Flying in the air, Shindai remotely controlled the "Father" puppet, fighting Chiyo alongside Kannazuki.
Meanwhile, high in the sky, Shindai continued hurling Magnet Release attacks at Chiyo.
Chiyo was closely studying Kannazuki's attack patterns. After all, Magnet Release was highly effective against puppets—summoning the Chikamatsu Collection recklessly wouldn't change the current situation.
Faced with Magnet Release techniques, the Chikamatsu Collection could easily suffer damage. Chiyo realized that Kannazuki's puppet completely overturned traditional puppet-making methods, being almost entirely composed of an Iron Sand Body.
Its attacks morphed into various weapons by manipulating the magnetic properties of the Iron Sand Body. It could even summon small-scale projectiles like kunai and shuriken for attacks, making it nearly impossible to defend against.
Furthermore, Shindai's position in the sky made him hard to reach for the Chikamatsu Collection.
"Hey, you old hag, look over here! See who's in front of me?"
Chiyo glanced at the sky, and in an instant, her forehead veins throbbed with fury.
It was her son and daughter.
Shindai had used an Iron Sand Body Clone and Transformation Jutsu to take on their appearances.
Shindai slapped both of them and angrily shouted, "Look at your mother! How could you end up with such a mother? You two are already dead, yet she turned you into puppets for battle—who didn't try to stop her? She even raised your son Sasori into the monster he became. Tell me, wasn't that wrong?"
Shindai squeaked in a falsetto voice, "Mother, we were wrong, but we didn't ask to have you as our mother either. Please forgive us."
Then he returned to his normal voice, "Forgive you? Like hell! If you couldn't even control your own mother while alive, why didn't you take her with you when you died? Why leave such a damned old menace behind? And you expect forgiveness?"
Switching back to the falsetto tone, Shindai said, "Ah, we don't deserve forgiveness—we are sinners! It's all our mother's fault that we became sinners, and that she turned our beloved son into such a monster! It's because of her! Because of you! Because of you!"
The Iron Sand Body Clones of Chiyo's son and daughter, manipulated by Shindai, glared fiercely at Chiyo.
Kakashi, Obito, and Rin stood there with mouths wide open, watching in shock as Shindai put on a theatrical spectacle high in the sky.
That went way too far—this is insane!
Who could possibly endure this kind of provocation? Even the three bystanders found it hard to stomach—it was just too dirty a tactic.
No wonder Shindai wanted to disgust Chiyo, wanted to make her lose her composure.
Who could stay calm in this situation?
Sure enough, Chiyo had already lost her composure.
"You brat! You're looking for a death wish!"
Enraged, Chiyo directed the "Father" puppet to charge toward Shindai in the air.
Shindai chuckled with obvious delight. "Hey, have you already lost your senses? Then I'm really disappointed. After all, this is just getting started! Oh right, as a Puppet Master, surely you know the basic fact: the farther a puppet is from its master, the longer the Chakra Threads stretch, and the more delayed and imprecise the control becomes.
A delay in puppet control can be absolutely fatal for a Puppet Master. Hmph, you're supposed to be a top-tier Puppet Master? You actually made such a basic mistake?"
Shindai manipulated his remote control effortlessly.
Kannazuki transformed his right arm into a cannon barrel and, using the Raikō Ken technique, fired high-speed projectiles straight at the Father Puppet charging toward Shindai.
When Chiyo saw the missiles flying directly at her Father Puppet, her heart jolted with alarm. She immediately tried to maneuver it out of harm's way.
But it was already too late.
Due to the control delay, the Father Puppet couldn't dodge at all and was blown into pieces by the explosion.
Shindai's sarcastic remarks never arrived late: "Oy oy oy, you old hag, your provocation was so obvious! If you wanted me to destroy your son's puppet right in front of you, why didn't you just say so earlier? Why pretend like that?"
Shindai turned toward Chiyo's 'son': "Look at your Mother! So heartless! I thought maybe there was some marital conflict between daughter-in-law and mother-in-law, so you wanted me to destroy your wife's puppet. But no, she treats everyone equally badly!"
In a mock sad voice, Shindai said, "Maybe...it was just an accident? After all, she's my beloved Mother."
With that, he gave Chiyo's 'son' a heavy slap on the back of the head: "An accident? This woman is a top-tier Puppet Master! Would she really make such an obvious mistake even a three-year-old wouldn't commit? Isn't this clearly intentional? Are you still making excuses for her? Don't you realize she treated you all like oxen and horses, not letting you rest peacefully even after death, turning you into puppets to fight for her?"
Chiyo's lips trembled with rage.
She'd never encountered anyone so disgustingly shameless before.
What despicable behavior—absolutely outrageous!
Chiyo pulled out a scroll, glaring murderously at Shindai floating in the sky. Her eyes looked like they could devour him alive.
"You want to see the Chikamatsu Collection? Then I'll gladly fulfill your wish!"
She unfurled the scroll and summoned ten white-robed puppets, each uniquely designed.
This was Chiyo's ultimate trump card—the legendary Chikamatsu Collection. Each puppet possessed individual weapons, ninja tools, and distinct attack methods.
[Puppet Technique: Three Treasures Vacuum Crush!]
Three puppets from the Chikamatsu Collection formed a triangular formation, activating the Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha mechanisms. A powerful whirlwind generated immense suction force, pulling Shindai down from the sky.
Shindai flapped his Iron Sand Body wings rapidly, swiftly escaping from the center of the tornado's pull while deliberately leaving behind Kannazuki and these two Iron Sand Body Clones who had used Transformation Jutsu.
If Chiyo tried to absorb them, those three puppets would be destroyed for good.
Chiyo naturally knew she absolutely couldn't draw Kannazuki and those two Iron Sand Body Clones into her technique. She was simply waiting for a chance to pull Shindai out of the sky.
But Shindai was too cautious, always staying at a relatively safe altitude.
By the time the Dragon Cyclone reached Shindai, its force had greatly diminished.
Just as Chiyo ceased her Three-Treasure Vacuum Collapse, Shindai suddenly revealed a sinister smile: "It's already too late, you know."
Chiyo felt momentarily stunned, instinctively thinking that Shindai was trying to trick her since Kannazuki and the two Iron Sand Body Clones hadn't been drawn in.
"Getting senile, huh? Did you forget about the iron sand fragments scattering everywhere when that first puppet exploded?"
Upon hearing Shindai's reminder, Chiyo's eyes widened in alarm as she inwardly cursed, realizing something terrible had just occurred.
She truly forgot about that detail. When Chiyo attempted to control those three puppets again, they'd already been corroded by Shindai's iron sand. The puppets were completely paralyzed and could no longer be manipulated by Chiyo.
Chiyo seethed with rage. It was all that damn brat's fault—his audacity had thrown off her focus from the start.
Meanwhile, high in the sky, Shindai remotely controlled Kannazuki to charge directly toward Chiyo. He then activated Magnet Release techniques once again, unleashing attacks like [Iron Sand Drizzle] and [Iron Sand Spears], hurling them all toward Chiyo and her puppets.
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