Chapter 919

"Whoosh! Whoosh!"

Hanzo of the Salamander still did not turn back, only turning his body to flick a few pellets behind him.

Although the Sannin were extremely weak, catching these few pellets was effortless.

"This is the antidote for the salamander's deadly poison; you may go."

Perhaps guessing the doubts in the Sannin's hearts, Hanzo continued to speak without looking back.

Even with the antidote developed by Tsunade and the continuous detoxification by the slug, the Sannin had stayed at such a close distance to Hanzo for so long that their bodies had already been deeply eroded by the salamander's deadly poison.

Without Hanzo of the Salamander's exclusive antidote, they probably would not have lasted much longer.

Hearing Hanzo's explanation, the Sannin had different expressions.

Orochimaru looked suspicious, clearly not believing that there was such a good thing in the world, and for a moment even began to doubt the ingredients of the pills in his hand.

On the other side, Jiraiya was half-believing and half-doubting; his reason told him there was no such thing as a free lunch in the world, but the heroic nature in his emotional side was telling him that he should choose to trust Hanzo of the Salamander.

Tsunade, who was between the two, did not have so many thoughts; she actually swallowed the antidote pill given by Hanzo directly.

After all, Tsunade knew very well that the status of the enemy and themselves was disparate; if Hanzo were determined to finish them off, there would be no need for such a superfluous act.

What's more, without the antidote, they would not be able to hold on for too long.

Seeing this, Orochimaru and Jiraiya were both startled, and at the same time, they no longer hesitated.

After all, since Tsunade, the "professional," had already swallowed the antidote, what else did they have to doubt?

The effect of the antidote was not immediate, but would continuously alleviate the symptoms of poisoning.

But after swallowing the antidote, the Sannin's poisoning symptoms had initially been alleviated, which also allowed them to slowly set their minds at ease.

They also concluded that Hanzo of the Salamander was not lying and was truly prepared to let them go.

Hanzo of the Salamander still had no intention of turning back, maintaining his previous state with his back to the three, which made them somewhat indecisive, not knowing how to act for a moment.

"Sigh."

Finally, the Sannin exchanged a tacit glance and sighed in their hearts simultaneously.

Since they had already been defeated and Hanzo had let them go, what was the point of them staying here?

They couldn't continue to fight, could they? Not to mention the implication of "returning evil for good," the most important thing was, could they really win?

Forcibly continuing to fight would only be asking for humiliation; they had already exhausted their strength in this battle and had already fulfilled their duty to the village.

Since that was the case, why were they waiting to leave?

Thus, the Sannin's expressions tightened simultaneously, and regardless of whether Hanzo of the Salamander could see them, they bowed solemnly to Hanzo of the Salamander, who had his back to them.

Although they were enemies, Hanzo of the Salamander was worthy of their admiration in terms of strength, demeanor, and seniority, not to mention the grace of not killing them in the end.

Hanzo of the Salamander was absolutely worthy of this salute from them.

Subsequently, the Sannin did not hesitate, turned around, and left, disappearing into the rain curtain.

Hanzo of the Salamander stood alone in place for a long, long time.

Finally, he took out his mask again, put it on his face, and simultaneously dispelled the Summoning Jutsu of the salamander Ibuse; his lonely figure looked full of desolation.

From the moment he made the decision just now, Hanzo of the Salamander knew that he had lost completely.

From now on, the Amegakure ninjas would likely never have a chance to turn things around.

Because this battle of his had completely exhausted the foundation of the Amegakure ninjas for the next ten years.

And was it really as he said, that he let the three go so easily just because of his personal demeanor and appreciation for the Sannin?

Are you kidding?

This is a battlefield! It is a place where one fights for their life! How could he pity his opponents for such a ridiculous reason? How much Konoha ninja blood had already stained Hanzo of the Salamander's kusarigama; would he really care about these three?

Similarly, when the Sannin were slaughtering the Amegakure ninjas, had they ever thought about letting the Amegakure ninjas go?

On the contrary, the true situation should be that the more he appreciated the Sannin, the more he should have tried every possible means to kill these three people.

But now, the reality was that Hanzo of the Salamander chose to let the Sannin go lightly, letting go of these three enemies he had once wished to get rid of as quickly as possible.

The reason is simple, because Hanzo of the Salamander determined in his heart.

The "Sannin" or "Konoha" were no longer his enemies, and the reason was that they were not qualified.

And the one who was not qualified was not Konoha, but Hanzo of the Salamander himself.

After this battle, Konoha, carrying the momentum of a great victory, would only become more prosperous.

And the Amegakure ninjas, having exhausted their foundation, would only become more barren; what could he use to fight Konoha again?

Almost identical to the original work, Hanzo of the Salamander ultimately chose to let the Sannin go, and used the reputation he had worked so hard to build as a stepping stone to signal goodwill to the Hokage of Konoha from afar, in order to exchange for a "way out."

In other words, he used letting the Sannin go to exchange for a chance for himself and the Amegakure ninjas to survive.

Such an act would have been absolute nonsense for the high-spirited Hanzo of the past.

But now, Hanzo of the Salamander making such a move only serves to explain one thing—he has changed.

Just as Mizunuki Ryosuke had predicted, the battle with Konoha had worn away Hanzo of the Salamander's spirit, letting him see the bloody reality through his unrealistic ideals.

No foundation, no background, no origin; and you still want to delusionally occupy a place on the true heights of the Ninja World? Stop dreaming!

Even someone as strong as Hanzo of the Salamander could only choose to accept his fate.

Is he unwilling? Of course he is unwilling!

But even if he hates the heavens, what can he do?

Hanzo raised his head wanting to vent, but in the end, he did not know how to vent, and could only stiffly look up at the gloomy clouds above the sky of the Land of Rain.

But an ironic scene occurred.

The torrential downpour stopped abruptly, as if it had never fallen.

In the frosty sky, the gloomy clouds that Hanzo of the Salamander had always wanted to break through simply dissipated like this.

The heavy rain had ceased, and the clouds that were accustomed to being gloomy in the Land of Rain simply scattered, revealing the long-lost sun hidden behind them.

At this moment, the sunlight appeared so dazzling, so dazzling that Hanzo of the Salamander could not bear to look directly at it.

In mid-air, Mizunuki Ryosuke slowly landed.

As a participant, planner, and observer of this grand drama of "hero in his twilight years" and "Sannin making a name for themselves" from beginning to end, Mizunuki Ryosuke's mood was also somewhat complicated for a moment.

His plan succeeded; logically speaking, he should be happy.

But for some reason, he felt a faint sense of melancholy.

But soon, he completely hid his complicated emotions.

Because right now, it was the best time for his plan to close the net, and also the only opportunity to persuade Hanzo of the Salamander and bring him under his command.

At this moment, Mizunuki Ryosuke no longer hid his figure, appearing once again in front of this Ninja World demigod who carried the aura of twilight.