The Salamander opened its huge mouth, with a faint purple mist spreading within.
"Wind Release: Vacuum Hurricane Dragon!"
The shadow clone rapidly formed hand seals, converting a large amount of chakra into wind attribute chakra.
"Fire Release: Detonating Flame Array!"
At this moment, Hanzo stopped the output of his Water Dragon Bomb and quickly formed hand seals to use his unique Fire Release.
Whirring!!
A large number of explosive tags flew out from the Salamander's abdomen, then exploded.
Rumble!!
A dazzling white explosion flashed by, affecting both the Salamander and Mokgetsu's shadow clone.
The shadow clone, unable to withstand such a heavy attack, directly turned into white smoke and disappeared, while the thick-skinned Salamander just tilted its body slightly.
Whew!!
Chichi!!
A large amount of dense purple poison mist was sprayed by the Salamander, enveloping everything around, including Mokgetsu who had leaped into the air.
"Could we actually win?" Kurokawa looked at the battlefield with an excited expression.
Having witnessed Sosuke thrash Danzo, even though he believed in Hanzo, he held no hope for the battle's outcome because Sosuke's ninjutsu was overwhelmingly strong.
But now, it seems a miracle has happened?
"Poison, huh?" Nagato wanted to step forward but stopped, thinking of something.
Whoosh!
Hanzo, holding a scythe, swiftly rushed forward. Being in such close proximity to the dense poison mist, even holding his breath wouldn't help, as the poison mist could seep through the skin into the body.
Whoosh whoosh!!
Suddenly, a strong wind arose, dispersing the purple poison mist, revealing Mokgetsu's figure.
Mokgetsu could be seen holding a syringe containing antidote in his left hand, while his right hand maintained the posture of a Wind Release hand seal.
"Hiding explosive tags under the Salamander, indeed a clever idea." Mokgetsu tossed away the used syringe and remarked in admiration.
Mokgetsu would not underestimate any ninja who made a name in the Ninja World.
Because he knew, no matter how many techniques he had, he was still human, with all human weaknesses and vulnerable to being killed.
Thus, during this time, Mokgetsu not only studied how to deal with Shimura Danzo but also prepared extensively for Hanzo.
The antidote he just used was one of Mokgetsu's preparations.
"Even the poison of the Salamander has been neutralized..." Hanzo tightly gripped the scythe, sighing slightly.
His kenjutsu would be seen through by Sosuke, Water Release couldn't surpass Sosuke's Fire Release, and now even the poison lost its effect, giving Hanzo a sense of defeat as if everything about him was deciphered by Sosuke.
Whoosh!
This thought didn't allow Hanzo even a moment of pause, his body transformed into a stream of water and appeared swiftly in front of Sosuke, throwing out a chain.
This was another close-combat technique of Hanzo, using the chain for binding. As long as it wrapped around the opponent's weapon or body, his scythe would surely take away one part or even the life of the opponent.
The Salamander raised its hand and swung it towards Sosuke.
Its massive size was one of its assets, not just for spewing poison.
Mokgetsu entered the Breath of Wind Chakra Mode to enhance his Wind Release, then formed a single-handed seal, the pinky straight and angled, the other four fingers bent, forming the Dragon Seal.
"Wind Release: Vacuum Hurricane Dragon!"
Whirr whirr whirr!!
A terrifying gale was stirred with Mokgetsu at its center, as if a massive white dragon was about to burst from the ground, shooting towards the sky.
The storm from the white dragon blew the huge Salamander away.
Crack!!
The iron chain released by Hanzo was instantly severed upon contact with the storm's slash.
The experienced Hanzo immediately burst with chakra to stabilize himself, preventing himself from being blown away.
Swish! Swish!
But the continuously attacking Wind Release slashes left Hanzo's body covered with wounds.
Sosuke's ninjutsu was astonishingly fast and powerful.
Among the opponents Hanzo had encountered, Sosuke was the fastest in releasing ninjutsu and also the strongest in ninjutsu power.
Fortunately, the Wind Release slashes didn't hit any vital spots, allowing Hanzo to successfully swing his scythe, dripping with his own blood.
Clang!
The attack was unsurprisingly blocked by Sosuke.
"Huff." Hanzo gasped for air; even though the battle had not lasted long, he was inexplicably tired.
Hanzo's left hand swung towards Mokgetsu's abdomen, and just as Mokgetsu also extended his left hand, Hanzo suddenly released the scythe in his right hand, thrusting it rapidly towards Mokgetsu's heart.
Puchi!
Without the scythe to block, Mokgetsu's kunai unsurprisingly pierced into Hanzo's body.
Simultaneously, Mokgetsu's right hand erupted with terrifying power, directly pushing Hanzo and slamming him hard onto the ground.
The injured Hanzo could not match the speed of Mokgetsu in the Breathing Chakra Mode; exchanging injuries was not feasible.
After this strike, Mokgetsu did not pursue but merely watched Hanzo calmly.
Hanzo was in a terrible state, not only having numerous wounds all over but also a kunai sticking out of his chest.
Hanzo picked up his scythe, struggled to stand, and slowly walked, step by bloody step, towards Sosuke.
"Lord Hanzo!" A Rain Ninja could not bear it any longer and drew his sword again, wanting to rush up to help Hanzo.
"Do my words no longer hold in the Rain Village!" Hanzo shouted without looking back.
The Rain Ninja tightly gripped his sword, his eyes somewhat reddened, but in the end, he stopped his steps.
As if wanting to take a last breath of fresh air, Hanzo discarded the mask he had been wearing and continued moving forward towards Sosuke.
Mokgetsu didn't attack, simply took out an antidote, preparing to administer another dose when the time came.
Hanzo had the poison sac of the Salamander inside him, and when he breathed, he could produce toxic gas, not as violently as a real Salamander, but enough to poison people who were close.