Results of the Northern Battlefield

Northern battlefield.

Hozuki Gensei grabbed the Twin Blades Hiramekarei sealed by Uzumaki Ashina, filled with frustration.

Now was not the time to deal with sealing techniques. He could only send it back. He formed hand seals.

"Summoning Technique: Release!"

"Bang!"

The Twin Blades Hiramekarei were summoned back.

Without the Twin Blades Hiramekarei, my combat power has been weakened by at least half.

Now I can only keep hiding within the Hiding in Mist Technique and wait for the right opportunity to fight.

Uzumaki Ashina looked at the thick fog before him and frowned. Hozuki Gensei, you truly are naive. As the First Uzukage of the Land of Whirlpools, let me show you the ninjutsu of the Land of Whirlpools.

Uzumaki Ashina took out a huge Sealing Scroll and spread it open, forming hand seals.

"Sealing Technique: Fire Sealing Method!"

It could seal the opponent's Fire Style ninjutsu, but now Uzumaki Ashina used it to absorb the thick fog before him. As the fog was drawn into the Sealing Scroll—

Hozuki Gensei gradually became agitated. During this battle, he had fallen for the opponent's strategy once, then been caught by it again.

Damn it, Uzumaki Clan.

Seeing the huge scroll his opponent had taken out, he knew he had to destroy the Sealing Scroll. Otherwise, even the fog protecting him would be sucked away.

He emerged from the thick fog and directly launched a sneak attack at the Sealing Scroll, forming hand seals.

"Water Style: Great Waterfall Technique!"

He gathered powerful chakra and spat out a massive sphere of water, determined to destroy the Sealing Scroll.

Uzumaki Ashina had been waiting for this moment. The Shadow Clones lying in ambush around them all formed hand seals.

"Four Violet Flames Formation!"

A translucent purple square barrier unfolded in the east, west, south, and north.

Hozuki Gensei was trapped inside. He could only pull out shuriken and fire them wildly.

The shuriken struck the barrier without causing the slightest reaction. It was as solid as a rock. Hozuki Gensei looked around in despair before turning to Uzumaki Ashina.

"I am the Mizukage's younger brother. You'd better surrender obediently, or Kirigakure will wipe the Land of Whirlpools off the map."

His expression twisted viciously as he turned and slammed into the barrier, but it did not budge in the slightest. Damn it! Damn it!

Uzumaki Ashina stared at his opponent, wanting to know what else he had to say.

"Are those your only last words?"

The moment Hozuki Gensei heard that, he understood his fate.

He looked around, found a place to sit, and raised his head toward the sun in the sky. It rains every day in the Land of Water. The sun here is so dazzling!

Then he heard, "Earth Style: Earth Flow!"

Uzumaki Ashina punched the ground, and the earth began to flow.

The barrier rapidly sank along with the soil. With a clap of his hands, the barrier vanished from sight, and the thin mist completely dispersed.

Orochimaru looked at Suikazan Fuguki without speaking. His golden vertical pupils fixed on his opponent's blade—Samehada, a living creature capable of absorbing chakra. In that case, I'll test it first.

"Wind Style: Great Breakthrough!"

Chakra created a violent gale capable of blowing everything away. Without needing hand seals, it directly attacked Suikazan Fuguki.

Facing the sudden attack, Suikazan Fuguki raised Samehada. The chakra within Great Breakthrough was directly absorbed.

However, the gale's shockwave still struck Suikazan Fuguki, forcing him back several steps.

Orochimaru discovered that his opponent could only absorb chakra; he could not eliminate the force left behind after a ninjutsu was unleashed. He formed a hand seal with one hand.

"Body Flicker Technique!"

Orochimaru's figure vanished from where he stood.

It gave Suikazan Fuguki an intense sense of pressure. In an instant, he suddenly disappeared from the left as well. Not good.

Orochimaru appeared on the right, forming a hand seal with one hand.

"Hidden Shadow Snake Hands!"

A swarm of giant snakes instantly summoned by Orochimaru attacked from Suikazan Fuguki's right.

Suikazan Fuguki reacted at once, raising Samehada and slashing at them. Many of the giant snakes had their bodies severed, but a small number slipped around Samehada.

They charged straight at Suikazan Fuguki. The snakes coiled around his arms, tightly binding him. His expression darkened as he formed hand seals.

"Needle Jizo!"

His hair hardened and shot outward, pinning the giant snakes to the ground. Suikazan Fuguki had only just eliminated the snakes wrapped around him—

When he saw Orochimaru standing in the distance, forming hand seals with both hands.

"Many Serpent Formation!"

A great number of giant snakes emerged from underground and surged forth once more.

Suikazan Fuguki took a deep breath and formed hand seals.

"Water Style: Water Colliding Wave!"

He spat out a massive torrent of water that spun rapidly, forming an upward current like a tornado. Countless giant snakes were sucked into it and shredded apart.

More and more snakes surrounded the enemy. Orochimaru formed a hand seal with one hand.

"Explode!"

The snakes within the Many Serpent Formation began exploding one after another. Suikazan Fuguki was right in the center of the Many Serpent Formation and took the blast head-on.

Orochimaru frowned and continued forming hand seals. Snakes within the Many Serpent Formation continued emerging from underground, rushing toward the center and exploding.

The continuous explosions forced Suikazan Fuguki to take out Samehada and activate Samehada's fusion form, merging himself with the blade. Once the fusion was complete, he formed hand seals.

"Water Style: Water Formation Wall!"

He summoned a curtain of water to protect himself, reducing the explosive damage to a minimum. Suikazan Fuguki had not even had time to rejoice—

Orochimaru's explosions came one after another. The unceasing detonations rapidly drained Suikazan Fuguki's chakra. His face sank as he formed hand seals.

"Rain of Four Sharks!"

He summoned four chakra sharks, leaping into the body of one of them as they fled outward in four directions.

Protected by the sharks, he endured the explosions and charged out. The moment he broke through, he released the shark protecting him and sprinted toward Orochimaru.

Orochimaru discovered that Suikazan Fuguki had survived such a prolonged bombardment and emerged alive. Samehada's fusion form deserved much of the credit.

Watching Suikazan Fuguki rush toward him, Orochimaru retreated, maintaining a safe distance. He could not give Samehada a chance to absorb his chakra. He formed a hand seal with one hand.

"Evil Snake Wrist Explosion!"

He summoned several giant snakes, making it even harder for Suikazan Fuguki to approach. The moment he came close, massive pythons coiled around him.

"Explode!"

Suikazan Fuguki was blasted into tumbling across the ground several times in a row, left gasping for breath.

"Orochimaru, what's the point of dragging things out from over there if you won't come fight me?"

Orochimaru smiled and pointed at Suikazan Fuguki. Somewhat puzzled, Suikazan Fuguki turned around.

Tsunade had already recovered from the injuries she suffered in her battle against Kaguya Majen and had been watching Orochimaru's fight.

After spotting Suikazan Fuguki's obvious opening, she directly circled behind him. Tsunade leaped into the air.

Chakra gathered as "Strength of a Hundred" concentrated in her fist, then erupted into a powerful blast of air.

Suikazan Fuguki had just turned around when Tsunade's Strength of a Hundred struck directly at his face. Suikazan Fuguki was hit head-on.

His body crashed heavily to the ground at an angle, bounced back up from the impact, then slammed down again.

Samehada's fusion form immediately separated. Suikazan Fuguki lay on the ground with his eyes rolled back, his cheek swelling visibly at a rapid rate.