After arriving at another battlefield, Kōki continued to attract the attention of many Sunagakure with his age, which was full of mockery.
They spontaneously launched an attack on Kōki. However, the Sunagakure who attacked were all defeated by Kōki's superior strength, resulting in heavy losses for the Sunagakure.
Of course, Kōki's outstanding performance also came at a considerable cost. When the Sunagakure discovered that ordinary ninjas could no longer pose a threat to Kōki, they replaced him with more powerful ninjas to surround and Kōki.
This put even more pressure on Kōki, but he was not afraid. Even when facing an attack from the Sunagakure Jonin, Kōki remained calm and composed.
Unlike his previous encounters with the relatively weaker Sunagakure, he now fully unleashed the power of his Advanced Superhuman Strength Technique, inflicting massive damage on the Sunagakure's Jonin with every punch and kick.
As for why Kōki uses Taijutsu instead of Ninjutsu, it's because Ninjutsu consumes more chakra than Superhuman Strength Technique, and he needs to conserve some Chakra to prepare for unexpected situations. On the other hand, Taijutsu allows him to better conceal himself and avoid being attacked from multiple directions by the enemy.
Think about it, if you're surrounded by enemies, they'll have to consider the safety of their comrades when they want to use Ninjutsu or large-scale attacks, especially since the ninjas around you are all Jonin, and they won't be so easy to abandon.
This ensured Kōki's safety.
Soon, due to Kōki's outstanding Taijutsu skills, he killed several waves of Sunagakure Jonin were surrounding and killing him, which attracted the attention of more Sunagakure. Even the elite puppet squad, the Chikamatsu Three, were attracted by Kōki's achievements and wanted to take action to eliminate him.
The three of them were originally prepared by Rasa to deal with Orochimaru. Now that Orochimaru has not appeared, they are no longer bound by any restrictions and can move freely.
With their superb puppetry skills and powerful puppets, the three of them have killed Konoha's elite ninjas on numerous occasions.
After killing many Konoha ninjas, they found that killing ordinary Konoha Ninja did not satisfy them, so they set their sights on Kōki, a genius ninja who shone brightly on the battlefield.
After identifying their target, the three of them leaped over Kōki and arrived in front of him.
"Kid, what's the point of bullying ordinary Sunagakure with your strength? Let the three of us be your opponents." One of the three, a tall and burly ninja, said to Kōki. His bulging muscles made Kōki think he looked more like a Taijutsu ninja than a puppeteer.
"That's right, little brother, let's experience the strength of Konoha genius." The woman among the three had a beautiful face and gave Kōki a meaningful smile. However, there was a clear sense of dagger hidden in her smile.
It was the one among the three, of medium build, handsome, and seemingly the most composed, from Sunagakure, who spoke up to the two beside him, "Alright, let's hurry up and finish off this brat. There are still many places that need our help."
This person seemed to be the leader of the trio, and was very prestigious in the team. After hearing his words, the other two restrained their expressions and then looked at Kōki with murderous eyes.
Upon seeing the three ninjas, Kōki's expression turned serious. He sensed a dangerous aura emanating from them. Looking towards the source of the danger, he saw ten white-clad puppets of varying sizes and shapes standing behind the three Sunagakure.
These puppets have ferocious faces and exude a terrifying aura.
"Nine! People! Near! Pine! Crowd!"
After recognizing the identities of the ten puppets, Kōki uttered their names slowly and deliberately.
He never expected to see the Chikamatsu Ten Puppets on the battlefield, and that these puppets weren't controlled by Chiyo, but by three unknown Sunagakure puppeteers. Shouldn't this be Chiyo's unique technique? How could she have passed it on to someone else?
After he revealed the puppet's name, the three Sunagakure all showed surprise in their eyes.
Although Lady Chiyo had made a great name for herself in the Shinobi World with the Chikamatsu Ten Puppets, it was still very rare for a kid from Konoha to recognize the puppet's identity at a glance.
"I didn't expect you to have such good insight, kid. That's right, this is the ultimate secret of our Sunagakure Puppet Technique, the Chikamatsu Ten Puppets."
The burly Sunagakure puppeteer spoke of the Chikamatsu Ten Puppets with fervor and adoration. His excited expression suggested he wanted the entire Shinobi World to know the ultimate secrets of Sunagakure puppetry.
His two companions were more restrained than him. Although they also admired the Chikamatsu Ten Puppets, they were more concerned about how the kid from Konoha could recognize them at a glance.
In their memories, perhaps someone in Konoha knew about Lady Chiyo's abilities, but it was impossible for them to recognize the puppet at a glance. They were more likely completely ignorant.
Just like before, the three of them controlled the Chikamatsu Ten Puppets to slaughter Konoha Ninja, but none of the Konoha Ninja recognized the puppets they were using; they just felt that their puppets were somewhat different from others.
"Kid, how did you know the puppets behind us belong to the Chikamatsu Ten Puppets?" the handsome Sunagakure puppeteer asked Kōki with a serious expression.
He was now starting to doubt Kōki's identity; an ordinary genius wouldn't know so much.
Upon hearing this, the burly puppeteer, who had been filled with fervor, finally realized what was happening. After all, he was Jonin Sunagakure, and he possessed basic analytical skills. Now, after his companion's questioning, he Byakugan the Konoha brat in front of him seemed to know too much, and there was definitely something wrong with him.
Faced with the question from Sunagakure, Kōki calmly replied, "If you want to know, just defeat me. If you defeat me, I'll tell you everything I know. I can even tell you about Sasori of the Red Sands, the most talented puppeteer in your Sunagakure."
In truth, Kōki knew nothing about Sasori of the Red Sands. His Aizen clone had previously searched for Sasori, but Sasori had either gone into hiding to study the Third Kazekage's body or to research the Eternal Art, and had never shown any trace of him.
Having other things to do, Aizen didn't continue his search.
His words instantly caused the three Sunagakure in front of him to change their expressions drastically. They were all puppeteers personally trained by Chiyo, and had a very close relationship with Chiyo. Naturally, they also knew Sasori.
They often heard Chiyo say that Sasori's talent in Puppet Technique had completely surpassed her own, which encouraged the three of them to strive to learn from Sasori.
At first, they were a little jealous that Sasori could receive such high praise from Chiyo, but after Sasori truly showed his talent for Puppet Technique, they put aside their jealousy and turned to admiration.
Then, one day Sasori suddenly disappeared, and they were saddened for quite some time. Their teacher, Lady Chiyo, was heartbroken by Sasori's departure and became indifferent to worldly affairs. If it weren't for the fact that Sunagakure was truly leaderless and needed her to take charge, it would have been a great relief.
Chiyo has long since retired to the mountains.
Now that they've obtained information about scorpions from the enemy, they certainly won't let it go.