This puppeteer is a bit... well...

Chapter 240 Eye of the Sky

"The First Hokage, the Second Hokage!"

Upon seeing the two, everyone in the room was overjoyed.

Minato Namikaze couldn't help but ask, "Are the Third Hokage and the others alright?"

Upon hearing this, Hashirama Senju's expression darkened.

Seeing this, everyone's hearts sank.

"How could this happen?"

Some people couldn't believe it.

Hashirama said with self-reproach, "Although I tried my best to push people away, I only had time to protect the few people around me."

The power of the chakra cannon was indeed enormous; even Hashirama Senju could not withstand it.

but.

His defense also slightly delayed the Chakra Cannon by 0.001 seconds.

Taking advantage of this brief moment, he pushed the person in the middle away, thus avoiding being directly hit by the chakra cannon.

Later, in the last second before he crashed to the ground, he used Wood Release to catch as many people as possible.

The power of the chakra cannon spread out in the next second, and many people who were not caught were directly annihilated in the vast energy.

Many of those who were caught were killed by the shockwave despite the protection provided by Wood Release; only a few highly skilled individuals survived.

"Because the distance is too far, I can't teleport everyone over at once. Considering the possibility of a surprise attack and potential shortage of combat power, I sent my eldest brother up first." After Hashirama finished explaining, Tobirama continued to explain.

"It's certainly timely. The current situation is perfect for the First Generation to make his appearance," Shikaku said.

"Then I'll go to the front lines to help, and I'll go pick up the others."

"I'll go too."

Looking at the puzzled Tobirama, Minato Namikaze said, "I also know the Flying Thunder God Technique."

"Alright!"

……

Round table conference room.

The situation on the battlefield was projected onto the screen on the wall by the Sky Eye.

The councilors in the conference room were all shocked when they saw the seamless and continuous barrage of arrows.

The city's defense system was completed three years ago, but this is the first time it has been put into use, and no one has seen its power.

Now, they have seen it.

Its power far exceeds imagination.

One councilman couldn't help but swallow hard, saying, "Suddenly, it seems like the Allied Shinobi Forces aren't all that great!"

Upon hearing this, everyone snapped out of their shock and couldn't help but roll their eyes.

That's it?

How could you say something like that?

Putting aside everything else, just look at that special unit from Iwagakure... with a range of about a kilometer, and a seamless, overwhelming attack. If used properly, even the Sand Village would have had a hard time dealing with the enemy from that unit.

Not to mention the air force equipped with wings and flying in the sky.

Although the enemy air force has not yet launched any attacks, judging from the gun-like weapons they are carrying, it is clear that they are not intelligence gathering personnel.

It's just that it didn't enter the enemy's firing range.

In the past, they could only watch helplessly as these air force personnel attacked, and even if they were attacked, they could only suffer unilateral damage.

And yet you dare to say that the other side's strength is just so-so?

Although everyone present was inwardly skeptical, no one refuted his words.

Because, faced with the formidable defense system of the Mechanized City, the opponent's strength did indeed seem rather ordinary.

"All I can say is that Lady Ayaki is incredibly powerful!"

Some people praised it.

Although they were both members of the same rank, they still addressed Ryuji Ayaki with the respectful title of "Sir" from the bottom of their hearts.

Shouldn't it be like that?

Since the start of the war, the enemy has suffered heavy losses, while our side has not even sent out any troops. We have only relied on the weapons of the mechanical city to launch counterattacks and have prevented the enemy from advancing an inch.

Doesn't this demonstrate how powerful Ryuji Ayaki is?

They all knew that the defensive system of the Mechanized City was far more complex than just arrow formations.

The further the enemy advances, the closer they will find themselves to hell, leading to despair and regret for participating in the attack.

Because it is an absolute defense that is simply impossible to breach.

"Having Lady Aya as a teammate is truly the luckiest thing that has ever happened to me."

"It's fortunate that Lady Aya is a genius born in Sunagakure; otherwise, our Sunagakure would have become one of the opposing side as well."

"Lady Ayaki always manages to redefine my understanding of things. I really don't know what words of praise to use to describe her."

In the conference room, everyone was fawning over Ryuji, completely disregarding the presence of the Third Kazekage, the true leader.

If their relationship weren't so special, but rather a normal superior-subordinate one, they probably would have broken up instantly!

Even so, the Third Kazekage was still very uncomfortable.

Knowing that letting everyone flatter him would damage his relationship with the Third Kazekage, Ryuji couldn't help but speak up to stop them, "No, this is all thanks to everyone. Although I designed the mechanical castle, without the village's financial and labor assistance in its construction, I couldn't have built this thing by myself."

"Lady Ayaki is too modest!"

"Yeah, we're just doing some hard labor!"

"We all know that the funds for the Mechanical City were obtained from the Daimyo through another research project by the adults."

The people in the conference room continued to flatter him, making themselves feel much better, which left Long Er speechless.

Although he was being modest, he wasn't wrong.

Although he could have built it by himself, and even faster than Sunagakure, the construction of this mechanical castle was indeed the result of the collective efforts of the entire village; he was merely responsible for the majority of the work.

Putting everything else aside, just look at the barrier of the Vortex Clan... If it weren't for that barrier, the defensive system of the Mechanized City wouldn't be so unsolvable.

"Master, the enemy has retreated."

Suddenly, a mechanical voice came from the screen.

Everyone looked over at the sound and saw the army that had been attacking retreating while maintaining its formation.

However, the four sky cities suspended in the distance showed no sign of retreating.

"Looks like we need to change our tactics."

The Third Kazekage instantly assessed the situation.

"I wonder what their move will be. Heavenly Eye, activate the Railgun, it's ready to fire at any moment!"

"clear!"

As the mechanical sounds subsided, one tall cannon platform after another rose from the city wall.

These are all super electromagnetic cannons with a power three times greater than the main cannon of the Steel Fortress, and now they have been released by the Sky Eye.

And the Heavenly Eye... it is the Mechanical City.

The Heavenly Eye is an upgrade of the system from A. It is an artificial intelligence made from artificial soul data and controls everything in the Mechanical City and even the entire floating continent.

Those Gatling guns don't fire automatically because each one has self-awareness... While it's possible to do so, the sheer number would require far too many artificial souls.

With the current mass production of autonomous puppets, the manufacturing speed of artificial souls can no longer keep up with the demand, so they are naturally not used in these single-function machines.

These devices are all part of the Sky Eye's body, just like the weapons on the Steel Fortress.

I spent New Year's Eve at my maternal grandmother's house. There was no computer or internet, only a mobile phone, so I could only write 4,000 words a day until after the New Year.

(End of this chapter)