"This mist... there's something wrong with it!"
When the dense fog with the sweetish smell spread over, Orochimaru, with his keen sense of smell, was the first to notice that something was amiss.
He immediately covered his mouth and nose and hissed at Jiraiya and Tsunade, who were still bickering, "Hold your breath! The mist is poisonous!"
Jiraiya and Tsunade were startled and reacted immediately, hastily covering their mouths with their sleeves.
But it was too late.
They had already inhaled some of the poisonous mist.
"Damn it... my body feels a bit... weak..."
Jiraiya felt his limbs beginning to grow heavy and numb.
"My chakra flow... has also slowed down." Tsunade's face was also grim.
"It's a neurotoxin that specifically targets the respiratory system. In a rainy environment, it will accelerate its diffusion and penetration through the water vapor."
Orochimaru analyzed calmly. Due to his special constitution, he had a stronger resistance to toxins, but he also felt the discomfort.
"Kekekeke..."
A chilling laugh came from all directions in the dense fog, making it impossible to pinpoint its exact location.
"Konoha brats, don't struggle. Just enjoy this feeling of powerlessness before death."
"Especially that little blonde chick. Big brother will take good care of you later."
Hearing these foul words, Tsunade's face was instantly covered in frost.
"Bastard! Come out here if you have the guts!" she roared.
"As you wish."
As soon as her voice fell, two black shadows, like ghosts, shot out from the dense fog from the left and right. The short swords in their hands carried a deadly cold glint, aimed straight at the backs of Jiraiya and Orochimaru.
Their speed was astonishing.
"Watch out!" Tsunade cried out, wanting to provide support, but the numbness in her body made her half a beat too slow.
"Hidden Shadow Snake Hands!"
Orochimaru reacted extremely quickly. Several venomous snakes shot out from his sleeves, coiling towards one of the enemies.
"Fire Release: Flame Bullet!"
Jiraiya also forced himself to gather chakra and spat out a fireball from his mouth, forcing the other enemy back.
Clang! Clang!
The figures of the Kijin Brothers flickered in and out of the dense fog. The short swords in their hands, like the fangs of venomous snakes, continuously attacked the three of them from various difficult angles.
Jiraiya and the others, due to the poison, had their reactions and speed greatly reduced. They could only defend passively, being suppressed at every turn.
"This can't go on! We're too passive!" Jiraiya shouted anxiously as he dodged the attacks in a sorry state.
"We have to find a way to disperse this mist!" Orochimaru's face was also getting uglier. He could feel the poison in his body getting stronger.
"Wind Release: Great Breakthrough!"
Jiraiya tried to use Wind Release to blow away the poisonous mist, but in the damp rainforest, the power of his Wind Release was greatly reduced. As soon as he blew away a patch of mist, more mist immediately rushed in.
"It's useless, you pathetic Konoha ninja!"
Uryu's sinister laugh sounded again. "In this forest, we are gods!"
"Pfft!"
A sound of flesh being cut was heard.
Jiraiya was careless for a moment, and his arm was cut open by Uryu's short sword.
The wound instantly turned blackish-purple, and a sharp pain and an even stronger sense of numbness instantly spread throughout his body.
"Damn it! The blade is poisoned too!"
Jiraiya's body swayed, and he almost fell to the ground.
"Jiraiya!" Tsunade cried out, wanting to go and help him.
But in that moment of distraction, Muryu, who had been holding back, seized the opportunity.
"Water Release: Water Trumpet!"
A high-pressure jet of water shot out from his mouth, fiercely striking Tsunade's side.
"Ugh!"
Tsunade grunted, and her entire body was sent flying by the huge impact. She crashed into a large tree, and a trickle of blood seeped from the corner of her mouth.
The situation had taken a sharp turn for the worse in an instant.
"Kekeke... it's over." Uryu looked at Jiraiya and Tsunade, who were on the ground, a triumphant smile on his face.
He walked towards Tsunade, step by step.
"You...!"
Jiraiya struggled to get up, but his body wouldn't obey him at all.
Orochimaru was tightly entangled by Muryu and couldn't break free.
Watching Uryu's disgusting face get closer and closer.
In Tsunade's mind, the image of her teacher, Sarutobi Hiruzen, flashed.
"Tsunade, your hands, which inherited the life force of the First Hokage, were born to save lives."
"Don't let that talent, and Sensei's expectations, be covered in dust."
Sensei's expectations...
Saving lives...
Not just saving others, but also saving myself! And saving my comrades!
An unprecedented will erupted from the bottom of her heart.
"Ah—!"
Tsunade let out a sudden roar.
A vast life energy erupted from her body.
In that instant, she applied all her understanding of medical ninjutsu, all her chakra control techniques, to herself.
Creation Rebirth.
Although it was still just a prototype, the immense life force had already begun to frantically repair her damaged internal organs and neutralize the toxins she had inhaled.
The color quickly returned to her pale face.
Her originally sluggish chakra began to surge again.
"What?!"
Uryu, who was walking towards her, was stunned by this sudden turn of events.
He watched with wide eyes as Tsunade slowly stood up from the ground.
Her eyes, which had been somewhat dazed from the poison, were now astonishingly bright, burning with a raging fire.
"You bastard..."
Tsunade's voice was icy.
She moved.
The ground beneath her feet cracked with a boom.
Her figure vanished from the spot in an instant.
Uryu only saw a flash before his eyes, and an irresistible force slammed into his stomach.
"Puh—!"
Uryu's eyeballs nearly popped out, and he spat out a mouthful of blood mixed with pieces of his internal organs.
His body, like a swatted fly, was sent flying backward even faster than he had come. He crashed through seven or eight trees before landing heavily on the ground, his body twisted into a grotesque shape, completely lifeless.
One hit.
Instant kill.
The entire battlefield was instantly plunged into a deathly silence.
Muryu, who was fighting with Orochimaru, looked at his younger brother's body in disbelief, his mind a complete blank.
Jiraiya and Orochimaru also stared at the scene before them, dumbfounded.
They looked at the blonde girl standing in the rain, her body exuding a powerful life force.
At this moment, she was no longer the teammate who needed to be protected.
She was the guardian of the team.
Tsunade didn't stop. She rushed to Jiraiya's side, and her hands, glowing with a jade-green light, pressed against his blackish-purple arm.
"Medical Ninjutsu: Delicate Illness Extraction Technique!"
Powerful chakra precisely drew out the poison from Jiraiya's body, bit by bit.
Jiraiya felt the numbness in his body quickly receding, and strength returning to him.
He looked at Tsunade, who was covered in injuries from protecting him, his eyes filled with determination.
A will of anger and protection exploded in his chest.
Jiraiya slowly stood up. He looked at the terrified Muryu in the dense fog.
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