Chapter 179: Wood Style Versus Wood Style! (Begging for everything with 10k words!)
Seeing Tsunade, who had inflated to her limit, Sarutobi Asuma beckoned with his finger.
"You bastard!"
Tsunade was furious. With a boom, the ground beneath her feet first sank, then shattered. Dust kicked up, and a crevice rapidly spread towards Sarutobi Asuma, reaching him in an instant.
The ground in front of Sarutobi Asuma exploded, and Tsunade shot up from the ground, launching a rising punch straight at his jaw.
"Go, Lady Tsunade!"
Yūhi Kurenai and Shizune didn't hesitate to side with Tsunade.
Tsunade was fast and her attacks were fierce, but in Sarutobi Asuma's eyes, her speed was still a little lacking.
Snap!
Sarutobi Asuma reached out and accurately grabbed Tsunade's fair wrist, chuckling, "Big Sister Tsunade, your speed is still a bit off."
"Don't underestimate me!"
Tsunade shouted, and with a surge of power, she lifted her long leg into a perfect split, then powerfully kicked down at Sarutobi Asuma.
Boom!
The terrifying power and speed compressed the air, creating a ring of white shockwaves.
Sarutobi Asuma's expression remained unchanged. He extended his left hand, arriving before her right, and just like his right hand, he grabbed Tsunade's calf.
Moreover, his body didn't move an inch, and the ground beneath his feet was completely unharmed.
Tsunade's expression changed slightly. He had completely withstood her power.
At that moment, she felt her calf being squeezed.
Sarutobi Asuma chuckled, "Big Sister Tsunade, your training isn't sufficient yet; you haven't fully unlocked your own potential!"
"Bastard, die!"
Tsunade roared, forming her left hand into a blade and slashing towards Sarutobi Asuma's neck.
Sarutobi Asuma knew this move was the Body Disturbance, which could make a person lose control of their body by interfering with the neural electrical pulse signals of the central nervous system.
Without mastering Electromagnetic Release, Tsunade needed contact attacks to be effective, especially aiming as close to the central nervous system as possible.
Sarutobi Asuma naturally wouldn't let her succeed. He immediately exerted force with both hands, and Tsunade was sent flying, tumbling through the air as if she were riding the clouds.
Tsunade adjusted her posture in mid-air, but her expression immediately changed because that little rascal Sarutobi Asuma had appeared in front of her.
Boom!
Sarutobi Asuma threw a punch, blasting the air.
Tsunade crossed her arms and immediately felt intense pain in both arms. She was sent plummeting from the sky like a cannonball, and with a loud boom, the ground caved in and exploded.
"Lady Tsunade!"
Shizune couldn't help but cry out.
Yūhi Kurenai's heart also skipped a beat, and she then said comfortingly, "Don't worry, Asuma knows what he's doing."
As she spoke, the dust was torn apart, and Tsunade shot out, attacking Sarutobi Asuma, who was descending.
However, even Yūhi Kurenai and Shizune could easily tell from their exchange.
Sarutobi Asuma seemed to be handling everything with ease, strolling leisurely, while Tsunade's offensive was fierce but was all neutralized by Sarutobi Asuma one by one.
Yūhi Kurenai couldn't help but recall the spar between Sarutobi Asuma and Might Guy a few years ago.
Might Guy back then seemed to be in a similar situation as Tsunade now.
"This guy is truly unfathomable."
"He can deal with such offense so easily."
Tsunade threw punches and kicks in a frenzy, but she was increasingly shocked by Sarutobi Asuma's strength.
Right now, both of them were only using Ninjutsu and Taijutsu.
And she was far more powerful now than she had been in the past.
If it were Jiraiya or Orochimaru, purely in terms of Taijutsu, they would have been long since beaten into a hasty retreat by him now.
"Big Sister Tsunade, your power output is strong, but your speed is too slow, and your neural reactions are too slow for me."
"Even without using other methods, your movements, in my eyes, are like those of a child."
Sarutobi Asuma said with a light laugh.
"You're boasting too soon!"
Tsunade snorted coldly.
The next moment, seals appeared on her forehead and face.
Without performing any Hand Seals, the Sage Cursed Seal was activated, and the Yin Seal was completely unleashed. Sage Power surged.
In an instant, Tsunade's perception, speed, and reaction capabilities all skyrocketed.
