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The wild boar was large in size, but its movements were extremely agile. It seemed to anticipate the shurikens thrown at it, dodging them from all three directions.
Yoichi's lips twitched slightly. He felt fortunate that there were no other team members present. Otherwise, being laughed at for having his shuriken dodged by a wild boar would have been embarrassing.
"Soon finish this mission, quickier go on to the next," Yoichi thought to himself. The next moment, a faint flicker of lightning surrounded his entire body. He activated the just-learned Lightning Release Chakra Mode, enhancing his reaction time, chakra flow, and speed.
In a blink of an eye, Yoichi appeared directly in front of the wild boar, ten meters away.
The next moment, his hands swiftly formed seals, chakra gathering at his throat.
"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"
A blazing hot fireball several meters in size hurtled towards the wild boar, its immense power even scorching the ground.
If it were an ordinary wild boar, it would have surely been unable to dodge this Fire Release ninjutsu. However, this particular beast was none other than Tsunade, one of the Sannin, who had experienced countless battles. There was hardly any ninjutsu she hadn't seen before.
Channeling the limited chakra within her body, Tsunade condensed it into her limbs, increasing her speed several times over, easily evading the attack of the Great Fireball.
Though her tail was grazed by the scorching fireball, Tsunade felt the pain as she rolled on the ground.
"Hmph! Uchiha brat, I am one of Konoha's Sannin, a pillar of the village!"
Though Tsunade desperately wanted to explain, she found herself unable to speak. Moreover, the chakra within this beast's body was limited. If she were to exert herself further, her chakra might run out.
Escape was no longer an option. The best course of action was to let the Uchiha brat before her know her identity. But this proved to be Tsunade's biggest challenge.
If she had enough time, she could barely manage to write with her forelimbs on the ground. But the current situation clearly wouldn't afford her enough time.
"Where did this wild boar come from? Using the technique of concentrating chakra in the limbs? Has this wild boar evolved into a shinobi beast?"
Yoichi's expression was one of surprise. With his Sharingan, he could see the flow of chakra, allowing him to clearly observe the wild boar gathering chakra in its limbs. This was an advanced technique not taught in ninja academies. Now, a wild boar from the Death Forest had learned it?
With lightning flickering, his figure instantly dashed towards the wild boar.
In the midst of his dash, Yoichi drew out a kunai, then swiftly aimed at the wild boar's neck.
Splat!~
At the critical moment, the wild boar suddenly lowered its head, causing Yoichi's kunai to miss its neck, only slicing off a piece of its ear.
"This is the third time. What's the origin of this wild boar? Does it also possess extraordinary abilities?"
Yoichi felt annoyed. If he couldn't even defeat a wild boar, what chance did he have of surviving the Third Great Ninja War?
"Darn it, giving face to a wild boar?"
With even more lightning flashing, Yoichi elevated his Lightning Release Chakra Mode to its limit, surrounding his body with dazzling lightning armor in an instant.
The next moment, Yoichi's figure disappeared abruptly, appearing beside the wild boar. He kicked fiercely, sending the massive wild boar flying.
"Ahhh!"
"It hurts! Damn you, Uchiha! Once I break free, you're finished!"
Tsunade continued grunting incomprehensible words, but the next moment, she felt a deadly threat. However, the wild boar's body contained little chakra, barely supporting Tsunade's consecutive usage.
Nevertheless, she struggled frantically, kicking her limbs in all directions, attempting to evade Yoichi's pursuit. But it was evidently futile; Yoichi's speed and strength were much greater now than before, and the wild boar's body controlled by Tsunade couldn't escape.
However, a small unexpected incident occurred.
As Tsunade kicked her limbs wildly, the dust kicked up made Yoichi's nose itch uncontrollably, causing him to sneeze suddenly.
And it was this sneeze that instantly caused Tsunade's consciousness to detach from the wild boar's body, returning to her own.
After Yoichi finished sneezing, he continued his previously flawless killing move, chakra imbued on his kunai, and severed most of the wild boar's head.
Soon, the wild boar, as large as a small hill, lay motionless, a pool of blood forming on the ground.
"Lost three hands in a row, luckily no one saw it."
Yoichi glanced at the wild boar on the ground, feeling that something was off about it. But now that it was dead, he couldn't be bothered to investigate further.
After marking the location, Yoichi hurried towards the village of the client, where they would confirm the death of the wild boar and conclude the mission.
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"Stop it! I am Tsunade of the village!!"
Tsunade shouted loudly with her beautiful eyes tightly closed, then began kicking the bed wildly, quickly overturning it.
But soon, she snapped out of it.
Opening her beautiful eyes and surveying her surroundings, she murmured with some confusion, "Have I returned?"
Then, Tsunade's eyes filled with an indelible rage. "Whoever used that jutsu on me, you're dead!"
Just a moment ago, she had transformed into a wild boar, then was chased by a young member of the Uchiha clan. Just as she was about to die, she turned back?
Was it genjutsu?
Tsunade quickly shook her head, clutching her stomach. She even instinctively felt pain in her abdomen, having endured such a heavy blow.
The feeling just now was incredibly vivid. If it was genjutsu, then the opponent's genjutsu was probably the best in the ninja world.
Furthermore, she remembered that she was sleeping at home. Why would someone use such genjutsu on her?
Most importantly, the feeling just now was too real, so real that Tsunade thought everything that happened was real.
"No, this matter must be investigated thoroughly. If I find out who did it, no matter who they are, you're dead!"
Tsunade's eyes blazed with intense anger. As one of the Sannin, being toyed with like this, transformed into a wild beast and hunted down? It was a great humiliation!
However, Tsunade then furrowed her brows in thought. Just now, the one who chased her, or rather the wild boar, seemed to be using Cloud Village's Lightning Release Chakra Mode.
And while evading the chase, she seemed to have heard that person speak several times. It wasn't ordinary speech; it sounded like it was echoing directly in her mind, like the effect of the Mind Body Transmission Technique used by the Yamanaka clan.
And it seemed somewhat like the inner thoughts of that Uchiha youth, something about superpowers.
"I'll investigate one thing at a time, starting with the Death Forest!"
After contemplating for a while, Tsunade still had no clue. Then, filled with anger, she dressed quickly, left her house, and dashed using the Body Flicker Technique.
But halfway there, she changed course towards the Hokage's office. Though she didn't enter, she called out to a team from the ANBU.
As one of the Sannin, she had the authority to mobilize the ANBU and issue urgent missions.
"Immediately go to the Death Forest, gather information about a wild boar possibly breaking through the protective barrier, and after finding the breach in the protective barrier, continue searching outward. Do not overlook any information about that wild boar!"
"Yes, Lady Tsunade!"
Though they didn't understand why Tsunade ordered them to search for a wild boar, the ANBU would execute the command once received, especially considering the person in front of them was a disciple of the Third Hokage, one of Konoha's Sannin.
(End of Chapter)