Uchiha's personal opinion

Hanzo the Salamander let out a barely audible sigh.

Looking up at the bright moonlight, it seemed that the dark clouds beneath it were about to be shrouded in a hazy blood mist.

The Rain Ninja managing supplies are distributing explosive tags, ten per person. This is the last remaining stock of Rain Ninja on the western front.

Some Rain Ninja, upon receiving the distributed explosive tags, immediately attached them to their bodies. Hanzo of the Salamander observed all of this; his lips moved slightly, but ultimately he remained silent.

"Lord Hanzo, the ninja army is ready..."

A trusted Jonin walked up to Hanzo and said softly.

Hanzo the Salamander nodded calmly.

The gaze beneath the mask slowly swept over the excited Rain Ninja Army, moving very slowly, as if trying to etch every single person in the army into his mind.

"Gentlemen..."

After a long while, Hanzo the Salamander finally spoke slowly.

Everyone in the Rain Ninja clan held their breath and listened attentively to their leader's speech.

"I will lead the charge..."

Yu Ren's breathing became heavy.

Although Hanzo's voice wasn't loud, it was clearly audible to everyone in the ninja army in the deathly silence.

"...I urge the brave Rain Ninja to fight to the death and join me in defeating the enemy,"

"This battle is bound to be a success!"

Rain Ninja gripped his weapon tightly, desperately trying to stifle the battle cry that threatened to burst from his throat.

Then, Hanzo the Salamander turned around and ran towards Sunagakure.

Twelve masked clan ninjas followed closely behind him.

He needs to summon the Salamander Ibuki immediately after engaging in battle to unleash a deadly mist to break through the Sand Village's formation; ordinary Rain Ninja cannot get too close to him.

Subsequently, groups of Rain Ninja, numbering in the hundreds, followed.

In order to conceal their whereabouts as much as possible, Hanzo and his ninja army did not use chakra, but relied solely on the muscle strength of their legs to begin their stealthy advance.

Closer, closer...

About a kilometer away from the Sunagakure main camp, Hanzo of the Salamander began to breathe rapidly.

Even with his extensive experience in battle, this was the first time Hanzo had ever launched such a resolute and desperate charge. Moreover, the last remaining members of the Rain Ninja on the western front were leading the charge, leaving Hanzo no choice but to be cautious.

Get a little closer...

Hanzo of the Salamander restrained the urge to summon his summoning beast. Although this distance was nothing to a strong person, if he could get closer to the enemy camp, the poison gas released by the summoning beast would naturally cover a wider area, killing more Sand Village ninja and reducing the number of Rain Village ninja under his command.

800 meters...

Hanzo the Salamander used his senses and the ability to detect the Sand Village sentries lurking two hundred meters away.

Although it didn't reach the optimal distance of 500 meters, it was enough...

He began to form hand seals meticulously.

"Spirit Spell!"

A plume of smoke rose up, and the ferocious-looking salamander burst from the ground!

"Salamander - Poison Mist Spray!"

The summoning beast Sanshoku, Ibuki, who had been by his side for many years, immediately sprayed streams of dark green, highly concentrated poisonous mist toward the Sand Village's position ahead.

"Wind Release: Great Breakthrough!"

His personal ninja followers simultaneously used Wind Release ninjutsu to amplify the spread and coverage of the poisonous fog.

"Choo Choo Choo!"

Almost at the same moment that Hanzo the Salamander unleashed his summoning beast and revealed his chakra fluctuations, the Sand Village sentries lurking ahead were about to get up and send a signal.

However, Hanzo the Salamander used a Water Instantaneous Body Technique to step forward and easily beheaded him without making a sound.

But a sentry behind him, whom he had not been able to sense, risked his life to send out a signal for an enemy attack.

This was somewhat expected.

Sunagakure is one of the five great ninja villages, so it's not easy for them to infiltrate the front lines undetected. This start is still pretty good.

"Water Release: Exploding Water Tornado!"

The powerful chakra, along with the omnipresent stagnant water, created a giant wave that swept towards the Sand Village camp ahead.

Then, gripping the chain scythe tightly, he rode the Salamander Ibuki towards the Sunagakure camp.

"Water Release: Thousand Dragon Explosive Bite!"

The twelve clan members who followed behind slowed their pace slightly, charging forward while unleashing a large-scale water-style ninjutsu together.

The water on the ground quickly condensed again, and under the amplitude of chakra, it rapidly expanded, forming a water sphere.

One after another, water dragons emerged from the large water sphere and charged toward the Sand Village camp.

"Water Release: Exploding Water Wave!"

Using the water vapor gathered around him by a large-scale water-style ninjutsu, Hanzo of the Salamander once again unleashed a high-level water-style ninjutsu.

A massive wave surged forth, crashing down on the Sunagakure camp and reducing the outer fortifications to rubble in one fell swoop.

The screams of the Sand Village soldiers stationed on the outskirts rose and fell incessantly.

Hanzo the Salamander breathed a slight sigh of relief and, without further hesitation, quickly used the Water Body Flicker Technique, taking advantage of the ubiquitous water to swiftly attack the hastily assembled Sand Village crowd.

"Scythe Dance - Rain Cutting!"

Hanzo the Salamander rarely used two weapons; he held a katana in reverse with his left hand and wielded a chain sickle with his right, leaping into the crowd and unleashing waves of bloodshed.

