Puppet masters often had unexpected tricks, always ready with some sneaky move. The best approach was to attack them directly and then get out fast.
Otherwise, you might run into one of those self-destructing puppets and end up in trouble. Many Konoha ninjas had met their end fighting Sand Village's puppet corps.
The puppet corps had always been a major headache for Konoha.
"Puppet ninjas, use area-of-effect jutsu to destroy the clones!!"
The sweating Sand jonin continued to shout orders.
Puppet ninjas hurriedly manipulated their puppets to launch area-of-effect jutsu, trying to clear out Xin's clones. But still, Sand ninjas kept falling, their deaths as mysterious as ever.
Wherever the real Xin went, bodies were left in his wake.
So what if the clones were wiped out?
They were just there to distract you. Even if every clone was destroyed, it wouldn't affect Xin too much. Sure, there would be some feedback, but it would be manageable.
Before all the clones were cleared, the Sand ninjas would have taken a heavy toll. After a lot of effort, the Sand ninjas finally cleared all of Xin's clones, but by then, more than half of the reinforcements had been killed.
Minato and Nawaki, slightly out of breath, made their way to Xin's side, both splattered with blood-a sign they had taken down quite a few enemies.
"So, do you still want to keep competing?"
Xin tilted his head, looking at the remaining, terrified Sand ninjas, and asked Minato and Nawaki:
"Should I give you guys a few more chances to show off?"
"No, we're done."
Minato didn't have the monstrous chakra or physical endurance that Xin did, and he was already pretty tired.
Nawaki was in slightly better shape-being a Senju, his constitution was naturally stronger, and being three years older, his physical strength far exceeded Minato.
Even so, Nawaki was feeling worn out.
Before, they were busy trying to snag as many kills as possible. Now, with enemies everywhere, they couldn't afford to get reckless. One wrong move and they'd be in trouble.
Looks like you two have had your fun. Since that's over, it's time to get serious.
Xin decided it was time to wrap things up.
So he would... summon Manda.
Manda was an absolute force of destruction on the battlefield. This massive serpent could easily throw the enemy ranks into chaos, creating numerous opportunities for a decisive victory.
"Xin-sama, we're here to support you!!"
Several Konoha shinobi arrived from the rear. Judging by their appearances, they had already been through intense combat. Some were gasping for breath, clearly drained of chakra and stamina. Others bore injuries but still pushed forward to provide reinforcement.
Are you all crazy?
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