The Deal I Made with Your Father

The battlefield was littered with the wounded and dead. After the Ten-Tails' repeated bombardment, more than half the people had been severely injured and fallen, while those still standing were wounded as well. The Medical Ninja units were stretched too thin. They had been few in number to begin with, and some had been injured in the explosions. Their limited manpower could not treat so many casualties at once.

Tsunade exchanged a glance with her disciple Sakura, preparing to summon Katsuyu together. On the battlefield, there was no medical summon more powerful than Katsuyu.

Tsunade knew full well that there were too many severely injured shinobi. Even if she and Sakura joined forces, the Katsuyu they summoned would not be able to save so many people. The only option was to treat those with the gravest injuries first. As for the rest waiting to be rescued... sorry, the wards were full. They would have to endure in the hallway for now!

Master and disciple stood side by side, releasing the Yin Seals on their foreheads. They bit their fingertips in unison, formed hand seals, and slammed their palms onto the ground.

"Summoning Jutsu!!" x2

Poof! Poof!

After two soft sounds, Tsunade and Sakura both froze in disbelief. They had burned through a massive amount of chakra, yet they had not summoned even a single tiny slug.

What was going on?

Sakura stared blankly at the equally stunned Tsunade, the confusion in her eyes vividly conveyed. Was Lady Katsuyu taking the day off?

Tsunade had no idea how to answer. Just then, a towering plume of white smoke rose with a thunderous roar, answering the question in both their hearts.

An immense amount of white smoke shot into the sky, spreading across more than half the battlefield. Fierce winds swept through