Su Xiao quickly rushed towards the three Shadows, but not at full speed, to prevent being surrounded and attacked.

Among them, Tsunade was the most injured. Although she activated the Creation Rebirth Technique, it’s not an infinite recovery, and she’s now using her stored Chakra, which is almost depleted.

Onogi and Gaara, although not badly injured, had very little Chakra left.

Su Xiao’s combat strength can handle one Shadow alone, which is a result from practice. If he faces two Shadows, he can at most stall them; if he fights three Shadows simultaneously, he might die.

Of course, this is referring to three Shadows in good condition, not like they are now, half-dead. In their current state, Su Xiao can handle 1v3 without any issues.

Their condition is indeed poor, but this doesn’t mean the three Shadows have completely lost their fighting capability. They still have the ability to fight desperately.

More intense battles await Su Xiao later, so he absolutely cannot get injured here. His stock of healing items is nearly exhausted, and Shinfuru has already disappeared in the chaotic battlefield, most likely fled.

Just as Su Xiao arrived in front of the three Shadows, a bulky figure rushed toward Gaara.

Indeed, it’s A Mu who came to help. As for why it targeted Gaara, it’s because Gaara is the easiest to bully among the three Shadows, or rather, Gaara’s attack ability is the weakest.

Tsunade’s Monster Strength fist is a main tank killer, A Mu absolutely can’t withstand it. A few punches and A Mu would have to ’return for repairs.’

As for Onogi, he’s harder to deal with; who knows if this old guy can still use Dust Release.

With A Mu charging forward, gravel splashed under its feet. It lowered its head, and its bull horns were pointed straight at Gaara, clearly having activated the Fearless Charge Ability.

Boom!

A Mu collided with the yellow sand, causing it to fly up, while Gaara’s forehead bulged with veins behind the sand.

A Mu shook its head, freeing itself from the sand, with cold air rising from its bull horns.

There’s nothing like enemies meeting to evoke rage; during the Five Shadow Summit, Gaara teamed up with Kankuro and Temari to violently beat A Mu. Though A Mu is thick-skinned, it holds grudges.

A red light flashed in A Mu’s eyes as it bared its flat teeth; once in battle, A Mu is a bloodthirsty warrior. Either its core Alchemy Array Diagram shatters, or its enemies fall under it.

Boom, boom, boom...

A Mu repeatedly rammed and pummeled Gaara, who was already exhausted and could only use sand for defense.

On the other side, seeing A Mu holding off Gaara, Su Xiao suddenly accelerated.

"Hokage, don’t engage him in close combat, your..."

Onogi’s words weren’t finished before Tsunade was already standing in front of him.

"Tsuchikage, there’s only one chance, can you still use Dust Release."

Tsunade had barely finished speaking when a long knife slashed towards her face, and she dodged almost instinctively.

Clang.

A strand of golden hair was severed, the Dragon Slash slicing closely past Tsunade’s cheek.

"Dust Release: Detachment of the Primitive World Technique."

A conical light beam floated between Onogi’s hands; he didn’t immediately activate Dust Release but waited for Tsunade to create an opportunity for a kill. His remaining Chakra was insufficient for another Dust Release; this was his last chance.

Su Xiao noticed Onogi’s actions; however, his real target wasn’t Tsunade, but Onogi.

Given the situation, killing Tsunade first and then dealing with Onogi is the best strategy. Still, Tsunade has other uses; Su Xiao wants to experiment on her with something.

Tsunade sidestepped to dodge Su Xiao’s attack, and before she straightened her upper body, she punched towards Su Xiao.

Yes, punched towards, while others’ fists strike, Tsunade’s fist roars.

Faced with this seemingly unremarkable punch, which isn’t fast, Su Xiao immediately stepped back; he didn’t want to test how strong Tsunade’s power was.

Tsunade’s fist grazed past Su Xiao’s ear, lifting his black hair, causing his cheek to throb with pain.

If hit by such a punch, even if not at a vital point, Su Xiao would most likely be severely injured. However, Tsunade’s condition wasn’t good; her speed was much slower than usual.

Dodging Tsunade’s punch, Su Xiao stepped forward and tightly closed with Tsunade, suddenly raising his knee to heavily strike her abdomen.

Bam!

Tsunade’s body was sent flying backward, and Su Xiao sidestepped to change his position, so that Tsunade, airborne, blocked the path between Su Xiao and Onogi.

Onogi’s expression was extremely ugly; he hesitated, unsure whether to attack Tsunade along with Su Xiao.

In the moment of Onogi’s hesitation, a green metal thread appeared around Tsunade.

Sizzle～

Tsunade was entangled by the Boundary Line; she immediately struggled to break free.

Splurt.

Blood spattered as the Boundary Line cut into Tsunade’s flesh; the Boundary Line had vastly improved, with quality upgraded to Dark Purple and enhanced to +10 by Su Xiao.

If Tsunade had a body as tough as A Mu’s, she could definitely break free through sheer ’Monster Strength’; unfortunately, her flesh couldn’t fully withstand her ’Monster Strength.’ Tsunade’s ’Monster Strength’ is not so much her own power but a precise Chakra control method.

Just as the Boundary Line cut into Tsunade’s arm, blue arcs flashed across Su Xiao’s left hand—the Blue Steel Shadow Energy.

Blue Steel Shadow Energy climbed onto the Boundary Line, using it as a conduit, quickly entering Tsunade’s wound. Tsunade groaned miserably and puked a mouthful of blood.

"Dust Release: Detachment of the Primitive World."

A white beam shot towards Su Xiao, fast and urgent, just as Su Xiao released the Blue Steel Shadow Energy.

A 30-point strength energy shield appeared beside Su Xiao. He immediately severed the energy connection, letting the shield possess its own gravity.

Bam!

Su Xiao struck the shield, which shattered in response, using the recoil to propel his body sideways.

Buzz～

The Dust Release beam created a large pit in the ground without hitting Su Xiao.

"It’s not over yet."

Onogi roared, controlling the Dust Release beam with his hands to redirect.

Boom.

An explosion occurred next to Onogi’s cheek, his ears buzzing, then he felt something seemed to be lodged in his temple.

Just as Onogi thought something was wrong, a heavy blow seemed to strike his temple, then his vision fell into darkness.

Thump—a sound echoed as Onogi’s corpse hit the ground, with a bloodied hole blasted into his temple.

[You have killed Two Scales Onogi.]

[Alert: Hunter is engaging in a large plot event, unable to acquire World Source; World Source will be settled after the large plot event concludes.]

[You have obtained a Treasure Chest (Light Gold) (Due to plot character Uchiha Madara’s assistance, this reward has been reduced by 40%).]

...

After killing Onogi, no immediate acquisition of World Source—settlement awaits the large plot event’s conclusion; fortunately, a Light Golden Treasure Chest was secured in advance.

This Light Golden Treasure Chest is definitely one of high quality among Light Gold ones. Su Xiao didn’t expect that partnering with Madara in combat would reduce the reward by only 40%; he was prepared for a 60%-70% reduction.

Note, during Su Xiao’s battle with Onogi, Onogi was nearly exhausted, his focus not fully concentrated, hence a clean hit by Su Xiao’s Demon Hunting Gun to the head, insertion of the Explosion Needle in Onogi’s temple followed by explosion—and Onogi’s immediate demise.