Chương 85: Chapter 85: Fear in the Face of Tanaka’s Power

Tsunade, upon her return, learned that Danzo had fled and was furious, but there was nothing she could do. After all, they were at war, and there were more important things to deal with at that moment. And, when she returned to the battlefield, her feelings became conflicted.

This was because Hanzo had also retreated with his ninjas.

Of course, this was good news. Although Hanzo wasn't entirely aligned with the five major villages, he alone was already a complicated opponent to face.

As for her suicidal little brother... She left him in the care of her grandmother, Mito. With Mito watching over him, it would be nearly impossible for Nawaki to escape again.

"Jiraiya, explain to me exactly what's going on here," she demanded in a stern tone.

Jiraiya scratched his face, a bit awkwardly, and began summarizing the latest events, including the conversation Tanaka had with Hanzo.

[4+20=XXIV]

Meanwhile, on the other side of the battlefield, where most of the Sand Village ninjas were using poisons and puppets, three of Tanaka's shadow clones had an interesting idea involving chakra threads.

The moment the threads shot from their fingers and connected to the puppets, the Sand puppet users were left dumbfounded.

"I've lost control of my puppet!" one of them exclaimed.

"Me too!"

This happened more than 10 times.

At the same time, the puppets that had lost control started attacking their own masters.

"Damn it, it's that kid from the Uzumaki Clan again!" One of them quickly realized what was happening and shouted out loud, pointing at the clones manipulating the chakra threads and controlling the puppets.

"If I'm not mistaken, his name is Tanaka Uzumaki."

Upon hearing this, several ninjas turned to look at the Sand ninja.

"Don't look at me like that. His name has already spread to the other side. I just overheard it while I was there," the Sand ninja raised his hands in desperation, sensing the ill intent from them.

When they heard this, the ninjas from the other villages understood the situation and stopped glaring daggers at the Sand ninja.

Feeling relieved, the Sand ninja placed a hand on his chest and breathed easier. He then shot a hateful glance at the other village ninjas. If it weren't for the temporary alliance, he probably would have tried to take their lives right then and there.

The grudge between ninjas from rival villages hadn't vanished just because they were united against Konoha. It was highly likely that even if they managed to destroy Konoha, they would soon turn on each other, fighting over the Land of Fire's territory and Konoha's resources.

Of course, that was only if they won. Which, at that moment, didn't seem very favorable for them...

Controlling the puppets he had seized from the Sand ninjas, Tanaka grew more proficient with each passing moment.

"Ahhh, bastard!"

A scream echoed as a Sand ninja, who had lost control of his puppet, was attacked by poison. His skin began to turn green and purple, changing colors as he vomited blood.

The Sand ninja beside him tried to help by giving him the antidote, but before it could take effect, Tanaka controlled another puppet, this time with a different type of poison, and poisoned both of them at the same time.

[400+20=420]

Next to Tanaka's main body, his clones attacked the ninjas with a barrage of stone projectiles. The sharp sound of the stones slicing through the air was clearly audible as they flew toward the enemies.

"Bang!"

"Pow!"

"Ahhhh!"

"Ouch, ouch!!"

"Damn it!"

"Bang!"

"Ahhhh!"

The sounds of bones fracturing and skin tearing as stones pierced flesh and struck the bones of ninjas from various villages echoed around.

Fear clouded the minds of many who began to retreat while glancing at Tanaka's clones, until finally, they turned and fled without caring anymore.

"Retreat, retreat!!!"

The commands to retreat didn't stop. Whether they were Cloud ninjas or from other villages, they all knew that staying there was suicide.

In the distance, Tsunade, Orochimaru, and Jiraiya watched the scene, speechless.

"My God, how can you be so insane?" Tsunade turned to one of Tanaka's clones near her and asked.

It was the first time she had seen something like this. In particular, she could only think of someone like her grandfather causing such a reaction in people—the feeling of helplessness, knowing that going against him was the same as throwing oneself into an abyss...

"Now I understand why Orochimaru said earlier that you weren't going all out..." Jiraiya sighed.

'Could he be the child of prophecy?' Jiraiya thought to himself, glancing out of the corner of his eye toward Tanaka.

But if so... How on earth was he going to make someone far more powerful than him his student?

Not far from there, Shiori had been surrounded by ninjas who recognized her as the princess of the Uzumaki Clan, daughter of the leader of Uzushiogakure.

"I'm going to help Shiori!" Tsunade said firmly, but before she could move, one of Tanaka's shadow clones was already flying close by.

In the air, the clone simply began creating Rasengan, which floated under his control, making several spin around him. Soon, he started firing the Rasengan like a revolver, shooting them toward the ninjas.

"Whoosh!"

"Whoosh...!"

"Boom! Boom! Boom...!"

The sounds continued to echo as Tanaka, seeing someone sneaking up on Shiori, sparked with lightning around him. He quickly appeared behind the ninja, reaching out and grabbing him by the neck.

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhh!"

A piercing scream from the depths of the Mist ninja's soul was heard the moment his neck was gripped and he began to be electrocuted.

His mind seemed about to fry, and it didn't take long before the Mist ninja rolled his eyes back.

Letting go of the Mist ninja's neck, Tanaka created a lightning spear and hurled it at a group of Cloud ninjas. It hit the ground between them, immediately exploding, and the shockwaves created a crater while electric currents spread, hitting them. Even those who were only lightly touched by the electricity experienced a small delay, which was enough for Tsunade to appear and strike them with powerful punches and kicks.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!!"

Each punch and kick from Tsunade sent the ninjas flying a great distance.

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