Chapter 209

After releasing a large amount of poison, Hanzo patted the head of the highly toxic salamander under his feet.

Afterward, the salamander dived into the ground and disappeared.

Hanzo of the Salamander carried his flying sickle and looked toward Chiyo and Ebizo on the opposite side; seeing that the two were still standing in the poison mist, a flash of surprise appeared in his eyes.

"I didn't expect you to be able to survive under my highly toxic poison."

"I acknowledge your strength."

Hanzo of the Salamander said to Chiyo and Ebizo on the opposite side from the bottom of his heart.

No matter what, being able to withstand his highly toxic poison without dying is a rare existence in the entire ninja world.

In Ryosuke's grading of ninja strength, the reason why Hanzo of the Salamander can rank at the pinnacle of the ninja world and possess the strength level of "fighting a village alone" is not only because of Hanzo's exquisite taijutsu and ninjutsu, but most importantly because of the terrifying poison gas on him; the existence of the highly toxic poison makes quantity meaningless in front of Hanzo of the Salamander.

This is not only because of Hanzo's exquisite taijutsu and ninjutsu, but most importantly because of the terrifying poisonous gas on his body; the existence of this deadly poison makes numbers meaningless in front of Salamander Hanzo.

"Hmph hmph hmph..."

"Hanzo of the Salamander, don't give me that 'I've already won' attitude."

"Who will have the last laugh is still hard to say."

Even though Hanzo of the Salamander had already released his trump card, Chiyo still did not have the slightest worry or discouragement; instead, she retorted to Hanzo of the Salamander with great disdain.

"Oh?"

Seeing this, Hanzo of the Salamander first narrowed his eyes slightly, and soon he seemed to understand something and suddenly let out a hearty laugh.

"HAHAHAHA!!!!!"

Hanzo's earth-shaking laughter made Chiyo and Ebizo somewhat confused.

"What are you laughing at!"

Chiyo questioned Hanzo of the Salamander, a cold light flashing in her eyes.

"You don't think that by being able to withstand my poison mist..."

"You have already got me figured out, do you?"

As he spoke, a terrifying aura emanated from Hanzo of the Salamander.

Feeling this powerful aura on Hanzo, a hint of ominous premonition suddenly appeared in Chiyo's heart.

"Stop playing god and playing ghost, Hanzo of the Salamander!"

Seeing this, Chiyo no longer hesitated; after a loud shout, she manipulated the Chikamatsu Ten Puppets to kill him again.

Seeing that Chiyo intended to repeat the same trick and use puppets to entangle him, Hanzo of the Salamander snorted coldly.

At this moment, the poison mist around him became extremely thick, covering Hanzo of the Salamander's figure.

In an instant, in the thick poison mist, Chiyo and Ebizo lost Hanzo of the Salamander's figure.

Puppet Technique: Machine Light Shield Seal.

After losing Hanzo of the Salamander's position, Chiyo could only turn from attack to defense for a time.

The Chikamatsu Ten Puppets transformed into a shield shape, forming a shield wall to protect Chiyo and Ebizo within it.

At the same time, Chiyo and Ebizo carefully searched for Hanzo of the Salamander's position in the poison mist, not daring to relax in the slightest.

"Almost everyone when facing me..."

"What they fear is my poison mist."

"But in the end, they all died under my sickle."

"Do you know why this is?"

Hanzo of the Salamander's voice slowly sounded in the mist; this voice sounded as if it were coming from all directions, and also like a whisper in their ears, making them completely unable to distinguish where the voice was coming from.

This move has the same effect as the Hidden Mist's ancestral "Hidden Mist Technique."

"Playing god and playing ghost!"

Chiyo retorted unceremoniously, seemingly wanting to use a provocation to draw Hanzo of the Salamander out.

Regarding this, Hanzo was indifferent, not even having the mood to respond.

But the intuition of a Kage-level powerhouse made Chiyo feel a hint of ominousness in her heart.

The next moment, Chiyo keenly perceived that the poison mist all around was filled with a feeling so sharp it was suffocating.

Chiyo's pupils contracted slightly, and a bad conjecture suddenly appeared in her heart.

"Too late."

And the response to Chiyo was only Hanzo's faint sigh in the poison mist.

"SWISH!!!"

A sharp cold light came from the poison mist that sealed the throat; the terrifying sharpness made the poison mist crack and the earth collapse.

