Shouya's face darkened completely, his eyes icy and piercing as killing intent erupted from his body. "Good, very good! A bunch of brats and a Jonin putting on airs actually dare to join forces and toy with me! Today, none of you will leave this bridge alive!"
Yuhi Shinku stepped forward, flames blazing around him as he blocked the way before the others and stared coldly at Shouya. "Shouya, all your puppet ambushes have been destroyed, and your trump card has been exposed. The tide has turned. You have no chance of winning."
"The tide has turned for me?"
Shouya threw back his head and laughed madly, his eyes twisted with ferocity. "You think you've won just because you destroyed a few dozen puppets? How naive and ridiculous! I've never even used my true trump card!"
As his words fell, Shouya rapidly formed hand seals. The massive scroll at his waist instantly unfurled, and densely packed puppet patterns lit up with dazzling red light. The air across the entire bridge suddenly became scorching and oppressive.
Kawaki Aoba's gaze sharpened, and he immediately warned, "Careful! A large number of high-level puppets are being unsealed. Their chakra fluctuations are extremely strong, several times greater than the previous puppets!"
Kakashi's expression tightened as he shouted in a deep voice, "Everyone, prepare for battle! Maximum alert!"
Shouya's hand seals grew faster and faster, his tone cold and crazed. "Since you forced my hand, I'll let you witness the ultimate puppet army I spent years of painstaking effort refining! Today, every Konoha ninja will be buried here!"
"Let go of Mr. Tazuna! You Konoha brat, do you know what you're doing?" A Kirigakure Jonin wielding a long blade stared fiercely at Kakashi, his voice icy as his fingers clenched tightly around the hilt and chakra