With terrifying force, the slash aimed at Hanzo's neck while Fuma ignored the chain sickle slashing toward him, unleashing his full power without hesitation.
Hanzo's face changed with alarm. A veteran of countless battles, he sensed the abnormality from the air currents stirred by Fuma's slash.
"What an overwhelming force. This bastard, has he been hiding his strength all along?"
With agile footwork, Hanzo quickly withdrew, flipping away to create distance from Fuma, his eyes now wary.
Fuma played with the blood sword in his hand, smiling mockingly at Hanzo from afar.
"I heard that Hanzo-san follows the way of the warrior. In this situation, shouldn't you charge in with conviction and trade blows with your enemy?"
Hanzo's face darkened, inwardly cursing him, "Letting you chop me, what kind of warrior's way is that? I'd already be in pieces if I stayed still."
Fuma advanced again, unleashing his power without restraint. The blood sword no longer adhered to any form, hacking wildly.
Hanzo performed a series of Body Flicker Techniques, leaving behind numerous afterimages. Behind him, countless bloody slashes plowed through the ground, filling the battlefield with deep pits.
One had to admit, Hanzo's mastery of the Body Flicker Technique was unparalleled in the ninja world.
The Body Flicker Technique wasn't an extraordinary jutsu. It simply involved explosive speed gains through muscle power and chakra concentrated and released at the feet.
However, ordinary ninjas struggled to maintain their position accurately after one or two uses of the Body Flicker Technique, let alone attack the enemy accurately after flickering.
Hanzo, with his advanced skills and exceptional strength, could continuously use the Body Flicker Technique while maintaining precision and power in his attacks.
The situation reached a stalemate. Hanzo couldn't harm Fuma, and Fuma had difficulty hitting Hanzo. In their current states, they were at an impasse.
"If this meaningless probing continues, Konoha's reinforcements might arrive soon!"
A murderous intent flickered in Hanzo's eyes. Without using his trump cards, it would be hard to resolve this today.
For the sake of his son Iga, he couldn't let this go!
Leaping onto the head of his giant salamander, Hanzo formed hand seals, gathering chakra.
Hanzo gave Fuma a taunting look, as if waiting for him to attack.
"An empty city stratagem? Or is he preparing some powerful move? There's too little information about Hanzo in the original anime. I don't have much on him."
Fuma squinted, studying Hanzo. This stance suggested he was about to use a trump card.
"Should I interrupt him? Forget it, with his Body Flicker Technique, it's hard to kill him directly. In the upcoming war, there's a high chance Tsunade will face Hanzo. Let's gather some intel for her."
The giant salamander spewed more toxic gas, and under the guidance of the jutsu, the dark purple toxic cloud descended from the sky, enveloping Hanzo. The mist gradually solidified into a purple toxic dragon.
Hanzo took a deep breath, opened his mouth wide, and swallowed the purple toxic dragon whole. With a low roar, his body emitted misty toxic gas, his pupils turning a sinister purple. His entire body swelled slightly.
"Water Release Chakra Mode: Poison Form!"
Hanzo sneered arrogantly, "Remember, giving a strong enemy a chance to breathe is like digging your own grave."
He approached Fuma proactively, his massive chain sickle swinging once more.
"Bang!"
Once again, the clash ended with Hanzo being sent flying.
"This bastard, where does he get such immense strength? Something's off here!"
"In the current ninja world, the only one whose strength surpasses this form is the Third Raikage of the Hidden Cloud!"
Hanzo felt the immense power transmitted through the chain sickle, his mind racing as he charged at Fuma again.
No longer choosing to clash head-on, the Water Release Chakra Mode enhanced all of Hanzo's abilities slightly, increasing his resistance, speed, and strength uniformly.
The two clashed, exchanging hundreds of blows in the blink of an eye.
Although Fuma wasn't at a disadvantage, Hanzo's speed was beginning to challenge him.
Sensing his speed advantage, Hanzo sneered, releasing a large amount of pure toxic mist. The air seemed to be saturated with liquid poison.
The chain sickle, carrying the surging poison, attacked relentlessly.
"As long as I drag this out, the poison's effects will only grow stronger. Die, Konoha's Blood Wolf."
Hanzo whispered sinisterly.
Fuma felt his body tingling, his muscles growing more sluggish.
Thanks to his extraordinary physique, if he had been an ordinary taijutsu user relying on chakra to enhance strength and speed, he would have collapsed from the poison long ago.
"No wonder Tsunade and the others couldn't defeat Hanzo back then. He is indeed a troublesome opponent."
Fuma took a large step back, releasing a surge of Lightning Release chakra, which crackled violently, forming a massive lightning sphere.
The combination of his blood armor and the lightning sphere was a new move evolved from his [Predator's Malice]. Fuma couldn't enter this state quickly yet.
The lightning sphere expanded further, the dark red blood aura mixing with the electric light, creating blood-colored lightning that reappeared on the battlefield!
Hanzo was genuinely fearful now, watching the terrifying amount of chakra from afar, his heart pounding.
"Such a refined Lightning Release Chakra Mode, how did Konoha obtain this technique?"
"Those fools from the Hidden Cloud, they don't even understand their own secret techniques as well as outsiders do!"
He secretly spread a large number of explosive tags around, forming a defensive array. This enemy had the potential to kill him, and he needed to give it his all!
"Boom!"
The roaring lightning stabilized, with ferocious electric light mixed with blood aura, forming a blood-colored lightning armor tightly wrapping around Fuma.
At this moment, Fuma's height had grown to over two meters, resembling a small Susanoo.
"Well, this is the second time using this combination move. Sorry to keep you waiting, Hanzo-san."
With ruthless speed, he dashed across the ground. The air screamed under the pressure, and a simple punch, carrying the ultimate primitive violence, aimed to kill Hanzo on the spot!
"Boom!!!"
The punch landed, shattering the ground into fragments, leaving a bottomless crater. Fuma scanned the surroundings, searching for Hanzo's figure.
"This Konoha's Blood Wolf possesses such strength. Why would someone like him be willing to serve in the Anbu?"
Hanzo hid in the shadows, suppressing his purple face, blood trickling from his mouth. At this moment, he developed a huge misunderstanding about Konoha's Anbu!
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