Before Madara Uchiha's slightly astonished eyes, another clear crack appeared in the Susanoo surrounding his body.
A terrifying force suddenly erupted from Tsunade's seemingly delicate body, and with one punch, she smashed Madara Uchiha straight into the ground below!
Boom!
Madara Uchiha's body crashed heavily into the ground, sending dust flying everywhere.
"Nice!"
"Hokage, that was amazing!"
For the Shinobi Allied Forces, Ōnoki, and Rasa, who had been on the verge of collapse beneath Madara Uchiha's oppressive presence, Tsunade's action was undoubtedly a much-needed shot in the arm.
But only Tsunade knew that this... was far from enough!
Not to mention that Madara Uchiha's current Impure World Reincarnation body would not suffer any damage at all. Even if Madara Uchiha had taken that punch with a normal flesh-and-blood body, he might not have suffered any injury.
At most, that punch had declared to Madara Uchiha that she was not some insignificant opponent like Ōnoki.
The real battle was still to come.
Sure enough, Madara Uchiha quickly climbed up from the ground, forcefully dusted himself off, and finally showed a trace of approval on his face.
"With strength like that... I acknowledge you!"
Although he had only used sixty or seventy percent of his strength just now, the fact that she could knock him to the ground with a single punch was enough for Madara Uchiha to regard Tsunade as an opponent on his level.
Ever since his battle with Senju Hashirama at the Valley of the End, he had remained in some corner of the Shinobi World, observing the entire world while barely clinging to life.
After going so many years without fighting anyone, the hot blood called battle that flowed through his veins had nearly frozen solid.
But after meeting Tsunade, the blood within him had finally warmed somewhat...