An End in an Instant

In the midst of the forest fire, the flames weren't the key issue; it was the smoke that made it impossible to breathe, which was the most deadly thing. Fortunately, his Mangekyou Mangekyō, combined with his Chakra, could block some of the smoke, allowing him to endure for so long.

"This?" Seeing that Yang Xing had actually rescued two people, Tsunade frowned and stepped forward.

"Nagato, Yahiko!" Konan's eyes lit up, and she ran forward anxiously.

He knelt before the two men, looked at them, and his expression changed.

"Hey, hey, what's wrong, Nagato, Yahiko? What's wrong with you two? Answer me!" Shaking the two of them, Konan's face changed, as if she realized something, her face turning as white as paper.

"It's no use, one of them has completely lost his Chakra." Tsunade gently patted Konan's shoulder and stepped forward to comfort her, but then glanced at the two in front of her and noticed that one of them still had some Chakra left. Her brows furrowed. "Wait, this guy still has a bit of life left."

"Move aside."

"Save Nagato, please save Nagato!"

"I will do my best." Tsunade frowned, and without saying a word, she spread her hands and placed them in front of Nagato's chest, desperately urging her Chakra to flow.

Tsunade's Medical Ninjutsu is indeed unmatched.

With the continuous Nagato's cells, Nagato's originally pale complexion slowly regained its rosy hue, and his heartbeat quickened, his brows twitched, clearly indicating that he had begun to recover his vitality.

This caused Nagato's eyelids to tremble, and she slowly opened her eyes, regaining consciousness.

"Nagato!" Konan cried out in surprise and hugged Nagato, who was slowly sitting up.

"Tch!" Yang Xing, who had been watching from the sidelines, couldn't help but curl his lip. "Ugh, if I had known, I would have just chopped him down with one strike. I almost had my soul sucked away. Sigh, it's so hard to be a good person these days."

"Forget it, this kind of touching reunion isn't for me. I'll just find a corner to stay in." Yang Xing touched his nose, clearly not wanting to look anymore, and was planning to leave.

But the moment he lifted his foot, a ringing sound in his head made him turn pale.

Buzz!

The ringing in his head made Yang Xing's expression change, and his entire body went limp, causing him to kneel on the ground. "My Chakra was depleted too much, and the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path really isn't from this world. What the hell is this creature?"

Feeling his heart pounding, Yang Xing knew that his body had reached its limit.

It seems that the power of that attack was too great, consuming too much Chakra, and the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path appeared.

This caused Yang Xing to suffer some internal injuries.

This is just an incompletely restored Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.

If I absorb the Nine-Tails, it will become something even more terrifying. My body can't handle it. My strength is still not enough, not enough at all.

"Yang Xing..." Shizune's expression changed. She was the first to notice the abnormality and hurriedly helped Yang Xing up.

Surrounded by the warm, fragrant, and soft flesh, Yang Xing suddenly felt that this was actually quite nice.

"It's nothing, I'm just a little tired."

"Stop talking, your Chakra is all messed up. I'll use some Medical Ninjutsu on you." Shizune looked anxious. Seeing that Yang Xing's Chakra was indeed very disordered, she felt a pang of discomfort. This strange feeling almost made her cry.

He placed his hands on Yang Xing's body and desperately channeled his Chakra, trying to help Yang Xing recover as quickly as possible.

Yang Xing was indeed just a little tired, and his current injury was only minor. However, seeing Shizune almost crying for him, he suddenly felt that this was actually a very nice kind of enjoyment.

It seems I have a lot of potential as a sadist!

At that moment, Tsunade turned her head, glanced at Shizune and Yang Xing, her brows furrowed, and in that instant, she walked over to Nagato and Konan, who were still catching up.

"Hey." His gaze turned icy cold as he said, "Don't you have anything to say?"

"Thank you." After hesitating for a moment, Konan still bowed slightly to Tsunade in gratitude.

Tsunade pulled Konan up abruptly, her Tsunade furrowed and her expression displeased. "You think this is all there is to it?"

Konan looked at Tsunade with a puzzled expression, not understanding what was going on, but to her surprise, Tsunade raised her right hand without even thinking.

Snap!

The slap was crisp and clear; no one could have imagined that Tsunade would actually Teuchi.

Although the force wasn't very strong, the slight stinging on the reddened areas of Konan's cheeks made her realize that Tsunade was indeed angry.

This legendary Sannin certainly had a murderous glint in his eyes.

"Lady Tsunade!" Shizune looked shocked and incredulous at the unusually angry Tsunade.

It's rare to see Lady Tsunade so angry; this hasn't happened in many years.

Tsunade is now truly angry, furious that Yang Xing was injured.

"You just say 'thank you' and that's it? My brother almost died trying to save those two guys!" Tsunade couldn't help but shout, her words harsh and cutting. "Just a 'thank you' and that's it? Is this the answer your Land of Rain gives? Is this what you call a ninja?"

Konan bit her lip, unsure of what to say.

"Hey, what are you doing?" Nagato gritted his teeth and forced himself to stand up. "Why are you hitting Konan?"

Facing Nagato, Tsunade glared at him with eyes so cold they could chill one to the bone. "Boy, if it weren't for your poor health, I'd also like to teach you a lesson, to let you know what it feels like to be on the verge of death. And all of this is because of what you did."

Staring into those eyes, Nagato did feel a sense of fear.

Tsunade's Quasi-Kage Level strength is no joke. Even if Nagato can summon the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, Tsunade has plenty of ways to deal with Nagato.

Feeling Nagato under that gaze, Nagato couldn't bring himself to offer any explanation.

Instead, Tsunade stared directly at her, coldly continuing, "That thing you summoned just now, wasn't it?"

Nagato remained silent; having been seen through, he could only acquiesce.

"Do you know what you've done? You almost destroyed the entire Land of Rain, and nearly caused the downfall of several other countries because of your out-of-control summoning beasts." Tsunade clenched her fists, her trembling and anger evident on her face. "Most importantly, you injured my brother, almost killed him. Do you really think that's all?"

These words spurred Nagato on. Remembering Yahiko, he looked up and met her gaze, saying, "So everyone in Konoha is a good person? But it was the people of Konoha who killed Yahiko."

"You bastard, say that again if you dare!" Tsunade raised an eyebrow, her fist clenched, ready to strike again, but was stopped by someone.

"Lady Tsunade, please stop! He's badly injured. You'll kill him!"

"The Konoha harmed Yahiko." Konan was startled, and her expression changed again.