Uchiha Puppet Master, Starting from One Piece.

"It's the sound of cannons."

Bai Yu's fingers paused for a moment, then he continued carving even faster.

Toby's lips trembled, and his teeth chattered uncontrollably.

"They will...they will kill everyone in the village..."

"calm."

Bai Yu suddenly grabbed the boy's wrist, and he could feel the thin hand in his palm trembling violently.

"Take a deep breath."

The boy's chest heaved violently, and tears welled up in his eyes.

Bai Yu released Toby's hand and continued carving.

"Crying now won't help, but the fact that they're still fighting is a good thing, it means there are still people resisting. Tell me, how many pirates are there in the village?"

Bai Yu's calm tone seemed to give Toby even more courage.

"Twenty...no, maybe thirty."

Toby Toby vigorously wiped his face.

“They have guns. Guns are not easy to obtain normally, but a powerful gang has recently emerged in the West Sea, so many guns have ended up at sea.”

"Let me tell you about their equipment in detail."

Bai Yu's voice was very calm; as a ninja, he had seen far too much.

"Each of them basically had a gun, and also carried a large knife and their own dagger."

With this kind of setup, they all seem to be weaklings, and weaklings pose no threat to ninjas at all...

Bai Yu suddenly raised his hand to interrupt him. His ears twitched slightly. The gunshots in the distance were getting closer and closer, occasionally mixed with muffled screams.

He quickened his carving pace, and wood shavings fell like fine snowflakes.

"Take this."

Bai Yu suddenly shoved the palm-sized wooden puppet he had just finished into Toby's hands.

The little doll's facial features are just a blurry outline, but the joints of its limbs are exceptionally detailed.

The moment the boy caught it, the puppet suddenly trembled slightly in his palm.

"This...this is alive?"

Toby almost dropped it, but Bai Yu held his wrist down.

"Throw it away if you encounter danger."

As Uchiha Hakuba threw out the remaining puppets he had just finished making, seven tall puppets with different weapons appeared.

"These puppets seem capable of handling a few genin!"

Although Bai Yu felt that these crudely made puppets were definitely not very strong in combat, he could still sense that they were at least at the level of a Genin.

Don't underestimate the strength of genin. In fact, with proper preparation, genin can easily kill ordinary pirates when they are solo assassins.

Especially for Konoha genin like them...

Anyone who has watched Naruto knows that the strongest people in Konoha are the genin.

Chapter 4 Easily Solved

Toby led the way, but also sounded a little nervous: "Can these puppets of yours really defeat the pirates?"

He asked in a low voice, his voice trembling with unease, "I don't doubt you, brother, but they all have real guns..."

Bai Yu raised his eyelids: "Firearms are not invincible."

A few more sporadic gunshots rang out in the distance, startling the birds in the woods into flight.

Toby Toby suddenly accelerated again.

He was genuinely worried about the situation in the village.

Thick smoke rose continuously from the direction of the village. Toby's legs felt as heavy as lead. He gripped the small wooden puppet tightly, his knuckles turning white from the force.

"Listen, kid."

Bai Yu grabbed Toby's shoulder.

"Stay far outside the village and don't make a sound no matter what you see. I'll handle the rest."

The watchtower at the village entrance had collapsed, and several bodies in naval uniforms were pinned down by the burning beams.

A dozen or so drunken pirates were gathered in the center of the square. One of them, with a thick beard, was using a bayonet to skewer grilled fish, the grease dripping into the fire and sizzling.

"Boss, we've looted everything. Let's retreat before the navy discovers the situation here."

The one-eyed pirate kicked the iron cage, and the woman huddled inside let out a suppressed sob.

"Hehe, before we leave, we can just kill all the men in these cages and take all the women with us."

"Fool! If you wanted to kill me, you would have done it already. Do you think I haven't killed these people yet?"

A tall, dark-skinned man stood up, the flintlock pistol at his waist gleaming coldly in the firelight.

"These are all top-quality slaves. There are several gangs in the West Sea now, and some high-quality, intact female slaves can fetch a good price."

