"Chunto!"
Nara Jiudai shouted to his Akimichi Clan comrade.
"Understood!"
Akimichi Chunto's arms swelled up even further.
A small section of the shadow in front of Nara Jiudai's body diminished, transforming into a black tentacle beside Akimichi Chunto and extracting a box from his ninja tool pouch.
Seeing this, Qingshui immediately grew anxious.
Are they taking drugs?!
That's not fair play!
If he's like Choji Akimichi during the Fourth Great Ninja War, taking a Chili Pill to instantly burst into the Butterfly Transformation Technique, then even a Jonin probably wouldn't be able to beat him. What's the point of fighting then?!
Fortunately, Akimichi Chunto's box only had two empty slots.
The slot for the green Spinach Pill was already empty, indicating that he had consumed the Spinach Pill beforehand, which allows one to unleash three times their usual power, thus giving him the ability to contend with the Fatty Puppet for a short period.
As for the red Chili Pill, while it grants the Akimichi Clan ninja immense power, it also comes at a severe cost to their life force. Without sufficient reserves, they might collapse and die immediately after ingesting it, before even getting a chance to attack an enemy.
Normally, when Akimichi Clan ninjas are on outdoor missions, they only prepare green Spinach Pills and yellow Curry Pills.
Although the latter doesn't demand as heavy a life-force toll as the Chili Pill, its effects are limited in duration, and after use, the body becomes completely drained, rendering the user incapable of combat.
But this was still dangerous!
"*Super Multi-Size Technique!*"
Akimichi Chunto's body inflated, more than doubling in size. From a chubby figure of about 1.7 meters, he transformed into a towering giant over three meters tall!
And he was still growing!
"Enough, Chunto!"
Nara Jiudai yelled.
Qingshui pulled the Fatty Puppet back with both hands, signaling Baki and Pakura to retreat.
Due to Akimichi Chunto's enormous size, he had already attracted considerable attention on the battlefield.
Sand Hidden Jonin were already hurrying towards their location.
"These kids are really a handful."
Teshima Jiro looked at Akimichi Chunto, who was already the size of a small mountain, sighed, and began to use Ninjutsu to fight him.
This level of size and strength was enough to pose a certain threat to Jonin-level powerhouses.
But no Jonin would be foolish enough to engage an Akimichi Clan ninja in a taijutsu or close-quarters fight in such a situation.
It was better to kite them using their mobility combined with long-range Ninjutsu.
No matter how large the body, it was still flesh and blood, and Jonin-level Ninjutsu possessed enough power to injure it.
Once the effects of the yellow Curry Pill wore off, the opponent would be nothing more than a lamb to the slaughter.
Of course, in battle, Akimichi Clan ninjas would also receive assistance from the Nara Clan and Yamanaka Clan ninjas within the Ino-Shika-Cho formation, who would restrict and entangle enemies.
However, Qingshui, Baki, and Pakura were currently pursuing Nara Jiudai and the Yamanaka Clan ninja.
The battle raged intensely, with other fronts experiencing even greater ferocity than Qingshui's southwestern front.
Orochimaru and Jiraiya led Konoha's most elite forces in a full-scale assault from the east, attempting to breach the blockade and rescue Tsunade and Kato Dan.
The fighting in the northeast was slightly less intense. Hanzo wouldn't risk his life to save Tsunade like the Konoha ninjas, but as an ally, he would contribute as much as he could.
And the scale of the battle within the dense forest was no less fierce than in other directions.
Or rather, this was the true main battlefield.
Under Chiyo's pre-arranged strategy, Tsunade and Konoha's elite Jonin, Kime Koto, were successfully lured away, while the remaining personnel were insufficient to protect Kato Dan, who was using the Spirit Transformation Technique.
By the time Tsunade and Kime Koto finally managed to escape the entanglement with the help of Kato Dan's spirit body, Kato Dan's physical body had already suffered internal organ damage from an Explosion Release ninja from Stone Hidden due to inadequate protection during the battle.
All that awaited Tsunade was to watch her lover die.
The war continued until deep into the night.
Qingshui, nearing exhaustion, swallowed a Military Ration Pill and used his dwindling Chakra to bandage Baki's wounds.
Pakura leaned against a blood-stained rock, gazing at the corpse-strewn battlefield. Beside her lay the severely damaged Fatty Puppet, which had lost an arm.
The little boy was relatively intact; though he had sustained some damage, it didn't affect his combat capability.
Konoha ninjas launched three attacks, with the most dangerous one almost breaking through their defensive line, but they quickly retreated. It was during that time that the Fatty Puppet's internal mechanisms were attacked by a bug user from the Aburame Clan, causing the Puppet's internal functions to malfunction due to the bugs, leading to other Konoha ninjas disassembling one of its arms.
It was only a few minutes later that they received news from Chiyo.
The eastern defensive line had been breached by Orochimaru and Jiraiya at that time, and Tsunade had been rescued.
However, according to the battle report, Kato Dan, the only Konoha ninja proficient in the Spirit Transformation Technique, was critically wounded by a Stone Hidden Explosion Release ninja. Based on the judgment of those equally skilled in Medical Ninjutsu, such injuries meant that even Tsunade would definitely be unable to save Kato Dan.
Although they didn't eliminate Tsunade, this super-healer, killing Kato Dan, a master who could use the Spirit Transformation Technique to silently assassinate and steal intelligence, was still considered a significant blow to Konoha.
All in all, the results of this battle were quite gratifying.
Of course, Sand Hidden and Stone Hidden didn't know at the time that the battle's outcome wasn't just Kato Dan's death, but also Tsunade's developing hemophobia.
"Thank you, Qingshui."
Baki leaned wearily against a tree stump, expressing his gratitude to Qingshui.
Qingshui waved his hand, indicating there was no need for thanks.
He was too tired at the moment to speak.
"Qingshui-kun!"
A young Sand Hidden ninja helped his comrade over to Qingshui.
This ninja, named Ryosuke, had already lost a leg.
"Ryosuke, he..."
"Ah, just lay him down."
Qingshui took out his water bottle, took a swig, and glanced around.
Many Sand Hidden ninjas had sustained serious injuries.
They were all battle-hardened ninjas, so basic battlefield first aid wasn't an issue. However, in an era where Medical Ninjas weren't yet widely involved in warfare, even someone like Qingshui, who knew a basic Medical Ninjutsu like Hemostasis Jutsu, was rare.
"If anyone is severely injured, I can temporarily treat them with Medical Ninjutsu. But I'm not a professional Medical Ninja, and my knowledge is limited. I can only temporarily alleviate your injuries and extend the golden hour for waiting for treatment."
"Qingshui-kun! We appreciate it!"
Ryosuke's comrade helped him to the side, enduring his own injuries, and bowed in thanks.
Qingshui poured the remaining water from his bottle over his head.
The cool sensation quickly revitalized Qingshui, and he began treating Ryosuke with Hemostasis Jutsu.
Although he didn't consider himself a good person, Qingshui also didn't think he was a cold-blooded creature.
After all, he had lived in Sand Hidden for so many years, and Sand Hidden had treated him well, even fostering him to his current state. Qingshui still felt a sense of belonging.
It was only natural to offer a helping hand to comrades when possible.
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