In the Konoha camp's command tent, Tsunade felt restless for some reason.
She casually tossed two dice. Both landed on six. Smiling, she relaxed a little and muttered, "Looks like my luck is pretty good."
At that moment, she had no idea what good gambling luck meant for her.
Just then, a chaotic clamor rose outside. Tsunade frowned and crossed her arms in displeasure. The moment she stepped out, she saw a familiar figure stagger and collapse before her. His weak voice exploded beside her ears like thunder, turning her limbs ice-cold in the scorching summer heat.
"W-we... ran into... Hōzuki..."
"Dan!" Forgetting her status, Tsunade rushed forward and crouched down. A soft green glow shone from her hands as she frantically activated her medical ninjutsu. Forcing herself to remain calm, she shouted, "Medical team! Medical team, come help!"
Perhaps nourished by Tsunade's Mystical Palm Technique, Dan Katō's complexion improved considerably. He weakly continued, "Go... save Sakumo and N-Nawaki!"
"Don't panic. Speak slowly!" Tsunade fought back the moisture in her eyes and pressed on. She had to learn as much as possible about the enemy.
"...Hōzuki... the Tyrant wiped out... the entire unit... Sakumo covered Nawaki and me... they pursued us... Nawaki was taken..."
Tsunade's hands paused as they repaired his wounds. She silently continued treating Dan Katō while the other High Ninjas rushed over after hearing the news.
At the same time, sword light and blade shadows flashed around Jiang Rui. Hatake Sakumo faced the siege of three people without falling behind, while Kaguya Tsuki and the others feared injuring their comrades or themselves, so they did not dare use ninjutsu in close combat.
This showed just how dominant small-scale ninjutsu such as the Rasengan could be in close-quarters combat. Jiang Rui secretly used black mist to analyze