"What do you think our chances of winning?" Just as everyone was waiting seriously for the next life-and-death battle, Hinata Hiashi suddenly asked Mizuki.
"Huh?" Mizuki, who had not yet fully recovered, was just setting up some barriers and traps. Under the influence of the Red Sand Scorpion Sand Iron Technique, it was still a big question how much effect it would have, but it was better than nothing. Mizuki, who was arranging the tactics in a conventional manner, did not expect that Hyuga Hiashi would ask Mizuki a question at this time.
"As for the chances of winning, it's better than before..." Mizuki said cautiously. When dealing with a character like Hinata Hiashi, it always helps to be cautious.
The Hundred Machines Exercise was indeed too powerful. Although the advantage in numbers was looked down upon by many masters, it was indeed an unsolvable problem until the power was strong enough to ignore the number. Moreover, most of the puppets of the Red Sand Scorpion were powerful human puppets.
"Your tactical ability is quite outstanding. If it weren't for you, we wouldn't have been able to hold on until now..." Every battle-hardened ninja is not an idiot, especially a well-informed person like the head of the Hyuga family. "Do you have any other good ideas?"
"There's nothing we can do now." Shuimu shook his head and said, "The cards have been revealed. I'm sure the opponent has almost reached his limit. It all depends on who can hold on in the end."
Hinata Hiashi nodded without comment, seeming to agree with Mizuki's statement. Although Deidara and Scorpion were powerful, they were still within the realm of ninja and ninjutsu. If you can say it roughly, it was the regeneration core that was separated from the mortal body. However, they were still considered to be an orthodox puppeteer, and they were not beyond the common people's cognition.
On the contrary, it was the enormous power of the Earth-shattering Star and the noise that could not be ignored at all that made it impossible to ignore. That kind of horrifying scene was rare even in the legends that have been passed down.
"Can you still use that powerful technique you just used?" Even though he wanted to act like he didn't care, Hinata Hiashi couldn't help but ask.
"No more, how can there be so many of those?" It was indeed aimed at the Samsara Eye, but it would be useless to use it now, as the enemy could not fall into the same trap twice. Moreover, if it was used now, it was hard to say who would be crushed into slag by the Samsara Eye first. Deidara and Scorpion had the ability to survive the Chibaku Tensei, but he couldn't. The power of the Samsara Eye was too great, and most people would die if they were touched by it.
Hearing Mizuki's answer, Hyuga Hiashi was disappointed. Although he didn't know what Mizuki had taken out, if there was another powerful technique like that, his people would feel more at ease and the enemy would be more cautious. At the same time, Hyuga Hiashi also had a selfish motive, which was to see it with his own eyes and confirm his guess whether it was the legendary Samsara Eye.
The following time did not allow everyone to make any more preparations. They saw a giant white bird approaching quickly, then hovering in the sky not far away, circling around the six people in Konoha, observing possible flaws.
"What should we do? The puppeteer's combat range is also very long..." Among the six people, perhaps only Kurenai Yuhi is in the best condition. She has basically not suffered any damage. At the same time, the consumption of the battle is far less than that of the others. Even Temari, who has used several powerful ninjutsu, is in worse condition than Kurenai Yuhi.
The problem of Kurenai Yuhi also gave everyone a headache. Long-range attacks and throwing ninja tools are really useless. It is hard to imagine that things like Senbon, Kunai, Shuriken and the like will have any effect on a ninja of the level of Scorpion. As for powerful long-range attack ninjutsu, let alone whether it can be used, even if it really has the ability, does it still have the chakra to use powerful ninjutsu? I am afraid that if we want to use powerful ninjutsu now, we can only release the tailed beast to fire air refining bullets. It is too difficult to expect Gaara in his current state to catch Scorpion and Deidara riding on giant birds in the sky. As for Temari's wind escape, the power is barely enough now, but with her chakra, it is a question whether she can still use it.
