Just when Ebizo was about to touch the Vulcan Ring, a hand grabbed his shoulder.

He struggled hard but couldn't get free, and just when he was about to exert force, Chiyo appeared behind him and hugged her brother with her arms.

"You can't go! Brother, you can't get any closer."

Chiyo stretched out a finger and controlled the puppet to fire a Senbon. Just as it passed through the Zhurong Ring, it immediately turned red and became soft and deformed.

Ebizo was startled and his outstretched right hand shrank back as if he had been electrocuted.

In just such a short moment, the thousand pieces of wood were heated to a red heat and softened, which is at least 600 degrees. People obviously cannot withstand such an exaggerated temperature.

The most terrifying thing was that Ebizo was already close enough to be within reach, but he did not feel any heat radiation.

But hatred and blood made him feel that this was an opportunity, so he turned to Chiyo and said, "Sister, as long as you don't touch these rings, there will be no danger."

"I'll go in and kill him!"

Chiyo gave him a big beating without hesitation, which made Ebiza's face swollen and he was stunned.

Chiyo growled, "Look carefully, this is a range of several hundred meters, how are you going to get across?"

"Even if you get past it, so what? You don't know any information, how can you defeat this mysterious man?"

Ebizo refused to accept the decision: "He killed my son. I have been looking for him for more than a year and finally found him. I must kill him!"

"You can't kill me!"

"I can kill it!"

Chiyo finally concluded that her brother had gone mad, so she controlled the puppet and slapped him hard. The slap hurt her hand.

Ebizo's gums were dry and bleeding, but his eyes were bloodshot and he started yelling.

Chiyo was helpless and was slapped several times. Anyway, the puppet's hands were carved from cypress wood and there was no need to worry about them being broken.

She would rather beat her brother to death than let him die.

With a popping sound, the Zhurong Ring shrank rapidly. When the halo shrank to under Uchiha You's feet, Chiyo finally woke up the old man who had lost his son.

Ebizo's mouth and nose were full of blood. He stretched out his hand to grab the puppet's palm and said, "I won't be impulsive, sister."

"I know. I can't kill him today. I will wait for the opportunity."

Suddenly Uchiha You appeared behind Chiyo and asked, "Huh? Who are you going to kill? Me?"

Chiyo and Ebizo were both frightened to death, and Chiyo almost launched an attack. Fortunately, she collected the puppet in time and used her own puppet to control her brother's three puppets.

Uchiha You looked at the puppet blade that was only half a foot away from his mask. He stretched out his right hand to flick the sharp tip of the blade, and said with a regretful smile: "Haha, haha, it was just such a short distance away. What a pity."

He looked her up and down, and suddenly clapped his hands, saying in surprise: "It turns out to be you. You are the father of the ninja who wanted to kill me in the Kawa no Kuni."

"Haha, a mere ant actually wants to kill me, a natural immortal?"

"Okay, great!"

Uchiha You opened his hands, exposed his chest and abdomen to Ebizo, and said, "Come on, do it!"

"Attack me!"

Uchiha You's voice was full of desire, he said: "Hehehehe, I promise not to block or dodge the first blow, I promise you will hit me, come on!"

Ebizo clenched his fists tightly, his eyes fixed on the Adam's apple exposed under Uchiha Yu's mask, his teeth grinding.

But under Chiyo's anxious cries, he finally restrained himself and did not take action.

The moment he decided to give up, Ebizo's whole body collapsed, he covered his eyes with his hands, and cried silently.

Uchiha You spat, turned around and went back in anger, cursing as he walked away: "What a spineless person..."

"Last time you were too many and I was too weak to kill you. Why didn't you attack me this time?"

"How can you treat them as enemies if you don't attack them? How can you kill them if they're not enemies?"

When the Sand Village ninjas heard his words, they felt deeply relieved, but their minds were also full of question marks.

They were all elite ninjas and they quickly understood what this strange guy meant: if they were not enemies, they could not be killed; if they did not attack him, he was not an enemy; and enemies from the past were not enemies now.

