Shin's All-Out Effort?

"Come on, give me everything you've got and attack me. If your performance satisfies me, I don't mind giving you some rewards."

Tsunade was even prepared to offer rewards to motivate Shin and the others.

"You don't have to tell me; I'll definitely use my full strength."

Kushina looked at Tsunade, eager to try. This was a great opportunity; if she could defeat Tsunade, she felt she would be too excited to sleep all night.

"Then let's begin."

After Tsunade finished speaking, she actually made the first move, targeting Kushina directly.

In the blink of an eye, she arrived in front of Kushina and threw a punch at her without mercy.

Standing next to Kushina, Shin reached out and pulled her, helping her dodge Tsunade's fist, then grabbed Uchiha Mikoto and jumped back several times to put some distance between them and Tsunade.

"Hey, Tsunade, as an Elite Jonin facing three newly graduated Genin, you actually made the first move and didn't hold back at all. Isn't that a bit shameless?"

"What did you say, you brat?" Tsunade glared at Shin in dissatisfaction, shocked that he would call her shameless.

If she were truly dealing with ordinary newly graduated Genin, her actions would indeed be somewhat shameless, but were Shin, Kushina, and Uchiha Mikoto ordinary Genin?

Tsunade didn't know exactly how strong this brat Shin was, but she understood that he was a genius among geniuses.

When he was five, Tsunade estimated he already had the strength of an Elite Chunin, and now, who knew what he was capable of.

As for the little girl Kushina, as a member of the Uzumaki Clan, how weak could she possibly be?

Then there was Uchiha Mikoto; although Tsunade didn't know her well, someone from the Uchiha Clan certainly wouldn't be weak.

"Take this."

This time, Tsunade's target was Shin, since he was the one who called her shameless just now, so she had her sights set on him.

"Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique."

Uchiha Mikoto quickly formed hand seals and spat out a fireball toward Tsunade.

Facing Uchiha Mikoto's Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique, Tsunade gave her an appreciative look. It was rare to see someone who could use ninjutsu so skillfully right after graduation.

Uchiha Mikoto was definitely a genius as well.

Although Uchiha Mikoto was from the Uchiha Clan, Tsunade held no prejudice; she already understood Uchiha Mikoto's personality.

Unlike most people from the Uchiha Clan, she had a very gentle personality, and Tsunade didn't dislike her—which was precisely why Uchiha Mikoto was allowed into this class.

Tsunade precisely controlled her chakra, concentrating it in her fist, and with a powerful burst of air, she extinguished the fireball with a single punch.

"Shin, let me see if you've made any progress over these years."

Tsunade threw a punch at Shin, the resulting air pressure forcing both Kushina and Uchiha Mikoto to step back.

"Playing for real, huh?"

Seeing this, Shin clenched his fist as well. Instead of dodging Tsunade's attack, he met her punch head-on.

The ground beneath Shin's feet cracked, and Tsunade retreated over ten meters before steadying herself, her arm feeling slightly numb.

However, this numbness was no issue for Tsunade; using the Medical Ninjutsu Mystical Palm Technique, the sensation vanished instantly.

"You brat, how is your strength so great?" Tsunade couldn't help but ask. She had used her Strength of a Hundred, yet she was the one who ended up being knocked back.

"It's simple. If your taijutsu training were as diligent as mine, you definitely wouldn't be as weak as you are now," Shin said, smiling at Tsunade.

"You actually called me weak? Don't tell me you think you're stronger than me just because you got a lucky hit in? I haven't even used my full strength yet."

Tsunade found it somewhat amusing; she hadn't even used her full power.

"Then, Tsunade, don't you think I've used my full strength either, do you?"

Shin looked at Tsunade with burning eyes. He decided to have a serious fight with her, treating it as a test of his own strength.

Since Shin was no longer afraid of exposing his power, why not let Tsunade help him gauge it?

"Tsunade, I hope you use your full strength from here on out, otherwise, I won't mind sending you to the hospital."

Chakra erupted from Shin's body, the sheer intensity stripping away a layer of the ground, and the surrounding trees swayed from the pressure of his chakra.

Tsunade, who hadn't been taking this very seriously, suddenly swallowed hard. Was this a monster? How could he have so much chakra?

Tsunade had thought her own chakra reserves were sufficient, but compared to Shin, she realized there was no comparison at all.

Tsunade felt that even the chakra of a Tailed Beast would be about this much; although she knew the Uzumaki Clan had vast chakra reserves, this was absurdly excessive.

Tsunade composed herself and said, "Shin, your chakra is indeed surprising, but it's not just about chakra..."

"Quantity doesn't necessarily equate to strength."

Even if your chakra is powerful, you must be able to utilize it effectively.

"You're right, but... I happen to be strong in every aspect."

After saying this, Tsunade noticed Shin's figure vanish, followed by an intense sense of crisis that made cold sweat break out on her back.

Tsunade couldn't remember the last time she had faced such a threat, but her reflexes remained sharp; she unleashed Strength Enhancement Taijutsu into her legs, accelerating instantly.

Just as Tsunade vacated her spot, Shin's Battle Axe Downward Kick struck the ground where she had been standing, and because Tsunade had dodged, Shin's foot slammed directly into the earth.

BOOM!

A massive crater appeared in the ground, and for a ten-meter radius centered on Shin, the earth seemed to have collapsed.

Tsunade's mouth twitched; the power of that kick was simply too great. Even when she used Heavenly Foot with all her might, she couldn't cause such destruction.

Furthermore, that speed—Tsunade had almost failed to react in time. If she had actually been hit, she felt she would have been ready for a stretcher.

"A miss, what a pity," Shin said, looking at Tsunade with a smile.

"Little brat Shin, are you trying to kill me?" Tsunade said, displeased.

"Actually, if you couldn't dodge, I would have stopped at the critical moment. I know my limits."

"And what if you couldn't hold back?"

Shin sighed and replied, "Then there would be nothing I could do. I'd be sure to offer incense at your grave this time next year."

"Pfft~"

Kushina, finally snapping out of her shock, burst into laughter.

Kushina's laughter brought the stunned Mikoto back to her senses, and she stared at Shin in disbelief.

That kick must have had the power of an A-rank ninjutsu, right? It was hard to imagine a single kick could unleash such force.

However, if they knew this wasn't even Shin's full strength, they would likely faint from the shock.

In reality, Shin had only used eighty percent of his power; otherwise, the destruction would have been even greater.

Shin had never slacked off in his taijutsu training. While he used Shadow Clone to assist in practicing ninjutsu and sealing techniques, he spent the most time training his taijutsu and swordsmanship—and practicing swordsmanship was effectively training his taijutsu as well.

Having already possessed the Perfect Sage Body, Shin's physique wouldn't be weak even without training, let alone the fact that he had worked so hard to improve it.

Moreover, Shin had once used a cheat, copying the physique of a taijutsu-specialized jonin, so one could never measure the power hidden within his body by his age alone.

Not only could Shin's chakra rival a Tailed Beast, but his raw strength could as well. He just wasn't sure who would be stronger in terms of pure physical durability compared to the Third Raikage.

Perhaps the current Third Raikage was still stronger; after all, the Third Raikage had the advantage of age, having trained for decades longer than Shin.

However, when it came to potential, the Third Raikage was far inferior. The Third Raikage had already reached his peak, while Shin still had infinite room for growth.