Facing the incoming tide of poisonous gas, Konoha was well-prepared. Tsunade gave a decisive wave and Wind Release ninjas swiftly stepped forward, forming hand seals. [Wind Release: Great Breakthrough!]
Sunagakure responded fiercely. Large numbers of Wind Release ninjas gathered at the front lines and executed their techniques.
In an instant, the poison was scattered in all directions. Wherever it passed, even the sand turned charred black.
Tsunade used her divided slugs to pick up some contaminated sand. After taking a brief sniff, she identified the poison and shouted to the Konoha forces, "Take the red pills."
The Konoha ninja quickly consumed the pills Tsunade had prepared in advance. When the toxic gas spread toward them, no one suffered any injuries. The deadly fumes simply dissipated like white vapor.
"How is this possible?" Chiyo muttered in disbelief, switching to another type of poison and injecting it into her puppets.
Konoha repeated the same process—using Wind Release techniques immediately to block the gas while Tsunade analyzed its composition with her slug. Then she commanded again, "Take the green pills."
Thus, each of Chiyo's previously infallible poisons was counteracted one by one.
Unwilling to give up, she launched a hundred poison needles at Tsunade. Tsunade smashed a large rock to block them and pulled out one needle, saying, "This uses the combined toxin from Deathworm and Scorpion, right? These poisons have no effect on me."
So saying, Tsunade touched the toxin directly in front of Chiyo—and remained completely unharmed.
Seeing this, Chiyo finally understood clearly: her prided toxins were entirely ineffective against Tsunade, completely countered. Her gaze fixed on Tsunade burned with fury, tinged with jealousy.
Orochimaru, seeing Chiyo was out of moves, ordered coldly with killing intent, "Charge. Eliminate the enemy."
The Konoha ninja forces, suppressed for so long, surged forward with fierce momentum.
As Chiyo began to send her puppets to face them, Ebizō stopped her and pleaded, "Sister, don't be stubborn. Run now—we can't win head-on. We can't let our village's ninja die here."
Watching the unstoppable tide of Konoha ninja and the immovable Sannin, firm as mountain anchors, Chiyo, despite her endless reluctance, issued only one command: "Retreat."
Konoha pursued relentlessly throughout the entire day until they finally halted when nearing Sunagakure Village. Already knowing the result, the Third Kazekage arrived at the battlefield and addressed the advancing Sannin, "We have lost this battle. I will sign a truce agreement with your Konoha. Let the war end here—how does that sound?"
Since the Kazekage himself had spoken these words, there was no doubt about their sincerity. Otherwise, if another fight truly broke out, Suna would hold terrain advantage, inevitably resulting in mutual destruction. This outcome benefited both sides.
Understanding fully, Tsunade agreed, "Fine. It's a deal."
Knowing they had won, Konoha ninja burst into cheers, sharply contrasting with the defeated Suna ninja, who stood dispirited and chased away like stray dogs.
Tsunade accepted the peace agreement without delay — Kazekage had clearly anticipated the outcome of this battle.
As Konoha's commander in this war, Tsunade took possession of this hard-earned victory before waving her hand and leading the Konoha ninja forces to turn around and depart.
One could say Tsunade had performed exceptionally well in this war. Her reputation as the "Heroine of Konoha" left a deep impression on everyone. Anya, who had watched from the sidelines, greatly admired her. Thus, it wasn't hard to imagine that even after staying away from Konoha for so long in the future, all she'd need to claim the title of Hokage was a single word — no one could possibly rival her.
With that, battles at both Sunagakure and Iwagakure had ended. Sanshouo Hanzo's area had withdrawn from the battlefield much earlier, while Kumogakure had also retreated to recover. After this final battle, the Second Great Ninja War officially came to a close, and long-awaited peace was finally approaching.
At this moment, the three legendary ninja — the Sannin — who had endured countless wars, couldn't help but feel waves of exhaustion. Tsunade handed the newly signed peace treaty to White Fang before deciding to return at her own leisurely pace instead of leaving with the entire Konoha force.
Anya originally planned to return with White Fang, but for some reason, he was called back by Tsunade.
White Fang looked at Anya for a moment without a word, then simply turned and walked off. Clearly, he was eager to bring this good news back to the village first. As for his disciple, spending some time learning Medical Ninjutsu under Tsunade's guidance wouldn't be a bad thing either.
In this way, a group of four passed through Sunagakure territory once again, arriving at Sanshouo Hanzo's area — the place where they had earned the legendary title of Sannin. Light drizzle still fell here, the air heavy with moisture, casting an uncomfortable dampness over everything.
Jiraiya seemed particularly interested in Anya, chatting cheerfully with them along the way. However, masked Anya remained quiet, offering only brief and distant replies.
Noticing that Anya seemed uneasy interacting with someone like Jiraiya, Tsunade spoke up and interrupted, "Alright, Jiraiya, stop bothering him. I'm planning to test his training progress recently — need to check whether he's been slacking off."
"Oh?" Nearby, Orochimaru expressed slight surprise: "Tsunade, are you trying to steal students from White Fang?"
Although wearing a mask, Anya's identity hadn't escaped the sharp eyes of the Sannin. They all figured out that this Anbu-masked individual standing before them was none other than Anya — White Fang's disciple.
In fact, Orochimaru had always taken a strong interest in Anya. If it hadn't been for that unexpected incident during graduation, he would've been Orochimaru's student by now. Thinking about this, Orochimaru's pupils slightly constricted.
Tsunade snapped, "I'd never stoop to stealing another ninja's student. He approached me himself for lessons during our last meeting — isn't that right, Anya?"
Upon hearing this, Anya dared not deny it. Nodding vigorously, the masked figure looked rather comically exaggerated.
"By the way, why did you suddenly join the Anbu?" Tsunade asked curiously.
Anya thought for a moment before carefully replying, "The Third Hokage saw potential in my abilities and believed the Anbu would be a better fit for me."
Suddenly recalling something, Orochimaru spoke up, "I heard that during the battle at Iwagakure, an Anbu squad infiltrated behind enemy lines and destroyed their most critical supply stronghold. Unfortunately, almost the whole team was wiped out in the process. Do you happen to know who led that particular squad?"
"Obviously, Orochimaru already had a certain guess in mind.
Suddenly bringing up that Anbu squad made Anya's originally calm heart feel as if it had been pierced by a needle. However, Anya's mindset was no longer what it used to be. He replied calmly, 'I was the captain.'
Tsunade and Jiraiya clearly hadn't expected that such a dangerous battle had actually been undertaken by this young boy's squad. They knew full well how tough Iwagakure was — even Jiraiya himself had barely survived. At that moment, they couldn't help but take the young man seriously, starting to see him as one of their own."
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