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Chapter 26: In other words... yes, Kushina won!
"Nawaki, I remember you said that after becoming a genin you would challenge Yo-kun, or at the very least beat Kushina, right?"
Minato appears gentle on the surface, but is actually cunning and ruthless.
"Garlic bird, garlic bird," Rope Tree explained somewhat guiltily.
Then came comments like older brothers disdaining to hit their younger sisters, saying it was unfair to win and would damage family relationships.
This made everyone burst into laughter.
However, as the battle in the arena beneath their feet intensified, their smiles faded and their expressions gradually turned serious.
"There's a limit to how much reckless we can be!"
Orochimaru looked at the two who had no inhibitions with a grim expression.
Both Obsidian Lightning Release and Kushina's punches have exceeded the scope of safe training!
"Is Kushina using Lady Tsunade's monstrous fist?" Minato, who was standing nearby, keenly noticed that something was wrong with Kushina's fist.
That blood-red chakra looks very intimidating at first glance, and the pure violence effect is really similar.
Over the past two years, Minato has trained with the three of them and has witnessed the skills of these three legendary disciples of the Hokage.
Minato had a certain understanding of their usual fighting style.
The most distinctive feature of the three is their unique ninjutsu system.
Orochimaru's Snake Ninjutsu
Jiraiya's Toad Ninjutsu
Tsunade's monstrous strength
He had only ever seen such power in Lady Tsunade, with just her fist and foot techniques.
Minato turned his attention to his teacher, Jiraiya.
In the two years since, Jiraiya's plan to overtake Tsunade by taking a shortcut through the rope tree has made no progress whatsoever.
Instead, he took Minato as his disciple while guiding the four little ones in their training.
"This kind of force is very likely superhuman strength, but superhuman strength is also unlikely."
Jiraiya's expression was serious, but his eyes held a hint of confusion.
This kind of pure power is something that only Tsunade possesses in the entire Hidden Leaf Village. However, Jiraiya, who has firsthand experience with superhuman strength, felt that this superhuman strength was not pure.
As an expert in this field, Jiraiya roughly estimated that Kushina's punch wouldn't even break his ribs.
If it were Tsunade's monstrous strength, she would definitely be spending several months in Konoha Hospital.
"Impossible, how could Kushina have cultivated superhuman strength?" Nawaki immediately recognized it as fake, and then explained to Minato, "I know best about my sister's superhuman strength; it requires extremely precise control over chakra."
"I might think it's possible if it were Fushiko Kuroko, but there's no way Kushina could do it."
"It must be a secret technique that Grandma secretly taught Kushina."
Rope Tree clapped his hands together, feeling that he had guessed the truth.
In Nawaki's eyes, his grandmother was the most unfathomable person in the entire Hidden Leaf Village, so it was reasonable for her to teach Kushina some of the unique techniques that only the Uzumaki possessed.
Even Minato nodded in agreement after hearing this, finding it to be true.
Kushina's chakra manipulation was only slightly better than Nawaki's, and not even as good as Minato's, so she couldn't possibly unleash complex and delicate superhuman strength.
"No, it's probably really superhuman strength!"
Orochimaru glanced at Jiraiya with disdain, shook his head, and denied Nawaki's guess.
His eyesight was sharp; he could tell at a glance that Kushina was using genuine, superhuman strength.
While Orochimaru secretly thought Tsunade was acting recklessly, he was also amazed by Kushina's beauty.
"What are you talking about? At her age, how could Tsunade possibly be at ease!"
Upon learning that Kushina had indeed used superhuman strength, Jiraiya's face turned deathly pale, filled with lingering fear.
The two, as Tsunade's companions, were very clear about the principles behind superhuman strength.
They were well aware of the terrifying price of forcibly unleashing their superhuman strength: permanent meridian damage that even medical ninjutsu could not repair.
"Don't make a fuss. Since Tsunade dared to teach, she naturally wasn't afraid of Kushina getting into trouble."
