With Dai Xiaomei distracted while surrounded, her fate was already sealed.
Of course, things looked extremely grim for the Ino-Shika-Cho trio as well.
By the time Dai Xiaomei returned to Hidden Jun Village to revive, Ino was the only one left on the original battlefield who could still move.
Ebisu and Kurenai Yuhi, who had been "lying in wait" nearby, stepped in and took the Ino-Shika-Cho trio away from the battlefield.
Seeing that there was nothing left to watch, Raijin's trio and Daoist Master Sanfeng, who arrived afterward, moved to another "position."
With large numbers of "fresh troops" from Hidden Jun Village joining the fray, there was now a battlefield every short distance within the "Forest of Death."
Watching everyone leave, Ye Chen spoke as well.
"The more you overthink it, the more mysterious Hidden Jun Village will seem."
"What do you call that?... Oh! Right! Making trouble for yourself."
Tsunade raised her fist in considerable displeasure, forcing Ye Chen to quickly put some distance between them.
Ye Chen laughed and leaped away, leaving a remark behind.
"I have some business to attend to back in the village. I'll leave things here to you."
Unexpectedly, Tsunade, who had been calm just moments earlier, suddenly grew agitated when she saw Ye Chen leaving.
She leaped up at once as well, not caring in the slightest whether anyone saw her, and shouted:
"Hey! Wait! What gives you the right to leave without my permission?"
As he bounded through the forest, Ye Chen could not help frowning and came to a steady stop on the branch of a large tree.
He spoke with considerable displeasure.
"What? Are you trying to restrict my freedom?"
Whoosh!
No sooner had he finished speaking than Tsunade landed steadily beside him.
She raised her eyebrows slightly and