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Chapter 165 Puppet Army VS Militia Exploding Talisman Arrows

Chiyo thought she had considered everything, until they arrived at Xitang Town and saw the densely packed figures standing on the city wall.

"Konoha ninja?" Chiyo felt a chill run down her spine. Had she fallen for a trap?

But upon closer inspection, Chiyo breathed a sigh of relief.

There are no Konoha ninjas here; they are just commoners wearing wooden armor and red headscarves.

There are flags standing next to it.

The militia of Xitang Town, the Land of Fire.

"What kind of unit is the militia?" Chiyo asked, turning her head.

Akemi was not only her disciple, but also in charge of the Sand Village's external intelligence network, all of which she was responsible for.

"The militia is a newly established force in the Land of Fire, composed of ordinary people, mainly used to capture mountain bandits and outlaws," Akimi replied.

Chiyo nodded, then said excitedly, "Something that could be handled with a C-rank mission requires forming an army. It seems there's some conflict between the Land of Fire and Konoha! Perhaps we can use this against them!"

Qiu Shi nodded, but he wasn't very optimistic.

Because the Land of Wind is poor, it can't afford to support too many spies. They're good at gathering intelligence, but forget about causing trouble.

Chiyo waved her hand, summoning Sanrong, the captain of the puppet army: "I order you to quickly take Xitang Town, and then leave some residents behind to cook for us!"

As for what to do with the remaining residents, Chiyo didn't say, and the puppet army captain didn't ask either, but they all knew what to do.

Ninjas are not allowed to attack civilians, but that only applies to civilians of their own country.

The Konoha ninjas, who constantly chanted about the Will of Fire, showed no mercy when they attacked Nagato's parents.

With a wave of his hand, San Rong summoned a puppeteer force of two hundred men who had already broken through the crowd and were running towards the city wall.

There was no shouting or communication throughout the entire process.

This is a silent contempt. In the eyes of ninjas, ordinary people are nothing more than a bunch of insects. What is the point of communicating with them?

Even if this militia force really does have a lot of people, it looks like there are four or five thousand, so what!

Do you know what level an elite Jonin-level puppeteer can achieve?

One man can destroy a nation!

The militiamen on the city wall didn't ask why they were attacking me; they just silently raised their hands.

Upon receiving the order, a group of militiamen removed the bows and arrows from their backs and then stood in unison in three rows: front, middle, and back, squatting, half-squatting, and standing.

"one!"

The first rank of militiamen immediately fired their arrows.

"two!"

Second row!

"three!"

Third row!

"one!"

It's the first row again!

Elite archers capable of firing three shots per second are extremely rare, but by employing the three-stage firing method of a flintlock pistol and creating an archer version of the three-stage firing method, the same effect of firing three arrows per second can be achieved.

Expand the archer force to 600 men, that's 200 arrows per second!

The puppet troops were completely unfazed by the rain of arrows, and simply summoned puppets to act as shields in front of them.

The front of the puppet is full of various deadly traps, while the back of the puppet is often a shield made of a single piece of steel plate or hardwood.

When fighting ninjas, it can be used to defend against shuriken and ninjutsu; when fighting ordinary people, it can naturally be used to defend against arrows.

"You dare to fight back?" Sanrong looked as if his dignity had been insulted. How dare a group of ordinary people resist ninjas?

His expression hardened; he had already figured out how to deal with these people!

Then two more sounds were heard, and two arrows were stuck in his puppet.

And then...

"Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom!"

"Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom!"

"Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom!"

A series of explosions erupted from the puppet troops, sending debris flying everywhere. The screams and curses of the puppeteers echoed throughout the entire area!

Sanrong instinctively wanted to curse, but first his precious puppet exploded, making him so heartbroken that tears almost flowed. Then an explosion behind him sent debris flying and hitting him, cutting several gashes in his back.

The intense pain instantly overshadowed the humiliation of having one's dignity disregarded.

Along with this came a sense of bewilderment.

