Chapter 173

Because of the high-intensity battle, Tsunade’s Transformation Jutsu had long since been broken.

At this moment, Tsunade had already exposed her original appearance.

A head of brilliant blonde hair was draped somewhat messily behind her shoulders, and because of the massive blood loss, her beautiful face had become extremely pale.

Her plump, beautiful body trembled continuously with her heavy breathing, and her scarred body gave her a trace of weak, sickly beauty at this moment.

Regarding Tsunade’s stunning appearance, Hanzo of the Salamander did not have the slightest intention of being moved.

No women in the heart, drawing the blade is naturally divine.

Page ten of the sword manual, the blade comes.

"Clang!"

The scythe in Hanzo of the Salamander’s hand slashed toward Tsunade’s fair neck with a bright, cold light.

Although it was just a simple beheading, this strike was impeccable in terms of speed, power, and technique.

Facing the powerful Hanzo, Tsunade, who was already seriously injured at this moment, was obviously unable to stop this strike.

"Could it be that I am really going to lose my life here?"

Although Tsunade’s eyes remained resolute, in this desperate situation, she could not help but show some wavering.

She kept calculating the trump cards she could use at the moment in her heart.

Unlike the mature Tsunade who possessed an almost "infinite health bar," the current Tsunade was far from reaching that realm.

And Tsunade’s own positioning was more like a healer with close-combat capabilities.

In this desperate situation, the means to deal with 677 were also extremely limited.

At this time, Tsunade only had one trump card left that required a certain amount of time to summon the large Katsuyu.

And Hanzo of the Salamander’s ruthless and sharp attack left her with no time to summon the large Katsuyu.

A trace of desolate despair flashed in Tsunade’s beautiful eyes, and she slowly closed her eyes.

"Clang!"

But the next second, the sound of metal clashing reached Tsunade’s ears.

Open.

Tsunade opened her eyes in surprise, looking at the back that had suddenly appeared in front of her.

The young man’s broad back disturbed the silent lake of Tsunade’s heart; for some reason, just looking at this back, Tsunade’s heart jumped suddenly.

"Clang!!!"

The giant force coming from the scythe caught Hanzo of the Salamander off guard; he actually didn't hold the scythe in his hand firmly and had his weapon directly knocked away in the current clash.

Hanzo of the Salamander did not care about the scythe that had been knocked away, but looked at the scene in front of him with an ugly expression, his eyes filled with cold anger.

"How could it be"

"You"

Tsunade muttered to herself in disbelief.

She couldn't believe that the one who saved her at the critical moment was actually just a man she had met once.

After Mizunuki Ryosuke blocked this strike for Tsunade, he turned his head and looked at Tsunade, who was seriously injured behind him.

The one who stepped in to save Tsunade was precisely Mizunuki Ryosuke, who had been following behind Hanzo all along.

Because he had already exposed his face to Tsunade before, Ryosuke did not choose to cover his face at this moment.

Time was tight, and there was no time to explain.

"Just consider it me seeing an injustice and drawing my blade to help."

At this moment, Ryosuke couldn't think of a better reason for a while, so he could only fob Tsunade off with a sentence.

Then he turned around and looked at Hanzo of the Salamander on the opposite side, ready for battle.

At the same time, dozens of elite Rain ninjas also surrounded this place with great tacit understanding, cutting off all possibilities for the two to escape.

After a simple exchange, Tsunade stared blankly at the handsome side profile of this man, and a trace of abnormal crimson flashed on her originally pale, beautiful face.

"Thump, thump."

"What is wrong with me?"

Tsunade felt her violent heartbeat and muttered to herself in her heart.

Looking at Ryosuke’s broad back, Tsunade’s heart was pounding like a little deer for a moment.

Mizunuki Ryosuke waved the long spear condensed from ice in his hand and looked calmly at Hanzo of the Salamander on the opposite side.

From Hanzo’s eyes, Ryosuke saw anger so exuberant that it seemed about to erupt.

Regarding this, Ryosuke was also somewhat helpless.

Imagine, if your newly formed ally, without saying a word, wanted to protect your enemy, and for this, didn't hesitate to knock away your weapon and slap your face, what would your mood be?

Could it be that after all this time, you were just playing me?

"This woman cannot die yet."

"She is the princess of the Senju clan; no matter where she dies, she cannot die in the current Rain Village."

"You should be clear about the stakes involved."

"I am protecting this woman; consider it me owing you a favor."

Although Mizunuki Ryosuke was calm, he transmitted his thoughts to Hanzo of the Salamander through a Yin Release secret technique.

Hearing the voice in his mind, Hanzo of the Salamander’s eyes were startled.

This reckless blonde woman was actually the princess of the Senju!

Hanzo was startled in his heart and couldn't care about the annoyance in his heart, starting to re-evaluate everything.

In fact, not recognizing Tsunade’s identity could not be blamed on Hanzo.

As the princess of the Senju clan, Senju Tsunade’s identity information and appearance were absolutely top-secret intelligence within Konoha.

Plus, Tsunade was not yet famous at this moment, and as the leader of the Rain, Hanzo was busy with ten thousand things every day; how could he remember a junior ninja from Konoha who was still in the growth stage?

And now that Ryosuke had said it, he finally understood Tsunade’s importance.

On the premise of not knowing Tsunade’s identity, killing this woman would be just that—killing her.

Since he now knew the other party’s identity as the "Senju Princess," Hanzo of the Salamander had to consider the consequences of killing her.

Even if Konoha of the Land of Fire was Hanzo of the Salamander’s enemy, and the Rain was about to declare war on Konoha.

But the matter of killing the Senju Princess was something Hanzo had to consider carefully.

Once the princess of the Senju clan was killed, it would inevitably invite Konoha’s retaliation.

And Hanzo of the Salamander’s original plan was a process of "from weak to strong"; after declaring war on the three great nations, he would first challenge the weakest Sand of the Land of Wind, then challenge the medium-strength Rock of the Land of Earth.

Finally, he would challenge the strongest, Konoha of the Land of Fire; and if he killed Tsunade, starting off by tearing into the strongest Konoha would not only disrupt his plan but also be somewhat not worth it.

Thinking of this, Hanzo’s anger dissipated slightly; he squinted his eyes and looked at Mizunuki Ryosuke. Since he didn't know Yin Release secret techniques, he could only be contacted by Ryosuke through a "one-way" line.

"The cooperative relationship between us cannot be exposed."

"Next, don't hold back; let's just have a fight."

"If you agree to my proposal just now, use Iaijutsu to attack my front in the first move when you attack in a moment."

Mizunuki Ryosuke transmitted a passage to Hanzo of the Salamander again and then stopped speaking, just quietly watching Hanzo of the Salamander on the opposite side.

Although Ryosuke felt that Hanzo would likely agree to his request, after all, this also conformed to his own interest demands.

But in order to avoid this guy getting carried away for a moment, for the sake of stability, Ryosuke still paid the price of a favor of his own.

The two just stared at each other like this; those who didn't know would think this was a "clash of energy" formed between experts.

Hanzo of the Salamander used the chain in his hand to pull back the flying scythe that had just been knocked away.

Without saying a word, Hanzo of the Salamander chose to act directly.

He did not hesitate and directly swung the flying scythe in his hand heavily toward Mizunuki Ryosuke on the opposite side; strong wind pressure accompanied by sharp, cold light struck toward Ryosuke’s face.

Seeing this, a trace of depth flashed in Ryosuke’s eyes.

He knew that Hanzo of the Salamander had agreed to his request.

Then next, he would have a "half-true, half-false" battle with this demigod of the ninja world.