Kankurou glanced up as a strange man entered the Sun Palace. He gave him one look, then put her hands together. "Dispel." Iruini stepped back, as his appearance returned to normal. His right hand flew to the handle of his spear, bringing the weapon out and pointing it at Kankurou.
"Okay... So now we fight?" Iruini swiveled his body,so that his right side faced the sand Ninja.
"You sure are eager... Very well. I'll finish you quickly." His arms crossed, hands at the scroll holders on his chest. There were eight large scrolls in them. With a tap each, the bottoms opened and the scrolls came out. "Hatsu Sukuro-ru Kuchiyose no Jutsu!" He put his hands together, pulling open all eight scrolls at once. Pieces from eight puppets slide out, snapping together at incredible speed. In a few seconds, all eight are standing on the floor. "Doragon. Ojika. Kouchuu. Kumo. Yagyuu. Hebi. Kujira. Hachi. The eight puppets of Kankurou." Each of the eight puppets was unique, powerful, and could be used well with the others.
The first, Doragon, had a lizard-like body. It had wooden wings on its back and a poison blade tipped tail. There was a flame-thrower in its mouth, and it resembled the dragon that it was named for. Blades lined its wings, and the puppet could fire kunai from its mouth.
Ojika, the stag puppet, had four legs and blade antlers on its head. It could fire the various tips of its antlers, and then draw them back. All its body parts could come apart, and had blades inside them. Ojika's tail could detach and explode.
The third puppet in Kankurou's arsenal, Kouchuu, looked similar to Karasu, but with only four arms, two legs, and poison-tipped blades on its head. Kouchuu's limbs were extend able, and had razor wire inside to keep the limbs whole. The wire could, when an arm or leg was fully extended, cut though bone if suddenly tightened. Kouchuu has a standard arsenal of hidden weapons as well. It takes its name from the beetle, and appears similar to the insect.
Kumo is used for trapping purposes. It has eight legs, like the spider it's named for, and can fire poisonous needles from its mouth. It utilizes wire, attaching it to the kunai and shuriken it fires, and being able to extend multiple wires from its mouth and rear. The limbs have wire in them, and can come off and extend. The entire inside of Kumo is filled with wire, that can be extended and controlled by Kankurou.
Yagyuu is a buffalo, with sharp horns and hooves, kunai that can be fired from the mouth or tail, and a hoolow belly. It is a container puppet, able to hold a person inside to be killed. There are holes all over its body, where weapons can be inserted. The outside of the container part of it is steel plated, so that Kankurou can, if needed, go inside for protection.
Hebi, the snake puppet, is a very simple one. It has a long body, filled with wire to hold it together, that can extend an incredible amount. It has fangs in its mouth, and has a blad on the end of its tail. It body has four rows of blades, evenly spaced around it. Weapons can be fired from its mouth and tail. It attacks by wrapping its body around the opponent many times, and then constricting or spinning around a victim.
Kujira is a large puppet, but a rather simple one. It is shaped like a whale, and can hold many people inside it. There, spinning blades will kill the victims. It also has a large supply of oil, which can be used with Doragon. The opponent is drenched in oil, and then the dragon puppet lights it on fire.
Hachi is Kankurou's final puppet, a flying puppet with six limbs. The limbs have spikes on the ends, and it can fire Sebon from its mouth. It can fire poisoned needles rapidly from its bottom as well, like the bee it resembles. It's insides are full of needles, which can be fired from either end.
Kankurou spread his arms, his hands in position. "You ready to die?" Iruini took a step back, his weapon now held with two hands.
"You can't take me down..." His double-bladed spear rose into the air, before beginning to spin rapidly. A high-pitched noise shot through the air at Kankurou. The puppeteer closed his eyes in pain, before glancing up and swinging his right arm forwards. Doragon, already hovering in the air, flew at the sound ninja. Kunai shot from his mouth, followed by a blast of flame. After blocking the kunai with his spear, Iruini stepped back and stopped the spin. He formed seals quickly with his left hand. "Suiton: Kaihodan!" As Iruini's mouth opened, a strong blast of water shot out, dousing the flames. However, this was all the time Kankurou needed to recover. Ojika and Kouchuu launched at Iruini. While Ojika fired its antler tips to distract the Sound ninja, Kouchuu's limbs detached and extended. The limbs formed a circle around Iruini, preparing to slice him into pieces.
"Sound ninja are all too weak..." Kankuro flicked his wrists, causing the limbs to tighten around Iruini.
"Really?" Iruini split his weapon in half, and stuck the blades from both in the ground. The weapons held the wire out from his body, as he leapt into the air and out of the circle. He quickly pulled his weapons from the ground, just in time to block kunai shot from Kouchuu's mouth. "You're not too bad yourself..."