The torrential rain had stopped, and on a flat ground filled with mud and trampling marks, hundreds of Konoha Ninja formed a circle, with a huge prison sealed off by lightning chains at its center.
Through the gaps between the chains, the scene inside the prison could be vaguely seen.
The once majestic and enormous tiger-shaped puppet now lay sprawled on the ground, its thick steel shell riddled with cut marks, and its limbs and abdomen had been roughly dismantled and broken open, revealing the giant tiger puppet's fragile wooden skeleton and complex wiring whose purpose was unknown.
"Boom! Sizzle!"
"Ah!!!"
A deafening roar, accompanied by the crackling of electricity, rang out as another lightning blade struck, completely shattering the final barrier on the giant tiger puppet's abdomen. At the same time, a fleeting, shrill scream echoed through the air.
Immediately afterwards, four Sunagakure suddenly leaped out from inside the giant tiger puppet, each pulling out a scroll from behind them and taking out a varying number of puppets.
Before the Sand Ninja Puppet Masters could even connect the Chakra Threads gathered at their fingertips to the puppets, a figure flashing with lightning rushed into the middle of several puppets like a phantom.
"Sizzle!" M..
The three-meter-long lightning blade was swung repeatedly, leaving several long-lasting blue-purple marks in the air from its electric current. Most of the puppets and a puppeteer were instantly cut in half.
Immediately afterward, just as the Sand Ninja puppeteers were about to react and hastily prepare to counterattack, more than a dozen lightning chains descended from the sky, accurately binding the remaining three Sand Ninja puppeteers.
At the same time, under Shin'un's deliberate control, each lightning chain released a small amount of current, paralyzing the three puppeteers on the spot, causing them to convulse and collapse to the ground.
"Phew~"
The brief, unequal battle ended. Shin'un stood not far from the three puppeteers paralyzed by lightning chains, letting out a deep breath, feeling somewhat exhausted.
The maneuver that ended the battle in the blink of an eye was flashy, but it wasn't easy for him.
After all, in that instant, he Chakra to the extreme, simultaneously controlling and using three high-level Lightning Release: Lightning Blade, Lightning Body Flicker, and Lightning Release: Lightning Release Lightning Chain Prison.
In other words, he possesses the skill [ Lightning Release Mastery ], which grants him an unreasonable and extraordinary Lightning Release talent.
Otherwise, ordinary ninjas wouldn't dare to perform multiple Ninjutsu simultaneously during battle.
It's important to understand that failing to execute Ninjutsu is a minor matter; the real danger lies in the enemy seizing the opportunity to strike a fatal blow.
Moreover, his right arm was still immobile, so he could only use his left arm to complete all the operations, and even then, he had to hold back a little to avoid accidentally killing all the Sand Ninja Puppet Masters.
This level of difficulty was somewhat challenging even for him.
"Sigh~, if it weren't for the need to pry information about the giant puppeteers out of them, I wouldn't be doing this thankless task..."
Shaking his head, Shin'un stopped his inner lament and looked at the three Sunagakure puppeteers who were lying on the ground not far away.
"I'm telling you... quickly... let go..."
"Damn it... Lightning brat, if you've got the guts... kill us, or else..."
"Mmm~ Ah~..."
Seeing the two Sand Ninja Sand Ninja shouting and the only one who didn't make a sound even trying to bite his tongue to commit suicide, Shin'un immediately raised an eyebrow, waved his hand to dissipate the Lightning Blade, and quickly walked up to them, raising his left fist.
"Is it said that breaking teeth is a necessary procedure after capturing an enemy?"
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
Shin'un threw a punch at the face of each of the three puppeteers, and with each punch, a pale yellow tooth fragment flew out of the puppeteer's mouth.
After delivering three punches, Shin'un bent down and pinched the chins of the three puppeteers to examine them.
"Hmm, not bad." Shin'un nodded, a smile appearing on his face, pleased with the appropriate force of each punch.
"My teeth are very clean, there are no foreign objects. I never thought I had a talent for being a dentist."
Standing upright, Shin'un dissipated the Lightning Release: Lightning Chain Prison that had sealed off the surroundings, leaving only a few lightning chains to bind the Sand Ninja puppeteers. At the same time, he signaled to the hundreds of Konoha Ninja watching from afar to come over.
A moment later, a dense sound of footsteps rang out, and hundreds of Konoha Ninja quickly arrived at Shin'un's side and formed a circle around him, all staring at the three Sand Ninja puppeteers who were lying on the ground with fierce expressions.
Shin'un scanned the surrounding Konoha Ninja and quickly located the messenger squad leader in the group.
He beckoned them over, and Shin'un pointed to the three Sand Ninja puppeteers in front of him, who were paralyzed by lightning chains, and said, "Tie them up, give them medicine, and dislocate their tendons."
"Clear!"
Upon hearing Shin'un's order, the messenger squad leader beckoned to several ninjas behind him. Each of them took out several rolls of wire from their Jonin tool pouches and neatly bound the three puppeteers into cocoons.
Immediately afterwards, another Konoha Ninja took out a porcelain bottle, poured out three small, dark pills that could disrupt a ninja's control of their Chakra, and smiled as he fed them to the three Sand Ninja puppeteers.
Finally, another Konoha Ninja came over, took out a long, thin, sharp knife, and skillfully severed the tendons of the three Sand Ninja puppeteers. He also thoughtfully sprinkled some hemostatic medicine on their wounds.
Only after confirming that the three Sand Ninja Sand Ninja could not have committed suicide or resisted did Shin'un dispel the lightning chains he had been using to paralyze them.
Summoning the messenger squad leader again, Shin'un pointed to the giant tiger puppet he had dismantled into parts not far away and said, "Have the logistics ninjas empty the large storage scrolls used for transporting supplies, and distribute the contents to all the ninjas on site as much as possible."
"Then, using the few empty large storage scrolls, we packed up the remains of the giant puppet and took them away."
Upon hearing Shin'un's words, the bald messenger squad leader touched his bald head, glanced at the giant puppet that resembled a small mountain not far away, and said:
" Lord Hirakawa, the large storage scrolls in the logistics department may not be able to carry away all the remains of that giant puppet..."
Shin'un shook his head and interrupted the messenger squad leader.
"It's alright. There are so many ninjas here. If all else fails, we can just temporarily requisition some storage scrolls from them. Anyway, the village will cover all expenses during wartime."
The messenger squad leader nodded knowingly.
"I understand. Is there anything else you need to tell me?"
Upon hearing this, Shin'un glanced at the three Sand Ninja puppeteers in front of him, who were tightly bound and could only slump on the ground gazing at the sky, and spoke again:
"There's one more thing."
"Where are Uchiha Yūichi and Shiina Kō? Tell them to come find me here."
After saying that, Shin'un waved his hand, signaling the messenger squad leader to leave, and stood there quietly waiting for his two teammates to arrive.
Time passed slowly, Yūichi and Shiina Kō didn't keep him waiting long. They arrived at Shin'un's side in just over a minute.
" Shin'un? Is something the matter? I was thinking of taking a closer look at the giant puppet over there."
Uchiha Yūichi's expression seemed somewhat regretful. He ignored the three Sand Ninja puppeteers lying on the ground in front of him, his eyes constantly glancing towards the remains of the giant tiger puppet, clearly very curious about the Sand Ninja's giant puppet.
On the other side, Shiina Kō, upon seeing the three captured puppeteers in front of Shin'un, immediately raised an eyebrow and turned to Shin'un to ask:
" Shin'un, did you pull these three out of that giant puppet?"