"Neji Hyuga! What are you trying to do?!"
The moment Tsunade saw the Steel Colossus, her expression turned severe, killing intent filling her eyes. She swiftly bit open her thumb and performed the Summoning Jutsu, slamming her hand onto the ground.
With a bang, a nearly twenty-meter-tall blue-backed, white-bodied slug appeared at one corner of the election grounds, standing alongside Gamabunta.
Tsunade stood coldly atop the twenty-meter-tall Katsuyu's head. Fierce winds whipped her clothes with a snapping rustle, sending her golden hair flying.
But... even standing atop Katsuyu's twenty-meter-tall head, Tsunade was barely as high as the Steel Colossus's ankle.
"Lady Tsunade... Huh? ...Huh? Huh, huh, huh? ..." Upon appearing and seeing Neji Hyuga and the Steel Colossus, Katsuyu's antennae frantically swayed toward the Steel Colossus. After her shock subsided, she apologized to Tsunade. "Lady Tsunade, before battle, I need to split off a small piece and return to notify my main body."
Before Tsunade could figure out what was wrong with Katsuyu, Katsuyu directly split off a small slug, which reverse-summoned itself back to Shikkotsu Forest to notify the main body.
Tsunade frowned. At the same time, she heard Jiraiya's toads' assessment of the Steel Colossus and exchanged a grave, icy look with Jiraiya.
"Jiraiya, we..." Tsunade and Jiraiya shared an unspoken understanding. Their concealed attention was both fixed on Neji Hyuga, standing beneath the Steel Colossus.
The Steel Colossus certainly looked incomparably powerful, leaving Gamabunta, Shimakage, and Shima utterly stunned.
But in the end, it had been summoned by Neji Hyuga. From their perspective, it was essentially a summoned beast. As long as they defeated Neji Hyuga, who had summoned the Steel Colossus, the Steel Colossus would naturally be dispelled.
"Do not inflict excessive damage on Konoha's ninja or buildings. I want an intact Konoha. They still have