Who would have thought Uchiha Yin still had a trick like this up his sleeve?
Ordinarily, Chiyo's Ten Puppets of Chikamatsu would have been no use to Konoha. They would have negotiated with Sunagakure for payment, then sent the puppets back.
After all, Konoha had no Puppet Masters.
But now, it turned out Konoha had one after all.
Watching Sara and Pakura fight below, Hiruzen Sarutobi couldn't help feeling impressed.
His remark only made the Third Kazekage's expression darken further.
Seeing Chiyo's puppets in the hands of a Konoha ninja was already a slap in the Third Kazekage's face. Hiruzen Sarutobi playing dumb was another, and it left him seething.
Fortunately, Ebizo hadn't come. If he had seen the Ten Puppets of Chikamatsu, he might have forgotten all about the Chunin Ninja Exams and jumped straight into the arena.
"Hmph." The Third Kazekage snorted, narrowed his eyes, and watched the fight below.
So what if she has the Ten Puppets of Chikamatsu? Pakura will still win.
The Third Kazekage studied the battle in silence, keeping the thought to himself.
Sure enough, Sara, who had only been training for half a year, was gradually losing ground to Pakura.
Both Pakura and Sara relied on Ninjutsu, but Pakura was far more seasoned in how she used it to attack.
Pakura struck decisively, without hesitation.
When she dodged, her style changed completely. Calm and unflustered, she was as slippery as an eel.
There was no terrain around her to exploit, but Pakura made use of her own Scorch Release instead, gradually putting Sara in danger.
Sara's lack of combat experience left her flustered, and one or two of Pakura's minor Ninjutsu attacks even hit her.
Experienced ninjas could see it: unless Sara had something else up her sleeve, Pakura would win this fight.