"45 degrees northwest, 25 meters, Lightning Release!"

"Sixty degrees southwest, forty meters, use Earth Release to suppress!"

"Wind Blade, due west!"

Following his command, the well-prepared ninja squad launched wave after wave of attacks, heading towards the designated location.

The stench of blood in the air grew stronger.

Soon, fires lit up the camp.

Hyuga Hizashi knew it was time.

"Fire Release: Fire a volley at the illumination point!"

"Retreat in twenty seconds!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he unleashed a series of Fire Release techniques that had been waiting in the air.

The place where the Konoha ninja were hiding looked like a row of rocket launchers, with fire-style techniques flying out one after another, blasting towards the torches lit in the Sunagakure camp, making the firelight even brighter.

Sarutobi Asuma was among them.

He strained his chakra, and thick smoke billowed from his mouth, shooting towards the nearest flame.

After exhausting nearly half of his chakra, he gritted his teeth decisively.

"BOOM BOOM BOOM!!!!"

A burst of flames erupted.

Some were like Sarutobi Asuma, some were like other ninjas, and some, like Shingetsu Seiun, threw out explosive tag shuriken.

The Sand Village camp was ablaze with fire!

"Retreat!" Hyuga Hizashi shouted, signaling a retreat. Immediately, the Konoha ninjas followed the Hyuga ninjas' footsteps and hurried backwards without hesitation.

They have no choice but to retreat. The recent wave of ninjutsu has depleted nearly half of everyone's chakra, and they have no chance of winning against the Sand Village's counterattack.

Shingetsu Nebula said urgently, "Red, you and Asuma retreat first!"

As Sarutobi Asuma retreated while firing an explosive tag, saying, "Be careful."

Ninjas skilled in ninjutsu attacks participated in the volley of ninjutsu, while ninjas skilled in close combat with swords and quick reflexes stayed behind to hold off the pursuers.

"do not run!"

"Konoha bastards! Die here!"

Behind him came the roars of the Sand Village and the booming of ninjutsu.

Hyuga Hizashi, along with Shingetsu Seiun and other close-combat ninjas, fought and retreated from the rear, occasionally throwing out explosive tags to hinder the enemy's pursuit.

Both sides are moving very fast. At this rate, the Konoha side will retreat to the Kikyo Mountain camp after losing some ninjas. At that point, the Sunagakure will no longer be able to pursue them, and the ambush mission will be successfully completed.

However, at that moment, several screams of pain from Konoha ninjas came from behind.

Hyuga Hizashi turned around and his expression immediately turned serious.

puppet!

These were not ordinary Sand Village puppets, but ten uniformly styled white puppets, controlled by an old woman, charging towards the Konoha ninjas.

The old woman was slightly plump, with a face full of wrinkles, looking like a frail old woman. However, her hands moved with lightning speed, faster than any of the Sand Village's ninja. With each movement, the ten puppets attacked as if they were living people, and one Konoha ninja after another died under her puppets.

"Chiyo!" Hyuga Hizashi gritted his teeth and said.

In an instant, a mixture of wariness and excitement welled up inside me.

The opponent is the overall commander of Sunagakure, and a renowned powerhouse in the ninja world. Based on deduction, he is also the one responsible for Sunagakure's repeated poison attacks.

The enemy's poison is very troublesome, but if he can kill them here, it will play a huge role in the southwestern front!

After a moment's thought, Hyuga Hizashi's gaze became fixed.

Dry!

Even if we can't necessarily kill them, it's worth trying as long as there's even the slightest chance. Besides, we can't let them continue slaughtering our ninjas.

With a thought, he stopped in his tracks, fully alert.

Just as Chiyo's figure was about to get close, he suddenly shot out.

His figure soared through the air, dense chakra condensing on his palms. Facing Chiyo in front of him, his eyes flashed with a sharp light, and his palms danced, leaving behind a series of afterimages.

Chiyo's expression tightened upon seeing this, and when she saw Hyuga Hizashi's signature Byakugan, she let out a soft snort.

"Rolling your eyes?"

"Let me see just how skilled the legendary Hyuga really is."

The ten puppets moved at will, whistling as they surrounded Hyuga Hizashi.

"Bang bang bang bang!!!!!!~"

Chakra surged and roared.

Facing the renowned 'Chikamatsu Ten', Hyuga Hizashi dared not be careless in the slightest. Besides their astonishing skill in puppetry, he was even more wary of their use of poison on the puppets' weapons. With each flick of his wrists, he displayed tremendous power.

Chapter 142 The Immortal School vs. Chiyo

The chakra stirred up a powerful aura, and Hyuga Hizashi unleashed his Gentle Fist, his entire body surrounded by an extremely dense chakra. Although the Chikamatsu Ten Puppet Masters attacked densely, they could not get close to him for a time.

