Chapter 76.4- One Thousand Hands

“For Iwa. Do your duty, Jirachi” And then no matter how much she tried to struggle, there was nothing she could do to stop her hands being shoved towards the worms. The second she was close enough, they reared up, jumping into her palms as a second one jumped into her chest. The last thing she saw was her Sensei’s expression, resolute, and so sure in her rightness before all she knew was darkness.

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“Good to see you survived it” It was a different voice that welcomed her to consciousness. Her eyes opened, struggling with even that movement. The rest of her body was locked up, she couldn’t move a single thing.

“Oh, you can’t see me. Let’s solve that, shall we” She heard the voice, and then her head turned against her will and she found herself staring at an older woman. Not her sensei. Who are you, she wanted to ask.

“You’re only a few years older than my Grandson, you know?” The woman said next. What was she talking about? Who was she? Where was her Sensei?

“To think that you would have to bear such a burden at a young age” She heard the voice say next.

“I’ve done what you asked, given you the girl and the technique. Her body has finished adapting. Now do your bit and begone from my village, foul woman” Another voice said. She knew this one better. It was the acting-Tsuchikage. Lord Third’s wife. Given the girl? She had no doubts that she was the girl being given here. She was being given to this woman.

“Of course, Tatsuki-san. I just want to make sure she understands what exactly is being asked of her before I do so” The woman said next.

“Is there any value in that?”

“Some. I find the jutsu works best with some preparation. Besides, you want me to solving your problem, do you not? Get out and let me do my bit as you called it” Jirachi was shocked to hear the acting Tsuchikage being spoken to like that. Especially considering she heard footsteps now as the woman left.

“You must be so confused as to what is going on, Jirachi-san. You see your village is making a great sacrifice, and yu have been asked to make a greater one” Whatever questions she tried to ask could not leave her lips.

“My jutsu, human puppetry, allows me to take charge of a living human body and control it like it is my own. That is what you have been chosen for. You see, I explained the condition to your Kage and she was more than willing to sacrifice you if it meant I would be able to get rid of the Raikage. That is what I am here for, you see. You and your siblings are going to help me defeat the Raikage.” Siblings? This woman was insane. And now the crazy woman was cutting open her chest.