Third Kazekage and Jinchuriki Bunpuku VS Su Zheng

Within the Mountain River Space.

Su Zheng sat upright, contemplating his own changes!

After this battle with the Third Raikage, his Chakra Armor had been tempered rapidly, its strength and power exceeding Susanoo as he had expected!

Furthermore, he could continuously refine the armor, preventing it from ever being broken. He had also integrated the Seven-Day Breathing Method into the armor, significantly boosting his speed and explosive power!

However, his strength had not yet reached the Six Paths level. When the time came, he would bring out the Sage of Six Paths for him to spar with. As for Kaguya, he would have to deal with her personally and defeat her…

He wondered if Black Zetsu would despair upon seeing his mother in such a state!

"Ah! Heh heh… hiss!" Su Zheng, who had been chuckling sinisterly, suddenly gasped.

It turned out the other party had pinched the soft flesh of his waist and winked playfully, as if satisfied with Su Zheng's performance!

"This woman is becoming more and more mischievous!" Su Zheng mused inwardly.

"If you don't behave, you'll be punished!"

In Amegakure, at Tsunade's home.

Tsunade, who had been unconscious for two days, finally woke up. She lazily sat up and looked at the note Su Zheng had left her:

"Darling, eat something when you wake up. I'll definitely be fine. Your man—Su Zheng!"

If it were before, Tsunade would have been overwhelmed with embarrassment hearing Su Zheng call her "Darling." However, after those days and nights of war, Su Zheng's gentle whispers had made her accustomed to the endearment!

But she wasn't hungry at all. She put away the note and went back to sleep!

Sunagakure.

Thanks to Konoha's "gift," Sunagakure had developed rapidly, shaking off the gloom of war and becoming even stronger!

"Lord Kazekage, there's an Amegakure ninja named Su Zheng outside requesting an audience!"

"Su Zheng? The one who fought against Onoki and the Third Raikage?" The Third Kazekage, Kōno, stroked his chin. "Interesting. Then I shall meet him!"

Outside, the Sand Ninja were discussing the protagonist who had recently caused such a stir.

"Is that Su Zheng? He's so handsome!" a female ninja gushed.

"I heard he specifically went to Iwagakure and Kumogakure to fight against two Kage!"

"Do you think he wants to fight our Lord Kazekage?"

Everyone was enlightened. This young man truly had courage! To dare challenge several Kage consecutively. However, they firmly believed their own Kazekage would not lose!

Bunpuku, the Jinchuriki, wanted to test Su Zheng's abilities. Seeing the Kazekage approach, he said, "Lord Kazekage, how about I try his skills first, and then you make your move?"

Before Kazekage Kōno could speak, Su Zheng interjected, "No need for trouble. You can all come at me together!"

"Arrogant!"

This was the unanimous thought of all the Sand Ninja. Even though you had fought against two Kage, it didn't give you the right to be so presumptuous!

Seeing Su Zheng's confidence, Kazekage Kōno decided to indulge him.

Everyone arrived at Sunagakure's largest training ground, a vast desert expanse, a portion of which had been sectioned off by Sunagakure for training.

The ninjas undergoing training were all dispersed, and the Sand Ninja stood at a distance, waiting to witness this powerful battle.

Boom!

Bunpuku's body was covered in sand, transforming into the human form of Shukaku. Shukaku-Bunpuku made the first move, his Shukaku-transformed arm reaching out to grab Su Zheng.

Bang!

A huge impact sound echoed. The condensed arm in its human form was directly shattered, turning into sand and scattering downwards.

Azure Chakra Armor covered Su Zheng's entire body. He said mockingly, "This strength isn't enough!"

Roar!

Bunpuku no longer tested him and directly transformed into his full form, Shukaku's massive figure appearing.

"Wind Style: Void Missile!"

"Magnet Release: Sand Iron Scatter Shot!"

The Sand Iron Scatter Shot, infused with compressed air cannons, formed a combined ninjutsu with even greater power, attacking Su Zheng!

Boom boom boom!

The ground cracked, and immense sandstorms erupted. Su Zheng was not sent flying backward; his armor bore no marks. Instead, the condensed Sand Iron weapons turned into iron filings and scattered across the ground!

"So strong! The combined ninjutsu of the two Lords was actually broken!"

The Sand Ninja beside them were shocked. Among them, a young man with red hair frowned deeply.

Kazekage Kōno and Bunpuku were also somewhat surprised. These were already considered their most powerful ninjutsu, yet they had no effect!

The two exchanged glances and decided to use their strongest attacks.

"Magnet Release: Iron Sand Great Triangle!"

"Shukaku's Spear!"

Super-condensed minerals, highly compressed, creating the strongest weapons!

Rumble!

The weapons condensed by the two met Su Zheng and seemed to turn soft, leaving no trace. Su Zheng stood firm!

Kazekage Kōno gave a wry smile. The Iron Sand Great Triangle was already his strongest weapon, yet it couldn't break through Su Zheng's defense at all! He decided to try one more time. If it didn't work, he would have to rely on Bunpuku's power!

"Magnet Release: Sand Iron Scatter Shot!"

This time, it wasn't a condensed iron sand weapon, but iron filings like mist that attacked Su Zheng.

Kōno, who thought the opponent would fall, saw Su Zheng pass through the black mist without any reaction and knew he hadn't been hit by the iron filings. His jutsu was truly troublesome!

