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Naruto Manga Volume 019 - Released 11/04/2003Chapter 164: Medical Ninja Chapter 165: Naruto... Attacks! Chapter 166: A Ninja's Talents Chapter 167: The Arragement Chapter 168: Just One More Time Chapter 169: To Bet One's Life Chapter 170: The Battle of the Legendary Three Chapter 171: Inherit the Dreams Volume 19 starts with Jiraiya awakening from a bad hangover, aided by an incapacitating drug from Tsunade. He returns to Naruto and Shizune in a lot of pain, explaining that Tsunade has gone after Orochimaru. Assuming the worst, they go to find her. Meanwhile, Tsunade meets with Orochimaru, and declines his offer. This sets into motion a fight between her, Kabuto, and Orochimaru. They take the fight elsewhere, and Tsunade puts up a good fight against Kabuto. However, Kabuto gains the upper hand when he takes a takes advantage of Tsunade's fear of blood. Before Kabuto finishes Tsunade, paralyzed with fear, Jiraiya, Shizune and Naruto appear to intervene. Naruto takes on Kabuto, and Jiraiya takes on Orochimaru. Naruto defeats Kabuto with his Rasengan, now perfected, and is severely injured from it. Tsunade does her best to heal him, and he lays unconscious, resting. Orochimaru detours from his fight to try to take out the incapacitated Naruto, but his sword is caught by Tsunade's shoulder, then her side, and finally, she takes the sword right through her chest. At this point she overcomes her fear of blood, and activates the seal on her forehead, healing herself completely. She then proceeds to join the fight, summoning her giant animal: a slug, to join with Jiraiya's toad and Orochimaru's Snake. The three Sannin and their animals face off, and the pair of Jiraiya and Tsunade emerge victorious. Tsunade is low on chakra, and we see her hand returning to its old-looking form. They all recover, and proceed to return to Konoha. |
