Reinforcements Arrive

An arm was suddenly blown off by a torrent of ninjutsu and landed near Tsunade.

Sickened, she held back the urge to vomit and kept leading the Konoha Ninja forward.

"Quick! Dodge their ninjutsu! Use Earth Release: Mud Wall to defend!" Tsunade commanded five Konoha Chunin. Her blond hair billowed around her stern face.

"Yes, Captain Tsunade! Hurry, use your ninjutsu!" Ichiryo Koze said, quickly ordering the others to form Hand Seals. On a battlefield, everything could change in an instant.

As they completed the seals, a solid Mud Wall rose from the ground, blocking the ninjutsu raining down on them.

But the enemy's assault did not stop. Cracks began to spread across the Mud Wall under wave after wave of impacts.

"Don't let up! Medical Ninja, tend to the wounded! Everyone else, prepare to counterattack!" Tsunade shouted, determination blazing in her eyes.

Her hands flew through a series of seals, and she cast a large-scale Medical Ninjutsu to stabilize the wounded ninja.

Smoke filled the battlefield, and enemy figures flickered in and out of view within it.

Suddenly, the Hidden Stone ninja Ozawa Honda burst from the smoke. He moved so fast that he was upon the Konoha Ninja in an instant.

Ichiryo Koze met the charge head-on, engaging a mysterious ninja.

He swung his ninja blade, each slash cutting sharply through the air. But his opponent was no pushover, easily evading the blows and launching a fierce counterattack.

Seeing this, Tsunade used the Body Flicker Technique to appear beside Ichiryo Koze and drove a fist at Ozawa Honda.

The punch carried tremendous force, sending him flying.

"Watch out, everyone! These people are no ordinary opponents!" Tsunade warned.

The Konoha Ninja rallied and unleashed their best ninjutsu.

For a time, flashes of ninjutsu lit the battlefield, and battle cries