What's going on? Where did the explosion come from?

Explosive tag?

But where are the detonators? I can't see them!

In the distance, Chiyo, whose mind was not on the battlefield at all, was completely focused on the Konoha ninjas.

She was awakened by the sound of the explosion before she turned around.

They discovered that a third of the two hundred-strong puppet army had been wiped out, and most of the remaining two-thirds were wounded.

"What's going on?" Chiyo asked, bewildered. "Weren't you fighting the militia?"

"Explosive tags!" Qiu Shi, who had been watching the battlefield closely, immediately spoke up.

"The militia have explosive tags?" Chiyo asked, then frowned. "Damn Konoha, they're actually providing explosive tags to civilians?"

Then, she sensed something was wrong: "Wait a minute, if it was an explosive tag, how did the civilians trigger it?"

There are two ways to trigger the detonation tag.

First is chakra, second is open flame.

Using an open flame to trigger an explosive tag is tantamount to suicide. Since civilians do not have chakra, this ensures that such a weapon, which is quite lethal even to ninjas but is not difficult to manufacture, will not fall into the hands of civilians.

But what's the situation now?

The militiamen upstairs were still shooting arrows, and the explosions continued; the sounds were indeed the detonation of explosive tags.

But how exactly are the detonation tags triggered?

"They've loaded explosive tags into their arrows!" Qiu Shi said confidently, looking at the battlefield ahead. "And they're arrowheads! Although the golems' carapaces are thick, they can still be pierced by arrows. The arrows explode a few centimeters deep into the golem's carapace, and that depth exceeds the thickness of the carapace. Therefore, each exploding arrow can severely damage a golem!"

Saying it's extremely powerful is actually an understatement; after being bombed like that, the puppet is basically useless!

At this point, Qiu Shi's tone became somewhat bitter.

The three great treasures of Sunagakure.

Wind Release: Puppet Master: Poison.

With such arrows, wouldn't the puppeteer be rendered useless?

Of course, you can also increase the hardness and thickness of the golem's back armor to make it able to defend against arrows.

But the material for increasing thickness is free!

Metal materials are expensive, and wood is rare in Sunagakure Village, making it even more expensive!

If this kind of move is performed by a ninja, then no matter how expensive it is, it doesn't matter; you can just bear with it.

But who are these people shooting these arrows now?!

Just an ordinary person!

How can the ninjas of Sunagakure be content with this!

An ordinary person could defeat a puppeteer, upgrade their equipment, and possibly even eliminate the puppeteer profession altogether.

"Insert explosive tags into arrowheads!" Chiyo herself was an expert puppeteer. After searching her mind, she immediately determined that there were no technical difficulties. It was simply a matter of creating a batch of hollow arrowheads.

But here's the problem: once the detonator is inserted into the arrow, how do you detonate it?

The puppeteer is easy to detonate, since the chakra threads can penetrate the arrowheads.

But how do ordinary people, who don't have chakra, manage to do it?

"Bring me an arrow, and also rescue the puppeteers. The entire army must retreat!" Chiyo said through gritted teeth.

She never expected that the perfect strategy she had devised so many times would fall apart in such an unexpected way.

Even their own puppeteers couldn't conquer this city guarded by militia!

Although she only mobilized two hundred people, the militia on the city wall numbered only six hundred, and there were several thousand more standing around. Who knows if they had any other secret weapons?

Moreover, the Konoha ninjas are right behind us. If we fail to break through their defenses and get caught in the back, we might not be able to return to Sunagakure!

After all, you can't ignore Jiraiya, who is equally powerful, just because of Minato Namikaze!

The fighting spirit that the Sand Village ninjas had just mustered had been suppressed when the puppeteers were defeated. As soon as they heard Chiyo say they were going to retreat, they all ran faster than the others.

Fortunately, there were still people who took care of things and retrieved a few unexploded arrows, delivering them to Chiyo.

