Chapter 84: Konoha Sannin vs. Hanzo – The Three Heroes Battle Lü Bu Scene
Manda, bitten by the salamander, also went berserk. At this moment, ignoring the intense pain on its body, it fully coiled its massive form around Ibuse, attempting to strangle the salamander to death.
Hanzo, standing atop the salamander, finally began to move.
No one knew when Hanzo had started, but a large number of explosive tags had already been planted by him into the ground.
Hanzo controlled the massive quantity of explosive tags to cover Manda's body—he was preparing to unleash his signature technique: "Fire Release: Explosive Flame Formation."
Hanzo quickly formed hand seals.
"Fire Release: Explosive Flame Formation!"
A tremendous explosion erupted on Manda's body. Manda was heavily injured under this terrifying blast combined with Ibuse's biting. To avoid taking even more damage, Manda forcibly retreated back to the summoning realm.
Orochimaru paid no attention to Manda being blown up—their relationship was never very solid anyway. Instead, taking advantage of the moment Manda drew aggro, he gathered Yang-attribute chakra fully into Tōichimonji and viciously left a nearly one-meter-long wound on Ibuse.
The pained Ibuse twisted its body violently. Due to the salamander's gigantic size, every movement carried terrifying destructive power. Orochimaru had no chance to deliver a second slash—he could only use Body Flicker to retreat.
As for why Orochimaru didn't go straight for Hanzo with a sword strike: he believed that someone called a demigod wouldn't be hit so easily. But while Hanzo was being pinned by Manda, it was an excellent window for damage.
At first Hanzo didn't pay much attention to the wound on Ibuse. After all, the salamander had thick skin and tough flesh, dozens of meters long. The bite from Manda earlier had already stopped bleeding.
Let alone Orochimaru's sword strike.
But Hanzo quickly noticed something wrong. That seemingly shallow one-meter wound caused by Orochimaru was slowly yet steadily bleeding nonstop—this made Hanzo's heart ache.
Hanzo seemed to realize something. Looking at the sword in Orochimaru's hand, he said: "This must be a weapon forged by that famous Konoha master smith Uchiha Naraku, right? As expected—wounds caused by something with such mystical power can't even heal quickly on Ibuse. The Wood Release after that "Iron Demon" Senju Nawaki's armor transformation was terrifying even to me! Konoha truly produces talents one after another!"
Then Hanzo looked at Tsunade and said: "That transformation you just did… is that also some kind of mystical weapon?"
But Tsunade and the others had no time to chat with the salamander—because Ibuse's poison was continuously seeping into their bodies. Even Jiraiya and Orochimaru couldn't resist it despite having Tsunade's salamander poison antidotes. After Hanzo updated the poison, the effectiveness of the previous antidotes had been greatly reduced.
Only Tsunade, thanks to the strong poison resistance from her Hundred Beast King Transformation belt, felt no discomfort at all.
Tsunade stepped forward and declared: "I'll take the lead in this fight! You two support me!" Then she gave the two a look.
The three were highly coordinated and naturally understood Tsunade's intent.
Tsunade and Orochimaru moved from left and right respectively toward—
At this moment, Toad Fukasaku had also climbed back up. Jiraiya jumped onto his head again, then gave a signal. Fukasaku naturally understood.
Fukasaku puffed up his cheeks and spat out a massive amount of toad oil.
Jiraiya formed hand seals, preparing to release Fire Release.
Hanzo saw Jiraiya's movements. With his rich battle experience, he immediately understood Jiraiya's intention.
And Fukasaku's action also made him realize that Jiraiya's Fire Release was probably no ordinary technique.
So Hanzo quickly formed hand seals as well.
"Fire Release: Toad Oil Flame Bullet!"
Fukasaku's oil combined with Jiraiya's Fire Release, producing a gigantic oil flame bullet. This oil flame bullet had extremely wide range and immense power. The terrifying oil-fueled flames overpowered the heavy rain of the Land of Rain, roaring toward Hanzo the Salamander!
"Water Release: Great Waterfall Dam! (Great Exploding Water Colliding Wave!)"
A massive volume of water erupted from Hanzo the Salamander's mouth. Normally, ordinary Water Release should not have been able to block Jiraiya's Toad Oil Flame Bullet.
But under Hanzo's enormous chakra volume, terrifying Water Release mastery, and the weather advantage, the Great Waterfall Dam acted like a high-pressure water cannon, firmly holding back the combined attack from Fukasaku and Jiraiya.
The collision of water and fire created huge clouds of steam, completely obscuring the battlefield.
Fukasaku and Jiraiya both felt a powerful pressure. Their bodies were involuntarily pushed backward.
Fukasaku widened his toad eyes, staring at the scene in shock.
He hadn't expected Hanzo the Salamander's Water Release to be this strong—strong enough to block his and Jiraiya's joint attack.
Jiraiya's face showed a grave expression. He knew Hanzo the Salamander was extremely powerful, but he hadn't expected his Water Release to be this refined. This level of Water Release could probably only be matched by the Second Hokage!
"Fukasaku, later you and Katsuyu hold off the salamander together. Tsunade and I will deal with Hanzo!" With that, Jiraiya jumped down from Fukasaku's head.
Under the cover of the steam, Jiraiya quietly shifted position, searching for an opportunity to strike.
Just after completing Water Release: Great Waterfall Dam, Hanzo suddenly felt a strong sense of crisis.
Without time to think, he immediately formed hand seals and used Water Body Flicker Technique.
The instant he flickered away, Tsunade's fist and Orochimaru's Tōichimonji had already arrived.
If Hanzo hadn't reacted in time, he would likely be heavily injured right now. However, Hanzo's strength went far beyond that—his Water Body Flicker was extremely fast. Even Tsunade and Orochimaru had difficulty keeping up.
Furious, Tsunade prepared to slam a heavy punch into the salamander beneath her, while Hanzo—who had just dodged with Body Flicker—came swinging his scythe and hammer again.
The three immediately clashed into a melee.
Because they were close to Ibuse, the salamander's poison was even stronger here.
Tsunade and Orochimaru deliberately maneuvered toward areas farther from Ibuse. Hanzo naturally noticed this. But Tsunade's earlier intention to punch Ibuse had startled him.
After all, Hanzo wasn't sure how terrifying Tsunade's fist would be under Teigu enhancement.
"Wild Lion's Mane Technique!"
Jiraiya—who had been waiting on the side—extended his hair long, forming a lion's mane shape to try to ensnare Hanzo.
But Hanzo dodged again with Water Body Flicker, infuriating Jiraiya until his teeth itched.
Then Jiraiya also joined the fray.
At this moment, the entire battlefield formed a famous scene: Three Heroes Battle Lü Bu!
No—more accurately: Three Sannin vs. Hanzo!
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