As Orochimaru and his team gradually disappeared into the distance, the two who remained standing patiently waited quietly.
Several minutes later, Orochimaru led over a thousand Konoha Ninja who had arrived, charging straight towards the Sand Ninja camp with great momentum.
Seeing this, the commander in the Sand Ninja camp was puzzled, unable to understand why the Konoha Village, which had been avoiding the actions of the fortress puppets recently, would launch an attack.
After all, against a fortress-type puppet, no matter how many ordinary ninjas come, they will only be throwing their lives away.
However, seeing thousands of Konoha Ninja rapidly approaching the camp, she had no time to think things through and decided to organize the ninjas to prepare for an attack.
At that moment, an instruction was rapidly transmitted from a humanoid puppet.
The next moment, countless Sand Ninja wearing yellow vests filed out of the camp and charged towards the attacking Konoha Ninja.
The five giant puppets stationed in the camp started up and leaped over the heads of the numerous Sand Ninja at an extremely fast speed, charging at the forefront of the Sand Ninja team.
Behind them, on the other side of the camp, the fortress-like puppet also moved, its six thick, heavy short legs rising as it slowly moved towards the direction from which the Konoha Ninja were attacking.
Meanwhile, Shin'un and the Jonin Mōri moved to a nearby high ground, taking in the entire reaction of the Sand Ninja camp.
"Seriously, no matter how many times I've seen it, the sight of the Sand Ninja's giant puppets charging together is still quite spectacular."
The Jonin Mōri lay prone on the ground, watching the Sand Ninja charging in the distance, and couldn't help but sigh.
Shin'un, who was also lying down beside him, nodded in agreement.
The giant puppets of the Sand Ninja are extremely large; even the smallest beast-type puppets are often tens of meters tall.
When these giant golems charge together, the visual effect is truly stunning, as if nothing can stop their advance.
This feeling becomes even more pronounced when compared to ordinary ninjas on the battlefield...
Time passed quickly, and as Shin'un and the Jonin Mōri waited quietly, the two groups of ninjas finally made contact in the distance, like two waves of completely different colors colliding.
A cacophony of battle cries, each more awe-inspiring than the last, erupted as various escaping techniques, displaying a dazzling array of light, colors, and effects, were unleashed simultaneously, their intense and chaotic Chakra fluctuations engulfing the entire battlefield.
Amidst the gradually escalating chaos on the battlefield, Shin'un paid particular attention to the performance of the giant puppets.
Unlike ordinary ninjas, their large size makes them extremely conspicuous.
The beast-like golems continuously swung their long tails, which were equipped with sharp hammers, and each attack could wipe out an entire area of enemies on the ground.
The humanoid puppets, on the other hand, use the longswords they are equipped with, and occasionally unleash a wide-range Wind Release Ninjutsu, also indiscriminately killing enemies on the battlefield.
Watching these giant puppets sweep across the battlefield, Shin'un subconsciously frowned.
Although he saw that almost every giant puppet was surrounded by several teams of ninjas, it seemed that the Sand Ninja's giant puppets were also on guard against them, never staying in one place and always moving.
This prevented the Konoha Ninja from coordinating to destroy them, let alone using Ninjutsu to exploit their weaknesses.
"I never imagined these giant puppets would be so powerful on the battlefield. No wonder Orochimaru would rather win by stalling for time than launch an attack."
Thinking of this, Shin'un couldn't help but look at the fortress-like puppet that was moving slowly.
"The other two giant puppets have already performed powerfully on the battlefield. I wonder what kind of power this Ninjutsu artillery turret will have?"
Thinking of this, Shin'un couldn't help but lower his head and secretly make plans.
" The Sand Ninja camp itself has over six hundred Sand Ninja, along with five giant puppets, plus a fortress-type puppet that can transform into Ninjutsu turret to directly clear the battlefield."
Shaking his head, Shin'un immediately abandoned any thought of the possibility of victory for his side.
"In this situation, if Orochimaru- sensei doesn't intervene, at most only half of the thousand Konoha Ninja who rushed here will survive."
"Of course, this is under normal circumstances without any unexpected events..."
The thought had barely crossed Shin'un's mind when he noticed the ground beneath him tremble violently.
Looking up in astonishment, Shin'un immediately noticed a colossal creature descending upon the battlefield.
It was a giant purple snake, so large that even the giant puppets of the Sand Ninja could only look up at it, as if every move it made would cause the entire earth to tremble.
Upon seeing the giant snake, Shin'un immediately understood that Orochimaru had decisively summoned Manda.
Squinting, Shin'un looked up at the top of Manda's head and, sure enough, spotted Orochimaru crouching there.
"Hiss~!?"
As soon as it arrived on the battlefield, the Manda opened its massive maw, unleashing a deafening roar.
Although the powerful roar subsided somewhat after seeing the giant Sand Ninja puppet that had severely injured him last time.
However, when Manda discovered that there were only five giant puppets on the battlefield, plus a strange puppet in the distance that moved slowly, was covered with strange metal pipes, and looked very weak, it immediately regained its previous arrogance.
Spotting the nearest humanoid puppet, Manda quickly approached, seemingly filled with resentment, and swung its thick tail, striking the puppet's chest heavily.
As it left a dent in the thick steel shell, the immense force it carried suddenly erupted, slamming the giant humanoid puppet through the air.
"Hiss!!!"
Seeing this, Manda let out a long, triumphant roar and excitedly charged toward the humanoid puppet that it had knocked away.
Seeing this, Shin'un shook his head and felt relieved.
With Orochimaru and Manda around, he doesn't need to worry about the main battlefield; he has equally important things to do now.
With all the Sand Ninja's attention focused on Manda, it's the perfect opportunity to infiltrate the fortress-like puppet.
Standing up, Shin'un looked at the Jonin Mōri beside him, just as the Jonin Mōri turned to look at him at the same time.
" Jonin Mōri, shall we go?"
It seemed that Jonin Mōri also thought this was a good time to infiltrate, and after nodding emphatically, he walked to Shin'un's side.
" Earth Release: Earth Release: Hiding Like a Mole Technique!"
After rapidly Hand Seals, the Jonin Mōri placed one hand on Shin'un's shoulder, slowly lowering him down.
Visually, it looks as if the two people are gradually merging into the ground.
Having never experienced something so magical before, Shen Cloud Ninja straighten up and look down at the ground that was gradually approaching his head.
Perhaps sensing the sway as Shin'un lowered his head, the Jonin Mōri looked at Shin'un and said:
" Jonin Hirakawa, once we're completely submerged, try not to move. My hand must stay on your shoulder, or you might get crushed by the pressure of the underground soil."
Upon hearing this, Shin'un immediately looked up, not daring to move, and simply watched as the ground gradually "grew taller" until it engulfed his vision.