Lightning Release: Lightning Spear!
With his hands Hand Seals, Shin'un conjured a Lightning Spear in his hand.
Then, Shin'un aimed his Lightning Spear at the short monster in the group that could use the Shadow Imitation Technique.
"Whoosh~"
With a whooshing sound, the Lightning Spear pierced through the head and into the chest of the short monster.
Immediately afterwards, the Lightning Spear exploded violently, and after the intense electric current raged, only a pile of charred remains was left on the spot.
Immediately afterward, before Shin'un could make his next move, the giant rock pillar beneath him suddenly made a sound.
"Sizzle~"
With a thought, Shin'un used his Lightning Body Flicker technique to leave his original spot.
The next moment, a sharp spike suddenly rose from the giant rock pillar, almost piercing Shin'un's body from bottom to top in a split second.
While suspended in mid-air, Shin'un was enveloped in electric currents. His gaze swept quickly across the various monsters that had gathered in front of him, and he rapidly considered his options.
"Roar~"
As soon as he landed, a monster spewing smoke rushed forward, roaring as it raised its fists to smash at Shin'un.
Such an obvious attack clearly could not harm Shin'un; he simply stepped back a few paces to the side and dodged the pale attack.
"Squeak~"
However, just as Shin'un was about to kill the monster in front of him, he discovered something.
His eyes narrowed as he looked at the ground where the smoke monster's fists had slammed down.
There, several cracks were clearly visible.
"The ground here was reinforced with Earth Release..."
"So, when a ninja transforms into a monster, not only do they retain their original Ninjutsu skills, but their strength, speed, and other attributes are also enhanced?"
In an instant, Shin'un got the answer in his mind, and then raised his hand to attack the smoke monster in front of him.
Lightning Release: Miniature Lightning Spear!
Without needing to Hand Seals, Shin'un mobilized his Chakra, and his right palm was quickly enveloped in a layer of sharp lightning.
With a swift motion, Shin'un raised his hand into a chopstick and decapitated the smoky monster in front of him.
Then, Shin'un turned around and looked at the multitude of monsters rushing towards him, and suddenly an idea came to him.
Lightning Release: Lightning Net!
With his Chakra surging, Shin'un spread his arms and unleashed a gigantic net of lightning in the air, shielding everything in front of him from the monsters' attacks.
Just as the wide Lightning Net bound dozens of monsters, Shin'un once again Hand Seals.
Lightning Release: Lightning Blade!
A ball of lightning appeared in Shin'un's right hand, followed by a lightning blade tens of meters long extending from it.
Raising his arms behind him, Shin'un gripped his lightning-infused longsword tightly with both hands and suddenly swept it across the monster trapped in the Lightning Net.
"Buzz~"
With rapid swinging, a heart-pounding buzzing sound immediately arose.
Then, after a slight delay, the incomparably sharp lightning blade sliced all the monsters in the Lightning Net in half.
"Phew~"
Standing up, Shin'un dissipated the Lightning Net and exhaled slightly.
Then, a Lightning Spear materialized in his hand, and he used Lightning Body Flicker forward, turning all the monsters that had been cut in half at the waist but were still alive into charred remains.
"These monsters are indeed special; their attacks generally seem to be stronger than the original Ninjutsu."
"In addition, their basic strength, speed, and resilience will all be enhanced."
"Luckily, they lack reason, otherwise almost every monster would be comparable to Jonin."
Standing still, Shin'un held up the Lightning Spear, lost in thought.
"That means Hiruzen Sarutobi only brought me down here to find Tsunade. If ordinary Anbu came here, there would definitely be significant casualties."
"Roar!"
At this moment, several monsters rushed forward and attacked Shin'un using various methods.
With a slight furrow of his brow, Shin'un did not hesitate, raising his Lightning Spear and resuming the battle.
" Shin'un is making quite a stir..."
On the other side, Hiruzen Sarutobi was carrying Taiseki as thick as two people and wielding it, noticed Shin'un's actions.
"Then I'll speed things up too!"