As ninjas, they couldn't understand this strange logic.

This is the special principle that Uchiha You established for his alias: never fire the first shot, but also never give the enemy a chance to fire a second shot.

The theoretical explanation is that Zhurong, as a natural immortal, strictly followed the precepts of heaven, worked hard to accumulate merit, and was unwilling to lose his merit by killing people at will.

Therefore, the immortal Zhurong will take the initiative to save people and only kill enemies.

But the immortal likes to kill people, so he likes to attack him first and hit his enemy. Only then can he kill such an enemy without worrying about losing his merits.

Of course, the ninja world doesn’t even have the Way of Heaven, let alone any merit.

But it does not prevent Uchiha You from using this thing to fool people. If everyone in the ninja world is fooled into believing in the merit, then it will really be a great merit.

Besides, in the extraordinary world of the ninja world, why can't the theory of merit be true?

As long as Uchiha You continues to grow steadily, everything is possible.

After walking a distance, he turned around and said to the Sand Ninja: "Hehehe, out of kindness, I want to remind you to stay away from me, don't get burned to death by the aftermath of my power."

"I've warned you guys, if there are any unlucky people who get burned to death, it's none of my business, hahahaha!"

When the Konoha ninja on the other side heard this, Nara Shikao immediately said, "Retreat, retreat immediately!"

Yamanaka Hiroguchi and Nara Shikao have been partners for many years. Hearing this, he knew how urgent the situation was. He immediately gave the order: "Everyone, retreat!"

Yamanaka Hirokuchi is the captain of the Shikacho unit, which ranks first on the front line of River Country. He is also the most senior jonin on the front line of River Country and has served as the acting commander for a long time.

There are very few high-level commanders in Konoha Village who are stable for a long time. Yamanaka Hirokuchi has actually assumed command responsibilities in River Country for much longer than any other full-time commander.

Therefore, his prestige in the Southwestern Ninja Army of Konoha was extremely high. At his command, everyone worked in teams to take turns to provide cover and left the sea as quickly as possible.

On the contrary, the Sand Village ninja who was warned by Uchiha You was hesitant and procrastinated. After half a minute, he had not left the 500-meter range.

But at this time, the second wave of tsunami was approaching. Uchiha You no longer hesitated and once again unfolded the golden Zhurong Ring, sweeping across the entire sea.

The Sand Village ninjas were very agile. They either jumped high or used ninjutsu to avoid the golden fire rings.

However, because Ebizo was suppressed by his sister and was depressed and inattentive, his reaction speed was slowed down by several beats. One of his puppets did not have time to dodge and was swept by the Ring of Zhurong.

In just a moment, the top-quality puppet made of carefully selected materials collapsed on the sea and turned into a blazing fire. The fire prevention work that was done with great effort was of no use at all.

When Chiyo saw this scene, her eyes narrowed. She grabbed her brother and got out of the range of the Zhurong Ring as quickly as possible.

After leaving, Chiyo was not relieved, but dragged the person and ran thousands of meters away. Only then did he breathe a sigh of relief and asked, "What happened to the puppet? Why did it go out of control all of a sudden, and was burned like that?"

Ebizo looked horrified and replied, "That halo is so strange. The fire didn't burn in from the outside, but directly heated up the inside and outside at the same time."

"The first problem with my puppet was the metal joints. The material softened and jammed the puppet, and then it started to burn from the inside."

Chiyo was horrified and asked, "Are you sure that the temperature rose both inside and outside? And the fire started from the inside?"

Ebizo recalled for a moment and answered affirmatively, "Yes, the temperature rose both inside and outside, and the fire started from the inside. It should be the fire-retardant coating I applied on the outside that suppressed it."

Chiyo's face changed drastically and she turned around to look closely at the pile of burning puppets.

After a long while, she asked, "Brother, what is the difference between the materials used for the body and limbs of your puppet?"

