"Hyaah!"
"Boom!"
"Cough, cough." Kazuma rolled away in a wretched state, staring in horror at the beautiful blonde woman as the smoke cleared. He had never expected her to be such a violently powerful woman.
"I never expected the Fifth Hokage to be not only unrivaled in medical ninjutsu, but also possess such monstrous strength..." Kazuma gave a self-deprecating laugh and spoke calmly to Tsunade.
It seemed he had overestimated himself and underestimated the Fifth Hokage. He had always believed that, with his years of training and special abilities, he could contend with Kage-level experts. Unfortunately, he had overestimated himself. More importantly, he had underestimated the Fifth Hokage before him.
He had always thought that Tsunade was counted among the Sannin alongside Jiraiya and Orochimaru mainly because of her medical ninjutsu, and that her combat strength should have been relatively weak.
It seemed he had been wrong. Kazuma laughed bitterly to himself. No—perhaps Tsunade truly was weaker than those two, but even so, she was still beyond his reach.
"Oh? Are you about to admit defeat? Tell me all your plans, and I might consider sparing your life. Otherwise, I'll smash every bone in your body!" Tsunade clenched her fists and cracked her knuckles.
A series of sharp cracks rang out as she looked at Kazuma with a teasing expression.
"Heh, how could I admit defeat at this point? Even if your strength far exceeds my estimates, it doesn't mean I have no chance of winning." Kazuma looked at his three subordinates—Fudō, Fū, and Fuen—who had been completely pushed onto the defensive, his expression turning ugly.
The strength of the Hokage's personal Anbu truly could not be underestimated. And one of them could actually use the Wood Release of Senju Hashirama, the First, which had once shaken the ninja world!