Boom!
Sarutobi Asuma was sent flying backward, hit by Tsunade for the first time.
"This is getting interesting!"
Sarutobi Asuma became a little more serious.
In Sage Mode, Tsunade's speed and reaction time could barely keep up with his normal state.
Therefore, Sarutobi Asuma still hadn't used any other techniques, including Sage Power.
The two exchanged blows at high speed, and the fight became evenly matched.
Meanwhile, Yūhi Kurenai and Shizune's eyes couldn't keep up with the speed of the two. They could only watch as large craters appeared on the ground, and hear the sound of explosions.
Half an hour later.
The battle stopped.
Tsunade panted heavily, sweat dripping from her, while Sarutobi Asuma, across from her, hadn't even broken a sweat.
"This little brat..."
Tsunade realized for the first time that Sarutobi Asuma's growth and potential were far beyond her imagination.
She had been careless!
As expected, she shouldn't have gambled!
What if she lost?
Should she cheat?
But that wasn't Tsunade's style!
Damn him!
Tsunade stared at Sarutobi Asuma, then suddenly took a deep breath, straightened up, and formed hand seals with her hands.
Sarutobi Asuma raised an eyebrow as he watched.
That was the "巳" seal!
"Sage Art, Wood Release: Deep Forest Emergence!"
Tsunade shouted softly.
As expected.
Sarutobi Asuma looked down and saw the ground beneath him crack open. Saplings of green trees emerged, and then these saplings erupted with explosive growth at an incredible speed. Thick tree trunks rapidly grew, and in the blink of an eye, a dense forest of giant trees formed!
"It's the First Hokage's Wood Release secret technique!"
"When did Lady Tsunade master this!"
Yūhi Kurenai and Shizune exclaimed in unison.
They had often trained with Tsunade or accompanied her during this time, but they had never seen her use this jutsu.
"This is much stronger than Yamato's!"
Sarutobi Asuma smiled.
This scale was already comparable to the Wood Release used when Orochimaru first summoned the First Hokage in the original story.
No, it should be quite a bit stronger.
Suddenly, Sarutobi Asuma's body rose, as he was dragged up by a thick tree trunk.
Immediately after, branches as thick as pythons swept towards him, binding his body, legs, and arms completely.
He was completely suspended in the air.
"Finally, I've got you!"
Tsunade's lips curved into a smile as she let out a long breath.
"Sister Tsunade, you're cheating!"
Sarutobi Asuma said helplessly.
Tsunade pouted and snorted, "I never said I couldn't use other ninjutsu!"
"Is that so..."
Sarutobi Asuma smiled.
The next moment, purple lightning arcs erupted from his body, and then the branches exploded, shattering into pieces.
"Just simple Lightning Style is this strong!"
Tsunade was shocked, and then she controlled the branches in the forest to surge towards Sarutobi Asuma.
But the next moment.
Zzzt!
Rumble!
With the sound of lightning and thunder, the trees created by a large amount of Wood Release exploded, purple lightning spreading like an ocean.
"It's not over yet!"
Tsunade formed hand seals again.
Wood Style: Wood Dragon Technique!
The ground violently rumbled, and thick, massive trees emerged from beneath the earth, transforming into a giant wood dragon that lunged toward Sarutobi Asuma.
Tsunade leaped up, positioning herself on the dragon's head.
"Even the Wood Dragon Technique, impressive!"
Sarutobi Asuma nodded with satisfaction, thinking, "In that case, I'll use Wood Style against Wood Style!"
As the wood dragon coiled and attacked, he willed it, and the ground around him split open. Bare, thick tree roots shot out like dragons and snakes, entangling and binding the incoming wood dragon.
Tsunade's expression changed as she watched. The trees she had created with her Wood Release were rapidly withering, as if their life force was being drained.
The wood dragon beneath her suffered the same fate, rapidly decaying before exploding with a "boom."
Meanwhile, Sarutobi Asuma's Wood Release, those thick tree roots, quickly sprouted branches that surged towards her.
"Is this the Wood Release of Kekkei Tōta? It can actually drain life force..."
Tsunade's robes fluttered as she landed on the ground with a grave expression, then brought her hands together.
Wood Style: Wood Golem Technique!
Beneath her, thick tree roots rapidly grew, and a giant wood golem emerged, its hands swinging and smashing the incoming branches to pieces.
