Zombie Sage in Naruto

Chapter 17 Do you want a human puppet or not?

Chiyo looked at these young Konoha ninjas and grew angrier the more she looked, wishing she could kill them all, but that was unrealistic.

Then we'll specifically target young people who have a unique skill to kill.

Like Konoha, Sunagakure also has its own battlefield observers who record battle achievements and write down detailed intelligence on enemies that need attention.

Chiyo already had a good idea of ​​some of the more outstanding guys on Konoha's side.

If you can't kill Minato Namikaze, can't you at least kill some other third-rate bastards?
Chiyo started with her ultimate move.

"White Secret Technique: The Ten Nearpines!"

Ten white-clad puppets attacked in all directions, and countless Konoha ninjas fell like wheat being harvested wherever they went.

Other puppeteers followed suit, controlling their own puppets to join the battle.

"If Sasori could see this from here, he would probably feel comforted... But it's too dangerous here. I can't let him appear in White Fang's sight before I kill him."

Chiyo felt some relief from her resentment and thought of her six-year-old genius grandson.

Six years old is a bit too early for war, but it'll be soon.

When Konoha's Senju Nawaki died, he was only 12 years old, while 13-year-old Namikaze Minato was already able to kill multiple Iwagakure Jonin.

Chiyo feared that her grandson would also die at the hands of Konoha's White Fang, so she preferred to play it safe and instead tried to use a surprise attack to hunt down more of Konoha's outstanding new generation.

As a result, Kaede Tsukasa was in trouble. He watched helplessly as a white-clad puppet rushed over, followed by several puppeteers controlled by puppeteers. In an instant, the puppeteer in front of him was killed, and a gap was torn open.

"Medical ninja, step back! Leave this to us!!"

"Damn it, why is the enemy leader here?!"

"This is the White Secret Technique, the pinnacle of the Sand Village Puppet Technique! Everyone attack together, don't let anyone get separated!"

Seven or eight Konoha ninjas immediately rushed over from all directions. The two at the front were instantly riddled with holes by a large number of ninja tools thrown by a Chikamatsu puppet. The next ninja was cut and poisoned, and it was only a matter of time before he died.

The three Konoha ninjas who rushed forward only saw a white shadow flash by before they were cut in half at the waist.

All of this was caused by a puppet remotely controlled by Chiyo with a single finger. The other nine puppets attacked in other directions, demonstrating equally astonishing killing efficiency.

shhhhhh!
A continuous stream of ninja tools was launched from each of the Ten Puppet Masters' puppets, each coated with potent poison. Too many Konoha ninjas were caught off guard and, without any effective antidote, suffered a crushing defeat.

"Me, a mere genin, being targeted by Chiyo? What an honor."

Kaede Tsukasa took a deep breath, knowing that he could die here if he was not careful. He immediately threw out a scroll, and as a cloud of white mist rose, two figures appeared in front of Kaede Tsukasa in a flash.

Ding!
A metallic sound rang out as the Rain Village Jonin zombie used a scythe to block the puppet in front of it.

That wasn't all. With Kaedeji's index and middle fingers together and a slight movement, the puppeteer Jonin zombie suddenly opened its hands and extended ten chakra threads, connecting them to the Amegakure Jonin zombie.

The next second, the Amegakure Jonin zombie and the white-clad puppet moved rapidly through the air, exchanging more than a dozen blows. Their movements were so fast that even a Chunin with decent taijutsu skills couldn't keep up, only seeing afterimages and hearing the distinctive, ear-piercing sound of metal weapons clashing.

"In that case, my life is a little safer." Kaede Tsukasa quickly retreated, maintaining the hand seals, as if he were really controlling these zombies.

This is actually a disguise.

Unless he forcibly manipulates the zombies to perform specific high-difficulty actions, such as using ninjutsu he didn't master in his previous life and relying entirely on Kaedeji's strong control to complete the technique, Kaedeji's consumption would definitely be very high. Otherwise, there is no need to pay attention to the zombies' actions at all; the zombies will attack the enemies in front of them based on their instincts.

With Kaedeji about to run out of chakra and forced to find an opportunity to generate more, he could only give instructions to the zombies such as "what ninjutsu to use" and "who to attack first".

That's the good thing about zombies; they have the ability to act independently, they're not really dead puppets, and they can use the ninjutsu they learned in life.

Kaede Tsukasa breathed a sigh of relief at having escaped with his life, but those around him were astonished and could hardly believe their eyes.

"This... the two people summoned by that medical ninja were actually able to fight against one of the Chikamatsu Ten Ninja?"

