Naruto: I Roamed the Ninja World as a Woman

Chapter 260 Hanzo the Salamander, Eager to Retire with the New Title of Demigod of the Ninja World

The toxic fog was thick and spread out.

The toxins continuously expelled by the salamander well turned into liquid droplets, filling every inch of the space in his eyes.

Under strong corrosion.

Even the pale purple chakra barrier around them emitted a hissing burning sound.

Hanzo's poison is extremely difficult to deal with, second to none in the ninja world, because it has both physical and chakra-based toxicity.

Back when Amegakure invaded the Land of Wind.

Even Sunagakure, which is also known for its poison in the ninja world, was powerless against Hanzo, and its defenses retreated again and again.

Ultimately, they exploited the fact that Yu Yin lacked stamina, dragging the war into a stalemate, and only then did they achieve victory.

But at this moment, Ayane Amamiya stood there like a towering mountain, unmoved by the winds.

A chakra cloak condensed around the girl.

Her chakra color is similar to that of Nagato and Kushina Uzumaki, a bright red overall, occasionally punctuated by black lines, forming a long trench coat with the hem falling above her knees.

This kind of extravagant and wasteful behavior.

Not to mention Hanzo the Salamander, who was currently fighting him, even Mei Terumi and the other spectators were having thoughts of wasting money.

At that moment, a burst of airflow came from behind.

Whoosh!

The girl sensed the attack coming from behind and turned around to block almost without thinking.

However, the expected clash of weapons did not occur. Instead, a slight stiffness came from my hand, as if I had struck some kind of cowhide.

wrong!

Ayane Amamiya immediately realized the problem.

Without the slightest hesitation, she immediately strengthened the defense of her chakra cloak, pouring a large amount of chakra into it, making her shine almost like the sun!

The reason for not choosing to use the water-based teleportation technique to dodge is...

It's because Hanzo had already demonstrated his accurate prediction of the landing point of the Water Instantaneous Body during the last master-disciple sparring session!

Trying to pull this trick on Hanzo is really like showing off one's limited skills before an expert.

Bang!

A muffled explosion followed.

A blurry figure exploded in the poisonous fog, creating a ring-shaped ripple, accompanied by a strong, pungent stench.

Shadow clone?

Ayane Amamiya took a step back, thinking to herself.

More accurately, it should be described as a poison clone formed from the void by using toxins in the air.

No wonder I almost didn't react in time, and almost couldn't keep up with the speed of the opponent's sneak attack.

The girl was silently analyzing intelligence, while Hanzo, hidden in the poisonous fog, witnessed this scene, his eyelids twitching several times in succession.

His disciple, after enduring a poison clone explosion—

They were completely unharmed?

He couldn't help but glance at the graceful young woman again, and suddenly felt that the golden light of the "Chakra Cloak" was somewhat dazzling—

Ugh!

Does having more chakra really mean you can do whatever you want?

Hanzo felt a mix of admiration and resentment.

He was prepared for the possibility that his apprentice's strength would surpass his own.

But it's best to————

It's not happening now!

Sanshoku Hanzo formed a hand seal again, crossing his fingers in a cross shape.

Ninja Art: Poison Devouring Technique!

A strange wave swept across, and all the poisonous mist in the surrounding space began to boil, frantically converging towards the center.

But Ayane Amamiya was even faster than him.

The girl opened and closed her eyes.

In an instant, she swiftly entered Sage Mode. As faint patterns appeared on her fair forehead, her already dazzling chakra cloak gained an additional layer of molten gold light!

Mei Terumi has a very sharp eye.

She noticed that Ayane Amamiya's trench coat had five more patterns on its stand-up collar than before.

Although these patterns were drawn with simple strokes, Mei Terumi understood their meaning after just one glance.

Those five patterns.

They should represent the five elements: fire, water, earth, wind, and thunder!

At this moment, the pattern symbolizing the three attributes of fire, wind, and earth glowed slightly. Ayane Amamiya twisted her waist and took a step forward, delivering a diagonal slash that sent her skirt flying.

Boom!

Futsu no Mitama swept past him, leaving behind a semi-transparent sword aura that directly cleaved a vacuum trajectory in the extremely purple poisonous mist!

Hanzo's eyelids twitched wildly.

He almost doubted whether he had just imagined it!

When did a ninjutsu of the level of Dust Release become possible to be cut by swords?

It was as if it were responding to the disbelief in his heart.

Ayane Amamiya stood still, once again wielding her ninja sword, and slashed in all directions.

Sword energy crisscrosses!

Just like erasing stains from white paper with an eraser, the translucent dust ripples moved with the blade, directly cutting the surrounding poisonous mist into fine fragments.

The toxins had originally been highly compressed into a spherical shape.

In the blink of an eye, it was already shattered and on the verge of collapse!

Outside the barrier.

Kisame Hoshigaki was mesmerized by the ink-splashed, spirited Dust Release sword marks, and his heart was filled with longing.

Samehada!

As someone who also wields a knife, he couldn't help but feel a little envious.

