Tsunade's Monstrous Strength

Liao Wu genuinely admired Madara. He had spent his whole life without marrying, having children, or enjoying himself, all because he wanted to create a world without conflict.

He was a true sage. Unfortunately, Black Zetsu had deceived him about everything.

Liao Wu wanted to find a chance to tell Madara the truth.

But he also felt that even if Madara learned the truth, he would only get rid of Black Zetsu, destroy the technique Kaguya planned to use for Body Possession, and then continue with the Moon Eye Plan.

Madara believed a peaceful world could be found in dreams. That belief had become an obsession.

Fried Rice was preparing food for Madara nearby. He had heard from the senior Ninja Cats in the Empty Zone that Madara liked inari sushi, so he made some for him.

Liao Wu tried to feed Tsunade, but she turned her head and ignored him. He held her chin and brought the food to her mouth.

Tsunade spat the rice into Liao Wu's face.

"Enough, Liao Wu! What do you want from me?"

Liao Wu picked the grains of rice off his face one by one and ate them. "Tsunade, even if I wanted to let you go, Madara Uchiha wouldn't."

"Hmph!"

Tsunade snorted, turned her head away, and sulked.

Liao Wu formed a hand sign and released the vines binding Tsunade. But the core Spore remained inside her, absorbing her Chakra.

The moment she broke free, Tsunade threw a punch at Liao Wu's face.

Liao Wu made no move to dodge. He let her hit him.

His Life Spore had absorbed all of Tsunade's Chakra. Right now, she was just an ordinary woman with no strength to spare.

"Damn it!"

Tsunade could feel how little force was behind her fist. She hated being so powerless.

Once she had vented her anger, Liao Wu set her meal in front of her.

This time, Tsunade did not refuse. She picked up her Chopsticks and began eating in great mouthfuls.

"Let's get one thing straight. I won't do anything for Madara, and I'll escape the first chance I get."

Liao Wu lay on the bed watching the stubborn Tsunade and smiled despite himself.

Then he noticed the diamond-shaped mark on her forehead. His smile vanished. He got up, snatched her food away, and snapped, "You're eating already?"

"Hand over the Yin Seal and the Hundred Healings Jutsu, or you're not getting any food!"

"You bastard—"

Furious, Tsunade lunged at Liao Wu and grappled with him.

Fried Rice shook his head at the man and woman tangled together. Then he carried the meal he had prepared for Madara toward the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.

Slug watched from the side and shook his head too. Those two really were a pair of bitter rivals!

The Yin Seal and the Hundred Healings Jutsu were Secret Techniques Tsunade had learned from her grandmother, Mito Uzumaki. They were passed down from one person to the next, taught only to a disciple or family member.

No matter what Liao Wu said, Tsunade refused to give them to him.

Left with no other choice, Liao Wu asked for her Monstrous Strength instead.

Tsunade squirmed and stammered, reluctant to hand that over either. Liao Wu started taking off his pants. Helpless, Tsunade told him to fetch paper and a pen so she could write it down for him.

Liao Wu lay on the bed, admiring Tsunade's profile as she carefully wrote out the Cultivation Method for Monstrous Strength.

The Yin Seal and the Hundred Healings Jutsu were not essential to Liao Wu. In theory, as long as he had Life Spores, he had an unlimited supply of Chakra.

The regenerative power of Chimera: Plunder Regeneration surpassed even the Hundred Healings Jutsu.

Of everything Tsunade possessed, Monstrous Strength was the only thing that truly suited Liao Wu.

His fighting style had yet to take shape, but with Life Spores, he would inevitably trade blows in future battles. Close combat would be common.

That meant he needed immense explosive power.

After integrating White Zetsu Cells, Liao Wu was already far stronger than an ordinary person. But they were support-oriented Hashirama Cells, not combat-oriented ones.

He could never match Hashirama Senju's raw strength. That was why Tsunade's Monstrous Strength had caught his eye.

And then there was Wood Style.

Strictly speaking, Liao Wu could train in Wood Style too. He had used the Pitcher Plant Technique before. But Tsunade did not know Wood Style.

At present, Liao Wu had only two ways to obtain Wood Style Secret Techniques.

