Chapter 359: The final offensive on the battlefield of River Country! The legendary Iron-Slashing Realm?
With Kato Dan's help, Fujiwara Tetsuya and Sakumo Hatake successfully convinced Tsunade.
She agreed to temporarily remain in the Land of Rivers, at least until they launched their general offensive against the main Sunagakure forces led by Ebizo, before returning to Konoha with the bodies of Senju Nawaki, Senju Seito, and others.
After all, in any level of battle, Kage-level experts are a force that cannot be ignored. In the early morning, dawn broke through the night.
The moment the war horn sounded, over 1,400 Konoha Ninja poured out of Konoha Camp like a tide.
As for the injured in the camp, they had been secretly moved to a safe area the day before.
This battle was a do-or-die fight for Fujiwara Tetsuya, for Sakumo Hatake, for all Konoha Ninja on the front line, and even for the entire Konoha.
They could only win, not lose. "It's Konoha… Konoha has launched a general offensive…"
On their way to Sunagakure Camp, Sakumo Hatake, Fujiwara Tetsuya, and the others did not send out reconnaissance teams to clear out the Sunagakure teams lurking in the shadows.
Instead, they adopted a strategy of pushing straight through, openly crushing the will of the Sunagakure Ninja lurking in the central area between the two camps.
As several stumbling figures appeared on the outskirts of Sunagakure Camp, piercing roars instantly startled countless Sunagakure Ninja.
"White Fang… Sakumo Hatake!"
"Mei Zhi Hang… Fujiwara Tetsuya!"
"The master of the Forbidden Technique, Spirit Transformation Technique, the Quasi-Kage expert, Kato Dan!"
"The expert of the Akimichi Clan, Akimichi Torifu…"
"And you, as one of the Sannin, why have you suddenly appeared in the Land of Rivers, Tsunade of the Forest?"
Looking at the Kage-level and Quasi-Kage experts on Konoha's side, each emanating a terrifying aura, Ebizo's face instantly turned as black as a pot.
Especially upon recognizing Tsunade, his entire body trembled violently.
Leaving aside Kato Dan and Akimichi Torifu, his defeated opponents, there were no less than three Kage-level experts standing before him.
How was this war even supposed to be fought?
Sandaime… do you know about this?
The moment Ebizo's thoughts drifted, the Third Kazekage, Chiyo, and others, far away in the Land of Rain, finally confirmed in several battles that Tsunade was not in the Konoha Camp in the Land of Rain.
They, too, were leading numerous main Sunagakure forces, almost all of them, in an attack on the Konoha Camp.
"Lord Orochimaru… just now, the reconnaissance team reported that Sunagakure Camp… has moved!"
"Over 4,000 Sunagakure Ninja, led by the Third Kazekage, Ebizo, and Chiyo, are heading directly for our front-line camp."
"They will arrive here in at most half an hour."
Upon hearing the Chunin's report, everyone in the tent, who had been discussing matters, except for Orochimaru, showed intense shock.
Konoha had many Elite Jonin and Quasi-Kage-level experts, but these individuals could not bear the heavy responsibility of restraining Tsunade, unlike her.
"Lord Orochimaru…"
For a moment, all eyes in the tent fell on Orochimaru.
"Gentlemen, we have no retreat. Even if we have to pay a heavy price, we cannot retreat…"
…Boom ~ Boom ~
At the start of the battle, Ebizo was targeted by Sakumo Hatake.
Compared to Fujiwara Tetsuya and Tsunade's fighting styles, Sakumo Hatake's extreme speed and his meticulously observed swordsmanship could be described as the bane of puppet masters.
"White Fang… don't go too far."
Seeing Sakumo Hatake effortlessly destroy his meticulously crafted puppet after severing the Chakra threads at its fingertips, Ebizo's face instantly turned incredibly ashen.
"Ebizo, at a time like this, don't say such boring things."
"I heard Tetsuya say you still have a few powerful human puppets. Why don't you take this opportunity to let me see them…"
"If you don't go all out, you… might not even get a chance to use them."
Several flashes of blade light streaked across, shredding Ebizo's sleeves.
"What human puppets?"
"Can you believe the words of an immature brat?"
"That is a taboo that all puppet masters cannot touch, White Fang… if you want to humiliate me, speak with your strength."
Hearing White Fang's provocation, Ebizo's expression changed again.
Throughout his decades as a Ninja, if he had to choose one person he most wanted to kill, it would undoubtedly be Fujiwara Tetsuya.
Although he had used familial affection to deceive Chiyo, getting her to stand by him and thereby minimizing the impact of this matter.
Still, this incident had shaken the trust of the Third Kazekage and even some influential Jonin in the Village towards him.
If he had the chance, he truly wanted to torture Fujiwara Tetsuya to death, then fashion him into an exquisite human puppet… to prostrate before him day and night. Only then could he wash away the hatred in his heart.
"You don't want to?"
"Are you all talk and no action…?"
"How truly boring, Ebizo!"
With a sneer, Sakumo Hatake charged forward again… "Lightning Release: Chidori Current!"
At the front of the battle line, Fujiwara Tetsuya's figure flashed rapidly, and the piercing screech of Chidori continuously echoed over the entire Sunagakure Camp.
The sharp Lightning Blade mercilessly took the lives of countless Sunagakure experts and helped the Konoha attacking forces tear through one defensive line after another.
"Damn it… who will, whoever it is, who can stop this monster?"
Seeing Fujiwara Tetsuya kill one Sunagakure Jonin and Elite Jonin after another, the Sunagakure team that had just arrived as reinforcements immediately collapsed… their eyes filled with unspeakable fear.
Perhaps it was a fear that transcended the fear of death itself.
"Finally, here we are…"
After casually delivering a finishing blow and taking the heads of several Sunagakure Ninja, when Fujiwara Tetsuya looked up again, standing before him was the main gate of the camp, symbolizing Sunagakure's prestige.
"The war within the Land of Rivers, it's time for it to draw to a close…"
"Konoha Style Swordsmanship: Battōjutsu!"
The soaring blade light instantly attracted countless gazes. Under the witness of countless Sunagakure Ninja and Konoha Ninja, that iron gate, reinforced with special materials and strong enough to withstand ordinary Ninja tools and B or C-rank Ninjutsu attacks, was shockingly sliced into several pieces by Fujiwara Tetsuya's single strike… falling heavily to the ground, stirring up endless gusts of air.
"It's broken… it's finally broken!"
"Lord Tetsuya broke it… he breached the gate of Sunagakure Camp!"
Deafening cheers from Konoha echoed through the heavens and earth, as if venting long-suppressed anger.
"Tetsuya, you did well… the next enemies, leave them to me."
Accompanied by gusts of wind, Tsunade, Kato Dan… Akimichi Torifu, one Konoha expert after another, took advantage of Fujiwara Tetsuya's momentary pause to complain, bypassed his position, and swiftly charged into Sunagakure Camp.
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