"Phew~"
Shin'un took a deep breath and looked down to meet the eyes of Chiyo on the ground.
Without uttering a word, both sides launched their next attack.
The bald puppet and the horse-faced puppet in front of Chiyo swung their bodies in unison, and several sharp chains and iron balls covered with Explosive Tag rushed rapidly toward Shin'un in mid-air.
Faced with this attack, Shin'un, now in the Lightning Release: Lightning Chain Prison with the home-field advantage, merely waved his hand, and more than a dozen lightning chains descended from the sky, lashing directly at Chiyo below.
"Boom!"
The iron ball covered in Explosive Tag exploded as it advanced, while several sharp iron chains that shot from above the bald puppet's head were entangled together by an equal number of lightning chains.
Seeing this, Shin'un had a sudden thought, and the several lightning chains that were entangled with the sharp iron chains suddenly retracted, lifting the bald puppet at the end of the sharp iron chains into the air.
On the ground, Chiyo saw the bald puppet in front of her being pulled off the ground by the lightning chains. She quickly waved her hands to break the connection between the sharp iron chains and the bald puppet, thus saving it.
"Smash!"
Shin'un clicked his tongue in regret; he had wanted to try and dismember the bald puppet with his lightning chains...
Shaking his head, Shin'un waved his hand lightly, and dozens of lightning chains immediately descended from the dome woven from lightning chains in the sky, surrounding Chiyo. Electric currents swirled around them, exuding a sense of danger.
Looking down at Chiyo, whose face was solemn on the ground, Shin'un's pupils naturally revealed a faint blue-purple lightning as a large amount of Chakra flowed within him.
A moment later, a murderous glint appeared in Shin'un's eyes, and he slightly pressed down with his palm.
As if receiving a command, dozens of lightning chains Chiyo rushed forward with lightning speed.
Damn it!
Upon seeing this, Chiyo's eyes widened suddenly, and her hands moved with a speed that was almost like afterimages.
The remaining eight puppets quickly gathered around her, each assuming a defensive stance.
"Boom!"
A deafening roar followed as dozens of lightning chains converged into one, striking the target precisely and creating a massive crater in the rocky ground while billowing smoke and dust.
When the smoke cleared, Shin'un raised his eyebrows slightly upon seeing the scene.
A large crater appeared in the dissipating dust, revealing several puppets—a bull-headed puppet, a horse-faced puppet, a bald puppet—all smashed to pieces by the previous attack, their body parts scattered throughout the crater.
In the very center of the crater, Chakra shield, though only half intact, still stood firm, revealing Chiyo and the remaining puppets hidden beneath it.
"One, two, three... Are there three left?"
Seeing this, Shin'un narrowed his eyes and raised his palm, preparing to strike again.
"Wait a minute!"
I have something to say!
As if sensing that Shin'un was about to deliver another blow, Chiyo's voice suddenly came from the pit below.
Upon hearing this, Shin'un paused, as if he hadn't heard it, and continued to prepare his attack.
The next moment, dozens of lightning chains fell from above, converging into a whip-like rope under Shin'un's control, and attacking Chiyo without hesitation.
"Boom!"
The thick lightning whip landed with tremendous force, widening the crater in the ground once more, accompanied by another deafening roar.
Before the smoke and dust could dissipate, Shin'un directly commanded a lightning chain to descend and disperse the smoke and dust.
The scene that came into view surprised Shin'un.
The remaining half of the Chakra shield vanished, and the three puppets, following in their companion's footsteps, were smashed into pieces scattered everywhere.
Chiyo, however, tore off her sleeve and used her prosthetic right hand to create Chakra shield, escaping unscathed.
Shin'un was not surprised to see Chiyo use her prosthetic right hand to create the Kikō Fūjun.
When Shin'un saw that Chiyo's right arm, which had been severed by Orochimaru, was still intact, he guessed that Chiyo had already installed a puppet prosthetic arm for herself.