"So many comrades died in an instant! Yet he can fight against a puppet?" "The Soul Reaper Technique? Is this really the Soul Reaper Technique? This technique has such enormous potential, and it can even use corpses like this! Controlling one corpse, letting that corpse use chakra threads to control another corpse???"

"But what exactly are these two corpses he summoned...? One of them seems to be a puppeteer? The way he uses chakra threads is no different from the puppeteers of Sunagakure. And the Soul Reaper Technique can even make a corpse exert the power it had before it was born??"

Anyone who has ever fought against the puppeteers of Sunagakure is shocked by the chakra threads extending from the puppeteer zombies, feeling their worldview turned upside down and their minds reeling.

Corpses can be used like this? The art of the dead soul can actually reach such a level?

Is this really the art of death souls?!

As for where these two corpses came from... as long as they weren't from the bodies of their comrades, there's no problem. Being able to block one of Chiyo's puppets is also the best outcome, which means many people will survive.

Chiyo noticed this as well and looked shocked.

Several Sand Village puppeteers also controlled their puppets to try to destroy the two zombies, but the Konoha ninjas around them could not stand idly by and continued to rush in to fight, making this local battlefield stalemate.

More and more Konoha ninjas realized what was happening, and the Jonin took the lead in dealing with the Chikamatsu Ten, but compared to the changes that had occurred on Kaedeji's side, it was ultimately less visually impactful.

All of this happened within a few tens of seconds.

"That brat over there seems to be using the corpses of our village to fight us. He's utterly evil!"

Chiyo's face showed anger. She hated everything related to Konoha. The more she hated it, the more she wanted to seize every opportunity to destroy it!

However, this method of manipulating corpses and seemingly allowing them to exert some of their pre-birth strength is very similar to the absolute forbidden ninjutsu of the Sunagakure puppeteers—human puppetry!
Chiyo simply didn't believe that a kid as young as Kaedeji could possess such excellent puppetry skills, and that Konoha Village didn't have any ninjas skilled in puppetry.

"We must capture this person, preferably alive. I need to force him to reveal the secrets of his magic!"

Chiyo's eyes flashed with a fierce light, and the other Chikamatsu Ten began to move, dazzling the eye. In addition, puppeteers from other puppeteers threw out a large number of ninja tools to interfere with the actions of the Konoha ninjas.

"Tu Dun·Tu Liubi!"

"Wind Escape·Big Breakthrough!"

"These ninja tools are poisoned. Use ninjutsu to deal with them, and don't get hurt!"

Another flurry of people turned around.

A skilled puppeteer will usually prepare a turret puppet that is specially designed to project ninja tools, and the projection frequency is astonishing, making it extremely difficult to deal with.

Kaede Tsukasa swallowed a soldier's ration pill to stimulate his body, letting the stinging sensation explode in his blood vessels, and regained some chakra.

He glanced casually at the numerous corpses lying on the ground, their eyes filled with a mixture of resolute determination and fear, which now overlapped with the murky pupils of the zombies. Perhaps in the vast crater of war, the line between the living and the dead was inherently blurred.

If he had a choice, he wouldn't want to become a corpse.

"Die, brat! Everyone from Konoha deserves to die!"

Chikamatsu Puppet pierced the chest of a zombie with a sharp sword, and then, using the force of the impact, forced his way through the zombie to stab another one, eventually successfully stringing the two zombies together.

This is obviously not enough to kill a zombie, and the implanted toxins are laughable. At most, they can only damage some of the neural structure. Unless the brain is destroyed directly, it is impossible to kill a zombie that is already dead.

But the two zombies finally couldn't hold on any longer. The high-intensity consumption of chakra and the excessive deterioration of their decaying bodies ultimately led to their being torn to pieces by the encirclement of the puppets.

The stench of rotting flesh filled their nostrils, but it was enough to buy them two seconds to escape. As Kaede Tsukasa continued to retreat, he summoned another zombie, which self-destructed the moment Chikamatsu's puppet approached.

All of these actions were completed in a very short time, which Chiyo could not have predicted in advance. The little time that was wasted was enough for Kaede Tsukasa and the others to have a chance to turn things around.

Swish!
A flash of light cleaved the approaching Chikamatsu puppet in two.

"Thanks for your hard work."

Sakumo Hatake stood in front of Tsukasa Kaede, his voice unusually gentle: "That old woman always likes to use such low-class and clumsy methods. You did very well and changed my opinion on the Death Soul Technique. Now leave the rest to me."

(End of this chapter)