Ambush, Clash with the Reanimated, Tsunade Trapped

Tap, tap, tap.

As faint footsteps echoed, the people hiding within the base emerged one after another.

Every one of them wore black caps and black clothing that wrapped them up tightly from head to toe, leaving not a trace of their appearance visible.

"You people... have been lying in wait all along?"

Tsunade frowned at them, vaguely sensing that there was something strange about them.

For one thing, they did not seem to be breathing.

No wonder even with her sharp perception, she had failed to sense their presence.

If they stood still, they seemed like lifeless objects.

No. If she examined them closely, she could still detect some unstable Chakra within them.

How should she put it? It did not seem like the Chakra of ordinary ninja. It was strange—very strange.

They truly were unusual.

If she had to use a simpler term, these ninja did not seem human. Yes, they simply did not seem human.

Of the twelve people before her, not one possessed the aura of a normal person.

"You're right. By the leader's order, we are to kill anyone who infiltrates the Root Base!" the leader spoke again.

"Then there's no need for any more nonsense. Fight!" Tsunade snorted coldly and stopped wasting words on them.

She stomped on the ground and charged forward.

She needed to break out quickly. Otherwise, even more people might arrive.

But as she threw her punch, the leader charged toward her as well.

The kunai in his hand stabbed straight at Tsunade's wrist!

Tsunade used Shunshin to evade, then spun sharply and lashed out with a sweeping kick that instantly struck the man's body.

Bang!

As the kick landed, Tsunade felt as though she had not struck flesh, but a block of earth.

Then—

She watched the man fly