Kazekage Kōno entered Shukaku's body and transmitted his chakra to Bunpuku, saying, "My jutsu has no effect on him. I can only count on you!"

"Alright!" Bunpuku, having received Kōno's chakra, was full of confidence.

"Sand Binding Prison!"

Sand surged like waves, burying Su Zheng!

"Sand Prison Spear Strike!"

Waves, waves, waves!

Above the sand, a giant spiral sand spear had formed. This powerful weapon, dozens of meters long, continuously rotated and struck down with immense force...

Boom boom boom!

The desert churned like waves, and finally calmed down!

"Is it over?" Bunpuku murmured.

"No, he's above!" Kōno reminded him.

Su Zheng descended rapidly from the sky. The white steam swirling around him and the constantly flickering blue flames all demonstrated his power at this moment...

"Sandfall Burial Annihilation!"

Rumble! Rumble!

A sand mountain hundreds of meters high instantly formed, trapping Su Zheng within. In the distance, Shukaku's spear, tens of meters long, shot out like a bullet!

Whoosh whoosh whoosh! In the air, Shukaku's spear continuously accelerated, striking Su Zheng with great force!

Boom!

The sand mountain hundreds of meters high and Shukaku's spear tens of meters long completely shattered, forming thousands of meters of sand and dust that swept towards them!

A ninja on the side shouted, "Quick, use the Sandstorm Formation!"

Several ninja squads quickly formed hand seals, and with a boom! Within a radius of tens of kilometers, a large formation enveloped the massive sandstorm.

Inside the barrier.

The huge sandstorm raged wildly, with sand and wind filling the air, completely obscuring everyone's vision!

Kōno relied on the magnetic force of the area to sense Su Zheng's location, "He's at the three o'clock direction!"

Bunpuku understood, "Since I can't defeat you, I'll just bury you. My Sand Village's land greatly needs the blood of a strong person like you!"

"Sandfall Burial Annihilation!"

Suddenly, Su Zheng, who was advancing, walked into a crack in the desert. The surrounding sand quickly covered him.

Rumble!

The ground collapsed, and everything covered by sand was crushed. Su Zheng was dragged and seeped into the ground!

"Hell Sand Burial!"

Pfft!

Like falling into a whirlpool, he sank rapidly. Su Zheng was buried 200 meters underground!

The oppressive feeling from all around kept coming, but Su Zheng actually felt it was a good place, an opportunity to break through his limits!

"Is it over?"

"Of course. Buried 200 meters underground is equivalent to 30 atmospheres of pressure. No matter how strong he is, he won't be able to get out!" Bunpuku said confidently.

However, just as Bunpuku was about to release Shukaku's body, something unexpected happened!

Swish swish swish!

The sand underground seemed to boil, churning continuously. With a boom! An earth-shattering aura erupted, and Su Zheng flew out!

"How is this possible?" Bunpuku couldn't believe someone could escape!

The swirling sand and wind also dodged Su Zheng. For hundreds of meters around him, it was calm and peaceful, which was terrifying!

"Quick, attack! His aura has become even stronger!" Kōno said worriedly.

Without time to analyze his power, the two attacked simultaneously!

"Magnet Release: Iron Sand Funeral!"

"Desert Layer Great Burial Seal!"

RUMBLE!

The swirling Iron Sand mixed with sand, forming a stronger material that engulfed Su Zheng, then transformed into a seven-layered golden pagoda…

ZZZZZZZZZ!

Sealing formulas wrapped around layer by layer. Finally, a vertical formula connected all the sealing formulas. The Desert Layer Great Burial Seal was complete!

"Hoo hoo…" Kōno panted, having transferred all his Chakra to Bunpuku, not a drop left!

Before the two could celebrate, the golden pyramid was already destroyed!

RUMBLE!

A giant Chakra blade shattered the sealing formulas completely!

WHOOSH! Su Zheng returned to the ground, calmly stating, "Is this all the strength you have?"

"Ah… this guy!" Bunpuku was enraged.

BOOM! Shukaku opened its mouth, compressing Yin-Yang Tailed Beast Chakra into a super-dense black sphere at an 8:2 ratio.

BOOM BOOM BOOM! Super Tailed Beast Bomb Barrage! Fire!

RUMBLE RUMBLE RUMBLE!

Accompanied by bursting light, the winds and clouds churned, the sandstorm intensified, and the Sandstorm Formation shook. BOOM!

The unleashed energy spewed out, sweeping everything away. This sandstorm engulfed all the Sand Ninja!

Su Zheng looked at the two below him and smiled, "I originally wanted to take back half of Sunagakure's remaining supplies from back then. Now, it seems unnecessary. Consider it a sparring fee!"

This was blatant humiliation!

But Kōno's heart remained unfazed, as he had long grown numb. He had experienced the damage of a Tailed Beast Bomb himself.

He and Bunpuku had tested it before. They prepared for a whole day, erecting numerous sand walls outside to block the heat. Inside, he left his clone to unleash "Iron Sand Wings" and "Iron Sand Defense: Absolute Defense"!

Unexpectedly, one Tailed Beast Bomb made all of it vanish without a trace, leaving only crystallized marks behind!

Su Zheng was actually this strong! In less than half a day, the Land of Wind also released the news: "Amegakure's Su Zheng Engages Third Kazekage Kōno and Survives!"