nucmednet Chapter 800 8 hexagram palm
Chapter 800 8 hexagram palm
Waves of Bagua Palm strikes and spinning attacks of "Return to Heaven" rained down on the unsuspecting puppeteers like a storm. In a short time, at least one-fifth of the puppeteers brought by Chiyo were killed on the spot, their blood staining the ground red.
"What?! What's going on?!" Chiyo screamed, her eyes filled with shock and rage. She couldn't understand how the enemy had infiltrated the group. She roared, "Quick! Kill them!"
Hiashi Hyuga surveyed the chaotic puppeteers' ranks, a cold, excited smile spreading across his face. He proclaimed loudly, his voice brimming with confidence in victory: "Sunagakure! Defeat is inevitable! If you dared to fight in Konoha, you must be prepared for total annihilation! Not a single puppeteer will return alive!"
Zhang Hai looked at the scene before him, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes, before he suddenly understood.
“I see…” Zhang Hai silently analyzed in his mind, “The Hyuga clan used the Byakugan’s powerful perception to easily find the loopholes in the Sand Village’s defenses, kill the vigilant ninja, and then disguise themselves and infiltrate the Sand Village team.”
He continued to speculate: "When the Sand Ninja launch a major offensive and the puppeteers are fully focused on controlling their puppets, the defenses at the rear must be at their weakest. Launching a counterattack at this moment would undoubtedly be like cutting off their lifeline!"
"This means that the number of Hyuga clansmen who died in the puppet explosion was not large. Most of them used the smoke as cover to infiltrate behind Sunagakure's lines. Their goal was to eliminate the most troublesome puppeteers, thereby weakening Sunagakure's strength by half! This is an excellent plan!"
The puppeteers' screams rose and fell, as the Hyuga clan members attacked like tigers among sheep. Their Bagua Palm strikes, like phantoms, relentlessly reaped the lives of the puppeteers.
As is well known, puppeteers are mid-range ninjas who need to maintain distance in combat, while the Hyuga clan are standard close-combat ninjas. Combined with the Byakugan's Eight Trigrams Palm technique, their attacks are exceptionally sharp, precise, and capable of killing enemies in an instant. Faced with a Hyuga ninja closing in, puppeteers have no time to react and cannot utilize the advantages of their puppets, forced to watch helplessly as their lives are reaped.
"Back to defense! Everyone back to defense!" Chiyo commanded her sensory ninjas, her voice filled with anxiety and despair.
The Sand Ninja, who were fighting the Konoha ninjas ahead, received orders to return to their aid. Without even thinking about why there were Konoha ninjas behind them, they all turned around and headed back towards the Puppet Master's direction.
However, Konoha was prepared!
The major clans of Konoha all made their moves, displaying their sharp fangs. The Ino-Shika-Cho trio, the Aburame clan, and the Inuzuka clan formed three impregnable barriers, guarding the only route for the Sand Village's reinforcements and launching a frenzied attack.
The battlefield under the cover of night was tinged with an eerie aura by blood and fire. Granny Chiyo's face was ashen, her eyes flashing with the fury of someone who had been fooled. As she watched the puppeteers retreat in disarray, alarm bells rang in her heart.
"Damn it, we've fallen into a trap!" Granny Chiyo gritted her teeth and shouted decisively, "All puppeteers, retreat immediately!"
However, the Hyuga clan's offensive surged like a tidal wave, giving the Sunagakure puppeteers no chance to breathe. The Byakugan's keen perception allowed them to move with ease on the battlefield, effortlessly dodging the puppeteers' hasty counterattacks and then reaping lives with precise and deadly attacks.
"Don't let a single Sand Shinobi escape!" a Hyuga clansman shouted, his voice echoing through the night sky, filled with ruthless killing intent.
The puppeteers, their fighting spirit utterly extinguished, fell like lambs to the slaughter in pools of blood as the Hyuga clan pursued them like hungry wolves.
Granny Chiyo's eyes were bloodshot as she watched the Sand Village ninja fall one by one, her heart bleeding. She knew that if she didn't take drastic measures, the Sand Village's puppeteers would likely be wiped out. She took a deep breath, her eyes wavering between struggle and resolve. Finally, she made her decision.
"You Hyuga clan scum, I will make you pay the price!" Granny Chiyo's voice was hoarse and cold, like a curse from the depths of hell.
She suddenly pulled an ancient scroll from her bosom, its surface covered in obscure and incomprehensible runes. Her fingers traced the scroll as she muttered incantations. An ominous aura spread across the battlefield, sending a shiver down everyone's spine.
"White Secret Technique: The Ten Nearpines!"
Granny Chiyo's hands moved swiftly, forming hand seals, and chakra surged into the scroll like a torrent. The runes on the scroll instantly lit up with a dazzling light, then transformed into ten white streaks of light that rapidly solidified in the air.
As the light and shadow faded, ten puppets dressed in white robes appeared in the center of the battlefield, surrounding Granny Chiyo like ten guardian deities.
"This is... the masterpiece of the first puppeteer, Monzaemon!" An elderly Hyuga clansman stared at the ten puppets before him, his eyes filled with shock and fear. He had seen records of this forbidden technique in the clan's records and knew how terrifying it was.
The Chikamatsu Ten are a puppet group capable of destroying a city. Each puppet possesses unique and powerful abilities. Some excel at ranged attacks, some are proficient in close combat, some can inflict area damage, and some specialize in single-target attacks. They are adept at both physical and elemental attacks, are well-rounded in offense and defense, and work together seamlessly, making them practically perfect war machines.
Granny Chiyo's fingers flew, chakra threads connecting the ten puppets like a spider web. Under her control, the Chikamatsu Ten Puppet Masters charged towards the Hyuga clan members like tigers released from their cages, their killing intent suffocating.
One of the pursuing Hyuga clan members only felt a flash of white light before his eyes, a sharp pain in his throat, and then lost consciousness, collapsing to the ground. He didn't even have time to see what the puppet attacking him looked like.
Ten puppets swept through like autumn leaves in the wind, blades flashing, blood and flesh flying everywhere. In just a few breaths, several Hyuga clansmen died tragically under their blades.
"Watch out! These puppets are extraordinary!" The remaining Hyuga clan members immediately realized the urgency of the situation, and without hesitation, they unleashed the Hyuga clan's absolute defense—"Rotation!"
Blue chakra erupted from their bodies, forming a rapidly spinning chakra sphere that completely protected them. This rapidly spinning chakra not only defended against attacks but also shredded any approaching enemies. Several puppeteers who couldn't retreat in time were instantly engulfed by "Rotation," turning into a pool of blood and gore. At the same time, the attacks of the Chikamatsu Ten Puppet Masters were also blocked by "Rotation."