With a smile, Hiruzen Sarutobi grasped both ends of the Taiseki in his hands, then threw it outwards, accurately killing two blue monsters that were spitting water.
Ignoring the various monsters surrounding him and scraping his thick rock armor, Hiruzen Sarutobi, relying on his superb Earth Release skills, created a space within the Rock Armor on his chest, allowing him to form hand Hand Seals.
At the same time, even while wearing tall, heavy rock armor, Hiruzen Sarutobi still displayed extremely high agility.
With a leap backward, Chakra was drawn to his feet, and Hiruzen Sarutobi stood vertically atop a giant rock pillar, his gaze fixed on the various monsters surrounding the pillar below.
The next moment, Hiruzen Sarutobi's hands became afterimages, and the Chakra within his body rapidly transformed into a torrent of heat.
Fire Style: Great Flame Bullet!
Endless, scorching flames surged downwards from Hiruzen Sarutobi's mouth, creating a vast sea of fire.
Even Shin'un, who was on the other side of the square, felt a wave of intense heat wash over him.
A few breaths later, Hiruzen Sarutobi stopped spewing flames and waited for a few minutes until the sea of fire gradually subsided, revealing charred corpses scattered throughout the area.
Ten minutes later, the third basement level of Konoha was a scene of utter devastation, with charred corpses scattered everywhere.
"Sizzle!"
He pierced the monster in front of him with his Lightning Spear, roaring as it crackled with electricity, and soon another lump of fresh charcoal emerged.
"Phew~"
"The last one."
Turning his head, Shin'un looked at Hiruzen Sarutobi had also finished his battle.
The two looked at each other, nodded, and walked together towards a corner of the square.
Finally, the two met in front of a door at the deepest part of the square.
"Do not open the door?"
As soon as Shin'un arrived at the door of this special isolation room, he saw large characters written in blood on the door.
"It's Tsunade's handwriting."
Beside him, Hiruzen Sarutobi, still clad in his rock armor, spoke with a muffled voice.
He stepped forward, observed closely, and then said:
"The bloodstains were completely dry and cracked, indicating they were written at least five hours ago."
"Furthermore, the handwriting was very messy, so something must have happened that made Tsunade emotionally unstable at the time."
"..."
Standing in front of the door of the special isolation room, the two fell silent for a moment.
Finally, Shin'un spoke:
"Let's open the door and see; we need to find out about Senior Tsunade's condition."
"That's right." Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded and said, "Whether it's for Konoha or for Tsunade, I have to go in and see!"
Then, Hiruzen Sarutobi stepped forward and gently pushed open the door to the special isolation room, with Shin'un following closely behind.
"Squeak~"
In the quiet, dark, and charred corpses scattered across the third basement level of Konoha Hospital, the normally faint sound of the door opening became extremely jarring.
The door to the special isolation room was slowly pushed open, and a sliver of darkness emerged from the crack in the door.
Suddenly, Shin'un looked into the darkness through the crack in the door, and a chill ran down his spine; his expression changed drastically.
The next moment.
"Boom!"
A tremendous roar echoed throughout the entire underground space, and the half-open door was blown off from the inside.
Sarutobi Hiruzen Sarutobi, standing beside Shin'un, was struck as if by a massive blow. Blood spurted from the holes in the face of the Rock Armor, and the tall body covered in the Rock Armor was sent flying backward.
It traversed over a hundred meters, rolled dozens of times on the ground, and then imprinted itself directly on the wall at the other end of the third basement level.
On the other side, Shin'un used his Lightning Body Flicker Technique to retreat dozens of meters away from the special isolation room the instant Hiruzen Sarutobi was attacked.
Glancing at the image of Hiruzen Sarutobi, his life hanging in the balance, imprinted on the wall in the distance, Shin'un's face darkened as he looked toward the special isolation room.
Upon seeing the familiar figure of the person who had arrived, Shin'un finally fixed his gaze on the several new pairs of eyes that had appeared on her face.
Finally, Shin'un gritted his teeth and said:
" Tsunade..."