Chapter 220: Break the General! (1332)

The sudden appearance of three giant snakes caused considerable chaos among the Sand Ninja forces.

Although summoning beasts were not rare in this world, they had never seen one of this size.

Saiga, who had once partnered with Orochimaru, had naturally seen Manda, but compared to the three giant snakes now beneath Li Ang's feet, Manda was nothing at all.

Moreover, their attitudes toward their contractors were completely different.

After a moment of silence, Saiga turned to the solemn-faced Chiyo: "Old woman, how do you like my Collectible?"

As he spoke, he waved his chakra threads, making the Third Hokage's puppet beside him move.

Chiyo did not answer, but instead pulled a scroll from her small pouch.

Boom—

As a cloud of white smoke rose, ten puppets of different appearances appeared around her.

A hoarse laugh emerged from Hiryū: "No wonder you're the old woman—you can control ten puppets at once."

"Too bad."

Saiga did not finish his sentence, but instead shot countless azure chakra threads from his body, linking himself to hundreds of red-clad puppets that had appeared in the sky without warning.

White Secret Technique: Close Pine Ten Men vs. Red Secret Technique: Hundred Puppet Manipulation!

Kankurō, standing beside Gaara, stared in stunned disbelief—how could two puppeteers in battle be so vastly different from him?

Seeing Saiga and Chiyo clash, the Sand Ninja forces immediately moved to support them.

But at that moment, one giant snake split the battlefield in two, and a calm voice came from atop the snake's head.

"Your opponent is me."

As soon as the words ended, Li Ang leapt high and landed among the Sand Ninja ranks.

He did not intend to use the 【Mao Bloodline】 ability in this battle—Sharingan and Wood Release were too conspicuous.

Besides, with his current stats and the enhancement from Sage Mode, dealing with these riffraff was more than enough.

Who wouldn't enjoy blowing up a fish pond?

Seeing the sudden arrival of the blue-red figure, the Sand Ninja immediately went on high alert and launched their attacks.

Shuriken, kunai, ninjutsu.

A flood of attacks instantly buried the spot where Li Ang stood.

But the next instant, a terrifying shockwave mixed with searing flames tore through everything.

Boom—!

The scene resembling a hell on earth silenced the battlefield; before the Sand Ninja could react, a blue-red figure had already torn through the flames and charged toward their Kazekage, moving along the crystallized sand.

Seeing this, Temari immediately stepped in front of her brother, yanked off her iron fan, and swung it hard.

"Wind Release: Great Kamaitachi!"

A furious hurricane mixed with sand instantly formed a terrifying sandstorm sweeping toward the blue-red figure.

Feeling the fine grains of sand lightly itching his skin, Li Ang couldn't help but smile: "Girl, you're using Wind Release all wrong."

As he spoke, he brought his palms together and took a deep breath.

Sage Art: Great Breakthrough!

What had been merely a C-rank ninjutsu, Wind Release: Great Breakthrough, now exploded with an absurd effect under Li Ang's Sage Mode and immense energy.

In the span of a single breath, the sandstorm rushing toward Li Ang was blown backward, and the surrounding Sand Ninja were flung into the air like dumplings.

Watching this apocalyptic scene, Temari turned pale and stood speechless.

Could a ninja really do this…?

Just as the howling hurricane drew near, a white hand rested on her shoulder, and a boy with heavy dark circles stepped beside her.

Immediately, the yellow sand seemed to come alive, forming a barrier before the three of them.

Hssss—

Amidst the fine cutting sounds, the sand shield was continuously torn apart by the gale, yet instantly replenished by fresh sand.

Watching this scene, Kankurō sighed in relief: "Thank goodness you're here, Gaara."

But before he could say more, his expression froze.

A white arm wrapped in blue-red energy pierced through the seemingly impregnable sand barrier and clamped firmly onto Gaara's face.

Thud—

The sand exploded into a cloud, raining down in a fine drizzle around them; Li Ang's right hand drove Gaara's entire body deep into the dust.

The massive impact sent waves of sand surging outward, flinging Temari and Kankurō away like ragged sacks.

But Li Ang had no interest in the siblings at this moment.

He stared at the motionless Gaara, hesitating for a moment.

'Did I go too hard? Did I kill him outright? I should've controlled my strength.'

Fortunately, with his current level of self-control, such a blunder was impossible.

Just as Li Ang was about to lift Gaara back to the top of Tianxin Shengji, a grotesque puppet suddenly burst through the sand and charged at him.