I am the new Hokage of Konoha.

Although the Grass Country finally broke through Konoha's front-line defenses under the relentless attacks of the Iwa ninja, there is still a long way to go before they can defeat Konoha's entire army and seize the Grass Country.

The effects were even slower on the river-dwelling side.

Although the Sand Ninja have a numerical advantage, the Konoha Ninja are generally stronger than the Sand Ninja in terms of individual abilities.

In addition, the Konoha commander this time is Tsunade, who has dealt with the Sand Ninja many times and whose greatest weapon, poison, is useless against the Sand Ninja, as well as a master like Uchiha Itachi.

In terms of large-scale operations, the Sand Ninja army, which was already somewhat weaker than the well-coordinated Iwa Ninja, naturally achieved even smaller results.

Even now, within the Land of Rivers, the Sand Ninja have only captured a few relatively minor strongholds.

Most importantly, the strategic location of Tsutomu River, which leads directly to the heart of the Land of Rivers and even the Land of Fire behind it without any obstruction, is still firmly held by the Leaf Village.

The main force of the Sand Village, including the Fourth Kazekage Rasa, the two advisor elders Chiyo and Ebizo, and other Sand Village elites, were at this time, engaged in a fierce battle with the Konoha side.

......

On the battlefield.

boom!

With a delicate fist, Tsunade easily shattered the giant puppet in front of her. Dressed in a dark Konoha combat uniform, she withdrew her fist, which bore no red mark. She dusted it off and smiled faintly at her old acquaintance:

"Old hag Chiyo, don't embarrass yourself by showing off these ordinary puppets and those so-called poisons that you've been meticulously researching all these years. Just summon the Chikamatsu Ten Puppet Masters instead."

Chiyo's face darkened slightly.

That old woman...what a disgrace...

Although she could call herself an old woman, it was still a bit unpleasant to hear that word from someone else, especially from an enemy who had once dealt her a huge blow and made her doubt herself for a long time.

"Tsunade, your mouth is as sharp as ever."

Chiyo's gaze swept over Tsunade's face, which was still incredibly young, just as she remembered, and she said calmly,

"I had heard before that you, Tsunade, got married and had a child, and I thought you would become more mature. Now it seems that I am quite worried about the education of your Senju descendant. After all, like mother, like daughter."

moment.

As if her sore spot had been hit, Tsunade snorted coldly and said, "Old hag Chiyo, you talk too much nonsense. Instead of worrying about my daughter, you should worry about the current situation of your Sand Village. You will never be able to conquer Tsushikawa."

The next second, as if echoing Tsunade's words, cheers suddenly erupted from the Konoha camp.

On the battlefront not far away, a Sand Ninja unit, unable to withstand heavy casualties, collapsed from the front lines under the counterattack of a group of Konoha elite troops clad in chakra armor.

This is not the first time.

Seeing this, Chiyo, who had turned her gaze away, no longer hesitated and quickly took out a scroll and unfolded it.

As a puff of white smoke rose, her greatest trump card, the puppets of the puppeteer master Bunzaemon, known as the Chikamatsu Ten, appeared.

In the past, every time Chiyo pulled out these ten masterpieces of puppetry, she was full of confidence for the battle that followed.

but now……

Just like the already dead Sasori, for puppeteers, Tsunade, with her outstanding medical skills, immunity to poisons, and powerful physical abilities, is definitely their nemesis.

Chiyo was no exception.

Especially considering that she is now old and frail, and her strength is not what it used to be.

However, just as she had told the younger Iwa ninja before setting off, she was truly prepared to die in this Shinobi World War.

Having had considerable interaction with Tsunade in the past, she was well aware of the immense benefit that Tsunade's medical abilities would provide to the Konoha ninjas if left unchecked.

Even if it costs me my life, I have to make sure the other party can't get away.

so......

Puppet Technique: Three Treasures Absorption and Collapse!

Chiyo's ten fingers trembled.

Instantly, the Chikamatsu Ten, connected by chakra threads, moved as well.

Three of the puppets formed a triangular formation. After the three mechanisms of "Buddha," "Dharma," and "Sangha" were activated, a fierce tornado rose up, threatening to pull Tsunade towards them.

"That's more interesting!"

After Tsunade, whose golden hair was being blown wildly by the gale, laughed heartily, she stomped her feet hard on the ground and quickly sank most of her calves into the ground to resist the suction of the tornado.

Not only that, she then grabbed the surrounding ground with both hands and kept throwing large chunks of soil toward the center of the suction.

Although these huge clods of earth would be instantly compressed into a small piece after being sucked into the center of the array formed by the three puppets.

But if you inhale too much, there will be times when you can't take it anymore.

Similarly, Chiyo, understanding the reasoning behind it, immediately dispatched other puppets armed with various weapons to attack Tsunade.

