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Chapter 498 Before paying the bill, please reflect three times: Have you fallen into another consumer trap?

"Painful Heavenly Kick!"

Tsunade, who landed among the Iwa ninja, stomped her leg hard. She was hit by a number of Earth Release techniques, and the ground that was constantly surging suddenly stopped, as if the two forces had reached a balance in that instant.

"boom!"

But the stalemate lasted only a moment. As Tsunade shattered the ground beneath her feet, cracks spread outwards in a spiderweb pattern at an extremely fast speed, and the sand and gravel she kicked up sent the attacking Iwa ninja flying one by one.

As for the few stones, ninja tools, or ninjutsu flying towards Tsunade herself, she didn't even give them a second glance, letting these attacks descend upon her.

As the pile of earth and ninja tools accumulated, Tsunade was almost completely buried. Just as the Iwa ninjas around her were showing their delight, the pile of earth and ninja tools suddenly exploded, and Tsunade reappeared in front of everyone.

Aside from some torn fabric around her hands and feet, and a little dust, she looked like she had just finished fighting. She didn't seem to have any injuries, perhaps they had healed on their own.

"The strongest female ninja!"

This is a crucial point in Konoha's "marketing" of Tsunade's personal image in recent years, and at this moment, the Iwa ninja around also remembered this nickname that people had been talking about.

Of course, before this nickname, Tsunade had a similar nickname, but with a more derogatory connotation: "Strong Woman".

Looking at Tsunade's calm expression, she seemed more like a resolute nun than a warrior, but no one would call her a "woman of superhuman strength."

The strongest female ninja—some might argue otherwise, but on this battlefield, Tsunade undoubtedly deserves that title.

At this moment, the slugs she summoned had transformed into thousands of smaller slugs, crawling onto the bodies of every Konoha ninja. This was like a berserker buff, making the Konoha ninjas charge into the battlefield with even greater enthusiasm.

Orochimaru, seeing Tsunade stealing the spotlight, knew it was about time he dealt with her.

Momentum is important, but if the actual combat strength is insufficient, then even the highest morale will only lead to one's own arrogant demise.

He cut his finger, and with his bloodied hand, he began to form hand seals. Then, he slammed his palm onto the ground, unleashing a massive summoning spell.

"Bang!"

A cloud of smoke, no smaller than Tsunade's earlier cloud, exploded up, and a furious voice came from within it.

"Damn Orochimaru! If I don't have ten human sacrifices, I'll eat you alive!"

Actually, Manda's appetite wasn't this small at first, but Orochimaru's attitude of "I won't summon you unless you lower the price" made Manda's appetite shrink again and again.

In addition, the young man next to Orochimaru was too terrifying. Even Manda, who lived in one of the three holy lands, felt a sense of fear when he looked at him.

Wanshe remembered the last time it asked for a hundred human sacrifices, the young man took out a hundred white mice and said that either they should accept these foods or they should become food.

It wisely chose the former, having half of its snake skin peeled off in exchange for a hundred white mice to eat. Fortunately, it was during its molting season, so it wasn't a complete loss. Moreover, the white mice were spiked with additives and tasted quite good.

When it sensed the summoning spell today, it had already prepared to eat a hundred white mice, but when it came out it found that the young man was not there, so don't blame it for making a huge fuss!

Orochimaru, perched atop the snake's head, looked down on the somewhat shifty-eyed Manda beneath him and said, "I'll give you ten thousand human sacrifices, buffet style. Go ahead."

"Um?!"

Wanshe was stunned for a moment. Ten thousand living human sacrifices? How much is that? Wanshe flicked its tongue, wondering if it could even eat them.

"Bang bang bang~"

Suddenly, the attack on its body brought Wanshe back to its senses. Looking at the source of the attack, it finally understood what a buffet really meant.

They're trying to trick it into fighting!

How cunning and treacherous humans are!

"Bang bang bang!"

"Orochimaru's summoning looks silly, attack first!"

