Hiruzen Sarutobi didn't care at all about the insults from the Root ninjas; they were just a bunch of ignorant fools on the verge of death. Chasing Tsunade was far more important.
Before leaving the Root base, Hiruzen Sarutobi seized the opportunity to glance back at the few Root ninjas who had been cursing the most. He decided to take good care of their clansmen, encouraging them to carry on their ancestors' aspirations and join the Anbu to continue contributing to Konoha.
I must return to Konoha and expose Hiruzen Sarutobi's true colors!
Tsunade struggled to emerge from the crack in the ground, her body now covered in a dark red grime of blood and dirt, looking utterly disheveled. Although the wound on her chest had healed, she had inflicted many small cuts when she crawled out of the crack, and blood was gushing from the cuts on her once fair and smooth skin.
Tsunade's Hundred Healings Technique had automatically shut down due to insufficient chakra, and at this moment, her wounds could only be healed by her body's own regenerative abilities.
Rumble rumble
The fissure in the ground that Tsunade emerged from caused a large-scale collapse, and the crack swallowed up a patch of land and trees. Fortunately, Tsunade managed to run a distance away before she was pulled down.
The massive blood loss left Tsunade dizzy and disoriented, and she instinctively chose a direction to flee. There was no time for hesitation now; with her two grandfathers' reanimated bodies protecting her, that old bastard Hiruzen Sarutobi would soon emerge from the underground base.
Despite her injuries and exhaustion, Tsunade forced herself to run. She hadn't gone far when she saw two teams of Root ninjas emerge from the woods! These Root ninjas didn't approach Tsunade, but instead threw a barrage of shuriken at her from a distance.
Damn it!
Tsunade gritted her teeth and forced herself to stay alert. She clenched her fists and forcefully deflected the shuriken, then turned and prepared to flee.
"Quick, after her! Her chakra is running low!"
Seeing Tsunade's performance, the Root ninjas were immediately relieved and rushed over with great momentum.
"court death!"
Tsunade's formidable physical abilities allowed her to recover some of her chakra and stamina. She feigned exhaustion and staggered away. As the two teams of Root ninjas approached, she turned and unleashed a series of punches.
ah!
The Root ninjas hadn't expected the Hokage to be so convincing; caught off guard, they were struck by a barrage of heavy blows and collapsed dead.
Having just breathed a sigh of relief after eliminating the enemy in front of her, Tsunade suddenly staggered and almost fell to her knees. She was indeed close to her limit!
Reaching into her ninja tool pouch, Tsunade pulled out a few ration pills and popped them into her mouth. Forcing herself to continue her escape, she thankfully had been terrified of hunger during her wanderings in the ninja world and habitually carried a few spare snacks.
"Watch out, everyone stay away! Use ninjutsu attacks!"
Tsunade had only taken a few steps when another group of Root ninjas emerged from the woods. They had seen Tsunade's earlier actions from afar and none of them dared to approach.
Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique
"Wind Release: Gale Palm"
The Root ninja used a combination of shuriken and fireballs, then added a Gale Palm to propel them forward, sending a barrage of shuriken, accompanied by flames and a whistling wind, hurtling towards Tsunade.
Tsunade was exhausted and her movement speed had decreased significantly, so she dodged the attack in a very awkward manner.
The Root ninja relaxed, moved closer, and then continued using the same tactics.
Damn it, am I going to fall to this kind of enemy? What will happen to Rope Tree's revenge?
Recalling her younger brother Nawaki, Tsunade once again squeezed some strength from her exhausted body to dodge an attack.
But then another wave of attacks came flying in, a string of shuriken and fireballs that seemed to completely engulf Tsunade's disheveled figure.
"Vacuum Sword!"
Just as Tsunade was about to die, an old man with a ponytail and a scar on his right lip suddenly emerged from the woods beside her. It was none other than Shirakumo Hayama.
With a swing of his sword, powerful wind blades appeared out of thin air, not only blocking the attacks aimed at Tsunade but also causing numerous casualties among the relaxed Root ninjas.
"Lord Hokage, you'd better leave quickly!"
After helping Tsunade out of the predicament, Hakuryuu Hayama immediately turned around and entangled the remaining Root ninja.
Tsunade had just smiled when she saw Hayama appear, and was about to call Hayama to break through and return to Konoha together.
But the smile on her face froze instantly. At this moment, Bai Yunyeshan was covered in blood, his left arm was gone, and he had more wounds than she did.
"Hayama!"
Tsunade exclaimed in surprise and rushed over to fight alongside Shirakumo Hayama.
But Hayama suddenly intensified his efforts, forcing back the Root ninjas, then turned and roared at Tsunade, "Go! Leave your lives to cleanse Konoha of darkness!"
At that moment, several more teams of root soldiers emerged from the woods, clearly coming from the direction they were pursuing Baiyun Yeshan. As soon as Baiyun Yeshan saw them, he forced his exhausted body to meet them.
Baiyun Yeshan's swordsmanship was so exquisite that even the Root ninjas found it difficult to break through. However, the wounds on his body that were constantly bleeding indicated that his life was about to come to an end!
Tsunade clenched her teeth as she looked at Hayama's resolute expression. After hesitating for a moment, she finally turned and left under Hayama's roar of urging.
Baiyun Yeshan caught a glimpse of Tsunade turning around out of the corner of his eye and breathed a sigh of relief. He increased the pressure on his sword, preparing to take as many Root ninjas as possible with him before he died.
Forehead
Baiyun Yeshan was distracted for only a moment, and just as he was about to fight desperately, he suddenly realized that he had lost the strength to move.
He forced out a painful groan from his throat, and looking down, he saw a sharp, cold light piercing out from his chest!
As Tsunade fled, she glanced back and saw that Hayama had been pierced through from behind and lifted up by a shuriken.
"None of you are leaving. You were fooled by your substitution technique earlier. Do you think you still have a chance?"
Suddenly, Shimura Danzo's sinister smile appeared behind Hayama; it was he who was leading the pursuit of Hayama.
Severely injured and losing a lot of blood, Baiyun Yeshan felt weak all over, and the sword in his hand fell to the ground.
"Hurry up and go!"
Despite his injuries, Shirokumo Hayama roared with difficulty. He had long harbored the will to die and only hoped that the Hokage could bring Konoha back to life.
Perhaps due to the excruciating pain of the kunai piercing him, Shirokumo Hayama roared as he weakly groped at his chest with his remaining right arm.
Seeing that Shirokumo Hayama had no chance of survival, Tsunade's eyes stung with tears, but she could only muster her last bit of strength and turn to flee in a sorry state!
Just as Shimura Danzo was about to continue the pursuit, his expression suddenly changed; his intuition sensed a strong sense of danger. Danzo immediately abandoned his kunai and retreated.
boom!
Danzo retreated less than a meter when a violent explosion suddenly occurred on Shirokumo Hayama's body, engulfing an area of nearly ten meters in a terrifying flame.
A few seconds later, the flames subsided, leaving only the shattered and charred remains of Baiyun Yeshan at the site of the explosion!
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