If one isn't prepared beforehand, Hanzo alone has the ability to poison an entire army.
Fortunately, there are two people in this world who can barely counter Hanzo's poison.
One is Tsunade. The Sannin War was only able to continue thanks to Tsunade's detoxifying and healing abilities.
The other is Chiyo.
Chiyo's medical skills are not weak, and she's excellent at handling poisons, so detoxification is right in her wheelhouse. Moreover, her Puppets aren't afraid of poison.
"Remember, after Hanzo's salamander finishes spewing venom, it needs five minutes to secrete enough toxins again. Gas masks should be prioritized for Jonin to ensure their combat effectiveness. Ninjas below Jonin rank, do not approach the center of the battle between the old woman and Hanzo."
"Sayama, you'll lead the Puppet Force to cut off the Rain Hidden's support to the central battlefield."
"Sada, you're responsible for organizing the battle lines."
"Chiran, take the reserve troops and guard the logistics. Don't let the warehouses be attacked."
Chiyo pulled out a summoning scroll, and as she summoned the Chikamatsu Collection, she gave her orders in an orderly fashion.
She and Hanzo had clashed multiple times in this Great Ninja War, knowing each other very well, even giving each other nicknames.
"Puppet hag! Come out and die!"
Soon, a large group of running ninjas emerged from the distant horizon. At their forefront was Hanzo, standing atop the enormous Salamander Ibuse.
"Hmph, old man with the breathing tube! All talk."
Chiyo put on a disdainful expression, but her ten fingers had already extended Chakra Threads, connecting to the Chikamatsu Collection.
In the distance, Hanzo, standing atop Salamander Ibuse, and the ninjas under his command had already begun forming hand seals.
"Earth Release squad, prepare!"
The Jonin named Sada immediately took command.
"*Water Release: Exploding Water Colliding Wave!*"
Torrential water erupted from Hanzo's mouth, combined with the Water Release Ninjutsu unleashed by the Rain Hidden ninjas, transforming into a flood with immense destructive power, surging towards the Sand Hidden camp.
If not blocked, more than half of the defensive structures the Sand Hidden ninjas had set up in this direction would be washed away by the water.
At the logistics base, Qingshui was still busy distributing Antidote Pills to ninjas who hadn't received them, when he happened to glimpse this scene.
His previous visits to the Land of Rain had only involved minor skirmishes. He hadn't been qualified to participate in a large-scale ninja operation involving thousands of people like this.
This was the first time he had witnessed such a devastating spectacle.
He also realized that large-scale army operations were completely different from the battles he had seen before.
Compared to this, the B-rank and C-rank missions he had once undertaken were mere trifles.
Only Kage-level experts, capable of forming an army by themselves and destroying a small country single-handedly, could change the tide of battle!
"*Earth Release: Earth Flow Rampart!*" x N
One by one, Sand Hidden ninjas skilled in Earth Release stepped forward under Sada's command, raising walls of earth outside the Sand Hidden's defensive structures, joining them together to form a rampart to block the flood.
The first exchange between the two sides, aside from expending some Chakra, yielded no significant results. It was essentially a draw.
As the flood was blocked and the currents churned, the Rain Hidden ninjas rushed forward, stepping on the water's surface.
Hanzo, leading the charge, was at the forefront, attempting to open a breach.
No one would doubt whether the massive Salamander Ibuse possessed the strength to smash through the Earth Flow Rampart.
Suddenly, Salamander Ibuse's movements paused.
Two white-robed Puppets rushed towards Salamander Ibuse from either side. Steel wires, imbued with sharp Wind Release Chakra, connected the Puppets in the middle.
Hanzo lightly tapped his foot, his figure instantly flickering forward. Holding his scythe, he was about to cut the steel wires.
"Zing~!"
A grating metallic clash rang out. A long-haired Puppet swung its twin blades, blocking Hanzo's strike. At the same time, from two other directions, a cat-faced Puppet and a slender-bodied Puppet rapidly approached Hanzo.
Hanzo simply gripped the chain below the scythe's handle with his right hand, swinging the scythe to deflect the poison needles Chiyo had shot. With his left hand, he formed a single hand seal, and his figure vanished again, leaving only a puddle of water behind.
In terms of mastery of Water Body Flicker, no one could surpass Hanzo, except for the long-deceased Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju.
"As troublesome as ever, old man with the breathing tube."
Chiyo spread her hands, manipulating ten Puppets to surround Hanzo from all angles.
Hanzo coldly swung his scythe, rushing towards Chiyo.
Against Chiyo, his trump card of poison was rendered useless.
But Hanzo's abilities also countered Puppet Masters.
In the current Ninja World, there are few Kage-level ninjas who, like Salamander Hanzo, have maximized both speed and close-quarters combat abilities.
Hatake Sakumo is one, the Third Hokage might be another, and the Third Raikage is half an example; while his speed isn't slow, it's not top-tier, and he focused more on physical defense.
Chiyo moved her fingers, manipulating several Puppets to obstruct and entangle, while simultaneously activating the Wind Rush Technique, her figure retreating like a gust of wind.
Just then, the Rain Hidden ninjas also began to assault the Sand Hidden's defensive line.
Ninjutsu, ninja tools, and shouts of battle intertwined.
Though Rain Village was a small ninja village, under Salamander Hanzo's leadership, its numbers and quality ranked among the highest of all smaller nations. Now, after years of tempering on the battlefield, even the five great ninja villages dared not underestimate it.
However, Sand Hidden ninjas still held the upper hand, firmly entrenched with the advantage of their fortifications and numbers.
"Screech—!"
Ibuse, a creature the size of a small mountain, roared.
Its sound wasn't the deep rumble of other beasts; instead, like other salamanders, it resembled a baby's cry.
Sharp, yet infused with a vicious ferocity beyond a mere infant's wail.
In an instant, an endless torrent of purple poisonous mist spewed from Salamander Ibuse's massive mouth, blanketing everything as if to engulf the entire Sand Hidden camp.
"Use Wind Release to blow the poisonous mist away!"
Fukami Senran stood in the open space outside the warehouse, leading all the reserve team ninjas in performing Ninjutsu.
Qingshui, Baki, Pakura, and other reserve team ninjas skilled in Wind Release stood in a line behind Fukami Senran, forming hand signs.
"Wind Release: Typhoon Pass!" xN
These Wind Release ninjas all coincidentally chose the same Ninjutsu.
Typhoon Pass was a relatively basic Wind Release Ninjutsu, not very powerful and fairly low difficulty, only a D-rank Ninjutsu.
Essentially, any Wind Release ninja who could become a Chunin knew it; it allowed them to control the wind's power to be strong enough without overly disturbing people.
The strong winds howled, dispersing the purple poisonous mist.
Even with an Antidote Pill, if too much salamander toxin was inhaled and the components in the Antidote Pill weren't enough to neutralize all of it, poisoning would still occur.
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