By the time Qingshui, thoroughly disoriented from the fall, crawled out of the Fatty Puppet, the Little Boy was already bound by the Black Ant's long arms, unable to move. The Salamander's back and side mechanisms had been completely dismantled, and Sasori himself was being held by the collar by the Ox-faced Puppet, effectively a captive.
"You both performed quite well, didn't you?" Chiyo remarked with a chuckle, controlling the Ox-faced Puppet to set Sasori down. She couldn't have been more pleased with Qingshui and Sasori's performance.
Even Chiyo herself wasn't this outstanding when she was around their age.
"Sasori, during combat, you relied too heavily on your own judgment. You didn't leave yourself an escape route; that is, when you made a move, you didn't think about what to do next, how the enemy would react, or how you would counter. But then, you often hesitated at critical moments. This could very likely lead you into desperate situations in future battles due to a single oversight."
Chiyo put away her Puppets and began critiquing Qingshui and Sasori. "You did well in Puppet manipulation and developing Puppet functions. What you should do now is meet more people and spar with different types of ninjas to gain more combat experience."
Chiyo found a rock to sit on, while Qingshui and Sasori sat on either side of her.
"As for Qingshui, your mission experience is much richer than Sasori's. You've been on the battlefield before, and although it wasn't the most dangerous front line, your practical experience is quite good. However, there are still some flaws."
"You lack experience fighting enemies stronger than yourself. This might be because you've accumulated strength rapidly over the past year, and your power growth has outpaced the development of your combat awareness. Additionally, there are some minor flaws stemming from your combat style, which differs from traditional Puppet Masters."
"You call the Fatty Puppet an armored Puppet. This method of encasing the Puppet Master's body within the Puppet can indeed enhance the Puppet Master's self-preservation. When the characteristics of multiple Puppets are matched, their offensive capability is indeed not bad, provided your Puppets' performance is excellent enough. In that regard, I have confidence in you. But it's the same problem as before: if you encounter an enemy stronger than yourself who breaks through your armored Puppet, what will you do?"
Chiyo asked, looking into Qingshui's eyes.
"I can only run. Since the enemy can achieve that, it means the Little Boy would either be destroyed by them or tied up by other enemies, and the fact that they could defeat the Fatty Puppet indicates their combat ability is far superior to my main body's." Qingshui thought for a few seconds before replying.
Chiyo nodded in satisfaction. "Your analysis is quite accurate. Although missions are usually carried out in teams, and other teammates wouldn't let a Puppet Master's main body fall into despair, once an irresistible danger is encountered, the ability to escape and preserve one's life becomes very important."
As Chiyo spoke, she pulled two Ninjutsu scrolls from her tools pouch. "The contents of these two scrolls are the same. Both record two Ninjutsu. One is the Mechanism Shield Seal, which I just used. It's a B-rank Ninjutsu used with Puppets. It uses the Puppet's mechanisms as a medium to materialize Chakra for defense. Its strength depends on the Puppet Master's individual Chakra intensity and the quality of the Chakra circuits within the mechanisms. Even now, this jutsu is my most frequently used defensive Ninjutsu."
"The other Ninjutsu is my unique secret technique, the Wind Rush Technique." Chiyo extended a finger, around which a small vortex of air swirled.
"After the First Ninja World War, I referenced the Cloud Hidden Village's Lightning Release Chakra Mode and attempted to develop a Wind Release Chakra Mode suitable for Sand Hidden ninjas. In the complete concept, it could be like the Wind Release: Vacuum Sword, covering the entire body with sharp Wind Release Chakra. Not only would it possess extremely strong cutting ability, but it could also use the Wind Release to deflect and transfer enemy attacks, and even use the Wind Release's enhancement to achieve extremely fast speeds."
At this point, Chiyo sighed. "But the Lightning Release Chakra Mode was the result of several generations of research by the Raikage's lineage even before the Cloud Hidden Village was established. My own attainments in Ninjutsu are decent, but how could they compare to the lifelong research of generations of top-tier individuals? Fortunately, I did achieve something small, which is the Wind Release: Wind Rush Technique you see."
"So, what's the effect of this Wind Rush Technique?" With Sasori being a man of few words, Qingshui took on the role of prompting and responding.
"Speed. It releases Wind Release Chakra through several major acupoints on the body, propelling oneself and reducing air friction, thereby greatly enhancing one's speed. For a Puppet Master, having sufficient speed can undoubtedly greatly enhance their self-preservation ability on the battlefield."
Chiyo then explained in detail the training methods for these two Ninjutsu to Qingshui and Sasori.
The Mechanism Shield Seal requires pre-fabricating Chakra circuits from materials with good Chakra conductivity within the corresponding Puppet mechanisms. When the Puppet Master injects a large amount of Chakra into this circuit within a short period, the released Chakra can be materialized, providing excellent defense.
The strength of the defense depends on the material and structural design of the circuit, as well as the quality of the Puppet Master's Chakra and the amount of Chakra injected. This is a Puppetry technique with both a high minimum and maximum defensive capability.
As for the Wind Rush Technique, it is divided into several stages.
The first stage is relatively easy to get started with, just as Chiyo described: outputting wind-natured Chakra through several major acupoints on the body to increase one's movement speed. The overall difficulty is only slightly lower than some conventional B-rank Ninjutsu.
The second stage requires mastering the nature transformation of wind-natured Chakra and achieving a certain level of form transformation, turning the wind-natured Chakra into a membrane covering the body's surface. Although the defense isn't very strong, it can further elevate the speed that has already improved by a level. This difficulty is already high, as just the nature transformation of Chakra is Jonin-level difficulty. Chiyo herself is at this stage.
As for beyond that, Chiyo only proposed a concept, hoping that future generations could perfect it. That would be to develop a complete Wind Release Chakra Mode, just like the Raikage's lineage in the Cloud Hidden Village. However, to achieve this, one's Wind Release mastery must reach an unparalleled level, and one also needs a physical body no less powerful than that of the Raikage's lineage. Without an extremely strong physical body, the body would be unable to withstand the violent Chakra when the Wind Release Chakra Mode is activated.
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