"Wind Release: Blade of Wind!" A sand ninja unleashed a ninjutsu, sending razor-sharp wind blades slicing toward the puppets. They struck the puppets' bodies and split them in two, but more puppets continued charging in from behind, an endless tide that simply could not be killed off.
"We can't keep this up!" A sand ninja shouted as he swung his kunai. "There are too many puppets! Sooner or later, they'll wear us down and kill us!"
Kawaki Aoba watched the surging puppet army, his gaze still resolute. He took a deep breath and shouted at the sand ninja, "Hold your lines! Don't let the puppets break through! Leave these puppets to me!"
"No!"
The captain immediately objected. "There are too many puppets. You can't handle them alone. We'll help you!"
"No need."
Kawaki Aoba shook his head, his tone firm. "Your strength isn't enough to deal with these puppets. You'll only get hurt for nothing.
Trust me. I can handle them."
As he spoke, pale blue chakra erupted from Kawaki Aoba's body once more. Its density grew higher and higher, even forming a faint aura around him. His hands flew through seals so quickly that only afterimages remained. "Gentle Fist: Gentle Step Twin Lion Fists!"
Two enormous pale blue chakra lions emerged from Kawaki Aoba's hands. Opening their massive jaws, they let out deafening roars and charged into the puppet army. Wherever they passed, countless puppets were hurled away by the chakra lions, crashing onto the sand and shattering instantly.
"What an incredible ninjutsu!"
The sand ninja stared at the scene before them, their faces full of shock. "His Gentle Fist can actually unleash such terrifying power!"
"Damn it!"
Sasori of the Red Sands watched his puppets being destroyed by the chakra lions, his expression turning even more vicious. "You