I am the new Hokage of Konoha.

With a fierce gust of wind and a piercing sonic boom, Scorpion, unable to dodge in time, was struck squarely by a punch. In an instant, the once incredibly sturdy Scarlet Amber was reduced to countless fragments.

That wasn't all; an incredibly sharp chakra blade seized the opportunity and thrust forward, aiming directly at his body.

Seeing this, the scorpion's head quickly separated from its body before it could even be shocked, and it suddenly flew upwards.

The next instant, the chakra blade missed its target, and Sasori's head and body took the opportunity to retreat rapidly.

After creating some distance, his head and body, which had now been transformed into a human puppet, reassembled, and he appeared to be completely unharmed.

At this moment, Sasori, who still looks like a young boy, coldly looks at Kabuto Yakushi and the blonde woman who suddenly appeared.

"Tsunade, one of the Legendary Sannin of Konoha?"

Thanks to his partner, who was also one of the Legendary Sannin of Konoha, Sasori immediately recognized the newcomer as Tsunade, who was on par with Orochimaru.

"So, Kabuto, you've betrayed me!"

Tsunade's ambush, and the chakra blade previously unleashed by Kabuto, all demonstrated the failure of his Mind Control Sand Technique.

This is the first time such a situation has occurred.

Sasori couldn't help but look at Kabuto Yakushi again, his eyes filled with killing intent.

Kabuto casually adjusted his glasses, a bright smile on his face, and said, "So this is Lord Sasori's true form. How surprising! Besides, this isn't betrayal. You see, from beginning to end, my loyalty has only been to Konoha. This isn't something that can be changed by a mere fragment of past memories."

“That’s right! As my disciple and the Hokage’s assistant, if someone like that has ulterior motives, wouldn’t Konoha be too terrible?”

Beside her, Tsunade, who appeared through a summoning method similar to the Chunin Exams Heaven and Earth Scroll from the original work, was wearing a dark combat uniform with a dark green Jonin vest, a Konoha headband on her forehead, and blonde hair flowing down her back. She nodded in agreement.

Then she looked at Sasori and said, "Sasori of the Red Sand? I heard you are Chiyo's grandson. I wonder if you are stronger than that old woman. Of course, no matter what, there is only one outcome when facing me. If you know what's good for you, just surrender and you'll avoid having to fight me later."

"Hmph! How arrogant!"

Even so, Sasori still subconsciously looked at Hiruko, who was already shattered beyond recognition.

The latter may or may not be born with a karmic conflict with Konoha.

The only two instances where the enemy was defeated without playing any role were both carried out by Konoha ninjas.

Moreover, unlike the previous attack caused by Minato Namikaze's ninjutsu, this time it was a casual strike from Tsunade.

Superhuman strength?

If you add to that medical ninjutsu that even Granny Chiyo had to admit defeat to.

This is indeed a big problem for someone like me who is skilled in puppetry and poisons.

Furthermore, since this is clearly a trap set by Konoha, it's hard not to guarantee that there might be other Konoha members lying in ambush besides Tsunade.

To be on the safe side, Scorpion was already planning to escape.

As for Kabuto Yakushi, it's not too late to deal with this defector later when we have the time.

boom!

White smoke rose.

Scorpion swiftly extended a chakra thread from his finger, took out a scroll with the number "three" written on it, opened it, and the Third Kazekage puppet instantly appeared.

Just as he was about to use the same trick he had used before to escape into the air.

Having anticipated this, Tsunade stomped her high heels hard on the solid stone bridge, and as cracks spread rapidly across the ground like a spider web, she charged towards Sasori with lightning speed.

"Trying to run? No way!"

Tsunade, rushing towards them, swung her powerful fist with considerable force, striking Sasori with a single blow.

"So fast!"

Scorpion Boy Kong suddenly shrank back, and the chakra lines pointing at the Third Kazekage puppet changed in time.

Magnetic Escape·Sand Iron Wall!

A large amount of black iron sand was rapidly spewed from the mouth of the Third Kazekage puppet, condensing into a thick wall in front of him.

The next second, a huge impact sounded from the iron wall, followed by a huge hole exploding from the iron wall. A delicate fist with remaining strength continued to penetrate deeper and hit the Third Kazekage puppet in front of Sasori.

Boom!

In an instant! The Third Kazekage puppet, along with the scorpion behind it, was sent flying backward in a sorry state by the enormous impact.

"how is this possible?"

Midway through, the scorpion flew backwards off the bridge, crashing into several large trees in succession, its eyes filled with surprise.

He never expected that the Third Kazekage's Magnet Release technique wouldn't even be able to withstand a single punch from Tsunade.

But now he had no time to think, as Tsunade swept in like a female tyrant, bringing with her billowing dust.

Crack! Crack!

With grappling hooks extending swiftly from its feet, Scorpion, having regained its footing, flicked its ten fingers, and the Third Kazekage puppet, now fully recovered, opened its mouth wide, unleashing countless sand needles towards Tsunade.

Magnetism Release: Iron Sand Rain.

As countless fine needles hurtled towards them, Tsunade paused, but without a second thought, she crouched down, reached her right hand down to the ground, and then pulled sharply forward.

In an instant, as if an earth dragon had turned over, Tsunade ripped out an enormous clod of earth and threw it at the flying sand needles.

Sizzle sizzle sizzle...

Numerous sand needles pierced the thick clods of earth, making a continuous clanging sound.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Tsunade, now unhindered, accelerated again and charged towards Sasori.