At the same time, he couldn't help but glance at the Samehada sword beside him, his face showing an expectant look.

Unfortunately, Samehada was shaking its body wildly.

The greatsword made a human-like "shaking its head" gesture, denying Kisame's expectations.

Don't look at me!

I can't do it!

"Is this the full power of Boss Amamiya?"

the other side.

As Kakuzu witnessed the scene before him, he recalled the battle between Ayane Amamiya and Sakumo Hatake at the foot of Kikyo Mountain that day.

Both involve fighting against top-tier ninjas in the ninja world.

However, Ayane Amamiya's performance in the two battles was quite different.

When facing Konoha's White Fang.

Ayane Amamiya chose to overwhelm her opponent with sheer force, using a ninjutsu of the "Sea Release" level to suppress Sakumo with overwhelming power, rendering him unable to move and helpless to await his death.

Today, when facing Hanzo the Salamander.

Ayane Amamiya once again demonstrated her superb swordsmanship.

The girl incorporated ordinary Five Elements Ninjutsu, and even Dust Release, a three-attribute bloodline elimination technique, into her swordsmanship.

Between each move and each stance.

Although it lacked the overwhelming momentum of the previous "Sea Escape", it was still filled with murderous intent and its power in close combat was even greater!

He was practically a perfect ninja with no weaknesses.

Whether fighting against multiple opponents or going it alone, it has no weaknesses.

Kakuzu thought to himself: "Aside from his regenerative abilities, where he might not be as good as the First Hokage, Amamiya is second to none in any other area!"

He was filled with mixed emotions.

They even felt that they themselves were a person with great fortune and good luck.

In his short life, he witnessed both the fall of the ninja god of the previous era and the birth of a new legend of the next era.

Meanwhile, within the sealing barrier...

He saw that the poisonous fog field he had set up was on the verge of collapse.

Hanzo could no longer sit still and appeared on top of the salamander's head.

"Ibushi!"

With just a light stomp of his foot, Jingfu understood that his master was about to use his final, ultimate move.

The ground rolled!

In the distance, the salamander Ibuki, spewing poisonous mist, swiftly burrowed into the ground, then emerged from under Ayane Amamiya's feet, opening its massive mouth as if to swallow the girl whole from below!

And above Ayane Amamiya's head.

Hanzo suddenly appeared, his scythe transforming into a beam of light almost invisible to the naked eye, descending from the sky!

He instantly moved downwards.

With his hands dragging the steel cable, the sickle followed behind, falling like a comet!

(PS: Skill demonstration from Ultimate Ninja Storm)

The extremely purple poisonous mist was instantly split in two, and then exploded at that moment!

Boom!

The barrier of the Four Purple Flame Array shook violently, teetering on the verge of collapse.

Ayane Amamiya, caught in the middle of it all, had nowhere to hide!

That's terrifying!

She muttered to herself, and the lightning and fire patterns on her trench coat lit up. The chakra on her sword also instantly transformed from Dust Release.

Why are you hiding?

Ayane Amamiya never even considered running away!

If it were a year or so ago, before she came to the Land of Rivers, she would definitely not have dared to confront Hanzo's ultimate move head-on.

At that time, after Hanzo got close, she simply chose to surrender.

But now—

Ayane Amamiya has mastered Sage Mode, and her Uzumaki bloodline has greatly improved.

Do I still look somewhat like I used to?

In the blink of an eye, thunder and fire erupted!

A cluster of blazing flames ignited on the gleaming blade of Futsu-no-Mitama, while countless fine silver arcs of electricity coiled around the sword like awakened lightning serpents!

The girl turned around 360 degrees on the spot.

A massive sword of lightning and fire, in a circular shape, spread outwards in all directions.

Wherever it passed, it was like the sun shining brightly, instantly burning away all the poisonous fog and turning it to ashes!

Not only that.

As she finished her attack, her ninja sword precisely caught on the trajectory of Hanzo's scythe.

Clang clang clang!

A dazzling burst of light shot out.

Ayane Amamiya's arm remained as steady as a mountain, allowing the chains to slide rapidly across Futsu-no-Mitama.

She fell with the sword, stepping on the steel cable, plunging downwards!

Hanzo's scythe stopped half an inch behind the girl, falling down with her, but no matter what, he could not break through this seemingly insurmountable distance!

The old man couldn't help but look up.

All that could be seen, besides Ayane Amamiya's flowing red hair, was the rustling sound of her chakra trench coat!

It's like divine intervention!

The veins on Hanzo's arms bulged.

But the closer the two are, the greater the pressure from the steel cable!

Until the very end.

The terrifying force on the steel cable was like ice falling from the sky and the sky collapsing!

"It's time to let go!" Ayane Amamiya's clear voice rang out.

Hanzo had no choice but to comply.

He felt a sudden lightness in his hand, and the heavy scythe instantly lost its chain, spinning and flying away like a wild horse.

Hanzo didn't even have time to find where the scythe would land.

Because he knew.

Whoever loses their weapon first in this battle will be completely at a disadvantage.

He retreated with all his might.

