Naruto's civilian cannon fodder starts with the three-body technique

Chapter 302 Robot Puppet

"Sasuke! Take them and go first, I'll cover the rear!"

Hatake Sagumo's voice was filled with unprecedented weariness, and even the silver light from his White Fang short sword had dimmed somewhat.

He forcefully repelled another Chikamatsu puppet controlled by Chiyo. His chest heaved violently, and he had very little chakra left. In his opinion, Umino Sasuke was not in better condition than him and was also at his limit.

After all, Sasuke Umino was facing an attack by a large number of puppeteers, so his energy expenditure was definitely greater than Umino's.

"If there's really no other way, just use the Flying Thunder God Technique to escape. Every one of them who can get away is one more. I don't know what kind of forbidden drug this puppeteer unit has taken, but they are even more troublesome than those I've encountered before, and their fighting spirit is also quite tenacious!"

Hatake Sagumo glanced at the Sand Ninja who were still attacking frantically under the encouragement of the Shadow Clone Puppet Master, his brows furrowed and his heart heavy.

Mitokado was also in a sorry state, having forced back a Sunagakure special jonin who rushed at him. He staggered back to Umino Sasuke's vicinity, his face a mixture of despair and pleading: "Lord Sasuke, the Mitokado clan has offended us in the past, all because of Mitokado Homura. Now, all of our clan's elite have perished here. We only beg you, after you have defeated Elder Homura, to show mercy and spare the old, weak, women, and children of our Mitokado clan, and give them a way out!"

His voice was hoarse, almost choked with sobs.

Hatake Sakumo felt a chill run down his spine. Although he didn't understand the specific details, he guessed that Umino Sasuke must have a fatal handle that could completely destroy Mitomon Homura and even the entire Mitomon clan. However, he had no time to investigate at the moment. Chiyo's offensive was relentless, and he dared not be distracted in the slightest.

He could only urge again, "Sasuke! Let's go, don't worry about us!"

However, Umino Sasuke finally dropped the pretense of being at his last gasp, a cold and arrogant smile curving his lips. With the amplification of his Sound Wave Release, his voice clearly echoed throughout the battlefield: "Leave? Why should I leave? Senior Sagumo, you've held on this long, but it's time for the game to end."

Before he could finish speaking, at that moment...

Samehada Chakra Transfer!

In an instant, a vast and powerful torrent of chakra erupted from Umino Sasuke's body.

The Samehada sword in his hand emitted excited buzzing sounds, its blade shining brightly as it instantly fed back the massive amount of chakra it stored into Sasuke Umino's body.

"Om~"

Sasuke Umino's Wind Release chakra mode instantly transformed into an even more violent and dazzling Lightning Release chakra mode. Blinding blue-white lightning wrapped around his entire body, crackling and popping. The powerful chakra fluctuations even distorted the surrounding air.

His condition instantly soared from "at the end of his rope" to an unprecedented peak, even more imposing than in his prime.

"What? How is this possible!" Chiyo's pupils shrank, and a chill instantly shot from the soles of her feet to the top of her head. She was shocked. She had been tricked, she had definitely been tricked. This guy's previous dejection was all an act.

But this was just the beginning. Umino Sasuke threw a Flying Thunder God Kunai into the air above the Sand Village Puppet Master formation. Immediately, a spatial ripple appeared, and his figure appeared in the air.

"Summoning Jutsu!" Sasuke Umino summoned two enormous, super-capacity sealing scrolls.

"untie!"

"Mech - Rooftop Collapse Technique!"

Rumbling--

Like ten small celestial obstructions, ten giant puppets the size of small mountains crashed down, shattering the Sand Village's puppet formation and causing heavy casualties among the Sand Village ninja.

As the smoke cleared, nine giant mecha puppets, each nearly ten meters tall and radiating a cold, glassy luster, stood like small mountains on the battlefield.

The steel wings on their backs are not decorations, but huge blades that gleam with a sharp, cold light. The energy storage engines on their chests emit a dangerous red light, and the chakra cannons mounted on their arms have begun to charge, emitting a low hum. Inside the mecha puppets, there are Hashirama cell chakra regeneration cores, which can raise a chakra energy shield that can withstand regular S-rank forbidden techniques at any time.

Even more chilling was that, in the center of the nine mecha golems, a giant, stitched-together golem made up of a large number of various golems also suddenly descended.

