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Chapter 245: The Puppets
"Alex." Konan looked at Alex. "What do you think of this arrangement?"
"It works." Alex looked down at the ninjas kneeling on the ground.
It was a vast crowd, a huge number of people. Adding in the Five Great Ninja Villages and the various small ninja villages, the number would be even greater. Relying solely on Hinata and the others, they probably wouldn't be able to look after everyone.
He thought for a moment, and suddenly his eyes lit up...
Hmm?? How could I forget those things...
Immediately, he took out a Storage White Paper.
Stored inside were thousands of puppets. They were obtained from the moon of this world and the moon of a past parallel world. They were crafted by that branch of the Otsutsuki on the moon using many rare materials. Accumulated over hundreds, nearly a thousand years, only a few thousand were made.
As long as they were given vitality by the Tenseigan, these puppets were basically no different from humans.
Swish! Swish! Swish!
In an instant, the storage paper spat out puppet after puppet, floating in mid-air.
"Lord Alex... what are these?" Shion's small mouth opened slightly, looking at these thousands of puppets with great surprise.
Their appearance was exquisite. Apart from being expressionless and stiff, they looked almost exactly like humans.
"This is assistance for you all." Alex smiled. "Konan, use your Tenseigan to grant these puppets vitality; let these puppets assist Hinata and the others."
"Okay." Konan nodded. "That's not a bad idea."
She immediately activated the Tenseigan. The blue starry sea in her eyes flashed, transmitting a mysterious fluctuation, instantly establishing a connection with all the puppets.
She had a feeling that as long as she transmitted chakra, the puppets would come alive and obey her orders.
Chakra was transmitted, and all the puppets were activated. Their dull eyes began to become spirited, and they bowed simultaneously. "Master."
They had no souls or thoughts; they all acted on preset instructions. Over the millennium, the Toneri family had already set up various complete instructions for the puppets. From daily life to executing missions, it covered almost everything. It saved the effort of training them.
"Hmm, the strength is passable." Alex sensed them.
The lowest rank had the strength of a Special Jounin, while most were between Jounin and Kage level. There were also several Super Kage levels.
With Konan's stronger Tenseigan granting these puppets vitality and power, they became even more powerful than when under the control of the Toneri clan. The performance of these puppets could be fully utilized.
"So... so amazing." Hinata's eyes widened.
These puppets were not only realistic but also powerful. Under the vision of the Byakugan, she could see the extremely massive chakra inside each puppet. Whether in degree of anthropomorphism or power, they were far stronger than the puppets of Sunagakure.
The key point was, they could talk! They could listen to orders!
Samui felt the same as Hinata. The Five Great Ninja Villages each researched the jutsu the others excelled in. Since Sunagakure was famous for puppets, they were naturally studied thoroughly by Kumogakure.
She originally thought that Sunagakure was the peak of puppetry. But compared to the puppets in Lady Konan's hands, the difference was like clouds and mud.
Konan looked at the leading puppet dressed in a black and white maid outfit and ordered, "You already understand the relevant missions."
"Divide into six groups and follow Hinata and the others to execute the missions."
"Yes." The Maid Puppet bowed. "Please rest assured, Master. We will definitely complete the tasks handed down by Master."
Her attitude was respectful and meticulous, her behavior elegant. As a servant, she was excellent. The Toneri clan had trained them well.
"Alex." Konan looked in the direction of the Rain Village. "Matters here are pretty much handled..."
"It's time for us to go home."
The Land of Rain and the Rain Village were her home. She had lived there for the first half of her life. If Obito hadn't come knocking, and coincidentally the "Dawn" (Alex) hadn't been born, she probably never would have left the Rain Village until her death.
Having been out for so long, it was time to go back...
"Okay." Alex held Konan's right hand, smiling. "Then let's go back. Leave matters here to Kameda, Honoka, and the others."
Kameda immediately expressed his loyalty. "Please rest assured, Lady Konan and Lord Alex. We will definitely handle it well and migrate the people of these ninja villages to the Rain Village as soon as possible!"
Honoka and the others also said seriously, "Lady Konan, Lord Alex, leave it to us."
"Good." Konan and Alex looked at each other, then vanished from the spot with a swish.
Hinata, Honoka, Ryuzetsu, Shion, and Kameda slowly floated back to the ground.
"Everyone, do your best." Honoka raised her fist, excited. "This is a task Lady Konan specifically entrusted to us. We must complete it beautifully!"
Ryuzetsu: "Yes, we must finish it quickly and well!"
"Lady Hinata." The Maid Puppet walked up. "I and the more than one thousand puppets behind me will obey your arrangements."
At the same time, other puppets approached Samui and the other four. Konan had already divided these puppets into groups, all temporarily obeying their orders.
"O... Okay." Hinata paused for a moment, still a bit unaccustomed to it.
After greeting the people beside her, she said to the Maid Puppet, "Then follow me."
After speaking, she led the puppets toward the area where the Konoha ninjas were.
Samui and the others also took their puppets and walked in the directions they were responsible for.
With Konan's departure, the pressure from above disappeared. The ninjas kneeling on the ground instantly felt the pressure plummet. Their bodies seemed able to move freely...
"Is... is it over..."
Ino stood up tremblingly. "Sakura, are you okay?"
"I'm fine." Sakura gasped for breath, looking toward mid-air with lingering fear. "Hmm? Did that person leave?"
"Yes, it seems she left," Ino rejoiced. "Luckily she left, otherwise with that pressure on our backs, who knows how long we'd have to kneel..."
"Sakura..." Her tone was confused. "What do you think we should do in the future? Konoha... the village... is it really going to disappear?"
"Perhaps..." Sakura didn't know either. "But no matter what happens later, at least we are still alive now. As long as we're alive... there is a future..."
"I hope so." Ino shook her head. Apart from continuing to live, they could do nothing. They could only accept their fate.
Hearing footsteps, she turned her head to look. "Hinata..."
She looked at this former Konoha companion with eyes full of complexity. She opened her mouth, wanting to say something, to question something, but at this moment it was meaningless.
Finally, like Sakura, she silently watched Hinata walking toward them.
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