Strengthening Tatsumaki

"As expected... the Caped Baldy who has let himself go is truly terrifying!"

Back in the underground base of the House of Evolution, Vegapunk let out a long sigh.

"Is 'terrifying' even an understatement? The entire planet exploded, okay?!"

Fubuki, still looking shaken, shouted loudly, while Dr. Genus and the others around him nodded in agreement.

"I never expected that guy to go this far... Luckily his punch missed a little, otherwise my Super Monster would be Super Meat Paste by now!"

Vegapunk scoffed expressionlessly. In the battle just now, the Caped Baldy, no longer restraining himself, acted like a husky that liked to destroy things, easily shattering the entire planet and also destroying half of the Super Monster's body.

Fortunately, after absorbing a large number of Monsters as nourishment, the Super Monster gained the special abilities of various Monsters, including the rapid recovery ability obtained from Vaccine Man.

Otherwise, Vegapunk's clone, which contained half of his power, would have been lost for nothing, and the cause of death would have been ridiculously simple: the Caped Baldy was too excited and forgot to stop.

Of course, this battle completely silenced Tatsumaki. Even if she tried her best, she could only change the terrain of the planet's continents at most, while Saitama, this Muscle Barbarian, could directly blast the entire planet to pieces!

The difference between the two is like heaven and earth. When the Caped Baldy gets serious, she, the second-ranked S-Class Hero, can be defeated with a single punch. The thought that she has been provoking such a monster all along makes Tatsumaki feel a little guilty.

"You wrecked the Laboratory too... Looks like I'll have to find a new planet. Hopefully, I can find more planetary coordinates from that broken spaceship."

Vegapunk sighed as he looked at the bald, Caped Baldy, then suddenly seemed to remember something and looked intently at Saitama:

"By the way, Superman in the movies can just push a planet around! Saitama, you can try it too! Push a planet over here to replace the original experimental field!"

Saitama had been looking completely relaxed and unambitious, was utterly dumbfounded upon hearing this:

"How is that possible? I'm just an ordinary human being, I can't fly, how could I possibly move a planet?"

No, you're not an ordinary person. Even an ordinary person couldn't do something as simple as shattering a planet!

Fubuki and Tatsumaki thought to themselves, and even Genos, who had always stood firmly by his teacher's side, felt that something was off about what he was saying. However, he quickly realized what was going on and started frantically writing in his notebook. "Our teacher is powerful, but he has always remained humble..."

Dr. Genus wiped his glasses and carefully observed the bald man who claimed to be an ordinary person, wanting to see where he got the courage to classify himself as a common phylum Chordata—class Mammalia—order Primates—family Hominidae—genus Homo?

If you're an ordinary person, then what are those truly ordinary people? Ants? Or paramecia?

However, Saitama can't fly, nor does he have Superman's strange biological stance. Even if he really wanted to move the planet, the end result would probably be him drilling a hole in the planet.

Of course, Vegapunk always suspected that Saitama had these flaws, but that he simply saw himself as a human.

Humans cannot fly, which is why Saitama cannot fly... In other words, if he really let himself go, let alone fly, he might even transform into Dr. Manhattan in the next second.

After this new test battle ended, everyone except the Caped Baldy, who was full of enthusiasm, felt physically and mentally exhausted, even though they hadn't participated in any battles and had only watched.

So most people left quickly, and a moment later, apart from Vegapunk and Dr. Genus, only the hesitant Tatsumaki and Fubuki, who was with her sister, remained.

Vegapunk glanced at Tatsumaki, who seemed hesitant to speak and refused to leave, and asked:

"Is there something you need? If so, you can just say it!"

Tatsumaki took a breath and looked up at Vegapunk:

"Um... I want to learn Chakra too!"

Originally, Tatsumaki was very proud of her strength. As the face of the Hero Association, she was arguably the strongest in the entire Hero Association, aside from the hidden heroes.

If she goes all out, Tatsumaki could even suppress the entire Hero Association single-handedly!