It's like a predator city from a steampunk movie, a mobile fortress that feeds on puppets, exuding a chaotic and violent aura.

The ten war machines, radiating terrifying pressure, instantly suffocated the atmosphere of the entire battlefield.

"Fly, fly?!"

What made the Sand Ninja even more desperate was that the steel wings on the backs of the nine mecha puppets suddenly unfolded, emitting a huge mechanical roar, and their massive bodies actually slowly lifted off the ground and floated up.

They looked down at the Sand Ninja below, their eyes gleaming with a cold red light, as if they were nothing more than ants.

Chiyo and all the Sand Village puppeteers felt their hearts sink to the bottom. Fear spread like a plague, and they were filled with regret. This was not a last gasp; it was clearly a trap to lure them in. They were chasing a monster in human skin.

"Senior Zuo Yun, you've worked hard. Now, it's our turn to fight back!"

Sasuke Umino's voice sounded exceptionally cold.

He then used the Flying Thunder God Technique, instantly appearing beside Hatake Sakumo and placing his hand on Hatake Sakumo's shoulder.

Samehada Chakra Transfer!

Instantly, a pure and massive amount of chakra surged into Hatake Sagumo's nearly dried-up meridians.

Hatake Sagumo's exhausted body was suddenly refreshed, as if a long-awaited rain had come after a drought. His spirits lifted and his chakra increased dramatically. Although he was not able to fully recover to his peak condition, he was at least back to about 70-80% of his former strength.

"this--"

As Hatake Sagumo felt the surging power within him and looked at Umino Sasuke, who was surrounded by lightning and looked like a thunder god descending to earth, his eyes were filled with shock. Only then did he fully realize that the hidden power and cunning of his teammate far exceeded his imagination.

"Senior, I'm leaving Chiyo to you. Make sure you keep her occupied."

Umino Sasuke spoke rapidly and immediately ordered, "Mito Kadota, take your men and seal off the outer perimeter. Don't let a single Sand Shinobi escape. Today, I will make this legendary puppet army a 'legend'!"

Chiyo was both shocked and furious, and roared, "Arrogant! You think you can annihilate us with these lumps of iron? Dream on! Warriors of Sunagakure, don't be afraid, cover each other and retreat!"

She made a decisive decision and issued the wisest order to retreat.

"Trying to run! Did you ask my sword first?" Hatake Sakumo was in high spirits, and his White Fang short sword once again burst forth with a dazzling silver streak, clinging to Chiyo like a leech, his attacks even more fierce and swift than before.

With most of his chakra restored, Konoha's White Fang was more than capable of keeping Chiyo busy.

Umino Sasuke has completely transformed into a battlefield demon. His Lightning Release Chakra Mode grants him unparalleled speed and offensive and defensive capabilities, making him a deadly nemesis to puppeteers.

He wields the Samehada sword, which can devour chakra and is unparalleled in both offense and defense, in one hand, and the indestructible Raijin sword in the other, completely maximizing both offense, defense, and support.

"Thunder instant body!"

A streak of light tore through the battlefield. Wherever it passed, whether it was a sturdy puppet or a defensive ninjutsu hastily set up by the Sand Ninja, it was as fragile as paper under the sharpness of the Thunder God Sword and the violent impact of the Lightning Release chakra. The puppets were instantly dismembered, and the Sand Ninja were torn apart by the lightning. The screams and the sound of metal breaking intertwined into a deathly dirge.

Umino Sasuke's speed is just too fast.

The attacks were not only powerful but also cunning. Combined with the overall understanding of the battlefield rhythm through Sound Release: Wave Release, each advance precisely targeted the weakest link of the Sand Village forces. Each swing of the sword took at least one life. Samehada greedily devoured the puppeteer's chakra and the incoming ninjutsu, even effectively absorbing fire ninjutsu, constantly feeding back chakra to Umino Sasuke, making him seem to have inexhaustible continuous combat ability.

Although Sasuke Umino's combat strength is not as great as the Third Raikage's, his ability to fight continuously is no less than that of the Third Raikage. If his physical strength is insufficient, he can make up for it with Samehada chakra. With the support of Samehada, his chakra and stamina are sufficient to fight for three days and three nights without any problem.

"How could anyone reach such an astonishing speed, and maintain that speed for such a long time!"

"Monster! He's a monster!"

"His nemesis! He is the true nemesis of puppeteers!"

