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

Chapter 252 Defeat?

"Whoosh~"

With a sharp whistling sound, Orochimaru flew out like a cannonball between Tsunade and Jiraiya, who had rushed up to help him as soon as he was dragged over.

They could have caught Orochimaru, but they didn't.

As companions and even friends, they knew Orochimaru very well. They knew that Orochimaru, who had undergone soft body modifications, had a much higher tolerance for blunt force trauma than ordinary people. Even if he were hit by such a powerful blow, he would not be in mortal danger.

As the saying goes, opportunity knocks but once... Orochimaru, as an ally, is unharmed, while Gin, as an enemy, has been pierced through the chest by a sharp sword, making it the perfect time to take her down.

If they miss their chance, the outcome of the battle will become uncertain again.

To prevent Gin from catching his breath, Tsunade precisely manipulated the chakra in her ankles, instantly unleashing tremendous strength that dented the metal city wall floor.

She herself transformed into a cannonball, instantly surpassing Jiraiya and throwing a punch at Gin.

At this moment, not only was Gin's chest pierced, but he also used his maximum strength to knock Orochimaru away. He was in a state where his old strength had been exhausted and new strength had not yet been generated, so even if he wanted to resist or counterattack, he could not do so.

But sometimes, avoidance can also be a form of counterattack.

At the critical moment, Gin crouched down and tripped the enemy who was charging at him with his body... Tsunade's monstrous strength was unstoppable, and she usually relied on pure strength and inertia to strike continuously until the enemy was knocked down.

She didn't have time to change direction, her legs tripped, and she fell forward.

At the crucial moment, she once again unleashed her incredible strength, her legs exploding with tremendous power, turning her forward fall into a forward surge, and then, by coordinating her body posture, she performed a front somersault to dissipate the inertia before landing steadily.

However, the moment he landed, his vision was filled with fists.

It's silver.

As Tsunade unleashed her superhuman strength for the second time, turning her falling momentum into a forward charge, Gin had already gotten up and unleashed his own superhuman strength to catch up, completely disregarding the fact that a sharp sword had pierced his vital chest, causing a large amount of blood to spray out.

But his reckless fighting style, disregarding his injuries, was very effective.

Tsunade had just landed and hadn't even regained her balance. She was exhausted from using up her old strength and hadn't yet developed new strength, so she was completely unable to effectively counter Gin's attack... No, she didn't even have time to react.

As soon as she saw the fist, it struck her face almost simultaneously, sending her tumbling backward.

However, the power is incorrect.

After rolling backwards several times on the ground, covering a distance of about ten meters... Tsunade regained her balance, quickly stood up, and knelt on the ground to look ahead. In her blurred vision, obscured by the blood on her forehead, she saw a bunch of white hair tightly wrapped around Gin's waist from behind.

It is Jiraiya.

The moment Jiraiya saw Tsunade trip and Gin get up to chase after her, he knew something was wrong and quickly used the Lion's Mane Technique to try to stop Gin from pursuing her.

But it was too late. As his ninjutsu bound Gin's waist, Gin's fist had already struck Tsunade's face first.

but.

Although it couldn't completely stop the attack, it prevented the fist from landing with full force, thus saving Tsunade's life.

"Earth Release·Yellow Spring Marsh!"

Jiraiya changed hand seals and, while maintaining the Lion's Mane Technique, used a high-level Earth Release ninjutsu again, turning Gin's feet into a swamp, causing her body to sink continuously.

but.

Because the ground is made of metal walls, Earth Release ninjutsu is difficult to use. What could have turned a range of tens of meters into a bottomless swamp is now only turning a one-meter area under Gin's feet into a swamp.

And it's very shallow.

The swamp only swallowed up to Silver's ankles before it reached the bottom.

"Just like that, control her!"

Tsunade shouted and quickly got up and rushed towards Gin.

With a blank expression, Gin grabbed the white hair wrapped around his waist with both hands, pulled and swung it, dragging Jiraiya over and throwing him toward the charging Tsunade.

"Bang!"

Tsunade caught Jiraiya steadily, and his legs slid backward a distance on the ground before finally coming to a stop.

Yin struggled to lift his right leg, trying to get out of the swamp.

Suddenly, a large silver python shot out, opening its mouth wide and spitting out sharp blades from afar.

"The Kusanagi Sword!"

Yin caught a glimpse of the light reflected from the blade and instinctively dodged to the side.

However, her legs were stuck in the swamp and she couldn't move. At this moment, when she tried to turn to the side, she lost her balance and fell to the ground, with half of her body sinking into the swamp.

If the swamp weren't so deep, it would probably have swallowed her up completely.

The Silver Serpent's sneak attack missed, and it propped up its upper body in front of it, slowly transforming into Orochimaru's appearance.

He lowered his head, hunched over, his shoulders trembling uncontrollably, and a smug laugh escaped his face hidden by his long hair. "Hehehe... I've wanted to study dolls that are completely like humans for a long time, and now I've finally got my chance."

Orochimaru~

Tsunade and Jiraiya arrived at Orochimaru's side at this time... Of the three of them, Orochimaru's face was a bloody mess, and his face was even distorted; Tsunade was in a better condition, although blood flowed from her forehead and covered most of her face, her features were still intact; Jiraiya, on the other hand, did not appear to have been injured.

As for Yin... her vital organs were pierced, blood stained her clothes red, and half of her body was sunk into the swamp. Even if left unattended, she would die soon.

The outcome is already clear.

"Give up, this time it's Sunagakure's turn to lose."

Jiraiya looked up into the distance and tried to persuade them to surrender.

Yin followed his gaze into the distance... The Allied Shinobi Forces surged onto the city walls and fought fiercely with the Sand Village defenders. The sounds of clashing weapons, exploding tags, various ninjutsu techniques, and even the roars and shouts of the people echoed continuously in the sky.

Although the Allied Shinobi Forces were less than half their original size, they were far inferior to the force of only 13,000 men and 40,000 autonomous puppets.

However, those who managed to break through the layers of defenses of the mechanical city and reach the city wall were all elites among elites, except for a few extremely lucky individuals. Their strength generally surpassed that of the Sand Village army, and only those who were equally elite could match them.

In addition, the Allied Shinobi Forces also have an absolute advantage in the number of top-notch experts.

The sixteen large armies were each led by one or two Kage-level experts, while Sunagakure could not spare an equal number of experts to fight them.

And a puppet is just a puppet.

Although they are autonomous puppets with their own consciousness, their standardized mechanical bodies and mechanical weapons make it easy for the elite Allied Ninja forces to devise strategies and methods to deal with them.

Taking all these factors into account, the balance of power began to tilt towards the Allied Shinobi Forces as soon as the two armies clashed. If Sunagakure did not have any other trump cards, defeat would have been inevitable.

but……

"Hehehe..."

The silver-haired man gave a cold laugh.

(End of this chapter)