Chiyo, riding on a puppet, retreated while studying the arrows in her hand.

The shaft of this arrow is made of some kind of wood, it is completely black, and it feels cool to the touch, with an excellent feel.

The arrowhead, on the other hand, is a cone with a touch of red.

Chiyo could tell from the materials used throughout that they were not simple, just by touching them.

"No wonder it could penetrate the puppet's back armor; the material of this arrowhead is extraordinary!" Chiyo exclaimed in astonishment.

If she were given this material, she would definitely use it in the most intricate parts of the puppet.

But these militiamen actually used the money to make arrowheads?

The arrows are still capable of exploding, meaning this usage is almost entirely one-time only!

Oh, and there's also the secret behind the explosion!

Chiyo carefully removed the arrowhead using chakra threads, and then discovered that the arrowhead was indeed hollow, and after removing the shaft, the arrowhead actually had three parts!

A small cylindrical iron block, a white cylindrical stone pad, and a roll-up piece of paper that, when unfolded, is no bigger than the palm of your hand, but has the word "explosion" written on it.

"It really is an explosive tag!" Chiyo examined the explosive tag carefully.

Judging by its size alone, this should be the kind of low-quality explosive tag that costs less than 200 taels, the kind that might not even kill a rabbit.

But the explosion just now has taught them that you can't judge a detonator by its appearance alone.

In fact, this palm-sized explosive tag is no less powerful than those explosive tags that cost 3000 taels each.

"It's a paper quality issue," Chiyo said, stroking the paper and noticing a clear difference in material compared to the explosive tags she used.

另外

She instinctively stuck out her tongue and licked it.

Surprisingly, it's a little sweet!

Chiyo was a little confused. What kind of paper is sweet?

Unfortunately, she didn't know much about papermaking and couldn't tell what materials the paper was made of.

However, one thing is certain: Konoha must have mastered the method for making the new type of explosive tag.

另外

Chiyo then looked at the small iron block and the stone pad.

She was certain that these two little things were the ones that had triggered the explosive tags, but no matter how she looked at them, she couldn't figure out what was going on.

"This little iron block is just ordinary iron!" After studying the little iron block for a long time, Chiyo realized that it was just ordinary iron and that the secret must be the stone pad.

She used the puppet to pick up the stone pad and then pressed it down heavily.

Sparks suddenly appeared from the gasket!

"I see!" Chiyo instantly understood as she looked at the spark.

During the flight of the arrow, due to inertia, the iron block should be located far away from the pad.

Once the arrow hits, the sudden stop causes the iron block to rush towards the gasket, resulting in the gasket releasing an electric spark, which in turn ignites the detonator and causes an explosion.

"What an ingenious design, a masterpiece! The craftsmanship is superb, and they can even mass-produce it!" While praising it, Chiyo also felt a chill in her heart.

An ominous atmosphere is spreading.

Even a mortal holding a bow and arrow can be lethal.

If this arrow is also an explosive tag arrow, then this mortal could be injured, or even killed, by the Jonin!

The Sand Village was completely unprepared for this, while the Land of Fire had already assembled an army made up of ordinary people!

Chiyo was just cursing the Land of Fire for forming an army because of the conflict between the Land of Fire and Konoha, but now she realizes that she was the clown all along!

"Retreat! Back to the village!" Chiyo immediately gave the order.

Forget about frontline defense.

Let's get the explosive talisman arrows out first, otherwise we can't fight this battle at all!

Iron blocks and arrowheads aren't difficult to obtain, but the explosive talisman paper might be a bit of a problem. However, it won't be a challenge for Sunagakure, a village with a large number of puppeteers and considerable scientific research capabilities.

Chiyo was unaware that the most technologically advanced part of the entire explosive arrow was actually the gasket, which was made of a piezoelectric ceramic.

In modern society, this thing is still "referred to" as the jewel in the crown of industry.

She thought it was some kind of natural material and planned to look for it in the Land of Wind.

(End of this chapter)