BOOM!
Within the valley, everyone wore expressions of horror as they stared at the distant collision, completely forgetting about their immediate opponents.
The impact happening over there defied everything they knew as ninja.
People rely on what they know and understand to define reality — and survive within it. So when something occurs that completely shatters this understanding, even a revered elder like Chiyo could feel momentarily lost.
Using her puppetry control, she sensed the immense pressure facing the Chikamatsu Collection. The tremendous force radiating from Tsunade's fist was interfering with their rotation.
Once the rotation stopped, this Wind Spear technique would immediately dissipate.
And even if it didn't fully collapse, the chakra remaining to Chiyo herself wouldn't last much longer either.
But she couldn't stop now. If she did, she wouldn't be able to recall the Chikamatsu Collection in time. With Tsunade's monstrous strength, they would undoubtedly suffer unimaginable damage.
So she could only maintain the stalemate — seeing whether she would exhaust her strength first, or whether Tsunade would collapse first.
Chiyo, who also possessed extensive medical knowledge, couldn't believe that any ninja in the world could rely solely on their body to withstand the damage of an S-rank jutsu.
Even The Third Raikage of the Land of Lightning relied on his Lightning Release Armor rather than his own body.
Tsunade didn't have a Lightning Release Armor. What exactly was she relying on?
Facing the powerful winds, Tsunade clenched her teeth tightly, her feet deeply embedded into the ground beneath her.
In this confrontation, using Splitting Regeneration to rapidly recover from injuries while continuously maintaining her monstrous strength, Tsunade's physical energy, chakra, and mental stamina were all reaching their limits.
It had become a stalemate where neither side could retreat!
The sounds of battle that had previously filled the valley had all stopped abruptly, with only scattered skirmishes continuing between both sides. Everyone else watched in stunned silence as this impossible clash unfolded.
Whoever emerged victorious from this clash would tip the scales for the entire war.
BOOM! BOOM!
Loud explosions continued erupting from the point of impact. The expressions on Konoha's ninja faces were filled with worry.
After all, Tsunade's slender figure looked as though it could be pierced by the Wind Spear at any moment.
No one could predict when she might finally give way.
Meanwhile, Orochimaru, who had previously been blown away by the wind force and embedded into the valley wall, had leaped to the top of the valley to observe this confrontation from above.
Cough… cough…
A slightly stronger gust of wind was enough to disrupt his breathing, causing him to cough up a bit of blood.
In his current condition, even an ordinary chunin could probably kill him easily.
As time dragged on, Tsunade's arm at the point of collision started trembling as well. Her body's meridians could barely withstand this continuous output of chakra.
Although Splitting Regeneration could heal her wounds, meridians were different from skin. The newly repaired meridians were fragile and couldn't withstand such intense consumption.
Tsunade's expression hardened, her free hand tightening into a fist.
BOOM!
The next moment, her fists shot out. The intense pain radiating from her fists forced Tsunade to cry out in agony.
"Boom! Boom!"
Those punches seemed to rupture the very air itself, slamming into the tips of the Wind Spears and making them shudder violently.
"Hoo! Hoo!"
In the next instant, the entire rotation of the Wind Spear became chaotic, vibrating several times before suddenly exploding.
Tsunade had no time to dodge, crossing both arms protectively in front of her.
A powerful gust tore her off the ground, sending her flying back several meters.
At this moment, her two arms bore unimaginable wind pressure, muscles and flesh torn apart as blood streamed out.
"Puh!"
However, the Chikamatsu Collection's spin finally came to a stop. At that moment, Chiyo, who was about ten meters away from here, spat out a mouthful of blood.
Tsunade forcibly canceled her technique. Chiyo's chakra fluctuations instantly weakened dramatically.
Junko Watanabe could sense on the battlefield that Chiyo's previously connected and balanced chakra, like a taut thread, had been completely shattered by Tsunade's punch.
Ripped apart ruthlessly and violently.
"Chiyo got internal injuries..." Junko said. At this moment, her chakra wasn't just weak—it was completely unstable.
After being blasted backward, Tsunade steadied herself, and wounds on her arms began healing gradually.
The reason she didn't use her fists at the beginning was because this punch could only be used when she was absolutely sure of stopping the Wind Spear's rotation with one blow.
Otherwise, the dispersion of chakra would make Splitting Regeneration unable to keep up, resulting in complete disability of both arms.
Right now, the Chikamatsu Collection was less than five meters away from Tsunade. As long as she managed to destroy one puppet, it would cause irreparable damage to the entire Chikamatsu Collection.
Tsunade took a step forward. However, just as she prepared to use Body Flicker Technique, piercing pain spread throughout her body, and immediately she dropped to her knees on the spot.
"I've healed your physical injuries, but you can't continue using Splitting anymore," Katsuyu's voice came, filled with some weariness.
This so-called Splitting Regeneration was utilizing Katsuyu's characteristics of splitting and merging, belonging to a [Secret Jutsu] from Shikkotsu Forest. Only those with extreme compatibility with Katsuyu and an extraordinarily strong physique could use it.
As the granddaughter of the First Hokage, Tsunade naturally had an outstanding constitution.
When Katsuyu's words faded, Tsunade felt that deep sense of connection vanish from within her body—it was Katsuyu exhausting its strength, automatically canceling the [Summoning Jutsu].
While she was in a weakened state, Chiyo quickly pulled back the Chikamatsu Collection and sealed them into the scroll.
She couldn't bear the thought of any damage befalling the Chikamatsu Collection.
Tsunade's injuries had already recovered, but her stamina and overall condition had reached their limit. Therefore, at this point, she was unable to make another move.
Leaning against the rocky wall of the valley, Chiyo's condition wasn't much better either.
Swish! Swish!
Just at this moment, Suna ninja and Konoha ninja abandoned their battles, rushing toward the two women.
Beside Tsunade, Sakumo and Hiashi Hyuga appeared first, helping her up from her kneeling position.
Then, when the arriving Konoha ninja saw the situation, they simply bypassed the two women.
Everyone could see Chiyo was weakened now. If someone were to seize this moment and take her life, the war in the Land of Wind would finally come to an end.
Junko Watanabe was among them too.
"Fall back!" Sakumo Hatake bellowed. As the Konoha ninja rushed forward, two figures appeared before Chiyo, with over ten Puppets surrounding them.
Kouhi and Liufei.
"Mother, are you okay?"
The two looked deeply worried. They'd never seen Chiyo this beaten up before.
At the same time, Sakumo was also asking about Tsunade's condition.
But neither Tsunade nor Chiyo responded to his and the others' questions.
Their eyes met from nearly ten meters apart, each filled with piercing killing intent!
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Time for lunch — I'll keep going after a bite!
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