"Although the number is small."
"But some people have indeed raised objections."
"They say that a samurai's duty is to remain neutral."
"Whether it's the Allied Shinobi Forces or the Land of Whirlpools."
"This has nothing to do with the samurai."
"But now, he not only associates with ninjas, but has also joined the Allied Shinobi Forces to fight against other ninjas."
Upon hearing this, Mifune's aged face showed no emotional fluctuation.
["Samurai, neutral...?"]
"The reason I said that..."
"It's because we don't understand the past enough."
"Furthermore, these people are completely oblivious to the current situation in the ninja world."
"Looking at it this way, it really does resemble an internal strife among ninjas."
"Since the samurai have been neutral for many years, we can indeed completely ignore them and let them fight each other to the death."
"But the situation has changed."
"The five daimyo have formed an alliance."
"The three ninja villages have united."
"The feud between Iwagakure and Kumogakure is a long-standing one."
"But now they are closely united."
"To confront the newly risen old power—the Land of Whirlpools."
"How can a samurai stand idly by?"
"The Land of Whirlpools has threatened to wage war against the entire ninja world."
"There would be no such thing as neutrality."
"From the very beginning, there were only two choices."
"Submission, resistance."
[That's all.]
Mifune remained silent.
The guards behind him immediately shut their mouths.
I glanced at the vast grassland.
We have now arrived in the Land of Grass.
"The entire army must speed up!"
"It's time to let the ninjas see what it's like to be a samurai!"
["yes!!!"]
The samurai's voices were strong and resonant.
[Following closely behind Mifune.]
[at this time. ]
[Inside the ruins of Kusagakure Village.]
A figure stood with hands in pockets, leaning against a tree.
[He also had an unknown blade of grass dangling from his mouth.]
[call--]
A gentle breeze caresses my face.
["cut."]
"Why haven't they arrived yet?"
"It'll delay our search for that beast!"
[good. ]
[The one blocking the samurai's path was Uchiha Sasuke.]
[Samurai?]
Sasuke will show them what a true samurai is.
[at this time. ]
Sasuke had absolutely no reservations.
His eyes were tightly closed.
Suddenly.
A strange noise came from afar.
The White Zetsu army is everywhere.
They've resurfaced.
Sasuke slowly opened his eyes.
In an instant.
The distinctive six-pointed star has appeared.
[Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan!]
The experiment was successful.
As for why the experiments started so quickly...
During this period, even dogs that dared to walk past Sasuke...
[...]
"Orochimaru-sama's presence permeates his entire body..."
"I must fulfill the mission he has given me."
"Shut up, it's time to fight."
"You old puppet, this time you'll die."
[Back then, no one except Tsunade could cure Chiyo's poison.]
[The impact extended to Amegakure, causing them heavy losses.]
And he, too, was a master of poisons.
His poison, too, is difficult to cure.
["Hehe~"]
"Old man with a breathing tube, I won't die that easily."
[Hanzo the Salamander forms hand seals.]
"This distance."
"You can't escape it."
"Spiritualism!"
[Bang—!!!]
[A loud explosion.]
[Salamander has appeared.]
Hanzo crouched on its head.
"Jin Fu, go!"
[The salamander is in season.]
[He immediately opened his mouth wide.]
Beneath its adorable exterior lurks a deadly poison.
[Seeing this.]
Chiyo narrowed her eyes slightly.
"Can you summon a salamander without a blood pact?"
"Looks like I underestimated you, you old man with the breathing tube."
Kankuro immediately shouted, "Retreat!"
"Poison gas is coming!"
[The words had barely left his mouth.]
The salamander has already expelled a large amount of poison gas from its mouth.
"Why are you panicking?"
At this time.
Chiyo remained calm and composed.
[The finger twitches slightly.]
[A puppet immediately opened its mouth.]
[Whoosh—!!!]
[Flames shot out instantly.]
[Meanwhile, Kimimaro, standing beside Hanzo the Salamander, was in the instant Hanzo cast his summoning jutsu.]
[He has already vanished in an instant.]
When I looked closer, his clothes had already slipped down.
This outfit looks old-fashioned with extremely smooth shoulders.
"Poison gas...that's definitely something that can be done!"
Kankuro's eyes lit up.
Indeed, the puppeteers of the older generation were truly remarkable.
He learned a great deal of skills.
I thought I was ready to graduate.
But now it seems a bit early.
[far away. ]
[In the dense forest.]
The scorpion is hiding inside the puppet.
Looking at this scene before me.
[His gaze remained unchanged.]
Deidara frowned slightly.
"Hey, hey."
"That old woman is quite capable."
"It has a touch of art in it."
[scorpion:"..."]
The purple poison gas has not yet spread.
They were swept back by the flames.
Hanzo the Salamander was not surprised by this.
He simply patted his old friend on the head.
The salamander immediately understood.
With a push of his legs, he leaped high into the air.
[They dodged the fire attack.]
[Hanzo the Salamander forms hand seals again.]
[The human and the beast communicated without any verbal interaction.]
The salamander immediately spewed out a large amount of purple poisonous gas while still in mid-air.
[Hanzo stops forming hand seals; the technique is complete.]
[Wind Release!]
[call--]
In an instant.
[Originally, the purple poison gas resembled a shockwave cannon.]
They immediately scattered in all directions.
The expressions of the Sand Village members behind them changed drastically.
["Fool!"]
"Wind Release Team!"
Everyone then realized what was happening.
[Immediately form hand seals and unleash Wind Release.]
[The salamander and Hanzo landed with a "thud."]
[Watch the hand seals being formed on the other side.]
Hanzo's brows were furrowed.
This is not Amegakure.
No rain.
Many of my moves are unusable.
[For example, hiding the poison of the salamander in the rain.]
"They actually intend to use poison to wipe them all out."
"But is it really that easy?"
Kankuro's tone has become much firmer.
[Whoosh—]
At this time.
The salamander is still desperately spewing purple poison gas.
Hanzo suddenly disappeared.
["alert!"]
"Hanzo might be hiding in the poison gas, ready to launch a surprise attack at any moment!"
"A sneak attack?"
"That old hag, the puppet!"
"Don't overestimate yourself."
"I wouldn't stoop to a sneak attack against you!"
[The words fell.]
[bite--]
A crisp metallic clang rang out.
Chiyo's fingers twitched incessantly.
[Click click click—]
The puppets immediately emitted a clanging sound, like wood striking metal.
"Even after death, he still has such a temper?"
["snort!"]
Hanzo snorted coldly.
[The next moment.]
The figure disappeared.
Poisonous fumes billowed into the sky from all around.
Without the cover of poison gas, his combat effectiveness was indeed significantly affected.
On the other side.
Sasuke gazed at the distant army of White Zetsu, and sensed that strange force that didn't seem like ninjas.
"The Land of Iron...Samurai?"