"The Sun Halo Dragon Dance is a powerful move that uses my own body as the dragon's head. Its attack power might be able to break through the Three Treasures Absorption Collapse, but it is still too risky."
Meikyō dodged the Chikamatsu Ten Puppets's attacks with some difficulty, avoiding the range of the Three Treasures Absorption Collapse attack, his mind constantly in turmoil.
Although he fought fiercely with Hanzo without using the Mangekyo, Hanzo hadn't used his full strength then.
Now, facing a veteran Kage Level powerhouse like Chiyo, even Fudō his Mangekyo, Meikyō will inevitably be suppressed.
"In that case, the best way is to activate Susanoo, and it will take a lot of eye power to activate it to the second stage or above, in order to have a chance to block the Three Treasures Absorption Collapse for a while. Then, we can use the Eight Branches Sacred Gem in combination with Amaterasu to ensure that we can defeat it!"
The Eight Branches Sacred Gem is a powerful long-range attack that Susanoo at the second stage or above. It throws out three Tomoe connected together, like throwing shuriken. In the original timeline, the Impure World Reincarnation Uchiha Itachi used this move as his most powerful long-range attack, and together with Naruto and Killer B, he broke through the Impure World Reincarnation's Nagato Chibaku Tensei.
"If this continues, we probably won't be able to hold this old woman off for much longer. It seems we'll have to use the power of the Mangekyo!"
Meikyō has never been the type to stand Fudō and take a beating.
This old woman is too arrogant. As an old member of the Plain Yellow Banner Uchiha, how could Uchiha Meikyō tolerate it?
The Three-Tomoe Sharingan in his eyes spun rapidly, quickly transforming into a shuriken pattern with four swirling edges.
However, Meikyō quickly withdrew her pupil power.
Because reinforcements have arrived.
"Chiyo! Your opponent should be me!"
A bold female voice rang out, and Tsunade appeared with incredible speed. With a single punch, she seemed to unleash the power of a landslide, instantly turning one of the Chikamatsu Ten Puppets into a pile of broken pieces.
"Tsunade? This is troublesome!"
Chiyo's heart sank.
This Uchiha brat is not to be underestimated. He was able to hold his own against her for so long, so even if his strength is not yet at the level of a Kage, it is definitely close to that Kage Level.
Add to that Tsunade, who also possesses a strong ability to restrain her and whose strength is at the Kage level, and she absolutely cannot defeat the two of them together.
"Sand Ninja, retreat!"
Chiyo decisively issued the order.
She already knew that this pursuit would be fruitless, and the most important thing to do next was to preserve her own forces as much as possible.
The three puppets that Chiyo had used to Three Treasures Absorption Collapse were quickly removed by Chiyo, and together with several other puppets, they entangled Meikyō and Tsunade.
She intends to use these powerful puppets to cover the rear.
The Chikamatsu Ten Puppets all possess extremely high-level Summoning Technique. Even if they are lost in battle or captured by the enemy, they can be summoned back using Chiyo's two Summoning Scroll, and then the damage to these puppets can be repaired.
But Meikyō didn't want to let Chiyo leave so easily.
Having been suppressed by you, you old hag, for so long, if I don't take this opportunity to kick you while you're down, Meikyō 'll feel like I'm not doing anything right!
"Teacher Tsunade, please stop these puppets for me!"
Meikyō called out to Tsunade, then took a deep breath, sparks flying from the corners of her mouth. As she took the deep breath, she gripped the hilt of the Ama-no-Ohabari Feather sword tightly.
"Leave it to me!"
Tsunade a Super Strength punch, sending a puppet that was trying to approach the Meikyō flying, and said in a heroic voice.
"Uchiha Style: Sun Breathing: Sun Halo Dragon Dance!"
The blade of the Ama-no-Ohabari was engulfed in raging flames, turning it bright red.
Soon, these flames quickly condensed into an enormous dragon head.
The flames blazed, and the scorching heat made those standing nearby feel as if they were in a furnace, with beads of sweat sliding down their foreheads.
"This sword technique... perfectly blends the Shape Transformation of Fire Style, and its powerful Chakra fluctuations even made me feel threatened!"
