Chapter 174

Without needing to form hand seals, Mizunuki Ryosuke directly swung the ice long spear in his hand forward.

"Swish!"

An ice wall about five meters wide blocked Hanzo of the Salamander’s Iaijutsu slash.

Even the incomparably sharp Iaijutsu only shaved off some ice chips when slashing against this solid ice.

The two's offense and defense stopped at the right point; this was a mutual probing to show their attitudes.

Subsequently, Mizunuki Ryosuke took the opportunity to lean down slightly, turning his broad back toward Tsunade behind him.

"Come up, hold on tight."

Ryosuke didn't look back and said softly to Tsunade behind him.

Hearing this, Tsunade gritted her teeth, and ignoring the fatal wound on her abdomen, her jade arms hugged Mizunuki Ryosuke’s chest tightly, her plump body lay on Ryosuke’s back, and her long, beautiful legs also wrapped around Ryosuke’s waist.

Feeling the warm, moist touch coming from his back, Mizunuki Ryosuke felt a slight flutter in his heart.

The Fifth Hokage who holds the world in her heart is indeed worthy of her reputation.

The situation was critical, and Tsunade could not worry about the boundaries between men and women.

"Please hold on; I have a way to get out of here."

Unable to care about the shyness in her heart and her own injuries, Tsunade leaned close to Ryosuke’s ear and whispered in a voice that only the two of them could hear.

Hearing this, Ryosuke turned his face and nodded, having already roughly guessed Tsunade’s method of escape in his heart.

Immediately, a bloody battle was about to begin!

Things had reached this point; there was only a battle to be fought.

Hanzo of the Salamander squinted his eyes; although there was no need to fight to the death, wanting to deceive the eyes of a powerhouse, "fake fighting" was obviously impossible.

Plus, the relationship between Ryosuke and Hanzo of the Salamander was subtle at this moment; Hanzo of the Salamander might not want to take this opportunity to probe Mizunuki Ryosuke’s bottom line and personally feel the combat power of this Fourth Mizukage.

Carrying Tsunade on his back, Mizunuki Ryosuke casually spun the long spear condensed from ice in his hand, then aimed it at Hanzo of the Salamander on the opposite side, which counted as indicating he was ready.

"All of you, move aside."

After leaving behind a cold, ruthless sentence, Hanzo of the Salamander’s eyes narrowed slightly, and he disappeared from the spot instantly.

The Rain ninjas trembled upon hearing this, and then began to pull back rapidly to prevent being accidentally injured by Hanzo of the Salamander.

No one knew better than them how terrifying this Rain leader would be once he went all out.

Ice Style: Ice Dome Rock Wall!

Mizunuki Ryosuke’s reaction was very fast; the ice long spear in his hand was directly stabbed into the ground by him.

A semi-circular ice surface defense was instantly formed around his body.

Over the past two years, Ryosuke’s strength had been improving every moment.

Especially in terms of Ice Style, Mizunuki Ryosuke’s Ice Style release had been qualitatively optimized.

Now, he was already able to release most Ice Style ninjutsu without hand seals, but the premise was that he must hold a medium composed of "ice" in his hand.

And the ice long spear in Ryosuke’s hand was the brand-new medium he used to release Ice Style.

Perhaps limited by bloodline and talent, such an ability was currently limited to Ice Style alone.

To use ninjutsu of other attributes, Ryosuke still needed to honestly form hand seals.

Hanzo of the Salamander, who had disappeared from the spot, also instantly appeared at Ryosuke’s side at this moment, and a scythe slashed directly toward the ice surface.

This time, Hanzo of the Salamander was obviously getting serious.

The flying scythe in his hand flickered with a pale blue light; this was a sign of conducting a large amount of chakra, and at the same time, the Iaijutsu technique was released by Hanzo of the Salamander without reservation, bringing terrifying destructive power to the scythe.

In the ninja world, there exists an extremely precious metal material; ninja tools made using this material can conduct the user’s chakra, multiplying the weapon’s power.

But at the same time, such materials are worth a thousand gold and are priceless.

In the original work, the pair of daggers "Flying Swallow" in Asuma Sarutobi’s hands were made using such materials.

And at this moment, the flying scythe in Hanzo’s hand was also clearly made of chakra-conducting material!

"Screech!!!"

With one slash, he actually directly cut open the ice layer condensed by the Ice Dome Rock Wall.

And after the ice surface was broken, waiting for Hanzo of the Salamander was Mizunuki Ryosuke, who had already been ready to go inside.

The shape of the ice long spear in Ryosuke’s hand had already changed at this moment; the shape of the spearhead had been changed into a giant hammerhead full of spikes.

Ice Construction: Giant Hammer Form!

"Haaah!"

He shouted loudly, and under the blessing of Yang Release: Monstrous Strength, the ice giant hammer was swung vigorously by Ryosuke with both hands, smashing toward Hanzo of the Salamander, who had just broken through the Ice Dome Rock Wall.

"Whoosh!!!"

The hideous ice giant hammer smashed toward Hanzo of the Salamander with a terrifying whistling sound that tore through the air.

Hanzo’s pupils shrank slightly; without needing to think, his instincts had already told him the terrifying destructive power of this ice giant hammer.

Immediately, he hurriedly raised the flying scythe in his hand to parry.

"Boom!!!"

The moment it made contact with the flying scythe, the huge force instantly pressed the scythe's handle into an arc, and then Hanzo’s body flew backward directly like a cannonball.

It wasn't over; the head of the ice giant hammer burst and scattered at close range, carrying extreme cold air.

Countless ice fragments pierced toward Hanzo of the Salamander, leaving him with nowhere to hide.

A large number of ice fragments pierced into Hanzo of the Salamander’s body, seemingly severely injuring this demigod of the ninja world in one strike.

But regarding this, the expression on Ryosuke’s face did not change in the slightest; instead, he directly pulled back and retreated rapidly.

Because Ryosuke clearly perceived that the touch feedback to his hand from the hammer strike that seemed like a heavy blow just now was not right; the incomparably fierce hammer strike felt like it had hit a ball of cotton.

Ryosuke guessed that Hanzo of the Salamander should have some unique close-combat technique that dissipated the force of this hammer strike just now.

And at this moment, Hanzo of the Salamander, who had suffered a heavy blow and was flying backward in the air, acted as if nothing had happened, flicking the cloak behind him; the black cloak actually absorbed all the bursting ice crystals.

Whether it was the bombardment of the giant hammer or the bursting ice crystals, they were all perfectly defended by Hanzo of the Salamander.

Hanzo of the Salamander, whose figure was still flying backward, suddenly threw the flying scythe in his hand toward Mizunuki Ryosuke.

This scythe was like a death-reaping hook; the seasoned angle gave Mizunuki Ryosuke a feeling of having nowhere to hide.

Because he was carrying Tsunade, Ryosuke could not take large-scale evasive actions, so he could only choose to take it head-on.

A layer of ice armor shining with cold light began to condense on Mizunuki Ryosuke’s body, and in an instant, an incomparably gorgeous ice armor suddenly appeared on his body.

Ice Armor: Saint Cloth Form!

"Clang!"

When the flying scythe hooked onto the ice armor, it instantly made the sound of metal clashing.

Even Hanzo of the Salamander’s weapon with chakra-conducting attributes could not break through the defense of the ice armor.

But at the same time, the flying scythe hook also stopped Hanzo’s figure from flying backward.

Instead, Mizunuki Ryosuke was pulled toward the direction where Hanzo was after being hooked.

— Author's Notes —

·· Seeking flowers ·· ··