After an earth-shaking battle, the mighty force of tens of thousands of war chariots had been annihilated, leaving thick smoke billowing over the shattered ruins!
Only eighteen Heaven Puppet Torashiki remained. Their Taketamayorihime-no-Mikoto had all been broken, and jagged wounds covered their battle bodies!
Kankuro said, "Ha, hahaha! You bastards really can take a beating, but you're at the end of your rope now, aren't you? I'm not done yet. Let's keep going!"
Hum! Hum! Hum!
He was still adding reinforcements, trying to assemble another mighty army of steel!
With the battle having reached this point, even Juexin could not help marveling. "I really must admit, your technology is quite advanced, enough to threaten my clan. But these toys of yours mean nothing to me..."
Kankuro said, "Hmph, keep bluffing! There's barely anything left of your Heavenly Puppet army!"
"Heh..." Juexin smiled faintly. "Shortsighted fools. You see a single tree, but not the entire forest. Allow my greatness to enlighten you idiots!"
"Listen. These so-called Heavenly Puppets are not puppets made from the gods of my clan. Heavenly Puppets are not born of external forces. They are the Heavenly Puppet Constellations that exist in the unseen realm, one hundred and eight in total. They have neither shape nor form. By sacrificing Celestial White Zetsu to summon them, they are granted the corresponding forms and abilities according to a 'template.' Attacks beneath the level of the Progenitor Gods can only harm the 'vessel' a Heavenly Puppet inhabits, not its 'true entity'!"
"Do you understand what that means?"
As his words fell, an astonishing number of White Zetsu, each possessing equally astonishing chakra, surged out of the ground behind Juexin!!
Though Sasori and Kankuro had not participated in the bloody battle at Yellow Springs, they had witnessed the entire process through footage