Chapter 116: Danzo's Fury
On the outskirts of Konoha.
Tsunade's summoned creature, Katsuyu, split into countless small slugs that crawled over the entire body of the Six-Tails, Saiken.
No matter what movements the Six-Tails made, it was unable to shake all of the small slugs off its body.
As for the highly corrosive acid carried by the Six-Tails, its damage was not particularly great against Katsuyu, who possessed both corrosive and healing attributes.
Tsunade's participation—more accurately, Katsuyu's participation—instantly suppressed the Six-Tails, which had originally held the upper hand.
Boom! Boom!
Explosions mixed with Jiraiya's loud shouts rang out continuously.
After a long while.
On the branch of a large tree.
Utakata reverted to his human form, looking weak as he leaned against the trunk.
He forcefully wiped the blood spilling from the corner of his mouth.
He had lost.
After casting a deep glance in the direction of Jiraiya and Tsunade, Utakata turned around and swiftly fled into the distance.
Watching Utakata escape, Jiraiya naturally wanted to give chase, but when he turned back and saw Tsunade trembling all over as she squatted on the ground, he let out a soft sigh.
"It's been so many years, and your hemophobia still hasn't recovered?" Jiraiya asked, pressing one hand firmly on Tsunade's shoulder, his expression complicated.
Tsunade did not speak, her body still trembling slightly.
Pain flashed through Jiraiya's eyes as he stood quietly beside her, waiting for Tsunade to recover.
After quite some time, Tsunade slowly regained control despite her hemophobia.
"In your current condition, you shouldn't have come back," Jiraiya advised.
Seeing blood in battle was unavoidable, and if Tsunade continued to participate, her life would likely be in danger.
"I don't need a fool like you worrying about me. The investments over there are probably already getting impatient," Tsunade said casually as she stood up and walked toward Konoha.
Seeing her move, Jiraiya hurried to follow. Once Tsunade made a decision, no amount of persuasion could stop her.
"By the way, which hand did you just put on my shoulder?"
A幽幽 voice drifted into Jiraiya's ears, making his whole body shudder.
Just as he thought a beating was inevitable, Tsunade's voice sounded again.
"The next battles will require hand seals, so I'll let you off for now."
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In a dense forest on the outskirts of Konoha.
Utakata moved rapidly in a certain direction.
"Stalling Jiraiya for so long has already achieved the objective," he thought.
"I just didn't expect Tsunade, one of the Three Sannin, to return as well. Facing two of the Three Sannin together is indeed quite strenuous."
Utakata covered his chest and coughed once.
At the same time, his mind replayed the scene from the earlier battle when he spat out a mouthful of blood and Tsunade's expression suddenly changed.
At the time, due to his injuries, he did not think deeply about it, but now it seemed somewhat strange.
The title of the Three Sannin was earned through bloodshed—how could such a person have a special reaction to blood?
Utakata let out a soft breath. What concerned him most in that battle was that Tsunade's summoned creature, Katsuyu, seemed to have a slight suppressive effect on the Six-Tails.
Strictly speaking, it was not suppression; rather, some of the Six-Tails' abilities were simply ineffective against Katsuyu.
Could it be because they were of the same kind?
"Brat, if you keep letting your thoughts wander, don't use my power to recover your injuries anymore."
The dissatisfied voice of the Six-Tails, Saiken, suddenly echoed in Utakata's mind.
Utakata froze, quickly discarding his chaotic thoughts and focusing fully on his escape.
Before long, thunderous shouts of battle reached his ears.
Ahead, near the gates of Konoha, a large number of Konoha ninja were locked in combat with the Mist ninja.
On the battlefield, the figures of Momochi Zabuza, Ringo Ameyuri, and Hozuki Suigetsu appeared repeatedly, each time accompanied by sprays of blood.
For a moment, fear spread across the faces of the Konoha ninja.
Although it appeared that the Mist ninja held the advantage, in reality, the advantage lay with Konoha.
Otherwise, Zabuza and the others would not have been attacking for so long without capturing the Konoha gates.
The Konoha ninja were relying entirely on terrain, using the gates as a barrier to withstand the Mist ninja's assault.
"There's no time to waste here," Utakata thought.
With that, he entered a half-tailed beast transformation once more.
A massive amount of chakra began gathering at Utakata's mouth.
As soon as he started condensing chakra, Konoha's sensory ninja instantly locked onto his position.
Large numbers of Konoha ninja swarmed toward him.
Unfortunately, the Mist ninja also noticed Utakata's presence and naturally would not allow Konoha to interfere.
With the Mist ninja blocking the way, Utakata calmly condensed a small Tailed Beast Ball and fired it directly toward the Konoha gates.
The small Tailed Beast Ball instantly turned into a red streak and vanished.
By the time Konoha reacted, it was already too late.
The small Tailed Beast Ball exploded at the gates, forcibly blasting open a breach.
With the appearance of this breach, the Mist ninja seemed to find their target and launched a frenzied assault.
Without the gates to block most of the attacks, Konoha immediately fell into a disadvantage.
By the time Mito Homura and Utatane Koharu received the news, the Konoha Guard Unit had already been completely routed, and the Konoha gates had fallen.
In a dark underground chamber.
"What?! The Konoha gates have fallen?!"
Danzo let out a furious roar, his voice filled with disbelief.
"Homura and Koharu, those two wastes, couldn't even guard a single gate and ended up squandering the strength of the Konoha Guard Unit."
"Where is Hiruzen? What is the situation outside right now?"
…
Danzo stood up, paced back and forth twice, then turned and questioned the ninja kneeling on one knee before him.
"The Hokage is currently engaged in battle with the Sand ninja forces. Most of the strength is tied down restraining the One-Tail and the Three-Tails," the kneeling ninja replied respectfully, reporting the crucial intelligence.
"So these clans dare to go through the motions without giving their all. Very good!"
Danzo slammed his palm on the table, his expression dark.
"And the Mist ninja and the Sand ninja as well. I said long ago that only by continuously weakening others can one follow the true path. Yet Sarutobi Hiruzen still insists on his so-called justice…"
A cold smile hung on Danzo's face, full of disdain for Sarutobi Hiruzen's ideals.
This shinobi world has never needed justice.
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