Long thought of Madara Uchiha, who had appeared during their previous trip to the moon, and nodded to indicate that he understood.
Unlike the Revolutionary Army, which was celebrating yet another victory, the Navy suffered the loss of another Admiral.
Now, Sengoku and his group don't have many options left. Although Sengoku wants to keep Garp as a trump card to teach the Devil Fruit User in the Revolutionary Army a lesson and to deflate their arrogance.
Having seen this far, Sengoku is increasingly certain that the person opposite him is not Devil Fruit User. But even if he discovers it, so what? Can he change anything with this discovery? No, the opponent is still strong, and has even lost the weakness of being afraid of seawater.
Nawaki Senju looked around at the people, and seeing that no one volunteered to fight, he looked at Tsunade: "Sister, you should fight this battle. I'll feel more at ease then."
elder sister?
Upon hearing this, everyone glanced at Nawaki Senju, who clearly looked middle-aged, and then at Tsunade, who was young and beautiful, and didn't know what to say for a moment. However, some of the women in the Revolutionary Army camp were quite envious.
Tsunade tossed her light blonde hair and waved her red-nailed hand. "Alright, leave the rest to me."
Tsunade emerged from the ranks wearing a tea-green long robe with black trim, over which she wore a loose, sleeveless top resembling a kimono, tied at the waist with a black cloth belt, and dark blue capri pants. Every step she took exuded a powerful aura.
" Garp, I'm leaving it to you." Sengoku waved his right hand, and Ace was kneeling beside him, suddenly froze, because he felt his power suddenly return. He looked at the two people standing beside him, and wisely stood up silently without saying anything.
Seeing Garp take action, both sides were filled with a mixture of anticipation and apprehension. Anticipation stemmed from the hope that Garp would display his prowess as a naval hero. Apprehension arose because the Revolutionary Army's fighters were all incredibly strange; seemingly unknown, yet exceptionally powerful. This led many who witnessed the previous battles to wonder if such unsung heroes were lurking right beside them.
Garp, a legendary figure in the Navy, repeatedly cornered the Gol D. Roger. Thirty-eight years ago, he single-handedly held off the Rocks Pirates ' attack at God Valley, protecting the Celestial Dragons and the people. He also joined forces with Roger to annihilate the entire pirate crew, thus becoming a Navy hero.
So even though Garp is 76 years old now, his prestige and strength in the Navy are still top-notch.
Tsunade looked at Garp, whose hair had turned completely gray, and said, "Is it really okay for someone your age to still be fighting?"
Garp flashed his pearly white teeth. "I can tell you're not young either."
"That's incredibly rude of you to say that, but I'm not young anymore. As for you, at your age, I wonder if you can even withstand a punch from me." Tsunade stretched her limbs briefly before preparing for battle.
The advantages of the Senju Clan and Uzumaki Clan lie in their enhanced physical constitution, and Tsunade, who inherited the advantages of these two clans, is now unleashing the immense chakra within her.
The Senju Clan excels at the precise manipulation of chakra within their bodies, while the Uzumaki Clan excels at using their massive chakra to overwhelm enemies. With her extremely large chakra reserves and incredibly precise chakra control, Tsunade elevated the Senju Clan's ancestral superhuman strength to a new level.
Combined with Tsunade's understanding of Medical Ninjutsu, she found a way to use the same force to cause different kinds of damage to the human body, which made her steel fist even more powerful.
"Hi!"
With a sudden burst of strength, Tsunade shattered the ice beneath her feet, and using the powerful recoil, she hurled herself at Garp on the opposite side.
Faced with Tsunade's rapidly approaching punch, Garp silently covered his right hand with Armament Haki and seized the opportunity to exchange a punch with Tsunade.
When two fists, one large and one small, collided, the air between their fists was compressed rapidly, creating a violent airburst.
boom!
The two clashed head-on, and neither gained the upper hand. Tsunade was sent flying back the same way she charged, while Garp was blasted straight through the ice sheet.
