Though Chiyo seemed to disregard the Ling, she slowly took out a sealing scroll from her sleeve, her aura firmly locking onto him.
"I'm not, I didn't, don't talk nonsense." The Ling completely ignored the Sand Ninja surrounding him, instead watching Chiyo's movements with interest.
"In your eyes, is that a Rinnegan? The Rinnegan was stolen by your Hidden Cloud Village."
Chiyo had naturally seen the intelligence on the Rinnegan. Speaking of which, this intelligence was originally posted by Leng at the Underground Exchange, as she was afraid the Ninja from various villages in the Land of Rain wouldn't recognize its value.
Of course, selling this intelligence made a small profit, and the blame for it was also placed on Ōtsutsuki Isshiki by Black Zetsu.
Black Zetsu had always believed the other Rinnegan was in Ōtsutsuki Isshiki's hands. Though he gnashed his teeth in hatred at Ōtsutsuki Isshiki's actions, Black Zetsu still had no way to stop him.
"Ah, you mean that? It's colored contacts, the latest model in the Ninja World. Don't you think they look good?"
The Ling pointed to the pattern in his eyes, denying it with a grin, but Chiyo grew even more serious. She had never heard of such colored contacts, and no one's eyes grew like that. It had to be the Rinnegan.
"Little thief, I'll capture you right now and demand an explanation from Hidden Cloud Village."
Chiyo saw that Rasa and Karura had arrived, and her momentum surged. She unhesitatingly pulled out the scroll from her sleeve and unfurled it.
Smoke suddenly appeared, revealing the Ten Puppets of Chikamatsu, which was Chiyo's most formidable puppet combination. As for Father and Mother, they were still under construction.
"Puppets? They seem quite vulnerable, don't they?" Lightning suddenly flashed on the Ling, the effect identical to that on the Third Raikage.
"Lightning Release Armor!! It truly is Hidden Cloud Village!" Chiyo manipulated the Ten Puppets of Chikamatsu, firing a large number of poisoned needles from their mechanisms, intending to test him.
"Shinra Tensei!" The Ling naturally couldn't use Shinra Tensei, but the Adamantine Bracelet, when infused with Chakra, could release repulsive force, which had a similar effect.
The sky was filled with fine, hair-thin poisoned needles emitting a dark purplish glow, covering a large area around the Ling. Even Kage-level experts would frown at this.
But when met with the Adamantine Bracelet's substantial repulsive force, the poisoned needles in the sky snapped and flew back, at an even faster speed than when Chiyo used them.
"Machine Light Sealing!" Blue Chakra formed an unbreakable shield, blocking most of the poisoned needles, but many still directly embedded themselves into the bodies of the surrounding Sand Ninja.
Chiyo regretted using poisoned needles, which caused damage to the Sand Ninja, but she was also pleased that it was indeed the Rinnegan without a doubt. As long as they seized the Rinnegan, Hidden Sand Village might have a chance to rise.
Clearly, Rasa had the same idea. He and Karura immediately controlled Sand Gold and yellow sand, respectively, to surround the four of them.
This was to prevent the Cloud Ninja from escaping, to protect the Sand Ninja outside, and to restrict the opponent's movement area.
"Interesting, three against one? Too bad you're all squishy once I get close!"
Lightning exploded on the Ling. This was him using Yang Lightning to stimulate his body's activation, greatly enhancing his speed, and then combining it with Body Flicker Technique. In an instant, he arrived in front of Chiyo.
"So fast!" Two of the Chikamatsu Puppets beside Chiyo immediately moved in front of her, various blades extending to block the Ling's movements.
"Vulnerable!" As if performing Lightning Release: Lariat, his hand blade easily severed many of the blades, then directly shattered two of the Chikamatsu Puppets.
However, Chiyo used this opportunity to create distance, being met by the arriving Rasa and Karura. The three intended to cooperate to keep the Ling there.
Yellow sand and Sand Gold formed two torrents, attacking from the left and right. The two also manipulated them to form spears that pierced through.
Unfortunately, both the Sand Gold and yellow sand were too slow. The lightning stretched into a streak of light, and in an instant, he avoided all the Sand Gold and yellow sand, arriving behind the three.
"Four Finger Nukite!" The Ling naturally couldn't use Four Finger Nukite, but the Four Finger Nukite he mimicked with various abilities was no worse than the original.
Rasa was extremely shocked, mainly because the Ling's speed was too fast, almost exceeding his neural reflexes. He could only rely on instinct to block a little.
The Four Finger Nukite pierced through the two barriers of Sand Gold and yellow sand behind the three. However, after being slowed by the barriers, the three had already reacted and were trying to retreat.
But the Ling gave a cruel smile, then terrifying Black Lightning transformed into poisonous snakes and instantly appeared before the three. At this point, Chiyo's use of Machine Light Sealing was too late.
"Damn it!" Rasa gritted his teeth, condensing the Sand Gold armor he used to protect his body to block the Black Lightning, but he didn't notice some Black Lightning mixing into the Sand Gold and returning to his body's surface.
Yin Lightning is strange and unpredictable, hiding and not striking, waiting for the next opportunity. It will surely give Rasa a surprise.
"Manipulation Skill: Blade Attack!" The remaining eight Chikamatsu Puppets fired a large number of Kunai with Chakra threads attached, then interwove in the air to form a large net.
"Flashy!"
With a disdainful smile, the Ling condensed a lightning spear and swept it, easily shredding the Chakra threads in the air. But at this moment, large-scale Sand Gold and yellow sand swept in like a tsunami from both sides.
They intended to seal and trap the Ling, but again, they were too slow. This speed simply couldn't faze him. The Ling instantly broke out of the encirclement.
However, Chiyo on the side also seized the opportunity to use the Three Jewels Suction Crumble!
The Buddha, Law, and Monk formation unleashed a fierce suction force that almost formed a tornado. Even the Ling momentarily lost his footing.
"A bit interesting, similar to Almighty Pull."
The Ling allowed himself to be sucked in, even though Chiyo and Rasa's trio had already prepared their tools and methods, just waiting for him to arrive.
Generally speaking, when sucked in by the Three Jewels Suction Crumble, even a Kage-level expert would be disoriented and suffer internal injuries to their organs. But who was the Ling?
Not to mention the defense of Yang Lightning, the Ling also had the ability of the Shikigami: Tiger Burial. He was perfectly fine even when falling into the center of the whirlpool.
The blades and Sand Gold spears piercing his body's surface were all shattered by his defense, making Rasa and the others' expressions extremely ugly.
Fortunately, at the critical moment, Karura used Sand Cushion, and the three stepped on the yellow sand to fly into the air, thus dodging the Ling's close-range hand blade.
"He can fly, that's a bit interesting!" The Ling naturally knew that Magnet Release and Sand Release could fly, but their speed, well, that was a bit lacking.
Although the Ling's persona couldn't fly, it didn't say he couldn't run up there. But that would be too much effort, he needed some assistance.
"Boom!" The Ling exerted force, shattering the ground. A large number of broken stones flew high into the sky. The Ling leaped up, then stepped on one of the stones, using it as leverage to ascend even higher.
In this way, the Ling rapidly approached the three in the sky. Rasa could hardly believe what he was seeing; he just ran up like that.
It wasn't scientific at all. In reality, it was quite scientific; much more scientific than Karura controlling yellow sand to fly. There were even strong individuals who could run on air.
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