I Surrender! What?! I Don't Agree!

Seeing that she could not evade it, Tsunade unleashed Chakra throughout her body and charged toward Jiogan at full speed!

She let some of the Water Needles strike her. They were only minor wounds anyway!

But if she was injured, this brat would have to pay the price!

However, all of this was within Jiogan's calculations! Jiogan changed his hand seals again, and four Water Palms appeared before him in succession to block Tsunade's advance!

The empowered Tsunade threw four punches—Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!—shattering them all!

"Brat, I'll tell you this right now: before absolute power, everything you do is futile!" Tsunade was clearly angry!

As the Water Palms shattered, Jiogan was exposed before Tsunade. She drove a fist at his chest!

Yet Tsunade did not see Jiogan sent flying! Her fist pierced straight through his body and continued forward under its momentum!

Jiogan's body turned into a Water Palm, and Tsunade charged directly into it herself!

As the Water Palm clenched, Tsunade's surging Chakra immediately vanished, sealed away! Her body swayed within the Water Prison, but she could neither use Chakra nor breathe. Before long, she seemed to resign herself and stopped moving!

Jiogan's body emerged from a puddle not far away. The victor seemed decided!

An uproar erupted from the second-floor stands!

Even Jiraiya was too shocked to speak!

"That move! It almost got me! I didn't expect even Tsunade to fall to it?!" Orochimaru frowned.

Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi took two puffs from his pipe. "No, it's not over yet!"

Sure enough, just as Hiruzen Sarutobi had said, another sudden change occurred in the arena!

Tsunade suddenly erupted with even fiercer Chakra than before and burst through the Water Prison!

As the spray dispersed, the diamond-shaped mark on Tsunade's forehead had vanished, while black markings spread across her face and body!

"So she broke the Water Prison's seal by releasing the Hundred Healings Mark?! The Sannin truly cannot be underestimated!" Jiogan exclaimed.

Tsunade had broken free, and the battle continued!

"To force me to use the Hundred Healings Mark, brat, you have earned my recognition! But if you have no other trump cards, I'm going to beat you senseless!" Tsunade said.

"Come on, Lady Tsunade! I can keep going!" Jiogan did not choose to surrender immediately.

He unleashed his strongest Water Release, Water Wave! He intended to turn his advantage completely into home-field dominance!

A massive wave poured forth, instantly turning the limited arena into a lake. Several ninjas had no choice but to erect barriers to keep the water from damaging the Central Tower!

"Brat, I didn't expect that after fighting battle after battle, you still had enough Chakra to cast a Ninjutsu on this scale! You've really surprised me!" Her repeated miscalculations had left Tsunade somewhat rattled!

"Lady Tsunade, from here on out, this is my battlefield!" Jiogan said. "The battle has only just begun!"

With several rapid hand seals, Water Cannons, Water Needles, and Water Palms formed endlessly from every direction across the lake, bombarding Tsunade in a relentless barrage! But with the Hundred Healings Mark activated, the Water Palms' sealing effect no longer worked on Tsunade!

Everyone watching felt their eyelids twitch wildly!

Even Orochimaru and Jiraiya could no longer stay calm! Tsunade only endured this because the Hundred Healings Mark granted her an immense amount of Chakra and limitless self-healing. If either of them had faced such a situation, neither would have had an easy time!

Tsunade no longer had her earlier imposing presence and looked rather bedraggled, but she obviously could not possibly admit defeat! She continued attacking Jiogan madly! Jiogan used every method at his disposal to evade her, and every time Tsunade struck him, his body turned into splashes of water!

It made Tsunade so furious that she stamped her feet!

Watching Tsunade attack recklessly, nearly regardless of the consequences, Jiogan sighed. He pulled back, stopped attacking, and dissolved all the water elements. The water in the arena vanished!

Jiogan raised a hand. "I surrender!"

"What?! I don't agree!" Tsunade immediately retorted. "It's not over yet!"

"Lady Tsunade, I've used up all my Chakra, while you're still full of energy. If I don't surrender now, should I really wait for you to beat me up?" Jiogan hurriedly said with a grin. He had no desire to take one of Tsunade's punches and spend days lying in the hospital.

"Damn it, if I say no, then no!" Tsunade clearly refused to let things go after suffering such a loss. She clenched her teeth and approached Jiogan with her fist raised.

Even the referee, Nara Shikan, could not stop her.

Just as a disaster was about to unfold, Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi finally stepped in. "Tsunade, it's over. That's enough!"

As he spoke, he signaled to Orochimaru and Jiraiya. The two leaped into the arena and dragged the enraged, frenzied Tsunade backstage.

With that, this Chunin Exam officially came to an end!

The Third Hokage delivered another speech, encouraging the examinees present. He gave Jiogan a deep look before leaving!

As for the Chunin Exam results, they would be announced three days later. The Chunin appointment documents would be issued at the Hokage's Office one week later!

After the exam ended, Jiogan found Kurama Heiji, Kurama Feiyun, and Might Duy. The three showered Jiogan with praise for his performance, saying that forcing Lady Tsunade to such a state made him worthy of being promoted directly to Jonin!

Jiogan could only give a foolish grin. He knew Tsunade's personality—sooner or later, he would have to pay back her fists! He needed to think of a way to make it up to her. After all, the Land of Rain, where he wanted to go, was the site of the Sannin's famous battle!

Afterward, the four went to the infirmary to visit Inuzuka Yoru. They also helped the Medical Team send the injured back to Konoha Hospital so they could receive better treatment.

Back in Konoha, Jiogan felt an unprecedented tranquility, but also an emptiness. Until the Chunin Exam results and appointment documents arrived, Team 11 would not be carrying out any more missions.

Moreover, once the appointment documents arrived, it would mean that they had become Chunin, and Team 11 would disband.

Thinking of this, Jiogan felt uncomfortable, but he also knew this was something they had to go through as they grew. All of them would mature, and in the end, each would become a ninja capable of standing on their own.

Three days later, the Chunin Exam results were officially released. Of the thirteen Genin who had participated in the second round, eleven passed. Every member of Team 11 passed, and Might Duy, Anima, and Okamura Taro also passed successfully.

At Konoha Hospital, all the members of Team 11 gathered in Inuzuka Yoru's hospital room. Kurama Heiji announced the news to the three of them, then said that once Inuzuka Yoru was discharged, he would treat everyone to Yakiniku as Team 11's disbandment dinner.

At those words, the joy everyone had felt upon hearing that they had become Chunin instantly disappeared.

Kurama Feiyun even began to cry. Inuzuka Yoru, such a manly fellow, also started sniffling, while Ranmaru let out two soft whimpers. Kurama Heiji sighed and looked at Jiogan.

Jiogan's eyes reddened, but he did not cry. "Feiyun, Yoru, we've all grown up! As Chunin, we'll lead our own teams or join stronger teams to carry out missions in the future! But we are still companions! The bonds of our goals are unbreakable! We will still fight for Konoha and for one another! Team 11 will never disband!"

Comforted by Jiogan, everyone regained their spirits!

"Right! Team 11 will never disband!"

Kurama Heiji nodded in relief.