Naruto: I Roamed the Ninja World as a Woman

Night fell.

Ayane Amamiya is on guard in a tree outside the safe house.

She sat cross-legged, emptying her mind.

Using the method that Ichijou had taught him, he placed Arashiki on his lap and practiced sword Zen.

After so many days of training.

Through constant exploration, she managed to figure out some of the essence of this cultivation method.

Rather than saying that practicing sword Zen is about communicating with one's mind through the ninja sword in one's hand, it would be more accurate to say that it is about forging one's mental strength and pursuing the so-called "way of the ninja".

Of course, more importantly, once you enter this pseudo-"flow" state, you can completely manage to cultivate and work from night without neglecting either.

This is arguably one of the most efficient ways to earn achievement points besides actual combat.

But what she didn't know was...

Meanwhile, on a gentle slope dozens of miles away.

A fierce battle has finally come to an end.

"It seems likely that Konoha will win this war."

Standing atop the towering salamander, which resembled a small mountain, Hanzo, wearing a gas mask, silently surveyed the three young ninjas below.

Jiraiya and Tsunade supported each other, panting heavily, while Orochimaru stood to the side with an icy expression and a hint of disbelief in his eyes.

Just now.

He had clearly seized a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, using Shadow Serpent Hand to trap his opponent.

However, Hanzo easily broke free of his restraints and used his Body Flicker to dodge Tsunade's Painful Kick and Jiraiya's Needle Thousand Needles.

Not only that.

He even managed to teleport the salamander beneath his feet along with him!

"This level of Body Flicker Technique is practically a legendary space-time ninjutsu!"

"Is this the power of a demigod in the ninja world?"

"I never imagined I was still so far from the pinnacle of ninja skills..."

Orochimaru was deeply shocked.

The young man naturally did not know that the so-called demigod actually did not represent the limits of a ninja.

Above the salamander's head, Hanzo still gazed down at them.

"You three young people are very capable; you even managed to survive in this situation."

"As expected of the Third Hokage's disciple."

Hanzo lowered his eyelids and judged with a disdainful and arrogant tone: "Having managed to withstand me for so long, I, Hanzo, acknowledge you!"

"Stop talking nonsense! Who needs your approval?!"

Feeling underestimated, Jiraiya flew into a rage, forced himself to stand up, and was ready to fight again.

"There's no point in continuing the fight."

Hanzo ignored the other party's rude interruption.

Holding a steel-chained scythe, he glanced at the countless dead Amegakure ANBU behind him and calmly said, "Let's stop here. Konoha's forces will retreat to the east of the Yasugaku River. Amegakure will also abandon its eastward expansion plans and never invade the Land of Fire again."

Orochimaru let out a "hoho" laugh, seemingly mocking the other party's naivety.

Once the wheels of war have started rolling, how can they be stopped so easily?

Hanzo, you're dreaming!

Although my body was exhausted and every cell in my body was screaming in agony.

Orochimaru, however, still held his head high, chest puffed out, and looked straight ahead with a rather smug smile, saying, "Lord Hanzo, may I interpret this as you indirectly seeking peace with Konoha?"

Hanzo the Salamander gripped his weapon tightly and declared in a resounding voice, "This is not a plea for peace, but a notification!"

"Then I'm sorry, but I cannot grant this unreasonable request."

Orochimaru's demeanor was polite yet arrogant: "Although Amegakure started the war, unfortunately, you do not have the right to stop it."

He licked his parched lips, then revealed his gleaming white teeth and smiled, "Someone has to pay the price for this war."

Hanzo fell silent.

He stared intently at the long-haired ninja, then suddenly asked, "You're the Third Hokage's designated successor? But I remember, wasn't the next Hokage supposed to be Danzo?"

"Heh~"

"This kind of divisive rhetoric is far too crude."

"The teacher is in his prime and doesn't need to think about the next successor yet."

Orochimaru remained indifferent, seemingly uninterested in the Hokage position: "However, I do have some say in the command of the battle against Amegakure."

