Mito Uzumaki's Fury

Silence...!

In an instant, it felt as if the very air had frozen solid. Senju Fujima felt as though a great terror was closing in on him.

"Fujima, what... did... you... say?"

Mito Uzumaki stared at Senju Fujima, her teeth gritted as she asked, her eyes brimming with fury.

...! Oh crap, why is Mom here? I'm done for, I'm going to get beaten up again...!

Within the entire Senju Clan, Senju Fujima feared Mito Uzumaki the most. Seeing his mother was like a mouse seeing a cat, but since his mission wasn't finished yet, he had to bite the bullet and push forward.

He was playing a dangerous game.

He was banking on a mother's love—that old saying, "a beating is a sign of affection, a scolding is a sign of love"...!

"Mom, I want to challenge Dad. Don't stop me; I must challenge him today."

With that, Senju Fujima looked at Hashirama Senju and declared with ironclad resolve.

"Old? Am I that old?"

It was rare for Senju Fujima to show such backbone, but hearing it made Mito Uzumaki's rage boil over. It was as if flames were starting to sprout from the top of her head as she walked toward him step by step, each stride carrying an overwhelming pressure...!

...! What is this all about?

Didn't I always call her that before?

Senju Fujima was baffled. Why was his mother acting like this today? Hadn't he always called her "Mom" before? Why was she coming after him now?

"Oh no, gotta run...!"

Seeing Mito Uzumaki closing in on him step by step, Senju Fujima felt a suffocating aura. He immediately put wind in his heels, preparing to bolt.

"Trying to run?"

"Secret Technique—Four Symbols Sealing."

Mito Uzumaki clapped her hands together, instantly unleashing a unique secret technique of the Uzumaki Clan. It was incredibly powerful, capable of automatically locking onto a target; once caught, almost no one could escape.

Within a few meters of Senju Fujima, an invisible barrier suddenly manifested. Then, three iron chains shot out from each side of the barrier, binding him completely and hoisting him into the air.

"Old—er, Mom, let me down, let me down!"

"I won't do it again...!"

Senju Fujima had wanted to run, but he couldn't move at all. He was left dangling by Mito Uzumaki. This was a special secret technique of the Uzumaki Clan; unless one used brute force to break through, it was impossible to dispel.

This was a full-power seal from Mito Uzumaki. If someone like Senju Fujima was already sealed, even Hashirama Senju without his Sage Mode active wouldn't be able to break it—that was how formidable it was.

This was also one of the reasons why the Uzumaki Clan was eventually wiped out; their sealing techniques were simply too powerful.

"Haha, alright, Mito, let the child down!"

"I also want to see how much Fujima has grown lately."

At this moment, Hashirama Senju hurried forward, looking at Mito Uzumaki with a smile.

"Hmph."

Hearing Hashirama Senju's words, Mito Uzumaki instantly released the seal and dropped Senju Fujima.

She had originally wanted to go to bed early with Hashirama Senju and enjoy some time alone, but that idiot kid Senju Fujima had ruined it, leaving her feeling very unhappy.

Ever since Senju Fujima was born, their time alone had become increasingly scarce. Even during the war era, they hadn't had much time together, and now this had been ruined too.

"Hehe! Hehe!"

"Mom, don't be angry. You're such a beautiful, gorgeous woman; if you get angry, it'll ruin your lovely complexion."

Seeing Mito Uzumaki let him down, Senju Fujima quickly stepped forward to butter her up.

"Hmph, you brat, I'll settle the score with you later."

Mito Uzumaki shot Senju Fujima a cold snort, then turned and walked home with a cold face, leaving behind an awkward Hashirama Senju and a dejected Fujima.

"Fujima, didn't you say you didn't want to get beaten up? Why did you suddenly decide to spar with your father?"

Hashirama Senju looked at Senju Fujima and asked with a smile.

You think I want to? If the system hadn't forced me, I wouldn't bother fighting you!

If I'd known Mom was here, I would've chosen to go to sleep like a good boy, hmph...!

Senju Fujima thought with great reluctance, but life had to go on, and the fighting had to continue.

"I suddenly wanted to test out a new ninjutsu, so I wanted to ask for your guidance, Dad."

There was no help for it; he couldn't say he was being forced, so he had to bite the bullet and say this to Hashirama Senju.

"Haha, alright then, let's do it!"

"If you can defeat my Wood Clone, that will count as having the strength of a Jonin."

Hashirama Senju looked at his son and felt a spark of interest. A new ninjutsu? He wondered what it was, so he immediately created a Wood Clone.

"Hmph, bring it on! Dad, I'm going to be the first person to defeat you."

Senju Fujima quickly put some distance between himself and Hashirama Senju's clone, snorting coldly.

"Then let us wait and see."

Hashirama Senju leaped lightly onto a nearby tree branch to watch the battle between his shadow clone and Senju Fujima.

Since my chakra is completely depleted, I just need to go all out with my output; taijutsu is out of the question.

In an instant, Senju Fujima entered combat mode. Because of the system's requirements, he needed to expend all his chakra, so he abandoned his preparations for close-quarters combat with kunai.

Although he was only ten years old, Senju Fujima's chakra reserves were even more vast than those of the One-Tail, making them not so easily exhausted.