A flying sickle condensed from purple-black poison mist rushed out of the mist, and the other end of the poison mist flying sickle was held in Hanzo's hand.

Ninja Art: Sickle Mist Technique!

The flying sickle condensed from poison gas was like cutting a watermelon, effortlessly cutting through the Puppet Technique: Machine Light Shield Seal formed by the Chikamatsu Ten Puppets.

It seemed that Hanzo of the Salamander wanted to spare their lives; at the last moment, the poison mist sickle exploded suddenly, and the poison mist, sharp as a knife, cut the two into two bloody people with sharpness sufficient to seal the throat.

"BOOM!"

This damage, which was like a slow slicing, made the two lose their combat ability instantly; even though they had some resistance to Hanzo of the Salamander's poison mist, after coming into close contact with these concentrated high-concentration toxins, the two also had certain signs of poisoning.

"SWISH!"

The next second, Hanzo's figure appeared in front of Chiyo, and a sharp flying sickle flashing with cold light was placed on Chiyo's neck; with just a light force, Chiyo would be decapitated.

"You lost."

Hanzo of the Salamander said coldly, looking down at his defeated opponent.

Just as Hanzo of the Salamander said, what everyone fears is his poison mist, but his strongest point is not the poison mist.

Through extreme compression, Hanzo of the Salamander can even condense the poison mist into substance.

Manipulating these poison mists condensed into substance, Hanzo of the Salamander used an "Iai Slash" with full force.

This powerful Sickle Mist Technique is Hanzo of the Salamander's true trump card...

If it weren't for Hanzo of the Salamander holding back at the critical moment just now, the two would have been torn to pieces by the Sickle Mist Technique.

"Hmph hmph hmph hmph..."

"We did lose."

"But you didn't win either."

But who would have thought that Chiyo, who didn't have a single piece of good flesh on her body, had no intention of admitting defeat at all; instead, she continued to laugh lowly, without any intention of compromise.

Hearing this, a hint of solemnity flashed in Hanzo's eyes; he seemed to have thought of something.

Hanzo of the Salamander did not rush to deal with Chiyo but summoned the summoning beast, the salamander, again.

"Release!"

Hanzo formed seals with one hand and put the respirator back on at the same time.

In an instant, with the salamander's whale-like swallowing, a large amount of poison mist was sucked back into its belly.

The full view of the Kazekaze Plain once again entered Hanzo of the Salamander's eyes, but the scene presented made Hanzo of the Salamander's heart sink suddenly.

He saw that a large number of Rain ninja had fallen into the encirclement of the Sand ninja; under the encirclement of the Sand ninja, many Rain ninja had lost their fighting spirit and chose to surrender.

Although Hanzo achieved victory in the battle between the commanders, the battle at the grassroots level was a crushing defeat for the Rain ninja.

At this rate, it wouldn't be long before the Rain ninja would also be defeated across the board.

"So that's how it is..."

Hanzo let out a faint sigh; although he had some awareness just now, he didn't expect the Rain ninja to be defeated so thoroughly.

It turned out that the reason why Chiyo and Ebizo could withstand the invasion of Hanzo's poison mist was not a coincidence, but that Chiyo had already researched the antidote to Hanzo's highly toxic poison before this.

Chiyo, as a top puppet master, is herself a master of using poison, and she naturally has unique skills in detoxification.

And the reason why Chiyo did not appear in the war before was not just to preserve strength, but to take the opportunity to research the antidote.

Unlike Chiyo, Hanzo had made a few brief appearances in the early stages of the war to boost the morale of the Rain ninja, and it was these few appearances that allowed Chiyo to harvest precious toxin samples and develop the antidote.

And after Hanzo spat out the poison mist just now, the Sand ninja, who had already obtained the antidote, feigned defeat, but in reality, it was to lure the Rain ninja into the encirclement.

The Sand ninja reserve team, which had been hidden all along, suddenly killed their way out, not only completing the encirclement but also catching the Rain ninja off guard.

Under the premise that there was already a difference in combat power, the Rain ninja encountered an ambush, so naturally, they couldn't hold on for long.

After figuring everything out, Hanzo of the Salamander felt somewhat helpless.

Even if he could kill all the Sand ninja here, so what? War, in the end, is not a matter for one person.

Thinking of this, a sense of powerlessness arose in Hanzo of the Salamander's heart.