Chapter 200: Deadly Poison
"Looks like… Orochimaru has set his sights on me!"
Li Jiexuan opened his palm, and a few familiar gray-skinned snakes coiled around his hand.
Unfortunately for Orochimaru, using the summoning snakes of the Ryuchi Cave to spy on him was destined to be a mistake. With Li Jiexuan's Dragon Sage Body, aside from the White Snake Sage, he was already the most exalted being within the Ryuchi cave.
"Heh, if you're so eager to keep an eye on me, then go ahead and watch," Li Jiexuan said with a smile, releasing the gray snakes to slink around his sides, carrying his information ceaselessly back to Orochimaru…
After finishing this, Li Jiexuan strode out of the tent. Though Orochimaru had lured Tsunade away to kill him, the arrival of the Rain Ninja was undeniable. A hundred kilometers away, the Rain Ninja led by Hanzō had already set up camp…
Konoha, Sunagakure, and Iwagakure had all mobilized to fight in the Land of Rain. This move completely infuriated Hanzō, so he decided to declare war on all three nations simultaneously. Among them, the toughest nut to crack was Konoha…
"Report, Lord Hanzō. The Konoha Hokage is not present on this battlefield." In the constant downpour of the Land of Rain, the reconnaissance capabilities of the Rain Ninja far surpassed those of other villages.
Hanzō nodded with satisfaction upon hearing this. "In that case, once this line is broken, Konoha's defenses will collapse entirely!"
Hanzō understood clearly that the overall strength of the Rain Village was weak. Challenging the three great ninja villages at once was impossible; even a one-on-one match with a single village would be unwinnable. But precisely because all three villages had gathered here, they had a chance!
Why? Because… his own strength was more than enough.
In this era of underdeveloped ninjas, Hanzō was the strongest ninja in the world. Using himself as the spearhead, he could identify weak points in the other three villages, smash through them in a single strike, and achieve a decisive victory with lightning warfare!
"Then let's attack swiftly!" At Hanzō's command, nearly a thousand Rain Ninja broke camp and charged toward Konoha's defenses.
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"Tenshu Foot!"
Tsunade stomped the ground, cracking the earth into ruins. Rain Ninja caught in the shockwave were either killed or grievously injured by the sheer force.
"Hidden Shadow Snake Hands!"
Orochimaru's arm shot forward, his pale limb transforming into a massive, grotesque venomous snake that coiled around the Rain Ninja in front of him, swallowing them whole.
"Fire Style – Great Fireball!"
Jiraiya opened his mouth wide, his chakra-infused oils amplifying the flames several times over, roasting the Rain Ninja before him into charred remnants.
The three Konoha Sannin wreaked havoc on the battlefield; ordinary ninjas were no match for them. Meanwhile, Hanzō was also slaughtering Konoha's forces. But as the saying goes, king versus king, general versus general…
Neither Hanzō nor the Konoha Sannin wanted to see further casualties among their ordinary ninja.
"We have to speed things up!" Hanzō slammed both palms into the ground. A giant salamander, a kind of Japanese giant salamander, burst forth from the summoning smoke.
"Ying ying~"
Named for its baby-like cries, the salamander opened its wide, flat mouth, releasing a torrent of thick purple poisonous mist. The terrifying purple fog exuded an ominous aura, drifting slowly toward the Konoha ninjas like a creeping cloud…
"Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle!"
Wherever the poison mist passed, plants withered, even the sand was corroded, and any creature exposed fell backward, its heart stopping. Even a Konoha ninja who inhaled it would immediately fall unconscious, succumbing entirely within ten minutes…
This overwhelming, lethal poison was the source of Hanzō's confidence!