Chapter 62: Hidden Sand VS Hidden Rain (Part 2)

Chapter 62: Hidden Sand VS Hidden Rain (Part 2)

Ebizo, as the Hidden Sand's other Kage-level fighter, although only a relatively weak Kage-level, still relied on his skilled puppetry to manipulate five puppets, single-handedly holding back three elite Jōnin from the Hidden Rain while still having enough strength to occasionally support others. The battle situation was temporarily in a stalemate.

Surveying the battlefield and seeing that the Hidden Sand ninjas, led by Ebizo, had temporarily blocked the Hidden Rain's attack, Chiyo's worried heart relaxed. After all, in terms of numbers alone, the Hidden Rain was overwhelmingly superior to the Hidden Sand.

However, the quality of the ninjas from a great nation was evident. Hidden Sand ninjas of the same rank were almost completely suppressing the Hidden Rain ninjas, with many Hidden Sand ninjas fighting two or even three opponents at once.

Having put her mind at ease, Chiyo prepared to take the initiative. Her right fingers twitched slightly, and a blue-faced puppet, a horse-faced puppet, and a red-haired female puppet simultaneously rushed out, quickly surrounding Hanzo.

"Puppet Technique: Assault!"

The female puppet wielded two large swords and heavily slashed at Hanzo. Hanzo swung his chain, entangling the two large swords and blocking the attack. Then, with a backhand strike, he used his scythe to slash at the female puppet.

However, Hanzo was facing Chiyo's three puppets.

The blue-faced puppet beside him extended two iron whips from its head, blocking Hanzo's strike. Then, under Chiyo's control, it spun its body while extending the iron whips again, continuously entangling and whipping Hanzo.

"Puppet Technique: Binding!"

Seeing Hanzo trapped for a moment, the horse-faced puppet, which had been waiting for a long time under Chiyo's control, opened its large mouth, and a Chakra cannonball slammed into Hanzo's face at point-blank range.

"Boom!!!"

The violent explosion echoed across the battlefield. The Hidden Sand ninjas and Hidden Rain ninjas who were fighting each other all paused their ninjutsu for a moment.

At the location of the explosion, thick smoke billowed. Chiyo's set of combo moves was extremely powerful.

A moment later, Hanzo, covered in dust and grime, rushed out from the smoke, but he was not injured. The law of "smoke without injury" took effect once again.

Chiyo, having completed a set of combo attacks, did not press her advantage. Instead, she recalled the three puppets to continue blocking in front of her. After all, she was still distracted by analyzing Hanzo's salamander poison. For now, all she needed to do was stall Hanzo.

But what Chiyo didn't notice was that a smile quietly tugged at the corner of Hanzo's lips when she recalled her puppets.

Just as the female puppet was about to return to Chiyo's side, Hanzo timed it perfectly and formed the Serpent Seal with both hands.

"Fire Release: Exploding Flame Formation!"

As Hanzo completed the hand seals, a large number of exploding tags lit up on the female puppet's body, followed by a deafening explosion.

Caught completely off guard, Chiyo didn't have time to manipulate the puppet to use the Barrier Shield Seal this time. She was directly hit by Hanzo's attack and blown away.

Fortunately, Chiyo was quick-witted enough, and fortunately, she was also a powerful medical ninja. In the moment before the explosion reached her, she decisively covered the surface of her body with a large amount of medical Chakra, starting to heal before the explosion arrived, minimizing the damage she received from the explosion. Otherwise, this one attack would have left her unable to fight.

Hanzo, who wouldn't let go of an advantage, wouldn't let go of the battle opportunity he had painstakingly created at the risk of injury. His hands moved continuously, and hand seals flashed quickly in his hands.

"Water Release: Great Waterfall Technique!"

Taking advantage of the abundant water vapor in the air due to the rainy weather, Hanzo leaped high and easily used this A-rank Water Release.

A large amount of Chakra continuously gathered in his throat, and then Hanzo spewed out a torrential amount of water from high in the air towards the location where Chiyo had been blown away.

The water extracted from Chakra, under Hanzo's control, surged mightily towards Chiyo's position.

Chiyo didn't sit idly by either. Her ten fingers moved rapidly, and the remaining eight puppets that still had combat capability quickly returned to her side. Although Chiyo hadn't fully healed her injuries, facing the powerful A-rank Water Release, she had no choice but to stop healing herself and focus all her efforts on defense.

"Puppet Technique: Barrier Shield Seal!"

This time, not only the puppets, but Chiyo herself also personally used the defense. An exceptionally large Chakra shield perfectly defended against the Great Waterfall Technique, but the impact force was not completely dissipated. Chiyo spat out another mouthful of blood under the enormous impact.

"Water Release: Water Body Flicker Technique!"

Hanzo, having landed, didn't pause at all. Using the convenient terrain, he instantly appeared between Chiyo and her puppets.

Chiyo, having been taught a lesson by Hanzo's combo attacks, wouldn't indulge him. If you dare to engage in close combat, I dare to manipulate the puppets to surround and attack you. Eight against one, the advantage is on my side!

However, Hanzo was not afraid at all. Facing the puppets' encirclement, he dodged all the attacks as gracefully as falling flower petals. With his left hand wielding the chain and his right hand sweeping the scythe, Hanzo, surrounded by eight puppets, displayed the demeanor of a master of Taijutsu.

The puppets couldn't stop Hanzo's advance. He continuously approached Chiyo's position, while also looking for an excellent opportunity to kill Chiyo with a single blow.

Suddenly!

Hanzo noticed that Chiyo had revealed an opening while manipulating the puppets. Although the puppets were still surrounding him, there was no obstruction between him and Chiyo at this moment.

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