It's Not Over Yet

"Just like him, First Hokage." A Konoha ninja spoke wistfully.

In the arena, a blond girl with a petite figure carried a massive scroll on her back, looking imposing.

"Not just like him. She is him, basically," another ninja said. "That scroll is the one First Hokage carried, right?"

She was not even as tall as the scroll, yet she carried it without the slightest strain.

"As the rumors say, she has Monster Strength."

A ninja sighed in admiration.

"Who is Princess's opponent? He looks like quite the swordsman."

The similarly petite figure had a long sword at his waist. One hand pressed down on the hilt, while his entire body was shrouded in a broad pure-white hooded robe. He wore a pure-white fox-shaped mask without a trace of any other color.

A simple clan crest was carved into the mask.

"Didn't they say? He's from the Aburame clan, those people who play with insects."

"No way. The Aburame clan has swordsmen too?"

"If he can fight Princess Tsunade, he must have some real ability."

"How long have you been away on missions? This is that super-terrifying Aburame Brat from the rumors. He has the qualities of a Jonin at only six years old."

"Back during the Warring States period, he could already take people's heads from the battlefield and exchange them for bounties."

"Anyway, I absolutely don't want to encounter the Aburame clan on the battlefield."

"Senior, why do you say that?"

"You're from a civilian family, so you don't know. If you encounter the Aburame clan and can still be recognized by your fellow clansmen when they collect your corpse, you should consider yourself lucky!"

"Huh!? Why?"

After a moment of silence, the ninja spoke meaningfully.

"Insects eat people."

"Begin!"

The battle erupted the instant the word fell!

Tsunade moved first.

Extremely precise Chakra control, combined with powerful leg muscles, gave her tremendous momentum.

The ground beneath her feet cracked in an instant. Then, unable to withstand the immense destructive force, it exploded and heaved upward. Huge rocks violently burst from the ground for several meters around her, while tiny fragments flew in every direction.

This girl!

What astonishing destructive power!

The surrounding crowd erupted into an uproar.

The examination entered its most explosive phase the moment it began.

At that moment, Tsunade shot into the sky. Even for ninjas, who could jump several meters high, their mouths twitched as they watched Tsunade dozens of meters above them.

In the air?

Looking up at Tsunade hurtling down like a cannonball, Mimi's eyelid twitched.

With the strength of the Kikaichū swarm, there was no way to intercept such a heavy object accelerating downward under gravity.

In other words, the swarm's defensive line would be breached.

"Now that's reckless." Watching the scene inside the Crystal Ball, the Third Hokage happily puffed on his pipe. With Tsunade's constitution, falling from that height would result in no more than a soft-tissue injury.

Then, how would you deal with Tsunade's close combat?

A large mass of Black Mist surged upward from Mimi's body. Like an enormous dark cloud, it rapidly rose to meet Tsunade, who had nowhere to dodge in midair.

This was also an opportunity.

Now it would depend on whether Tsunade could land a decisive blow on Mimi under the swarm's clustered assault.

There was no doubt that Mimi could dodge.

Whether Tsunade's desperate, suicidal strike could hit Mimi was a major question.

As she released the swarm, Mimi prepared to leap out of Tsunade's attack range.

But at that moment, Mimi abruptly stopped and crouched halfway down where she stood.

She wasn't dodging?

The watching ninjas had only just begun to wonder.

The answer arrived immediately.

Using the Kikaichū swarm to block a large portion of the sky from view, various weapons came pouring down from above like rain, trailing shrill winds.

They sealed off every avenue of escape around Mimi.

"Beautiful tactic, Princess Tsunade!" a ninja exclaimed excitedly, slapping his thigh.

"That girl is the one with the incredible battle instincts!" another ninja said.

The sound of weapons stabbing into the ground around Mimi continued without pause, showing no sign of stopping.

And Mimi had almost no time left.

Tsunade was about to arrive.

Heavy wind pressure wrapped around Tsunade and rumbled ominously above Mimi's head.

However, the swarm blocking the view worked both ways.

In full view of everyone, Mimi raised her hand and rapidly formed hand seals. Then her entire body swiftly sank into the ground.

"That girl!"

Someone cried out in shock.

Had all of Tsunade's effort been wasted?

"No! There's still time!" someone said in a deep voice.

In the blink of an eye, no one knew whether they meant Tsunade still had time or Mimi did.

Tsunade broke through the swarm and emerged from the sky.

