Chapter 312 Two New Types of Puppets
Chapter 312 Two New Types of Puppets
"Huff... huff..."
Sarutobi Asuma lay on Might Guy's back, his once meticulously combed hair now resembling a bird's nest, foaming at the mouth, his eyes unfocused.
"Kai... put me down... I think I can still be saved..." Asuma groaned weakly. He would rather face the Seven Ninja Swordsmen than endure this inhuman turmoil again.
"No way! The words 'abandon your comrades' don't exist in the dictionary of youth!"
Matt Kai was like a tireless perpetual motion machine, with flames burning beneath his thick, dark eyebrows. His legs alternately kicked between the tree trunks, and he was even faster than before.
"Hang in there, Asuma! As long as we run fast enough, loneliness can't catch us!"
"You call that loneliness?!"
Ebisu, who was standing next to him, pushed up his round-framed sunglasses, which were now fogged up with sweat, and shouted in despair:
"That's Orochimaru's specially made killing machine! You're trying to talk to her about youth!"
Genma Shiranui sighed with utter despair, "I should have known better than to participate in this year's Chunin Exams. Calling it an exam is a stretch; it's really just a physical fitness test plus an extreme survival challenge!"
Not far behind them was Zabuza Momochi, still charging forward with his greatsword.
The demon from the original story has completely lost its form at this moment.
He ran while cursing through gritted teeth, "Damn Konoha! What kind of inhuman exam rules are these?! Why are these bastards chasing us?! I just wanted to steal a bracelet, is it necessary to be so ruthless?!"
"Hey buddy, save your energy."
A panting voice came from Zabuza's right.
Zabuza turned around and almost got so angry he almost twisted his nose.
Two Cloud Village genin, three Sand Village genin, and several unlucky Iwagakure and Kirigakure ninja were seen running alongside them like a flock of ducks being chased by wolves.
What started as a small escape team of only five people has somehow grown into a multi-village coalition of nearly twenty people!
"Where did you all come from?!" Zabuza roared.
"We were lying in ambush ahead, ready to steal your bracelets as you passed by," a Sunagakure genin explained tearfully as he ran. "But before we could even make a move, we saw you being chased by that silver-haired woman... We were startled, and she locked onto us too!"
"How can you blame us? Blame it on you running too fast and attracting all the hatred!" A Cloud Village genin retorted, not to be outdone.
"Shut up, all of you! Save your energy for escaping!"
Genma shouted, interrupting this pointless diplomatic incident.
Just then.
"boom!"
A loud bang suddenly erupted from the woods ahead, followed by a huge fireball shooting into the sky.
"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"
With a loud, powerful shout, three figures emerged disheveled from the thick smoke.
"Aaaaaah! Help! How come this thing is indestructible?!"
Wearing goggles and with his hands covering his head, Obito Uchiha ran faster than a rabbit.
Following behind him was Nohara Rin, who held an electromagnetic pistol and looked solemn, and Yuhi Kurenai, who kept casting illusions in an attempt to distract the enemy.
Behind the three of them.
A mechanical puppet, resembling the Silver Moon but with the appearance of a handsome young man, was in hot pursuit with an extremely elegant yet ridiculously fast pace.
The puppet's hands transformed into two sharp lightsabers, each swing leaving a deep scorch mark on the ground.
"It's Obito and his gang!" Asuma managed to lift his head from Kai's back.
"Hey! It's Asuma and Guy!" Obito spotted the approaching Tamura Alliance army and, as if seeing saviors, excitedly waved and shouted, "Come help! This guy's a monster!"
"help?!"
Ebisu pointed in horror at the handsome male puppet behind Obito, his voice cracking:
"Are you blind?! Didn't you see there's one following behind us too?!"
Obito then noticed that behind the massive fleeing group, a silver-haired female puppet was flashing red light, following them like a shadow.
The two fleeing groups awkwardly met at a fork in the road in the Death Forest.
After a brief silence.
"Run!!!"
The two groups of people merged instantly, unleashing an even more shrill scream, and charged forward like a frightened herd of beasts.
"Obito! What have you done?!" Genma demanded as he ran.
"How should I know!"
Obito was almost in tears, feeling wronged: "We were just looking for supply crates when we saw that male puppet sitting there motionless, so I wanted to test his toughness with Fire Release... Who knew he'd be so temperamental, he just drew his sword and started slashing!"
"Why did you go and test that kind of thing?! Is your brain filled with mush?!" Hong shouted.
She advised Obito to stay away from the strange male puppet and just take the treasure chest. Obito did take the chest, but then he impulsively threw a fireball, and now everyone is being chased.
"Everyone! Now is not the time to argue!"
Lin stepped in to mediate: "These two puppets are faster than us, and they don't seem to tire. If they keep running like this, we'll be worn down sooner or later!"
"What should we do then? Fight them?" Zabuza gripped his greatsword tightly.
Kurenai Yuhi gasped, "My genjutsu is completely ineffective against them. Low-level ninjutsu can't even scratch their skin."
"So, are we just going to wait to die?" a Sunagakure genin cried out in despair.
Just as this large group of nearly thirty people was falling into despair.
Might Guy, who had been running in the lead, suddenly stopped.
"Kai? What are you doing?!" Asuma was almost thrown out.
Kai put Asuma down, turned around, and faced the two new puppets that were getting closer and closer.
He slowly untied the weighted leg wraps from his wrists and knees.
"Bang! Bang!"
The heavy leggings landed on the ground, creating two deep craters.
Kai took a deep breath, and his face, which had been somewhat comical, was now filled with unprecedented seriousness and determination.
"On the path of youth, running away solves nothing!"
He suddenly raised his head, his eyes burning with green flames.
……
On the Konoha Dome commentary stage.
Nishikawa Tetsu watched the scene on the screen, his lips curving upwards in a wild smile, his hand holding the microphone trembling slightly.
"Ladies and gentlemen! Ladies and gentlemen!"
"A masterpiece of the century has been created!"
"This is not only a desperate counterattack by Konoha's genin, but also a historic moment when the five great ninja villages put aside their past grievances and joined hands to fight against a common enemy!"
"Let's see if this passionate young man from Konoha named Might Guy can use his taijutsu to buy a glimmer of hope for this massive fleeing coalition!"
In the VIP section.
The Fourth Raikage and the Third Tsuchikage stared at the comical team on the screen, which included their own genin, their faces turning pale and then red.
"It's... utterly shameful." Onoki covered his face, unwilling to admit that the Iwagakure genin who were being chased and screaming were from his village.
The Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, was smiling as he smoked his pipe, looking like he was enjoying the spectacle.
"Young people should run around more; it's good for their health."
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