Fujima Takes on the Three-Tails

"Want me to help?"

Kurama stood on Senju Fujima's shoulder, smiling faintly.

"Hmph. This thing? I need your help?"

"Then I'd be completely useless, wouldn't I?"

Senju Fujima curled his lip and shrugged dismissively.

"Your strength is just too poor. You froze up as soon as you saw the Three-Tails."

Then Senju Fujima saw Tie Kui shake her head beside him.

"Water Body Flicker."

Senju Fujima grabbed Tie Kui's hand and vanished from where he stood, reappearing behind the Three-Tails.

Having inherited Tobirama Senju's powerful Water Release, Senju Fujima was invincible in the sea—unless he encountered his Second Uncle, the "Sea God."

"Big Ball Rasengan."

Behind the Three-Tails, Senju Fujima instantly formed a massive Rasengan in his right hand and slammed it down on the beast.

"S-so strong?"

"Just how powerful is he? When we fought, he hadn't even used his full strength."

"A monster like that—I wouldn't stand a chance against it."

"But he can fight it."

After seeing how powerful Senju Fujima was, Tie Kui's trembling seemed to ease. The sight left her utterly stunned.

"Roar...!"

After being struck by Senju Fujima's Big Ball Rasengan, the Three-Tails let out a furious roar. Its three tails thrashed wildly, and a tsunami hundreds of meters high surged across the sea.

"Water Release won't work on me."

"Water Release: Water Dragon Biting Explosion."

He formed Hand Seals. Since they were already at sea, using Water Release required hardly any chakra.

"Pfft...!"

"Whoosh!"

Before long, a towering column of water surged up beneath the Three-Tails and sent it flying.

The column then turned into a gigantic water dragon that swooped straight toward the beast.

"Roar...!"

The Three-Tails instantly withdrew into its turtle shell, forming a massive Human Bullet Tank that hurtled toward the water dragon.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Using its hard shell, the Three-Tails spun at high speed and collided with the water dragon, which smashed it straight into the sea.

"Water Release: Large-Scale Water Prison Technique."

Seeing the Three-Tails driven beneath the surface, Senju Fujima immediately formed a large Water Prison Technique and trapped it inside.

"Kakuan Entering Society with Bliss-Bringing Hands."

A "seat" character appeared on Senju Fujima's right hand. He reached into the water prison and pressed it against the Three-Tails' head.

"Roar...!"

Before long, the Three-Tails quieted down. Senju Fujima had completely suppressed its chakra.

"H-he subdued it?"

"H-how is that possible?"

"He's even stronger than I imagined. He subdued that monster with such ease."

"He's so powerful. When will I ever be stronger than him?"

"Can I really escape from him?"

Watching Senju Fujima subdue the Three-Tails with ease left Tie Kui utterly shocked.

"All done."

"Seal."

After subduing the Three-Tails, Senju Fujima tossed it straight into his system space.

"Ding! The host has made a successful choice and completed the mission. Reward: Earth Release Mastery."

The system's reward arrived shortly afterward, and all the Earth Release techniques flooded into Senju Fujima's mind.

"This is pretty good—the Third Tsuchikage's Earth Release: Ultra-Light-Weight Rock Technique."

"Before I get the Rinnegan, this flying technique will do just fine!"

"And I won't have to activate Susanoo. I can fly without it. Perfect."

Senju Fujima reviewed the Earth Release techniques in his mind. His Earth Release mastery had instantly caught up with his Water Release, making him even stronger.

He had also acquired the Third Tsuchikage's Ultra-Light-Weight Rock Technique, which could reduce his weight and let him fly freely through the air.

"I've subdued one Three-Tails. Seven more Tailed Beasts to go. Heh!"

"Slow and steady!"

"First, I'm going to soak in a hot spring."

Subduing the Three-Tails and gaining Earth Release Mastery was quite a haul.

The biggest gain, though, was the ability to fly. Everyone had dreamed of flying, and flying on your own just felt different from riding a bird.

"What's wrong?"

"Why are you looking at me like that?"

After subduing the Three-Tails, Senju Fujima turned around and saw Tie Kui staring at him with a stunned, slightly resentful look. He asked in confusion.

"Nothing."

Tie Kui replied coolly, her thoughts unclear.

"Let's go!"

"Back to the hot springs. We should enjoy ourselves while we're out here."

"We can grab a drink, too. They keep a close eye on me at home, so I haven't had a drink in ages. Heh!"

Senju Fujima paid no mind to Tie Kui's cold demeanor. He was used to it by now.

"Wood Release: Wood Bird Technique."

Soon, Senju Fujima grew a wooden bird from his hand. It gradually grew larger until it was big enough to carry two people.

Senju Fujima had developed this Wood Release technique himself. If drawings could fly, why shouldn't Wood Release?

Just like Lu Ban's Wooden Magpie, it could fly through the air. There was no reason Wood Release couldn't.

"W-Wood Release?"

"Is he... the young clan leader of the Senju Clan?"

"Gasp...!"

Tie Kui had thought Senju Fujima's name sounded familiar, but she couldn't remember who he was.

Now that she had seen him use Wood Release, she finally remembered. Only two people in the Ninja World could use Wood Release: the leader of the Senju Clan and his son, Senju Fujima.

Their names had long since spread throughout the Ninja World, but everyone remembered only one of them: Hashirama Senju.

As for Senju Fujima, many people tended to forget him. After all, he hadn't been active for very long.

"Let's go!"

Seeing Tie Kui lost in thought, Senju Fujima took her hand and flew straight up into the air, landing on the Wooden Bird above them. Then he headed for the Land of Hot Water.

"So you're the young clan leader of the Senju Clan. I really didn't expect that."

"I was being presumptuous earlier."

After settling onto the Wooden Bird, Tie Kui looked at Senju Fujima and smiled bitterly.

"Oh? You've heard of me?"

"That's surprising."

"I thought you wouldn't know who I was, even after I told you my name. Most likely, you wouldn't have."

"I didn't expect you to recognize me after all."

Senju Fujima smiled faintly at Tie Kui.

"Hmph."

Tie Kui snorted and turned away.

"When I met you, you seemed to hold a grudge against Konoha."

"Did something happen?"

"Konoha hasn't been around for long. We shouldn't have offended your people, should we?"