No!
Absolutely not!
Hyuga Hiashi would not allow those painful memories to repeat themselves.
He desperately unleashed every ounce of strength in his body and began attacking the three puppets before him like a madman!
But the three puppets paid no heed to the damage they took. When knocked back, they immediately scrambled up and charged again. When shattered, they used their arms, their legs, and any part that could still move to hold Hiashi back.
Hiashi remained pinned in place, unable to move.
Meanwhile, Neji Hyuga had lost consciousness completely.
He had been wounded earlier by a poisoned blade, and the poison had now taken effect, so he had lost consciousness after Hanabi was seized by the puppet.
Though he bitterly refused to accept it, the poison taking effect inside him left him unable to stand again.
"Hana... bi..."
The Ōtsutsuki puppet with the moon symbol on its forehead swept its gaze across the battlefield, slung Hanabi over its shoulder, and swiftly retreated into the woods, disappearing without a trace in an instant.
"Hanabi!!!"
Hiashi's roar echoed through the forest, despair in his voice.
Within his Byakugan's field of vision, the puppet with the moon mark on its forehead carried Hanabi through the woods at astonishing speed.
Its movements were nothing like a human's. Every push off the ground launched it like a projectile, bounding between tree trunks until it vanished beyond the Byakugan's maximum range in moments.
Hiashi wanted to give chase.
But the three puppets before him seemed to have gone mad, giving him no opportunity at all.
Hiashi could not break free of the three puppets' encirclement and could only watch helplessly as Hanabi disappeared completely.
Seeing that Neji had fallen, the puppet fighting him turned straight around and attacked Hiashi.
**"Get away! All of you,