Standing on the golem's forehead, Tsunade panted heavily, sweat dripping down her face.
She had reached her limit!
"She even used the Wood Golem Technique!"
Sarutobi Asuma was quite surprised.
Gazing at the colossal wood golem blocking the sunlight and casting a shadow, Sarutobi Asuma's figure ascended rapidly.
Beneath him, the earth churned, and a giant wood golem emerged from the ground, standing up.
Yūhi Kurenai and Shizune, who were observing, exchanged glances. Kurenai remarked, "Asuma is definitely doing that on purpose!"
Shizune nodded.
The wood golem beneath Sarutobi Asuma's feet was a head taller than Tsunade's.
And unlike Tsunade's wood golem, Sarutobi Asuma's wood golem's face bore a striking resemblance to his own, about seventy to eighty percent similar.
"Tsunade-neechan, I told you, you've definitely lost!"
Sarutobi Asuma looked down at Tsunade, a position that was particularly advantageous.
Tsunade let out a cold snort and was about to make a move when the wood dragon wrapped around Sarutobi Asuma's golem suddenly coiled around and attacked. It first bit onto Tsunade's wood dragon, then its neck forked, growing another head that wrapped around Tsunade's wood golem, biting one of its arms.
"Damn it!"
Tsunade's body swayed with the golem, creating ripples.
Sarutobi Asuma willed it, and the wood golem beneath him grabbed Tsunade's wood golem's right hand with its left hand. Then, it raised its right arm, its palm descending like a sky-covering shadow.
Tsunade's body slipped through the gaps between the fingers of the golem's hand, and Sarutobi Asuma's golem pressed its right palm onto the head of Tsunade's wood golem.
Boom!
Tsunade's wood golem, which was over ten meters tall, and the wood dragon simultaneously exploded into countless decaying wood chips.
The golem's palm held Tsunade and brought her before Sarutobi Asuma.
"Tsunade-neechan, you lost!"
Sarutobi Asuma said with a smile.
Tsunade let out a soft snort and turned her head away, stubbornly defiant.
The wind howled, making her hair fly.
The sunlight shone, and the glistening sweat beads on Tsunade's forehead refracted a brilliant light.
At this moment, the usually strong Tsunade appeared somewhat delicate.
Sarutobi Asuma's heart skipped a beat. He stepped forward, reached out, and wiped the sweat from Tsunade's forehead, then cupped her cheeks.
Tsunade's cheeks instantly flushed, and then a burst of anger erupted.
"You little brat, die!"
Tsunade shouted, and her fist slammed into Sarutobi Asuma's face.
Boom!
Rings of white energy appeared, and Sarutobi Asuma was sent crashing into the ground like a cannonball, kicking up billowing dust.
Yūhi Kurenai and Shizune were both stunned into silence.
Tsunade snorted softly, but immediately felt some regret. That punch earlier seemed a bit too heavy.
If it had been that guy Jiraiya, he probably would have been beaten to death.
Sensing that Sarutobi Asuma wasn't seriously injured, Tsunade snorted again. She glanced at Yūhi Kurenai and Shizune, her face flushing slightly, and quickly leaped away.
"Asuma!"
Yūhi Kurenai and Shizune arrived at the edge of the large crater.
Shizune looked at Sarutobi Asuma with concern.
She knew that Jiraiya had almost been beaten to death by Tsunade for peeking at someone bathing.
Yūhi Kurenai wasn't as worried; she was very aware of Sarutobi Asuma's strength.
Seeing that Sarutobi Asuma was unharmed, she was completely relieved. She pulled Shizune along and snorted, "Shizune, we're sleeping at Lady Tsunade's tonight!"
With that, she forcibly dragged Shizune away.
Sarutobi Asuma, who had gotten up, touched his face, which had narrowly avoided deforming.
Fortunately, his constitution was strong, and he had defended himself at the last moment, otherwise, he truly would have been injured.
In fact, his appearance hadn't changed at all for over two years.
Still so youthful!
No rugged beard, nothing like that!
However, seeing Yūhi Kurenai's annoyed expression, Sarutobi Asuma sighed.
He had been too careless just now, couldn't hold back!
Scratching his head, Sarutobi Asuma could only clean up the battlefield first.
As for what would happen in the future, he'd just take it one step at a time!
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