White Secret Technique: The Chikamatsu Collection of Ten Puppets


 * Name: Shiro Higi: Jikki Chikamatsu no Shū, 白秘技・十機近松の集, literally "White Secret Technique: Ten Puppet Collection of Chikamatsu"
 * Type: Unknown
 * User: Chiyo

Chiyo uses this technique while battling Sasori in the Akatsuki hideout in the River Country. Chiyo pulls out a scroll, and summons ten puppets which she controls with her fingers. Chiyo's skill in controlling these 10 puppets at the same time have her renowned as "Chiyo's Quintessential Ten Fingers" or "Finger by Finger" and have been said to help take over an entire castle. This puppet play is so powerful that Chiyo had swore to herself that she would never use it again, but broke that vow to stand up to Sasori. The technique is phenomenally powerful as despite a ten to one disadvantage in the battle against Sasori, Chiyo and Sakura were able to win a brutal war of attrition against Sasori's Red Secret Technique: Performance of a Hundred Puppets and one hundred chakra- using human puppets which were supposed to be superior.

The Puppets
Despite the puppets association with Chiyo as the name indicates she did not create this technique. As told by Sasori the technique and the puppets were the masterpieve collection created by Monzaemon Chikamatsu the founder of the Puppet Technique and it can be assumed that the symbol on each of the puppets is his crest. One advantage that the ten puppets had over Sasori's hundred puppets is that they were designed to operate in tandem and in combination, as opposed to individual puppets merely operated at the same time. Donned in white coats, each of the puppets have different sets of skills and weapons. The 10 puppets' and their skills are listed below.

Puppet #1 - This puppet somewhat resembling an "oni" (demon). It poseses no weapons but instead fends and knocks away attackers. It is always kept closer to Chiyo in case of defense.

Puppet #2 - This puppet is able to extend its arms to form a sort of cage where it can launch bombs from its mouth. Since the explosion is accurate and very small, it still deals great amount of damage and does not damage the cage.

Puppet #3 - Puppet 3 has one eye and releases an orb from its mouth. When a person throws this orb, it expands rapidly to pin its opponents against a surface, before the orb release a seal that blocks the prisoners chakra ability. When fully expanded, the orb has an uncanny resemblance to the Shukaku. The puppet can also release the seal directly from its mouth but at a much slower rate.

Puppet #4 - This puppet holds the mark of Buddha in its mouth that activates Three Buddhist Treasures Vacuum Destruction technique when used in conjunction with Puppets 6 and 8. Three Buddhist Treasures Vacuum Destruction is a technique where Puppets 4, 6 and 8 form a pyramid with a small space at the center. Prior to activation, Chiyo and the three puppets form a seal that opens a powerful vacuum that sucks anything in front of the technique. If the vacuum is stopped because, of an overload, the 3 puppets become vulnerable to all attacks.

Puppet #5 - A red puppet that works together with Puppet #9. It is able to lift its face to reveal a spinning orb with four chakra blades. Since they are made of chakra and spin rapidly and increase the polarity, it becomes deadly if you are even scraped.

Puppet #6 - This Puppet holds "Acts" seal in its mouth and works with Puppets #4 and 8 to activate Three Buddhist Treasures Vacuum Destruction technique.

Puppet #7 - Puppet that resembles a girl with red hair and buns. Possesses two large swords that cleave heads and can slice limbs off to attack. Since they are huge, she does not have much dexterity but she is a main attacker and can fend off even the strongest of enemies.

Puppet #8 - This Puppet holds the "Priest" seal and works in conjunction with puppets 4 and 6 to activate Three Buddhist Treasures Vacuum Destruction.

Puppet #9 - Puppet that has long black hair. Works in conjunction with puppet 5. Puppet #9 is able to extend its hand via chain link and connects with Puppet 5 to hurl it around and slice mid-ranged to close-ranged targets easily and swiftly, but if #9 were to be destroyed, #5 would become vulnerable.

Puppet #10 - Bald puppet with big holes in its skull. This puppet's hidden weapons are the long extending cords coiled in the skull that pierce numerous enemies at a time. Since the range is very long, it can pierce very far away targets without even getting close. Also it is able to latch on to opponents with its cords and then crumble them slowly.

What has been known after the battle is that Puppet Nine, Puppet 5 and Puppet 10 were the only ones not destroyed. Puppet 9 was the only to be confirmed, when Tobi and Zetsu searched for Sasori's ring. Puppet 6 may not have been destroyed as it was with Puppet 9. Puppet 10 was only taken by one of the Red Puppets.