"Could it be that Kushina has completely mastered superhuman strength at such a young age!?" Jiraiya's words were astonishing, almost triggering Orochimaru's aversion to stupidity.
"Look," Orochimaru said, his snake-like vertical pupils fixed on the crimson steam rising from Kushina's arm as she unleashed her superhuman strength. "That steam must be healing the meridians damaged by her superhuman strength."
Orochimaru saw through Kushina's confidence in forcibly using her superhuman strength.
Using Yang Release refined with special constitution, he performs medical ninjutsu similar to Yin Healing and Destruction, treating meridian damage caused by those who are not proficient in using superhuman strength in advance.
Trading one's life force for a burst of power beyond one's current abilities—this haphazard combination of ninjutsu is absolutely taboo.
Kushina, however, recklessly unleashed her life force with her vortex-like constitution, acting utterly willful.
But what truly amazed everyone was Fu Heiyao.
Even though Kushina used her superhuman strength and had an absolute advantage in power, she still couldn't gain any advantage in the battle.
Fukuyo's speed was like lightning. With his absolute speed advantage, Kushina, who had strength but no power, was like a headless fly spinning around and couldn't hit him at all.
However, Fu Heiyao's next move made everyone's eyes widen.
Instead of playing it safe and wearing down Kushina, Fukuyo took the initiative to confront her head-on.
"Pierce the ox!"
Under Lightning Release Chakra Mode, Obsidian's speed has temporarily reached its current limit.
He hovered around Kushina like lightning, and sometimes even created clones to confuse her.
But he didn't choose a war of attrition; that's the mindset of the weak.
Fu Heiyao quickly retreated to the limit of his perception, then called out Guan Niu's name and began to charge in a straight line.
Speed equals power, and Fu Heiyao also has a power-accumulation mechanism, so his power began to rise rapidly!
The bushes growing along the way were all pierced by the violent electric current surrounding him, their branches and leaves crackling and shattering.
From the air, Fu Heiyao sped through the forest, leaving behind what appeared to be a trail of blazing lightning stretching across the land.
Kushina also sensed Fushiko's intentions, but instead of dodging, she excitedly gathered her strength.
She was already limited by her speed and couldn't hit Fukuyo, so now that he took the initiative to come forward, Kushina couldn't have asked for more.
Both reacted quickly, and in the instant their minds made up their minds, they simultaneously unleashed their full power.
The next instant, the fist crackling with lightning collided head-on with the monstrous strength covered in crimson chakra.
The instant the fists collided, a miniature shockwave suddenly erupted.
Like a fierce gust of wind sweeping across the land, it dispersed all the fallen leaves flying everywhere. Then, a powerful aftershock surged up, stirring up billowing dust that filled the surrounding area.
Amidst the hazy smoke, Nawaki and Minato anxiously awaited the outcome.
Even Orochimaru and Jiraiya couldn't help but look forward to the outcome of their match.
"I admit that Fukuro's Lightning Release Chakra Mode is strong, but in terms of power, it is still far inferior to Super Strength."
Jiraiya himself gave an example.
Seeing that the veterans had spoken, Nawaki and Minato subconsciously felt that Jiraiya was right.
"In other words," Minato said, somewhat incredulously.
"That's right!" Nawaki exclaimed excitedly, "Kushina won!"
Orochimaru remained noncommittal to Nawaki's arbitrary answer, but in his heart he also leaned towards Kushina.
You won't understand unless you've witnessed superhuman strength in a fistfight; it's pure violence.
As the smoke and dust slowly dissipated, everyone was taken aback.
Jiraiya, who had withstood superhuman strength several times, was so shocked that his jaw almost dropped.
Despite having taken a powerful punch from Kushina, Fushiko was standing there unharmed.
In contrast, Kushina, though outwardly unharmed, revealed from the unhealed wounds on her arm that indicated she had very little Yang Release chakra left.