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

Chapter 39 Together

"Bang!"

Minato Namikaze stomped on the fire-breathing scarab puppet, pulled Shiki out of the sea of ​​flames, and then extinguished the flames on his body.

But he had already lost consciousness, and there were large areas of burns on the skin exposed outside his clothes.

Minato frowned, quickly tore open his clothes, and then took out burn ointment from the medical kit and applied it to him.

"Let's begin round two!"

A confident, even arrogant voice came from the other side.

Minato looked up at the sound and saw the Sand Village ninja controlling a puppet standing in the middle of the room.

In front of him stood a silver-haired girl.

Do you have any companions?

Minato narrowed his eyes.

"Bang!"

The floor to the left was broken, and Ding jumped out from inside.

Kakashi also teleported to the other side.

"Where did that woman come from?" Kakashi asked.

He had just been hiding behind the earthen wall and hadn't seen Ryuji's summoning process.

Ding fell downstairs, but no one saw it.

But he didn't care where the enemy came from. Instead, he carefully assessed the changing situation: "The enemy has become two people, and we have lost one combatant. It's three against two, so we still have the advantage."

"No, it should be two against two."

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Kakashi and Choza both stared in astonishment at Minato, who had spoken, before immediately turning their attention back to the enemy to prevent him from launching a sneak attack.

"The enemy has insect puppets that can move on their own. Shiki has fainted and needs someone to take care of her." Minato's eyes were calm and collected. "Kakashi, you protect Shiki. Choza and I will fight."

"Yes."

Kakashi took a few steps back, then leaped to Shion's side, picked him up, and fled the scene of the battle.

Ryuji didn't stop them, because no one could bypass the water gate to do anything else.

He was absolutely convinced of this.

However, he was equally convinced that he would win the upcoming battle.

At this stage, no one can rival Player A.

Since entering the Ninja Academy and deciding to become a puppeteer, Ryuji has created countless puppets.

However, most of them were practice pieces, and now they lie in the surface workshops and the Sand Village armory as decorations or stored weapons.

Currently, he has five puppets at his disposal.

Silver, War Fortress, Mechanical Bird, Armor, Scarab (all Scarabs count as one).

Silver was the first autonomous anthropomorphic puppet created by Ryuji, while Ko was the first combat puppet that Ryuji could control.

With the development of autonomous puppets, the role of A has become less important.

But out of nostalgia, Ryuji never abandoned it, but instead continuously modified and evolved it, eventually shaping it into its current state.

"Are you ready for battle?" Ryuji asked with a smile, his dark eyes filled with confidence and composure.

Minato's expression was grave. He said in a low voice, "You deal with the girl, and I'll deal with the puppet. Try to lure them away so I can perform my move more easily."

Upon hearing this, Ding Za looked surprised. "Are you going to use that technique?"

"Only by using that technique can we win."

After saying that, Minato shot out with a "whoosh," so fast that even Choza didn't react in time and was a beat too slow to catch up.

"Master, step back."

Yin spoke coldly, taking the lead and standing in front, his entire body surrounded by metallic black.

Faced with such incredible speed, although she could react, it was difficult for her to keep up. Standing still and defending against counterattacks was the best strategy.

After all, movement speed and hand speed are different.

However, if the speed difference between them is too great, the slower one will lose the initiative.

Just like now... Minato easily bypassed her with a slight turn, even avoiding that obviously weak puppet, and attacked Ryuji from the side.

Choosing to take a detour means you've taken a longer route. No matter how fast you go, you'll always be a step behind.

Even if it's less than a second, it's enough for a master of this level to react.

Long Er pulled back, and Jia, like an iron ball on a chain, drew an arc in the air and came crashing down horizontally.

Minato arrived precisely in the direction from which the iron ball was coming, as if he had crashed into it himself, achieving a perfect prediction.

He leaned forward, lowered his center of gravity, and as the iron ball flew towards him, he braced himself with both hands on the ground and performed a somersault, leaping high into the air.

As he dodged the iron ball, he flicked his right hand and threw out three strangely shaped kunai with runes wrapped around their handles.

However, the thrower's skill level seemed a bit poor.

The kunai's flight paths were too skewed; even without calculation, it was obvious at a glance that they couldn't hit their targets.

But is it really impossible to hit the target?

Ryuji chuckled, raised his free left hand, and sent out five chakra threads, catching the kunai in mid-air before throwing them out again.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh!!!"

The kunai pierced the air and flew towards the water gate that had just landed.

Minato felt a pang of regret, but remained outwardly calm, using his kunai to parry and knock the opponent down.

In the blink of an eye, the two had exchanged two blows, while the other side had only just begun their fight.

"Super Multiply Technique!"

Ding rushed toward Yin while throwing out a black pill, then jumped up and swallowed it.

The next second, his body visibly expanded, and when he landed, he had become a giant about ten meters tall. If the ceiling of this hall hadn't been high enough, an ordinary house wouldn't have been able to accommodate him.

"Take this!"

Ding Zuo roared and threw a punch at the silver-haired girl.

Silver waited coldly, and when the giant's fist came crashing down, he countered with a backhand punch.

"Bang!"

With a loud bang, a shockwave spread out from the point of impact. The force of the punches caused the entire tower to tremble slightly, and a large amount of dust fell from the ceiling.

"They actually blocked it!"

Ding's eyes widened in disbelief.

Although Long Er blocked the previous slap, he was still sent flying.

But the girl in front of him took a punch from him when he was all grown to a gigantic size, and apart from the floor beneath his feet cracking, he didn't move an inch.

Could it be that this delicate girl is stronger than that boy?

Ding was stunned; Yin was not.

While the enemy was distracted, she formed a hand seal, and a huge rock spear suddenly rose from the ground.

Ding was startled, and his body reacted instinctively. At the critical moment, he grabbed the tip of the gun and dangled his legs in the air, sacrificing his life to avoid being pierced by the gun.

Without even glancing at it, Yin turned to help her master finish the battle.

Unexpectedly, the enemy was more troublesome than they had imagined.

Ding Zuo had barely steadied himself when he launched another charge without hesitation.

Furthermore, he broke the rock spear with one hammer and threw it over during his charge.

Its enormous size sealed off this area.

Of course, if Silver wanted to dodge such a projectile used as cover, he could certainly do so.

But if she hides, her master, who is fighting another enemy behind her, will suffer.

So she gave up trying to avoid it.

"You're really annoying!"

A rare look of anger appeared on Silver's face. She suddenly leaped up, unleashing chakra from her hands as she struck at the rock spear.

(End of this chapter)