Kneeling beside the deep, gaping pit, Shin'un surveyed the surrounding ruins, feeling utterly powerless and somewhat disoriented.
"Uh~"
Enduring the excruciating pain that made him want to faint, Shin'un gritted his teeth and looked at his empty left arm.
"An arm was severed by White Fang..."
"But the feeling of being injured was strange; it wasn't just pain, but also a burning sensation that seemed to be constantly seeping into my body from the wound..."
"That virus can also be transmitted through monster attacks?"
Then, Shin'un used his only remaining right hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead caused by the pain, and placed it on his bleeding right abdomen.
"Just being grazed by Tsunade's fist broke three of my ribs."
"And the wound here is starting to feel hot..."
"Ha..."
Suddenly, Shin'un felt the pain in his wound as he breathed, and couldn't help but breathe out softly.
A moment later, Shin'un recovered slightly from the pain and quickly took out a painkiller issued to ninjas by Konoha from his ninja tool pouch behind him and swallowed it.
Whether it was a placebo effect or the effect of the painkiller, Shin'un could clearly feel that the pain was no longer so intense after swallowing the painkiller.
Shin'un then quickly took out a roll of bandages and a tourniquet, unfolded them, and used both his hands and mouth to bandage the cut on his severed left arm to prevent him from dying from excessive blood loss.
Facing the imminent danger of being leaped out of the deep hole in front of him, Shin'un dared not be negligent and quickly finished bandaging in just a few dozen seconds.
Only after finishing the bandages and putting them back into his ninja tool bag did Shin'un finally catch his breath and have the mind to think about other things.
Looking at the dark crater he had created in front of him with his Lightning Release: Lightning Pillar, Shin'un felt extremely resentful.
"I never expected to be so unlucky. The building collapsed and trapped me, Tsunade, and White Fang together."
"I'm so lucky to have survived in such a cramped space of less than four square meters, facing monsters transformed from Tsunade and White Fang, two masters of Taijutsu."
Thinking of this, Shin'un looked at his missing left arm.
"If I hadn't acted decisively, risking having my arm cut off by White Fang to unleash Lightning Release: Lightning Pillar, I might not even be alive now..."
"Phew~"
Exhaling, Shin'un stood up, staring at the dark cave, recalling his experience just now.
" White Fang was blasted by the Lightning Pillar and only has one arm left; he'll be out of danger for several hours."
" Tsunade doesn't need to be considered for now. Although I really want to do it myself, my injuries require immediate emergency treatment."
"So, the next step is to find someone to finish them off down there..."
Thinking of this, Shin'un was about to turn around and look at the city walls surrounding Konoha Hospital.
Suddenly, Shin'un's eyes narrowed as he sensed some movement behind him.
Realizing this, Shin'un suddenly turned his head and stared into the abyss-like darkness within the pit.
In the darkness, something was rapidly approaching Shin'un.
The next moment, Tsunade's bloodied and mangled figure leaped out of the dark pit and pounced on Shin'un as soon as she landed.
"What! Tsunade!"
Upon seeing Tsunade emerge from the dark, gaping cave, Shin'un was filled with disbelief.
Just a few minutes ago, Shin'un saw it clearly: the Lightning Pillar covered most of Tsunade, so now only her head should remain.
Damn it!
Seeing Tsunade lunge at him with her mouth wide open, Shin'un quickly used his Body Flicker Technique to dodge to the side.
"Forehead!"
The high-speed Body Flicker Technique inevitably aggravated the abdominal wound, Shin'un immediately stopped and turned to look at Tsunade.
At that glance, Shin'un immediately noticed something.
"That is?"
Due to the bombardment of the Lightning Pillar, Tsunade's body below the collarbone had completely disappeared, so she was naturally not wearing any clothes at this time. Shin'un could easily find certain details on Tsunade's body.
With a furrowed brow, Shin'un stared intently at the left half of Tsunade's missing body. At the edge of the wound, tiny granulation tissue was constantly wriggling, visibly regenerating the missing half of her body.
In the short time it took Tsunade to leap out of the dark pit, the half of her body that she had lost was already about to recover.
Even the leg that had disappeared beneath him had grown halfway back and was on the verge of being fully restored.
"How could Tsunade possibly possess such regenerative abilities!"
Even though Hashirama Senju's vitality was terrifying, he might not be able to regenerate severed limbs!
Seeing Tsunade's abnormal recovery speed with his own eyes, Shin'un was immediately astonished.
With a somber expression, Shin'un pondered silently.
"It's possible that the virus has awakened the power of the Senju Clan within Tsunade."
" The Senju bloodline, viral mutation, and the dissipation of a large amount of Chakra from the Yin Seal —these three factors combined have created Tsunade's terrifying recovery speed."
"Roar!"
On the other side, Tsunade's missing body parts quickly recovered, and she immediately pounced on Shin'un without hesitation.
"Boom!"
As Tsunade's body fully recovered, that terrifying, monstrous strength reappeared. After a large crater appeared in the ruins where she had been, Tsunade instantly appeared in front of Shin'un.
"Um!"
Enduring the pain, Shin'un once again used his Lightning Body Flicker to dodge to the side.
However, this time was different from the last. Just as Shin'un unleashed his Lightning Body Flicker and before he even landed, his mind suddenly became dazed.
"Boom!"
Tsunade's powerful attack landed on the ruins of Konoha Hospital, sending debris flying and dust billowing everywhere.
"Roar!"
"Damn it, what's wrong with me?"
Body Flicker Technique landed, Shin'un ignored Tsunade's screams and quickly thought through his surprise and doubt.
"How could I possibly be mentally disoriented during a battle?"
"Etc!"
Turning his head, Shin'un looked at his missing left arm...
"I can no longer feel the burning sensation from the wound? Even the pain is gradually subsiding..."
Upon realizing this, Shin'un immediately took a deep breath, and then his expression darkened.
He no longer felt the burning sensation when he breathed...
"The reduction in pain can be explained by the painkillers starting to work, but the inability to feel the burning sensation can only mean that my senses are starting to fail..."
"Otherwise, it means the virus has already started to affect my body..."
"Phew~"
Shin'un took a deep breath and tried his best to dispel the despair in his heart.
"Senses impaired, body weak, Chakra control affected, mental confusion... the next step should be unconsciousness."
"I might not even have a dozen hours left... maybe an hour, maybe ten minutes, and I'll turn into a monster."
Looking up at Tsunade ahead, Shin'un thought of Toyoko Hirakawa and Shinkaku Hirakawa at home, and a surge of anger welled up in his heart. He clenched his fists, gritted his teeth, and muttered in a low voice:
"How did you become a monster? How could you become a monster!"
"Roar!"
Tsunade, devoid of reason, was unable to respond to Shin'un's words and simply continued to lunge at Shin'un.
Seeing Tsunade's screaming appearance and feeling his own mind becoming increasingly dazed and confused, Shin'un's anger inexplicably turned into bitterness.
"Fine, let's leave it at that..."
Shaking his head, Shin'un gave up the idea of dodging. He stood still, forming a hand Hand Seals with one hand, and let Tsunade pounce on him, sit on him, and tear off pieces of his own flesh and swallow them.
Two seconds later, Shin'un's chest was ripped clean of flesh, and at the same time, the hand Hand Seals were completed.
" Senior Tsunade, please bless me. I hope this time I can truly kill you."
After saying that, Shin'un raised his right hand and placed his palm on Tsunade, who was engrossed in eating on his body.
Lightning Release: Lightning Pillar!