A convoy is advancing towards the Hidden Sand Village.
The Hidden Sand Ninja tasked with protecting the convoy scanned the surroundings vigilantly, every one of them tense, began to check the surroundings to avoid any accidents on the way back to the Hidden Sand Village.
At this moment, a sharp-eyed Hidden Sand Ninja suddenly looked at the sky and noticed a black dot gradually enlarging in their view. His expression changed dramatically, and he shouted loudly:
"Enemy attack, prepare for battle!"
After he shouted, the other Hidden Sand Ninja also noticed it and took action.
The two Hidden Sand Ninja closest to the convoy directly took out scrolls, summoning from the scrolls a beetle puppet with feather blades, and a giant salamander puppet.
When the black dot swept across the sky above the convoy, a violent gust of wind stirred up the sand on the ground, causing the sand grains to patter against the car windows, making constant noise.
The Hidden Sand Ninja controlling the giant salamander puppet immediately deployed the shield on its back, blocking the ravaging sand particles and protecting the carriage behind it.
Meanwhile, the beetle puppet with feather blades, controlled by the Puppet Master, clattered as it charged into the sky to engage the enemy attacking the convoy.
It was a slightly petite girl wearing Witch's Attire.
Her inorganic pupils gave people a feeling of an inanimate object.
And to this girl appearing in the air, many Hidden Sand Ninja could never forget her hateful face.
Although her name was unknown, without a doubt, she was one of the minions belonging to the military of the Land of Demons.
She was one of the dangerous criminals that the Hidden Sand was focusing on guarding against.
The beetle puppet's joint exposed sharp blades with blue poison, aiming fiercely at the Sky Maiden's body, attempting to strike her down in one blow.
The storm barrier formed around the Sky Maiden's body directly blocked the blades outside, and one could hear a slight cracking sound as the blades encountered the storm attack.
Bang!
The beetle puppet with feather blades was knocked back, but under the skilled manipulation of the Puppet Master, it quickly regained its posture during the retreat, swiftly flapping the wings with feather blades on its back.
Several toxin-coated blades were shot towards the Sky Maiden, colliding fiercely on the storm barrier, which was also tottering on the verge of breaking under the barrage of blades.
Upon seeing this scene, the Sky Maiden floated back lightly, easily extricating herself from danger.
Her focus was always on the carriage surrounded by the Hidden Sand Ninja. The things inside should be very important to the Hidden Sand Ninja, right?
Otherwise, they wouldn't be striving so hard to protect that carriage.
So, from within her white sleeves, the Sky Maiden swiftly dropped a scroll into her hand.
The Hidden Sand Ninja saw this and their expressions changed dramatically.
"Careful! It's a fusion attack of Wind Escape and Fire Style!"
Even though they knew what the Sky Maiden would release next, they were entirely incapable of stopping her.
Even the beetle puppet capable of flying freely in the air was inferior in mobility compared to the Sky Maiden.
After all, puppets are ultimately inanimate objects. Only a top-level Puppet Master could change this disadvantage from the basic level of techniques.
And according to the Sky Maiden's knowledge, only the retired senior advisor of the Hidden Sand, Chiyo, possessed such manipulation techniques.
As expected by the Hidden Sand Ninja, the Sky Maiden opened the scroll that fell from her sleeve, and immediately summoned a continuous source of fire from it, combining with her own Wind Style Ninjutsu, directly forming a raging sea of fire in the air to spread down towards the sand.
The fire was fierce, shining continuously on every Hidden Sand Ninja's face, letting them feel the scorching power of the flames, while their skin became hot and their mouths dry.
"Don't underestimate the Hidden Sand Ninja!"
The giant salamander, under another Puppet Master's control, stood before the carriage, its raised shield splitting the sea of fire, causing it to flow down both sides without any harm befalling the carriage.
"This puppet is an artwork created by the genius designer of our Hidden Sand Ninja Puppet Corps, subsequently modified into a large shield puppet. It can resist both water and fire, and even your Land of Demons' fire cannon can be easily blocked. I suggest you stop wasting your energy."
Saying this, the Puppet Master wore an extremely confident smile on his face, holding great confidence in the giant salamander puppet he controlled.
The Sky Maiden didn't blink, seemingly taken aback by the puppet's defensive capabilities.
However, she quickly dove down towards the salamander puppet.
"You fool! I told you your attack is ineffective against my puppet!"
The Puppet Master saw the Sky Maiden's plummeting move and thought maybe she was stimulated due to her attack being hindered, which led her to make such an irrational move.
But soon, he couldn't laugh.
The Sky Maiden flew rapidly along the horizon, creating an even more ferocious storm around her body, taking all the sand in the area with it.
"Damn it!"
Seeming to realize what the Sky Maiden intended, the Puppet Master's attempts to stop her were already too late.
The giant salamander along with the soil beneath its base was lifted into the sky, falling like a kite with a broken string towards the distance.
The Puppet Master tried to jump back to dodge, but the Sky Maiden swiftly grabbed his shoulder and pulled him into the sky with her.
He uttered a terrified scream as the convoy on the ground shrank to sesame size in his view.