At the same time, he quickly formed hand seals, preparing to use the Substitution Technique or defensive ninjutsu.

But it was still too late!

Before the afterimage left by Futsu-no-Mitama in the air had completely dissipated, a deadly cold light had already arrived!

Ayane Amamiya maintained her thrusting stance, one knee slightly bent, her ninja sword resting steadily in front of Hanzo the Salamander's chest.

The girl's trench coat was still trembling slightly.

The pattern symbolizing "wind" and "thunder" shimmered with light.

The tip of the Futsu-no-Mitama blade did not pierce through, but the extremely compressed wind-style chakra on it had already torn a tear about an inch long in the ninja's clothes.

Hanzo could even feel a stinging sensation on his skin.

He looked down at the tip of the knife in his chest, his eyes filled with an indescribable mix of emotion and a touch of relief.

"It's over," the master and apprentice said in unison.

Seeing this, Mei Terumi and the others in the distance finally collapsed to the ground, breaking the precarious barrier.

The Four Purple Flame Formation does not require a high amount of chakra from the caster; the four Sound Ninja in the original work were all Chunin, so they were able to perform it.

However, the master and apprentice pair, Ayane Amamiya, were simply too powerful.

Its intensity far surpasses that of the elderly Hiruzen Sarutobi versus the inferior Edo Tensei First and Second Hokage in the original work.

For example, Mei Terumi, who is the weakest, is already covered in sweat.

Ye Cang muttered to himself, "Sigh! When will I finally see her lose a match?!"

"call----"

"I'm getting old—I'm getting old after all."

Hanzo the Salamander let out a long breath, a complex smile spreading across his face as he acknowledged, "From now on, I can rightfully relinquish the title of demigod of the ninja world to you!"

Being surpassed in ability by a junior is nothing to be ashamed of.

What's more, this outstanding junior is the successor he himself chose.

Although Hanzo felt a touch of melancholy at the end of his heroic career, he was mostly at peace and at ease.

Ayane Amamiya slowly sheathed her sword.

The light on the Futsu-no-Mitama sword receded like the tide, returning to its ancient and profound appearance.

Her chakra cloak dissipated, Sage Mode was deactivated, the Yin Seal was closed, and the layers of buffs gradually disappeared, restoring her to her normal appearance.

You have successfully defeated Hanzo the Salamander, the demigod of the ninja world, at full power!

[Achievement Points +1999!]

You have earned a new title!

[New Title: Demigod of the Ninja World!]

[Title Quality: Red (Semi-Activated)]

[Title Description: Although you have gained the recognition of Hanzo the Salamander, the former demigod of the ninja world, you still need the approval of other forces in the ninja world before you can be crowned a demigod!]

[Title Effect: Not yet unlocked]

[Title Reward: You have received 18000 achievement points that you can freely allocate, and 1 point of Ninja World Legend (not yet unlocked)]

[Note: Did you know? The difference between a demigod and a god is much greater than the difference between a ninja and a demigod!]

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Ayane Amamiya stared at the message that popped up on the panel, her expression slightly taken aback.

She hadn't expected that.

Just a sparring match with Hanzo the Salamander, and I've gained so much!

A brand new red title—Demigod of the Ninja World!

although.

This title is currently in a semi-activated state.

But Ayane Amamiya had already figured out a way to fully activate it.

That is to succeed Yuying and spread his fame!

What other methods are there?

Would it be easier to gain recognition from other ninja villages than to do that?

Then Hanzo sighed, "If I remember correctly, the Fourth Hokage of Konoha is taking office today, right?"

"That's right, today."

Ayane Amamiya nodded, walked to the side, and helped Hanzo pick up the heavy chains and scythe, handing them back to their owner.

"Hiruzen Sarutobi served as Hokage for nearly thirty years."

"And I've held the position of Rain Shadow for even longer than him—"

Hanzo put his breathing mask back on, took the scythe again, and said with emotion, "So what happens in the future depends on the performance of you young people."

Ayane Amamiya suddenly realized.

No wonder Hanzo suddenly came to the Land of Rivers from the Land of Rain —

If it's simply about those small countries applying to participate in the Ninja Expo, why go through all this trouble? A simple message would suffice.

After all.

Hanzo witnessed the abdication of the Third Hokage, which stirred his emotions and inspired him to consider retiring as well.

They came all this way to inspect me!

"You wouldn't be thinking of retiring after seeing Hiruzen Sarutobi step down as Hokage, would you?"

The girl muttered, "You seem to be in good shape too. The way you swung your knife just now was so powerful—I think you could work for at least another ten years!"

Ninjas don't have pensions.

Why is Hanzo in such a hurry to abdicate?

If he doesn't continue in Yuying's position, won't he be the one who suffers?

"Don't even mention ten years, I can't even last a year!"

Hanzo of the Salamander shook his head repeatedly upon hearing this. He glanced again in the direction of Konoha, a hint of anticipation in his eyes: "Besides, I wonder how envious Hiruzen Sarutobi must be of me right now!"

He laughed loudly, "No matter what, I've managed to beat him once before I retire!"