In the training ground of Tanzaku Town.
Naruto's blood was like a hot soldering iron, burning on Tsunade's retina.
The sounds of the world faded away, and the edges of her vision quickly dimmed, leaving only the young face stained with blood in the center. Those blue eyes were so calm that there was no trace of ripples, but the more they looked like this, the more she felt suffocated.
Nawaki... off...
Tsunade covered his head with his hands and knelt on the ground, shaking constantly.
"This is the source of your escape."
Naruto's voice is not loud.
"Because of fear, even a medical ninja has lost the instinct to reach out and heal the injured. Your weakness will make more people like them die worthlessly."
He took a step forward and brought his still bleeding wound right in front of Tsunade's eyes. The warm smell of blood entered her nasal cavity arbitrarily.
"Don't... don't come..." Tsunade's voice trembled, the syllables squeezed out of her throat were broken, and she backed away uncontrollably.
Naruto didn't give her a chance to escape. He stretched out his hand and pressed the back of Tsunade's head, forcing her to face him.
"I don't have much time. After completing the practice of Rasengan, I must return to the 'root' immediately to take charge of the work. I don't have time to stay here and indulge in the useless past with you." His fingers were like iron pincers, allowing no resistance. "Now, keep an eye on this blood, and then overcome it."
"Lady Tsunade!" Shizune screamed and rushed forward, trying to pull the two away.
"Bang."
Two Shadow Clone appeared beside her without any warning. They grabbed her arms with simple and efficient movements and held her firmly in place. No matter how much she struggled, it was to no avail.
At this tense moment--
Boom!!!
A loud noise that was so dull that it made the earth tremble came from the distant direction of the town. Immediately afterwards, two huge figures, one red and one purple, rose into the sky, biting and fighting crazily among the wreckage of the building. The huge snake teeth collided with Toad's short knife, each time setting off a violent shock wave.
They are Gamabunta and Manda.
"Orochimaru! You bastard!"
Jiraiya gritted his teeth at Orochimaru.
The atmosphere at the training ground solidified instantly.
"Lady Tsunade, it seems that your old friends always reminisce in such a lively way."
A gentle voice, like a ghost, sounded behind Tsunade.
Kabuto Yakushi was already standing there at some point, with that false smile still on his face, and the lenses reflected Kakkō fighting in the distance.
"It's you!" Shizune's face turned pale.
Tsunade is still trapped in the huge impact caused by hemophobia, and has no reaction to the enemies appearing behind him.
Kabuto Yakushi's gaze passed over the stiff Tsunade and landed on Naruto. He pushed up his glasses and said with a researcher-like scrutiny in his tone, "Naruto Uzumaki. It seems that the last battle left a big psychological shadow on Lord Orochimaru. He doesn't dare to go head-to-head with those 'monsters' you summoned."
His tone suddenly became a little fanatical, even with a hint of curiosity.
"But I'm different." Kabuto licked his lips lightly with the tip of his tongue, "I smelled it. After you summoned those things, the smell that was left in the air that didn't belong to this world... I'm very, very curious about them."
His eyes swept over Naruto's pale face, and the smile at the corner of his mouth deepened.
"After days of crazy training without sleep, you must be very weak, right? You have exhausted your energy Divine Power, and your chakra is not at its peak. In this state, do you have to ask those 'monsters' to help again?"
He seemed to be inviting, "Let me take a closer look, okay?"
Before he finished speaking, Kabuto Yakushi's figure suddenly disappeared from the place!
The next moment, he appeared in front of Naruto, with his five fingers together, the blue chakra light condensed into the shape of a scalpel, and went straight to Naruto's throat! The speed was so fast that it almost exceeded the limit of what the naked eye could capture!
Naruto's pupils shrank suddenly.
His body leaned back at an incredible angle, and Chakra Scalpel almost brushed against the tip of his nose, and the strong wind it brought caused pain to his skin.
The few remaining chakras in his body were forcibly mobilized, suppressing the stinging pain in his brain due to continuous overload. There was no panic in his eyes, only a flash of calculation.
This battle can be used as the last "shock treatment" for Tsunade's psychological trauma.
A medical ninja who cannot look directly at blood has no value in existence. She will either awaken in the blood of her companions, or she will completely rot with her fear.
He doesn't mind acting in this battle and letting himself bleed a little more.
"Oh?" Kabuto Yakushi let out a light sigh after missing a hit, but the attack didn't stop at all.
He gave up the fatal blow and instead relied on his profound understanding of the human body's structure to launch a stormy attack. Every time he took a shot, he accurately targeted the weak links of Naruto's body - the joints of joints, the gaps in muscles, and the nodes of nerves.
Tsk!
Naruto turned sideways to avoid the blow that pierced the heart, but a small gash was cut on his arm, and blood immediately poured out.
Tsk!
He turned around and whipped his leg, but Kabuto blocked it with his arm, but Kabuto's other hand was like a poisonous snake, adding another scar on his thigh that he couldn't block.
Kabuto Yakushi's fighting style is not so much that of a ninja, but that of an extremely calm anatomy doctor. He does not pursue killing with one blow, but instead constantly creates small wounds and cuts your muscles, causing you to lose your combat effectiveness little by little through continuous blood loss and severe pain.
Naruto relies on his combat intuition that is beyond ordinary people and Warhammer-style Taijutsu who has been tempered for thousands of years, constantly blocking and counterattacking. His movements are fierce and direct, and every punch and kick is accompanied by a roar that tears the air.
But he was too tired after all.
The mental load brought by the Shadow Clone training method was like countless steel needles, constantly pricking his nerves. There was inevitably a slight lag in his movements.
And Kabuto Yakushi accurately captured this flaw.
Naruto deliberately sold this flaw.
He needs more blood.
A more tragic and vivid picture is needed to impact the woman who is still immersed in the past and unable to extricate herself.
"Your movements have slowed down." Kabuto Yakushi's voice was still gentle, but the movements of his hands became more and more fierce.
Another blood flower bloomed on Naruto's chest.
Blood dripped onto the ground and soon formed a small puddle. The smell of blood in the air became even stronger.
Tsunade's body was shaking even more violently.
She could no longer take her eyes away from the figure that was covered in blood but still standing upright. Fear, like a cold hand, gripped her heart tightly. But in the deepest part of the fear, an emotion that even she herself had not noticed was quietly sprouting.
That's... anger.
It's anger towards the enemy in front of me who hurt his companions, and also anger towards me who can only watch and can't do anything... anger.
Naruto once again avoided the vital point, allowing Chakra Scalpel to leave a deep scar on his back. Severe pain came, but he grinned and showed an almost cruel smile.
He turned his head, ignoring Kabuto Yakushi who was approaching him step by step, and his eyes were fixed on Tsunade's face.
"Did you see clearly, Tsunade?"
Naruto's tone was vaguely crazy.
"This is the consequence of giving up treatment. The next person to die is you."