Jiogan vs. Tsunade!

Before long, the eleventh and twelfth matches ended one after another, and it was finally Jiogan's turn to take the stage as the finale!

Jiogan leaped down from the stands and landed in the arena, waiting for his opponent to appear.

Orochimaru knows my strength well. I wonder what kind of opponent he'll arrange for me? Jiogan thought.

Yet no one emerged from backstage. Instead, a figure jumped down from the stands!

"Kid, I'm your opponent!"

Jiogan stared at the person before him and froze! It was actually Tsunade!!!

The stands immediately erupted. "What's going on? Why did Lady Tsunade go down there?!"

"Could Lady Tsunade personally be testing Jiogan?!"

"Lord Hokage! What is this?!" Kurama Heiji was utterly taken aback. He immediately rose to his feet and asked Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi about the situation.

Kurama Feiyun covered her mouth as well, clearly shocked and worried!

"Lady Tsunade! This..." Jiogan was obviously stunned. He looked toward Orochimaru and Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi, his eyes full of questions.

"You brat, what are you looking at them for? Can't I be your opponent?!" Tsunade rolled up her sleeves and raised her fists!

"Lady Tsunade, that's not what I meant. But isn't this the Chunin Exam? You're a Jonin!" Jiogan hurriedly said.

"Jiogan, I've heard about your strength from Orochimaru. An ordinary Chunin can't put enough pressure on you. As it happens, all three of my disciples are quite interested in you. Orochimaru has already had his turn, and Tsunade was the first to volunteer to spar with you, so I agreed," Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi said.

"I see, so that's how it is! All right, Lady Tsunade, please guide me." With that, Jiogan bowed to Tsunade.

Tsunade was quite pleased with Jiogan's politeness. She waved her hand. "Get ready to begin!"

Referee Nara Shikan shook his head. "The final match, begin!"

In the stands, Jiraiya unhappily snorted at Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi. He had also volunteered to test just what that brat who had nearly gotten the better of Orochimaru was made of, but Tsunade had beaten him to it!

Below, Jiogan bowed to Tsunade again. "Lady Tsunade, forgive my offense!"

With that, he charged forward, wanting to experience Tsunade's Taijutsu for himself.

"Not bad speed!" Tsunade commented as they exchanged blows.

Jiogan, however, was not having a good time. Of everyone he had fought, Tsunade's fists were the hardest. Not even Orochimaru or Might Duy could compare.

"Kid, you can't beat me with Taijutsu alone. Not even that green-clad boy could!" Tsunade said. Then she sprang into the air, raised her long leg, and stomped down viciously! Jiogan hurriedly flipped backward to retreat!

Boom!

Cracks spread across nearly half the fighting arena!

"Damn! Who can withstand that Strength of a Hundred?!" Jiogan narrowly dodged, looking disheveled. A chill ran down his spine—he had actually felt the threat of death just now!

"Lady Tsunade's strength is far greater than Yamamoto Yoji's. And she's extremely agile too!" Might Duy said, unconsciously clenching both fists. He was clearly worried about Jiogan's situation.

Kurama Heiji and Kurama Feiyun had both risen to their feet, their expressions tense. "Lady Tsunade is this strong?! How is Jiogan supposed to deal with her?!"

Although Jiogan practiced Tai Chi, which allowed him to borrow an opponent's force against them, it was clearly of limited use against Tsunade's heavy punches backed by such monstrous strength!

Having experienced Tsunade's Strength of a Hundred, Jiogan no longer dared to engage her at close range. He began using Ninjutsu for long-range attacks!

"Water Release: Water Needle Technique!"

The Water Needles were now thinner and more numerous!

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Tsunade did not dodge. She punched the ground, flipping up a slab of flooring that blocked the Water Needles!

"Damn! That Strength of a Hundred Fist is way too ridiculous! It can be used like that?!" Jiogan was stunned.

If weaker attacks did not work, then he would use a stronger one!

"Water Release: Water Gun Technique!"

Jiogan unleashed the Water Gun Technique, firing five deep-blue Water Balls in rhythmic succession toward Tsunade.

Tsunade once again raised stone slabs to defend herself, but their defensive power was clearly insufficient. The water bullets shattered them outright! She immediately flashed aside to evade!

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

Four huge craters appeared in the ground! Tsunade had dodged every shot without suffering so much as a scratch!

"Kid, that Water Cannon is pretty powerful! But it won't work on me!" Tsunade said.

The Water Gun Technique wasn't meant for this, Jiogan thought.

"Kid, it's my turn to attack!" Tsunade clearly had no intention of letting Jiogan attack endlessly while she only defended.

Tsunade lunged forward, throwing punch after punch. The violent force of her fists made Jiogan suffer greatly as he barely managed to evade again and again!

Anyone else would have already fallen to that savage barrage of punches!

Tsunade leaped high into the air and once again raised her long leg. The power she was gathering was obvious even to an idiot!

In the stands, Orochimaru and Jiraiya had both prepared to rescue Jiogan, lest Tsunade's charged strike truly cripple him!

Taking advantage of the opening while Tsunade was airborne and gathering power, Jiogan immediately formed hand seals and unleashed Water Release: Water Wall in its complete form!

Water Release: Water Wall Formation took shape in an instant! Accompanied by the sound of rushing water, it exuded an imposing presence!

Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi sprang to his feet in the stands. "That is?! Water Wall?! Master's unique secret technique, Water Release: Water Wall Formation!"

Everyone in the stands stood with their mouths agape, unable to say a word as they watched the situation in the arena.

Tsunade's kick finally came down, crashing viciously into the Water Wall!

Boom! Splash!

The Water Wall immediately warped under the blow. No matter how hard Jiogan tried to control it, he could no longer hold it together!

The Water Wall lasted only a single breath before the tremendous pressure turned it into Water Waves that spread in every direction, crashing against the walls! Some fine droplets even splashed onto the faces of those in the second-floor stands!

Yet with the Water Stream cushioning the blow, Jiogan safely withstood the attack! What he wanted was for Tsunade to scatter the water across the entire arena!

I can't let Tsunade keep attacking. I can't withstand it at all! Now it's my turn! Jiogan thought.

The abundant water in the arena now created an exceptionally favorable environment for Jiogan's technique!

Tsunade stood in the center of the arena, radiating overwhelming dominance. Their clash just now had been visually spectacular, and most of the audience had been so stunned that they had yet to recover!

But Jiogan was not idle. He unleashed the Water Palm Prison Technique, forming countless Water Palms from the water all around the arena and sending them to grab Tsunade!

Tsunade had heard Orochimaru mention this technique before and knew she could not allow herself to be trapped by it. She immediately punched the ground, and the gust of air that erupted from the impact shattered the incoming Water Palms into sprays of water!

However, Jiogan changed his hand seals again, and the droplets instantly condensed into Water Needles that shot toward Tsunade from all directions, sealing off every path!

Tsunade's brow twitched as she felt pressure for the first time!

Orochimaru and Jiraiya in the stands also held their breaths. "Tsunade's in trouble now! This kid really is cunning!"