"Boom!"
"Sizzle~"
"Thump!!"
A chilling hum of electricity, the slicing of sharp ninja tools through the air, the crackling of Fire Style ninja techniques, and the sound of collapsing shops all rang out simultaneously. Shin'un and eight Anbu Ninja began a fierce battle in the street...
One minute later, the fierce battle ended.
As the once clean and tidy streets became a mess, eight Anbu Ninja collapsed to the ground, unconscious.
Shin'un leaped unharmed onto a rooftop by the street. Just as he was about to use Lightning Body Flicker to head towards Konoha Hospital, he suddenly stopped in his tracks.
Turning his head, Shin'un looked at the eight Anbu Ninja lying on the ground behind him.
"Sigh~, after all, battles are happening all over Konoha right now, so it's best to hide you all."
After saying that, Shin'un jumped off the roof and quickly hid the eight unconscious Anbu Ninja in a collapsed shop on the side of the street.
"Whoosh~"
Shin'un found a large tarpaulin and used it to completely cover the eight Anbu Ninja lying in a row.
Then, Shin'un turned and left in the direction of Konoha Hospital.
"Waaah~"
The sound of air being torn apart rang in his ears. Shin'un's speed using the Lightning Body Flicker technique had now reached a terrifying level. As he moved forward at high speed, Shin'un could even feel the air ahead becoming extremely viscous.
"Sigh, I never imagined Konoha would become like this."
Having finally broken free from the Anbu Ninja's blockade, Shin'un used his Body Flicker Technique ability to observe Konoha's current state on his way to the Konoha Hospital.
The once bustling commercial street was deserted, and the streets that were usually clean were covered with fallen leaves. The entire Konoha suddenly became very empty and desolate.
Every now and then, as Shin'un flew between the rooftops, he would see some street shops that had been destroyed into ruins for some unknown reason, and occasionally he would see some obvious signs of battle.
"Um?"
Suddenly, Shin'un noticed a battle breaking out right in front of him and immediately looked over in the distance.
"That is?"
Looking into the distance, the scene that greeted Shin'un startled him.
"Two teams of Anbu Ninja are fighting a... monster?"
In the blink of an eye, Shin'un had already covered a hundred meters, and could see the battle ahead more clearly.
What kind of monster is this?
Suppressing his nausea, Shin'un observed carefully.
"Human-shaped, standing and walking, without skin, with muscles directly exposed, and multiple fangs in the mouth."
"Even the various organs inside its chest cavity are directly exposed, how can it still move!"
Shin'un kept moving, keeping an eye on the battle between the Anbu and the monsters ahead while rapidly thinking in his mind.
"Are the Anbu Ninja all fighting against these kinds of monsters?"
"They came from there; there have never been such skinless, fleshy monsters in the Shinobi World before."
"Again, something from the giant crater? But how did they end up inside Konoha?"
Unable to come up with an answer, Shin'un simply took one last glance at the battle between the Anbu and the monster.
"Fortunately, this terrifying-looking monster isn't too strong. Judging from the battle, the Anbu have already gained the upper hand as soon as they started fighting."
Shaking his head, Shin'un was anxious to get to Konoha Hospital, so he ignored the battle between the Anbu and the monster and flew directly over their heads.
Next, although new battles continued to break out in various parts of Konoha, Shin'un's journey to Konoha Hospital went very smoothly.
"Boom!"
"Roar!!!"
"Ah!!"
As Shin'un approached Konoha Hospital, the sounds of intense battle and the roars of numerous monsters began to fill his ears.
At the same time, a peculiar smell began to appear in the air ahead, like the smell of human sweat evaporating into the air.
There seems to be something in the air.
Even with a mask on, Shin'un could still smell the peculiar odor directly, and at the same time...
For some reason, a faint burning sensation began to appear inside my nasal cavity.
Moreover, from the moment he smelled the peculiar odor in the air, Shin'un felt an intense sense of unease, his scalp tingled, and his heart raced.
It was as if Shin'un's body was instinctively urging him to leave this area as soon as possible.
Adjusting his mask, Shin'un suppressed the burning sensation in his nose and continued towards Konoha Hospital without hesitation.
He must find Tsunade; even if he can't, he must at least find out the details of this strange illness!
The journey was smooth, Shin'un quickly arrived near Konoha Hospital.
"What's going on here!"
Suddenly stopping on a rooftop near Konoha Hospital, Shin'un frowned deeply as he looked at the plaza in front of the Konoha Hospital.
Mountains of corpses and seas of blood!
A tall, thick stone wall firmly surrounded the entire Konoha Hospital. Hundreds of Anbu Ninja stood on the wall, desperately trying to stop the massive number of monsters surging out of the Konoha Hospital like a tide.
These monsters included not only the flesh-and-blood monsters Shin'un had seen on the road, but also more than a dozen other strange and unusual monsters.
There are creatures with insect-like limbs growing all over their bodies, creatures with bodies like normal people but with multiple pairs of eyes on their faces, and creatures that are enormous with countless fleshy lumps covering their bodies, from which blue smoke occasionally shoots out...
"These monsters seem somewhat familiar..."
Looking at these monsters, Shin'un had a vague sense of déjà vu, as if he had seen them somewhere before.
"These monsters are definitely not native to the Shinobi World. They must have come to the Shinobi World along with the giant crater, just like the Gipsy Danger..."
Shaking his head, Shin'un temporarily stopped thinking; now was not the time to investigate the origins of these monsters.
Concentrating, Shin'un began searching for Tsunade's figure amidst the horrific, bloody battlefield before him.
But when Shin'un scanned the entire battlefield several times and still couldn't find Tsunade, his expression immediately darkened.
" Tsunade can't die here, and she won't leave Konoha Hospital."
"Then she must be..."
As he spoke, Shin'un raised his head and looked at the Konoha Hospital, from which monsters were constantly pouring out.
Is she inside?
Thinking of this, Shin'un narrowed his eyes slightly.
Looking down at the battlefield ahead, where hundreds of Anbu Ninja were fighting against a massive number of monsters, Shin'un had already made his decision.
"Sizzle!"
With a thought, Shin'un began to mobilize the Chakra within his body, and the solidified air wave formed directly transformed into a gale that swept outwards.
Shin'un quickly Hand Seals by bringing his hands together.
Lightning Release: Lightning Pillar!
In the blink of an eye, Shin'un completed the Hand Seals. With thick electric currents swirling around his body, he raised his right hand and aimed it at the wave of monsters forming in front of Konoha Hospital.
"Boom!"
A thunderous roar erupted, and a dazzling blue-purple beam of light burst forth from Shin'un's palm, shooting straight into the horde of monsters ahead.
As Shin'un moved his palm, any monster that was illuminated by the beam of light would instantly vanish from its spot, as if erased by a giant eraser.
"Long~"
Three seconds passed, Lightning Release: Lightning Pillar dissipated, while the thunder that followed began to weaken.
Feeling the massive depletion of his Chakra, Shin'un waved his right palm, from which white smoke billowed, and stared blankly ahead.
Not only did the horde of monsters that had surged out of Konoha Hospital disappear, but the small square in front of the Konoha Hospital was also turned into a deep crater!