Chapter 60 Final Battle

Under a sky shrouded in darkness, the air was thick with the scent of impending rain. The ominous clouds hung low, casting an eerie shadow over the battlefield.

On one side stood Han, the formidable jinchuriki of the five tails, alongside Roshi, the jinchuriki of the four tails, and Hanzo of the Salamander.

Behind them, an army of around 1000 Iwagakure shinobi stood in disciplined ranks, their eyes reflecting the steely resolve that had been forged in the fires of countless battles.

Across the rocky plain that served as no man's land, Kazuki, a silver-haired shinobi from Konoha, stood tall. His brown eyes, sharp and focused, scanned the battlefield, taking in every detail.

Behind him stood Princess Tsunade, a look of concern on her face. Jiraiya, a man of towering stature and Hatake Sakumo, known for his merciless killing on battlefield, were also present.

Orochimaru, with his distinctive pale skin and elongated eyes, added an air of mystery to the group. Behind them, an army rivaling that of Iwagakure stood ready, their spirits undeterred by the formidable opponents they were about to face.

Thup!

"I'm confident in being able to deal with roshi alone but kazuki-kun it can be dangerous for you; I know you are strong but facing an opponent of han's skill alone might be still too early for you"

The words of Kazuki brought the focus of sakumo and rest shocked from the appearance of Hanzo back to the battlefield, Sakumo stepping forward to stand next to kazuki and telling his concern.

"Moreover, Hanzo is the most dangerous of the three, alone even I'm not that confident in being able to deal with him, princess Tsunade and other two could potentially lose their lives" added Sakumo with a look of worry on his face.

"I'm not someone who makes a baseless claim so you don't need to worry about me Sakumo-San"

Said Kazuki with his eyes locked onto han at some distance, his tone calm and brimming with self-confidence.

"And as for Hanzo, whether it's me or you fighting him without a proper way to deal with his poison is basically suicide, only lady Tsunade with her medical skills can probably deal with his poison and Jiraiya and orochimaru san have battled along with her for years, together the three would be surely able to deal with Hanzo"

"That's the best option we have" Told Kazuki the reason behind suggesting Tsunade and other two to fight Hanzo, the reason why Hanzo was feared around the world was not because he was a master of ninjutsu or excelled at Taijutsu or Genjutsu, the real fear while fighting him was how to save yourself from the poison he exhaled.

Even a shinobi of the class of Third Hokage, Third Tsuchikage would have trouble dealing with his poison if they fought and even if they were to win, it won't be without cost.

This was also the reason why Kazuki chose not to fight Hanzo by himself, he was not someone who would put his life in danger for no reason, while fighting han could also possibly result in his death but his chances were a lot better compared to facing Hanzo.

"He's right Sakumo-Senpai, leave Hanzo to us"

At this moment Tsunade stepped forward and assured Sakumo with a confident look on her face, Jiraiya and orochimaru although not speaking but their expressions showed they were in the fight.

Zzzzz!

At her words Sakumo went silent and turned his head to gaze at the iwa army at some distance, taking couple of steps to stand at the front, lightning once again coating the saber in his hands.

RUMBLE!

"Don't anyone dare die!" The words fell and the world was illuminated next second, lightning cracking in the dark sky above, drops of rain beginning to pour down next second.

HAAAA!!!!!!

The arrival of rain turned out to be a sign of battle to start, Sakumo yelling with passion and rushing forward, the whole army of thousand shinobi following him.

"Let's put an end to this!!!"

Watching the konoha army approaching, Roshi without turning back to look at his army yelled, his voice reaching every corner of the battlefield.

BOOM!!!

Lava coated Roshi once again as he rushed forward, steam wafting out of the furnace on the back of han who also dashed ahead, Hanzo turning into an afterimage running ahead as well.

BOOM!!!

Under the dark rainy sky, two huge armies approached each other and in a matter of seconds finally met, the lava fist of roshi colliding with the saber of sakumo, though sakumo not moving an inch from his spot this time.

BANG!!!

Raising her hand high, Tsunade punched at Hanzo and the air seemed to palpitate due to the force hidden in the small fist, with a calm look Hanzo calmly jumped back and dodged the punch which ended up hitting the ground, the surface in an area of twenty to thirty meters all banged open.

Lightning Release: Lightning Blade!

Boil Release: Erupting Strong Foot

The Kusanagi bathed in blue lightning cut the path of Han, who without showing any fear began to mobilize the power of tail beast in his body, steam covering his right leg as he kicked towards the approaching lightning blade.

BOOM!!!

Both the attacks met each other, the impact creating massive gusts of wind but the lightning was unable to cut through the thick steam around the armored leg and the armored leg unable to blow the lightning blade away.

"Let's end this for real this time, Han"

Said Kazuki with his brown eyes looking directly into of han's, his sword still locked on with the steamed armored foot.

"Like I was not intending to!"

BOOM!!!

Responded back Han calmly, as finally the tug of war between two attacks seemed to reach a conclusion, both of them blown back couple of steps.

But Kazuki without taking a break rushing towards him again, near the tanzaku bridge a battle that would decide the future of the war starting.

(Two chapters today again)