Fortunately, Garp isn't Devil Fruit User; otherwise, if he had been sent flying into the sea by that punch, he might never have come back up.
Even after flying a considerable distance through the air and landing dozens of steps back, Tsunade was able to completely dissipate the force of Garp's punch.
It is said that force is mutual, but in the past, when Tsunade punched, it would basically pass right through, and there was hardly any force left to be returned to her. It can be said that she had never seen such powerful force before, except when she saw it from her grandfather, Senju Hashirama.
Not only Tsunade, but even Garp was somewhat bewildered. He hadn't expected such a young girl to possess such immense strength. Despite his advanced age, he was aware of his own condition. Perhaps it was because the Clan of D was indeed different; time hadn't diminished his power as he aged.
Whether it's strength, speed, or endurance, he hasn't weakened at all compared to his younger days. In addition, he has much more combat experience now than he did in his youth, so it's fair to say that he's stronger now than he was in his prime.
In fact, according to Garp's original expectations, after he took the punch head-on, Tsunade would be sent flying. Although the ice sheet beneath his feet would crack, it shouldn't have shattered completely. This could only mean that the power of Tsunade's punch far exceeded his imagination, and the ice sheet, which was more than ten meters thick, couldn't withstand his force.
After standing still, Tsunade rubbed her slightly injured right hand with her left hand, and at the same time quickly used the Mystical Palm Technique to heal herself. Combined with her strong recovery ability, she recovered almost instantly.
Dragon glanced at Tsunade, who was unharmed, and then at Nawaki Senju beside him. "Your sister is amazing. She was able to withstand my father's full-force punch without getting hurt. Almost no one in this world can do that."
Nawaki Senju shook his head. "No, my sister was injured just now, but she has recovered now. My sister is not only powerful, but her medical skills are also among the best in our Ninja World. Fighting her is like fighting a top-notch fighter who can recover from physical injuries at any time. It would be easy for her to wear you down."
After Tsunade recovered her right hand, she kept staring at the ice sheet beneath her feet. Based on the information she had gathered earlier and the exchange she had just had, she knew that Garp could not be defeated by her punch directly, and that it wouldn't even cause him any real damage.
If that's the case, then Garp, who hasn't appeared yet, is clearly preparing to launch a surprise attack. Therefore, the most likely option for him is to attack her from under the ice cap.
" Heavenly Pain Kick!" As soon as she sensed the movement of the ice cap beneath her feet, Tsunade immediately gathered her chakra in her right foot and stomped heavily on the ice cap, shattering the ice cap within a radius of about six or seven meters.
However, there was no sign of Garp beneath the ice cap. It was just a rock that Garp had thrown up from the seabed. After tricking Teuchi the ice cap, Garp leaped out of the ice hole he had fallen into earlier.
When her first attack failed, Tsunade immediately changed position. After drying her clothes with chakra, Tsunade launched another attack on Garp.
This time, the two were much more restrained, both intentionally holding back their power to their bodies to prevent shattering the ice again. After all, neither of them were Fish-Man, and neither wanted to test whether they could defeat each other in the water. Garp had already confirmed through the seawater that Tsunade was not Devil Fruit User, so it was better for the two to fight honestly on land.
Although the two had tried their best to restrain themselves, both Garp's fists and Tsunade's monstrous strength were incredibly powerful. Any objects or buildings they bumped into or touched were instantly destroyed.
So the two fought from the ice sheet to the warship, then to the pirate ship, and finally to the plaza. They were like two huskies wreaking havoc in their fight, destroying everything in their path. The two of them managed to destroy most of the battlefield with their bare fists.
Previously, the exchange of fire and battles between the Navy and the pirates had only destroyed two sections of Marineford's walls. Now, after just one hour of fighting, at least four sections of the walls have collapsed, not to mention the other destroyed buildings. It can be said that the destructive power has been fully demonstrated.
