𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐂𝐔𝐑𝐒𝐄 𝐎𝐅 𝐀 𝐇𝐘𝐔𝐆𝐀 𝐓𝐖𝐈𝐍

The Puppet Master's Battle, Pt. 2

Last Time:

"What do you say to that, witch? One puppet, two people. You can't protect both!" Sasori grinned.

Now:

'She won't have to,' Hanara thought, 'There's a reason the Hyuga only use Eight Trigrams, Palm Rotation, and it isn't because we couldn't think of something else.'

As Hanara spun, using the aforementioned jutsu to protect herself, she saw Lady Chiyo stick out her own arm, releasing a chakra shield to protect her from the iron sand weapons.

"Just an arm, but still, rigging your own body? We puppet masters are all the same, aren't we?" Sasori commented.

'Huh. What is it with ninjas and adding random bits to their bodies? Orochimaru, Sasori, Deidara (well actually, who knows if it's a kekkai genkai), and now Lady Chiyo...'

Studying the arm closer, Hanara noticed little particles of iron sand inside, jamming the arm.

"Iron sand is stuck in your arm," Hanara sighed.

"I see... So that's what you did, Sasori," Lady Chiyo remarked.

Sasori didn't respond, instead sending another shower of iron sand at them.

Hanara rotated again while Lady Chiyo used her 'Mother' puppet to block the sand.

And, Sasori got iron sand stuck in there again.

"Once the iron sand gets in, you're done for," Sasori told Lady Chiyo, looking pleased. "Well, you're out of puppets now. What next?"

'Sand and dirt can't be the only thing that can jam puppets. Something sticky–'

FLASHBACK:

Hanara and Izumo were on gatekeeping duty; something extremely rare. Izumo hardly did anything without Kotetsu, but after a mission gone wrong, Kotetsu was injured to the point he had to spend a few nights in the hospital, leaving an open spot for the most boring mission in history: gatekeeping.

At this point, Hanara was so bored she was making little balls of water and letting them float around her.

Izumo stared at her in surprise. "You have a Water Affinity? Man, it's been a while since I've met another Water Nature shinobi that isn't a medic!"

"Oh! You're one, too? I've been trying to learn some jutsus, but I've only got the library for help. "I know four, but two are almost always a waste of chakra for me." she said, referring to the Hiding in the Mist Jutsu and her newly learned Water Whip. Hiding in the Mist was a literal substitute for smoke bombs, and why would she need Water Whip when she has chakra threads? Sometimes, she wondered where her brain went!

"Well, I'd be happy to help another Leaf shinobi for a few jutsus in exchange!" Izumo smiled.

FLASHBACK END

'That's right! Izumo helped me create that thing a bit after we found out Orochimaru was dead!'

Ram. Tiger. Rat.

She started off with the handsigns needed for Izumo's signature jutsu, the Starch Syrup Capturing Field, and ended with the last handsign of her Water Bullet Jutsu, creating her very own technique.

"Water Style: Starch Syrup Stream!" Hanara exclaimed after taking a high jump so that her liquid wouldn't hit the two puppets' clothes.

Just as the technique stated, Hanara spat out a wave of sticky syrup, completely engulfing Sasori and his puppet with the fluid. The nice thing about Water Bullet was that the way you spat it out could vary based on how you moulded the chakra in your stomach, something Hyugas excelled in. Hence, the bullet easily changed to a stream with that addition of a rat seal.