What a Joke

The speed of that thrust is incredible!

Tsunade was shocked, her expression shifting from stunned to nearly speechless.

A dense, piercing screech of electricity cut through the air, and Tsunade did not doubt for a second the terrifying penetrating power contained within; without a doubt, this was a trump card of a ninjutsu!

Tsunade's eyes narrowed slightly, her chakra rapidly gathering in her feet before she slammed them heavily onto the ground.

Heavenly Foot of Pain!

The ground let out an unbearable groan, and the center of the courtyard collapsed at an exaggerated angle, forming a shocking crater. Countless shards of stone and soil scattered as a violent tremor swept outward.

Of course, Tsunade's actions did not end there.

Supported by her immense chakra, her entire figure soared into the air, leaving an afterimage behind before she plummeted back down, her feet still coated in a layer of chakra.

A powerful blast of air erupted as she landed on one foot, striking a pose like a golden rooster on one leg, her robes fluttering wildly.

One foot fell, and the courtyard shook!

Chidori vs Heavenly Foot of Pain!

The greenery in the courtyard was instantly pulverized, dancing through the sky and scattering amidst the destructive shockwaves.

Only when the dust settled did the courtyard return to silence.

Ye Ning appeared not far away, his eyes filled with lingering fear.

This madwoman... she really is even more terrifying than I imagined!

If that kick had actually landed on him, he feared he would have been sent straight to meet his great-grandfather!

Fortunately, Chidori was strong enough to hold its own.

At this moment, Tsunade seemed to have had her fighting spirit fully ignited by Ye Ning. Her curvaceous body tensed, and she launched herself forward, leaving behind a trail of afterimages as she charged with terrifying momentum.

Her fair fist carried immense weight, accompanied by a shocking sonic boom as it struck out with incredible speed.

!?

Tsunade's "fist of love" was something Ye Ning figured no one in the Shinobi World—save perhaps for Jiraiya—would want to take head-on. He immediately activated Swift Release to dodge, flashing to the other side of the courtyard.

Unable to pull back her strength in time, Tsunade smashed her fist into the wall, and in an instant, the tall structure crumbled into rubble.

Yet, Tsunade remained relentless, acting exactly like a husky tearing apart a house, throwing punch after punch.

Ye Ning felt a headache coming on.

Aside from his hidden trump cards, the ninjutsu he had developed so far seemed completely unable to deal with a rampaging Tsunade.

Helpless, Ye Ning could only choose to use Swift Release to dodge again and again.

The two chased each other, looking as if Ye Ning were leading Tsunade on a tour of destruction.

After dozens of punches, whether Tsunade was tired or simply felt bored from failing to land a single hit, she finally stopped, sat down in a relatively intact spot, and looked thoroughly dissatisfied.

Of course, there wasn't much of the house or courtyard left that hadn't been damaged.

Ye Ning panted, raising his eyes with some confusion:

"What, are we done?"

Continuously using Swift Release, even with the chakra he had absorbed from the old abbot of the Fire Temple, was taking its toll. However, he couldn't gauge Tsunade's intentions and was terrified that she might abandon all decorum and launch a sneak attack the moment he let his guard down.

Tsunade leaned lazily against a pile of rubble and retorted irritably:

"What's the point of fighting? You're as slippery as a loach, dragging me all over the place—how am I supposed to fight like this?"

Tsunade suddenly sat up straight, her expression darkening:

"You never mentioned that you possessed this kind of power."

The battle just now seemed fast, and while she had spent most of the time chasing Ye Ning, his actual strength made her feel deeply alarmed.

First, that strange body-flicker technique, then that fire-style ninjutsu mixed with wind-style—that was definitely not a simple combination of two elements, but a true Kekkei Genkai! Not to mention that terrifying lightning-style technique that rivaled an A-rank ninjutsu.

Since when did that little brat who used to chase her down the street calling her "Daddy" have this kind of strength?

He was only twelve years old!

As a descendant of Senju Hashirama, her own brother Nawaki hadn't possessed even a fraction of this strength when he stepped onto the battlefield at twelve!

Even Orochimaru, the recognized genius of Konoha, hadn't been this outrageous at Ye Ning's age.

Ye Ning found a spot to sit down, a bit further away from Tsunade, and shrugged innocently:

"You never asked."

"Besides, if I didn't have these skills, would I have chosen to come to Konoha to learn ninjutsu? I'm not an idiot, and I'm not without self-awareness."

Ye Ning hesitated for a moment, not wanting to reveal his secrets, but considering Tsunade's status, he finally decided to explain:

"My chakra affinities are Fire, Wind, and Lightning. When I was at the Fire Temple, I learned about chakra nature transformation and shape transformation from the old abbot, and I started experimenting in my head."

"The strange speed you saw is actually a Kekkei Genkai formed by the combination of Wind and Lightning nature transformations, called Swift Release; Dark Release is the same. As for Chidori, it's a targeted ninjutsu I developed by incorporating the characteristics of Swift Release."

Ye Ning laid his cards on the table for Tsunade; otherwise, given her personality, she would likely keep digging until she grew suspicious.

Tsunade was the only person he was familiar with in Konoha, and they shared a blood connection; he didn't want her to harbor any resentment. Besides, as long as it didn't involve his "cheat," these things weren't exactly state secrets.

Tsunade opened her mouth, her heart filled with shock.

She had seen geniuses before; Konoha had never been lacking in them.

Whether it was Orochimaru in the past, or that brat from the Sakumo household who graduated from the Ninja Academy at five, both could be called geniuses.

But this was her first time seeing a genius like Ye Ning, who had developed an A-rank ninjutsu at twelve and even possessed at least two Kekkei Genkai.

Truly, sometimes the gap between people is even greater than the gap between a person and a dog...

Tsunade licked her dry lips, forced down the shock in her heart, and put on an impatient expression:

"With your level of strength, what could you possibly need me to teach you? Honestly, you're even cutting into my drinking time."

"Uh, I was hoping you could teach me the ninjutsu from the Scroll of Seals, and as for genjutsu and taijutsu, those are my weak points. You were the one who insisted on dragging me here to settle a personal score by beating me up..."

Settling a personal score?

Tsunade's face instantly flushed, and she shouted, "I did not!"

Hmm, very spirited!

It really had the feeling of "the thief protesting his innocence"!