The puppet on the left instantly transformed its arm, revealing dozens of poisoned needles hidden within. The puppet on the right raised the massive axe from its back, its blade glinting with an eerie blue light from the poison coating it.
Kawaki Aoba and the others instantly turned pale. Sarada subconsciously took a step back, spinning her Kunai in her hand, her voice unable to hide its anxiety. "What do we do? We're no match for him at all! That attack just now was Aoba's full-power Water Release, yet it couldn't even break through his defenses!"
Boruto Uzumaki gritted his teeth, fine beads of sweat forming on his forehead. Watching the charging puppets, he said in a low voice, "This guy's puppet technique is far stronger than the Sunagakure ninja we encountered before. The puppets' material seems capable of neutralizing chakra attacks. Ordinary ninjutsu is completely useless."
Mitsuki said nothing. His gaze fell on the fingers controlling the puppets, and his pupils narrowed slightly as though he were searching for an opening. Yet for the moment, he could find no way to break through.
Just then, the Sunagakure Elite Jonin suddenly changed the puppets' attack direction. The puppets that had originally been charging toward Boruto Uzumaki and Sarada abruptly turned around. One on the left and one on the right, they pounced at Kawaki Aoba like starving wolves.
The poisoned needles on the left puppet's arm shot out in an instant. The dense barrage of needles tore through the air with piercing whistles, while the right puppet's massive axe came crashing down toward Kawaki Aoba's head with a howling gust. The chill emanating from its blade seemed to lower the temperature around them.
"Watch out!"
Mitsuki's voice rang out sharply. His body instantly became a green blur, appearing in front