Asuma Seizes Command!

"Shikaku, hold on a little longer. Lady Tsunade will be here soon!"

Yamanaka Inoichi encouraged his friend.

The man absolutely could not die. He was the core of the Ino-Shika-Cho clans.

It was precisely because he was there that their three clans could hold the status of core ninja clans in Konoha.

After all, he was the "Konoha Strategist."

Whether during the old F4 era or the current Jiraiya era, he had always been incredibly important.

If possible, both Yamanaka Inoichi and Akimichi Choza would rather have died in their friend's place.

More importantly, without someone so closely tied to the Hokage's upper ranks, their relationship with the higher-ups would inevitably grow more distant in the future.

Nara Shikamaru could only watch helplessly. Until Shikaku finally closed his eyes, he never managed to say a single word to him.

This was a battlefield. Even if they were father and son, no one could let him approach.

Who knew whether he was disguised or connected to the enemy?

So no matter how desperately Nara Shikamaru wanted to step forward, several Anbu stopped him.

He was only a Chunin. Even though he was Nara Shikaku's son, the Anbu would act this way as long as there were no orders.

"Shikaku!!"

Tsunade, covered in blood, finally arrived.

Unfortunately, she was one step too late. Shikaku had already completely closed his eyes.

The distance was less than two kilometers, yet to Tsunade, it had felt like an impassable chasm.

Along the way, she had no idea how many times she had been attacked. Every attack had come without a sound, sometimes before she could even react.

Several of those attacks had inflicted fatal wounds.

If she had not promptly released her Yin Seal and used the Mitotic Regeneration Technique, she never could have made