Escaping the Mist Ninja starts with backstabbing your teacher.

"Momona!"

"yes!"

Faced with Tsunade's attack, Izumi called out to Momona, who immediately understood and chased after Shizune.

Hmph! If she can't handle this blonde, violent bear-like woman, surely she can take down a little girl?

Meanwhile, Izumi had just formed a bone shield when he felt a tremendous force from Tsunade's fist, comparable to the impact of a dump truck.

The bone shield made a crisp cracking sound before shattering, knocking the person back and leaving a clear trail on the ground beneath their feet.

Following closely behind was Momona, who was thrown over and landed in Izumi's arms, while Tsunade, already in a muddy mess, actually chose to run away.

Izumikawa put Momona down from his arms. Momona was still a little confused, looking like she didn't know who she was or where she was or how she got here.

Looking up at Tsunade fleeing, he couldn't help but laugh out loud: "This is... somewhat unexpected!"

I really don't know if this person developed a habit of running away because they kept losing money gambling and were in debt, or if they felt threatened and ran away so decisively.

However, given Momona's perception and that Byakugan, trying to escape his grasp is truly wishful thinking.

The reason he arrived on the night of the Nine-Tails was because he was worried that Konoha would be able to come to his aid.

Konoha, having suffered such chaos and heavy losses after the Nine-Tails' rampage, had no energy left to deal with Tsunade, who was now facing the other major ninja villages eyeing them with predatory intent.

Bones burst through the skin and grew out; Izumi threw them into the sky, and they transformed into a giant skeletal bird.

After he pulled Momona onto the bird's back, he opened his palm again and scattered the skeletons of birds out.

They immediately scattered, covering the sky above the entire street, staring intently at the area below, not intending to miss any movement.

"Momona, you already have Tsunade's chakra aura!"

"Yes, we've found it!"

Izumikawa, pointing in the direction Momona indicated, bulged the veins in his right eye, activated his Byakugan, and used his X-ray vision to lock onto the figure.

The other party did not conceal their identity much, but they escaped at an extremely fast speed, already reaching the outskirts of the city, seemingly trying to lure me into giving chase.

This made Izumikawa's lips curl into a smile, and he ordered, "Go find that girl, don't let her get away, you're in charge of everything!"

He left those words behind, took a step, and stepped into the air, heading towards Tsunade's location.

Meanwhile, Momona lay atop the giant skeletal bird, channeling her chakra into it and beginning to control these skeletal puppets, guiding them toward Shizune.

……

Outside the city, Tsunade ran all the way, and after sensing the Nine-Tails' chakra aura and the Byakugan on the other party.

She then understood why she had been so irritable these past few days: something had happened in Konoha, and it was definitely not a small matter.

Having severed ties with Konoha, and with Konoha sealing off the news overnight to prevent other ninja villages from taking advantage of the chaos, information could not be transmitted through ordinary channels.

Tsunade was completely unaware of what was happening in Konoha, and Konoha couldn't worry about that much anyway, as at least the Third Hokage was still alive and everyone was dealing with village affairs urgently.

So, having vaguely guessed something, she immediately understood that Konoha probably couldn't care less about her.

So, although she was sending Shizune to escape and contact Konoha, her real intention was to allow Shizune to escape while she herself drew the enemy's attention.

boom!

A slash landed in front of her, and if Tsunade hadn't stomped the ground hard, she would have stopped her advance.

This strike will likely land directly on her.

As the smoke cleared, a clear ravine lay before Tsunade, and Izumi Kawa stood opposite her, calmly watching her.

"Lady Tsunade, why are you in such a hurry to leave? Is it because I haven't been hospitable enough?"

"Serve your grandpa!"

Tsunade blurted out, she didn't like this kind of thing. With a cold snort, she raised her foot high and delivered a Tenshu Kick, slamming it heavily onto the ground.

The ground shattered layer by layer and spread outwards, but the chasm formed by the slash stopped the shattering abruptly, though the dust it stirred up was enough to obscure the view.

Tsunade leaped high into the air, waving her fists, and charged directly at Izumikawa.

boom!

Another impact, comparable to that of a dump truck, landed, and the bones covering Izumi's arms, which were crossed, shattered.

Even the ground beneath his feet collapsed a bit before he barely managed to catch the blow.

"Then let's use force first, then diplomacy!"

Nourishing ~

A flash of electricity passed between the two. Tsunade's pupils contracted, and she was sent flying backward, looking at Izumikawa, who was enveloped in Lightning Release Chakra Mode.

"The Cloud Ninja's Lightning Release Chakra Mode?" Although she said the word, Tsunade was more shocked than anything else.

Why would a secret technique of a Cloud Ninja appear on a Mist Ninja? Who exactly is this person?

"Tap tap open!" (Let's fight!)

Izumi, who was looking forward to testing his current strength, showed no politeness and transformed into a streak of light, like a shooting star on the ground, speeding away.

The waving fist merely covered the bone; not a single bone spur was exposed, but even so.

Tsunade also felt that she had encountered an opponent whose strength was rarely matched, and whose heavy attacks were not only extremely fast but also incredibly powerful.

The attacks came in relentlessly, as if they were attacking from all directions at the same time. Although Tsunade was skilled in taijutsu, the speed of the attacks meant she could only defend passively.

But passively taking hits like a meat bun is not her style. She found an opportunity to throw a punch, which gave her a brief opening.

"Yin Seal - Release!"

"Hundred Healings Technique. Activate!"

Black stripes began to spread from the diamond-shaped mark between the eyebrows and spread all over the body, appearing on the fair skin.

At this moment, Tsunade was radiating a massive amount of chakra, and her speed, strength, stamina, and recovery ability all increased by several levels.

At this moment, Izumi did not interrupt the other party's actions. Instead, the veins in his right eye bulged as he used his Byakugan to observe the chakra within Tsunade's body.

We'll observe how the Yin Seal works and how chakra flows, and then verify it later.

"Are you done? Let's continue!"

Tsunade remained silent, only throwing punches, while Izumikawa smiled as the two figures constantly clashed.

The ground shattered, rocks crumbled, and the pure taijutsu battle spread out in powerful gusts of air, the impact of which was beyond the reach of ordinary ninjas.

The battle was exhilarating!

Undeniably, even Izumi was influenced by the bloodline of the Taketori clan, and had an innate love for battle.

……

Meanwhile, on the other side, Momona, who controlled the giant skeletal bird, was directing the other skeletal birds to capture Shizune in the city.

It was a chaotic scene, with one person frantically searching for cover while the other stubbornly grabbed at them. It was like two chickens fighting, quite a spectacle.

It was a terrible situation for some people in the city, who fled in panic, praying that the two old ladies wouldn't get involved.