Orochimaru vs. Chiyo!

And just as Shiro and the others were rushing to the battlefield, Sunagakure launched another fierce assault on the front line!

"Pshk!"

A sword slid from Orochimaru's sleeve, and with a backhand slash, he killed the Suna Ninja blocking his path. Then he quietly locked eyes with Chiyo, who had appeared on the battlefield.

"You're already so old, granny. You shouldn't be out here. Careful you don't throw out your back."

"Brat, there's no need to provoke me. This old woman still has that much composure. What? Not going to break my poison now?"

As Chiyo spoke with a trace of disdain at the corner of her mouth, her fingers twitched, and a puppet flew in front of her, blocking the space between her and Orochimaru.

Trash talk was trash talk, but defensive measures were still necessary. Sure enough, the puppet she had just moved back instantly served its purpose.

The puppet on Chiyo's left shifted rapidly, and the instant the sound of mechanisms faded, a shield brimming with Chakra blocked the sword hidden in the snake that had lunged out from the side!

"Heh. Is that all you have? Sannin? Nothing special."

"Hehehe. Is that so? Don't tell me you thought you were the only one stalling for time."

At those words, Chiyo's expression changed. A group of ninja rushed out of the Konoha camp at high speed, handing out a dose of medicine to every ninja they passed!

"That fast? Is she inside?"

"Of course. Well? Still want to fight?"

Seeing that her poison had been broken in such a short time, Chiyo's expression darkened. That meant what she had just done had not amounted to much. But when she looked at Orochimaru, she felt a little better.

This poison had been specially formulated based on her previous