"Granny Tsunade, I advise you to use your full strength." Naruto stood in place and flexed his wrists, his tone calm.
This "Granny" was like a needle, piercing the nerve Tsunade cared about most. The veins on her forehead were visibly throbbing, and the corner of her eye twitched.
When Jiraiya heard that, he instinctively took a step back. The last time he heard someone call Tsunade old, he ended up lying in the hospital for three whole months.
"You dare call me Granny? Kid, today I must teach you a lesson and let you know what respect for your senior means. I've changed my mind, I'm going to use my full strength to properly teach you a lesson." Tsunade gritted her teeth.
The moment she clenched her right fist, her knuckles made a series of crisp cracking sounds.
"That's even better." The corners of Naruto's lips curled up slightly.
Tsunade's figure disappeared from where she stood and a fist enveloped in Chakra rapidly enlarged in Naruto's field of vision.
Chakra Enhanced Strength!
An attack method that could shatter boulders with pure Chakra explosion and physical strength alone.
'As expected of a Kage-level powerhouse.'
Naruto thought to himself.
Swift Release!
Naruto's body disappeared from where he stood at a speed far exceeding Tsunade's.
The Swift Release Kekkei Genkai revealed its edge in actual combat for the first time.
Tsunade's fist lost its target and smashed into the ground where Naruto had been standing.
Rumble!
The entire street surface of the alley was smashed into a crater ten meters in diameter by this punch.
Tsunade stood in the center of the crater, her fist still maintaining the posture of smashing into the ground, her blonde hair blown backward by the air wave.
"Chakra Enhanced Strength? This move is really good." Naruto's voice came from behind Tsunade.
He stood at the edge of the crater, hands in his pockets. Honestly speaking, this kind of pure physical destructive power was quite good. He had already started wanting to learn this move.
Heavenly Foot of Pain!
The moment Tsunade heard Naruto's voice, she turned. Her right foot was raised high, and she chopped straight down toward the top of Naruto's head.
But what her heel smashed was still just an afterimage Naruto had left behind.
Tsunade's kick continued unabated and smashed into the stone wall on the side of the alley. The entire wall split from the middle, and the shattered stones turned into a pile of rubble amidst a loud noise.
"Tsunade-sama is serious!" Shizune held Tonton tightly.
She had been by Tsunade's side for so many years that she knew exactly how terrifying Tsunade could be once she entered this state.
The last time Tsunade showed this expression was on the battlefield of the Third Great Ninja War, where she single-handedly dismantled half of the enemy's stronghold.
Jiraiya, on the other hand, did not show a worried look. His attention was in another direction.
The speed at which Naruto dodged Tsunade's attacks twice just now...
He had not used the Flying Thunder God Technique, he was sure of it. When the Flying Thunder God Technique is activated, there is a unique spatial fluctuation from the activation of the technique formula, but those two movements of Naruto just now had absolutely no traces of space-time Ninjutsu.
This was pure speed, but how could Naruto be this fast?
A month ago, when Naruto was sparring with him in the back mountain, even a full-speed sprint required an obvious acceleration process, but those two dodges just now had no signs of acceleration at all, they were instant top speed.
This kid still had trump cards hidden on him.
"Kid, can you only dodge?"
Tsunade withdrew her right foot from the rubble pile and ground her heel on the broken stones. Two consecutive attacks missed, causing her anger to burn even brighter.
"Granny Tsunade, I'm not stupid. If I get hit by your punch, I'll end up all bruised and battered." Naruto's figure stood still not far away, his tone calm.
Tsunade clenched her right fist, and smashed it toward Naruto again.
Naruto still used Swift Release to move out of the attack range the moment Tsunade's attack was about to make contact with his body, and Tsunade's fist smashed another deep crater into the ground.
Just at the moment Tsunade was preparing to withdraw her fist and readjust her stance, Naruto did not retreat to the distance like the previous two times, but utilized the tiny gap exposed at Tsunade's ribs when she withdrew her fist to flash to her side.
He landed a punch on her abdomen, the force of the punch piercing through the muscle layer of her abdomen and straight through to the clothing on her back.
Immediately after, he took advantage of the brief stiffness after Tsunade was hit. He appeared behind her, and kicked her flying with one leg.
Jiraiya and Shizune only saw Naruto appear in three different positions in a blink of an eye, and then Tsunade was kicked out of the crater.
In mid-air, Tsunade twisted her waist to dissipate the impact force of being kicked away. She adjusted her posture and planted her feet firmly on the ground, leaving two long marks on the floor.
She patted the spot where Naruto's fist had struck, her expression shifting from anger to seriousness.
"Kid, your attacks aren't up to par. This level of impact isn't even enough for a warm-up."
Tsunade stood up straight and gave a cold snort.
"Granny Tsunade, your speed isn't up to par either. No matter how strong a punch is, it's meaningless if it can't hit the target." Naruto replied.
"Hmph, kid, tell me, what's up with that speed you just used?" Tsunade's eyes turned sharp.
She had experienced it firsthand twice now. That kind of speed was definitely not something a normal Genin could possess. It wasn't even a level a Jonin could reach.
"I'll tell you when you become the Hokage."
The corners of Naruto's lips curled slightly.
"Fine, then I'll just beat you down first and then ask." Tsunade pulled her lips into a competitive arc.