Naruto: The Tavern Speech Begins to Make the Land of Rain Great

"Oh."

Hanzo looked down at Tsunade and the other two on the ground.

Looking at Tsunade's wary gaze, he felt incredibly at ease.

"It seems you've recognized me too."

Hanzo crossed his arms over his chest, the continuous rain sliding down his cloak, adding to his imposing presence.

"Konoha ninja, tell me your purpose in entering the Land of Rain."

Hanzo paused deliberately for half a second, as if waiting for the other party's reply.

But the three people opposite him all had their heads held high and didn't want to answer him.

"Fine, since you're not going to answer..."

He shook his head, his face full of regret.

It was as if they were already certain that the three people opposite them would die because they didn't cooperate with them.

"Then die."

Hanzo quickly threw out several kunai from his hand, each one with an explosive tag attached.

The kunai were quickly shot towards Tsunade, Orochimaru, and Jiraiya.

"Tsunade, Orochimaru."

Jiraiya glanced at it only once before quickly moving away.

Tsunade and Orochimaru also dodged out of the range of the explosive tag kunai.

The detonator exploded rapidly a few moments later.

A flash of white light passed through the eyes of the three people.

Hanzo, who was standing on the salamander, calmly formed hand seals.

Fire Release: Exploding Flame Formation!

And the goal...

It's Tsunade.

As the ninjutsu was activated, the explosive tags buried underground seemed to come alive, crawling upwards along Tsunade's ankles.

Hanzo had prepared quite a few explosive tags beforehand, and the large number of them made it difficult for Tsunade to break free.

"hateful."

Jiraiya was the first to notice Tsunade's condition.

He could see the detonator slowly light up, a sign that an explosion was imminent.

"Ninjutsu: Needle Jizo!"

As Jiraiya let out a low shout, his silver hair grew rapidly.

Its originally fragile hair became incredibly hard and flew straight toward Tsunade.

The silver-white hair tightly wrapped around Tsunade, and then Jiraiya suddenly exerted his strength.

Tsunade felt a powerful force pull her out of Hanzo's pile of explosive tags.

But the detonation tag had already exploded, and waves of heat traveled through the air, blowing towards Jiraiya's face.

Jiraiya quickly shielded Tsunade beside him, his silver-white hair curling up like a hedgehog's quills.

After the heatwave came scorching flames and rolling shockwaves.

A raging fire quickly erupted and swept towards Jiraiya.

The flames and rain created a thin mist, making it difficult for Hanzo to see the people below.

However, very few people can survive such a violent explosion.

Seeing no movement below, Hanzo became somewhat disheartened.

"Is he/she dead?"

But as the smoke dissipated, a silver-white figure appeared before his eyes.

"Um?"

Hanzo narrowed his eyes, a hint of interest appearing in them.

still alive?

Jiraiya's silver-white hair was slowly receding, and Tsunade, hidden inside his hair, had only suffered minor injuries.

However, due to enduring the flames and explosions for a long time, Jiraiya and Tsunade's faces were covered in dust, and Jiraiya's silver-white hair also had some scorch marks.

It's clear that both of them are not in good condition.

But, one person is missing?

"Hidden Shadow Snake Hand!"

Just as Hanzo noticed Orochimaru's disappearance, a sinister voice came from his left.

With Orochimaru's low growl, white pythons surged toward Hanzo as if they were free.

The white python swiftly bound Hanzo tightly.

Hanzo looked to his left, and Orochimaru had already emerged from the smoke.

Orochimaru's lips curled into a triumphant smile, but he did not relax at all.

Because he knew that Hanzo in front of him was not someone he could easily bind.

"Jiraiya!"

Upon hearing Orochimaru's call, Jiraiya immediately understood.

"A thousand needles!"

His original silver-white hair quickly transformed into sharp silver needles, which shot towards Hanzo.

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"

Strands of silver hair whistled through the air, but just as they were about to touch Hanzo...

Hanzo moved.

"Water Instantaneous Movement Technique!"

Looking again, Hanzo's figure had already turned into a puddle of water, causing the silvery-white senbon needles to lose their target.

The next second, a figure reappeared on the salamander.

That was Hanzo, completely unharmed.

"Is that all?"

Orochimaru ran back to Jiraiya and Tsunade's side in a few steps.

Even our combined ninjutsu couldn't work?

Orochimaru gritted his teeth; this was the first time he had encountered such a formidable opponent.

It's worth noting that even Hiruzen Sarutobi would have had some trouble facing their combination attack.

Ordinary Jonin can be easily dealt with without their combination techniques.

Orochimaru had long anticipated that Hanzo would be a formidable opponent.

But experiencing it firsthand, Hanzo's power still sends chills down your spine.

His mastery of explosive tags and his near-instantaneous water teleportation technique are exceptional.

Orochimaru also knew...

Hanzo also possesses powerful Water Release techniques, a wide-range Salamander poison gas, and impressive scythe-based martial arts skills.

Orochimaru gritted his teeth; he was afraid they wouldn't be able to leave the Land of Rain today.

Hanzo, however, was getting a little bored. He raised his hands and quickly formed hand seals.

Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet!

Water molecules quickly condensed in the air, coalesced, and eventually formed a giant water dragon.

A massive water dragon encircled Hanzo, just as a docile pet submits to its master.

As Hanzo's right hand fell, the water dragon opened its huge mouth and rushed out like a horse that had broken free of its reins.

The overwhelming aura made the three people from Konoha unable to open their eyes.

Jiraiya and Orochimaru both looked at Tsunade, who was having some difficulty moving due to the explosive tags.

Is it hard to dodge?

Then, we have no choice but to withstand this blow.

"Earth Release·Earth Style Wall!"

Orochimaru, Jiraiya, and Tsunade roared in unison.

They desperately squeezed out all their remaining chakra in order to withstand this enormous water dragon.

A huge and thick earthen wall slowly rose up, blocking Hanzo from the three of them.

The unstoppable water jet made a deafening noise the moment it hit the earthen wall.

Even the Earth element, which counters Water, becomes easily ineffective against a massive amount of chakra.

The earthen wall had already been shaken by the water jets, and it looked as if it would collapse at any moment.

"hateful!"

The three poured every last bit of newly extracted chakra into this attack, hoping to withstand Hanzo's onslaught.

Looking at the few who were putting up a stubborn resistance, Hanzo felt a pang of regret for their talent.

Unfortunately, they were enemies.

"break."

With a soft cracking sound, the earthen wall was easily shattered.

But the water dragon that had been hanging in the sky just now has also disappeared.

This... offset?

Orochimaru, panting heavily, slowly got up.

He looked a little disheveled, but thankfully...

He survived.

He turned to look at his teammates beside him.

Jiraiya and Tsunade were also panting heavily, each holding onto their knee with one hand, trying to regain their strength.

"How much chakra do you have left?"

Orochimaru said calmly.

"Less than 20%."

Jiraiya probed the remaining chakra within his body and gave a response.

"Heh, I'm about the same."

Orochimaru was even worse off.

His chakra...

Less than 20% remain.

The three of them looked up at Hanzo, who stood high above them.

They might be doomed here.