Chapter 90: Sakumo Slays Chiyo

When the right defensive line was breached, the battle was still raging on the middle line.

Sakumo had already engaged Chiyo in several rounds.

The area where the two were fighting had become an open space, with no other ninjas involved.

Only Sakumo and Chiyo along with her ten Puppets were in a face - off.

Although Chiyo didn't have the complete Chikamatsu Collection, she still had considerable combat power.

Being highly vigilant against the Flying Raijin, she always evaded far away whenever Sakumo's kunai flew towards her.

This made it difficult for Sakumo to find a good killing angle.

He only found one chance, but Chiyo managed to dodge the fatal blow.

He left a bone - deep wound on her waist. If it weren't for her excellent Medical Ninjutsu, she would have lost her combat ability long ago.

After being injured, she calmed down and recalled three puppets to defend around her. After all, the Gozu Puppet (the Ox - headed Puppet), the strongest in defense, had become Kawaki's trophy.

With her fingers fluttering, the seven puppets launched another attack on Sakumo.

As the double - bladed puppet made a 'clattering' sound and chopped down on Sakumo from above, the puppet wielding an iron whip also attacked from behind.

Sakumo rushed towards the double - bladed puppet, forced it back with a single strike, and used a body - flicker technique to dodge the other attacks.

He rushed towards Chiyo again. As long as he took her out, the puppets would be useless.

"Stop making such meaningless attacks."

Chiyo didn't move. Her voice was low, and a glint flashed in her eyes.

With a slight movement of her fingers, three puppets surrounded her tightly.

Sakumo adjusted his position several times using the body - flicker technique, but this attack was still blocked by Chiyo.

Dodging the poison needles shot by the puppets, Sakumo reappeared several meters away from Chiyo.

"You're a far cry from your younger brother!"

Chiyo really knew how to rub salt in the wound. Although it was true, didn't Sakumo have his pride?

"You old hag, go to hell!"

Sakumo's face suddenly changed. You just know it, why say it out loud.

Just like your dead son, you're really a jerk.

Swordsmanship, Breaking Through the Void

A brilliant white light burst out from Sakumo's tantō, and the Lightning Flash under his feet flashed by.

Two scorched footprints were left in place.

"Whoosh~"

Holding the tantō, he made a sound of breaking through the air and rushed towards Chiyo for the Nth time with an indomitable momentum.

"Again."

Ninjutsu, Triangular Shield

With a solemn face, Chiyo manipulated one puppet to step on the shoulders of the other two while the puppet's hands formed hand seals.

A huge triangular transparent shield appeared in front of Chiyo.

Sakumo's strike hit the shield, making a sound of iron colliding. The huge recoil force made both of them take a few steps back.

The two were in a stalemate for a while. Sakumo glanced at the battle situation around him.

The Sand ninjas on the middle line were the strongest, and the Konoha Ninjas were at a disadvantage.

More and more Konoha Ninjas were dying in front of his eyes, but he was still entangled by Chiyo and couldn't get away.

"I don't have time to entangle with you anymore."

Harm Gate, Open

Currently, Sakumo could only open the fourth gate. It was thanks to his good foundation. To open the next gate, he needed to practice more diligently.

Dai was surprised by Sakumo's speed of mastering the Eight Gates. According to Dai himself, it took him a full five years to open the fourth gate.

In Chiyo's view, Sakumo's face started to flush red, and an astonishing amount of Chakra burst out from his whole body. Green Chakra enveloped his entire being.

"What astonishing Chakra," Chiyo murmured softly. Her expression grew more solemn, and her nerves became more tense. She felt a threat of death.

She controlled a puppet to launch a tentative attack. She had no idea how powerful Sakumo was at this moment.

"Shadow of the Dancing Leaf."

Sakumo sheathed his tantō. His green - cloaked figure instantly appeared in front of the double - bladed puppet and kicked the puppet into the air with one foot.

Chiyo couldn't even control her Chakra Threads.

"Leaf Whirlwind."

