Chapter 105: Ambush from All Sides
"Water Style: Starch Syrup Capture Field!"
Sasuke seized the opportunity to spit a large amount of maltose syrup onto the defensive formation of the remaining Sunagakure ninjas.
"Watch out for Water Style!" Tessai shouted, controlling her Salamander puppet to attack and disperse the jutsu. But the puppet didn't disperse the syrup; on the contrary, it was hit and became trapped in the sticky substance.
"Dodge!" Tessai ordered, instantly understanding the characteristics of the jutsu.
"Fox Heart Technique!" Sasuke whispered to Kon.
The moment the Sunagakure ninjas dispersed, the illusion was cast. The chunin, already in bad shape, fell one after another, completely disoriented in the mist. The hidden shadow clones jumped out and killed three of them. Another special jonin was killed with a combined tactic: his jutsu was interrupted by an infrasonic wave, and the next instant, two clones stabbed him after discovering his puppet had been "stolen" by a third clone.
Sasuke's clones transformed into the fallen Sunagakure ninjas, took control of their puppets, and continued attacking their former comrades. With these "demon child tactics," a large number of the remaining ninjas were eliminated.
Seeing that her men couldn't get through the mist, Tessai pulled out a spare puppet. From its interior, she unleashed a blue scroll.
"Scroll: Wind Prison Array!"
A large number of hurricanes dispersed the mist, and Tessai led her remaining twelve comrades in a swift escape. Sasuke continued to harass them from the air, mounted on Shirotaka. Hundreds of kilometers of forest became a bloody path.
Less than ten miles away, another river and another dense mist blocked the way. It was another trap. Tessai, knowing she couldn't continue like this, activated the red scroll from her puppet.
"Scroll: Flame Prison Array!"
A large amount of flames erupted, clearing the mist ahead, and they continued their escape. Sixteen kilometers later, the same routine, the same river, the same mist.
This time, Tessai looked coldly at the sky, at Sasuke, and then at the mist. She knew she wouldn't be able to escape like this. She had one last plan.
"Summoning Technique!"
She formed a hand seal and summoned a small lizard. The beast swallowed the puppet containing Ebizo. Then, Tessai wiped blood from her mouth, preparing to use it.
"Not good!" Sasuke realized. She wasn't writing a message. It was a Reverse Summoning! He released the Shadow Shuriken Clone Technique to interrupt her. Tessai stopped to defend herself, but it was a feint. With a burst of smoke, the small lizard disappeared, taking Ebizo with it.
"What a shame!" Sasuke thought. If it weren't for Tessai's strength, Ebizo would never have escaped.
"Only the giant hawk remains. Split up and bring back information about this Konoha jonin!" Tessai ordered. The twelve remaining ninjas split into three teams and fled in different directions.
"Haha! They finally split up!" Sasuke thought. It was what he was waiting for.
He sent a clone to connect with the Konoha pursuit team. The main group, led by Yeshan, Fujin, and Raijin, pursued Tessai's team. The other two Sunagakure teams were pursued by Ebihiko's and "Die" squads.
Without the genin slowing them down, Konoha's elite ninjas quickly caught up.
At that moment, Sasuke threw another detonating kunai. Tessai's team dispersed to evade it. Suddenly, two of the "puppet users" fleeing with Tessai crossed paths and attacked.
"Like raindrops and dew!"
It turned out that, in the confusion of the mist, several shadow clones had infiltrated Sunagakure's ranks.
"Ah!" a scream was heard. The jonin to Tessai's left was impaled by senbon and became a hornet's nest. Tessai, as expected of an elite jonin, reacted instantly and blocked the attack with her mechanical shield.
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