Four puppets of different designs broke through the intense heat and reached Shanhu, then sprayed countless poisoned needles from their hands.
Since they were all puppets, there was no need to worry about friendly fire.
But Shanhu merely sneered and pressed his palms together.
"Lava Cursed Technique: Coral Reef!"
As cursed energy flowed into it, a layer of special black material immediately emerged on the surface of Shanhu's body and rapidly solidified, as though he had donned a thick layer of reef rock.
Countless poisoned needles struck it and bounced away, unable to leave even a mark.
But the Sunagakure ninja remained completely unfazed. If the enemy were that easy to deal with, they would not have gathered here.
Chakra Threads danced in intricate patterns, and the heat-resistant puppets immediately shifted position. High-strength steel cables shot from various parts of their bodies, taking advantage of Shanhu's limited mobility to bind his limbs and torso tightly.
"Now!"
Seeing the people from Sunagakure perform so well and restrain the enemy right away, the others could hardly sit still. They immediately launched their attacks.
Aoba Yamashiro and Namiashi Raidō were both Special Jōnin sent by Konoha for this mission. The only difference was that Aoba Yamashiro had arrived first. Later, worried that one squad could not handle the mission, the Hokage had sent Namiashi Raidō as reinforcements.
Konoha was also the only one of the three shinobi villages to have sent two squads.
Under their concentrated attacks, Shanhu's defenses soon shattered.
But breaking Coral Reef also meant triggering the volcano!
Suddenly, a torrent of lava erupted from the crater on Shanhu's head.
A Konoha ninja and an Iwagakure ninja failed to dodge in time and were swallowed by the searing lava. Each let out a single scream before falling silent.
Everyone immediately retreated,