"I said, I don't like getting into meaningless fights with cowards."
"If you really want to take action, add some bonus and make a bet."
"Huh, what are you betting on?"
Tsunade stopped, crossed his arms, and looked down at Naruto.
"If I win, you come back to Konoha with us, take over as Fifth Hokage, and make me your Direct Jōnin."
"Kid, why do you want to be my Direct Jōnin?"
"Do you know what Direct Jōnin means?"
"Any mission you go out to do will have to be signed by me. Any trouble you cause will have to be taken care of by me. If you die in battle, I will have to personally go and count your belongings."
"Preparing to become the next Hokage."
"And after becoming a ninja directly under Hokage, you can legitimately avoid the hands extended by certain people."
Tsunade's brows moved slightly.
She knows who some of the people Naruto is talking about.
Danzo.
This old guy has been coveting Nine-Tails Jinchuriki for more than a day or two. If the third generation old man hadn't been suppressing him during his lifetime, he would have dragged Naruto into Root.
Now that the third-generation old man is dead, according to the information she received, Danzo was inexplicably injured by an explosion, but when he recovered, the first target he wanted to attack was Naruto.
This kid is much more sober than his peers. Not only does he say he wants to be Hokage, but he also plans every move for this goal.
"If you want to be my direct ninja, you can't just talk about it."
Tsunade turned around and pushed open the wooden door of the izakaya. "Come out and let me see if your strength is worthy of your arrogance."
Naruto stood up from his seat and clapped his hands.
Jiraiya and Shizune also walked out and stood under the eaves on the other side of the alley.
Shizune was holding Tonton with a worried look on his face, while Jiraiya was leaning against the wall with his arms folded, looking like he was watching a good show.
Naruto and Tsunade stood in the open space in the alley, about ten steps apart.
"As one of Sannin, facing a Genin, I will give you a hand."
Tsunade put his right hand behind his back, and his left hand hung casually by his side. He looked at Naruto with undisguised contempt in his eyes.
In her opinion, no matter how outstanding this Jinchuriki brat was just now, in the end he was just a Genin who had just graduated a few months ago.
Giving up a hand is already giving Jiraiya face.
"Tsunade Mother-in-law, I advise you to use all your strength."
Naruto stood on the spot and moved his wrist, speaking calmly.
But the voice of the mother-in-law was like a needle stabbing into the nerve that Tsunade cares about most.
The veins on her forehead visibly jumped, and the corners of her eyes twitched.
Jiraiya subconsciously took half a step back when he heard these two words.
The last time he heard someone say that Tsunade was old, he lay in the hospital for three full months.
"If you dare to call me mother-in-law, I must teach you a lesson today and let you know what it means to respect your seniors."
"I've changed my mind, and I'm going to teach you a lesson with all my strength!"
Tsunade gritted his teeth and squeezed every word out from between his teeth. The moment he clenched his right fist, his knuckles made a series of crisp cracks.
"This is best!"
Naruto The corners of his mouth curved slightly.
The moment his voice fell, Tsunade's figure disappeared from the place.
It is not Body Flicker Technique, there is no Hand Seals action, it is purely the ultimate Taijutsu speed that condenses Chakra in the meridians of the feet.
The air in the alley was stirred up by the movement of Tsunade, and several spider web-like cracks appeared on the ground where Tsunade stepped.
Immediately afterwards, a fist wrapped by Chakra quickly enlarged in Naruto's field of vision.
Monster Strength
Without any Ninjutsu blessing, the pure Chakra explosion and physical strength alone can smash a hill into pieces. This punch hit the center of Naruto's chest.
"As expected of Kage Level, a strong man."
Naruto said silently in his heart.
"Swift Release..."
The next second, the moment Tsunade's fist came into contact with Naruto, Naruto's body disappeared from the place at a speed far exceeding that of Tsunade.
Not Flying Thunder God, not Body Flicker Technique, but pure speed.
Swift Release Kekkei Genkai showed its talents in actual combat for the first time.
Tsunade's fist lost its target and hit the ground where Naruto was standing.
Boom!!
In an instant, a huge pit with a diameter of ten meters was smashed out of the entire alley's road surface under this punch. The broken stones were thrown into the air by the shock wave and hit the walls of the houses on both sides.
Smoke and dust billowed up, and Tsunade stood in the middle of the pit, his fist still pounding into the ground, and his blond hair was blown back by the air waves.
"Monster Strength? This is a really good move."
Naruto's voice came from behind Tsunade.
He stood on the edge of the pothole, with his hands in the pockets of his windbreaker, looking down at the scale of damage caused by Tsunade's punch.
To be honest, this kind of pure physical destructive power is really beautiful.
He has already begun to want to learn this trick.
"Heavenly Foot of Pain!"
The moment Tsunade heard the voice of Naruto, he turned around and raised his leg to do a chop.
She raised her right foot high and struck it straight down on Naruto's head with the force of splitting a mountain.
But what was smashed by the heel was still the afterimage of Naruto left in place.
Tsunade's Heavenly Foot of Pain continued to hit the stone wall on the side of the alley. The entire wall broke in the middle, and the broken masonry turned into a pile of rubble with a loud noise.
"Lady Tsunade is serious!"
Shizune hugged Tonton tightly. She had been with Tsunade for so many years, and she knew very well how terrifying Tsunade would be once he entered this state.
The last time Tsunade showed this expression was on the battlefield of Third Shinobi World War. In that battle, she demolished half of the enemy's stronghold by herself.
Jiraiya on the side did not show any worried look, his attention was in another direction.
He was sure that the speed at which Naruto dodged Tsunade's attacks twice just now was not Flying Thunder God.
When Flying Thunder God is activated, there are unique spatial fluctuations activated by Chakra Formula, but the two movements of Naruto just now have no traces of Space-Time Ninjutsu at all.
This is pure Taijutsu speed, but how can Taijutsu speed of Naruto be so fast?
When Naruto was sparring with him in the back mountain a month ago, sprinting at full speed also required obvious acceleration. However, the two dodges just now showed no signs of acceleration at all, they were just top speed.
As expected, this kid still has a trump card hidden in him.
"You kid, can you only hide?"
Tsunade withdrew her right foot from the rubble and ground her heel on the gravel. Two consecutive attacks failed, making her anger even more intense.
"Tsunade Mother-in-law, I'm not stupid."
"If I get punched by you, I won't be bruised and bruised!"
Naruto's figure stood not far away with a calm tone.
Tsunade snorted coldly, clenched his right fist and punched Naruto again.
Naruto still used Swift Release to escape the attack range at the moment when Tsunade's attack was about to contact the body, and Tsunade's fist once again made a deep hole on the ground.
At the moment when Tsunade was about to retract his fist and readjust his posture, Naruto did not retreat far away like the previous two times, but directly used the tiny gap in Tsunade's ribs exposed when he retracted his fist to dodge to Tsunade's side.
A solid punch hit Tsunade's abdomen, and the force of the punch penetrated the muscle layer of Tsunade's abdomen and penetrated through the fabric of his back.
Immediately afterwards, Naruto took advantage of Tsunade's temporary stiffness after being hit, appeared behind Tsunade and kicked her away.