On one hand, she felt bringing Shukaku to the battlefield was the right choice; on the other, she regretted the intelligence leak. Otherwise, the Ninja of the Various Ninja Villages would have been the ones attacked by Shukaku.
Is that a Tailed Beast Ball?… Did Orochimaru transfer away the Tailed Beast Ball that suddenly disappeared just now?
If that Tailed Beast Ball had exploded here… Chiyo's heart tightened at the thought. Not to mention the Konoha Ninja, even they would have died here.
Crack, crack—!
Cracks appeared on the rock-formed conch, and after it shattered, Orochimaru and Tsunade were revealed inside.
"Orochimaru, are you alright?"
Orochimaru had used Ninjutsu repeatedly, and she was worried her Chakra wouldn't be enough.
"Don't worry, there's still a lot of Sage Chakra stored in the Yin Seal."
Orochimaru bit her finger, completing the hand signs instantly.
"Summoning Technique!"
Bang—!
A figure of coiled snakes appeared in the smoke.
"Lady Orochimaru, I sense the presence of a Tailed Beast."
Void turned and saw the massive Shukaku.
The character 'Zero' on Void's mask-like face had been erased by Orochimaru, at its own request, showing how much it hated its identity as an artificial Tailed Beast.
It's… a snake from Ryūchi Cave?
Tsunade observed Void, looking at its mask-like face.
"This feeling… it's that stinky fox's Chakra… yet a little different…"
Shukaku scrutinized Void, feeling its Chakra was very similar to the Nine-Tailed, which made it extremely displeased.
Void's mask-like face opened its mouth, revealing sharp teeth, and asked, "Lady Orochimaru, can I eat it?"
"You can try. If you can eat it, I won't stop you."
Orochimaru shrugged, not caring at all if Void ate Shukaku. Everything depended on its own choice. If it ate Shukaku, it would never be able to escape its identity as an artificial Tailed Beast.
"What did you say?! You ugly thing, you want to eat me?!"
Shukaku heard this snake-like fellow wanted to eat it and let out an angry roar.
"It's too ugly, I don't want to eat it."
Void didn't know why, but it suddenly didn't want to eat Shukaku. It instinctively resisted eating this guy. Thinking of Lady Orochimaru's custom-made plan to become stronger and shed its artificial Tailed Beast identity, it decided it was better to obediently listen to Lady Orochimaru.
Tailed Beast?
Is that kind of thing as delicious as Natural Energy?
"Orochimaru, I'm going to that battlefield."
Tsunade realized staying here might cause trouble for Orochimaru.
"I'd prefer you stay."
Orochimaru glanced at Tsunade out of the corner of her eye.
"No! I'll just be in the way if I stay here!"
Tsunade knew Orochimaru wanted to protect her better, but she didn't want to always be protected by Orochimaru. She used Lightning Release: Lightning Stimulation, transforming into a flash of lightning and disappearing from the spot.
"I'll kill you! I'll kill all of you! Wind Release: Sand Bullet!"
Shukaku, enraged, formed hand signs, and countless sand particles condensed into sand bullets, firing them at Void and Orochimaru.
Void's body extended countless arms, blocking all attacks for Orochimaru.
"Then, how about this move!"
The ground beneath Shukaku turned into sand, and a surging wave of sand crashed forward like a tsunami.
"Sage Art: Water Release: Exploding Water Colliding Wave!"
Orochimaru jumped and landed on Void's head. After her hands blurred into afterimages to complete the hand signs, the water she spewed from her mouth formed a towering wave that collided with the sand wave. The surging water mixed with the sand, creating a massive lake that submerged Shukaku halfway.
What kind of battle was that… To avoid being caught in the crossfire, the Suna Ninja and Konoha Ninja had to retreat repeatedly, their faces filled with horror as they watched this scene. Such sand manipulation and Water Release Ninjutsu were beyond their imagination.
Why aren't you fighting anymore?
Tsunade, who had rushed over, saw the Konoha Ninja and Suna Ninja getting along peacefully.
"Konoha's little princess, now is not the time for us to determine victory."
Chiyo looked at Tsunade, who had rushed over, with no intention of fighting. What was important now was no longer this battlefield, but that one.
"Void, buy me some time. I need to prepare a Sealing Technique."
Orochimaru didn't want to keep fighting Shukaku. She intended to seal Shukaku with a Sealing Technique.
"Understood!"
Void twisted its body, moving rapidly across the water, extending arms to entangle Shukaku.
"Wind Release: Drilling Air Bullet!"
Shukaku opened mouths all over its body, inhaling large amounts of air, and continuously fired giant wind spheres at Void.
Void flexibly twisted its body, the giant wind spheres grazing past it, and its extended arms wrapped around Shukaku.
"Let me go! I'll kill you! I'll kill all of you!"
Shukaku struggled furiously and violently. It knew very well what awaited it and Bunbuku next. It began to gather another Tailed Beast Ball; even an incomplete Tailed Beast Ball would have enough power to kill them!
"Four Symbols Sealing!"
Orochimaru's hand slapped Shukaku's head, and Sealing Technique formulas quickly wrapped around Shukaku's body.
The unformed Tailed Beast Ball dissipated, and Shukaku roared unwillingly, its body shrinking rapidly.
"Retreat!"
Chiyo saw this and knew clearly that once Orochimaru successfully sealed Shukaku, they would be next. She immediately ordered a retreat.
The Suna Ninja retreated without hesitation, following Chiyo.
"Don't even think about escaping!"
Tsunade wanted to pursue them; at the very least, she had to leave a few Suna Ninja behind.
"Lady Tsunade, Orochimaru doesn't want you to pursue. She said we already have the most valuable hostage, and the antidote's effect isn't as ideal."
Katsuyu stopped Tsunade from pursuing. The Konoha Ninja who wanted to follow Tsunade gave up the idea upon hearing this.
Many Konoha Ninja were poisoned and were relying on the antidote to slow the spread of toxins. Pursuing the enemy at a time like this would be asking for a quick death.
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