Chapter 326: Taboos of Puppetry: Human Puppet! Owner of the Dark Escape Bloodline!
"Ebizo... where exactly are you trying to run?"
"If you don't stop now, I'll go back and deal with those weaklings in Hidden Sand Village..."
After chasing for several miles, Fujiwara Tetsuya stopped at the peak of a mountain.
And Ebizo, upon hearing Fujiwara Tetsuya's threat... could only stop.
His gaze towards Fujiwara Tetsuya was filled with savage killing intent... Because of what just happened, Fujiwara Tetsuya had made him lose face in front of thousands of his subordinates... If he couldn't return with Fujiwara Tetsuya's head, he would never be able to quell the anger in his heart.
"Although the distance is a bit close... as long as I get rid of you, it's worth taking some risks."
"Kid... let me show you my true trump card, the ultimate masterpiece of Hidden Sand Village..."
"Secret Technique: Puppet Manipulation!"
The moment Ebizo roared in a low voice, six more figures appeared before Fujiwara Tetsuya's eyes.
However... with just a glance, Fujiwara Tetsuya's expression darkened.
"This feeling... is this a Human Puppet?"
"Ebizo, no wonder you deliberately led me to this place?"
"I didn't expect that you, as a high-ranking member of Hidden Sand Village, one of the strongest puppet masters in Hidden Sand Village... would actually touch upon such a taboo."
Perhaps to conceal the true identities of these six Human Puppets before they died, their faces had long been disfigured by Ebizo... "...How did you know about Human Puppets?"
"This is a closely guarded secret of my Hidden Sand Village... Aside from the Village's high-ranking officials, even the leaders of the puppet corps are not qualified to know..."
Seeing Fujiwara Tetsuya recognize the Human Puppets, Ebizo's face immediately darkened, and the proud look that had just emerged vanished without a trace in an instant.
"Isn't this kind of thing... very obvious?"
"Do you only allow you Ebizo to plant spies everywhere, but not allow Konoha to make moves everywhere?"
Was someone among the high-ranking officials... turned?
Or was this kid just heard about it by chance and was deliberately trying to confuse him... Looking at Fujiwara Tetsuya's calm expression, Ebizo couldn't figure out Fujiwara Tetsuya's thoughts for a moment.
But one thing... was that suspicion had already taken root in the depths of his heart, and Ebizo had already become wary of the high-ranking officials of Sunagakure, with the exception of the Third Kazekage and Chiyo.
"Hmph ~ You hateful kid, I don't care how you know, but there's one thing... I need to remind you."
"The bodies of these six Human Puppets... were all extremely powerful Ninja in their lifetime, they are the pinnacle of my research, which took me more than ten years of painstaking effort... Feel the power of this strength!"
"Earth Release: Earth Dragon!"
"Fire Release: Great Flame Bullet!"
"Wind Release: Pressure Damage!"
"Water Release: Water Fang Bullet!"
"Lightning Release: Thunderclap!"
"Human Puppets corresponding to the five elements?"
"And the other Human Puppet that hasn't made a move yet... is that the ultimate trump card?"
Looking at the Ninjutsu that were almost comparable to B-rank, Fujiwara Tetsuya's gaze lowered slightly, and his entire nervous system tensed up.
There are two characteristics of Human Puppets. First, Human Puppets must be made from living people. Second, after being made into Human Puppets, they can retain all the Ninjutsu and Bloodline Limits they possessed in their lifetime.
"Water Release: Water Formation Wall!"
"Ice Release: Ice Pillar!"
Although Fujiwara Tetsuya successfully blocked the Ninjutsu released by the five Human Puppets with two consecutive Ninjutsu.
But it also caused Fujiwara Tetsuya to be completely surrounded by the six Human Puppets within these short few seconds.
"Phew ~ It seems there's no way to resolve this peacefully..."
"Killing ordinary puppets doesn't give a kill value reward, so I wonder... if these Human Puppets in front of me will be included in the system's default rewards."
"Water Release: Great Exploding Water Colliding Wave!"
The spreading waves of water lifted Fujiwara Tetsuya tens of meters high... Because he had to manipulate six Human Puppets, Ebizo's movements were not as flexible as imagined, and he was eventually covered by the spreading tide, falling into a vast ocean... "Ebizo... if you truly have the ability, then take on this Ice Release ultimate technique of mine..."
"Ice Release: Ice Dragon Swirling Tail!"
Looking at the ice dragon emanating endless cold, Ebizo's expression immediately darkened.
As the intelligence chief of Hidden Sand Village, he naturally knew everything about Frost Shadow Village... If the endless ice truly spread, not to mention the six Human Puppets in his hand, even he... would probably be frozen by that solid ice.
"It seems I can only use that..."
"Rat — Rabbit — Rooster!"
"Dark Release: Inhaling Maw!"
The moment the ice spread, in Ebizo's hand... the Human Puppet that had never revealed its elemental nature finally moved.
As a red light glowed in the Human Puppet's palm, a powerful... black hole-like suction force emanated from its palm, and in just ten seconds, it completely absorbed the continuously spreading ice.
"Dark Release?"
"A Bloodline Limit... It seems this is your trump card, Ebizo!"
"No wonder you disfigured these guys, you... were afraid that after the Human Puppet incident was exposed, you would be hunted down by these guys' companions and clan members, right?"
If he remembered correctly, the first appearance of the Dark Release Bloodline was when Hiruko appeared... As soon as he appeared, he displayed unparalleled power. If it weren't for that physical body being too fragile, and Naruto's protagonist halo being too powerful... With the blessing of the four Bloodline Limits, Hiruko would never have lost so poorly.
"You actually know Dark Release?"
"Kid... it seems you know a lot of things."
"But that kind of thing, it doesn't matter anymore..."
"The companions and clan members of these guys, I'm afraid they all died in the past conflicts of the Ninja World. Even if some people miraculously survived, even if they really knew... what could they do?"
"How dare they?"
Looking at Ebizo's arrogant demeanor, Fujiwara Tetsuya couldn't, no matter what, connect the Ebizo in front of him... with that benevolent face more than twenty years later.
"Ebizo... Dark Release is not invincible..."
"Moreover, that kind of power does not belong to you... What isn't yours will be lost sooner or later."
Without a doubt, the Dark Release Bloodline is indeed an extremely powerful Bloodline.
But this Bloodline... also has a flaw, which is that the upper limit of the Bloodline user determines the absorption capacity of Dark Release.
More than twenty years later, Naruto used the Wind Release: Rasenshuriken, which contained powerful Chakra, to completely overwhelm Hiruko in one move, ending Hiruko's path of comeback.
"If you think your Human Puppet can do it... then try to absorb this Ninjutsu!"
"Lightning Release: Lightning Blade!"
A huge roar, like trembling thunder... Under Ebizo's grim gaze, Fujiwara Tetsuya appeared in front of the Human Puppet with the Dark Release Bloodline in a flash, and at this moment... his right hand, which possessed the power to cut lightning, directly struck the red light surging from the Human Puppet's palm...