The Battle with Tsunade

The terrible pain made every day feel like a year to Uzumaki Hane. He had no idea how much time had passed before the scenery in front of him began to blur. He knew he couldn't pass out, or all his efforts would be wasted, so he gritted his teeth and held on.

Just as Uzumaki Hane was about to lose consciousness, a thunderous boom suddenly erupted in his mind. The gate opened, and a vast surge of Chakra instantly flooded his body.

Uzumaki Hane felt wonderful all over and couldn't resist the urge to let out a long cry, but it was late at night, so he had to suppress it. Feeling the power surging through him, he said excitedly, "Did I succeed? So this is what it feels like to open the first gate. My Chakra should be at Jonin level now, right?"

While Uzumaki Hane was immersed in the joy of his breakthrough, elsewhere, Danzo walked out of the Hokage's office and muttered, "It failed? Uzumaki Hane, it seems you're a troublesome person too. And Tsunade, do you think becoming Hokage gives you the right to order me around?" Danzo concealed himself in the shadows, who knew what scheme he was plotting.

The next day, Uzumaki Hane was in a very good mood and arrived at the training ground early to train.

Just then, Tsunade walked over slowly. When Uzumaki Hane saw her, he immediately stopped training and said, "Lord Hokage."

Tsunade looked Uzumaki Hane over and said, "So you're Uzumaki Hane. Take this." She struck with her right fist, and the air exploded with a bang. Uzumaki Hane sensed its terrifying power, but he had just opened the first gate and his confidence had soared. Instead of dodging, he shouted, "Magma Heavy Fist!" His right hand rapidly turned to magma and swelled to three times its original size, and he punched straight at her.

Boom! But Uzumaki Hane's magma fist shattered as though it were made of tofu. He grunted and staggered back several steps.

Tsunade didn't continue attacking. Looking at the scorch marks on the surface of her fist, she said, "So this is your Kekkei Genkai."

Uzumaki Hane said, "This is my Kekkei Genkai, the magma Kekkei Genkai."

Tsunade said, "Magma? That's a very good Kekkei Genkai." With that, she stomped on the ground. Uzumaki Hane felt the earth shake and the mountains tremble as several enormous cracks appeared beneath Tsunade's foot and spread toward him.

Uzumaki Hane didn't dare stay where he was. He darted away, ending up more than ten meters away. Looking at the scene before him, as though an earthquake had struck, he broke out in a cold sweat and thought in shock, So this is the strength of Tsunade, one of the Sannin.

However, Uzumaki Hane quickly recovered from his shock, his heart full of anticipation. Someday, he too would possess such tremendous strength.

Tsunade flashed forward, appearing in front of Uzumaki Hane as if she had teleported, and struck again with her right fist. The terrifying wind from her punch made his face sting. Startled, he shouted, "Lava Super Heavy Fist!" His right arm rapidly transformed into a magma arm ten times its original size. Boom! But it was like an egg striking a rock. The magma arm shattered again, and Uzumaki Hane let out another grunt, his face turning somewhat pale.

Tsunade stopped where she was and said, "Not bad. Your strength is at least at Jonin level. Now I'm going to get serious."

A thought occurred to Uzumaki Hane, and he hurriedly said, "Wait! You're one of the illustrious Sannin. How can you bully a mere Chunin like me?"

Tsunade said, "Your strength is far beyond what a Chunin can match."

Uzumaki Hane said, "I'm only sixteen this year, and at your age..." Before he could finish, a vein bulged on Tsunade's forehead, and she threw a punch at him. Uzumaki Hane sensed mortal danger and instinctively turned sideways, narrowly avoiding the blow.

Her fist struck the ground. Bang! A crack a meter wide appeared in the ground. Looking at it, Uzumaki Hane broke out in a profuse cold sweat. If that had hit him, he would definitely have been smashed to pieces. He really had a foul mouth, speaking without thinking.

Seeing that Tsunade still wanted to attack, Uzumaki Hane hurriedly said, "Wait, Lady Tsunade. How about we make a bet?"

At the word "bet," Tsunade immediately stopped and looked at Uzumaki Hane, asking with great interest, "What kind of bet?"

Uzumaki Hane took out a bell. He had bought it for Yamano Koromo and intended to give it to her at noon, so he was carrying it with him.

When Tsunade saw the bell, memories of the past surfaced in her mind. Back when she, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru had just become ninja, Teacher Sarutobi had used bells to test them too. Now everything had changed: Orochimaru had defected, and not long ago, he had even killed Teacher Sarutobi.

Uzumaki Hane said to Tsunade, "Tie it to yourself. If I can snatch it, I win, and you have to agree to take me as your disciple."

Feeling somewhat nostalgic, Tsunade said, "It doesn't seem like there's much in it for me, but... I accept."

Uzumaki Hane handed the bell to Tsunade, secretly pleased. He had known she would find it hard to turn down a bet.

Tsunade took the bell and tied it to her waist. "I'm starting," she said. "Now I'm going to give you a good beating." With that, she threw a punch.

Uzumaki Hane's expression turned serious, and he shouted, "Hell Hound!" His left hand rapidly turned to magma and reached for the bell at Tsunade's waist.

Tsunade displayed her terrifying strength as one of the Sannin. She shifted slightly to the side, and Uzumaki Hane's magma arm brushed past her. She flipped in midair and kicked him hard in the shoulder. Bang! Uzumaki Hane flew backward and slammed heavily into the ground.

Uzumaki Hane soon crawled to his feet, covered in dirt.

Tsunade wanted to give Uzumaki Hane a thorough beating, so naturally she wouldn't stop there. She flashed forward, arriving in front of him, and drove a fist at him.

Uzumaki Hane already knew how terrifying Tsunade's monstrous strength was. He shouted, "Hell Hound!" His right hand rapidly turned to magma and seized her incoming fist.

Bang! Uzumaki Hane's entire magma arm broke apart inch by inch, and he flew backward again.

Uzumaki Hane struggled to his feet, his right hand trembling slightly. He was clearly injured.

Tsunade looked at Uzumaki Hane and said, "Kid, you're really tough. Now I can beat you without worrying."

Uzumaki Hane frowned, thinking about how to get the bell. Unfortunately, his Ninjutsu was terrible; otherwise, he could have used it.

Suddenly, a sound came slicing through the air. Uzumaki Hane instinctively turned sideways and saw Tsunade's fist pass by his nose and strike the ground. Bang! Countless pieces of rock flew out.

Uzumaki Hane was indeed startled at first, but he quickly reacted, flipping backward and retreating more than ten meters.

Tsunade said, "Kid, you dare get distracted while fighting me?"

Looking at the huge crater beside Tsunade, Uzumaki Hane smiled bitterly and said, "Lady Tsunade, you really aren't holding back at all." He felt deeply dejected. Tsunade had only used her monstrous strength so far, yet he was already in such a sorry state. It seemed he still wasn't strong enough.

Tsunade said, "Kid, I told you long ago that I was going to give you a good beating."