However, today's battle made Tatsumaki realize what it means to be outmatched and to be in a world beyond our understanding.

I am very strong, but I am definitely not the strongest.

Neither the Super Monster created by Vegapunk nor the Caped Baldy that is simply unimaginable are things I can handle.

The dead-eyed, Caped Baldy was one thing, but how could a human compare to that kind of monster? But even Vegapunk's invention could easily defeat her, which made Tatsumaki feel a sense of crisis.

Superpowers are almost entirely dependent on talent. Once that talent is fully developed, no matter how much Tatsumaki trains her telekinesis, it will not grow any further.

Although Tatsumaki's telekinesis hasn't been fully developed yet, she can feel that she's getting closer and closer to the ceiling of her talent. Recently, her psychic abilities have been growing at a slower and slower rate, and there are vague signs that they've stagnated.

In fact, as a hero who has never liked to cooperate with others and relies entirely on her own strength, Tatsumaki still values her own strength.

At this point, when she saw her younger sister, whom she had always protected, making rapid progress in strength, and with the encouragement of Vegapunk and Saitama, she naturally became interested in Chakra, a power system that could enhance one's strength.

Previously, Tatsumaki was just too proud to admit it, but after sensing that the world was becoming increasingly dangerous, Tatsumaki decided to go all out to improve her strength, despite her somewhat arrogant personality.

"You want to learn the Chakra system too? Okay, no problem!"

Vegapunk glanced at Tatsumaki but didn't say much. Compared to Fubuki, Tatsumaki's talent was undoubtedly far more terrifying.

Even after being enhanced by Vegapunk, Fubuki is still far inferior to Tatsumaki. At most, Fubuki's Psychic Power can lift an aircraft carrier, while Tatsumaki's Psychic Power is so strong that it could almost overturn half a continent!

Such a powerful experimental subject is very difficult to find. Even if Tatsumaki's mental strength is hampered by her fragile physical body, once she has Chakra, her strength should far exceed that of Tailed Beast!

Even if she could be compared to a regular Otsutsuki, Vegapunk wouldn't be surprised, since Tatsumaki's strength was indeed far beyond that of a regular Otsutsuki.

It wasn't difficult to help Tatsumaki integrate Chakra, but after absorbing the Chakra Seed, Tatsumaki needed some time to develop her own Chakra.

Ordinary people don't have this requirement. Only Tatsumaki, due to her excessive mental strength and relatively fragile physical body, needs a period of gestation. Otherwise, the excessively powerful Chakra might directly damage her physical body.

Of course, this also has certain advantages. Generally speaking, although Chakra has a strengthening effect on the human body, that kind of strengthening is more like a blessing. Once the Chakra is exhausted, a ninja's physique is not much stronger than that of an ordinary person.

However, when the intensity of Chakra breaks through a certain limit, even ordinary people will experience a sublimation of their life essence. Their physique, speed, strength, and vitality will all surge, making them, in some ways, closer to the source of Chakra — the Otsutsuki Clan.

Tatsumaki is undoubtedly a character with this potential. When her Chakra is fully Awakening, she will naturally possess certain characteristics of the Otsutsuki due to the nourishment of her excessively powerful Chakra.

They may not be as good as the complete Otsutsuki Clan, but it is quite normal for them to have Sage Body and Sage Eyes like Madara Uchiha Hashirama Senju.

"I wonder if Tatsumaki will have any special Kekkei Genkai? With her mental strength, if she has the bloodline of the Uchiha Clan, she'll probably have the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan as a starting point!"

Vegapunk looked at the sleeping Tatsumaki, then at the machine monitoring her condition, and muttered something under his breath.

Instead, Fubuki, who was standing to the side, asked somewhat nervously:

"What's wrong with my sister? I remember when I Awakening my Chakra, I didn't faint!"

"This is a good thing. It means that Tatsumaki's Chakra reserves far exceed yours, at least several thousand times more!"

"This... is there really such a big difference between me and my sister?"

