"You were told from the start that you couldn't win. Why were you so stubborn?"
Tsunade's brows furrowed in pain after her body was severed, but her eyes remained fixed on Jiraiya, who had been sent flying.
Her hemophobia had just been cured, and after Jiraiya was heavily wounded, she had punched his opponent and freed him.
Unfortunately, it had meant little. They had still lost this battle, and escaping now would be difficult.
Kirigakure's strength was far greater than they had imagined. Not only did all its ninjas possess puppet armor that enhanced their power, but its experts were terrifyingly strong as well—especially that Fourth Mizukage.
"Sister Tsunade!"
Uzumaki Kushina, who had been supporting the battle with Adamantine Sealing Chains from the side, hurried over. She aligned Tsunade's severed body and poured an entire bottle of life potion over her.
With the life potion's support, combined with the Byakugou Seal and the bloodline power of the Senju clan, Tsunade's wounds slowly joined and healed, keeping her from dying immediately.
On the other side, Orochimaru saw two teammates go down in quick succession and prepared to flee.
But Tamura Hiroshi had been watching him from the start. How could he possibly let him escape?
He used the Flying Thunder God Technique again to appear beside Orochimaru, then joined forces with his child bride in a fierce assault. In one exchange, they cut Orochimaru in half at the waist and forcibly harvested his soul.
"That blade!"
Orochimaru finally understood what was happening. That blade could attack souls—even harvest them.
He could not help panicking. His greatest confidence in coming here had been the arrangement of his Cursed Seals. Even if he were killed, his soul could leave and revive inside the highest-grade Cursed Seal.
But now this blade could injure souls