Weakness

Protecting Mikoto, who had temporarily lost her combat ability, Qingshui fearlessly confronted Hanzo head-on.

But unfortunately, without Mikoto's help, he was no match for Hanzo.

The moment they clashed, he was repelled.

Even though Mikoto caught him, they were still forced back several steps before stopping.

Hanzo, no longer intending to give them a chance, continued his assault without pause.

Wind Style: Great Breakthrough!

After forming a hand seal with one hand, Qingshui, disregarding his Chakra, unleashed a fierce gale from his mouth, blowing Hanzo backward until he crashed into the hillside.

But the next scene made Qingshui's pupils contract sharply.

Hanzo, who had been thrown against the hillside, suddenly dissolved into a puddle of water. Not only was he unharmed, but he also charged forward again at an extremely high speed.

Water Body Flicker Technique!

In the original story, Hanzo had used this technique to evade an attack from a Chakra Dragon summoned by Nagato using the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.

This technique was an advanced version of the ordinary Body Flicker Technique, and when used by Hanzo, its speed was pushed to the absolute limit.

Qingshui didn't even have time to counterattack before Hanzo was upon him.

Just as Qingshui was about to activate his Rinnegan regardless of the cost, a figure suddenly appeared before him, blocking Hanzo's fatal blow with their own body.

In the next instant, the figure vanished into a cloud of white smoke.

It was Qingshui's Shadow Clone.

He had already dealt with all of Hanzo's subordinates, but the cost was that his Chakra was nearly depleted.

Therefore, he could only help his main body in this way.

Qingshui did not waste the opportunity his Shadow Clone had bought him. With a flash of white light, the Ninja Sword in his hand aimed for Hanzo's abdomen.

If he remembered correctly, Hanzo had implanted the poison sac of a dead Salamander into his abdomen as a child, which gave him resistance to poison.

But the poison of the Salamander was incredibly potent.

If the poison sac in his abdomen were to rupture, even Hanzo, with his poison-resistant physique, would still be unable to withstand the Salamander's toxicity.

Hanzo, with his extensive combat experience, naturally would not let Qingshui succeed so easily. With a flash, he created distance and dodged Qingshui's attack.

This was the first time Hanzo had actively created distance when facing Qingshui.

Mikoto found this unbelievable.

Qingshui actually managed to force back that "Demigod," Hanzo?

"It seems your abdomen is your weak point."

Qingshui didn't get smug about it, he just stated the reason.

Upon hearing this, Hanzo's expression changed slightly.

"He discovered even this? In such a short amount of time."

This undoubtedly proved Qingshui's words and also made Mikoto suddenly understand, while inwardly marveling that it was indeed Qingshui.

He could deduce Hanzo's weakness from just a single action.

"Your Leaf Village truly is a land of outstanding people, with geniuses emerging endlessly."

While praising, Hanzo removed his mask.

This scene caused Qingshui's expression to change.

The reason Hanzo wore a mask was not to conceal his face like Kakashi.

It was because without the mask, merely breathing could poison and paralyze people, easily causing friendly fire.

This ability came from the poison sacs he had implanted in his body.

Without hesitation, Qingshui immediately took out two pills, ate one himself, and handed one to Mikoto.

"This is an Antidote Pill, eat it quickly."

This Antidote Pill was not Qingshui's creation, but was made by Tsunade during the Second Shinobi World War to deal with Hanzo.

Mikoto, who absolutely trusted Qingshui, quickly ate the Antidote Pill.

This scene was naturally seen by Hanzo, but he didn't care at all.

Antidote Pills were not omnipotent; they had a time limit.

Once the effect wore off, they naturally wouldn't work.

"Then let's see if you die by my Scythe next, or by my poison."

Before he finished speaking, Hanzo attacked again.

Qingshui, having taken the Antidote Pill, also showed no fear and charged forward to fight Hanzo head-on.

Clang!

Clang!

Ding!

In a brief moment, the two had exchanged several rounds.

Qingshui unleashed all his techniques, but he couldn't cause any trouble for Hanzo, who easily broke through them.

Suddenly, Hanzo opened his mouth and spat out water, forming a pool that impacted Qingshui.

Water Style: Water Colliding Wave!

This was a basic Water Style ninjutsu. With Hanzo's mastery of Water Style, using this move was as natural as breathing.

Caught off guard, Qingshui was hit by the water pool, his movements momentarily stiffening.

Seizing this opportunity, Hanzo slashed out with the scythe in his hand.

If hit, Qingshui would be either dead or severely injured!

Bang!

At the critical moment, Jiraiya finally arrived!

He instantly appeared in front of Qingshui and kicked towards Hanzo.

Although it was sudden, Hanzo's strength allowed him to react. He immediately crossed his arms in front of his chest to block the kick, retreating more than ten meters before stopping.

Jiraiya glanced at Qingshui and Mikoto, who were unharmed, and breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, he hadn't arrived too late.

Then, Jiraiya looked at Hanzo and asked with confusion.

"Hanzo, why are you attacking us Konoha Ninja?"

"Hmph, I should be asking you that. Why did you kill my subordinate, Aonosuke?"

Hanzo, who had landed, saw Jiraiya suddenly appear and accuse him, his tone becoming heavier with intense anger.

"When did I kill this Aonosuke you're talking about? I've never even met him!"

Hanzo's words completely baffled Jiraiya.

He was sure he hadn't lost his memory.

"Hmph, dare to do it but not admit it?"

Hanzo took Jiraiya's words as him being stubborn. He had personally witnessed Aonosuke's corpse.

"But I really don't know this Aonosuke you're talking about? You should know, I've always been very well-behaved in the Land of Rain."

Seeing that Jiraiya didn't seem to be lying, Hanzo also calmed down.

Jiraiya was a ninja he acknowledged, so he shouldn't dare to deny what he had done.

"We were just preparing to leave the Land of Rain when a group of Rain Ninja suddenly appeared and tried to kill us without question, so we fought back."

"And I also interrogated the Jonin leading them and got information that their actions were instigated by Aonosuke, who ordered them to kill us at all costs!"

"But just now, I don't know who it was that silenced that Jonin."

Mikoto quickly recounted the information she knew.

After listening, Hanzo's brows furrowed deeply.

He also realized that there were indeed some strange aspects to this incident.

If Jiraiya and Mikoto were telling the truth, then it proved that this matter was not Konoha's fault, but Aonosuke's arrangement.

But why was Aonosuke killed?

Could it be that there were other hidden hands behind this?

Did the mastermind behind this intend to provoke a war between Amegakure and Konoha again?

After a moment of thought, Hanzo performed a Hand Seal and used a summoning jutsu to summon a giant Salamander.

He couldn't believe Jiraiya and the others' one-sided account.

"This matter is indeed suspicious. Once I capture you, I will personally investigate and uncover the truth."