Chapter 323

Fortunately, Tsunade perceived it in advance, causing the six people's attacks to land on the soil layer used for defense.

But one attacker's ninja sword still pierced through the soil layer, breaking Tsunade's arm.

Immediately, a feeling of numbness spreads from the wound on her arm throughout Tsunade's entire body.

"Poison!"

Looking at the blue-glowing blade in front of her, a trace of solemnity flashes in Tsunade's eyes.

This is not over yet; a dozen Rain Ninja appear simultaneously on the roofs, tree crowns, and the ground, throwing ninja tools with explosive tags toward Tsunade at the same time.

Several ambushers pull back sharply; the moment the few Rain Ninja leave, without leaving any gaps, the ninja tools with explosive tags have already arrived at Tsunade's side.

"Boom!"

Before the aftermath of the explosion dissipates, more and more elite Rain Ninja emerge from the shadows; in a short while, dozens of elite Rain Ninja have deployed layer by layer from all directions of the mansion, surrounding the center of the explosion tightly.

In just a few seconds, a net of heaven and earth has been formed.

After the smoke of the explosion clears, the scene behind the smoke is revealed.

Tsunade, who was at the center of the attack, has disappeared, replaced by a fat, blue-and-white slug.

Facing the slug that appeared in place of Tsunade, all the Rain Ninja do not act rashly.

Dozens of Rain Ninja just grip the swords in their hands, staring coldly at the fat slug.

Compared to other Rain Ninja, the Rain Ninja appearing before Tsunade now have obvious differences in both strength and equipment.

These Rain Ninja not only wear the same style of respirator as Hanzō of the Salamander, but they are also dressed in black rubber bodysuits and hold standard steel swords coated with poison.

A cold, silent aura of death constantly emanates from these Rain Ninja; these Rain Ninja are better described as "killing tools in the shape of a human" rather than ninja.

These elite Rain Ninja are the true core strength of the entire Rain Ninja Village.

These Rain Ninja, who have always been arranged by Hanzō of the Salamander to be by his side, have undergone even more brutal training and cultivation; they are not only more elite but also more cold-blooded.

The cold night rain falls slowly from the sky; in the pitch-black environment, there is only the sound of raindrops falling for a time.

The Rain Ninja do not swarm up directly; even a lion uses its full strength to hunt a rabbit.

They know clearly that the strongest of the Rain Ninja is about to arrive from the depths of the mansion, and they have absolutely no need to be greedy for merit and advance rashly for the sake of a few seconds.

At this moment, these Rain Ninja know very clearly that what they need to do is to stall Tsunade and prevent her from escaping.

They only need to wait for the arrival of the Wolf King, and they will be able to hunt this water buffalo without any effort.

At this moment, Tsunade is hiding inside the body of her summoning beast, Katsuyu.

At the critical moment just now, she blocked the damage caused by the explosion through her summoning beast, Katsuyu.

The summoning beast Katsuyu can not only spit acid and heal, but Katsuyu's mucous body can also withstand a large amount of damage.

And the arm that Tsunade had scratched by the Rain Ninja's poisoned blade has also healed by now.

The poison on the blade might be quite tricky for ordinary ninja, but for Tsunade, it is insignificant.

The title of the number one medical ninja in the Ninja World is not just for show.

"Little Tsunade, the situation is not looking good."

"There are at least fifty elite ninja with considerable strength nearby."

"Now you only have to find a way to escape as soon as possible."

"I can prepare a reverse summoning array for you in Shikkotsu Forest, but it will take some time."

A gentle female voice rings in Tsunade's ear; it is none other than her summoning beast, Katsuyu.

Actually, without Katsuyu saying much, Tsunade also clearly knows the current crisis; unknowingly, she has fallen into the opponent's trap of luring the enemy deep, completely trapped in the opponent's encirclement.

This is not what she is most worried about; since the opponent has made arrangements here long ago, then the leader of the Rain Ninja, Hanzō of the Salamander, may not have left here either.

Facing the siege of more than fifty jōnin, Tsunade is already struggling; wanting to escape is as difficult as ascending to heaven.

If a Kage-level powerhouse like Hanzō of the Salamander is added, then Tsunade will likely be finished here today.

"Lady Katsuyu, how much time do you need?"

Tsunade asks silently in her heart, placing her last glimmer of hope on Katsuyu's reverse summoning.

By signing a contract with a summoning beast, not only can a ninja summon the beast to fight at any time.

In specific situations, a summoning beast can also reverse-summon a ninja to its side, but for a summoning beast to reverse-summon a human, it requires certain preparations and cannot be done anytime, anywhere.

It is actually not hard to understand; summoning jutsu itself is a ninja art used by humans.

And summoning beasts mostly rely on their own talents and bodies; few summoning beasts have the talent to use ninja arts, and even if they use ninja arts, they are unique secret techniques that only summoning beasts can release.

To let a summoning beast use human ninja arts requires certain preparations and prerequisites.

If it were an ordinary summoning beast, spending ten or eight hours in the preparation process would be perfectly normal.

But because Tsunade's summoning beast comes from Shikkotsu Forest, known as one of the "Three Great Holy Lands," it is naturally far from comparable to ordinary summoning beasts.

And Shikkotsu Forest has another huge difference from other summoning beast races.

That is, the entire Shikkotsu Forest actually only has one summoning beast, and that is—Katsuyu Sage!

The Katsuyu summoned by Tsunade is just an insignificant clone of the Katsuyu Sage's main body, equivalent to a part smaller than a strand of hair separated from the Katsuyu Sage's main body.

So even Tsunade does not dare to have the slightest disrespect for the summoned Katsuyu.

"I need at least ten minutes."

Soon, Katsuyu gives the answer.

Upon hearing this, Tsunade takes a deep breath.

She knows that everything here today is the price she paid for her own recklessness.

Persisting for ten minutes under the siege of fifty jōnin is not something that can be easily accomplished.

Blindly escaping is useless; the only way now is to try every possible means to buy herself time.

Thinking of this, Tsunade dissipates the Katsuyu that is wrapping her body.

And the moment Tsunade reveals her figure, the overwhelming ninja tools accompanied by explosive tags attack again.

What Tsunade does not know is that during her breakthrough, her attack methods have already been noticed by these elite Rain Ninja.

So these Rain Ninja knowingly chose to avoid head-on combat as much as possible.

Earth Style: Earth Wall!

Tsunade quickly forms hand seals, and her hands strike the ground, forming a rock wall around her body.

"Boom!!!"

The violent sound of the explosion accompanied by smoke surrounds Tsunade once again.