"So it seems... Orochimaru has already set his sights on me."
Aoi Ren opened his palm, revealing several familiar grey-scaled snakes coiled in his hand.
However, Orochimaru had made a fatal mistake the moment he chose to use snakes summoned from the Ryūchi Cave to spy on him.
Possessing the Dragon Sage Body, Aoi Ren was second only to the White Snake Sage himself — the most exalted being within the entire cave.
"Heh. If he wants to watch me so badly, then let him watch."
Aoi Ren smiled and released the snakes, letting them slither around him freely, continuously relaying every bit of information about him straight to Orochimaru...Once done, he walked straight out of the tent.
While it was true Orochimaru had tricked Tsunade into leaving in order to get a chance to kill him, the report about the Amegakure forces arriving was real enough.
A hundred kilometers away, the army led by Hanzō had already set up camp.
Konoha, Sunagakure, and Iwagakure were all waging war within the Land of Rain.
This invasion had enraged Hanzō completely, leading him to declare war on all three nations simultaneously.
Among the three, Konoha was the toughest nut to crack.
"Report to Lord Hanzō — the Hokage of Konoha is not present on this battlefield."
Within the Land of Rain, where rain fell endlessly, Amegakure's reconnaissance capabilities far outmatched those of any other village.
Hearing this, Hanzō nodded in satisfaction. "Excellent. Once we break through this defensive line, Konoha's entire front will crumble!"
Hanzō was well aware that Amegakure's overall strength was relatively weak.
They stood no chance in a direct one-on-one fight against any major village, let alone fighting three at once.
Yet precisely because all three had gathered here, their opportunity had arrived.
Because... his personal power was absolute.
In this era where strong shinobi were few and far between, Hanzō stood as the single most powerful ninja in the entire world.
By using himself as the spearhead, targeting the weakest points in the enemies' formation, and striking with lightning speed, victory was within his grasp.
"In that case — advance with full force!"
At Hanzō's command, nearly a thousand Amegakure shinobi broke camp and charged toward Konoha's defensive line.
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"Heavenly Foot of Destruction!"
Tsunade stamped down with all her might, shattering the ground into ruins for a vast radius.
Every Amegakure ninja caught within the impact was instantly crushed or killed by the sheer force of the blow.
"Hidden Shadow Snake Hands!"
Orochimaru thrust his arms forward; his pale limbs transformed instantly into ferocious, massive serpents that coiled around the enemy before him and swallowed them whole.
"Fire Release: Great Flame Bullet!"
Jiraiya opened his mouth wide. Oil formed from his chakra erupted, amplifying the fire's power several times over.
The blazing inferno roasted the enemy in front of him into charred husks.
The Three Legendary Sannin dominated the battlefield; ordinary shinobi were simply no match for them.
Yet elsewhere, Hanzō was slaughtering Konoha's forces with equal ferocity.
As the saying goes: kings fight kings, and generals fight generals.
Neither Hanzō nor the Sannin wished to see their ordinary soldiers continue to suffer heavy losses.
"We must end this quickly!"
Hanzō slammed both palms onto the ground. In a cloud of summoning smoke, a giant salamander emerged.
"Yeeeen～"
It was this cry, resembling the wail of an infant, that gave the creature its name. It opened its flat, wide mouth and spewed forth a thick, violet-colored poisonous mist.
The terrifying fog radiated a menacing aura, drifting slowly across the battlefield like dark clouds toward Konoha's ranks.
Hiss... sizzle...
Wherever the mist touched, grass and trees withered away; even sand and soil were corroded.
Any animal that made contact collapsed instantly, its heart stopping immediately.
Even Konoha's elite shinobi, upon inhaling just a whiff of this potent toxin, fell unconscious instantly — and would be dead within ten minutes.
This overwhelming, lethal venom... was the true source of Hanzō's confidence.
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