Everything was silent for a moment before Tsunade heard a deep growl as red light could be seen between the cracks of the earth piled over of the Jinchuriki.
The very earth began to shake and Tsunade felt a brief moment of fear before she smothered it completely. She moved rushed forward, intent on killing the boy before he could finish whatever he had planned.
She didn't get more than two steps before hundreds of red chakra claws exploded from the ground all around her, They rose into the air, going far beyond the trees before they came crashing down on her like a great tidal wave of bloodlusting power.
Tsunade dodged as best she could, using her enhanced speed to help her, but even she couldn't keep up with it and soon received three gashes from her left shoulder to her right hip as one of the claws slashed her. Then another slashed her across her back, then another and another, the slashes healed almost as quickly as they appeared but they still caused terrible pain even after they were healed.
When the chakra claws ceased their slashing and instead formed into one huge mass which began burning her whole she did the only thing she could think of.
"KUCHIYOSE NO JUTSU!"
A massive cloud of smoke blanketed the entire forest and the next thing that was seen was a massive slug.
Tsunade gasped in relief.
"Tsunade-hime!" The slug spoke taking in her state. "Are you allright?"
Tsunade didn't have time to answer before another cry was heard.
"Kuchiyose no jutsu!"
Another smoke cloud, this time revealing.
"Manda!" The slug seemed to hiss out the name like a cursed poison.
"Katsuyu." Manda snarled and then looked at his summoner, who stood atop his head, only this time, his cloak was missing from his shoulders, revealing his bright blond hair as his red eyes glared at the medic with as much contempt as he could muster, two flaming red tails of chakra thrashed behind him.
Naruto looked to the snake and spoke. "I want them in pieces."
Manda smirked. He was going to enjoy this.
Shizune charged the shinobi, as she got in range she attempted a spin kick only for Guan to duck under it with ease, she then followed it up with a sweep kick, but he dodged that one as well.
She would have attacked again, if the air hadn't left her lungs as the man slammed the back of his fist into her ribs with an air of effortlessness about him.
Shizune, uncharacteristically cursed before she attempted to back hand him in the face.
He caught her fist and twisted her arm behind her back, Shizune craned her neck back to be face to face with the older ninja.
Guan barely had time to catch her smirk before… "Fukumikuchi Hari!"
The green clad man screamed and punched her hard in the face as three small needles stabbed his left eye. He fell to one knee and held one hand over his eye as it bleed freely.
Shizune smirked wiping some blood from the corner of her mouth as she stood. Those needles weren't poisoned due to the danger of having them hidden in her mouth, but they had served their purpose.
She moved fast and charged the larger man, coming in with a flurry of kicks and punches, Guan couldn't defend properly due to the fact that his eyes naturally tried to follow her movements, causing him even greater pain as the needles scrapped against the inside of his socket.
Shizune then broke through his guard and used chakra scalpel to cut the tendons in his left arm. With a cry of rage the older man took out a kunai and with speed brought on by pain, and anger he plunged it into her stomach, causing the woman to stop and cough blood.
Before she could do anything he left the kunai in her stomach and then kicked it in deeper, burying it up to the hilt and making her fall onto her back as she coughed up more blood.
Guan again fell to one knee. He took out another kunai and looked at it with his one good eye. He looked momentarily torn before his features hardened.
Shizune watched in horrified fascination as the man plunged the kunai into his own eye and cut it out, blood sprayed everywhere, it fell down the left side of his face freely, caking his beard in the red liquid as it pooled at his feet.
She got to her knee's and with a forceful pull took out the kunai from her stomach. She groaned as she threw the bloody weapon away and took deep breaths in an attempt to help concentrate on healing the injury.
Guan also took deep breaths as he began tearing off some of his robes and used them as a makeshift bandage to cover his eye. Finally after almost a minute of regaining his composure he stood and began walking over to Shizune's prone form who was almost done with her healing, but not quite finished.
He stopped infront of her and stared into her eyes, they held fear, but also determination and anger, both things nesesary for a ninja. "Not bad, young one." He admitted before he kicked her.
Shizune managed to cross her arms infront of her in time to block the attack but was still thrown back, several feet by the force of his blow.
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