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Sarah remained silent.
The rapid development of the ancient Loulan Kingdom today is inseparable from An Lushan's puppetry techniques.
An Lushan was the only one who was truly proficient in puppetry.
"somebody is coming."
Kakashi suddenly said.
Dozens of puppets flew in from the sky.
The puppets had sharp metal blades forming claws on their wrists, and some even had strange cannon muzzles on their wrists.
Behind them, purple flames spewed from a single opening, allowing the puppets to levitate.
"Puppetry techniques incorporating dragon veins."
Kiyoshi watched these things with great interest.
"Everyone, be careful!"
Crack!
A pale blue arc of electricity flickered in Kakashi's hand.
Rachel!
Kakashi swung "Raikiri" at the puppets.
The torrent of lightning sliced the puppets in two.
"Konoha's powerful whirlwind!"
Might Guy kicked out and destroyed many of the puppets.
"Bagua Kongzhang!"
Hinata from the future struck out with a single palm, shattering the puppet.
"Wind Release: Rasengan".
In the future, Nohara Mio infused the "Rasengan" in her palm with the attribute of "Wind" Release chakra, enhancing the future of this ninjutsu. Any puppet that gets close will be directly blasted away.
But those puppets were rapidly recovering.
Before long, it was back to normal.
"Wind Escape·Great Breakthrough."
Kurenai Yuhi formed a hand seal and exhaled a gust of wind that blew the puppets together.
Then he used a fire-style ninjutsu to bake it.
Illusion techniques are ineffective against these puppets; conventional ninjutsu must be used.
Unfortunately, even so, the puppets were still slowly recovering.
"What? It can be restored like this?"
Matt Kai's eyes widened.
"These puppets seem to be able to draw upon the power of the dragon vein."
Kakashi, through his Sharingan, saw the key to it.
"Is my sealing technique the only option?"
Karin opened her mouth.
Now is not the time to concern ourselves with who Kiyoshi and his group are; we should first deal with these puppets who suddenly attacked them.
Since it cannot be destroyed, it can simply be sealed away.
"No need for that. Just cut the chakra threads on their backs."
Kiyoshi said.
Pale blue chakra threads flickered between his fingers, and with a slight condensation, they transformed into a sturdy, sharp whip.
Kiyoshi used a whip to lash past the puppet.
Plop, plop...
The puppets seemed to have had their batteries removed, and one by one they fell from the sky.
Kiyoshi did not use a simple method; it was an application of puppetry techniques that he had previously extracted from Scorpion.
For others, this step would have to be accomplished using a chakra blade.
"Such chakra control ability..."
Hinata's gaze sharpened in the future.
Veins were faintly visible on his forehead.
She...saw through Kiyoshi's mask.
The face beneath the mask made her pupils shrink.
"old……"
"Shhh."
Kiyoshi extended his index finger, signaling Hinata not to say anything.
A simple mask, of course, cannot protect against the penetrating vision of the White Eye.
Therefore, Kiyoshi did not intend to keep it from Hinata.
Once the task is completed, her memory can be erased.
His main purpose in coming here was to utilize the dragon vein to develop new techniques and energy sources.
This is also to trigger the entry.
"So, Your Majesty, what are your plans now?"
"I...I want to see An Lushan."
Sarah was very confused.
Sunlight streamed through her to her fair neck, and Sarah instinctively touched the ruby necklace hanging around her neck.
"Mother, what should I do?"
Sarah stood still.
Unexpectedly, An Lushan, the minister who had always treated her well, was actually determined to kill her.
Not only that, they also replaced these people with puppets.
Where did those replaced citizens go?
The more Sarah thought about it, the more confused she became.
"Let's take a break for now, An Lushan isn't here."
Kiyoshi withdrew all the chakra he had released, and his eyes and pupils returned to normal.
The ancient kingdom of Loulan was geographically remote, but that doesn't mean it was isolated from the outside world.
Otherwise, a small country alone could not support the materials needed to build so many puppets.
Solving the water resource problem would be a great achievement.
Even the Sand Village, the largest organization in the Land of Wind, is extremely poor, let alone the ancient kingdom of Loulan.
"Alright."
Sarah nodded, signaling everyone to follow her.
Before long, they arrived at a royal palace.
It's called a palace, but it's really just a larger villa.
The country is only so big, so naturally there isn't much extra land for the royal family to squander.
The queen, who was born to only one son, had no extravagant ideas and only wanted to develop the country.
……
at night.
Under a large tree behind the palace.
A gentle evening breeze stirred the air, causing some leaves to fall.
Kiyoshi formed three hand seals: Zi, Hai, and Si, where three completely different types of chakra fused and coalesced in his hands.
The three types of chakra—wind, fire, and earth—gradually merged into a translucent white.
The white material began to mold into cubes, like a semi-transparent barrier.
"Just a little bit more, and I'll have mastered the 'Dust' Release bloodline limit."
Kiyoshi secretly said.
He looked at the cube in his hand, and with a thought, he transformed it into a circle.
The shape of the barrier created by "Dust" Release is not fixed and can be changed according to the user's preference.
Snapped……
The translucent barrier exploded, turning into chakra specks.
Kiyoshi's expression showed no surprise.
He will be able to learn "Dust" Escape within this week.
While Kiyoshi was practicing his ninjutsu, a figure walked in.
"It's Hinata, isn't it?"
Kiyoshi didn't turn around, but spoke directly to the person behind him.
"Teacher Kiyoshi, you understand everything?"
Hinata felt admiration.
As expected of Kiyoshi-sensei, he can understand such a complex matter in just one meeting.
If Hinata hadn't seen Kiyoshi's face with her Byakugan, and the faces of the others around her, she would never have guessed that these were her former teacher, Kiyoshi, and the others.
"It's nothing, the dragon vein chakra is inherently miraculous."
Kiyoshi shook his head.
He took off his mask and turned around.
Hinata had seen his true face, so there was no point in continuing to hide it from her.
"Teacher Kiyoshi is still as handsome as ever."
As they spoke, Hinata also took off her mask.
Her long eyelashes trembled slightly, lifting her almost flawless face.
Her pair of pure white eyes seemed to hold the shimmering light of autumn water.
Although her ninja vest didn't reveal much skin, the full curve of her chest made it easy to tell that she was a woman of great capacity and magnanimity.
"So, how good-looking am I in the future?"
Hinata's eyes sparkled.
“My disciple is naturally the most handsome.”
Qingsi smiled slightly.
Hinata's personality remains as gentle as ever, but she has become more poised and generous.
I just don't know how they treat other people.
"Come on, let me see if you've improved."
Kiyoshi suddenly thought of the entry for "The White-Eyed Master (Purple)".
The goal was to train Hinata Hyuga to become a Jonin.
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