"Heaven Kick of Pain!"
A figure gradually emerged from the mist. Tsunade had no intention of holding back. She crashed onto the lake like a falling meteor, sending mud flying in every direction.
"Bang!"
The kick struck squarely between Uchiha Yū's raised arms. Faced with Tsunade's attack, he did not retreat.
The fabric around his arms tore, and the tremendous impact sent Uchiha Yū flying backward.
"As expected of Tsunade."
The exposed skin on his arms was visibly swollen, but Uchiha Yū had not taken the blow head-on without preparation.
After absorbing radiation energy for so long, Uchiha Yū's physical strength had reached a startling level.
A layer of chakra also covered his body. Lightning surged across him, giving him an unusually powerful presence.
Nintaijutsu!
Because of the attack on Kumogakure back then, many forces possessed some of Kumogakure's ninjutsu. The strongest among them was Nintaijutsu!
It was not widespread enough to be everywhere, but the top-tier figures of the ninja world all had detailed training materials in their hands.
Yet Tsunade showed clear surprise when faced with Nintaijutsu.
Nintaijutsu placed extremely high demands on physical fitness, chakra control, and long-term training. None of the three could be lacking. Other than Kumogakure's Raikage, it seemed no one had ever successfully cultivated it. She had not expected to encounter a powerful opponent in this lake who could both wield natural energy and use Nintaijutsu.
Her kick had failed to inflict the expected damage. Tsunade did not immediately press the attack. Instead, she quickly widened the distance between them. Their earlier exchange had been more of a probe, and she relayed the intelligence she had gathered to the nearby ninja. At least from what he had displayed so far, a Konoha ninja stood no chance in a one-on-one fight.
**"Lightning Release: Earth