Taking place at the historic Blossoming Pillars Stadium (Jūhi Dōhyō), the final rounds of the Exams forego the tricks and surprises of earlier, making way for an arena that is both iconic and neutral. In spite of a modest 25m radius, this arena is no less grand than those which preceded it, boasting stands that raise high above for observers to watch the anticipated final matches and a fighting zone where legendary heroes and Kage once fought. A dusty circle surrounded by sparse shrubs and a high wall encloses combatants, who enter from opposite ends of the arena, the crowd roars, the Chūnin Exams draw to a close.

The albino puppet-nin would walk into the stadium once again, he took in the sights acknowledging that this could be his last time on this stage. He inhaled deeply taking in the smell of the sweet air around him. The Konoha really did have the freshest air out of anywhere he'd been. Bare feet in the dirt would be joined by a second pair of feet at his left, and a sharp warfan digging into the ground behind the statuesque maiden's armored boots. To his right a large, serpentine figure crawled into the arena beside of him, its weight digging into the ground beneath as it quickly made its way to his side. Slowly one last massive figure would make its way onto the stadium behind its master. It too was bare foot. The hulking figure wielded what seemed to be a slab of rock fashioned into a sword.

From the puppeteer's right sleeve is where the puppet strings attached to the aforementioned puppets all originated. Yasubei would open a clenched left hand as he entered the field and two cicadas made from his chakra would attach to Lamya's Fang and Winter Rose. They'd burrow from the Winter Rose's hand to her back before hiding at the base of her skull, and from Lamya's Fangs side to the top of its spine to the base of its skull. The horned ninja would lift his arm pointing a single finger at Ryo and whisper "Tsubaki, Deliver him to Jormungand," and the blonde would fall to a single knee. Then he'd whisper "Jormungand, Hold him," and the snake would go limp as the chakra strings detached from them and crept into the snakes mouth.

A black haired puppet similar in appearance to Yasubei, wielding a sword, would lift open the Snakes mouth as it and the Little Tiger stepped onto the battlefield. Yasu would wait patiently to see how his opponent would engage before he made another move, simply stroking the large serpent back and forth with black painted nails. He'd barely survived each of these fights. The cheering masses in the ring who had seen him in previous clashes earlier in the exams would see a fire in his eyes that hadn't been there before. Yasubei was determined to win.

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Stats:

Current Puppet Body:

Items:

Chakra= 225/250

Techniques Used

Cicada Possession: Jormungand -10 | Tsubaki -10:

Puppet Technique -5: