Tsunade's hair, reinforced by Senjutsu Chakra, had many strands embedded in pressure points. However, Haki in the One Piece world doesn't rely on the flow of energy through meridians, so these strands were only the slightest scratches for Garp.
However, after experiencing the sharpness of those hairs, Garp abandoned the idea of attacking with his fists and instead turned to retreat, preparing to find something to throw, such as the naval cannonballs he often used.
Garp wanted to retreat, but Tsunade didn't want him to. After blocking Garp's advance, Tsunade removed her Rabbit Hair Needle and took a step to pursue him.
With the boost from Senjutsu Chakra, Tsunade's monstrous strength became even more terrifying. Using the explosive power of her legs, Tsunade easily caught up with Garp and sent him flying with a single punch.
Even though Garp sensed the attack in advance using his Observation Haki, he was still punched so hard that he coughed up blood and smashed through many houses like a cannonball, despite his Conqueror's Haki defense.
Tsunade also paid a heavy price. Although she was protected by Senjutsu Chakra, her right hand was fractured and visibly Transfiguration.
Fortunately, with the combined healing from the Slug Sage and herself, her subsequent battles were not affected.
"Ahem." Garp stood up from the ruins. "That little girl's fists are really powerful."
With that, Garp wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and rushed towards Tsunade.
With his strength and recovery abilities inferior to his opponent's, Garp can only rely on his combat experience, which far Tsunade's. After all, this Tsunade did not experience the baptism of war from a young age. Although she had masters like Senju Hashirama to train her, her combat experience was still insufficient.
After realizing that her fists couldn't inflict the damage she wanted on her opponent, Tsunade changed her approach, conjuring a Chakra Scalpel on each of her fingers.
The scalpel was unusually sharp; in their previous encounter, it had easily sliced through Garp's arm, though at the cost of Tsunade's right hand fingers being broken.
However, now that Tsunade has broken the Yin Seal, she can be said to have an extremely powerful automatic healing ability. She is not afraid of getting injured at all, and as long as the injury is not fatal, she can recover in a very short time.
The healing effect was terrifying. Garp risked having Tsunade pierce his abdomen and ripped off Tsunade's right arm, but Tsunade simply grew a new right hand in the original wound. Although she was in so much pain that her face contorted, it still chilled Garp's heart.
At first, Garp thought that Tsunade's recovery ability was just a short-term burst, but after fighting for so long, her recovery ability has not weakened at all. There's nothing he can do about it, since Tsunade's Yin Seal contains not only the chakra she doesn't usually use, but also a portion left to her by Senju Hashirama.
Even a tiny fraction of Senju Hashirama's chakra reserves would be enough for Tsunade to unleash the Strength of a Hundred Technique at will in this battle. It's fair to say that from the moment Teuchi her Yin Seal, Garp had no chance of winning.
Keep in mind that this was before Tsunade even used the chakra from the Yin Seal to summon the complete Slug Sage. After being strengthened, the Three Great Sage Regions sages were already barely at the Otsutsuki level, completely overwhelming her.
The two small Katsuyu on Tsunade's shoulders sprayed acid in coordination with Tsunade, blocking Garp's movement. Then, at the cost of losing both of her arms, Tsunade severely injured Garp, temporarily rendering him unable to move.
Soon, Tsunade's injuries were completely healed. She looked at Garp lying in front of her, then at Luffy with his mouth Luffy in the distance, and at Dragon in the Revolutionary Army.
Tsunade crouched down and placed her right hand on his back. With a flash of green light, Tsunade activated her Mystical Palm Technique.
Garp, who was originally seriously injured, began to recover visibly. However, during the recovery process, Tsunade intentionally controlled her chakra, paralyzing several of Garp's nerves to prevent Garp from suddenly bursting out and injuring her.
After completely healing the opponent, he grabbed him, hoisted him onto his shoulder, and ran towards the dragon's location.
"Don't worry, your father is fine. I've healed all his injuries, but I've temporarily paralyzed his nerves, which is why he hasn't woken up yet. If you need, I can wake him up right now," Tsunade said to Ryu.
Long looked at his father and finally shook his head. "I'm very grateful for your treatment, but let's leave him like this for now. I'm afraid he'll cause trouble if he's awake, so it's better for the situation this way."
Tsunade nodded and said nothing more, walking straight back to Nawaki Senju's side.
Meanwhile, the Whitebeard Pirates, after witnessing Tsunade's battle, had their eye on something. Marco looked at Tsunade, then at Garp, and then at the area destroyed in their previous battle, Whitebeard, "Father, it seems your illness can be cured. I feel her medical skills and healing abilities are superior to any doctor we've consulted."
Upon hearing this, Whitebeard's other sons were taken aback for a moment, then the atmosphere immediately brightened. "That's right, that's right, Father! Let's just help the Revolutionary Army out of the woods! Anyway, it looks like they're going to win anyway. Since that's the case, let's try to build a good relationship with them beforehand. If they can really cure you, Father, then we might as well all join the Revolutionary Army!"
"Yes, yes, Dad, just agree and let them give you a proper treatment."
Just as Whitebeard loved his sons, they also deeply loved their father and hoped that Whitebeard could truly cure his illness, no longer suffer from the pain every day, drink freely and use their power without restraint, and not be timid and hesitant because of his physical limitations.
Ignoring the reaction Tsunade caused within the Whitebeard Pirates, the Navy was somewhat disheartened, as they now only had three combatants left who could be deployed: Donquixote Doflamingo, Blackbeard, and Fleet Admiral Sengoku.
What the Marines didn't know was that Blackbeard and Donquixote Doflamingo were actually in even more distressed than the Marines, because they suddenly realized that their situation was not good. If they wanted to escape now, they could only do so by defeating the enemy's personnel like Hawk-Eye before the Marines completely collapsed.
Otherwise, once the two sides completely merge, they would have absolutely no chance of escaping. After all, this scheme was originally intended to trap Whitebeard, and if it were used to capture them, it would be incredibly easy. Furthermore, after the Navy completely changed course, they probably wouldn't hold back as before. They both knew how terrifying those strong individuals could be when they got serious.
The complete merging of the Navy and the Revolutionary Army was actually marked by Sengoku's defeat. Once Sengoku was defeated, the two of them had no chance left. Therefore, they both seized the opportunity and stepped forward to express their willingness to help the Navy after Garp's defeat.
The lower-ranking Marines thought these two were concerned for the Navy and were even a little moved. But Sengoku was a man of great stature; how could he not know what the two were thinking? Unlike the other Seven Warlords of the Sea, these two were indeed heinous criminals, and if it weren't for the World Government's orders, he would never want to work with them.
Therefore, the Sengoku decided to refuse both men's requests to fight and instead decide the outcome of the battle himself.
Nawaki Senju whispered a few words to Dragon, who, upon hearing this, glanced at Blackbeard and Donquixote Doflamingo and nodded in agreement. " Fleet Admiral Sengoku, I see that your side only has three people left, and they are all willing to fight. Why don't we also send three people to settle this once and for all?"
Sengoku looked at the two Seven Warlords of the Sea: "What are your opinions?"
Donquixote Doflamingo and Blackbeard knew this was their last chance to escape, so they naturally wouldn't let it slip by, and thus both agreed.
On the Revolutionary Army's side, everyone thought Dragon would fight, but in the end he didn't. Instead, Nawaki Senju, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru fought.
Seeing that there were three more people they had never seen before, everyone was speculating about what kind of powerful and magical abilities they possessed.
" Summoning Technique!" *2
Jiraiya and Orochimaru used the Summoning Technique almost simultaneously, and a giant Toad and a giant snake appeared in everyone's sight.
The Gamabunta, summoned by Jiraiya, is about seventeen meters tall and immediately resembles a small mountain upon his appearance.
If Gamabunta was just a small mountain, then Manda, summoned by Orochimaru, was a miniature train, its fifty-meter-long body giving everyone a considerable visual impact.