"Just in terms of Psychic Power, Tatsumaki surpasses you by tens of thousands of times. You also know that the essence of Chakra is the fusion of mental and physical power. Therefore, after Tatsumaki Awakening her Chakra, she can naturally overwhelm you in terms of sheer quantity!"

Vegapunk spoke very seriously, causing Fubuki, who had initially been somewhat worried, to display an expression of envy, jealousy, and hatred bordering on rage, which ultimately turned into a sigh:

"My sister's talent is indeed far superior to mine..."

"Don't be discouraged. At least in terms of physical development, you're much better than Tatsumaki!"

Vegapunk shrugged. If you put Tatsumaki and Fubuki together, the one who looks like the older sister is definitely Fubuki, who exudes a mature and sophisticated aura. As for Tatsumaki, she'd probably be mistaken for an elementary school student.

Given that Tatsumaki is already 28 years old, it's unlikely she'll have any more chances to grow and mature.

This is indeed a very sad topic. Just like Saitama hates being called bald, Tatsumaki will also get angry if someone calls her short. It is clear that this strongest esper is very concerned about this aspect.

Fubuki's face immediately showed a look of being both amused and exasperated. Was she the kind of person who cared about such things? Only her older sister would care about such matters.

Hearing this, Fubuki finally felt a little happier. Compared to her older sister, she had a great advantage.

At that moment, the instruments that were monitoring the Tatsumaki began to emit a series of piercing beeps, and black smoke billowed out amidst clanging sounds.

Although Tatsumaki had her eyes closed, her powerful Chakra was already spreading out, and she was floating in mid-air with her hair standing on end. With a series of cracking sounds, even the wooden bed beneath her was reduced to fragments.

"Such powerful Chakra... it's many times stronger than mine! My sister... did she really just Awakening her Chakra?"

Fubuki looked at the Tatsumaki floating in mid-air and murmured. Although she knew before that there was a big gap between the two, Fubuki had never perceived the real gap between them so directly.

After all, although Tatsumaki has a bad temper, she is at least sensible when she does things. Even in battle, she usually only uses her Psychic Power to lift a building or a school at most.

Unlike the original story where Tatsumaki did something like lifting half a continent with all her might, Tatsumaki has never done that. This gave Fubuki the wrong impression that while her sister's Psychic Power was far superior to hers, it was at most dozens or hundreds of times stronger.

Only now does Fubuki realize that what she saw before was merely the tip of the Iceburg of her sister's strength. Tatsumaki's true strength is many times greater than Fubuki herself imagined!

Tatsumaki slowly opened her eyes, a faint emerald light flashing within them, before her petite body, which had been suspended in mid-air, landed directly on the ground.

Clenching her fist, Tatsumaki's face lit up with joy. The powerful energy brought by Chakra and the feeling of fullness filling her body were completely different from the Psychic Power she used to control through her mind.

That raw power emanating from her physical body gave Tatsumaki a strange sense of security, and she even felt that she could split the sky and shatter the earth with a single punch, just like some Caped Baldy.

Of course, that was just an illusion caused by a sudden surge in power. In reality, although Tatsumaki's physical abilities had improved, they certainly hadn't reached that level. Without using Chakra, her small fists could only break a few planks of wood or snap a large tree.

However, with Vegapunk's help, after learning some applications of Chakra, Tatsumaki also discovered the terrifying nature of this versatile power.

This energy can enhance her Psychic Power, making Psychic Power stronger, and can also be used in combination with Psychic Power to allow her Psychic Power to contain various elemental attacks such as fire and lightning. It can also directly enhance her physical body, making up for her weakness and low mobility.

This is only because the power of Chakra has just been developed. Tatsumaki herself hasn't learned many ninjutsu. If she were to combine it with various amazing ninjutsu, it could be said that Tatsumaki's strength would increase several times over.

"Um... thank you so much... Vegapunk. If you ever need any help in the future, you can come to me directly."

After truly possessing Chakra, Tatsumaki realized the immense debt of gratitude she had owed. In the end, blushing and hesitantly, she said this to Vegapunk.