The outcome was just as he expected. Facing the surging, sweeping onslaught of seawater, Tōshirō remained unfazed, even closing his eyes.
Dark patterns surfaced on half of Tōshirō's face—a sign of activating Sage Mode Stage Two. An immense amount of ice-style chakra gathered within him, condensing into his right hand. As he slammed it onto the ground, the compressed cold energy, released through his palm's contact with the earth, instantly unleashed an unparalleled chill.
A white mist, like a collapsing snow mountain, surged from the ground, freezing everything in its path. Even the mountain-tsunami-like waves were no match, turning instantly into ice that sparkled under the moonlight like a rare work of art.
Witnessing this, both allied and enemy ninjas wore expressions of extreme shock.
After their initial shock, the Leaf ninjas' faces lit up with excitement. What immense power, to be able to instantly freeze such a large-scale Water Style jutsu!
With such a powerful ninja among them, their confidence immediately soared. Their gazes toward Tōshirō changed, filled with admiration.
On the other side, the Amegakure ninjas' expressions were grim.
Was that Ice Style just now?
But isn't Ice Style a Kekkei Genkai of the Land of Water?
How could the Hidden Leaf Village possess such a Kekkei Genkai?
And wasn't this Ice Style a bit too powerful?
Their impression was that while Ice Style had freezing capabilities, was it ever this exaggerated?
Compared to this, the Ice Style Kekkei Genkai of the Land of Water seemed almost fake.
Tōshirō's "Ice Age" just now left a deep impression on everyone present. Ninjas with weaker resolve immediately showed fear, considering retreat. "Lord Gameta, it seems we've encountered a troublesome opponent. Should we retreat?"
Retreat?
Gameta glared sideways, not saying a word, his murderous intent unconcealed.
He hadn't known the meaning of "retreat" since he was born.
Disrupting morale—he could just stab this man.
The ninja felt the killing intent and profoundly realized his mistake, immediately offering to commit seppuku in atonement.
Committing seppuku wasn't going to happen, but the declaration had to be thunderous, to make his leader feel his sincerity.
Many times, your leader wants an attitude from you, not an excuse.
As expected, Gameta merely chewed him out, then scoffed, "What are you afraid of? Don't tell me you think using such a large-scale ninjutsu is easy. According to my prediction, this suddenly appearing Ice Style ninja, even if not at his last gasp, must have heavily depleted chakra. Now is the time to strike while he's weak, to press our advantage and pursue!"
The ninja suddenly understood and immediately offered sincere flattery: "As expected of Lord Gameta, insightful and sagacious."
Gameta's reasoning was sound. While Tōshirō had just used Ice Age to freeze the tsunami-like Water Style ninjutsu, making it look incredibly cool, his internal chakra consumption was indeed significant.
Jiraiya approached, a smile on his face. "Well, well, you've really stolen the show, haven't you?"
Tōshirō exhaled a cold breath. "If I had a choice, I wouldn't want to steal the show..."
"You got the benefit and you're still complaining."
Jiraiya chuckled, but he knew that Tōshirō had expended a lot of energy. He pulled out two pills from his pouch, swallowing one himself and offering the other to Tōshirō. "These are military rations pills. Replenish some chakra."
He then chewed the pill in his mouth.
Initially, he couldn't stand the taste of military rations pills.
But after eating them often, he got used to it. Sometimes, when hungry, they even tasted quite good.
There were many types of military rations pills. Some specially made ones could even temporarily boost chakra, but these were extremely rare and expensive to produce.
The military rations pills Jiraiya held were just ordinary ones, only capable of a brief chakra replenishment. Still, every little bit helped.
(P.S.: Military rations pills were a pure plot hole that Kishimoto later removed. This is a patch.)
Tōshirō shook his head, pushing Jiraiya's hand away, declining the offer.
"Now isn't the time to be stubborn. The enemy will definitely launch another attack soon."
Jiraiya frowned and looked up at the Sky Ninjas, who weren't making any moves. Being at a high altitude had its advantages, but resupply was an issue.
The Sky Ninjas' lack of further action was the best proof that they no longer had throwable weapons.
But this didn't mean the battle was over.
On the contrary, the real fight was just beginning.
The Sky Ninjas were mostly refraining from attacking due to ammunition, perhaps only harassing. But the defeated Amegakure ninjas wouldn't give up so easily.
Seeing Tōshirō use such a large-scale ninjutsu, they might assume his chakra was heavily depleted and he was in a fatigued state, planning to attack further and give him no chance to rest.
"No, I actually have a better option than military rations pills."
"A better option?"
Jiraiya was stunned, muttering to himself.
Was there anything better than military rations pills for replenishing chakra on the battlefield?
Why didn't he know about it?
As he was lost in thought, he saw Tōshirō suddenly wave to someone and call out a name, clearly signaling for her to come over.
Tsunade approached, a confused expression on her face.
Tōshirō got straight to the point: "Tsunade, I'm out of chakra. Give me some."
Tsunade froze, then somewhat understood. "Isn't this... inappropriate? With so many people watching."
If she wasn't mistaken, Tōshirō was referring to using the Shiki Fūjin Kiss to absorb chakra from her.
This was an urgent situation, and Tōshirō had no time for her modesty. His voice carried a hint of criticism:
"Tsunade, don't make me spell it out. Look at the situation we're in. Don't be shy with me now. The enemy will be attacking soon. While we have a moment, stop dragging your feet and quickly feed me some chakra."
Tōshirō was now standing on moral high ground, speaking righteously and enjoying it.
Tsunade understood that Tōshirō was using the "greater good" as an excuse to take advantage of her, but she had no choice but to let him.
However, doing it in front of so many people, Tsunade was honestly a bit embarrassed. Still, she knew it wasn't the time to be squeamish. She gritted her teeth and went along with it: "You bastard, I'll settle this with you later..."
Jiraiya couldn't quite understand their exchange.
But one thing he did grasp was that Tsunade seemed to have mastered some ninjutsu that could replenish chakra.
Thinking this, he glanced at Tsunade.
Since when did Tsunade learn ninjutsu that could replenish someone's chakra?
Such a convenient ninjutsu, why had he never seen her use it on anyone?
Just as he was pondering, Tōshirō and Tsunade's next move completely dumbfounded Jiraiya.
Tōshirō suddenly stepped forward and A-attacked Tsunade's mouth, and Tsunade didn't refuse.
In simple terms, they were kissing.
Huh?
This... this?
I know you two are affectionate, but is this really the time for such things?
You bastard?!
Jiraiya was cursing internally, feeling incredibly sour and envious.
Not just Jiraiya, but the ninjas around them were also dumbfounded.
However, an even more astonishing move followed.
After Tōshirō and Tsunade kissed for a while, when their lips parted, a blue,柱-shaped object was drawn from her mouth. If he wasn't mistaken, that had to be chakra...
(End of Chapter)
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