Fierce Battle

Yan had no freedom whatsoever. She felt not the slightest gratitude toward Hanzo, her lifesaver, and treated him entirely as a tool, making the two of them run all over the land.

In the end, they decided to return to the Rain Country, the place Hanzo knew best.

Yan also valued this place greatly. After all, it was where she had suffered her first defeat, and she wanted to wash away the humiliation of that year here.

To that end, she had learned a new Secret Technique and methods for refining Secret Medicine.

The first phase had now succeeded, and they were carrying out the second phase. Everything depended on how Hanzo chose.

Hanzo snorted. "Cut the nonsense. Back then, so many of your Kage joined forces to besiege us, which led to our defeat and allowed you to seize the Rain Country! Now there are only three of you. Do you think you can turn the world upside down?"

Hanzo's choice satisfied Yan, but she knew in her heart that Hanzo could not possibly defeat Torikaze.

He could only buy them more time. Yan also prepared to accelerate the absorption, to see whether she could reduce the time required as much as possible.

Yan had never expected this hidden underground cave to be discovered by them. There had clearly been no warning at all, yet they had suddenly come to kill them.

"Damn it! If I had one more day, I might have been able to absorb the Chakra in the altar perfectly!"

The second phase of the plan was already on the verge of failure, and she no longer had any Kage-level shinobi at her disposal.

Everything depended on how long Hanzo could hold out.

Yan knew complaining was useless, so after cursing once, she began rapidly absorbing