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"It seems I shouldn't use lightning chakra for now." Shiraishi Haori said, trying to overcome the dizziness, as he swayed and stood up.
His stamina and chakra had naturally recovered a bit. From this, Haori judged that he must have been unconscious for a while after arriving in this space. The Reverse Summoning Jutsu caused him to faint. At least he was sure he didn't arrive here conscious.
He should be thankful that no enemies or beasts attacked him during that time.
After painstakingly bandaging his wounds, Haori moved around. He first surveyed his surroundings. This seemed to be a barren mountain, with a lifeless, yellowish hue. While it looked harmless, it gave him a primal sense of unease. As it turned out, not everyone can be like Jiraiya, who can casually cast a jutsu, have no side effects, and miraculously end up in a holy place like Mount Myoboku.
It seems not everyone can be like Jiraiya and use Reverse Summoning Jutsu to reach a holy place like Mount Myoboku.
Given Haori's situation and his ten-plus years of not leaving the village, he couldn't determine the exact coordinates of this place. So, his top priority was to leave this ominous-looking place. Ideally, he could quickly find humans and confirm the location of the Leaf Village.
As for why he didn't think about finding Kushina, it was because he didn't think it was necessary. A ninja like Kushina, in an environment like this, would be more adaptable than him. She would know what to do in a place like this.
"This place, let alone living people, you can't even see a shadow of a living creature." Haori muttered, covering his shoulder wound, as he walked a short distance.
This place was completely devoid of any signs of life.
But as if to answer his expectations, a living creature appeared. But after seeing it, he wished it hadn't appeared at all.
With a low growl like a beast and a strange bark, a four-legged, three-headed, short-winged, massive, fierce-looking canine creature appeared before Haori.
If Haori were familiar with the Naruto storyline, he would have said this upon seeing the creature for the first time:
"Hey, buddy, you look kinda familiar..."
Well, as long as he still had a brain, he probably wouldn't call a dog "buddy," no matter how bizarre it looked.
Except for the lack of black rods on its body and the lack of the circular eye patterns on its eyes, this creature looked exactly like one of the creatures from Pain's group.
It looked a little hungry, so Haori, upon seeing it for the first time, sensed its hostility. He wouldn't be making any friends with this one.
The three-headed dog slowly ambled to within five meters of Haori, then stopped.
Haori released his grip on his shoulder and grinned at the dog. He even smiled, showing his white teeth.
What a friendly fellow. He's a ninja who loves animals... not. If his hands weren't so quickly making hand seals.
Fire Release: Fire Dragon Flame Bullet!
A fire dragon, filled with a ferocious aura, instantly enveloped the giant dog. It was as if Haori could smell the barbecue in the next instant. This is the legendary man-eater, ninja eats it.
However, that didn't happen. After the fire jutsu dissipated, the three-headed dog stood there unharmed.
"What's going on? The Fire Release isn't working?"
Severe blood loss, low chakra reserves, lightning chakra is not advisable, and a B-rank fire jutsu can't cook it... In an instant, Haori made a judgment. He turned and ran.
The three-headed dog, of course, chased after Haori. It had been roasted for no reason, and while it wasn't seriously hurt, it still felt the pain, okay?
Even if it hadn't been for that, it wouldn't have given up on its meal.
So, one man and one dog, one running ahead at full speed, the other chasing relentlessly. This incident once again proves a scientific truth: two legs can never outrun four legs. Haori could only stop occasionally, use his limited chakra to counterattack, then run again, create some distance, then be caught up to again, counterattack again, and so on.
......
The scene shifts back to the battlefield after Haori and Kushina left. One sentence can describe the situation there: the Sand shinobi are retreating.
Leaf shinobi are returning, the Sand shinobi are at a disadvantage, Kushina has disappeared, and the Leaf Village's headquarters cannot be destroyed. At this point, the Sand shinobi have no choice but to retreat.
In this battle, the Sand shinobi left behind a field of corpses, but they gained nothing. Their set objective wasn't achieved, the sudden opportunity wasn't seized, and they even almost lost their Tailed Beast. It was a disaster.
But things aren't much better on Leaf's side.
"Tsunade-sama, should we pursue?" Shikaku Nara, the strategist, asked Tsunade.
Tsunade's face is still stained with blood. Her left hand is tightly gripping her right arm, and she tries to maintain her composure as she speaks.
She can't show her blood phobia to her subordinates.
"No need. Search for the injured immediately, treat the wounded, and then... use our fastest communication methods to report Kushina's disappearance to the Third Hokage. Have the Hokage contact Minato Namikaze as soon as possible."
"Yes." Shikaku accepts the order and quickly goes to relay it.
"Reverse Summoning Jutsu?"
After Shikaku leaves, Tsunade mutters to herself. Based on the remaining jutsu traces from where Kushina and Haori disappeared, combined with the circumstances of their disappearance, it can be determined that they likely used Reverse Summoning Jutsu to leave the battlefield.
"I hope they're safe."
Statistically, using an unstable jutsu like Reverse Summoning Jutsu is prone to problems. Tsunade doesn't know that someone has made some unreliable modifications to this jutsu. And even if the jutsu doesn't go wrong, the location and distance the user is transported to are basically random. What if those two unlucky souls were transported to the Land of Wind...
cough cough, they probably wouldn't be that unlucky, right?
Tsunade tries to convince herself.
Anyway, the only one who can find Kushina at this point is Minato Namikaze, so they have to tell the Hokage about Kushina's situation as soon as possible.
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