Hearing Kimimaro's calm words, Tsunade's pretty face turned slightly cold as she fixed the three before her with an icy gaze.
In their previous exchanges, she had already fully experienced just how troublesome the three of them were.
One controlled attacks through sound, while another acted like a human shield, fearless of death and always rushing to the front to block her attacks.
The most troublesome one was the young man before her named Kimimaro.
His bizarre ability, which seemed to defy human understanding, made him extremely difficult to deal with. No matter how she attacked, no matter what kind of attack she used—
Against the bones that could grow from his body and be manipulated at will, it was difficult to gain any advantage.
What was more, that child himself possessed considerable strength, enough to earn even Tsunade's slight praise!
Under such circumstances, defeating the three of them and entering that underground space was an extremely difficult task even for Tsunade.
Thinking of the screams that had come from the underground space earlier, a hint of anxiety surfaced in Tsunade's eyes as she thought to herself.
Everything depends on you now, Nawaki!
At that moment, while Tsunade faced off against Kimimaro and the others—
Inside the underground space.
The Konoha ninja who had originally accompanied Tsunade on this mission now lay scattered across the ground, their blood slowly pooling into a crimson lake.
Their bodies were covered in all manner of wounds.
Some had been pierced through by sharp, arrow-like bones, while others had been reduced to bloody pulp, as though they had been crushed over and over by some terrifyingly heavy object!
The scene was utterly gruesome.
Yet amidst the blood-soaked wreckage, one figure stood calmly in place.
Long brown hair partially covered his forehead, while his sharply