I Am the Last Hope!

Is that the smell of blood?

Tsunade, struggling to breathe under the aura radiating from the four figures before her, suddenly wrinkled her delicate nose. As both a ninja and a doctor, she was extremely sensitive to the rusty smell emitted by blood.

And it was very fresh blood.

Based on her many years of medical experience, Tsunade instantly determined that these people were injured.

But she was also curious. Who could have hurt such terrifying people, whose mere presence made her unable to muster any will to resist?

As Tsunade frowned in thought, the four black-robed figures did not interrupt their mission because of her obstruction.

"Kid, go home."

As they passed each other, the black-robed man Tsunade had bumped into earlier spoke in a low voice. In the blink of an eye, the four vanished into the crowd.

"Huh?"

After they left, the pressure on Tsunade's body abruptly lifted, and she cried out in belated surprise. She seemed to have heard that person's voice somewhere before. It sounded like someone who had held her when she was little.

No!

This was a sensitive time. Such dangerous figures had appeared in Amegakure, and as an undercover spy, she had to investigate them thoroughly.

With that thought, Tsunade did not return to her original form. Instead, she continued pursuing them in the guise of a child.

After all, children were more likely than adults to make others lower their guard.

Tsunade was fast on her feet. Following the faint smell of blood through the air, she sped onward and finally caught up to the four black-robed figures marching in perfect unison at the end of the street.

"Huff... huff."

After catching her breath, Tsunade slowed down and cautiously trailed behind them, beginning a tense and thrilling stalking operation.

Sensing the