Sakumo executed an upper kick and then a lower kick. The double - bladed puppet was directly kicked apart in the air.

When dealing with puppets, a powerful strike was more effective than an attack with a tantō.

"Damn it!"

Chiyo was heart - broken every time she lost a puppet from the Chikamatsu Collection.

"Ninjutsu, Three - Treasure Sucking Collapse."

Chiyo quickly formed hand seals. Three puppets formed a triangular formation, and three mechanisms labeled "Buddha," "Dharma," and "Sangha" opened from their mouths.

A violent tornado erupted centered around the three puppets.

The gravel and broken branches in the field were sucked in, compressed into fragments, and shot out from behind the triangular formation.

Sakumo was restricted in his movement by this powerful suction force. Just then, he saw Chiyo throw a mask about the size of a fist towards him.

"Sealing, Lion's Closed Roar."

As the mask got closer to Sakumo, it grew larger. Gradually, it revealed a mouth full of fangs. It was a lion mask with blood - red eyes.

Those hit by it would have their entire Chakra sealed. Chiyo planned to seal Sakumo and then do whatever she wanted with him. It was a good plan.

Sakumo instinctively sensed the danger of the Sealing Technique. Although his movement was restricted by the tornado, the Flying Raijin was still available to him.

His figure instantly disappeared from the range of the tornado.

Chiyo underestimated the ability of the Flying Raijin. It was not a Shifting Body Technique but a type of space Ninjutsu.

She could only watch angrily as her Sealing Technique missed, and Sakumo's attack was already coming.

"Swordsmanship, Ruiga."

Sakumo, glowing green, uprooted the ground and was irresistible.

The short blade, enveloped in green Chakra, spun and smashed into the three puppets in front of Chiyo, making a huge noise.

When the dust cleared, the three puppets in front of Chiyo had turned into fragments. If she hadn't deployed a Sand Clone, she would have had no chance of survival.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Chiyo realized that her puppets were no longer enough to fight Sakumo head - on.

She then thought of retreating.

"Explode!"

Chiyo steered her last puppet towards Sakumo and directly triggered its Self - Destruction.

Countless poison needles pelted Sakumo like a hailstorm.

Sakumo, who had just used the Flying Raijin to avoid the explosion, was still hit by Chiyo's poison needles. After plucking out the needles, he fished out an antidote pill from his ninja tool pouch and swallowed it.

A cold glint flashed in his eyes. His figure disappeared. Chiyo, who was running away, looked back.

As she resumed running forward, she ran head - on into Sakumo's tantō.

The blade pierced through her chest. Next, Chiyo was about to step on the kunai marked with the Flying Raijin.

"Go and reunite with your son," Sakumo said with a calm expression. He pulled out the tantō, and blood splashed everywhere.

Chiyo stared at Sakumo with wide - open eyes, opening her mouth but failing to utter a single word.

She weakly reached out her hand towards Sakumo, but couldn't touch his face.

With a resentful look on her face, Chiyo slumped forward helplessly.

Sakumo took a step back, and Chiyo fell heavily to the ground.

In a short while, the ground was soaked with blood.

"Cough, cough."

Sakumo coughed up a trace of blood. Chiyo's Poison had become even more potent, and Tsunade's antidote pills hadn't completely neutralized it.

Sakumo, who had released the Eight Gates state, looked pale and his limbs were a bit weak.

This fight had really not been easy.

He took out another Military Rations Pill from his ninja equipment pouch and swallowed it. With no one around, he simply sat cross - legged on the ground.

"I'm not as good as Kawaki, but I can still kill you."

"Old hag, watch your mouth in the next life."

Sakumo swallowed the Military Rations Pill, still bothered by Chiyo's words.

Then he heard the shouts of battle coming from the right. Looking intently, he saw that the leaders were Kawaki and Tsunade.

They had broken through from the right to come to the rescue. The outcome of this battle was already decided.

A warm smile spread across Sakumo's face. He shouted loudly, "Kawaki, over here!"

Now someone will cure my Poison right away. 

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