In just over ten minutes, the Sand Village puppet army was completely wiped out. Konoha's White Fang's swordsmanship was already enough to counter puppeteers, but this monster that transformed into lightning was simply a prodigy born to destroy puppet armies. Its destructive power was even more terrifying than Konoha's White Fang!
What shocked and horrified them even more was that, in the chaos, those "puppet master companions" who had previously acted so "heroically" finally revealed their ferocious fangs. At the crucial moment when the Sand Ninja were trying to form a defensive formation or turn to run away, these "puppet master companions" actually manipulated the puppets to suddenly turn their guns around and shoot deadly poison needles, or launch a deadly backstab attack from behind!
"You bastard! What are you doing?!"

A Sand Village Jonin, his eyes bloodshot with rage, had just dodged the chaotic slashes of the mecha puppet when he was horrified to see his trusted lieutenant manipulating the puppet's blade to plunge it into the back of his comrade beside him.

"What? You're actually a—" A soft "pfft" followed.

Although he noticed the anomaly, he stopped abruptly before he could finish speaking.

A flash of blue and white lightning streaked across the sky, and the cold blade of the Thunder God Sword easily sliced ​​through his neck.

The Sand Village's Jonin puppeteers, who were originally the backbone of the army, have now become Umino Sasuke's priority target for elimination.

Faced with absolute speed and power, coupled with the Shadow-level puppeteer's profound understanding of puppets, their proud skills and teamwork appear so pale and powerless.

In a short time, the number of Jonin still standing in the Sand Village forces was dwindling. The Sand Village command system completely collapsed, and the remaining Sand Village ninjas fled for their lives like headless flies, bombarded by the chakra cannons of the nine floating mecha puppets and violently rammed by the giant stitched monster puppet.

"Mito Kadono! Take your men and, in coordination with the puppets, annihilate the remaining enemies, leave no one alive!"

Sasuke Umino's cold voice pierced through the noisy battlefield, carrying an unquestionable decisiveness.

Looking at the hellish scene before him, Mito Kadota was shocked by the terrifying strength that Umino Sasuke had hidden, and even more glad that he had chosen the "correct" side.

He dared not delay and immediately called upon his clansmen to work in coordination with the giant war puppets to begin eliminating the ordinary Sunagakure puppeteers who had lost their command and whose chakra and physical strength were nearly exhausted.

Sasuke Umino's gaze, however, began to lock onto the other side of the battlefield.

Having dealt with the rabble, it's time to carry out the decapitation strike. Taking down the Sand Village elder is of greater strategic value than wiping out the remnants of this puppeteer force.

With a swift movement and flashes of lightning, he was about to join the battle and engage in a decisive confrontation with Hatake Sagumo.

at this time.

Not far away, a giant salamander puppet that looked somewhat broken suddenly emitted a strong spatial fluctuation from its abdomen.

That wasn't the spatial fluctuation familiar from the Flying Thunder God Technique, but rather a different kind of summoning technique teleportation carrying a chilling aura.

"This is--"

Sasuke Umino's gaze sharpened, his heart trembling as a name he had almost forgotten flashed through his mind.

"Sha Tielan! How could it be him?!"

Wasn't this guy killed by Hatake Sagumo with his White Fang Short Sword, along with his wife Ruritama, by having their hearts penetrated at the puppet factory? It's just that at that time, his corpse, along with Ebizo's corpse, was inexplicably summoned away.

"Human puppet modification? I see!"

With his senses aided by the Sound Wave Release, Umino Sasuke had already guessed the general idea: Sand Iron Storm's heart had indeed been shattered by Hatake Sagumo, and he had indeed died briefly.

However, he must have left behind a backup clone or a puppet-modified assistant. Right after his death, he was able to undergo the puppet modification, replacing his heart with a chakra regeneration core and completely transforming himself into a mechanical puppet. Although his technique was not as advanced as his son Sasori's, the combination of mechanical modification not only brought him back to life but also greatly increased his strength.

"Die, White Blood Demon!" A hoarse, cold, and venomous roar with a strong metallic quality rang out.

Suddenly, the crow puppet's abdomen burst open, and a scorpion stinger, as fast as a shooting star, shot out and struck Umino Sasuke in the back, leaving him completely unprepared.

With swift speed and a tricky angle, fueled by long-simmering, deep-seated hatred, it aimed to launch a sneak attack and kill in one strike.