"Huff, huff, huff..." After the two separated for the time being, both Garp and Tsunade felt that they had exhausted a lot of energy. Judging from the appearance, Garp had many wounds and looked much worse than Tsunade, but that was not actually the case.
The people in the world of One Piece have incredibly strong defenses. Even Garp, with Tsunade monstrous strength, can stand still and take a hit without flinching. Tsunade, on the other hand, is far less resilient; a single blow from Garp's iron fist would result in serious injury.
However, Tsunade's Medical Ninjutsu was truly superb; she could recover almost instantly after being hit by Garp, and Garp's injuries were basically the result of the two exchanging blows.
"It looks like we're going to be fighting for a long time. Do you have any techniques you haven't used yet? If so, use them all," Tsunade said to Garp after fully healing her injuries once again.
"I only have these two iron fists. As for you, if you have any other tricks up your sleeve, bring them out quickly." Garp shook his fist, gesturing to Tsunade.
"What? She has other powers? How can she be so strong? She looks like she's not even thirty years old. Is the Revolutionary Army really that strong?" Hearing Tsunade's words, many people still didn't quite believe it.
"Since that's the case, then I won't hold back. Yin Seal - Release!" As Tsunade's voice fell, the diamond-shaped mark on Tsunade forehead suddenly began to change, transforming into strange patterns that clung to Tsunade face.
With the release of the Yin Seal, the vast amount of chakra within, almost equivalent to that of the One-Tail Shukaku, became an energy source that Tsunade could draw upon at any time.
By biting her finger and smearing the blood on her palm, Tsunade used this as a trigger to summon her summoning beast, the Slug Sage.
This time, Tsunade didn't summon it to help her in battle, so the Katsuyu she summoned wasn't very big, only about the size of her forearm. It split into two as soon as it appeared, one on each side, and perched on Tsunade's shoulders.
" Sage Art: Twin Life Technique!" It turns out that Tsunade wanted to use the Slug Sage to help her absorb and balance Natural Energy so that she could maintain Sage Mode.
Tsunade can use the improved Senjutsu, but unlike others, her Tsunade is that she extracts chakra too quickly, causing her Natural Energy absorption rate to be somewhat slow, which often results in her exiting Sage Mode halfway through its use.
However, with the Slug Sage's assistance, Tsunade's Sage Mode could basically be used normally. " Katsuyu- sama, I'll leave the rest to you."
"Yes, Lady Tsunade, I will help you stabilize the Natural Energy." The Katsuyu's voice was very gentle.
In Sage Mode, Tsunade's face has almost no other markings, except for the addition of eyeshadow.
Garp, who had been facing Tsunade the whole time, truly felt the danger to his life at this moment. Although he had felt danger when fighting Tsunade before, it was completely different from now. Now he felt that if he dared to be careless and take Tsunade's attack head-on, he would really die.
" Sage Art: Tongue and Teeth Sticky Acid!" A large amount of acid sprayed from Tsunade's mouth. After Garp dodged it, the acid fell onto the ground behind him, causing black smoke to immediately rise from the ground and make a hissing sound. In just a moment, a deep pit was melted into the ground.
However, this was not the end. With abundant Tsunade, Tsunade transformed into a cannon, and a large amount of acid rained down, dissolving the ground several meters deep in front of her.
Garp knew that the best defense is offense, so he seized the opportunity and rushed up to Tsunade, ready to deliver a punch.
" Sage Art: Rabbit Hair Needle!" Tsunade's light golden hair instantly grew longer and harder under the influence of Senjutsu Chakra. It not only formed a shield with built-in counter-damage in front of Tsunade, but also countless hairs transformed into sharp thorns that shot towards Garp's position. Although Tsunade didn't have the Byakugan to directly see acupoints, her superb medical skills and understanding of the human body were so profound that she could find the right spot even without looking. She successfully inserted quite a few hairs into Garp's body.