"There is no way now. Although the puppeteer's chakra threads can be released very far, if the puppeteer really does this, he will definitely die miserably." Although he was very worried, Hyuga Hiashi did not take Yuhi Kurenai's question to heart. The longer the puppeteer's chakra threads, the easier it would be for Hyuga Hiashi to attack. Without the puppeteer's control, the puppet would be of no use.
"The current situation is indeed much better than before, at least there is still a possibility of fighting." Shuimu also said at the right time. The overwhelming puppets not long ago were simply despairing.
"Is there anything we can do to help?" Temari and Gaara were no longer fit to fight on the front line. Their physical strength was almost exhausted, and their chakra was also in danger, especially Gaara. If this continued, Shukaku would be unstable again. If the enemy had another tailed beast besides Scorpion, then everyone would be dead.
"Protect yourselves..." Hinata Hiashi also knew that the two Sand Ninjas could not be relied on for the time being. Hinata Ko barely had some physical strength left, and Mizuki relied on the escape along the way, the effect of the all-purpose potion gradually took effect, and coupled with the effect of the medical ninjutsu during this period, except for a little discomfort, he was no longer in danger of life, but his body was extremely weak.
"I don't know if there will be a big side effect this time. If I faint like the Wave Country, I might be the only one left..."
Last time we won the battle, victory was in our grasp, and we had companions to help us. This time, everyone is overwhelmed and might all die here. When that time comes, who will care about a wounded man lying on the ground?
"Are the others just going to throw shurikens and kunai at the bird?" Not to mention whether throwing kunai at a puppet would be effective, given the bird's agility in the air, Mizuki felt that it would be completely useless, even if an explosive charm was tied to it. After all, it was not a real living thing, so it was not afraid of a little bit of damage. Even if Mizuki used chakra threads to sneak attack like last time, he couldn't do it. Deidara and Scorpion had suffered a loss once, and they would not be fooled again. This kind of sneak attack might be effective when it was unexpected. Once exposed, playing this kind of trick in front of a puppeteer like Scorpion would be pure bluffing.
After hearing Mizuki's question, no one could give an answer. At present, they could only rely on Hinata Hiashi to use the Eight Trigrams Palm to carry out the only active attack. However, with this technique that has obvious starting movements and slow speed, the chance of hitting is too small. They still have to find another way.
But before they could come up with any countermeasures, the Red Sand Scorpion took the initiative to attack. In the sky not far away, a puppet was released, and its distinctive face shocked the people below in an instant.
"How is this possible?" Temari was so frightened when she saw the human puppet of the Third Kazekage that her face turned pale, and Gaara, who usually had a blank expression, couldn't help but be moved.
Hinata Ko, who didn't quite understand the situation, asked, "Is there something wrong? That puppet..."
"It's not a question of right or wrong. That one is a puppet of the Third Kazekage..."
"Human puppet?" As a member of the Hyuga clan, Hyuga Ke is considered to be well-informed. However, after all, the disappearance of the Third Kazekage happened more than ten years ago, and no one would associate a puppet with a missing person from many years ago.
"Sure enough, he looks very similar to the Third Kazekage." Hinata Hiashi nodded in confirmation, "Does that puppet have any special abilities? Is it the human puppet you mentioned?"
Temari hadn't recovered from the shock yet. She stared blankly at the human puppet in the sky and answered, "The human puppet was invented by Scorpion of the Red Sand. It is a puppet made of a living person's body. It can retain its chakra, ninjutsu and even bloodline limit. It is a legendary forbidden puppet technique..."
"Are you saying that the puppet's body was transformed from a living person?" Hinata Hiashi asked in surprise, "And are you sure you're talking about the bloodline limit?"
"Yes." Temari replied bitterly, "As the Third Hokage who was once known as the strongest Kazekage, after his disappearance, no one even suspected that he would die. I didn't expect that he would be made into a human puppet."
"It's really an incredible puppetry technique." Mizuki also admired sincerely. Compared with his own difficult steps, which could only produce some useless and troublesome semi-finished products, Scorpion's talent undoubtedly made Mizuki envious. The bloodline limit came easily and there were no side effects. "But for the disappearance of the Third Kazekage, he also fought the Third Ninja War. This Scorpion is also a powerful figure. He single-handedly guided the structure of the ninja world."