"Hmph!" Although Umino Sasuke was surprised, he remained calm. Under the perception of the Sound Wave Release, apart from space-time ninjutsu such as the Flying God Lightning Technique, it would be extremely difficult for the ninja world to launch a sneak attack on him.

Just at the critical moment.

With the Thunder God Sword in hand, Umino Sasuke swung it backhand at an incredible angle, the tip of the sword striking the vital joint of the scorpion's stinger with remarkable precision.

A loud sound!
The deafening clang of metal against metal echoed across the battlefield.

The violent lightning chakra erupted with a blinding sword light. Sand Iron Storm clearly did not expect that Umino Sasuke could detect his sneak attack, and he underestimated the sharpness of the Thunder God Sword and the domineering power of the lightning chakra.

The scorpion's stinger shattered and disintegrated inch by inch under the thunderous sword light.

Samehada: Super Strength!

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Umino Sasuke wielded his Samehada sword and delivered a powerful blow towards Sand Iron Storm's main body.

There was a loud bang.

The salamander puppet exploded on the spot, finally revealing its true form.

A figure over two meters tall was sent flying by the enormous impact, crashing heavily onto the sandstone and kicking up a cloud of dust.

At that moment, the battlefield seemed to have been paused.

Everyone saw the attacker's appearance clearly. He was not a complete human being at all. More than half of his body had been replaced by precision mechanical components that gleamed with a cold metallic light. In his chest cavity was a chakra regeneration core that emitted a ghostly blue light and was wrapped in high-strength material. His head retained half of the face that belonged to Sand Iron Storm, but the other side was a cold mechanical prosthetic eye and a metal skull. On his back were three sealing scrolls of different colors.

Its overall design is far more rugged and ferocious than Sasori's human puppet, exuding power and destructiveness.

This is the true form of the mechanical puppet that Sha Tielan transformed himself into. In order to seek revenge and to survive, he finally abandoned his fragile human body and turned himself into this monster that is neither human nor ghost.

"Lan'er?!" Chiyo caught a glimpse of this scene out of the corner of her eye during a break in her fierce battle with Hatake Sakumo, and was instantly shocked, letting out a scream.

That half-familiar yet unfamiliar face, that cold, robotic puppet body, left the mother's mind blank for a moment. The immense impact caused a fatal stunt in her control of the Chikamatsu Ten.

"An opportunity!" Hatake Sagumo's eyes flashed like lightning; how could he let go of this fleeting chance?

The White Fang Short Sword transformed into a silver streak that tore through space, slashing down with an unwavering determination to sever everything.

"Mother, be careful!" Sha Tielan warned urgently, her voice hoarse and metallic.

Chiyo, after all, was a veteran Kage-level fighter who had experienced countless battles. At the last moment, she relied on her combat instincts and instinctively forced herself to dodge to the side.

There was a loud click!
The Chikamatsu puppet that was blocking his way was cut in two by the terrifying sword energy contained in the White Fang Short Sword, and its parts flew everywhere.

Chiyo narrowly avoided a fatal blow to her neck, but was grazed by the aftershock of the blade's energy, leaving a gash on her cheek that instantly bled profusely.

She quickly manipulated the Chikamatsu puppet to fend off Hatake Sakumo's pursuit and create distance, but her gaze was fixed on the direction of Sa Tetsuran, her eyes filled with disbelief and a wave of grief washing over her. Her proud son had actually turned her into a forbidden existence like a human puppet?!
"Mother! Hold off Konoha's White Fang!" Sand Iron Storm quickly fell from the giant sandstone crater to the ground, the mechanical joints making a "click-clack" grinding sound.

His last remaining human eye was fixed on Umino Sasuke, burning with an almost insane flame of hatred. "After I kill this white blood demon, I'll help you take care of Konoha's White Fang!"

"Lord Shatielan?"

"It's Lord Shatielan, he's not dead!"

"Great, we're finally saved."

"Lord Sand Ironstorm has mastered the forbidden techniques of our Sand Village. He can definitely defeat this White Blood Demon and allow us to safely retreat to the heart of the Land of Wind."

"But this is a forbidden technique."

"A technique that can kill the enemy is a good technique. What's wrong with practicing forbidden techniques in this time of crisis?!"

"Lord Sha Tielan, kill this white blood demon!"

The surviving Sand Ninja, like drowning people grasping at a last straw, burst into wild shouts of joy at surviving a catastrophe.

(End of this chapter)