Jiraiya and Orochimaru, each riding their summoned beasts, went to harass two of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, deliberately keeping the battlefield far away to avoid being caught in the crossfire of Nawaki Senju's attacks.
Sengoku, draped in his own cloak of justice, looked at Nawaki Senju opposite him. "I suppose you've gathered information about me, haven't you? Why didn't you leave that giant purple serpent to deal with me? Is it because you have a similar technique?"
Nawaki Senju nodded. "Although it's not as powerful as my grandfather's, my Wood Release can indeed achieve that level of power."
" Wood Release? That's a novel term. Can we have a proper chat about it after the battle is over?" Sengoku had an "I knew it" look on his face and gestured with his eyes to the two Seven Warlords of the Sea who were fighting. "These two aren't good people. Can we make sure they don't get away?"
Nawaki Senju nodded. "You can rest assured about that. They won't get away. After all, based on the information we've gathered, they are both heinous criminals, and we certainly won't let them escape."
"Alright, then I can rest assured." As soon as he finished speaking, Sengoku's figure rapidly grew larger and eventually transformed into a giant golden Buddha.
"Ah, so this is the Fleet Admiral's Human-Human Fruit, Mythical Zoan, Buddha Form! I've only heard of it before, but I've never seen it before." Many Marines didn't understand the seriousness of the situation and were still feeling fortunate.
" Wood Release: Wood Human Technique!"
Following closely behind, Nawaki Senju summoned a giant Wood Arhat using his Wood Release. However, Nawaki Senju's understanding of Wood Release was far inferior to that of Senju Hashirama, so he couldn't simply skip the Hand Seals and summon whatever he wanted with a simple clap of his hands. He had to obediently Hand Seals.
At the same time, Nawaki Senju kindly used the Deep Forest Emergence, instantly creating a large forest. The purpose of these forests was not to hinder Sengoku's attack, but to intentionally use them to block the shockwaves generated by the upcoming battle, preventing the navy from dying in the aftershocks.
Upon seeing the trees that had deliberately grown in a circle around the battlefield, Sengoku immediately understood Nawaki Senju's intention and nodded to him, indicating that he understood.
The two continued their fight within the designated area of the forest, minimizing harm to outsiders.
Since half of the battlefield was on ice, Sengoku was somewhat constrained in his fighting style. After all, with their combined strength, they shattered the ice sheet and exposed the ocean beneath after only a few exchanges.
For Devil Fruit users, seawater is a deadly presence in battle. Take Sengoku, for example. Although he has some resistance to seawater in his Buddha Form, a small amount of contact with it won't have a significant impact. However, if he were to fall into the sea and a certain proportion of his body were to be submerged, it would weaken his stamina and nullify his abilities.
The Wood Arhat, however, was not burdened by this. Not only was it unafraid of seawater, it could even directly use the seawater to attack the Buddha Form. However, the Nawaki Senju did not do so, as a good opponent is extremely rare.
In the past, when he was in the Ninja World, he could only use the Wood Human Technique to Susanoo of the Uchiha Clan. However, the Uchiha Clan members usually couldn't last long; after a few hours, their eyes would bleed.
Now that they finally have someone who can fight him against Gundam without being restricted by his optic nerve, Nawaki Senju is overjoyed.
As for sparring with Senju Hashirama? The Wood Arhat summoned by Senju Hashirama's Wood Human Technique are now larger than the True Several Thousand Hands used by Nawaki Senju. Dealing with him would be as easy as an eagle catching a chick, so it's really pointless.
When Sengoku was in his Buddha Form, the Buddha Shockwave he unleashed was no less powerful than Whitebeard's Tremor-Tremor Fruit, easily destroying the giant Wood Dragon that was wrapped around the Wood Arhat.
However, with the replenishment of chakra, Wood Dragon quickly recovered and rejoined the battle.
Unlike the wooden dummies Wood Dragon that are almost "fragile," the Sengoku the Buddha is remarkably resilient.