Crisis

Late at night.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The sea of sand along the Land of Wind's border had its silence shattered by continuous explosions and clashes.

Thunderous blasts rose and fell without pause; the Hidden Sand Village's puppet force raids had become routine.

Under the unceasing vigilance, Hyuga Tianyi's mind had begun to feel numb.

Then Chiyo's shriek, filled with venomous hatred and killing intent, tore through the night sky:

"Hatake Sakumo! Get out here! Today, I will personally kill you!"

"You?" Hatake Sakumo's icy reply came at once, without the slightest hesitation.

The next instant, two terrifying chakra surges collided violently in the distance, sending waves of sand soaring into the sky.

The battle quickly shifted deep into the desert, away from the main position. With Kage Level fighters clashing, everyone else wanted nothing more than to stay far away.

Almost at the same time, poisonous mist spread across the flank, and Ebizo appeared.

"Wind Release: Great Breakthrough!" Purple-black toxic miasma swept with the wind toward a forward outpost.

"Your opponent is me!" Tsunade descended like a war goddess, smashing her fist into the ground and blasting apart the poisonous fog before blocking Ebizo's path.

She took a moment to look back and warn Tianyi's position.

"Tianyi! Be careful! Your intelligence has leaked, and they may target you!"

"Understood, Master!" Tianyi shouted back, his heart tightening.

Watching Tsunade and Ebizo draw their battle farther away as well, he knew the most dangerous moment might already have arrived.

Not daring to delay, Tianyi immediately activated Electromagnetic Sensing and swiftly relocated under heavy guard to a prearranged high point.

With Magnet Release unleashed at full force, the sea of sand within a ten-kilometer radius once again transformed into a map of magnetic forces. The metal signals of Hidden Sand Village puppets appeared