"But boss, we can do it ourselves first..."

"Shut up! You lust-driven bastard, we haven't even left this village yet. We can talk about enjoying ourselves later. We'll eat and drink our fill tonight and leave first thing tomorrow morning. If you say another word, I'll throw you into the sea to feed the fish!"

Uchiha Hakuba had Toby hide outside before shrinking the puppets and placing them on his waist.

He then sneaked over to the place where the pirates were drinking.

Seeing these pirates, Bai Yu finally breathed a sigh of relief. Good, these guys don't seem very strong.

Since that was the case, Bai Yu had no more reservations and released seven enormous puppets in one go.

Meanwhile, as the pirates were drinking heartily and happily singing and dancing around the campfire, a strange clicking sound suddenly came from the shadows.

The embers of the campfire were swept up by the night wind, and sparks instantly traced a path through the air.

Who's there?

The one-eyed pirate suddenly turned his head, smashing the bottle on the ground, the amber liquid soaking into the sand.

Seven dark figures slowly appeared, their wooden joints deliberately rubbing together, producing a teeth-grinding sound.

The leading puppet was two meters tall, carrying a large sword on its back, with its empty eye sockets filled with black.

"Playing tricks!"

The bearded man drew his flintlock pistol, and smoke and deafening gunshots exploded.

The bullet pierced the doll's chest, sending wood chips flying, but it seemed to heal in an instant.

The puppet, which had been hit, suddenly accelerated and, despite the attacks from two guns and cannons, instantly appeared in front of the bearded man. Before the bearded man could react, a large hand wrapped around his neck.

The crisp sound of bones shattering, mixed with the pirates' shrill screams, was exceptionally clear under the moonlight.

"What the hell is that?"

The dark-skinned leader staggered backward, his drunkenness instantly turning into cold sweat.

"Don't be afraid, let's go together!"

With a shout from their leader, the pirates, already intoxicated by the alcohol, instantly charged forward, grabbing their weapons.

However, the leader was a smart man. While the other pirates rushed forward, he slowly moved backward, protecting everyone in front of him, and he also prepared an escape route.

Wood chips mixed with dust flew through the air, and seven tall wooden puppets reaped lives like the Grim Reaper.

One of the puppets swung its wooden club violently, slamming it into two of the pirates who were wielding knives.

"boom!"

With a loud bang, blood splattered onto its rough wood grain.

"Damn puppets!"

The one-eyed pirate roared and drew his curved sword from his waist, the blade flashing coldly in the twilight.

"Are you their leader? You're trying to leave without saying hello. Where are you going?"

Just as the leader was fleeing, Uchiha Hakuba appeared in front of him.

"Go away!"

Upon seeing the young man before him, the leader immediately drew his gun.

"Oh? You dare to point a gun at me?"

"The Naraku-sight Technique!"

The one-eyed pirate, who was about to fire his gun, suddenly saw the man's blood-red eyes and froze on the spot, his pupils contracting violently.

In his distorted vision, countless skeletal arms suddenly emerged from the ground beneath his feet, their sharp finger bones piercing his leather boots. Then, his ankles were entangled by wooden vines that suddenly sprouted from the ground, the woody fibers climbing up his body like living things.

"Too weak, too weak!"

Looking at the pirates in front of him who were immediately unresponsive after being hit by the genjutsu, Uchiha Hakuba was somewhat disheartened. He was prepared to face a fierce battle.

I thought these people must have some skills to become pirates, but I didn't expect them to be so weak.

Such a weak ending would have been met with angry responses from readers of any novel I read in my previous life.

"How is it? How is it going?!"

Toby, who was anxiously waiting outside, was extremely worried when the screams coming from the village suddenly stopped.

Suddenly, a warm hand landed on his shoulder, startling him so much he almost jumped up.

"It's over, everything went smoothly."

Bai Yu stood behind Toby and spoke.

Go see your family.

Toby Toby paused for two seconds, then dashed towards the village like an arrow released from a bow.