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Hearing Tianyuan's words, Chiyo knew this matter would not be settled easily. Facing a Taijutsu master, escape was an incredibly difficult prospect.
"Then let's see if you're capable of this," Chiyo said, her eyes glinting with a cold light. Her hands danced, sending two puppets wielding longswords charging toward Tianyuan.
"Too slow." Tianyuan's foot shifted against the ground, and in an instant, his figure vanished from the spot.
When he reappeared, he was directly above one of the puppets. He slammed his foot down, heavily coated in Armament Haki.
Boom!
The overwhelming force instantly crushed the puppet into pieces. It was a display of power that mirrored Tsunade's Monstrous Strength; every movement carried immense weight.
The other puppet swung its longsword in a horizontal slash. It struck just as Tianyuan completed his attack, catching him in the moment before he could follow up.
A faint glow emanated from the blade, a sign that it was infused with chakra to enhance its cutting power. The sword whistled through the air, tearing through the atmosphere as it closed in.
In the blink of an eye, it was before him too fast for most to even attempt a Ninjutsu for defense.
"Useless." A strange power gathered in Tianyuan's hand.
"Armament Haki: Emission!" Tianyuan thrust his fist toward the incoming blade. An invisible force slammed into the longsword, freezing it in mid-air.
Crack!
Fissures spider-webbed across the steel before the sword shattered completely. The external release of Armament Haki continued forward, striking the puppet itself.
Boom!
Under the weight of the Haki, the puppet was blown to smithereens. Countless splinters and debris rained down in all directions.
The surrounding ninjas scrambled to get out of the way, whether they were Sand Ninja or from Konoha. A battle between Tianyuan and Chiyo was not something they could afford to be caught in;
a single stray shockwave could mean death. This was the terrifying reality of Jonin level strength and even among Jonin, these two were in a league of their own.
"Chiyo, you're out of puppets," Tianyuan said, pulling back his fist.
"I hate Taijutsu ninjas," Chiyo muttered, her face darkening as she pulled out a scroll. "I haven't used this ability in a long time."
She unfurled the scroll and began forming hand seals. Ten puppets instantly appeared by her side.
"This is my White Secret Technique: Chikamatsu's Ten Puppets." Chiyo began manipulating the puppets with threads of chakra. "I haven't used this since the Second Shinobi World War against Tsunade. I didn't expect to use it in this war against a brat like you."
"I wouldn't have it any other way," Tianyuan replied with a smile. Chiyo's puppet mastery was indeed formidable.
While an average puppeteer could only manage one puppet at a time, Chiyo had pushed that limit to ten the perfect number to maximize the efficiency of her technique.
Tianyuan had encountered Sasori of the Red Sand before, whose puppet skills were a level above Chiyo's, but that hadn't been a fight to the death, and Sasori hadn't gone all out. Tianyuan had only managed to destroy Sasori's outer shell back then.
Each of Chiyo's ten puppets wore a strange mask and loose-fitting clothes. The difference in their offensive and defensive capabilities compared to the previous puppets was like night and day. These ten were her masterpieces.
"Go!" Chiyo commanded. The ten puppets surrounded Tianyuan, joining the fray in a coordinated, rhythmic sequence.
Protected by his Armament Haki, Tianyuan didn't back down and met the puppets head-on. However, he quickly realized that his Haki alone struggled to destroy these particular machines.
The ten puppets worked in unison, redistributing the force of his strikes among themselves so that no single puppet took the full brunt of his power.
At first glance, it looked as though Chiyo held the advantage, but she didn't see it that way. She could see Tianyuan was rapidly adapting to her puppets' movements.
Even though his Haki hadn't shattered them instantly, she knew each hit was dealing internal damage. If this continued, her puppets wouldn't hold out much longer.
"I can't let this drag on," Chiyo thought, her expression grim.
In truth, Tianyuan felt no pressure at all. He was relying purely on Taijutsu to deal with Chiyo. He hadn't touched his other abilities, like the Flying Thunder God Technique or his Mangekyo Sharingan. The fact that he could stand his ground against these puppets with Taijutsu alone spoke volumes about his terrifying strength.
"White Secret Technique: Dream Gathering!" Chiyo shouted, unleashing the pinnacle of her puppetry.
This was a technique she had developed herself, allowing the ten puppets to attack and defend with absolute synchronization, leaving no openings and making it impossible for an enemy to react in time.
"Formidable puppetry," Tianyuan admitted. Feeling the pressure mounting from all sides, he grinned and continued to pelt the puppets with his fists. Under the influence of Dream Gathering, the puppets were now much more effective at deflecting and transferring his momentum.
"However, I'm starting to get bored." Tianyuan shifted his gaze to Chiyo. His eyes were cold, making Chiyo shiver as she feared he was about to target her directly.
Puppeteers were lethal through their machines, but their physical bodies were often far weaker than other ninjas. Everything they had was invested in their puppets. Some, like Sasori, even went as far as turning their own bodies into puppets.
"Gate of Opening, Gate of Rest, Gate of Life, Gate of Pain, Gate of Limit Open!" Five gates opened simultaneously, and a violent explosion of chakra erupted from Tianyuan's body.
"For these puppets, five gates are enough." Tianyuan's gaze was indifferent. He ignored the attacks coming from the puppets behind him, allowing his Armament Haki to block them effortlessly.
"Taijutsu: Raging Fire!"
The air around Tianyuan's fist began to compress violently as his Armament Haki surged. Wisps of flame began to ignite and roar across the surface of his knuckles. In that moment, Tianyuan stood like a god of fire.
Thud! Thud!
The puppets in the rear continued their futile assault. Tianyuan focused his attention on the five puppets directly in front of him.
As he threw his punch, an earth-shattering roar echoed through the battlefield. A massive dragon of flame, several meters wide, surged forth and swallowed the five puppets whole.
It was a unique Taijutsu of Tianyuan's own creation a devastating fusion of physical power, Ninjutsu, and Armament Haki.
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