"Father, I am about to strike. You had better watch closely."

"Hah...!"

"Clap...!"

"Wood Release Secret Technique: Deep Forest Bloom."

To complete the mission, Senju Fujima let out a roar and opened with a Wood Release technique. He pressed his palms together, and a massive amount of chakra was consumed in a single instant—by a tiny fraction!

"What? Wood Release?"

Seeing that his son had actually awakened Wood Release, Hashirama Senju was stunned, exclaiming in shock.

Within the entire Senju Clan, he was the only one who had awakened Wood Release, which showed just how rare the ability was.

And now, Senju Fujima had actually awakened it? Even as a peerless powerhouse, he could not help but be shocked.

"No wonder you had the confidence to challenge me, haha!"

Hashirama Senju's lips curled upward. It was no wonder his son dared to challenge him; it turned out he had also awakened Wood Release.

"Fujima, although you have awakened Wood Release, that is not how it is used."

"Watch closely. Wood Release is not something to be used haphazardly."

"Facing me, who also possesses Wood Release, using this kind of technique is merely creating convenience for me."

"Hah...!"

Hashirama Senju's clone looked at Senju Fujima with a slight smirk. He clapped his hands together, and a massive amount of Wood Release chakra surged forth, instantly seizing control of the Deep Forest Bloom.

"Damn it, Dad, are you robbing me?"

That was exactly what it was—a robbery. Senju Fujima felt his control over the Deep Forest Bloom vanish instantly, meaning his chakra had been wasted for nothing. He exclaimed in alarm.

But now was not the time for exclamations. Countless trees surged toward him, their branches lashing out repeatedly, forcing him to leap rapidly through the forest.

"You hateful old man, you're truly rotten to the core."

"Wood Release: Wood Human Technique."

There was no other way; if Senju Fujima didn't want to get beaten up, he had to fight back. He instantly summoned the Wood Human Technique, and a giant wooden figure dozens of meters tall appeared not far from the Senju Clan grounds.

"Who goes there?"

At that moment, Tobirama Senju had just fallen asleep. Hearing the massive commotion and the fluctuations of chakra, he opened his eyes instantly, vanished from where he stood, and appeared at the gate of the Senju Clan grounds.

Because Senju Fujima had summoned the Wood Human, the disturbance was immense. Since they were so close to the Senju Clan grounds, all the clansmen were woken up. They emerged one by one, kunai in hand, thinking they were under attack.

"Who is it? Who is using the clan leader's Wood Human Technique?"

"No, look! That's not the clan leader on the wood human, it's the young clan leader...!"

"What? The young clan leader? Then where is the clan leader?"

"Lord Tobirama, Lord Tobirama is up ahead. Let's all go take a look."

"As long as it's not an enemy invasion, let's go see what's happening."

Because the sky was dim, they couldn't see clearly, so they all crowded toward the gate of the clan grounds, young and old alike, to watch the spectacle.

"This is? Fujima? And Big Brother? What are those two doing?"

Tobirama Senju's gaze was sharp; he had already spotted Hashirama Senju standing on a tree branch, watching his clone battle Senju Fujima, and he muttered to himself.

"Lord Tobirama, what is going on here?"

"That's right! Lord Tobirama, why does the young clan leader know the Wood Human Technique? Is the clan leader up there too? But I don't see him!"

"Lord Tobirama, what is the meaning of this?"

Soon, all the clansmen swarmed out, asking Tobirama Senju in confusion.

"It should be Big Brother and Fujima training. If you have nothing else to do, you can go back to sleep. It doesn't concern you, all of you go back!"

Seeing that all the clansmen had come out, Tobirama Senju quickly urged them to return.

But clearly, no one wanted to leave; they all wanted to watch the battle between their clan leader and the young clan leader. When Tobirama Senju couldn't persuade them, he stopped paying them any mind.

"Big Brother, what are you two doing? Why does Fujima also have Wood Release?"

Tobirama Senju then appeared directly beside Hashirama Senju and asked with some confusion.

"Fujima has awakened Wood Release, haha!"

"Our Senju Clan has produced Wood Release once again, which gives me even more confidence in pacifying this chaotic world."

Hashirama Senju looked at Tobirama Senju and said with a smile, his desire to pacify the chaotic world becoming more urgent and his confidence growing stronger.

"What? Fujima has also awakened Wood Release?"

"Haha, Big Brother finally has a successor. If all members of our Senju Clan could awaken our unique Kekkei Genkai, that would be wonderful."

Upon hearing his elder brother's words, Tobirama Senju could not help but laugh happily. As the young clan leader, the stronger Senju Shukone became, the better it naturally was for their Senju Clan.

Although Tobirama Senju had not awakened Wood Release, his mastery of Water Release alone was world-renowned; there was no one who did not know of him, and he was hailed as the greatest person beneath the two gods.

"Take this punch."

After summoning the Wood Human, Senju Fujima instantly controlled it to smash a fist toward Hashirama Senju's clone.

"Wood Release: Wood Guard."

"Boom...!"

In an instant, the Hashirama clone directly summoned a wooden shield shaped like a fanged demon face to defend, blocking Senju Fujima's attack head-on.