Chapter 229: Sasori's Hidden Techniques!
"Let me show you the results of my years of traveling! Don't underestimate these three puppets!"
Sasori sneered as he spoke. With a loud bang, three ninja puppets leaped out from a scroll.
These three ninja puppets were colored gold, silver, and bronze!
Haku paused for a moment upon seeing them. Judging by their individual strength, each of these puppets only seemed to possess the power of a Jonin. However, when viewed together, their combined strength actually reached the Kage level!
This gave Haku an eerie feeling—something about these three puppets felt unnatural.
"I call them Gold, Silver, and Bronze. When used separately, they each have about Jonin-level power.
But when controlled simultaneously, their strength can at least reach the Kage level!
Unfortunately, handling all three at once is extremely difficult, given the vast array of ninjutsu and taijutsu they possess.
Even for me in the past, it was nearly impossible to control all three at the same time.
But now that I've mastered Sage Mode, I can manipulate them effortlessly in this state!"
Sasori explained to Haku in detail before his hands began to move at lightning speed.
His fingers twitched so rapidly that it was several times faster than an epileptic seizure!
In fact, Haku couldn't even see Sasori's hands moving!
Before he could react further, the three puppets charged at him.
Gold, Silver, and Bronze each wielded a long blade, slashing toward Haku from different directions.
They surrounded him from three angles, sealing off all possible escape routes!
However, Haku remained unfazed. These puppets were indeed fast, but he wasn't slow either.
His right hand gripped his Zanpakutō and thrust it toward the Bronze Puppet, while his left hand conjured a massive ice blade.
With a single swing, the ice blade blocked Silver Puppet's attack, while his Zanpakutō pierced straight through Bronze Puppet's body.
Immediately, an overwhelming layer of ice spread over the Bronze Puppet, freezing it solid!
As for the Gold Puppet attacking from behind?
Haku exerted force with his right hand, flipping backward over the frozen Bronze Puppet, successfully dodging Gold Puppet's strike.
At that moment, however, something unexpected happened—Bronze Puppet's entire body suddenly turned bright red!
The ice encasing it melted at an alarming rate, visible to the naked eye!
Its head twisted unnaturally to glare at Haku, locking eyes with him.
Seeing this, Haku decisively leaped backward. Though these puppets only possessed Jonin-level strength, for some reason, they gave him an intense sense of danger.
Just as he retreated, two additional arms suddenly extended from Bronze Puppet's back!
Damn... so this thing can attack from both the front and back?!
Luckily, he had dodged in time. Otherwise, if he had been grabbed, the intense heat emanating from it could have drained a significant amount of his spiritual energy.
Before Haku could relax, Gold and Silver Puppets appeared on either side of him.
In response, he stomped the ground hard with his right foot.
In an instant, countless ice spikes shot up from below, spreading outward in all directions with him at the center.
The three puppets were immediately knocked into the air, their legs covered in ice shards.
Seeing Haku grip his Zanpakutō with both hands, preparing for another slash, Sasori's brows furrowed tightly.
He knew how strong his puppets were—there was no way a mere sword strike could destroy them.
That meant Haku was likely planning to use his Bloodline Limit to freeze all three puppets!
Although the Bronze Puppet could emit high temperatures to melt the ice, Gold and Silver Puppets had no such ability.
Realizing this, Sasori wasted no time. He leaped into the air, swiftly maneuvering his hands to pull the three puppets back.
"Hey-ah!"
With a powerful roar, Haku swung his Zanpakutō fiercely.
A massive barrage of ice spikes shot forward.
Unfortunately, Sasori had anticipated this and had already moved his puppets to dodge.
Had they been hit, they would have been turned into ice sculptures!
"What quick reflexes... But how will you handle this next move?"
Haku smirked, gripping his Zanpakutō tightly before plunging it deep into the ground.
At that moment, a massive white circle spread across the surface.
Seeing the circle, Sasori's heart sank—he had a bad feeling about this.
He hurriedly pulled on his chakra strings, trying to get his puppets out of the circle's range.
But then—snap!
All of his chakra strings shattered instantly!
Sasori's pupils shrank. Examining the broken ends of his chakra strings, he saw that they were all covered in a layer of frost.
It was obvious—this was Haku's doing.
"Interesting… You actually severed my chakra strings, making my puppets lose their mobility.
Aside from Deidara, you're probably the most naturally gifted ninja I've ever seen."
Sasori praised him before quickly attempting to reconnect his chakra strings.
However, the moment his new chakra threads entered the area, they snapped again, instantly freezing over!
"With my current power, it's difficult to freeze the entire circle completely.
But creating an area filled with ice particles—enough to disrupt your chakra threads—is still manageable."
Haku spoke calmly.
This meant that all of Sasori's close-combat puppets had lost their function.
Meanwhile, he himself was free to launch an all-out attack.
Of course, this effect was limited to this specific area...