Hyuga Hizashi's expression was solemn, while Chiyo's expression was merely unusual, and she remained calm and composed.

As a Jonin of the Hyuga clan, she was slightly surprised, but not astonished, that she could withstand the attacks of the Chikamatsu Ten.

The opponent's Gentle Fist looked powerful and precise, but the chakra was too concentrated, so it was clear that it couldn't last.

Her puppetry skills were entirely at her command, with the speed and timing entirely at her discretion, completely disregarding the duration of each moment.

The moment her defense contracts, that's her opening.

Hyuga Hizashi was clearly aware of this as well. As he unleashed the full power of Gentle Fist, his chakra gradually decreased, and he knew that killing Chiyo was still unlikely.

If there is even the slightest flaw, ten puppets could take his life.

As their thoughts raced, their hands moved without pause. The commotion from their fight was immense, causing wood and stone to shatter, the ground to churn, and the afterimages of their bodies to cause the ninjas to retreat in disarray.

As time went by, and estimating that his own ninjas had retreated to a certain distance, Hyuga Hizashi began to consider retreating.

Chiyo keenly noticed his change, and as she watched Hyuga Hizashi retreat while fighting, she sneered.

"Want to leave now? Stay!"

With a wave of his hand, several dark figures shot out, and Hyuga Hizashi hurriedly dodged.

"BOOM BOOM BOOM!!!"

The intense flames that had just erupted from where he was meant that Chiyo had seen through his intention to leave.

'Is he going to die here?' Hyuga Hizashi thought to himself.

Seeing the situation becoming increasingly unfavorable, Hyuga Hizashi gritted his teeth and then increased the force in his hands once again.

"Bang bang bang bang!!!!~"

Under his relentless and ferocious attacks, disregarding the depletion of his chakra, several puppets were struck in the joints by his sharp, gentle fists. With several loud snapping sounds, the puppets' combat power was greatly reduced.

Chiyo's eyes remained cold.

A few puppets are nothing. Even if they're damaged or totaled, so what? Give her some time, and she can repair them. As long as she can keep a Jonin from the Hyuga clan, any cost is worthwhile!

As time passed, every second felt incredibly long to Hyuga Hizashi.

As he felt his chakra tightening, his mood grew increasingly heavy.

It wasn't that no one came to his aid; however, in such a dense and intense battle, ordinary ninjas simply couldn't get involved. The few ninjas who came over not only failed to help but were instead held back by the Sand Village ninjas.

Hyuga Hizashi's physical strength gradually gave out.

Sensing the subtle changes in the opponent's movements, a cold killing intent flashed in Chiyo's eyes. She flicked her fingers rapidly, and the attack frequency of the remaining Chikamatsu Ten Puppet Puppet suddenly increased.

Despite the damage and exhaustion the puppet would suffer, she was determined to leave it here.

'Oh no!' Hyuga Hizashi thought to himself.

Despite his anxiety, the depletion of chakra and the intense exhaustion of his physical strength eventually slowed his movements down.

A puppet's long sword pierced through layers of obstacles, passed through the waist of another puppet, and sliced ​​Hyuga Hizashi's shoulder.

In an instant, Hyuga Hizashi had only one thought in his mind.

'It's over!'

His heart, which had been pounding with anxiety, finally calmed down. He knew that the time for a desperate fight had come.

For him, the choice between dying a miserable death or striving for posthumous glory was not too difficult.

As he spoke of his last chakra, his gaze sharpened like a hawk's, looking through the puppet at the elderly Chiyo.

"A death throes?" Chiyo's expression remained unchanged as she manipulated the puppets to shield herself while quickly retreating.

Just then, a whooshing sound suddenly rang out!

"Whoosh!~"

The sword light flashed like a rainbow, passing by at a speed that astonished the two of them.

Hyuga Hizashi felt a numbness in his shoulder.

'Is he here to mess with me?' That was the first thought that crossed his mind, but then he realized something was wrong.

It doesn't seem like they're here to kill me.

On his shoulder, the wound inflicted by the puppet, along with a large chunk of flesh, was sliced ​​off by the sword light, the cut surface smooth and deep enough to reveal the bone.

Immediately afterwards, a series of explosions rang out.

However, that figure was engaged in battle with the Chikamatsu Ten.

"Clang clang clang clang clang!!!!~"

"Damn it!" Hyuga Hizashi exclaimed in surprise as Chiyo cursed in exasperation.

A familiar young figure flashed by, his sword flashing like a flurry of flowers and rain, relentlessly attacking the puppet's joints.

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