Tsunade stared in astonishment at the fire dragon's head that enveloped Meikyō's entire body.
She thought that when Meikyō teamed up with Minato Namikaze to spar with the Third Hokage, he had already shown his full strength. She never expected that he had such a hidden trick up his sleeve.
This move could definitely pose a threat to most Kage Level masters.
Not only Tsunade, but everyone else who witnessed this move was shocked to varying degrees.
Damn it!
Sensing the intense Chakra fluctuations behind her, Chiyo, who was still running away, couldn't help but turn around and was shocked. She then quickly raised her hands.
Two Summoning Scroll swiftly slid out from her sleeves and summoned the Chikamatsu Ten Puppets were still locked in fierce combat with Tsunade in the distance, back to her side.
She had no intention of taking such a powerful attack head-on with her bare body.
In the previous battle, three of the Chikamatsu Ten Puppets were crippled by Meikyō's sudden outburst, and two of them were blown to pieces by Tsunade who arrived later.
The first three still retained some fighting power, and together with the remaining five, they formed a three-three-two formation behind Chiyo.
"Puppet Technique: Multiple Machine Light Shield Seal!"
At the same time, a dark blue Chakra light shone from the bodies of the seven puppets, condensing into blue Chakra circles.
"Boom!"
Meikyō pushed off the ground with her toes, her figure instantly disappearing from the ground as she swiftly charged forward.
The fire dragon head also rushed forward quickly, and the raging flames formed a lithe and slender fire dragon body in its wake.
The defensive line formed by the first three puppets collapsed in an instant, and the second defensive line that followed did not perform much better than the first.
But at least they are useful.
The third defensive line, consisting of two puppets, finally broke down after holding on for a few breaths, its blue Chakra Light Release along with the puppets, turning into a pile of parts.
But Meikyō is still charging forward!
In the blink of an eye, he had already rushed to Chiyo's side!
"Elder Chiyo, I'll cover you..."
A puppeteer from Suna attempted to manipulate two puppets to block Meikyō, but was instantly decapitated by Meikyō's puppets!
"Hmm!"
Chiyo felt a sharp pain in her hand, let out a muffled groan, and walked away without looking back.
Two more puppeteers bravely stood in front of Meikyō to buy time for others.
Their fate was obvious.
In the end, besides the slain puppeteer and the puppet parts scattered everywhere, only an arm remained in the same spot.
"It's a pity that only Chiyo's arm was severed."
Meikyō looked with some regret at the severed arm on the ground, still bleeding and its fingers twitching.
"Let me Meikyō, stop being so smug. Being able to cut off Chiyo's arm in one battle is enough to make you appear on the first page of every major ninja village's dangerous Ninja Handbook."
Tsunade looked at her disciple with a look of surprise.
Although it was his cover that bought Meikyō time, Meikyō's performance in this battle alone was enough to rank him among the top ten of all Konoha ninjas.
If it were another ninja village, they might be ranked even higher.
This is mainly because there are just too many skilled fighters in Konoha.
Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others are still at the end of their peak. Even if their combat power were to decline to the point of dropping a level, it would take several years. The Sannin and Dan Katō have just entered their own peak period, and their fame has spread throughout the Ninja World. They have already occupied several places.
"This is truly...unbelievable. It seems I underestimated you before, Meikyō." Ise Niinami looked at Meikyō with a complicated expression.
He originally thought that Meikyō was just a young man who had just been promoted to Jonin, so he regarded himself as a senior and planned to take care of the junior during the mission and use his experience to Tsunade's young disciple.
I never imagined that his strength had become this great!
Needless to say, Hizashi Hyuga was also involved.
He felt that in this generation, the Hyuga Clan would likely be suppressed by the Uchiha Clan, which was also a powerful clan.
Meikyō scratched his head sheepishly.
"Alright, enough of this nonsense! All ninjas with wounds, come to me and Meikyō for treatment! If I'm not mistaken, the poison extracted from those puppeteers' weapons has already begun to seep into your bodies through your wounds. If it goes on any longer, it could affect your current condition! Also, those of you who are in good health, start collecting the ninja tools on the ground that have been coated with Venom. I need samples from them to analyze them!"
Tsunade turned serious, and she gave the order.