Each of the Chikamatsu Ten has their own unique weapon, ninja tool, and attack method, along with various abilities such as the Three Treasures Absorption and Lion's Roar.

In actual combat, although there were only ten puppets, they were in no way inferior to Sasori's Crimson Secret Technique: Hundred Puppet Manipulation.

In this regard, Tsunade, who has the most authority to speak on the matter, also offered her comments while fighting him:

"Not bad. Although its attack range is average compared to Scorpion's Hundred Machine Manipulation, it is superior in terms of single-target threat."

"The Hundred Puppet Technique? Sasori? Tsunade, you've fought Sasori before?"

Upon hearing this, Chiyo was slightly taken aback, and her fingers involuntarily slowed down a beat.

Taking advantage of the moment, Tsunade increased her speed, grabbed a puppet in front of her that it couldn't dodge in time with her right hand, and threw it into the center of the tornado.

Just as Chiyo hurriedly stopped absorbing the three treasures, Tsunade dodged several times, creating distance between herself and the Chikamatsu Ten, before smiling slightly and saying:

"Sasori? Speaking of which, you Sand Ninja should thank me for helping you get rid of this rogue ninja who killed the Third Kazekage."

In an instant, Chiyodo shrank back.

"The Third Kazekage... Sasori... So, Sasori was killed by you, Tsunade..."

After she finished speaking, Chiyo fell silent after learning the truth.

This didn't last long.

Quickly, regaining her composure, she spoke to Tsunade with unprecedented seriousness:

"I really need to thank Tsunade properly."

"After we win this war, I promise I will create a puppet based on you as a keepsake."

After speaking, Chiyo flicked her ten fingers, and the Chikamatsu Ten returned to her, forming a new formation that looked even more menacing than before.

Upon seeing this, Tsunade curled her lip and said, "Repaying kindness with enmity? As expected, one shouldn't have too much hope."

"Old lady Chiyo, you should keep the gift for your own family."

At this moment, looking at the Chikamatsu Ten Puppet Masters charging again, Tsunade, her blue diamond-shaped mark on her forehead gleaming, calmly twisted her wrist and confidently announced,

"After all, your Sand Village is destined to lose this battle!"

Chapter 270 I should have brought Gaara

In a battle between ninjas at the Kage level, unless a Jonin-level ninja comes to their aid, ordinary Chunin and Genin would only be easy prey.

Of course, if the number of Chunin and Genin reaches a certain scale and forms a large group, then that's a different story.

However, on the current battlefield of Tsushima, even the Sand Ninja, who have the advantage in numbers, wish they could break a person in two and send them to the scorching front line.

Trying to overwhelm a powerful opponent like Tsunade with sheer numbers is obviously not feasible.

Therefore, no one would want to get involved in the fight between Tsunade and Chiyo.

Of course, if the Sand Village Jonin, whose numbers are greater than the number of Konoha's garrison in the Land of Rivers, are truly interested, they can still join.

However, at this moment, they, who had other missions, were entangled by another person.

On another battlefield, some distance from where Tsunade and Chiyo fought.

The group of Sand Village Jonin, who were originally full of confidence, are now in a bad situation.

On the smoke-filled battlefield, before they could catch their breath after a fierce battle, the enemy opposite them suddenly materialized into a huge, crimson giant.

Without any pause, an enormous longsword instantly materialized in the crimson giant's hand. With a sudden swing, it cleaved through mountains and seas with ferocious rage, hurtling towards them below.

"retreat!"

As the leader of this group of Sand Village Jonin, the Fourth Kazekage Rasa's expression changed as he shouted and summoned a large amount of gold dust to push upwards.

The next second, a violent impact rang out.

The numerous gold dusts summoned by Rasa transformed into a canopy that blocked the Totsuka Sword.

But before he could even breathe a sigh of relief...

Suddenly, the solid "sky canopy" above emitted an extremely piercing cracking sound.

In the blink of an eye, amidst a large amount of gold dust flying everywhere, a huge crack appeared to break open from the "sky cover".

Upon it, the same imposing force as the original Ten-Fist Sword roared forth once more.

Luo Shatong shrunk his hole and quickly moved sideways using the gold dust on the ground.

Then, boom!

!

Under the power of Susanoo's sword, a huge rift instantly appeared on the earth.

Then came a cloud of dust and a violent tremor.

The nearby Sand Ninja were forced to stop and steady themselves amidst the intense aftershocks.

Taking advantage of this moment, Itachi Uchiha's Mangekyou Sharingan within Susanoo activated once more.

Yasaka magatama!

At that moment, Susanoo rapidly condensed three enormous tomoe, similar to the pattern on his Sharingan, connected by a rope-like object, in his palm.

After being thrown like a shuriken.

A series of explosions rang out from ahead.

Accompanying this were the death screams of several Sand Ninja.

"Damn Uchiha!"