By then, Mimi had vanished from the ground.

Without the slightest hesitation, Tsunade, her entire body crawling with Kikaichū like a writhing Black Shadow, raised one leg high and brought it crashing down.

Ignoring the possibility that the Kikaichū might crawl into her mouth, Tsunade simply wanted to shout at the top of her lungs.

"Heaven Hunt Kick!"

Then, everything exploded.

The hard earth was as fragile as tofu, splitting apart in all directions.

Violent booms, like rolling thunder, rang out without end.

The ground rippled like the surface of the sea.

Even those who had retreated some distance away struggled to remain standing.

Broken rocks, dust, and weapons scattered and swirled through the air.

When everything finally settled, everyone took a careful look and saw that Tsunade had demolished the school training ground.

At the center of the destruction, Tsunade bent over with her hands on her knees, panting heavily. Some insects had been blown away by the impact, while others closer to the inner layer continued crawling stubbornly over her body.

Her pretty, adorable face was revealed.

But no one present thought she looked adorable.

They were all covered in cold sweat.

Was this our Konoha's Princess?

She was clearly a humanoid tyrannosaur!

No, she was even more terrifying than a tyrannosaur!

A group of secretly lovestruck boys felt they would never fall in love again. Instinctively, they felt that marrying Tsunade would be extremely dangerous.

Then, where had Mimi gone?

Chiri anxiously surveyed the area. Although she trusted Mimi's strength, she still couldn't help worrying.

Hinata Hitomi, her Byakugan active, looked at Tsunade and snorted with her arms crossed.

Hmph! It's not over yet!

The next second, Mimi's figure rose from the ground in the distance.

She held her faintly cracked mask, her body covered in dust. Her white robe was no longer white and she looked rather miserable.

She had made it in time, but not completely. She had used Earth Release to sink deeper underground.

Although she had softened the surrounding soil with her Ninjutsu, there had still been a moment when Mimi felt she would be squeezed into a meat paste.

The swarm around her flew about in agitated circles, perfectly reflecting Mimi's current mood.

She did not rush forward to attack Tsunade, because that no longer had any meaning.

Why?

Because...

"Your insects don't work on me anymore, Insect Girl! Come here! I'm going to knock you flying!"

Tsunade straightened and shouted at Mimi from afar.

"How did you manage that, Big Forehead?" Mimi asked.

It was a technique she had never seen before.

"Hmph! Do you think I'd kindly tell you? If you beg me, maybe I'll consider it! Hahahahahaha!"

Seeing Mimi at a disadvantage, Tsunade put her hands on her hips and laughed loudly.

"No. I mean that with your brain, you couldn't possibly have thought of this tactic and Ninjutsu." Mimi's voice was cold.

A vein instantly bulged on Tsunade's forehead.

Her smug laughter came to an abrupt stop.

"Let me think..."

Mimi continued.

"It's mucus, right?"

"A layer of mucus covering the surface of your body."

Her trump card had been exposed in one sentence. Tsunade glared at Mimi with a dark expression.

"I see. It's Slug."

Mimi spoke.

There was an interesting natural phenomenon. Army Ants, which were usually unstoppable, could not overcome Slugs.

Why?

A clustered swarm attack was ineffective against a Slug covered in mucus.

Its limbs would get stuck, and its mouthparts could not exert force properly.

It could only struggle for a while before allowing the Slug to leave.

And this special mucus seemed to defend against Chakra absorption as well.

Although the insects could still absorb a tiny amount, it was only a tiny amount.

As expected of Lady Slug.

"It seems Princess Tsunade has won. That Aburame Kid has no way to deal with Princess Tsunade anymore."

In the distance, an Anbu on duty spoke.

"Not necessarily," his Female companion replied. "There's something terrifying inside that Aburame Brat."

A pair of Byakugan was revealed.

"I can't understand what I'm seeing."

"But it's dangerous."

"A ninja's instinct tells me it's not over yet."

At that moment, Mimi moved. She slowly drew her sword, then casually tossed the scabbard aside.

Was it time for close combat?

What could she use to fight Tsunade, and what did she have to rely on?

Everyone watched the scene with renewed interest.

On the other side, Tsunade bent down and casually picked up an outrageously large Spiked Club from the ground, resting it boldly on her petite shoulder.

"Just look at how cool you are now. Once this is over, the sight of you picking things up will be just as pathetic."

Mimi sneered.

Tsunade opened and closed her mouth, momentarily rendered speechless.

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