Upon hearing this, the several ninjas who had been injured in the battle immediately lay down obediently in front of Tsunade and Meikyō.
"Meikyō! Use the Delicate Illness Extraction Technique to extract all the abnormal components from their bodies and then classify and dispose of them accordingly!"
Meikyō nodded and followed Tsunade to extract toxins from the injured Konoha Ninja.
"Lord Meikyō, I beg you!"
Yamanaka Shin lay down on the spot in front of Meikyō and said respectfully.
Meikyō was slightly taken aback, not expecting Yamanaka Shin's address.
Has he already been addressed as "sir" by other ninjas, just like Tsunade and the others?
Moreover, the opponent is a fairly capable Special Jonin.
However, this feeling isn't bad.
Meikyō deftly took some water from the water bag and sprinkled it on Yamanaka Shin's body. Then, she pressed her palm, which emitted a faint green light, onto Yamanaka Shin's wound.
With this water as a medium, the Delicate Illness Extraction Technique can be used more effectively, reducing the Chakra consumption and difficulty of the technique.
Gradually, a very small, dark green substance mixed with other impurities was drawn out of Yamanaka Shin's body along the water sphere and then placed into a temporary container by Meikyō.
This will allow for a more effective analysis of how these Venom work after entering the human body.
"Go on, next one!"
A dozen minutes later, all the injured ninjas present had been treated, most of whom were treated by Tsunade alone—her efficiency in casting spells far surpassed that of Meikyō.
Even so, everyone present realized that Meikyō, as Tsunade's disciple, also possessed a rather superb Medical Ninjutsu.
"Next, we need to decipher these toxins as soon as we get back. Meikyō, you will be my assistant and analyze the reaction process of these toxins when they enter a living organism!"
Tsunade knew that Meikyō possessed a special kind of vision in addition to his Sharingan.
Calling it vision is not quite accurate. In Tsunade's view, it seems more like Sensory Ninjutsu with all-around vision capabilities, similar to the Byakugan.
Tsunade and Kato Dan both agreed that this might be a special Sensory Ninjutsu that Meikyō developed after breaking through to the third level of the Spirit Activation Technique, due to his innate strong Mental Power.
Combined with the Sharingan's exquisite perception, its effects in Medical Ninjutsu are unmatched even by high-end medical equipment.
If Meikyō were to assist her, Tsunade's outstanding medical abilities could be amplified to the fullest extent.
Apart from Dan Katō, no one else has been able to cultivate the Spirit Activation Technique to such a high level as Meikyō.
A ninja with good aptitude, if they are willing to put in the effort, can enter the first level and improve their Chakra control to a certain extent. As for those who can cultivate to the second level, they are very few and far between. Even someone as talented as Tsunade can only reach this level.
This also enhanced Tsunade's already exceptional Medical Ninjutsu abilities.
Just as Meikyō Tsunade her group were rushing back to their camp to begin the process of detoxifying the toxins, Chiyo and her group finally returned to the Sand Ninja base.
"Elder Chiyo, what are you doing?!"
Karura was shocked to see Chiyo's missing arm.
Chiyo looked at the wound she had just stopped bleeding with her Mystical Palm Technique on the way here and couldn't help but sigh.
"When I received the Jonin Taji's summoning beast, I immediately led a group of puppeteers to provide support. However, by the time we arrived, Jonin Taji had already sacrificed himself. When I followed the enemy's trail, I was blocked Jonin a young Uchiha, who held out until Tsunade's reinforcements arrived."
"It's actually Princess Tsunade! No wonder she had the strength to injure Elder Chiyo. And that Uchiha, I wonder what his background is, that he was able to block Elder Chiyo!"
Karura brought bandages and water, preparing to bandage Chiyo.
However, Chiyo shook her head and refused Karura.
"It wasn't Tsunade who injured me. That woman wouldn't leave such a smooth and clean wound in battle. Actually, it was that Uchiha, under Tsunade's cover, used a very powerful Nintaijutsu to injure me. However, I remember that Uchiha seemed to be Tsunade's disciple. Quickly have Rasa check that Uchiha's specific information and publish it on the first page of the Dangerous Ninja List, requiring all Sand Ninja to be on high alert if they encounter him!"