HGBW: Ch. 135

After instantly killing a squad of Suna ninjas, Tanaka did not stop but continued his dance.

In his right hand, he wielded the Kusanagi Sword, its blade infused with lightning, while his left hand expanded the ROOM to its maximum range.

Ever since he consumed the Op-Op Fruit, he had prioritized developing his Devil Fruit abilities. On top of that, he never neglected his training in ninjutsu, taijutsu, genjutsu, and swordsmanship.

Because of this, not only did his physical abilities skyrocket, but even the ROOM's range expanded significantly with each passing day.

When he first ate the fruit, his ROOM had a mere 10-meter diameter, but now, at full power, it reached 100 meters.

Swish!

All the Suna ninjas within the ROOM's range suddenly had a thin red line appear on their necks.

Clang!

He stood among the fallen Suna ninjas, calmly reversing his grip and sheathing the Kusanagi Sword.

Swish!

The instant the blade clicked into its sheath, the sound of cloth tearing echoed in unison. At that moment, thirty Suna ninjas' neck wounds burst open—scarlet blood gushed out like fountains from the thin red lines.

Thud.

With the dull sound of bodies hitting the ground, all thirty Suna ninjas collapsed simultaneously, neatly aligned.

At the center of the 100-meter battlefield, there was not a single Suna ninja left standing.

Thirty Suna ninjas—was that a lot?

In the grand scale of a Great Ninja War, even in this initial skirmish between two villages, it wasn't much.

Both Konoha and Suna had mobilized thousands of ninjas. The number of Suna ninjas slain by Tanaka didn't even reach fifty—barely one-twentieth of the total Suna Ninja forces on the battlefield.

But the problem wasn't how many he killed.

It was how he killed them—his technique was too shocking.

Until his stamina and chakra were depleted, to the Suna ninjas, Tanaka was the combined embodiment of Tobirama and Sakumo.

His sword—the sharpest in the ninja world.

His speed—the fastest in the ninja world.

How could he not shock everyone present?

How could he not terrify the Suna ninjas into silence?

How could he not leave even Konoha's own ninjas in awe-struck, pin-drop silence?

How could he not turn the entire battlefield into a realm of eerie stillness?

"Spacing out in the middle of a battle is a terrible habit!" As Chiyo briefly lost focus due to Tanaka's instant massacre of thirty Suna ninjas, Tsunade immediately seized the opportunity and shunshined forward.

Even if Chiyo hadn't been distracted, she still would have lost in a prolonged battle. There was no helping it. Even among Kage-level ninjas, the shinobi world was built on advantages and counterplays.

Unfortunately for Chiyo, Tsunade was someone who completely countered her.

Poison techniques of Suna? Ignored.

Puppet techniques? One punch, one puppet destroyed.

The moment physical contact was made, the consequences were severe—at best, a puppet would lose parts; at worst, it would be completely obliterated.

Even the Chikamatsu Collection of Ten Puppets were no exception. And to make matters worse, she was momentarily distracted.

Swish!

The moment Chiyo lost focus, Tsunade rushed forward like a bullet, closing the gap in an instant. Her fingers clenched into a fist.

And she swung it forward.

Not good! Chiyo's pupils shrank, her expression changed drastically, and her entire body tensed as she immediately reacted.

She quickly used the Body Flicker, trying to retreat. But Tsunade had already struck first—a simple Body Flicker wouldn't be fast enough to create distance. All Chiyo could do was watch as Tsunade's fist, like an enraged dragon, rushed straight toward her heart.

At the brink of death, Suna's greatest puppet master displayed her remarkable adaptability. Her left pinky finger twitched slightly.

Whoosh!

Just before Tsunade's fist smashed into Chiyo's face, one of the Chikamatsu Collection of Ten Puppets, the closest one to her, rushed in like a gale, intercepting the attack.

The puppet swiftly unfolded a chakra shield in front of her.

Chiyo's face twisted into a fierce expression, glaring at Tsunade.

Boom!

Tsunade responded with a monstrous punch at full power. Her fist was as heavy as a mountain.

As her fist struck, the sheer force sent shockwaves rippling through the air, creating an overwhelming pressure that made even Chiyo, despite hiding behind the chakra shield, feel suffocated.

Bang!

With a deafening explosion, Tsunade's punch landed on the chakra shield.

Crack!

The sheer force crashed down like an avalanche. The puppet and Chiyo trembled slightly.

Then, with a bone-chilling crack, fissures spread across the chakra shield before it shattered into pieces.

Immediately after, Tsunade's fist continued forward, now aiming straight for the puppet.

Shatter!

The sound of wood splintering and metal breaking echoed through the battlefield. The puppet collapsed on the spot, broken into countless fragments.

But even that wasn't enough. She was still unsatisfied—her fist continued toward Chiyo!

Boom!

In the blink of an eye, Chiyo barely managed to shift her body at the last second, reducing the impact slightly. Instead of a direct hit to her heart, the punch landed on her chest. It was still a direct hit—but the outcome was slightly better than instant death.

"Gah!"

Chiyo's face turned pale as the bones in her back and chest cracked loudly. Blood gushed from her mouth as her body was sent flying backward like a cannonball.

With a violent gust of wind, she crashed into the waterlogged battlefield, forming a massive crater dozens of meters wide.

Tsunade glanced at her own fist, then looked toward Chiyo, who was sent flying. She couldn't help but think—what a pity.

"Yin Healing Wound Destruction, huh?"

Tsunade had seen everything clearly just now. She was impressed by Chiyo's quick reflexes.

She shifted her body just in time to avoid a fatal blow, and used Yin Healing Wound Destruction, preemptively healing the parts of her body that were about to be devastated by Tsunade's punch.

Executing such precise, high-speed micro-movements in an instant, among all the ninjas she had ever seen, only Chiyo could have pulled it off.