During this time, Ebizo also regained his sanity. He was also a top puppeteer and could deeply understand what it meant for the opponent to be instantly paralyzed and quickly ignite his puppet.

Hearing his sister's question, he immediately answered: "I used rock crystal wood for the body and pine wood for the limbs."

Chiyo breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Fortunately, the rock crystal wood did not burn, so the puppet can still be used."

Ebizo also agreed: "Yes, we must prepare some special puppets. We cannot use any metal materials. All materials must be fire-resistant wood."

"Such a puppet would be very expensive. The key is that the joints are too difficult to manufacture."

Chiyo nodded and said, "It's okay, brother."

"I remember there were ready-made puppets in the warehouse. The puppets that Brother Monzaemon made last all met these two conditions."

At this point, Chiyo was shocked and said in horror: "Could it be that Monzaemon insisted on using wood to make puppets because of the problem of fire?"

"Brother...did he also encounter an enemy who has mastered such a terrifying fire escape technique?"

…

Uchiha Yuu didn't care about the Sand Village ninja, his attention was all on the tsunami.

This is the second tsunami formed at the original location due to the echo impact after the first wave of tsunami spread, and its power and height were greatly reduced.

For Uchiha You, the second tsunami was much easier to deal with than the first one.

But he remained focused because the volcano was still brewing the next round of eruption, which meant that things were not over yet.

In the worst case scenario, he might have to hold on until the winter solstice, so he must use every bit of his strength as well as possible to minimize his own consumption.

After careful calculations, Uchiha You confirmed that the height of this tsunami was only 12 meters, and it only needed to destroy a 5-kilometer wave to ensure the safety of the River City.

Kagutsuchi chariots launched a charge again. Although the width of the column was less than a quarter of the last time, and there were only two rows of chariots, the rumbling sound of the impact still resounded through the sky.

The ninjas who saw this scene still looked pale.

Yamanaka Hirokou was the acting commander. Due to the restrictions of his position, he could only suppress his fear, keep his mouth shut and say nothing.

As a staff officer, Nara Shikao was not so restrained and said with emotion: "It's too scary. If this is aimed at us Konoha ninjas, how should we deal with it?"

He patted the chubby Qiu Dao Ding Yuan and asked, "How is it? Is there any way to block it?"

Qiu Dao Ding Yuan narrowed his eyes and smiled. He raised a finger and said, "We can still deal with one flaming chariot, but it will be difficult to deal with it twice in a row, and it will be completely impossible to deal with it three times."

Nara Shikao nodded and said with a relaxed look: "It's fine as long as we can deal with it. Don't be fooled by its grand momentum, but it is only effective against inanimate objects like tsunamis. It is not suitable for dealing with ninjas."

"We are forced into a head-on conflict. As long as we can create a gap in the front, we can avoid the most dangerous head-on impact."

Yamanaka Hiroko said, "It is still unclear whether this mysterious person is our friend or foe. Perhaps we can get along peacefully."

Nara Shikao nodded quickly: "Indeed, he may not be an enemy. His purpose after he appeared is very clear, which is to deal with natural disasters. He should not be here to deal with us ninjas."

"And I noticed that he just approached Chiyo and Ebizo, and at least a quarrel broke out between the two sides, but he didn't suddenly kill anyone."

After hearing what Nara Shikao said, the Konoha ninjas felt that it made sense, so they felt relieved and no longer felt nervous.

The Sand Ninjas are also discussing this.

The Natural Sage is the murderer of Ebizo's son, and no matter how you look at it, he is an enemy of the Sand Village. Therefore, the discussion was more hostile and the issue of reconciliation was not considered.

However, the Sand Ninja did not consider directly besieging the Natural Sage, because doing so would not succeed.

In the ninja world, when an individual's strength far exceeds the average level and reaches the so-called Kage level, he will have the absolute initiative to fight when he wants and leave when he wants.

So far, all the Kage-level ninjas who have died in battle have died in battles with hostile Kage-level ninjas, and there has never been a case of being besieged and killed by a ninja army.