If it weren't for the ninja war that swept the entire world, no one could predict what would have happened to Uchiha Obito, and the fate of the world would have been changed accordingly.
"Bloody limit..." Hinata Hiashi looked at the face in the sky that was similar to the Third Kazekage in his memory, and couldn't help but make up his mind.
"No matter what, I must not die here. I cannot let anyone who gets white-eyed escape from my hands, otherwise I will become a sinner of the family..."
If Scorpion were to compare the physical strengths and weaknesses of the six people present, then Hyuga Hiashi would undoubtedly be the most satisfactory one, especially his bloodline limit - the Byakugan, a legendary eye technique that is as famous as the Sharingan, which is simply mouth-watering. Moreover, as the patriarch of the Hyuga family, he does not have the curse seal of a bird in a cage, which means that if Hyuga Hiashi died here, there would be no way to stop Scorpion from obtaining the Byakugan through the human puppet technology.
However, this powerless state is indeed worrying. Although the battle is imminent, everyone knows that the next short period of time will be a moment to decide life and death.
The Red Sand Scorpion, who had a lot of combat experience, did not bring down the Third Kazekage's human puppet directly for close combat. If in this situation, the Konoha people really found an opportunity and Hyuga Hiashi cut off the chakra thread and destroyed the Third Kazekage's human puppet, it would be a real loss. The Tailed Beast capture mission was not important to the Red Sand Scorpion, but an excellent human puppet like the Third Kazekage was quite difficult to find.
Therefore, basic traps such as blades all over the body are of no use. The first thing that Scorpion used was the Thousand Hands Martial Arts. The talismans on the puppet's arms flashed, and a large number of steel arms were summoned in an instant, which quickly pressed down on the people below. Arms fell from the sky, and only Mizuki, who was the fastest, had the most comprehensive information, and knew Scorpion's moves very well, dodged in time. The others were not so lucky. It was already quite rare for them to barely dodge the vital parts. Among them, Gaara, who had the least flexibility and the slowest speed, suffered the most and was directly cut several times. Not only Gaara, but others were also injured to varying degrees, but none of them were hit in the vital parts.
However, the damage of the Red Sand Scorpion's Thousand Arms was not due to its steel arms, but to the huge amount of poisonous gas. The poisonous gas mechanism was activated, and a large cloud of poisonous smoke quickly enveloped everyone before the five people had time to react.
Mizuki, who had exhausted almost all his means, could only watch others fall into danger without any solution. Some ninjutsu are just so helpless, you can't deal with them just by knowing them. The simple ones that can be passed down and last for a long time are the most troublesome, and Scorpion of the Red Sand has two of them, the human wave tactics and the use of poison.
Just as Shuimu was anxiously watching the five people trapped in the poison unable to escape, he could only throw his ninja tools to interfere so that Scorpion would not make the next move so quickly.
"Kai Tian..." Just as Shui Mu's heart was getting heavier, a violent chakra cyclone finally shattered a large number of arms that were restraining everyone's movements. The airflow driven by the powerful power of Kai Tian even made the thick poisonous fog dissipate a little.
With Hyuga Hiashi's strength, Yuhi Kurenai took the opportunity to break out of the encirclement first, followed by Hyuga Hiashi and Hyuga Ko who also escaped from the poisonous fog, and finally Temari rushed out carrying Gaara who seemed to be in a very bad condition.
"Use the potion quickly." Mizuki was very afraid of the powerful power of this poison. Three years later, Haruno Sakura, who had mastered the art of medical ninjutsu, was still very troubled by the poison of the Red Sand Scorpion. It was hard to say how effective the all-purpose potion made by Mizuki would be, and there were also terrible side effects, so he couldn't use too much.
"The most troublesome one is Gaara. It would be bad if he died and that was the end of everything. What's worse is that he didn't die, and after he fell into a coma, Shukaku escaped. Whether he can survive depends on luck and Shukaku's mood."