In the woods, Tsunade were traveling.
"Almost there."
Tsunade looked at the tent not far away and thought to herself.
"I hope the First Hokage can kill him, so that Konoha's status as the number one ninja village will remain unshaken..."
Hiruzen Sarutobi muttered to himself beside him.
He felt nothing about Shimura Danzō's death, nor about his own abdication.
But what he absolutely cannot accept is that Konoha is no longer the number one ninja village!
This is tantamount to completely negating his contributions to Konoha!
After all, the Konoha that Tsunade inherited is the Konoha he left behind. Even if Konoha is no longer the number one ninja village, that's Hiruzen Sarutobi's doing, and has nothing to do with Tsunade.
Orochimaru glanced at Hiruzen Sarutobi, his eyes filled with disdain.
Soon, Tsunade three companions met up with the main force of Konoha.
" Fugaku, how many ninjas are here?"
Tsunade looked at Uchiha Fugaku and asked him a question.
After all, Uchiha Fugaku is an indispensable fighting force now, so it's understandable that Uchiha Fugaku Tsunade consider him the leader of the fleeing ninjas.
" Lady Tsunade, all the ninjas are here, including those who just graduated from the Ninja Academy, a total of forty thousand."
"This is what Uchiha Fugaku said respectfully."
Forty thousand people in Konoha isn't actually that many, considering that's everyone.
The Fourth Shinobi World War drew nearly 100,000 people, but it was clear that the Five Great Shinobi Villages did not send all of their shinobi.
Even during the Fourth Shinobi World War, the ninja instructors and newly graduated Genin stayed in the village and did not go there.
Therefore, it's not surprising that Konoha has 40,000 ninjas; in fact, that's an underestimate.
After all, Konoha, which possesses the most prosperous region, has only 10,000 more ninjas than Iwagakure, which has only recently experienced rapid development over the past year.
This in itself is a huge disgrace to Konoha.
However, the main reason for this is most likely because Konoha has been at war for the past few years, and Didaze wiped out a large number of its ninjas.
Otherwise, the number of people in Konoha wouldn't be only 10,000 less than that of Iwagakure, after all, Konoha was a ninja village that could fight four against one in the original story.
"Excellent! While Didaze is currently tied up, let's seize the opportunity and crush Iwagakure!"
Tsunade cheered on the Konoha Ninja.
Actually, even without Didaze, they weren't without a chance of winning.
In terms of combat strength, Konoha is far stronger than Iwagakure, after all, ninjas from clans with Kekkei Genkai and secret techniques are not people that ordinary ninjas can deal with.
There are nearly five thousand ninjas with Kekkei Genkai in Konoha. These five thousand ninjas with Kekkei Genkai and secret techniques will become a sharp blade to kill Iwagakure!
As long as Tsunade and the others can hold off the enemy's top fighters, their own bloodline clans and secret technique clans will slaughter all the lower-ranking ninjas of Iwagakure.
Tsunade had some confidence in the ninja clans of these families.
"Let's go! Take down Iwagakure as quickly as possible!"
Tsunade hand with a flourish, and then the massive Konoha marched towards the location of Iwagakure.
Before long, the two armies clashed.
This is also what Ōnoki wanted.
After all, they have the advantage in high-end combat power, and after such a long time, Nanako has also had ample time to develop.
Nanako is now arguably the best besides Didaze.
Even Ōnoki isn't as strong Nanako is now.
" Ōnoki, you led Iwagakure to invade our Land of Fire, unilaterally breaking the treaty. Are you determined to be our mortal enemy forever?"
Tsunade forward and shouted angrily at Ōnoki.
"A fight to the death?"
Ōnoki chuckled.
"Haven't we been locked in a life-or-death struggle for a long time?"
" Dust Release: Detachment of the Primitive World Technique!"
After speaking, Ōnoki immediately unleashed Dust Release: Detachment of the Primitive World Technique Tsunade.
" Tsuchikage, is sneak attacks all you can do?!"
Tsunade narrowly dodged Ōnoki's sneak attack, then glared angrily at Ōnoki.
"You dodged it."
Ōnoki's expression remained calm.
"Superior!"
Ōnoki was too lazy to waste any more words with Tsunade. He firmly believed that only the victor counts, and as long as he could win, no matter how much Tsunade said, it would be meaningless.
The battlefield quickly split into two areas.
There are six people on the Iwagakure side: Ōnoki, Nanako Uzumaki, Han, Roshi, Kōdo, and Kitsuchi.
Konoha's six members are Tsunade, Orochimaru, Uchiha Fugaku, Minato Namikaze Hiruzen Sarutobi, Kushina Uzumaki.
"They even dared to bring up an uncontrollable Nine-Tails Jinchuriki?"
Roshi looked at Kushina Uzumaki and sneered.
"We are both from the Uzumaki Clan, why must we kill each other? Why don't we sit down and have a good talk?"
Kushina ignored Roshi and instead turned her gaze to Nanako, speaking earnestly.
"Each village is fighting for its own village; there's nothing more to say."
Nanako's expression was serious.
She had no feelings for Kushina. Although Kushina was a princess, the Uzumaki Clan had been wiped out, and Nanako didn't think that being a princess was anything special.
" Kushina, she's right. Right now, it's all about fighting our own battles. There's nothing more to say."
Tsunade shook Kushina's head, preventing her from speaking further.
"Why..."
Kushina sighed sadly.
" Adamantine Sealing Chains!"
" Adamantine Sealing Chains!"
Kushina and Nanako used the Adamantine Sealing Chains almost simultaneously, and the two Adamantine Sealing Chains collided, producing a harsh metallic scraping sound.
Nanako didn't use Wood Release; she simply wanted to test just how strong this so-called princess of the Uzumaki Clan really was.
" Rasengan!"
After Kushina and Nanako were locked in battle, Minato Namikaze also threw Flying Thunder God Kunai Ōnoki Onoki.
" The Earth Release: Golem Technique!"
" Dust Release: Detachment of the Primitive World Technique!"
Ōnoki summoned the Earth Release: Golem Technique to block Minato Namikaze, and then unleashed Dust Release!
Minato Namikaze narrowly avoided danger.
Han, his body steaming, swung his Hiramekarei at Minato Namikaze!
" Yin Seal: Release!"
"Ninja Art: Creation Rebirth: Strength of a Hundred Technique!"
Tsunade released the Yin Seal and then activated the Strength of a Hundred Technique.
Tsunade directly met Han's Hiramekarei with a punch. Han was knocked back five or six steps by Tsunade's punch, while Tsunade was knocked back more than ten steps.
" Multiple Hidden Shadow Snake Hands!"
Orochimaru immediately launched a sneak attack on Han, intending to severely injure him while Han was being pushed back.
" Steel Release!"
Kōdo activated Steel Release and stood in front of Han. The Hidden Shadow Snake Hands shattered into pieces the moment it hit Kōdo.
" Kabutowari: Drop!"
After blocking the attack, Kōdo swung his Kabutowari, Tsunade.
However, he was knocked away by Tsunade's powerful punch.
" Underwater Needle!"
Roshi instantly entered Partial Tailed Beast Transformation, then condensed an extremely powerful Lava Release on his fist and smashed it towards Tsunade!
Iwagakure's current goal is clear: to take down Tsunade first!