Hanzō was indeed strong. Even though he had lost the convictions he once held, he still possessed formidable strength.
In taijutsu, Hanzō excelled at iaijutsu.
However, the weapon he used was not a conventional sword, but a chain scythe!
As a result, his iaijutsu was quite unique, and ordinary people had no idea how to defend against it.
When he was young, Hanzō had even defeated Mifune, the current leader of the Land of Iron, with a single iaijutsu strike.
As for ninjutsu, Hanzō was skilled in Fire Release and Water Release.
Nagato's legs had once been crippled by Hanzō's Fire Release—Explosive Flame Formation.
As for Water Release, even when Nagato had flown into a rage and summoned the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, Hanzō had still calmly retreated using his Water Body Flicker Technique.
Of course, aside from that, Hanzō had mastered quite a few other Fire Release and Water Release ninjutsu as well.
However, those could only be considered things Hanzō was proficient in; they were not his strongest ability!
What was Hanzō's strongest ability?
There was no doubt about it—it was poison!
Why was "Salamander" added before Hanzō's name?
Because that was the clearest reflection of Hanzō's abilities.
Not only had Hanzō signed a Summoning Beast contract with a highly venomous giant salamander, but he himself was practically a Poison Human as well.
When Hanzō was still young, he had implanted a Giant Salamander Poison Sac into his body.
As he grew older, Hanzō gradually gained the ability to release poison himself.
Why did Hanzō, and even the ninjas of Amegakure in the past, habitually wear Gas Masks?
Because under normal circumstances, Hanzō would unconsciously release the poisonous gas within his body whenever he breathed.
Hanzō wore a Gas Mask to avoid accidentally harming others.
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