Another attack arrived, along with a voice that Manda found very unpleasant. It glared angrily at the Iwa ninja. After all, Orochimaru had tricked it more than once or twice, but who could stand being insulted?

It is an outstanding young snake from one of the three holy sites, Ryuchi Cave!

Manda contracted its body and then shot out like a slingshot, its mouth opening as it lunged directly at the target. The enormous snake mouth and its swift speed made it difficult for the Iwa ninja to react.

Even the Jonin who gave the order, even if he reacted in time and tried to escape using the Body Flicker Technique, was whipped by the snake's tongue like a long whip and fell into the snake's mouth.

"Watergate!"

Behind the Konoha ninja forces, Jiraiya, who was converting natural energy, gestured with his eyes to Minato beside him, then glanced at the scroll at his waist and said:

"Our Mount Myoboku, you shall bring us glory!"

"I understand, teacher."

Minato nodded. Kushina had already raised her fist, and Minato also raised his hand to exchange fists with Kushina. The abundant chakra was instantly transferred to Minato, instantly replenishing the chakra consumed after activating the large-scale Flying Thunder God Technique twice.

He took out a Flying Thunder God kunai and threw it forward, then looked at Kushina, who nodded.

Minato smiled, and in the next instant, he transformed into a golden flash and disappeared. In the blink of an eye, he appeared a hundred meters in the air and caught the kunai he had thrown.

"Ninja Art! Summoning Jutsu!"

As he put the kunai back into his ninja tool bag, his fingers traced the blade of the kunai, and with a quick glance, he twisted in mid-air to dodge the attack of the Iwa ninja. At the same moment, he had already formed hand seals.

"Bang!"

A cloud of smoke, equally impressive in size, burst into the air, drawing the attention of many Iwa ninja to it.

"Spiritual summoning! Rooftop collapse technique!"

A giant, dark red toad fell from the sky like a mountain collapsing, crashing down to the ground.

The shadowy cover caused panic among many Iwa ninja, but the area covered by the toad was too vast, and the giant snake on the outer edge seemed to be forming a circle as well, leaving many Iwa ninja with nowhere to hide.

"Fighting the stinky snakes of Ryuchi Cave?"

In the air, Gamabunta looked down and saw Manda, whom he had never been used to since childhood. Minato, who was perched on Gamabunta's head, quickly explained, "No, Gamabunta, that's Lord Orochimaru's summoning beast. It's our ally. Our opponents are the Iwa ninja."

"Boring! Let's deal with this stinky snake while we're at it."

Gamabunta exhaled a puff of smoke from his pipe, then drew his massive dagger and, upon landing, swung it fiercely in all directions. Minato watched in horror, for Gamabunta's strike showed absolutely no regard for Manda.

Or rather, slaying Manda was exactly what Bunta had hoped for.

"boom!"

"Damn toad!"

Amidst the earth-shaking tremors, Manda roared in fury. The Iwa ninja on the outer perimeter broke out in a cold sweat as they watched the dust rise. When the dust finally settled, they saw countless comrades being crushed under giant toads or cleaved in two or more pieces.

The monstrous snakes were also coiled up, their scales bearing some wounds, but none had damaged their flesh. Bunta planted his massive dagger in the ground, removed the pipe from his mouth, exhaled a puff of smoke, and said, "Hmph! They dodged quickly!"

Manda was so angry that he kept flicking his tongue and wagging his tail. Even Orochimaru looked at Minato with displeasure and said, "Is this your plan, or that loser's plan?"

"Misunderstanding! It's all a misunderstanding! Lord Orochimaru! Gamabunta definitely didn't do it on purpose."

Minato quickly tried to explain, but Manda retorted angrily, "The toad did it on purpose!"

Wen Tai nodded and said, "I did it on purpose."

Minato: "."

"They seem to be fighting amongst themselves! We need to seize the opportunity!"

The argument between the two giant summoned beasts was not concealed at all and reached the ears of many Iwa ninja. They quickly organized an attack formation, and countless Earth Release techniques swept towards the two people, the snake, and the toad.

