The Problem Is Too Hard for Me

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A vast expanse of white soft tissue lay sprawled across the ground like water.

This was the Slug Sage's bodily tissue. It looked soft and defenseless, but in reality, blades, fists, and kicks could barely harm it.

At the center, however, a patch of purple soft tissue remained motionless.

Not long afterward, its aura died away.

She was dead, but not completely.

All the Slug's split bodies were the same Slug.

One of her bodies had died.

And dying along with her was Nami's swarm of insects.

Without fresh flesh and Chakra to fuel rapid reproduction, the insects all petrified atop the corpse.

When she had been summoned, the Slug Sage had never anticipated such an accident.

How many years had it been since she had last been injured?

She still remembered the time before the last time.

In any case, it had been a long time.

"Little Tsunade, be careful. Against this kind of attack, the larger your body, the greater the disadvantage. There's only so much I can do to help you."

As her voice fell, one small Slug after another gathered on the white soft tissue, their masses of antennae turning in unison toward Nami.

She was wary.

Nami sensed it.

That was why she had maintained a small body, to avoid being wiped out in one sweep or suffering even greater losses.

At the same time, the Slug Sage had saved herself by abandoning her poisoned bodily tissue.

Just like a lizard severing its tail.

Extremely simple and brutal.

What a ruthless Snot Slug.

Although Nami rather liked Slugs, she liked the soft and adorable Sea Slugs.

Tsunade rose from among the Slugs and looked toward Nami, gritting her teeth grimly.

To think she had been forced this far.

"She was actually forced this far! The Slug Sage was defeated so easily!"

The Senju Anbu said incredulously.

As a member of the Senju Clan, he knew all too well how terrifying the Summoning Beast Slug Sage was.

Two words were enough to sum it up: invincible.

Although she lacked offensive power, her physical immunity alone was enough to deal with any battle.

"It isn't over yet." Another person said in a deep voice, "The Princess still has the advantage. Lady Slug hasn't left the battlefield."

Even he felt guilty saying those words.

Uzumaki Mito quietly watched the two tiny figures in the center of the battlefield.

As expected, having an opponent led to rapid growth.

How would the battle develop from here?

The people on the other side had a different opinion.

Red eyes and the War Fan clan crest.

"That Insect Princess has the upper hand. Princess Tsunade has no effective way to deal with that poison."

"But that last technique—did I see it wrong? It didn't look like a proper series of hand seals."

"No, you didn't. They were meaningless seals. She was simply showing off."

The man folded his arms and said, "Amazing!"

"But it's strange. Since she has ranged Wind Release attacks that can spread poison, why take the risk of attacking at close range? Though I have to admit, her taijutsu is astonishing."

"It's Chakra!" the man said. "How old do you think she is? She isn't Tsunade of the Senju and Uzumaki clans. She doesn't have an enormous amount of Chakra to squander as she pleases."

"That's right. The Aburame clan isn't known for having vast reserves of Chakra. However, you young people may not know this, but the Aburame clan's Chakra reserves are also astonishing, especially on the battlefield."

This was an old ninja who had experienced the First Shinobi World War, and he was sharing his own insight.

"Princess Tsunade summoned the Slug. That was a miscalculation."

"Why?"

"The Slug's Chakra is the Insect Princess's Chakra!"

"What!"

That was true, but it was ordinary Chakra.

The Slug's immense Sage Art Chakra was not included.

Thus, although Nami's Chakra was not yet at the point of exhaustion, she could not afford to waste it in situations like the one just now.

Besides, the mucus on the Slug's body was extremely troublesome. Wind Release alone was insufficient to break through it.

Large numbers of Slugs raised their bodies and stood upright, aiming at Nami as they prepared to attack.

It was still acid, but the attack pattern had changed.

Unlike the wide-area spray from her larger body, which left gaps to dodge through, these numerous small Slugs could accurately strike each target one by one.

It was like being targeted simultaneously by a sizable number of snipers on a battlefield.

For Nami, it was more dangerous and more lethal.

No matter how she looked at it, there was no chance of survival.

