Dan Katō's Death

Meanwhile, Yuxia Tianzhong, whose attack had failed, returned to headquarters with his troops. Upon returning, he felt his body rapidly deteriorating as blisters began to appear.

"Cough, cough... What kind of poison is this? Damn it, even chakra can't hold it back."

The piercing agony drove Yuxia Tianzhong into a furious run. On the way back, one companion had already taken his own life after being unable to endure it any longer. The deadly poison ravaged both mind and body; anyone without a firm will could not withstand such pain.

Moreover, the entire team was in a grim state. Those lightly poisoned merely had symptoms such as coughing and fever, while those severely poisoned were practically at death's door.

The camp commander looked at their miserable condition. Yuxia Tianzhong was an Elite Jonin and a member of the village's ace unit.

"What happened to you?"

"We were poisoned. When we attacked Konoha's medical ninja, we encountered Tsunade. There was a brat beside her who released poison. That poison is terrifying."

Although Kirigakure had no medical ninja, it had dedicated medical personnel.

They were sent to the rear for emergency treatment, but it was later discovered that the poison was contagious. Those medical personnel also developed varying symptoms. Fortunately, they had only come into indirect contact with it, so their symptoms were relatively mild.

Frightened, they hastily placed Yuxia Tianzhong in solitary isolation.

Tsunade, returning with her team, picked up the pace. Just then, thunder boomed across the sky, followed by a torrential downpour.

The return journey took a great deal of time, but they ultimately made it back safely.

Tsunade immediately got up to find Orochimaru and explained the situation. Hanzo's personal guard had already made its move, and the advance unit they had dispatched was likely doomed.

"Hanzo actually