Awkwardly, Minato and gloomy-faced Orochimaru simultaneously regained their seriousness and turned to look in the direction from which the attack came. Orochimaru raised his leg and stomped on Manda's snake head, while Minato squatted down and said a few words of comfort.

"Water Release: Acid Dragon Bullet!"

"Fire Release: Toad Oil Flame Bullet!"

Manda opened its massive mouth, its two fangs spraying venom. Orochimaru formed hand seals, gathering the venom into a water dragon, which it then lunged at.

Gamabunta spewed out viscous oil, while Minato, standing above him, spewed out flames. The oil and fire collided and instantly exploded in the air, forming a sea of ​​fire. The enormous impact intercepted most of the earth-style attacks.

At that moment, the Venom Dragon followed closely behind, smashing through the wall of fire and lunging at the Iwa Ninja.

"Ahhh~~"

A series of painful cries rang out as the acid rapidly corroded the Iwa ninja's clothes, armor, skin, and flesh. Even those that landed on the earth-style defenses caused the earthen walls to collapse, releasing wisps of eerie green smoke.

The Iwa ninja's usually proud defensive capabilities proved largely ineffective against Manda's venom, and their morale suffered another blow.

This is the role of top-tier combat power on the battlefield. They may not kill a large percentage of the enemy, but they can always use various means to undermine the enemy's morale and create a better environment for their own troops to deal damage.

"Alright! It's time for the Toad Spirit of Mount Myōboku, the Immortal Sovereign, to make his appearance!"

With a sage mask on his face, his appearance had been subtly altered, especially his nose, which now resembled that of Jiraiya from the Onoki family. He leaped high onto a broken hill, his arrogant laughter drawing everyone's attention.

Many people looked at the Konoha ninja with two small toads perched on his shoulders. Some who recognized Jiraiya also watched him warily, fearing that he might use some amazing methods.

"Little Jiraiya, something's not right!"

Just as Jiraiya stopped laughing and was about to show his strength, Shima suddenly tugged at his ear. Jiraiya turned his head to look in the direction Shima was pulling.

Instantly, his smile froze on his face. In the distance, a purplish-black chakra ball was flying towards him at an extremely fast speed, growing larger as it approached.

"It's a Tailed Beast Ball!"

Minato recognized him first and was about to activate the Flying Thunder God Technique to support his teacher, but in the instant he looked up and was distracted, Huang Tu threw out a kunai with a steel wire attached, which entangled Minato.

Although Minato severed the steel cable suspending the kunai at an extremely fast speed, it was too late. He couldn't possibly move the Tailed Beast Ball away; at most, he could move Jiraiya away, but there were still so many Konoha ninjas behind them.

"teacher!"

As Minato exclaimed in surprise, a fiery red figure soared into the sky.

"Who is that?"

Countless Iwa ninja, and even some Konoha ninja, looked at the figure with suspicion. The Iwa ninja did not know who Kushina was, while the Konoha ninja questioned Kushina's abilities.

"Hey! Kurama, you said you're the strongest tailed beast, you're not lying to me, are you?"

In the mental world, Kushina questioned Kurama, who instantly bared its fangs and claws, saying, "You're questioning me?! With an attack like that, I could slap a thousand of them away with one blow!"

"You just want chakra?! Take it! Take it all! You wretched human! If you dare lose to any other Jinchuriki and tarnish my reputation, I will kill you!"

In the real world, with Jiraiya and the others worried, Kushina was covered in a fiery red chakra cloak that solidified into a tangible form. Several whisker marks appeared on her cheeks, and eyeshadow-like marks appeared around her eyes.

Her teeth and nails grew rapidly, sharp as a wild beast, her eyes turned crimson, and vertical pupils like those of a wild beast appeared. Chakra tails also emerged from behind her. Before she could even process this power, Kushina looked at the Tailed Beast Ball getting closer and closer, and opened her right hand.

"Super Whirlpool! Black Jade Rasengan!"

(End of this chapter)