"Hmph."
With Pain already making his move, the other puppets could hardly remain idle.
The Animal Path exerted himself again, clapping his hands as a scroll appeared.
"Summoning Technique!"
Bang!
White smoke appeared again, and several more summoning beasts materialized behind their group!
The Multi-Headed Dog, Yatagarasu, Rhinoceros, Centipede, and Chameleon!
Five summoning beasts appeared in an instant. There was no need to reveal every trump card in a battle like this; five summoning beasts were enough to shock everyone nearby.
Several summoning beasts suddenly stood atop the brightly lit houses that had been safe just moments before.
The Multi-Headed Dog sprawled across a building with its three heads, roaring at the people below.
"Hah!"
The civilians instantly went pale with fright.
But Kumogakure did have an advantage when it came to education and mental resilience. These civilians were not so terrified that they wet themselves, and only a few cried out!
"What are those things?"
They gasped in amazement. People who possessed even one summoning beast were few and far between, let alone anyone who could bring out so many.
"How many villages have joined forces?"
"Who did our Cloud Shadow Village offend?"
Rather than panic and scream, they began discussing it, their eyes filled with fear as they crowded together and stared at the people and summoning beasts in the square.
"Help!"
Some of the more timid ones could not withstand the pressure and turned to run.
Whoosh!
A long tongue shot out from an invisible attacker lurking in the shadows, sticking to one of the people trying to escape.
"Ah! Save me! Hurry, save me!"
"I have gold at home! Save me, and I can give it to whoever rescues me!"
The man hauled high into the air by the tongue was a noble who was filthy