The implication is that he is the supreme commander of the entire Rain Kingdom battlefield!

"very good......"

Hanzo raised the steel scythe in his hand and took a deep breath: "Since Konoha is unwilling to retreat and thinks it can swallow the Land of Rain in one bite, then let's wait and see."

"However, I do not wish to see you on the battlefield in the future."

He made the following request: "In return, I will not take action against the Konoha ninja."

"It all depends on your own abilities..."

Orochimaru instantly understood what the other party meant.

He didn't know where Hanzo's confidence came from, so he looked at his two teammates beside him and gestured for them to say something as well.

But what he saw made his eyelids twitch.

A faint green light shone from Tsunade's palm as she treated the burns left by Jiraiya's Fire Release technique.

Jiraiya, on the other hand, looked completely captivated.

She longed to nestle completely into his arms in a docile, dependent manner...

Orochimaru's face darkened.

That's really... incredibly unreliable!

"I agree to your request."

Orochimaru pondered for a moment, then finally nodded and said, "Using three ordinary Jonin to exchange for a demigod of the ninja world, we've made a huge profit."

He retaliated against the earlier provocation, subtly mocking the other party's claim to be a demigod.

But Hanzo the Salamander completely missed the hidden meaning behind those words.

"Three ordinary Jonin?"

His gaze swept over the three of them one by one.

He recited them one by one: "Orochimaru, the commander of the battlefield; Tsunade, the princess of Konoha; and a white-haired toad whose name is unknown..."

Jiraiya, who had been acting all demure and submissive, suddenly flew into a rage, jumping up and down and shouting, "My name is Jiraiya! Hanzo of the Salamander, you'd better remember this name!"

"I, Hanzo, hereby acknowledge you as the Legendary Sannin of Konoha!"

Hanzo completely ignored him and continued arrogantly, "Remember this name!"

"Remember this honor that you paid with your lives today."

The man wielding a scythe and wearing a cloak had turned his back and arrogantly declared, "I believe that from this day forward, future generations of ninjas will be known as the Three Legendary Sannin, a new legend!"

Thunder rumbled across the sky.

As a bolt of lightning ripped across the sky, he used a teleportation technique to completely disappear from sight.

The enormous salamander, Ibuki, also sank into the soil and disappeared into the ground.

Only three young ninjas remained standing there.

"So, this counts as... completing the task the old man assigned us?"

Tsunade sat down, looking exhausted, and pulled Jiraiya in front of her, giving him medical advice: "Your wound needs to rest for a few days. Fortunately, Orochimaru agreed to Hanzo's request, so you won't need to lift a finger anymore."

Hanzo's mastery of Water and Fire Release techniques was unparalleled.

In the original story, the reason Nagato was always in a wheelchair was because Nagato's legs were blown off by Nagato's Fire Release: Exploding Flame Formation.

Jiraiya had just taken several fire jutsu attacks with his hair to protect Tsunade, nearly suffering level 10 burns in the process...

"Huh? Do you think I'm afraid of him? Even if Orochimaru doesn't agree to his demands, it doesn't matter. We can just fight again!"

Even if it hurts terribly, Jiraiya has to endure it in front of Tsunade.

He patted his chest with a strong sense of masculinity, his expression resolute, as if he were standing on the Hokage Building assuming the title of Hokage.

But in Orochimaru's eyes, he just seemed incredibly stupid...

This battle was extremely difficult.

The three men's initial ambitions were almost completely shattered by Hanzo the Salamander, who, with just a sword, managed to destroy them all.

"As expected of a demigod in the ninja world, Hanzo is truly a formidable opponent."

After a long silence, Tsunade said in a low voice, "It's hard to imagine that such a small country could produce such a powerful person..."

"Unfortunately, Hanzo was the last miracle that could be born on this land."

Orochimaru looked at the mud beneath his feet and said coldly, "From this day forward, the Land of Rain will never rise again."