The Slug Sage sensed the threat and became serious.

But this was something she had anticipated long ago.

Nami drove her sword into the ground and silently raised both hands.

"Be careful, little girl. This will kill you."

The Slug Sage's gentle warning rang out.

Immediately afterward, acid fiercely sprayed forth.

Streams of acid shot over like short lines, fierce as arrows.

Crossfire formed a fan-shaped blockade.

Neither the sky nor the gaps close to the ground were spared.

Although the Slug Sage had lived for thousands of years and did not understand the technique's principles, she understood its effects.

In an instant, it formed a death net spreading across the battlefield.

At the same time, Nami formed hand seals in unison.

The next second, a mouthful of "blazing fire" roared into the wind!

Fire Release!?

Fire was the classic, correct answer against water.

As long as the acid evaporated, it would no longer pose a threat.

But the Insect Princess knew Fire Release?

"Just as I thought!" Uzumaki Mito murmured. "A third kind of insect."

"It isn't Fire Release!" the red-eyed Fire Release expert cried out.

They were Kiyanchū.

Insect Secret Technique. Vacuum Great Crimson Sphere

A surging crimson swarm of insects wrapped inside a massive wind sphere advanced at incredible speed, its form dancing chaotically like flames as astonishing heat rose all around it.

Compared to the fragile defensive power of Nano Kikaichu, Kiyanchū were better suited for clashing with various Ninjutsu.

Even the astonishingly corrosive acid was completely evaporated by the swarm's heat before it could break through the outer layer of insects.

They were not fire in a Plasma State, but they had already surpassed flames.

The Insect Sphere was as huge as a Great Fireball Technique. It advanced with unstoppable momentum, devouring and clearing away the acid along its path before flying straight toward Tsunade.

But Nami did not stop moving. Since she had brought out her trump card, she would carry it through to the end!

Insect Secret Technique. Vacuum Great Crimson Sphere

Six consecutive blasts were spat forward by Nami, each aimed at a different direction.

The Chakra within her body plummeted.

Most of the expenditure came from releasing Wind Release: Vacuum Great Sphere.

A large body had its advantages. With the Slug's enormous body just now, the mucus covering its outer layer was extremely unpleasant for Kiyanchū. Once they stuck to it, they could only await death.

Covering such a huge body required an even larger swarm.

But with a small body, dividing its volume also meant dividing its defensive power.

Against a cluster of Kiyanchū of this scale, it was simply offering themselves up as food.

A classic case of dividing and conquering.

Although the total amount had not changed, all its various attributes had imperceptibly decreased.

As the saying went, one wrong step led to another and another!

This was the perfect execution of tactics!

"Beautiful!" the Third Hokage shouted, biting down on his cigarette.

He had already seen the outcome.

An ordinary Uchiha Great Fireball Technique had a hard time hitting anyone.

But Nami's Vacuum Great Crimson Sphere was no Great Fireball Technique.

Facing the Insect Sphere flying toward her like raging flames, Tsunade, who had fully learned from her first lesson, turned and ran.

But it was useless.

The six subsequent Insect Spheres cleared the attack targets from the path.

Everywhere they passed, they left behind a field of charred, cracked Slug corpses.

At this point, the Vacuum Great Sphere's acceleration and breakthrough tactic had accomplished its purpose. As Wind Release burst apart, the six subsequent Great Crimson Spheres turned around one after another and continued sweeping across the Slugs on the field.

"A Great Fireball Technique with automatic target acquisition and tracking!" one of the red-eyed men groaned, his eyes turning even redder.

Only they knew how difficult it was for a Great Fireball Technique to hit anyone.

Tsunade turned around and saw the Insect Spheres clinging tightly to her from behind. Her scalp prickled repeatedly.

Grandma Mito!

This was too hard!

I can't solve this problem!!!

The next second, Tsunade was swallowed by the swarm.

Just like her first unpleasant meeting with Nami.

Was it over?

Nami panted heavily.

She pulled out her sword and stared at the cluster of insects.

It was here!

The source of that dangerous feeling!