The first was Madara. After integrating Hashirama's cells, Madara could use Wood Style. Perhaps he had White Zetsu steal the techniques, or perhaps he had copied them with his Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan while fighting Hashirama.

The second was the Scroll of Seals in Leaf Village or the Senju Clan's Ninjutsu Archives.

Liao Wu obviously could not storm Leaf Village and steal them. His best option was to be a dutiful subordinate to Madara. If he pleased him enough, Madara might teach him some Wood Style Secret Techniques.

Still, Liao Wu had integrated support-oriented Hashirama Cells. He could perform Wood Style techniques below B-rank, but A-rank was out of the question.

White Zetsu Cells could not compare to full-fledged Hashirama Cells.

In the Original Work, Obito could use Wood Style after integrating White Zetsu Cells. After witnessing Rin's death, he performed Wood Style: Cutting Spikes and Wood Style: Deep Forest Hell.

Obito rarely used Wood Style in battle. For one thing, he had Kamui. For another, his White Zetsu Cells could not support high-level Wood Style, and he had no one to teach him.

Before long, Tsunade finished writing out the entire Cultivation Method for Monstrous Strength.

"Here. Consider it your reward for helping me perfect the Creation Rebirth Technique."

Liao Wu was about to take it when Tsunade demanded a promise first.

"But let's be clear. I will never allow you to use Monstrous Strength against Leaf Ninja, and I won't allow you to use my Ninjutsu to bully the weak."

"What are you babbling about? Give me that!"

Liao Wu snatched the pages from her and used Body Flicker to slip out of the room.

Tsunade clenched her teeth in fury. "Damn it!"

After Liao Wu left, Tsunade looked at Slug. "Slug, can you Reverse Summon me to Shikkotsu Forest?"

Slug shook his head. "No, Lord Tsunade. Madara Uchiha has people watching this place, and there's a Spore organism inside you. I can't take you away."

"Damn it!"

Liao Wu carefully studied Tsunade's Cultivation Method for Monstrous Strength. All of her Ninjutsu imitated Hashirama's innate abilities.

Hashirama's Power came from the extraordinary physique he possessed as an Asura Reincarnation. Tsunade's Monstrous Strength, on the other hand, was a Chakra-control technique—a type of Secret Technique.

Monstrous Strength concentrated refined Chakra into a single body part in an instant, such as a fist, foot, or fingertip.

On contact, the strike released a powerful burst of force. Its destructive power depended on the amount of Chakra used and the precision of its control.

It was a technique for releasing Chakra in an explosive burst. Only Ninja with exceptional Chakra control could learn it.

And only the finest medical Ninja possessed control at that level.

In the Original Work, even Shizune, who had followed Tsunade for years, could not learn it. It was not that Tsunade refused to teach her; Shizune's Chakra control simply was not good enough.

For Liao Wu, however, it posed no great difficulty.

He was a medical Ninja himself. Having developed a Life Forbidden Technique like Plunder Regeneration, his Chakra control was already on par with Tsunade's.

Liao Wu committed Tsunade's instructions for Monstrous Strength to memory. He was about to head outside the village to test it when the Cloud Five Warriors came looking for him.

Fish Ball was with them. Looking down his nose at Liao Wu, he barked, "Wuzi, the Old Ancestor told you to carry out a mission in the Land of Rain. Why are you still dawdling? Did you ignore his orders?"

Liao Wu stared at Fish Ball, who was practically climbing onto his head, and flew into a rage. "Oh, I see how it is! One night serving Madara Old Demon, and you've forgotten your first partner. Now you think you can boss me around?"

"How dare you!" Fish Ball shouted. "Madara Old Demon? Is that any way to address the Old Ancestor? Come on, let's go tell him!"

Liao Wu hurriedly grabbed Fish Ball's leg and begged for mercy. "Brother, brother, I was wrong! Brother!"

Seeing Liao Wu back down, all the cats laughed.

Cai Lai puffed on his cigar and blew smoke at Liao Wu. "Wuzi, the Old Ancestor considers the five of us his Confidants now. The tables have turned."

"We're the masters now. You're just here to clean our litter boxes."