Mizukage's Pokémon Ninja Scroll

Chapter 564 Tradition VS Modernity (Third Update~)

Pu Shan Xun frowned slightly as he looked at the old man's calm expression.

He naturally didn't believe that Miyo would choose to send a low-ranking ninja to handle such an important battle.

Even so, this old guy who hasn't made a name for himself in the ninja world at such an advanced age can't be that strong.

That's why he took the initiative to fight and preemptively demoralize the enemy.

However, the effect doesn't seem to be very obvious.

His gaze flickered slightly toward his own Kazekage, who was watching from the sidelines. After noticing Rasa's subtle nod, Uraya no Hitoshi promptly put aside his doubts.

Enjoying pretending to be a genin? If you play the pig for too long, you'll actually become one!

A fierce glint flashed in his eyes.

Pu Shan Xun suddenly spread his ten fingers wide.

Ten invisible chakra threads instantly connected to the puppet in front of him.

"Let me test whether your magnanimity matches your arrogant attitude, old man!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the tall, somewhat clumsy-looking puppet in front of Urayasu Jin suddenly took two long strides and rushed towards Maruhoshi Kosuke.

The heavy footsteps even made the ground thud.

Seeing this, Tachibana Kanakawa, who was watching the battle with a smile, asked Kazekage Rasa beside her with some curiosity.

"I didn't expect this Jonin to be such an old-fashioned puppeteer?"

Although he hadn't fought many puppeteers on the battlefield, as the Kage of a village, Tachibana Kanagawa still had some understanding of the characteristics of other ninja villages.

The "old-school puppeteer" he refers to is this kind of puppet design that completely follows the structure of the human body.

Nowadays, with the development and iteration of Sunagakure puppeteers, many puppeteers have noticed this.

Since various complex operations can be performed using chakra threads, why be bound by a specific shape?

All sorts of bizarre structures and mechanisms have emerged one after another.

Just like the boat-shaped puppet from the Chunin Exams, it's not uncommon in Sunagakure these days.

In particular, since chakra threads already allow puppeteers to fly close to the ground, most puppeteers have begun to think that the leg structure is no longer necessary.

Even for puppets with a complete human form, their legs are mostly used to hide weapons or to conceal themselves in conjunction with specific ninjutsu.

Such puppets, which are completely human-shaped and move by running on two legs, are extremely rare.

However, upon hearing Tachibana's question, Rasa revealed a half-smile on his face.

"Jonin Urakuyama is no old-fashioned person, so please continue watching, Mizukage."

Just as the two were talking, the tall puppet had already rushed up to Maruboshi Kosuke.

Despite its somewhat bulky appearance, this puppet is actually as fast as most taijutsu-type Jonin when it runs.

The sprinting force from being grounded, combined with the power provided by the puppet's own silk threads.

With each turn and leap, he was like a tiger unleashed from its cage.

The enormous fist, accompanied by whistling winds, relentlessly pounded towards Maruboshi Kosuke.

However, the giant puppet's speed is only relative to its bulky size.

Kosuke Maruboshi was no ordinary person either.

In his nimble movements, he always managed to dodge the puppet's heavy punches with minimal effort.

However, upon seeing this scene, Urayasu Jin revealed a slight smile.

Just as Maruboshi Kosuke dodged the puppet's attack once again, the puppet's forearm, which had been tightly sealed, suddenly broke open.

Several sharp steel blades reflecting a dark purple luster shot out at lightning speed, heading straight for Maruhoshi Kosuke's face.

"When~"

A crisp metallic clang rang out.

At the critical moment, Kosuke Maruhoshi pulled out a large iron pot from behind him and used it to block the sneak attack.

Although the short blade that attacked him was blocked by the iron pot, the enormous force of the impact still sent him flying backward.

Maruboshi Kosuke performed several backflips in mid-air before landing smoothly.

But how could Urakuyama Jin, who was far away, miss such a good opportunity for the enemy to lose their balance?

The fingers twitched slightly.

The tall puppet suddenly raised its left arm, placed its right hand on top of its left arm, and pointed its left hand at Maruhoshi Kosuke in the distance.

Then, a crisp popping sound rang out.

The puppet's entire left fist suddenly slid off, revealing a clean break.

Immediately afterwards, three dark iron pipes emerged from it.

This moment.

"Da da da da~~"

A dense storm of metal erupted from the three gun ports, with blazing red flames flashing rapidly.

Countless metal bullets rained down on Maruboshi Kosuke.

In the blink of an eye, a large cloud of smoke and dust erupted from the ground.

"Holy crap, a Gatling gun!"

Jianchuan Ju stared dumbfounded at the three gun barrels spinning rapidly on the puppet's arm, his whole body slightly dazed.

However, the battle on the field continued.

Amidst the smoke and dust, a dark figure suddenly burst forth.

The tall, dignified puppet immediately turned his gun around.

Then came a series of clanging metallic sounds.

Upon closer inspection, everyone realized that the dark figure that had "burst out" from the smoke was actually just a broken iron pot.

Just as everyone's gaze left the iron pot and returned to the smoke and dust...

Several flat shuriken flew out quickly from it.

only.

"Sword Shadow Clone Technique!"

A loud shout came from amidst the smoke and dust.

Those seemingly ordinary shuriken suddenly began to split apart rapidly.

One becomes two, two becomes four.

In the blink of an eye, it transformed into a deluge of cleavers.

However, this terrifying, all-encompassing attack was not aimed at the tall puppet.

Instead, it was the puppeteer, Urakuyama Jin, who hadn't moved an inch since the start of the battle!

A dense rain of swords descended in an instant.

It looked like he was about to be riddled with bullets at any moment.

However, since it is a common understanding in the ninja world that when fighting a puppeteer, one should prioritize attacking the puppeteer's main body, this is already common knowledge.

So how could Urayasu Jin, who was always clinging to the puppet, be completely unprepared for this situation?

Suddenly, the burly puppet in the distance released its right arm from its left and reached out to grab at the void behind it.

He grasped the invisible chakra threads that connected him to himself.

Then, his right arm suddenly swung rapidly, and surprisingly, the puppet's body pulled the other end of the silk thread, Urakuyama Shun, to move rapidly to the left.

He narrowly escaped the onslaught of the rain of hidden swords.

The dense rain of shuriken all missed their mark, striking the ground instead.

The shuriken that were split off by the "Sword Shadow Clone Technique" shattered and dissipated into wisps of white smoke.

It left only countless pits of varying depths on the ground.

"You can actually do that?!"