The battle resumed, and the Three Ninja were entangled in a fierce fight.
Second Class merely watched from the sidelines.
Tsunade's current strength had seen an explosive growth, even surpassing her prime, and she was single-handedly suppressing Jiraiya and Orochimaru.
Jiraiya was the main attacker, while Orochimaru provided support and harassment. Their coordination was decent because Orochimaru understood his position clearly.
When it came to taking hits directly, Jiraiya stepped in.
When it came to direct attacks, Jiraiya stepped in.
When it came to entanglement and restraint, it was still Jiraiya.
In short, Jiraiya, you go first.
His main role was to save Jiraiya if he made a mistake and was severely beaten.
And when he was targeted by Tsunade, he would use Earth Release to avoid the brunt of the attack, waiting for Tsunade to vent her anger by violently striking the ground, then he would reappear.
He was as slippery as a loach, not a snake.
As a result, the situation temporarily fell into a stalemate, and Tsunade was unable to deal with the two for a while.
And the two of them were completely helpless against Tsunade.
Otherwise, in a simple one-on-one, Tsunade would have already secured the victory.
Jiraiya's training seemed incomplete; although he had mastered Sage Mode, he still couldn't use many Sage Arts.
He also lacked a technique that could decide the battle in one blow and secure victory.
That is, Rasengan.
Orochimaru used all his techniques, summoning giant snakes, but each one was torn apart by Tsunade.
The ground was already covered with the corpses of giant snakes.
Jiraiya, however, did not summon the Toads of Mount Myōboku to assist him.
Orochimaru also did not summon Manda.
Although Jiraiya seemed to have three people assisting him in Sage Mode, they were actually one entity, unable to separate for tactical positional changes, blocks, or offensive and defensive maneuvers.
But adding Orochimaru was not as simple as just adding one more person.
One person withstands the pressure, while the other can seize the opportunity to catch their breath, constantly rotating; this is a very effective and easy-to-use attrition tactic.
The situation simply turned into a prolonged war of attrition, as the battle became a stalemate.
Orochimaru's face grew increasingly pale; even though he tried to conserve Chakra, he was already close to collapsing.
Jiraiya was not much better; as the main attacker, the continuous use of many Sage Arts caused immense exhaustion.
As for Tsunade, she showed no signs of fatigue, even becoming more and more excited.
So it began, the Nine-Tailed's erosion.
The Nine-Tailed's Chakra carried the Nine-Tailed's will, and this Chakra was filled with a large amount of malice from the Nine-Tailed.
The main manifestations were negative emotions such as hatred and killing intent.
Under the guidance of these emotions, the Jinchuriki would be assimilated, leading to a rampage.
At this point, Tsunade's consciousness would go offline, replaced by the Nine-Tailed.
It would vent its anger and throw tantrums to its heart's content.
And Tsunade's special training was to continuously adapt to the Nine-Tailed's Chakra, increasing her adaptation limit.
Unbeknownst to her, four tails were swinging behind Tsunade.
At this moment, Tsunade's eyes were devoid of any other emotion, filled only with savage killing intent.
Her own consciousness had become completely blurred.
This was Tail Beast Rampage, a semi-Tailed Beast transformation.
For a first time, enduring this far could be said to be a testament to her strong will.
It always requires a process of continuous adaptation.
Miki looked at Naori and Hitomi.
Seeing this, Hakuga's expression became serious; it was time to work.
Hitomi drew her sword and slowly walked towards the center of the field, while Naori did not use genjutsu to conceal her figure.
For the Nine-Tailed, which could sense malice, such a small trick would be ineffective.
Hakuga drew Hakuga.
Jiraiya and Orochimaru, seeing this, quickly withdrew from the field; not only had they expended a great deal of energy, but the pressure from Four-Tailed Tsunade was also immense.
Four-Tailed Tsunade in the field, sensing the anomaly in the air, stopped her attack.
Although her consciousness was already blurred, Tsunade herself had not gone offline; it was not yet the Nine-Tailed, but her actions were entirely based on instinct.
Sensing a threat, Tsunade immediately looked at Miki, who had made no special movements.
"Hitomi," Miki said, "let's finish this quickly."
"Understood." With that, Hitomi let out a clear cry, and seven of the Eight Gates in her body opened consecutively, reaching the Gate of Shock.
The Eight Gates technique was not difficult to open, especially in Hitomi's hands.
Its power primarily depended on the user's own physical strength, increasing exponentially with it.
The stronger the body, the stronger the Eight Gates.
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