyo earlier had also been under Zong Xuan's control!
Otherwise, Hatake Sakumo would have had at least three opportunities to kill Chiyo...
But now, Zong Xuan's story ended here.
Hatake Sakumo had seized three openings to strike at Chiyo, only to fail every time. Naturally, he had also been observing that impossibly bizarre Substitution Technique.
And now...
He had finally located its user!
Seeing Hatake Sakumo unleash his chakra and cleave Zong Xuan apart with a single slash, leaving no chance of emergency treatment, not only sent Chiyo and Zhen Sha into emotional collapse, but also deeply shook the other White Clan ninjas!
"You bastard... die!" With her face twisted, Chiyo controlled the last of her Five Guards, trying to surround and kill Hatake Sakumo.
But Hatake Sakumo's eyes now held coldness alongside resolve. Clearly, he was looking for an opportunity to kill Chiyo!
"Sister! Calm down!" Ebizo hurriedly