Battle Tsunade

On the side, Princess Tsunade had already laid out the meal. Uchiha Gen and the others sat down to eat, and the entire meal remained very silent; except for Nawaki, who glared at Uchiha Gen every now and then, everyone else was quiet.

After the meal, Uchiha Gen proposed to leave.

"Let little Tsunade see you off; it's a good chance for you two to get to know each other."

Mito Uzumaki did not stop Uchiha Gen from leaving; instead, she spoke with a smile.

"That won't be necessary."

Upon hearing this, Uchiha Gen shook his head slightly and stood up.

"Don't be so polite. Little Tsunade is quite curious about you anyway, and besides, a walk together would be nice."

"..."

On the streets of Konoha.

Uchiha Gen and Princess Tsunade walked together in silence, and every place they passed drew numerous gazes and sparked quiet speculation.

An Uchiha... coming out of the Senju compound, and Princess Tsunade is actually walking him all the way toward the Uchiha district!!!!

What is going on!?!

In an instant, this news spread extremely rapidly among the major ninja clans.

"What exactly is going on between you and Grandmother? Why would she tell me to teach you the Strength of a Hundred, and even say that I should teach you whatever you want to learn?"

On the way back to the Uchiha district, both of them had been very quiet, but once they neared the Uchiha territory and there were no pedestrians in sight, Princess Tsunade couldn't help but ask Uchiha Gen.

"She is doing what the Hokage should be doing."

Uchiha Gen's voice was very slow, yet it only deepened the confusion in Princess Tsunade's heart.

"Kid, can you be a bit clearer?"

Adhering to the principle of asking when she didn't understand, Princess Tsunade continued.

"Lady Mito will tell you."

"...Hey, kid, let's have a spar. If you want to learn the Strength of a Hundred, we'll definitely be dealing with each other a lot in the future. It's a perfect chance for me to see your current level and figure out how to arrange the curriculum."

Looking at Uchiha Gen, who wore a calm, "mature" expression, Princess Tsunade curled her lips and spoke.

"If you just want to use this as an excuse to beat me up, there's no need. I'm not stupid."

Glancing at the smirking Princess Tsunade, Uchiha Gen replied indifferently.

Although he was confident in his own strength, he knew for certain that he could not defeat a ninja of Princess Tsunade's caliber at this moment.

"Yo-ho, you actually guessed my thoughts? Refusing so firmly—kid, you aren't scared, are you?"

Princess Tsunade said with a grin.

You certainly know how to provoke an Uchiha.

"Let's go."

Chakra gathered under Uchiha Gen's feet, and he vanished in a Body Flicker.

"Heh."

Seeing this, Princess Tsunade curled her lips and followed closely behind.

The familiar banks of the Naka River.

Uchiha Gen raised his hand, and a gleaming white longsword appeared directly in his grasp.

Opposite him, Princess Tsunade chuckled.

"Yo-ho, Ninja Tool Summoning Technique, and this blade... it's quite sharp, isn't it, kid?"

Watching Uchiha Gen standing there with his sword, Princess Tsunade smiled and extended her right hand, beckoning him forward.

"Come on, kid."

Looking at that hand, Uchiha Gen changed his breathing, and lightning instantly surged to cover his entire body.

"??"

The lightning suddenly erupting from Uchiha Gen's body startled Princess Tsunade.

Wait, aren't you a first-year student? What on earth is this?!?!

Swish!

In her moment of surprise, a flash of white light mixed with thunder had already arrived before her.

Without hesitation, Princess Tsunade punched the ground.

BOOM!!

A dull, heavy thud accompanied by a powerful shockwave instantly deflected the blade that had been closing in on her, and the ground centered around Princess Tsunade cracked open instantly.

However, the deflected blade shifted its momentum, and the leaping lightning followed the change in the sword's path, instantly cutting into the shockwave Princess Tsunade had unleashed.

"Thunder Breathing - Second Form - Rice Spirit!"

Lightning stretched out in all directions, accompanied by five sharp, rapid slashes that instantly pulverized all the splashing gravel.

However, Tsunade simply threw a punch, and a terrifying force instantly dispersed all the thunder and blade light, causing Uchiha Gen's figure to rapidly retreat.

"What immense strength..."

Watching Tsunade, who perfectly embodied the principle of "one force overcomes ten techniques," Uchiha Gen couldn't help but sigh.

In terms of raw power, this was the first time someone had been able to suppress him so exaggeratedly.

Strength of a Hundred was indeed worth learning.

"Not bad swordplay, kid. But since when did the Uchiha have lightning-style sword techniques? Shouldn't it be Fire Style? Shall we continue?"

Having blasted Uchiha Gen back with a single punch, Tsunade stood with one hand on her hip and spoke with a smile.

"Continue."

Flicking his blade, Uchiha Gen charged toward Tsunade again, forming hand seals with one hand while mid-sprint.

Shadow Clone Technique!!

Facing Tsunade, ordinary ninjutsu couldn't break her defense; to win, he had to use his brain.

"One-handed seals?! That's impressive, kid."

Watching Uchiha Gen split into three, Tsunade narrowed her eyes and took a step forward, causing the ground to crack instantly as she clenched her left fist.

However, before Tsunade could swing her fist, Uchiha Gen and his shadow clones suddenly flickered in different directions using Body Flicker, and at the same time, a pair of scarlet eyes snapped open.

"Two-Tomoe!!!!!!"

Seeing Uchiha Gen activate his Sharingan, Tsunade was startled. As someone with Senju blood, even if she didn't carry the Senju name, it was impossible for her not to understand the Uchiha's Kekkei Genkai.

Looking at the two pitch-black tomoe in Uchiha Gen's pupils, Tsunade felt a sense of disbelief.

This kid is only a first-year!!!!

"Thunder Breathing - Third Form - Gathering Mosquitoes into Thunder!!"

With a whisper, Uchiha Gen appeared behind Tsunade and slashed out with his blade.

Clang!

With a crisp sound, Tsunade held a Chakra Scalpel and precisely blocked Uchiha Gen's strike. In response, Uchiha Gen simply flickered and vanished instantly.

The second after Uchiha Gen disappeared, two more slashes came at Tsunade from different directions, which she blocked with precise rotations of her Chakra Scalpel.

Uchiha Gen's attack frequency was extremely high; from the perspective of an observer, countless Uchiha Gens seemed to have completely surrounded Tsunade.

The blade light was fierce, yet not a single strike actually landed on Tsunade.

Every strike was perfectly parried by the Chakra Scalpel.

Uchiha Gen's striking power was simply ineffective in front of Tsunade.

As expected, I lack moves with sufficient destructive power. Facing a ninja of Tsunade's caliber, it's hard to inflict damage without greater mastery of swordsmanship.

After another strike was blocked, Uchiha Gen retreated rapidly and thought silently while looking at the ever-smiling Tsunade.