"Let's see if you live up to your name!"
Chapter 454: Hanzo's death
Rumble!
Thunder roared overhead, and lightning flashed, brightly illuminating every face.
Raindrops trickled down their faces and dripped from their chins. Everyone looked utterly serious.
"Xia Le?!"
Jiraiya shouted.
"He's not someone you can handle alone! Don't be rash!"
It was undoubtedly a well-meaning warning. Even with the combined strength of the Legendary Sannin, they had failed to defeat him. Salamander Hanzo's power truly was terrifying.
Orochimaru's eyes flickered as he watched Xia Le.
He wanted to know what gave Xia Le the confidence to say such a thing now.
"The war is already over, Xia Le!"
Tsunade sighed.
She felt somewhat resentful. After all, if he had been there earlier, the four of them together might truly have brought down Hanzo.
But now, it was too late to say anything.
"I take you more seriously than them, Xia Le!"
"So you deliberately hid off to the side just now, waiting for my strength to wane?"
Standing atop Salamander, Hanzo pulled the kunai from his shoulder. Blood instantly stained the fabric there crimson.
But his expression did not change in the slightest. There was only solemn vigilance in his eyes.
"Waiting for your strength to wane?"
Xia Le laughed.
He strode forward, his footsteps splashing through puddles and sending mud flying.
"You think far too highly of yourself!"
"I just took a moment to deal with the Rain Ninja you brought!"
At those words, Jiraiya, Orochimaru, and Tsunade all paled and turned to look behind them.
Salamander Hanzo's pupils contracted, and his entire body shuddered.
"What kind of joke is this?"
His voice was low, and a trace of fear and worry entered his eyes.
For some inexplicable reason, deep down, he actually believed Xia Le.
And