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The reason was simply that there was too great a gap between Shimizu and Chiyo in puppet manipulation.

Even if Chiyo wasn't serious at all, the level of skill displayed by the two was vastly different, like a King-tier player casually dominating a Silver-tier player.

If Sasori didn't have Black Ant help, the little boy would probably be torn apart.

But even so, Shimizu and Sasori were still at a disadvantage.

Even though the pneumatic device has been upgraded and can release pneumatic punches continuously, Fatty is still suppressed by the Minotaur puppet.

Under Chiyo's control, this burly puppet showed unbelievable agility. Although the power of the four additional limbs was weaker than the original two arms, the power it contained should not be underestimated.

Chiyo continued to control the puppet, maintaining a situation where she could suppress Shimizu and Sasori, but not to the point of quickly winning.

It's nothing for an eleven-year-old to become a Chunin, but for a civilian ninja with no background or backing to rely on his own talent to become a Chunin using puppetry at the age of eleven, and to have such a performance, he is already a genius among geniuses. Even Monzaemon in his youth couldn't do that if the requirements were stricter.

With Shimizu's age, Chiyo believes that with her guidance, and the inheritance and experience left by many top puppeteers, Shimizu will still have the opportunity to improve his puppet manipulation skills to the top level in the future.

As for Sasori's performance, Chiyo expressed anticipation.

Black Ant has already shown combat power no less than a normal Chunin puppeteer's main battle puppet. Being able to reach this level shows that Sasori's strength is no longer comparable to ordinary Genin.

But the Salamander hasn't shown anything yet.

Sasori's left hand pointed to the Salamander, and the joined index and middle fingers separated.

The shield on the back of the Salamander rattled and flipped outward, revealing a black seat in the middle, with the surrounding shield protecting the seat.

The Salamander in the original timeline couldn't carry people like this. This was a modification made by Sasori after being inspired by Shimizu and having the idea of using puppets to arm himself.

The sound of metal rang out, and the black Xuan Iron shield transformed again, turning into a pair of heavy wings with feathered edges.

Sasori rode the Salamander, and its massive body sped towards Chiyo.

"The speed is okay, but the turning is a bit clumsy. Besides, this old woman is not so easy to deal with."

Chiyo tapped her toes, and her figure quickly retreated like a ghost.

More than twenty years later, Chiyo, in her seventies, still possessed the speed that surprised even a Taijutsu ninja like Sakura. Her speed in the official data book was even higher than that of the Third Hokage at the age of sixty-nine. Chiyo's speed, now at her peak, is definitely among the top in the current ninja world.

Seeing that the Salamander's speed couldn't catch up with Chiyo, and not daring to easily leave the protection of the Salamander, Sasori decisively turned around and chose to help Shimizu.

The material of the Fatty puppet is not as good as the Minotaur puppet, and it has already suffered multiple damages.

If Sasori doesn't lend a hand, Shimizu will not be able to hold on.

"Black Secret Technique: Tail Needle."

The tail of the Salamander ejected, connected by an iron chain, and slammed down on the back of the Minotaur puppet like a hammer.

The Minotaur puppet's arms suddenly turned one hundred and eighty degrees, crossing behind its back, and a faint blue chakra glow lit up on them, condensing into a shield.

Puppet Technique: Mechanism Shield Seal!

Sasori's move was quite powerful. If this defensive ninjutsu wasn't used, the Minotaur puppet might be damaged.

"Opportunity!"

Shimizu manipulated Fatty to attack with both hands, using the elbow to block the Minotaur puppet's sub-limbs, while the fist was automatically ejected by the cylinder, slamming towards the Minotaur puppet's head.

"Clang ~"

The Minotaur puppet's arms folded back, and its two big hands grabbed Fatty's fist, starting a contest of strength.

The power of Fatty's pneumatic punch is explosive. Although the existence of the valve increases the endurance, it is not like a human puppet, which is transformed from the human body and has complete muscle tissue. In a long-term contest of strength, it depends more on the performance of the puppet itself and the level of the operator.

As expected, Fatty was suppressed again, and even pushed back a few steps by the Minotaur puppet.

The four sub-limbs under the ribs of the Minotaur puppet, like Black Ant, were connected by sections of wooden pipes, and flew towards Sasori with their claws and teeth.

There is no mistake, one head, one hair, one inside, one face, one capacity, all in one look!

"Troublesome."

Sasori frowned, controlled the Salamander to close the shield wings, turning into an oval shape to wrap Sasori, making the Minotaur puppet's sub-limbs unable to do anything to Sasori's main body for a while, and could only turn to attack the Salamander.

However, as a defensive puppet carefully manufactured by Sasori, it would be difficult for Chiyo to break the Salamander's defense without using her true skills.

And Chiyo couldn't really attack Sasori seriously.

She treasures this grandson very much.

Inside the spherical shield, Sasori looked outside through the few gaps between the feathers, pulled his finger, and manipulated the Salamander to crash into the Minotaur puppet like a bulldozer.

At the same time, the two sides of the Salamander's body opened, ejecting two rotating gear knives, folding forward.

"These two children are really trying to damage this old woman's puppet."

A smile appeared on Chiyo's face.

She is quite satisfied with Sasori's performance now.

"However, little Shimizu will be going to the battlefield with this old woman in a few days, so don't damage his puppet."

Chiyo felt that she had assessed enough, so she used the third chakra thread.

The speed of the red-faced cat-faced puppet suddenly increased another level, and the strength of the Minotaur puppet also climbed again.

"Boom!"

The Fatty puppet's arms were captured by the Minotaur puppet, and then the whole thing was directly lifted up and thrown out.

Afterwards, the Minotaur puppet quickly turned around, quickly avoiding the double gear knives in front of the Salamander with agility that did not match its size, directly jumped to the top, and began to dismantle the puppet with both hands.