The consensus in the ninja world is that no matter how many Genin, Chunin, and Jonin form a legion, they will not be able to besiege and kill a Kage. Instead, they will eventually collapse under the repeated harassment and attacks of the Kage.

This is the Konohagawa Country Ninja Corps. They have half as many troops as the Sunagakure Ninja Corps, but because Sunagakure has a Kage-level ninja like Chiyo, they are suppressed and at a disadvantage.

They may even have to rely on the deterrent power of sealing techniques to ensure their own safety and avoid being completely defeated.

This is the value and deterrent power of a Kage-level powerhouse, and also the source of the Kage’s lofty status.

The power displayed by the Natural Immortal is extremely strong. Even among the shadow-level strongmen, only the strongest ones who are crowned with the title of "Shadow" can compare with him.

Suddenly, Chiyo thought of her own Fourth Kazekage and couldn't help shaking her head.

The power of this natural sage is probably comparable only to the Hokage, the Raikage, and the Tsuchikage. If you want to deal with such a powerful being, launching a siege with ordinary ninjas will definitely not work.

What they discussed most was how to track down the enemy's purpose, hiding place, and other intelligence, and then... talk about it later.

The only thing we can consider now is to live in peace.

If we fight with the Natural Sage now, not to mention how likely it is that we can surround and kill him, the Konoha ninjas on the opposite side will definitely not stand idly by.

If Konoha Village gets in touch with this immortal and reaches some kind of alliance, the advantage of the Sand Village Ninja in River Country will be completely gone, and they will be driven out of River Country in no time.

When a new round of fire chariot attacks began, Ye Cang quietly touched the fire ring and brought back very precise information, making the discussion clearer.

Ye Cang said with a pale face: "This weirdo's fire ring may be a legendary fairy technique. I, I can't be sure, but it is definitely not fire escape, and its power is more powerful than the fire escape I know."

"In short, I'm definitely no match for him."

Chiyo frowned and said, "I already knew that you are definitely not his opponent. The question is how long can you last? Or can you hold him back?"

Ye Cang shook his head and said, "No, absolutely not."

"When he came and went just now, he didn't use the instant body technique, it was probably the space ninjutsu. I couldn't hold him back at all."

Chiyo and Ebizo's faces suddenly collapsed.

In fact, they also discovered the clues of space ninjutsu, but they were too optimistic to confirm it. It was not until Ye Cang said so that they had no choice but to accept their fate.

Space ninjutsu is unsolvable for any ninja, but to whom does it pose the greatest threat?

Without a doubt, it is the puppeteer.

In the ninja world, puppeteers devote their entire lives to puppets, from manufacturing to manipulation, from poisons to mechanisms, and it is almost impossible for them to have extra energy to study other things.

Even for the top puppeteer, like Chiyo, who not only specializes in poisons and medicine, but also studies the art of sealing, this is already an incredible challenge to the extreme.

However, no matter how talented a puppeteer is, it is impossible for him to hone his physical skills. It takes too much time. A body that is too strong may even have the opposite effect and affect the sensitivity of controlling the puppet.

An excellent puppeteer will find ways to use puppets to hide themselves or protect themselves, and may even go to the extreme of transforming their own bodies into puppets, but they will never give up puppetry and instead practice physical skills to completely make up for their shortcomings.

That's putting the cart before the horse.

Therefore, the puppeteer's biggest fear is being approached by someone and then being knocked down by a violent storm of physical skills.

However, all the methods of the puppeteer cannot be used to fight against the enemy who has absolute speed advantage, because all the initiative is in the hands of the enemy. No matter how good the disguise or how strong the transformation is, it will be cracked after a sufficient number of attempts.

Among all categories of speed ninjutsu, space ninjutsu is undisputedly the strongest, with absolute speed advantage.

In addition, the fire ring of the Natural Immortal can easily destroy the puppet itself. No matter how eager Ebizo is for revenge, he has to admit that his enemy is the nemesis of the puppeteer.

This made him very desperate.