Stab it!

Seeing this, Sasori immediately manipulated the Third Kazekage puppet to stand in front of him. Just as Tsunade approached, several extremely sharp and poisonous giant blades suddenly emerged from the Third Kazekage puppet's right sleeve and unexpectedly slashed at her.

As a strong gust of wind swept by, Tsunade, noticing the deadly poison on the blade, raised an eyebrow slightly, shifted her feet, and dodged the attack by turning to the side.

Then, under the relentless onslaught of the Third Kazekage puppets commanded by Sasori, she also moved with incredible speed, dodging left and right.

A minute later, seizing the opportunity, Tsunade swiftly stepped forward, grabbed the Third Kazekage puppet's right arm before it could turn around, and with a yank of her fingers, the puppet's right arm was torn off with a clang as the blade hit the ground.

As one of the Legendary Sannin of Konoha, Tsunade has always been known for her taijutsu. When facing a mere human puppet, she was able to defeat it after a little practice.

Just as Tsunade was about to press her advantage and dismantle the Third Kazekage's puppet, Sasori, sensing the danger, flicked his finger. Suddenly, a thousand arms appeared on the puppet's left arm, accompanied by purple poisonous mist, and crashed towards Tsunade.

"Poisonous mist?" Upon seeing this, Tsunade decisively retreated, dodging the impact of a thousand arms, and with a swift movement of her right hand, she actually managed to grab a ball of poisonous mist in her hand.

You can see that her hand, which is holding the poisonous mist, is wrapped in green medical chakra.

With her five fingers lightly tapping across the poisonous fog like playing a piano, Tsunade, using some kind of medical ninjutsu, was rapidly analyzing the composition of the toxins and devising a solution.

"You think you can decipher my toxins like this?" Scorpion, who was very confident in his poisonous mist, looked at the scene before him with disdain.

However, upon further reflection, he realized that the person before him was Tsunade, renowned as the best in medical ninjutsu in the ninja world. Although he remained confident that she couldn't possibly decipher his poison, Sasori, for the sake of caution, still chose to intervene and interrupt her.

Swish!Swish!Swish!

Countless kunai flew out from Tsunade's thousands of arms and shot towards her.

Tsunade swatted away the kunai flying at her with one hand as if swatting flies, while continuing to analyze the toxins with the other hand without changing her expression.

"Humph!"

Sasori, who had been watching this, snorted coldly, accompanied by the ninjutsu fluctuations emanating from the Third Kazekage's puppet.

In the following time, the Magnet Release ninjutsu, including giant iron sand needles, iron sand triangular cones, and iron sand cylinders, along with a thousand arms carrying poisonous mist, attacked swiftly and fiercely like a storm.

For a time, Tsunade, who could only move one hand, gradually fell into a disadvantageous position.

Even so, her analysis of the toxins did not stop.

A little while later.

The booming sounds that echoed across the battlefield where Tsunade and Sasori clashed.

Off the field.

Seeing that his teacher's situation was getting worse, Kabuto, who had been watching from the sidelines, frowned and was wondering whether he should go to help.

Suddenly, a familiar, hearty laugh rang out from inside the arena.

Seeing this, he paused in his step, the slight smile on his lips vanished, indicating that he could no longer rely on him.

The person who laughed was Tsunade.

As she swung her fists to send the incoming iron sand cylinder flying far away, she held up the poisonous mist in her other hand and said, "This is the first time I've seen a toxin with such a composition. I'm afraid even that old woman Chiyo would have a hard time developing an antidote."

Scorpion is as proud of the achievements in toxin research as he is of his puppetry skills.

Hearing Tsunade, a renowned medical expert, say this, he felt a surge of pride.

However, Scorpion's expression changed drastically very quickly.

At this moment, Tsunade said triumphantly, "Just because that old woman Chiyo couldn't cure the poison doesn't mean I, Tsunade, can't. Sasori, I've already cured your poison."

"Impossible!" Upon hearing this, Scorpion's fingers suddenly stopped, his face full of disbelief.

He was very confident in the toxin he had researched and did not believe that anyone could cure him, especially in such a short time under such circumstances as combat.

However, Tsunade's next actions shattered his confidence instantly.

Tsunade held the poisonous mist she was dragging in front of her nose and inhaled it all in one breath.

The next second, as Sasori stared in disbelief, Tsunade, as if nothing had happened, clenched her fists tightly with great energy, then looked over and gave Sasori a playful smile.

"It actually cracked it..." Scorpion murmured absentmindedly.

At this moment, he truly understood the helplessness and pain he felt when, during past ninja wars, the Sand Ninja, led by Granny Chiyo, painstakingly developed various poisons for the war, only to have them easily defeated by Tsunade alone.

Chapter 192 The Great Battle Between Tsunade and Sasori

In the original work, Sakura, Tsunade's apprentice, was able to quickly neutralize the poison that Sasori had given Kankuro.

As a teacher, Tsunade, who is far superior to Sakura in medical skills, could naturally do it easily as well.

Even without an antidote, Tsunade's current strength, which is far greater than in the original timeline, and her medical ninjutsu, which is second to none in the ninja world, means she can easily generate cells with toxin resistance within her own body.

Just like now, no matter how much poisonous mist the scorpion spews, it can no longer harm him in the slightest.

"Now it's my turn!"

With a series of cracking sounds, Tsunade stretched her body, stomped her high heels, and charged towards Sasori again like a rocket.