"Break free from these Amegakure ninja as soon as possible!"
"Go assist Master Seiki first!"
Noticing Seiki gradually showing signs of weakness, dozens of Allied Forces Jonin swiftly disengaged from their own battles to provide support.
"You can't even hold a few people back properly—what useless trash!" Hanzo inwardly fumed. Konoha's advantage in manpower was truly too great. Though technically Jonin like himself, his subordinates were simply no match for the enemy.
"Yet, do you truly believe you can meddle in this battle of mine?"
[Water Release: Heaven-Cleaving Rain Blades!]
Raindrops above Rain Country abruptly morphed into razor-sharp blades, plummeting downward at blinding speed.
Sometimes the gap between Jonin could be even greater than that between a Jonin and a Genin.
Take Hanzo himself—he's called the 'Demigod of the Shinobi World,' but on paper, he's still just a Jonin. He could handle most Jonin effortlessly, especially during wartime when many promoted Jonin weren't truly worthy of the title.
Except for a few Jonin quick enough to form seals, the rest were instantly pierced by the raining blades, blood spraying as they collapsed screaming in pain.
At the sight of it, the Allied ninja on the battlefield were struck speechless.
Did this mean this was the power of the so-called "Demigod of the Shinobi World"—to defeat dozens of Jonin in an instant?
Those fallen Jonin felt bewildered—the moment they saw Hanzo being suppressed earlier, they'd thought he wasn't all that formidable. Now though, it seemed clear that had been only because his previous opponents had been exceptionally strong.
"Hmph! Pathetic!" Hanzo said coldly, suddenly changing expression as he slashed backward with his blade.
Yet Seiki, as if foreseeing his move, kicked straight at Hanzo's right hand gripping the sword, sending the chain-wrapped weapon soaring away.
Hanzo instinctively reached out, but Seiki seized his right wrist mid-reach.
As Hanzo felt his right hand caught in Seiki's grip, a flicker of surprise crossed his face. In that moment of hesitation, his left hand was also seized.
At that moment, the Gatai charged toward them with heavy steps.
Seeing this, realization dawned on Hanzo. "Disable my hand seal capability? Hmph, this time I indeed underestimated you—I forgot about someone unaffected by my poison like you exists!"
"But unfortunately for you, you still underestimate me. Even with both hands restrained, as long as a single finger moves, I can still perform jutsu through hand seals!"
As he spoke, a massive waterfall surged up behind him, blasting the puppet away.
A wave of despair washed over many ninja—who could imagine being able to perform hand seals with just one finger? Was this Demigod even human?
After temporarily dealing with Chiyo's puppets, Hanzo turned back around, catching sight of Seiki slightly opening his mouth as if preparing some elemental technique.
"He can also do one-finger seals?" Hanzo wondered internally, but quickly sensed something off—"Wait, his fingers haven't moved at all. Could this be...seal-less ninjutsu?"
Hanzo knew that Seiki's Rasengan was performed without visible seals, but he'd never heard of anyone firing a Rasengan from their mouth before!
Before he could ponder further, Hanzo began forming seals in haste himself.
From prior combat experience, the opponent might have broader skills, but when it came down to specialized focus, Hanzo was clearly superior.
In a direct jutsu duel like this, there was absolutely no reason for him to lose!
As he started forming hand seals, Hanzo sensed something was off.
The swirling mass forming in Seiki's mouth resembled a Rasengan, but with an eerie tailed beast-like aura mixed in. A closer look confirmed it... Dammit! Wasn't that a Tailed Beast Ball?
Since when can ordinary humans use Tailed Beast Balls? Are you actually a disguised Bijuu?
While mentally ranting, Hanzo twisted his body violently trying to break free.
But Seiki's hands gripped him like iron clamps, holding him fast no matter how hard he struggled.
Seeing the "Seikidama" rapidly taking form in Seiki's mouth, Hanzo could only sigh inwardly and close his eyes awaiting death.
The next moment came intense pain, but not the imagined scene of his brains being smashed to pulp.
Opening his eyes, Hanzo looked down to see Seiki's right hand piercing through his chest.
"So earlier was it all just Genjutsu?"
"To be precise, the first part carried the Rasengan with some tailed beast aura mixed in. The real Genjutsu came afterward."
Coughing up blood, Hanzo fell down laughing bitterly, "Haha, didn't expect an old man like me to ultimately lose to Genjutsu!"
Seeing Hanzo fall, the Allied Forces ninja hesitated for a moment before bursting into loud cheers.
"Great job! Hanzo has been defeated!"
"We won!"
Yet there was no shortage of bitter jealousy hidden among those cheers.
"Darn it! That old man actually got to interlace fingers with Lord Seiki!"
"Yeah, how unfair!"
On the battlefield,
Hanzo stared fiercely at Seiki, "To unleash such tremendous power even in a desperate situation - so this is your conviction?"
Although unclear what nonsense Hanzo had made up again, Seiki still solemnly responded while panting heavily, "Didn't I tell you before? I absolutely will not fall until I defeat you!"
Seeing Seiki's pained face and unwavering determination, Chiyo couldn't help but feel deeply moved, "Just relying on sheer conviction to push himself this far... What amazing inner strength!"
"You're absolutely right. It wasn't you who defeated me, it was my own self who lost faith!" Laughing heartily, Hanzo said generously, "Chop off this old man's head then! Since many years ago I bestowed the title 'Sannin' upon Tsunade and her companions, today before my death, let me grant you the title 'Demigod of the Shinobi World'!"
At these words, the entire battlefield fell silent.
Demigod of the Shinobi World! This was undoubtedly the highest honor in the shinobi world!
What made it even more powerful was that the title came straight from Hanzo himself. To receive recognition from an enemy like this - wasn't it proof enough that Seiki's strength had truly conquered even his foes?
Realizing this, all the ninja in the Allied Forces became extremely excited.
"No wonder Seiki-sama is truly worthy of this moment!"
"That's the pinnacle of honor in the entire shinobi world!"
"If it's Seiki-sama, our Sunagakure absolutely acknowledges it!"
But Seiki simply shook his head, "Let me correct several points. First, defeating you isn't solely my achievement; without Elder Chiyo's assistance, the one collapsing would definitely have been me!"
Glancing sideways at Seiki, Chiyo felt surprised internally, "This kid remains calm-headed enough even facing such enormous glory as 'Demigod of the Shinobi World'!"
Few could remain rational before such tremendous honor.
"Second, I dislike receiving things granted by others. Whatever I desire, I'll seize with my own hands!"
"Even if you end up coughing up blood, you'd still put on a brave face. That's just how you are."
"The third point is I won't kill you. As repayment for letting Tsunade go years ago, I'll let you leave today too."
Had this happened in the past, it would have been unthinkable — not just for the Sunagakure ninjas, but even for those from Konoha — that Seiki would openly allow such a powerful enemy to walk away.
But now, both factions of the Allied Forces erupted into cheers.
Seiki, who had disregarded his own safety to save them all and eventually turned the tide to defeat Hanzo, had already become a "god" in their hearts!
A god can do whatever he pleases — no one questions it.
Besides, Seiki beat Hanzo even in this weakened state — there's no point trying again.
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