Wherever it went, heads rolled, severed limbs and remains flew everywhere, and bright red blood mixed with black blood from poisoning splattered all over the place.

"Old man with the ventilation tube!"

A shrill female voice rang out from the middle of the Sunagakure camp.

"The old widow who plays with puppets!"

Hanzo the Salamander was equally defiant, hurling insults at Elder Chiyo, a high-ranking member of the Sand Village who had charged in with great force.

Out of the corner of his eye, he saw his Rain Ninja army successfully storm the Sunagakure camp and begin randomly throwing explosive tags around.

Explosions erupted one after another at the front of the Sunagakure camp, and the chaos seemed to be spreading toward the center of the camp.

"Salamander - Poison Gas Spray!"

In a flash, Hanzo of the Salamander dodged a puppet controlled by Chiyo and returned to the back of his summoning beast, Ibuki of the Salamander, urging it to spray a slightly lower concentration of poison gas again.

Although the concentration and lethality of the poison gas are slightly inferior to those of the poison fog, it was released suddenly behind enemy lines, making it much faster in terms of both lethality and spread.

The rapidly spreading poison gas enveloped the Sand Village ninja army gathered in the center of the camp. Wherever the poison gas reached, the Sand Village ninjas collapsed, foaming at the mouth.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Elder Chiyo did not bother to hold back her trump card. She quickly took out a scroll, unfurled it, and summoned ten humanoid puppets dressed in white.

Under her control, three white-clad puppets rose into the air, forming a triangular formation, and opened their abdominal mechanisms to reveal three sealing components: "Buddha," "Dharma," and "Sangha."

"Chikamatsu White's Secret Technique·Three Treasures Absorbing Collapse!"

A tornado with an exceptionally strong suction force was instantly formed, quickly engulfing the surrounding poisonous gas, and then spraying the tornado carrying the poisonous gas toward the back of the Rain Ninja.

"Wind Release: Gale Palm!"

After catching their breath, the Sand Village ninjas, under the command of the Jonin of each division, used Wind Release ninjutsu to blow the remaining poisonous mist and gas back towards the Rain Village ninjas.

However, the Rain Ninja, who were wearing respirators and had taken antidotes beforehand, did not react much to the poison gas. On the other hand, the Sand Ninja, who were still fighting on the front lines with a large group of Rain Ninja, inhaled a lot of it and their steps became unsteady. They were then swarmed by the Rain Ninja and hacked to death.

Hanzo the Salamander, still locked in fierce combat, noticed what was happening behind him and couldn't help but chuckle as he swung his sword.

Elder Chiyo, who was relentlessly pursuing Hanzo the Salamander in an attempt to stop him from unleashing his Musou attack, also noticed this and was so angry that her nose almost twisted.

"Hanzo! Why are you running away!" Elder Chiyo shouted angrily. "You are a renowned strongman in the ninja world, yet you dare not fight me?"

Hanzo the Salamander ignored Elder Chiyo's challenge and focused solely on leaping into the crowd of Sunagakure ninjas, hacking and slashing indiscriminately.

In the past, he would have been interested in facing off against the opponent's strongest fighters, hoping to demoralize them by defeating them single-handedly.

But at this moment, he was attacking the enemy camp, and he was betting the entire strength of the Rain Ninja on the western front. He could only do his best to fight and disrupt the enemy formation so that the Rain Ninja in the rear could take the opportunity to expand their gains. As for one-on-one duels, he really had no interest in them.

"Wind Escape·Empty Sand Barrier!"

Behind the Sunagakure camp, several Sunagakure Jonin joined forces to use ninjutsu in an attempt to trap Hanzo of the Salamander's attack.

The ground, unusually damp from the water-style ninjutsu attack, struggled to whip up curtains of sand and dust, encircling Hanzo's elusive figure.

"Water Escape·Big Waterfall Waves!"

Hanzo the Salamander did not stop, continuing to swiftly slash through the crowd. He simply sheathed his katana in his left hand and used a water-style ninjutsu to perform another hand seal.

A massive wave swept towards the direction of Sand Village, washing away all the sand defenses along its path.

"This is truly... a terrifying water-style technique..."

Elder Ebizo, another high-ranking member of the Sand Village who was in charge of directing the Sand Village ninja army's counterattack from the rear, was also somewhat stunned upon seeing this.

"Wind Release: Vacuum Wave!"

Anxious and distraught, Elder Chiyo disregarded controlling the puppet, quickly formed hand seals, puffed out her cheeks, and unleashed dozens of spinning wind blades at Hanzo the Salamander's relentless charge.

"Water Instantaneous Movement Technique!"

Although Hanzo the Salamander was charging ahead, he still noticed the movements of Elder Chiyo who was closely following behind.

As the wind blades struck, he swiftly vanished without a trace using a Water Instantaneous Body Technique.

The Sand Village ninjas scattered to avoid the wind blades, but were still slightly injured by them.

Then, Hanzo the Salamander, who had just vanished in an instant, reappeared at the outer edge of the scattered Sunagakure formation.

"Draw Sword Slash!"

With a backhand motion, Hanzo of the Salamander drew his sword and swiftly cleaved the panicked Sand Village ninja in two.

He then immediately turned around and charged towards Elder Chiyo, who was rushing towards him.

"Chain Sickle Double Strike!"