Naruto: Starting as the Third Hokage with Tears in His Eyes

Chapter 29 The Deadly Battle in the Poisonous Fog, Tsunade's Awakening

"This fog...something's wrong!"

When the thick fog, carrying a sweet, fishy smell, spread over, Orochimaru, with his keenest sense of smell, was the first to notice something was wrong.

He immediately covered his mouth and nose, and hissed at Jiraiya and Tsunade, who were still bickering, "Hold your breath! There's poison in the mist!"

Jiraiya and Tsunade were startled and immediately realized what was happening, quickly covering their mouths with their sleeves.

But it was too late.

They still inhaled some of the toxic fumes.

"Damn it... I feel a bit... weak..."

Jiraiya felt his limbs begin to feel heavy and numb.

"My chakra flow... has slowed down too." Tsunade's expression was also very unpleasant.

"It is a neurotoxin specifically targeting the respiratory system. In rainy conditions, it will spread and penetrate more rapidly through water vapor."

Orochimaru calmly analyzed that because of his special constitution, he had a stronger resistance to toxins, but he still felt uncomfortable.

"Hehehehe..."

A chilling laugh came from all directions of the thick fog, making it impossible to pinpoint its exact location.

"Konoha brats, stop struggling. Just enjoy this feeling of helplessness before death."

"Especially that blonde girl, your brother will take good care of you later."

Upon hearing these filthy words, Tsunade's face instantly turned frosty.

"You bastard! If you've got the guts, get out here!" she roared.

"As you wish."

As soon as he finished speaking, two dark figures, like ghosts, darted out from the thick fog, one on the left and one on the right. The short swords in their hands gleamed with a deadly cold light, aiming straight for Jiraiya and Orochimaru's backs.

The speed is astonishing.

"Watch out!" Tsunade exclaimed, wanting to rush to help, but the numbness in her body made her a beat too slow.

"Hidden Shadow Snake Hand!"

Orochimaru reacted extremely quickly, several venomous snakes darting out from his sleeve and coiling around one of the enemies.

"Fire Release: Flame Bullet!"

Jiraiya also forcibly gathered his chakra and spat out a fireball, forcing back another enemy.

Ding!Ding!

The figures of the demon brothers appeared and disappeared in the thick fog. The short swords in their hands were like the fangs of venomous snakes, constantly attacking the three from various tricky angles.

Jiraiya and his companions, due to the poisoning, had their reaction time and speed greatly reduced, leaving them only able to passively defend and constantly being restrained.

"This can't go on! We're being too passive!"

Jiraiya shouted anxiously as he dodged the attacks in a disheveled manner.

"We must find a way to dispel this fog!" Orochimaru's expression grew increasingly grim; he could feel the toxins within his body intensifying.

"Wind Release: Great Breakthrough!"

Jiraiya tried to use his Wind Release technique to disperse the poisonous fog, but in the damp rainforest, the power of his Wind Release was greatly reduced. As soon as he blew away one patch of fog, more fog immediately surged in.

"Useless, pathetic Konoha ninja!"

Rainflow's sinister laughter rang out again, "In this forest, we are gods!"

"Pfft!"

A sound like flesh being cut rang out.

Jiraiya was caught off guard and his arm was slashed deeply by Ayuri's short sword.

The wound instantly turned blackish-purple, and a sharp pain and an even stronger feeling of numbness spread throughout his body.

"Oh no! The knife is poisoned too!"

Jiraiya swayed and almost fell to the ground.

"Jiraiya!" Tsunade exclaimed, trying to go over and help him up.

But in that moment of distraction, Wu Liu, who had been holding back, seized the opportunity.

"Water Release: Water Chaos Waves!"

A high-pressure water jet shot out from his mouth and struck Tsunade hard in the side.

"Hmm!"

Tsunade groaned as she was sent flying by the immense impact, crashing into a large tree, a trickle of blood escaping from the corner of her mouth.

The situation took a sharp turn for the worse in an instant.

"Hehehe... It's over." Yu Liu looked at Jiraiya and Tsunade lying on the ground, a victorious smile on his face.

He walked step by step toward Tsunade.

"you……!"

Jiraiya struggled to stand up, but his body wouldn't obey him at all.

Orochimaru was tightly bound by the mist and couldn't break free at all.

As Yu Liu's repulsive face drew closer and closer, he watched.

The image of her teacher, Hiruzen Sarutobi, flashed through Tsunade's mind.

"Tsunade, your hands inherited the life force of the First Hokage; they are naturally suited to saving lives."

"Don't let this talent, along with your teacher's expectations, be tarnished."

The teacher's expectations...

Saving lives...

It can save not only others, but also myself! And my companions!

An unprecedented will erupted from the depths of her heart.

"ah--!"

Tsunade suddenly let out a roar.

A massive surge of life energy erupted from her body.

In that instant, she used all her understanding of medical ninjutsu and all her chakra manipulation skills on herself.

Creation and regeneration.

Although it was still in its infancy, its immense life force had already begun to frantically repair her damaged internal organs and neutralize the toxins she had inhaled.

The color quickly returned to her pale face.

The previously stagnant chakra surged forth once more.

"What?!"

Yu Liu, who was walking towards her, was stunned by this sudden scene.

He watched as Tsunade slowly rose from the ground.

Those eyes, which had been somewhat unfocused due to poisoning, were now surprisingly bright, burning with a fierce rage.

"You bastard..."

Tsunade's voice was icy.

She moved.

The ground beneath their feet suddenly cracked.

Her figure vanished from the spot in an instant.

Yu Liu only felt a blur before his eyes, and then an irresistible force slammed into his stomach.

"puff--!"

Yu Liu's eyes nearly bulged out, and he vomited a mouthful of blood mixed with fragments of internal organs.

His body, like a fly swatted away, flew backward at an even faster speed than it had come, crashing into seven or eight large trees before falling heavily to the ground, his body twisted into a bizarre shape, and then fell completely silent.

one strike.

Sold out instantly.

The entire battlefield instantly fell into a deathly silence.

Kiryu, who was locked in combat with Orochimaru, stared in disbelief at his younger brother's corpse, his mind blank.

Jiraiya and Orochimaru stared in disbelief at the scene before them.

They looked at the blonde girl standing in the rain, radiating a powerful life force.

At this moment, she was no longer the teammate who needed to be protected.

Rather, he is the team's guardian angel.

Tsunade didn't stop. She rushed to Jiraiya's side, her hands glowing with emerald green light, and pressed them against his dark purple arm.

"Medical Ninjutsu: The Technique of Extracting Subtle Ailments!"

The powerful chakra precisely extracted the toxins from Jiraiya's body, bit by bit.

Jiraiya felt the numbness in his body rapidly receding, and his strength returning to his body.

He looked at Tsunade, who was covered in wounds from protecting him, his eyes filled with determination.

A surge of anger and a will to protect exploded within him.

Jiraiya slowly stood up, looking at the horrified figure in the thick fog.