Boom!
As Shizune hurriedly arrived at the entrance of a tavern at the end of Tanzaku Quarters,
suddenly, the entire tavern erupted in a violent explosion, and numerous patrons screamed, crazily fleeing in all directions.
"Aghc... Tsunade-sama!!"
Seeing a figure suddenly flying out of the exploding tavern, Shizune quickly used the Body Flicker Jutsu to rush forward and catch her.
"Wake up! Wake up quickly, Tsunade-sama!!"
After embracing the figure that flew out of the tavern, Shizune smelled a strong scent of alcohol coming from her, and quickly shook the person's shoulders.
Held in Shizune's arms was a woman with slightly golden hair, appearing to be in her twenties. She wore a green robe with the word 'gamble' written on the back.
With hazy, drunken eyes half-open, and a pair of astonishingly ample bosoms almost bursting out, she mumbled incoherently, "Give me more alcohol! I just love drinking. When I'm drunk, there are fewer troubles..."
"Damn it... at such a crucial moment, she actually drank so much alcohol..."
Seeing Tsunade in her arms completely transformed into a drunken state, Shizune couldn't help but grit her silver teeth.
"Ah... Tsunade, it's been a long time."
"I've been looking for you for so long, and today I finally ran into you here."
At this moment, a low voice emanating from the collapsed and exploding tavern immediately tensed every muscle in Shizune's body, as if facing a formidable enemy.
A man wearing a white Ninja cloak slowly emerged from the ruins of the exploding tavern. He had long silver-gray hair, his face covered by white bandages, revealing only a pair of eyes faintly glowing with red light.
Not only that, but around this man, there was a Chakra resembling a gathering storm cloud, occasionally releasing arcs of jumping lightning.
"It's you again?!"
Seeing the mysterious man walking out of the tavern ruins, Shizune's pupils constricted, immediately adopting a vigilant expression, "What grudge or resentment do you have with Tsunade-sama?! Why do you keep entangling us so many times?!"
"Grudge with Tsunade? Hmph..."
"No... my target is not just her alone."
Upon hearing Shizune's questioning words, the mysterious man emitted a sinister, contemptuous laugh. His eyes, faintly radiating red light, revealed unmistakable resentment. "Being called the legendary Sannin... such a ridiculous title."
"The grievances between me and those three are something a junior like you could never comprehend!"
Storm Release: Thunder Cloud Inner Wave!
As he spoke, a lightning bolt suddenly erupted from the thundercloud around the mysterious man. Taking advantage of the characteristics of electricity, it swiftly and relentlessly struck towards Shizune and Tsunade.
Whoosh!
Faced with the unexpected lightning attack, Shizune gritted her teeth, barely using the Body Flicker Jutsu to evade. She raised her sleeve, revealing hidden weapons strapped to her arm, and swiftly threw out five Senbon, each laced with potent poison, towards the enemy.
"Hmph, a boring move."
Watching the five venomous Senbon thrown by Shizune, the mysterious man couldn't be bothered to move, and the thundercloud around him released a lightning bolt, directly knocking away the five poisoned Senbon.
"Ninja art: Poison Mist!"
However, at this moment, Shizune had already seized an opportunity. She placed the unconscious Tsunade aside and, forming hand seals, swiftly sprayed a large cluster of dark purple Poison Mist.
As an exceptional medical Ninja accompanying Tsunade, Shizune's Ninjutsu could convert the Chakra within her body into special chemicals expelled from her mouth. This substance, upon contact with the air, instantly transformed into a poisonous mist. Inhaling even a small amount of it could be lethal.
"It's useless..."
"Ninja Art holds no meaning against me!"
The lightning surrounding him couldn't disperse the Poison Mist released by Shizune, but the mysterious man emitted a disdainful cold laugh. One of his palms calmly extended forward, revealing a mysterious seal in the center of his palm.
Dark Release: Inhaling Maw!
In the astonished gaze of Shizune, it seemed that the seal in the palm of the mysterious man's hand erupted with a special power, unexpectedly absorbing all the Poison Mist she had released!
Dark Release: Judgment!
Following this, an even more surprising event occurred. After completely nullifying Shizune's Ninjutsu with one hand, the mysterious man extended his other palm and released all the absorbed Poison Mist!
"Oh no..."
"My Ninjutsu was actually absorbed by this guy?!"
In her anxious state, the unprepared Shizune's breath hitched, inadvertently inhaling the dark purple Poison Mist she had released herself. Although as a master of Medical Ninjutsu, she could eventually neutralize her own poison given enough time, the intense toxicity still caused her to collapse on the ground involuntarily.
"Hahaha!!! After researching Chimera Jutsu for so long, I finally succeeded!"
"What an extraordinary opportunity! After killing Tsunade, I'll deal with those other two!"
Using the opponent's own tactics against them, successfully absorbing Shizune's Ninjutsu and knocking her down, the mysterious man turned his gaze towards Tsunade, who lay on the ground, completely intoxicated. He couldn't help but burst into a fit of maniacal laughter.
Crackle!
As the laughter echoed, the thundercloud beside him instantly released a bolt of lightning. The mysterious man intended to kill the fallen Shizune right then and there.
"Although I don't like meddling in others' affairs, but come to think of it..."
"That woman lying on the ground, completely drunk, is also my Senpai!"
However, at that moment, a voice suddenly came from the side, causing the mysterious man's crazy laughter to abruptly stop.
'Who's there...'
An intense sense of crisis surged inexplicably from within, and the mysterious man immediately reversed his stance. He saw a dazzling white light, as sharp as the dawn tearing through the darkness, aiming to split him in half!
Blade of Flowing Water!
Shizune, lying nearby, only felt a swift and fierce white light passing before her. The entire ground under her feet seemed to be sliced by invisible blades, extending all the way to the grassy forest outside Tanzaku Quarters. It even cut through the lightning unleashed by the mysterious man, forcefully blocking it in front of her.
'The... the lightning was cut open?!'
Suddenly witnessing this unexpected strike that not only severed the lightning but also cleaved through the entire expanse of earth before her, Shizune, lying on the ground, couldn't help but widen her eyes in astonishment.
'Is it him?! The young man from earlier...'
Turning around in surprise, Shizune saw on the chaotic street beside her, a handsome young man with white hair and black clothing, who had appeared out of nowhere. He maintained a posture of slashing forward, the same youth who had just intervened to help her—Yu.
'Wait a minute!!'
'Earlier, he mentioned that Tsunade-sama is his Senpai... could it be?!'
At this realization, Shizune's eyes widened even further. The white-haired youth, the sole figure in black Ninja attire, approached slowly. The imposing aura emanating from him, like mist, gradually intertwined with the legendary name, creating an inseparable connection.
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