"He is an elite jonin of Sunagakure and a puppeteer." In a hurry, Nagisa could only introduce the enemy's identity in this way.
Puppet master? Hanyu pondered silently. In his memory, there were only three puppet masters in Sunagakure. The first two were a grandmother and his grandson , and he couldn't remember the name of the last one.
"Are all the young people in Konoha as patient as you recently? They are not interested in the bait I threw out... Well, I understand, this may also be related to the fact that the boy is too stupid." As Monzaemon said this, he took out a scroll from his arms and unfolded it.
Just as Nara said, he was a puppeteer, and the puppet sealed in the scroll was the one he used.
Sure enough, from what Monzaemon said, the stupid-looking Sand Ninja was the bait he threw out, but he probably didn't expect that the other party would rashly step on the detonating tag.
In other words, Hanyu's judgment was correct, and fortunately they did not do anything to the bait.
There is actually nothing much to say about the other party's behavior of casually abandoning their companions. Not every member of a ninja team will help each other, and not every senior will care for the younger generation. People are different. Perhaps in the eyes of this person, if he can kill the enemy, any slight damage to his own people is worth it.
One idiot died on our side and four ninjas died on Konoha's side. Isn't this a good exchange?
Yasanagi maintained a distance sufficient to launch an attack, and the remaining three were surrounding Monzaemon, but because Nara was extremely wary of this enemy, Hanyu did not launch an attack hastily.
Monzaemon unfolded his scroll, then formed seals with his hands and released the puppet sealed in the scroll.
"Chikamatsu... Ten People." When the ten puppets in white were released, Hanyu immediately recognized them. Firstly, there were a lot of them, and secondly, the puppets dressed in this style were so impressive.
Hanyu may not know who Monzaemon is, but there is no reason for him not to know the Chikamatsu.
There is no puppet more famous than the Chikamatsu. It is precisely because of the coquettish costumes of these puppets that the method of controlling them is called the White Secret Technique.
In the development of this special ninjutsu, puppetry, from nothing to maturity and prosperity, there are two crucial ninjas, namely the second-generation Kazekage Monsa and Monzaemon who now appears in front of Hanyu... In a sense, puppetry is a technology created by Sunagakure, and puppeteers are a type of ninja unique to Sunagakure.
Initially, this technique of manipulating puppets to fight was designed to minimize casualties among the ninjas and to make up for the lack of combat power in the Sand Village. Therefore, a qualified puppeteer is often required to operate multiple puppets. However, a ninja like Monzaemon, who can flexibly operate ten , can already be described as a genius.
After hearing Hanyu's whisper, Nara looked at his captain in surprise. It was understandable that Hanyu, who had just arrived at the front line, did not know the situation in Sunagakure, but why did he call out the name of the Chikamatsu when he did know Monzaemon?
"Is this old guy not dead yet?" Hanyu asked again. In his impression, the Chikamatsu were the weapons used by Chiyo, and the makers of these puppets should be the kind of guys who were active in ancient times.
Indeed, the Monzaemon in front of him looked very old, but he was not dead, because now was the era of "long gone years".
"Do you think we can deal with him?" After realizing that his previous question was nonsense, Hanyu asked Nara in a low voice.
In a four-on-one situation, Nara really wanted to give it a try, but amidst the peculiar creaking sounds of the puppets moving around him, he could only shake his head.
Even if it was against an ordinary jonin, this attempt would be worthwhile, but Monzaemon was different. Although he was very old, he was still strong, experienced, powerful and cruel. More importantly, in front of him, Hanyu's previous "number advantage" was already a joke.
There is indeed only one puppeteer, but he also has ten puppets.
After seeing Nara's denial, Hanyu nodded and began to signal to his teammates: "Try to entangle him. If you can't, retreat immediately!"
At the same time, Hanyu said to Monzaemon in a slightly arrogant tone, "It's hard to believe that I would meet a great senior from the ninja world in a place like this. It's just that... people like you would sneak around like rats and hunt the younger generation of Konoha. It really makes me feel that time is unforgiving."
His accusations are totally without any truth, pure nitpicking, and 100% argumentative behavior...Aren't ninjas supposed to hunt down enemies in secret? What does this have to do with age?
"But it doesn't matter. Since you have fallen into our hands, today is the end of you. Let me, the fire escape of Konoha known as the 'Flame of Naraku', put an end to you. Isn't dying on the battlefield the destiny of an old man like you?"
Hanyu tried his best to confuse the other party with words. He had just used Fire Release, so it was credible for him to call himself a Fire Release Ninja. However, if he wanted to call himself the Flame of Naraku, he should at least have a sickle in his right hand and a kunai in his left hand. Besides... Naraku, oh Naraku, why is this name full of sadness?
Faced with such a performance, Monzaemon laughed hoarsely. It didn't matter whether Hanyu's acting was professional or not. A ninja of Monzaemon's age had experienced too many battles. How could he be fooled by such a trick? He could understand the plans of these Konoha guys in front of him... Since the emergency signal had been sent out, what they should do was to delay time and wait for more Konoha ninjas to gather.
It was Monzaemon's mistake that he did not assassinate them silently like he did in the previous times.
Here we have to praise the battle arrangement made by Hanyu earlier. It was because he arranged Yasanagi to a remote point disconnected from the team that she was not discovered by the enemy and rescued Hanyu from the assassination.
However, Monzaemon is now making up for this mistake. He directly took out the Chikamatsu Ten, if for no other reason than to resolve the battle as soon as possible and then evacuate before the Konoha reinforcements arrived.
If surrounded by a large number of Konoha ninjas, Konoha would definitely deal with an enemy as powerful as Monzaemon here regardless of the consequences.
But what he didn't expect was that when Hanyu uttered the last word, the Konoha Ninja Team suddenly attacked together!
Monzaemon didn't expect that the other party had such courage. Could it be that his name had no deterrent power at all? And...
When will the promised signal come?!
There is no need to answer this question. Just as Monzaemon would not believe Hanyu's performance, Hanyu also knows that he cannot delay time with just a few words.
Although it will take time, it does not mean that Hanyu is afraid of fighting.
Facing a ninja like the gatekeeper, turning around and running away would only lead to faster death. However, Hanyu did the opposite and attacked the enemy first... The confusion was not to delay for ten minutes, but to seize the first second to act.
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