As the two Hyuga brothers spoke, the night sky darkened, drifting clouds blotting out the moonlight.
Suddenly, dozens of black shadows descended from the sky, pouncing straight at the Hyuga brothers.
"Who are you?!" Hyuga Hiashi's gaze sharpened. His reaction was incredibly swift. Even in Konoha, he was one of the few true experts. Though not quite Kage Level, few Elite Jonin were stronger than him.
Even Kakashi was currently somewhat weaker than he was.
The black shadows did not answer. Chakra spheres lit up in their hands as they launched a frenzied assault on the two brothers.
"Byakugan!"
"Byakugan!"
The brothers activated their Byakugan simultaneously. The world's colors changed in an instant, and the attackers' chakra flows appeared before their eyes. Yet they had neither the chakra points nor the chakra circulation of normal humans—only a single chakra heart at their core.
After dodging several attacks in succession, Hyuga Hiashi said, "They aren't normal humans. They resemble Sunagakure's puppets, but why can't I detect any chakra threads controlling them? And there's no puppeteer either."
Hyuga Hiashi had taken part in the Third Shinobi World War and fought against Sunagakure's Puppet Unit, so he had some understanding of their puppets.
"Whatever they are, let's dismantle these guys first!" Hizashi Hyuga said grimly as chakra surged into his palms. Hyuga Hiashi nodded at the same time.
"Eight Trigrams: Twin Sixty-Four Palms!"
The palm winds of the Eight Trigrams Palm immediately locked onto the surrounding puppets. A barrage of fist shadows appeared, and amid thunderous crashes, the puppets were shattered. Their core chakra nuclei were exposed and rolled across the ground.
A moment later, the two withdrew their palms. Hyuga Hiashi let out a breath. "Why did so many puppets suddenly attack us? How did they get past Konoha's barrier? Could Sunagakure