Shin'un shook his head, somewhat sighing.
"Still alive... but the puppets are all destroyed..."
"They have a very strong vitality."
"I can't waste my Chakra like this, no matter how much I have."
"There's no other way, let's try again."
Estimating the remaining small amount of Chakra in his body, Shin'un shook his head and prepared to launch another attack.
"Etc!"
"Wait a moment!"
Chiyo looked up and saw Shin'un raise his palm, as if to attack again. This time, she was truly anxious.
"Didn't you notice that I didn't bring many Sand Ninja this time?"
"Um?"
Upon hearing Chiyo's words, Shin'un was taken aback, lowered his raised hand, and turned to observe the surrounding battlefield.
"Phew~"
Seeing Shin'un abandon his attack and turn to observe the battlefield, Chiyo breathed a sigh of relief.
Chiyo retracted the puppet prosthetic arm she had been holding above her head and gazed at Shin'un's figure above her, sighing inwardly.
"This kid, he's so young, how can he be so amazing?"
"This really took its toll on me; my body is still a bit weak."
"..."
Taking advantage of his elevated position, Shin'un quickly estimated the number of Sand Ninja remaining on the battlefield.
"There are about five or six hundred Sand Ninja left..."
After a moment of contemplation, Shin'un looked down at Chiyo, his eyes slightly narrowed.
"A thousand Sand Ninja? You can only lead a maximum of a thousand Sand Ninja to get here."
"But according to our estimates, you still have at least close to three thousand ninjas in the Land of Rain."
In other words...
"In other words!" Chiyo stood up, smiling as she looked at Shin'un in mid-air.
"Hmph, even if I tell you now, you can't stop it."
"I left behind more than two thousand Sand Ninja in the Land of Rain."
They will take advantage of...
Before Chiyo could finish speaking, Shin'un suddenly interrupted her.
"Will they take advantage of my presence with the Konoha Ninja here to detour back to the Land of Wind?"
Upon hearing this, Chiyo's smile suddenly froze, then turned into confusion.
How did you know...?
At this point, Chiyo suddenly realized something and turned her head repeatedly to look at the Land of Rain side of the battlefield.
"Heh~"
When Shin'un saw Chiyo suddenly begin to gaze towards the battlefield in the Land of Rain, he knew that she had realized what was happening.
Shin'un shook his head, looked at the slightly flustered Chiyo on the ground, and returned her words.
"Are you only just realizing that I didn't bring many Konoha Ninja this time?"
On the ground, Chiyo's face was gloomy.
Without Shin'un's prompting, she had already roughly estimated the number of Konoha Ninja behind her.
Less than a thousand people!
Meanwhile, at least two thousand Konoha Ninja are still on the front lines against the Sand Ninja in the Land of Rain Konoha have not yet appeared here.
"Let me guess." Noticing Chiyo's unpleasant expression, Shin'un immediately added insult to injury. "You're planning to have them detour back to the Land of Wind from the border of the Land of Rivers?"
"You..." Upon hearing this, Chiyo immediately raised her head and stared at Shin'un with wide eyes.
"Wow!" Seeing Chiyo's reaction, Shin'un immediately realized that he was right and was secretly surprised.
"That kid Shikaku actually guessed right..."
Shaking his head, Shin'un looked down at Chiyo.
"Alright, the two thousand Sand Ninja you left in the Land of Rain Land of Rain can no longer leave."
He raised his palm, and a ball of lightning connected to Lightning Release: Lightning Chain Prison above it, radiating a dazzling light.
"You're saying all this just to make me stop attacking and give you a chance to catch your breath, right?"
"But I didn't expect to receive such a pleasant surprise after telling you?"
Staring at Chiyo, Shin'un's Chakra circulated rapidly, his body crackling with electricity, emanating a dangerous aura.
"Since that's the case, use whatever means you have as soon as possible, otherwise today will surely become your death anniversary!"