"She's really like Shodai(1st)-sama," a Leaf Ninja said with a nostalgic tone.
In the arena, the blonde girl, a small figure with a huge scroll on her back, looked very imposing.
"It's not 'like', it's 'exactly'," another Shinobi said. "That scroll, it's the one Shodai(1st)-sama used to carry, right?"
She wasn't even as tall as the scroll, but she carried it without any apparent effort.
"As the rumors say, she possesses monstrous strength."
A Shinobi exclaimed.
"Who is the Hime's opponent? She looks like a master swordsman."
Another equally small figure, with a long sword at her waist, one hand pressing down on the hilt, was entirely shrouded in a wide, pure white haori, hood, and robe, wearing a pure white, unblemished, fox-like mask.
The mask was engraved with a simple family crest.
"Didn't I tell you? She's from the Oil Girl Clan, those insect-wielding guys."
"No way, the Oil Girl Clan has sword users?"
"To be able to fight the Hime, she must have some serious skills."
"How long have you been out on a mission? This is that rumored super terrifying Oil Girl kid, who has Jonin-level qualities at just six years old."
"Back in the Sengoku period, this guy would already be collecting bounties for heads on the battlefield."
"Anyway, I definitely don't want to meet any Aburame guys on the battlefield."
"Senior, why do you say that?"
"You're from a civilian background, so you wouldn't know. If you encounter the Oil Girl Clan, you'd be lucky to be recognized by your own clan when they come to collect your body!"
"Ah!? Why?"
After a moment of silence, this Shinobi said meaningfully.
"Insects eat people."
"Start!"
The battle erupted the moment the words fell!
Tsunade made the first move.
Extremely precise Chakra burst control combined with powerful leg muscle strength gave her immense kinetic energy.
The ground beneath her feet cracked instantly, then, unable to withstand the enormous destructive force, it exploded upwards, and within several meters, huge rocks violently burst out of the ground, with tiny gravel scattering and flying.
This guy!
Astonishing destructive power!
The surrounding crowd stirred.
The examination entered its most intense phase right from the start.
At this moment, Tsunade shot up into the sky. Even for Shinobi, who can jump several meters high, seeing Tsunade dozens of meters high in the air made them twitch at the corners of their mouths.
In the air, huh.
Looking up at Tsunade, who was hurtling down from high in the sky like a cannonball, Miki's eyelids twitched.
With the standard power of the Insects swarm, it was impossible to intercept such a heavy object falling with gravity's acceleration.
Which meant the swarm's defense line would be breached.
"How reckless." Looking at the scene in the crystal ball, Sandaime smoked contentedly. With Tsunade's physique, falling from this height would at most result in a soft tissue contusion.
So, how will you deal with Tsunade's close-quarters combat?
A large swarm of black mist surged up from Miki, like a massive dark cloud, rapidly meeting Tsunade, who had nowhere to dodge in the air.
This was also an opportunity.
So, it remained to be seen whether Tsunade, under the clustered attack of the insect swarm, could deliver a decisive blow to Miki.
Undoubtedly, Miki could dodge.
Whether Tsunade's desperate, suicidal strike could hit Miki was a big question.
While releasing the insect swarm, Miki prepared to quickly leap out of Tsunade's attack range.
And just then, Miki abruptly stopped moving, half-crouching in place on the ground.
Not dodging?
The surrounding Shinobi had just raised the question.
The answer followed immediately.
Using Miki's insect swarm to obscure a large portion of the sky, various weapons, accompanied by a mournful whistling wind, rained down from the sky.
They sealed off all escape routes around Miki.
"Beautiful tactics, Tsunade Hime!" a Shinobi exclaimed, slapping his thigh.
"That guy, though, has amazing combat instincts!" another Shinobi said.
The thudding sound of weapons embedding into the ground around Miki was continuous, showing no signs of stopping.
And the time left for Miki was already running out.
Tsunade was about to strike.
Heavy wind pressure enveloped Tsunade, roaring low above Miki's head.
However, the insect swarm's obstruction of vision was two-way.
In front of everyone, Miki quickly formed hand signs, then rapidly sank into the ground.
"This guy!"
Someone gasped at the sight.
Was Tsunade's attack all for naught?
"No! There's still time!" someone said in a deep voice.
In a flash, it was unclear whether they meant Tsunade had time or Miki had time.
