Hiruzen Sarutobi immediately understood what Tsunade was planning.
He had no intention of stopping her.
As Hokage, it wouldn't look good for him to personally step in—but Tsunade was different.
She was also Uzumaki Mito's granddaughter.
Even if Kazuki got hurt, Mito wouldn't blame him.
Besides…
Lately, Kazuki had been getting a little too confident.
Awakening the Senju bloodline limit was impressive.
Wiping out ten Root operatives was even more shocking.
It had forced Hiruzen to cut ties with Danzo and send him away.
Maybe it was time for Kazuki to learn that there's always a bigger fish.
But when Tsunade unleashed her chakra—
Kazuki's eyes lit up.
Through the Wood Dragon, he felt an enormous surge of chakra being siphoned down into the earth—
Then flowing straight back into his body.
It traveled up through his legs—
Straight into the Yin Seal on his forehead.
"Is she… charging me?"
The diamond mark beneath his Konoha headband began to glow faintly.
No one noticed.
Tsunade remained confident at first.
But gradually—
Her expression changed.
She had stored chakra in her Yin Seal for over two years.
More than half of it was already gone—
And Kazuki still looked relaxed?
Something was wrong.
Hiruzen's expression shifted slightly.
"Kazuki! Don't push it! You'll get hurt!"
Kazuki smiled calmly.
"Don't worry, Third Hokage. I'm not forcing anything."
"Today I just want to see what kind of confidence someone has—jumping into a fight without understanding the situation."
"Even if Grandma Mito were here, I'd still teach you a lesson."
Kushina stirred.
Her eyelashes fluttered as she slowly opened her eyes.
She saw several figures.
Rubbed her eyes.
Looked again—
"Ah! Th-Third Hokage-sama?! And… Sister Tsunade?!"
The cold air sobered her instantly.
When she realized Kazuki and Tsunade were fighting, her face turned pale.
"Kazu! What's going on?!"
Tsunade snorted.
"Perfect timing. You're awake."
"This guy tried to take advantage of you while you were drunk!"
Kushina immediately shook her head.
"Sister Tsunade, you must be mistaken. Kazu would never do that."
Tsunade nearly coughed up blood.
Girl, can you not defend him this hard?
Kazuki smirked.
"You hear that?"
"'Seeing is believing,' right? Sounds more like you're blind."
Kushina glared at him.
"Kazu! Watch how you talk to Sister Tsunade!"
"She didn't ask anything. She just attacked."
"What if she ruined my reputation? What if she ruined yours?"
"She's all muscle, no brain."
Tsunade was about to explode.
She unleashed every last drop of chakra she had.
But the chakra poured into the Wood Dragon—
And vanished.
Like throwing water into a bottomless pit.
Kazuki's body absorbed everything.
Now Tsunade was sweating heavily.
She couldn't stop.
And she couldn't win.
She was stuck.
Hiruzen quickly intervened.
"Kazuki. That's enough. Everyone step back."
But Kazuki ignored him.
The Wood Dragon tightened—
And bound Tsunade's arms in place.
Then—
Another thick vine rose up.
SMACK.
A clear, crisp sound echoed through the night.
Silence.
Everyone stared at Kazuki in disbelief.
Kazuki said calmly,
"If no one teaches her now, and she keeps causing trouble outside…"
"Won't that damage Konoha's reputation?"
"The Senju name?"
"And even yours, Third Hokage?"
[Ding. Choice three completed: Educate Tsunade properly.]Reward obtained: S-Rank Ninjutsu — Strength of a Hundred Technique.
Kazuki was very satisfied.
Tsunade's face turned bright red.
The Strength of a Hundred fully activated.
With a furious roar, she shattered the Wood Dragon completely.
"Die!"
Golden chakra exploded around her feet.
She launched forward like a streak of light—
Taijutsu: Heavenly Foot of Pain.
A single stomp could split the earth.
If that kick landed on a person—
It would be catastrophic.
Tsunade wasn't holding back anymore.
She just wanted to vent.
"Don't!"
Kushina suddenly stepped in front of Kazuki.
Tsunade's face changed instantly.
She couldn't pull the kick back in time.
"Kushina, move!"
Hiruzen and Jiraiya both rushed forward.
But Kazuki moved faster.
His hands flashed—
Not one seal.
Three.
In that instant—
Two dark markings appeared across his face, crossing over his eyes and connecting at his forehead and chin.
Tsunade's pupils shrank.
"The Strength of a Hundred?!"
Around her—
Three massive Wood Dragons erupted.
One.
Two.
Three.
Layer upon layer.
They coiled tightly around her body.
BOOM.
In less than a second—
Tsunade lost all vision and slammed heavily into the ground.
As she hit the earth—
One thought echoed in her mind.
Was I just… completely outplayed?