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Chapter 72 White Secret Technique: The Chikamatsu Ten

Dongfang Yao thought that his sword strike would quickly finish off Chiyo and win the battle, but the situation developed in a way that exceeded his expectations.

"when--

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With the sound of metal clashing, Dongfang Yao's sword was blocked by a layer of blue light.

Chiyo's arm also underwent a strange change. Several plates of armor on her forearm opened up like an open umbrella, and the light curtain burst forth from this arm.

The light barrier was so thin, like mist that could be blown away with a breath, yet it resembled the legendary Wailing Wall, making it impossible for his sword to advance an inch.

"Are you kidding me? They've even got energy shields. Could it be that Sunagakure is the one who has mastered the core technology? If they have that kind of strength, they might as well explore space instead of waging a ninja world war."

"And this guy... his reflexes are so fast, is he really a puppeteer with that kind of physical skill?"

In an instant, all sorts of thoughts churned and tangled in Dongfang Yao's mind, and a strong urge to complain arose spontaneously.

Of course, these thoughts, though seemingly numerous, are but fleeting moments in the real world. Dongfang Yao's figure vanished instantly, dodging the attack of the nearest puppet, and reappeared several meters away.

The two stood facing each other, and for a moment the atmosphere became somewhat strange.

"Puppet Technique: Mechanical Light Shield Wind." Chiyo broke out in a cold sweat, and her breathing became slightly rapid.

If she hadn't reacted quickly and hadn't prepared the Light Shield Wind spell beforehand, she would be dead by now.

"The same Body Flicker Technique as the Yellow Flash?" Chiyo's expression turned grave. Her gaze towards Dongfang Yao was no longer that of someone looking at a junior, but rather that of a powerful figure worthy of equal dialogue. "Boy, you're dangerous. You can't be allowed to live."

As he spoke, his right hand swiftly pulled out a scroll, unfurled it, and summoned all the puppets sealed within it in one go.

"Bang bang bang"

As wisps of white smoke dissipated, ten puppets clad in white robes floated in the air, firmly protecting Chiyo and simultaneously encircling Dongfang Yao.

"The White Secret Technique: The Ten Masters of Chikamatsu".

This is the masterpiece of Bunzaemon, the progenitor of puppeteers—the Chikamatsu Ten. Manipulated by Chiyo's superb puppetry skills, each puppet can fight independently or perform combined skills, resulting in an exponential increase in power, enough to "take on a thousand men with one puppet".

In her youth, Chiyo easily conquered a city with this single move. The Chikamatsu Ten are the pinnacle of puppetry in the current ninjutsu world.

As for why it's only the "current" pinnacle... that's because her beloved grandson, Scorpion, will be able to unleash the Crimson Secret Technique: Hundred Machine Manipulation, surpassing his master.

Of course, this is a story.

"He can control ten puppets at once? That's really impressive." Dongfang Yao looked at the puppets, reached into his ninja tool pouch, and threw the kunai with the Flying Thunder God Technique symbol carved in advance into the surrounding area, turning this area into a convenient stage for performing the Body Flicker Technique.

"I see. His Body Flicker Technique uses those kunai as coordinates. So, we just need to memorize the coordinates of those kunai and destroy them the moment he appears to secure victory." Chiyo, as expected of a top-tier puppeteer and a Kage-level expert, quickly analyzed some of the principles behind Dongfang Yao's Body Flicker Technique through various intelligence reports and swiftly devised a countermeasure.

"Kid, you're staying here!" Chiyo shouted, her index fingers flying, and seven or eight puppets flew towards Dongfang Yao.

A puppet with pink hair and a female face, wielding swords in both hands, took the lead, swinging her swords like a whirlwind as she slashed towards Dongfang Yao.

"When One"

Facing someone wielding a sword, Dongfang Yao showed no mercy and charged forward with his own sword. With a single sidestep, he slashed down the pink-haired, double-sword puppet.

It was this attack that caused his speed to momentarily stagnate, and several javelins with ropes shot out from behind him, instantly piercing through Dongfang Yao's body, but not a drop of blood flowed out.

"Tch, is it just a phantom?"

Chiyo gasped, then noticed Dongfang Yao atop a large tree, and continued maneuvering the puppet to rush towards him.

In an instant, poisonous needles flew like rain, and sharp blades cut through the forest like a whirlwind, leaving it in ruins and dust filling the sky. Yet, not even a single hem of Dongfang Yao's clothes was touched.

"This is really tricky..." More and more sweat beaded on Chiyo's forehead. Maintaining such a high level of multitasking requires extremely high computational power and precise control of chakra. She felt the exhaustion was terrifying after only a short while.

"We must restrict his movements." Chiyo manipulated the puppets to launch continuous attacks, but Dongfang Yao dodged them one by one, and even launched counterattacks from time to time, making it possible for Chiyo to control fewer and fewer puppets.

But Dongfang Yao's pressure did not decrease; on the contrary, it increased.

Because the number of puppets has decreased, it means that the puppeteer can allocate more energy to these puppets, and their flexibility has increased exponentially.

In this situation, Chiyo finally seized an opportunity.

"Puppet Technique: Three Treasures Absorption and Collapse".

The three puppets stood in a triangular formation, their mouths open to reveal the characters "Monk," "Dharma," and "Buddha," forming a powerful magic array.

Then, a powerful storm swept out, engulfing everything in front of them—trees, rocks, and kunai—into the magic circle at the center of the three puppets. The magic circle compressed and pulverized them with immense force, and then blew them out from behind.

While in mid-air, Dongfang Yaoren was pulled unsteadily by the tornado formed by the magic array and was sent flying.

"Very good, let's keep going like this..." Just as Chiyo was about to increase her output, Dongfang Yao flashed again, appearing beside the three puppets and spitting out a large fireball at them.

"Fire Release: Great Flame Bullet"

The intense heat and flames instantly destroyed the puppet's body, turning it to ashes.

"What?" Chiyo was shocked. She remembered very clearly that there were no kunai there. How did that guy teleport there?

Dongfang Yao smiled slightly.

The kunai serves as a coordinate because of the Flying Thunder God Technique incantation on it, not the kunai itself. The reason for preparing it in advance is simply to save time inscribing the incantation during battle.

Of course, this also had an expected effect: almost everyone who encountered the Flying Thunder God technique would subconsciously assume that the kunai were special, so they would focus all their attention on the kunai and ignore the fact that Dongfang Yao, as the caster, could also imprint marks at any time.

"Water Release: Water Severing Wave".

Just as Chiyo was stunned into a daze, Dongfang Yao's Wood Release clone appeared behind her, wielding an extremely thin, high-pressure water blade that slashed towards Chiyo's waist.

"Damn it!" Chiyo realized what was happening and hurriedly commanded the two remaining puppets to intercept them, but they didn't even last half a second against Dongfang Yao's Water Severing Wave, and were directly cut in half. The Water Severing Wave's momentum didn't stop there, and it rushed towards her.

"Bang!"

In front of the water-breaking wave, Chiyo once again unleashed her mechanical light shield, finally blocking the deadly high-pressure water blade.

However, the effect of the laser shield seal is directly proportional to the consumption of chakra. Chiyo was not one of the ninjas with exceptionally abundant chakra, and after this battle, she was almost completely exhausted, kneeling on the ground panting heavily.

She originally wanted to eliminate Dongfang Yao, but instead she put herself in danger and was on the verge of death.