Tsunade broke through the insect swarm from the sky, her head emerging.
At this point, Miki's figure was no longer on the ground.
Without any hesitation, covered in Insects, like a wriggling black shadow, she raised one leg high and brought it down heavily on the ground.
Ignoring the Insects that might crawl into her mouth, Tsunade just wanted to shout out loudly.
"Heavenly Foot of Pain!"
Followed by an explosion.
The hard ground, like tofu, shattered into pieces.
Booming, thunderous roars echoed incessantly.
The ground undulated like a stormy sea.
The distant crowd also struggled to stand steady.
Scattered rocks, dust, and weapons filled the air.
When everything settled down, a closer look revealed that Tsunade had demolished the school playground.
At the epicenter of the accident, Tsunade bent over, hands on her knees, panting heavily. Some insects were blown away by the impact, while others, deeper within, still stubbornly crawled on Tsunade.
Revealing Tsunade's beautiful and cute face.
But no one present thought she was cute.
Their heads were full of black lines.
Is this our Konoha Hime?
She's clearly a humanoid Tyrannosaurus Rex!
No, even more terrifying than a Tyrannosaurus Rex!
A group of secretly admiring young boys felt they would never love again, instinctively feeling that marrying Tsunade would be very dangerous.
So, where was Miki?
Chiri looked around worriedly. Although she trusted Miki's strength, she couldn't help but worry.
Hyuga Hitomi, with her Byakugan activated, looked at Tsunade and lightly snorted, her arms crossed.
Hmph! It's not over yet!
The next second, Miki's figure rose from the ground in the distance.
She held her faintly cracked mask, covered in dust, her white robe no longer pristine, looking very disheveled.
She made it in time, but not entirely. Earth Release had allowed her to sink deeper underground.
Although she had used Earth Release to soften the surrounding earth, there was still that one moment when Miki felt she would be crushed into a pulp.
The surrounding insect swarm vibrated its wings violently, mirroring Miki's current mood.
She did not rush to attack Tsunade, as that would be meaningless now.
Why?
Because…
"Your insects no longer affect me! Insect Woman! Come here! I'm going to beat you up!"
Tsunade stood up straight and shouted loudly at Miki from a distance.
"How did you do that, Big Forehead?" Miki asked.
It was a Ninjutsu she hadn't seen before.
"Hmph! Do you think I'd be kind enough to tell you!? If you beg me, it's not impossible! Hahahahahahaha!"
Seeing Miki at a disadvantage, Tsunade laughed with her hands on her hips.
"No, what I mean is, with your brain, you absolutely couldn't have thought of this tactic and Ninjutsu," Miki said coldly.
A vein instantly popped on Tsunade's forehead.
Her triumphant laughter abruptly stopped.
"Let me think…"
Miki continued.
"It's mucus, right?"
"A coating of mucus on your body surface."
Having her trump card revealed so suddenly, Tsunade glared at Miki with a dark expression.
"I see, it's Slug," Miki said.
There's an interesting natural phenomenon: the usually unstoppable army ants cannot overcome a Slug.
Why?
Clustered attacks by a swarm are not effective against a Slug covered in mucus.
Their limbs get stuck, and their mouthparts struggle to exert force.
They can only tangle for a bit, then let the Slug leave.
And this special mucus seems to even defend against Chakra absorption.
Although a tiny bit can still be absorbed, it's only a tiny bit.
One can only say, truly worthy of Slug-sama.
"It seems it's Princess Tsunade's victory. That Aburame kid can no longer do anything to Princess Tsunade."
In the distance, an Anbu on duty said.
"Not necessarily," her female companion beside her replied. "That Aburame kid is very terrifying inside."
A pair of Byakugan was revealed.
"I don't understand it."
"But it's very dangerous."
"A Shinobi's intuition says it's not over yet."
At this moment, Miki made a move, slowly drawing her sword, then casually tossing away the scabbard.
A round of close-quarters combat?
What would she use, and how could she possibly fight Tsunade?
Everyone watched this scene, their interest piqued.
Meanwhile, Tsunade bent down and casually picked up an exaggeratedly large spiked club from the ground, confidently resting it on her small shoulder.
"Laugh all you want now, but the more graceful you are now, the more disheveled you'll look picking up your things afterward."
Miki sneered.
Tsunade opened her mouth, momentarily speechless.
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