Just before the Thunder Spear made contact with the puppet, the puppet exploded on its own, revealing a cylindrical core covered in numerous tiny holes. A rough count showed there were at least a thousand of them.
When Yue Yan saw this, his pupils constricted. He thought something was amiss and instantly activated Thunder Beast Mode.
Pfftssssssss—
With a series of mechanical triggering sounds, countless black-purple [Senbon] filled with poison enveloped Yue Yan.
If it had been an ordinary ninja, caught off guard, they would definitely meet their end here.
Yue Yan couldn't help but curse under his breath. He had been used to being reckless with his speed and strength before and forgotten that Chiyo was a ninja who played mind games. Coupled with the endless variety of mechanisms in Puppet Technique, he had suffered a covert setback.
Fortunately, the outer surface of the [Thunder Beast], with its compressed [Lightning Bolt] forming solid hair, blocked these [Senbon]. Otherwise, even if he wasn't afraid of the poison, his combat power would have been affected.
After all, in the original story, as one of the participants in Living Corpse Reincarnation, Chiyo played with Kankurō like a grandson, doing whatever she wanted.
Noticing Yue Yan's serious expression, Chiyo let out a sneer and taunted, "Yo, kid, where's that cocky look you had just now? Why is it gone?"
Hearing the taunt, Yue Yan retorted without showing any weakness.
"Heh, I was just unfamiliar with the fighting methods of a [puppeteer]. But now that you're without the protection of your puppets, how are you going to defend yourself? I'll take you down right now."
After saying that, Yue Yan crouched down. His hands transformed into beast claws and landed on the ground. Like a real beast, he dashed out in an instant, leaving only a golden [Lightning Bolt] in mid-air.
So fast!
As this thought crossed his mind, Yue Yan's claws, compressed from [Lightning Bolt], were already in front of him.
Looking at the claws as sharp as blades, Chiyo hooked her fingers. Then her figure moved in an abnormal way for living beings and continued to rush to the side.
Seeing this, Yue Yan squinted his eyes.
Using the puppet strings to pull her body and relying on the nearby trees for support to move quickly, truly worthy of an old powerhouse. This move had never been seen in the original story.
While Yue Yan was pondering these things, Chiyo's figure didn't stop and soon put some safe distance between them.
Then, after a series of loud bangs, ten puppets with different appearances and wearing white robes surrounded Chiyo, firmly protecting her in the center.
"This is... White Secret Technique: The Chikamatsu Collection of Ten Puppets made by Monzaemon."
Yue Yan murmured, recalling the scene in the original story where Chiyo [Unite]d with Sakura Haruno to fight Sasori of the Red Sand.
"You actually know about Monzaemon and the Ten Masterpieces?"
Chiyo was really quite surprised. After all, White Secret Technique: The Chikamatsu Collection of Ten Puppets was the most proud achievement of the first - generation [puppeteer] Monzaemon and the most powerful puppets in the [puppeteer] lineage. She didn't expect Yue Yan, an outsider from another village, to recognize them.
Chiyo narrowed her eyes. She had thought that Yue Yan might be able to crack the venom she had made, and perhaps become the next Tsunade. But now it seemed that once Yue Yan grew up, he would definitely be more dangerous than Tsunade.
"I absolutely can't let you live."
With murderous intent, Chiyo's eyes became sharp. The Puppets of the Kuchiyose - Jūninshū she controlled seemed to come to life, and a blatant bloodlust rose from their bodies.
Hearing this, Yue Yan provocatively smiled.
"If you can, then go ahead and give it a try."
When Yue Yan activated Thunder Beast Mode, his Transformation Technique had already been lifted. Now, he exerted all his strength. His terrifying speed only allowed Chiyo to see a golden electric light.
However, even so, Chiyo didn't panic at all. After all, the Kuchiyose - Jūninshū was almost Omnipotence. Even if Yue Yan was very fast, it could still handle him.
As Chiyo continuously twitched her fingers, after three of the Kuchiyose - Jūninshū stayed to protect Chiyo, the other seven all opened the mechanisms on their bodies. Some spat out poison needles, some launched Flame Jet, and some ejected Kunai, covering the possible landing points of Yue Yan.
As long as he can't teleport in space, no matter how fast Yue Yan is, he can only be predicted by Chiyo, who has extremely rich combat experience.
Countless attacks came, making it impossible for Yue Yan to get close. He could only keep dodging and looking for opportunities.
Seeing this, Chiyo sneered.
"Although the weakness of a puppeteer is their body, something well - known, do you think you can easily achieve it? Otherwise, puppeteers wouldn't be the ace force of the Sand Ninja Village."
Saying that, Chiyo pulled down the hood behind her to hide her face. Then the Kuchiyose - Jūninshū was also controlled to put on hoods.
The next moment, Chiyo in a white robe used the puppet lines and the movements of three Puppets to confuse Yue Yan, so while he was dealing with the other seven Puppets, he couldn't easily find her real body.
Seeing this, Yue Yan clicked his tongue in annoyance.
Since you want to play dirty, don't blame me for playing rough.
Yue Yan increased the output of the Lightning Bolt in his body again, which also changed the appearance of the Thunder Beast. Its body stretched to three meters. The claws on its four limbs became thicker and sharper. When its long tail whipped, the floating Lightning Bolt burned the ground black. The aura it carried was completely different from before, being full of the destructive aura of the Lightning Bolt itself.
As for the face of the Thunder Beast, it completely turned into the appearance of a beast, like an unknown feline fierce beast.
"Roar!!!"
The Thunder Beast roared to the sky, stepped on the ground and rushed out instantly.
This time, Yue Yan didn't think about attacking Chiyo, the puppeteer. Instead, he wanted to destroy all ten Puppets of the Kuchiyose - Jūninshū.
Without giving Chiyo a chance to react, Yue Yan raised his claws, exerted monstrous strength, and the claws wrapped in endless golden Lightning Bolt instantly smashed the Puppet in front of him. Under the conduction of the terrifying force, even the tiny parts inside the Puppet were distorted and turned into a pile of scrap iron.
"The first one.
The Thunder Beast opened its mouth full of fangs and uttered a low, inhuman growl. Streams of hot white steam billowed from the corners of its mouth, highlighting its terror and bloodthirst.
This sight made the hidden Chiyo's face darken. Only Tsunade in the past could have exerted such terrifying brute force. The internal parts of the Puppet were destroyed, making it impossible to retrieve and reuse. She would have to make a new one.
However, before Chiyo could think further, the Thunder Beast lunged towards its next target.
Even when the Puppets unleashed a barrage of weapons such as Senbon at the Thunder Beast, they were blocked by the thick layer of tangible Lightning Bolt.
Watching the Thunder Beast charge through the attacks and tear apart another Puppet, Chiyo cursed under her breath.
What a brute! How on earth could anyone master Lightning Release to such an extent? Even the Raikage clan, who had spent years developing and researching the Lightning Release Suit, were a joke in front of the Thunder Beast.
With such exaggerated strength and defense, Chiyo could only think of the Tailed Beast cloak that appeared on a rampaging jinchuriki.
She couldn't hesitate any longer.
Having made up her mind, Chiyo manipulated three Puppets to form a triangular formation and Unite to perform a ninjutsu.
"Puppet Technique: Three Jewels Suction Crushing!"