Almost at the same instant, the giant clenched its fist and swung straight at the group of Sand Ninja who had been holding Kushina back.
A razor-sharp force burst from its fist, and an icy killing intent swept across the battlefield.
A surge of power rippled outward from the fist, setting off thunderous cracks in the air.
Boom.
Beneath the spot where the punch landed, the force of the blow hammered a basin into the earth.
Wind howled through the giant's body.
A colorless storm seemed to turn white as it burst again and again across the pure-white armguard.
Kushina's blood burned hot, and her fighting spirit blazed.
The Sand Ninja holding her back were weaker than she was. Only by working together had they managed to keep her at bay.
How could they withstand her sudden burst of power now?
With a single blow, Kushina wiped out the unprepared group.
"So strong! So strong!"
Anko knocked down the enemy before her, then looked at Tsunade and Kushina unleashing their power nearby, her spirits soaring.
The strength Tsunade and Kushina displayed was extraordinary—terrifying, even.
But Anko felt no fear. If anything, she was thrilled.
One day, I'll be that strong too, once that bastard trains me.
I won't fall behind you!
"And someday, I'll surpass you both," Anko murmured as she charged at the faltering Sand Ninja.
Anko was not the only one thinking that. The same thoughts had crossed Rin's and Kurenai's minds.
Kushina and Tsunade were both Uchiha Yin's women. Anko, Rin, and Kurenai could not bear to lag too far behind them.
Only Shizune gazed at Tsunade with pure admiration.
I have to keep working hard too. I want to become a ninja like Lady Tsunade, Shizune thought.
As if recalling something, a blush rose to Shizune's