Konoha: The thirty-year-old Uchiha is not motivated.

The Hundred Healings Technique is a unique secret technique personally taught to Tsunade by Gin Uchiha after she successfully mastered the Yin Seal, designed to fill the gap in her lack of a signature move.
Combined with the Creation and Regeneration Technique she has cultivated for many years, her self-healing ability and ninjutsu effects will be significantly enhanced in the Hundred Healings state, allowing her to hold her own against Jiraiya and Orochimaru in Sage Mode.

Once the jet-black runes were completely interwoven and arranged on Tsunade's fair skin, streams of seemingly tangible blue chakra emanated from her body, and the terrifying aura emanating from her drew attention.
"That's a wedge?"

Jigen, who was overseeing the battle, was drawn to Tsunade's soaring aura. He turned his head and, upon seeing those familiar black marks, his eyes narrowed slightly.
This unique form is clearly the state of their Otsutsuki clan's artifacts after they have been activated. Could this human also be an artifact left behind by Kaguya?
Recalling the curly-haired girl he had encountered in the Land of Wind years ago, Jigen frowned and then relaxed, because he noticed that the aura emanating from Tsunade in the distance did not possess the familiar fluctuations he was looking for.

"Hmph, a clumsy imitation."

That appearance, which seemed to be in the state after the wedge was freed, was merely a facade, causing him unnecessary alarm.

However, Jigen was also quite curious about the power of this technique that humans used to imitate the creations of gods.

Unaware that she was being watched, Tsunade was currently clenching her fist, which was covered in black marks, with a look of regret on her face.
"What a pity."

Her biggest regret now is not having stored more chakra in the Yin Seal, otherwise the Hundred Healings Technique might have been even more effective. But it's too late to say anything now, she should just focus on dealing with the enemy in front of her!
Detecting the change in Tsunade's energy, a faint glimmer flickered in the clone's hollow eyes, and it stiffly assumed a classic raised-hand pose.

"Target danger level increased, entering combat mode."

The Five-Tails Knight blocking Tsunade's path was a degraded Hashirama clone, lacking much self-awareness and merely mechanically following Jigen's orders. It was cannon fodder at the bottom of the X-Force.

Even so, his overall strength is something that ordinary ninjas have to look up to.

At this point, we must briefly explain Cixian's clone army plan over the years.
In the cloning experiments using Hashirama Senju as the prototype, not all clones were able to perfectly inherit the prototype's abilities.

Aside from a very few perfect clones, the research institute also produced many genetically incomplete experimental subjects. Some of these died from genetic collapse before even leaving the incubation chamber, while others survived and transformed into trees upon activating their internal abilities.

Even the surviving clones vary in quality, ranging from 0.1 to 0.5 Pillar level in strength. Those above that are considered perfect clones, capable of forming teams to undertake missions collecting Tailed Beast chakra.
The previous clone squad led by Number Four consisted of perfect clones with strength equivalent to 0.6 Pillars.
As for the two clones wearing white haoris and bearing special numbers who fought against Madara and his brother, they were super clones of the 0.9 Hashirama. Combined with the power of the tailed beasts, their overall strength was infinitely close to that of the peak Hashirama.

Tsunade was facing a 0.5 Pillar clone whose strength was barely at the threshold of Jigen's X-Army. The Tailed Beasts he used for his transformation were not collected by himself, but were brought back by the Perfect Clone Team and distributed to them.

Enhanced by the Hundred Healings Technique, Tsunade could clearly sense the immense life force within the Five-Tails Knight before her. Although it was only 0.5 of a Pillar, it was still an existence she had to look up to.

"Mmm mmm mmm mmm"

Faced with such a powerful opponent, retreating would only hasten defeat, so she chose to take the initiative. Her clenched right fist, after a brief moment of charging, erupted with a dazzling blue light.

"what!"

A super-powerful punch, several times stronger than a normal super-powerful punch, was unleashed with a sharp force that tore through the air, transforming into a streak of light that struck the 0.5 pillar who was raising his hand to block.
"Oh!"

The slender fist, marked with black ink, slammed into the 0.5-pillar hard arm armor. A dull thud followed, and a shockwave rippled outwards.
Watching her enemy steadily withstand her monstrous punch, Tsunade showed no frustration, as if it were all part of her plan.
With a powerful push of her legs, she performed a 360° backflip in mid-air, her left leg, enveloped in a strange, eerie blue power, rising high as she descended, her target aimed directly at the enemy's head.
"My feet hurt!"

"Crack!"

The kick landed perfectly, and two spiderwebs instantly cracked in the ground just 0.5 meters from the base, demonstrating the immense power Tsunade had channeled into that strike.
However, before Tsunade could even show a triumphant expression, the enemy she had bent over with her kick slowly straightened up as if without any resistance, and then punched her in the abdomen.
"Boom!"

Fortunately, Tsunade reacted quickly, extending her arms to block, but she was still sent flying by the opponent's terrifying strength.

Tsunade, struck by the attack, performed several backflips in mid-air to absorb the impact. Upon landing, her face was slightly pale. Looking down at her arm, which was healing itself after the fracture, her expression grew increasingly grave.
too strong!
As she sighed, Tsunade's gaze involuntarily drifted to Uchiha Gin, who was unleashing his power amidst the army of clones, a complex expression creeping into her eyes.

The enemy she fought with all her might was nothing more than a roadside nuisance to some people, which made Tsunade feel very discouraged.

"Snapped!"

Suddenly, she raised both hands and slapped her cheeks hard, leaving clear, red, swollen handprints.

"Cheer up! Tsunade, you're going to be the number one female ninja in the ninja world!"

Giving herself a shot of adrenaline, Tsunade's dejected expression vanished, and her fighting spirit reignited as she looked at the half-pillar in front of her. Her fists glowed with a blinding blue light, a testament to her burning fighting will.

Immediately afterwards, two sharp arm blades formed from condensed chakra appeared on either side of Tsunade's fists.
【Chakra Scalpel】

Holding a half-solid, half-illusory blade in her hand, Tsunade leaned forward in a highly aggressive stance, her sharp eyes radiating a chilling killing intent.
"Are you ready for an autopsy?"

Licking her full lips, Tsunade, scalpel in hand, wore a sickly smile. Her voluptuous body trembled slightly, and she vanished from her spot in an instant.

"Hiss~"

The next second, she brushed past the ready-to-fight 0.5 pillar; apart from a barely perceptible scraping sound, nothing else happened between them.

After a moment, the 0.5 pillar that had raised its hand to block turned its head, as if re-examining the human before it.

"Pfft!"

But the sudden spurt of blood from his abdomen caused him to involuntarily bend his knees.

Tsunade, who was poised to sprint, slowly straightened up, a trace of bright red blood stained the chakra scalpel in her hand.
She successfully broke through her defenses.

The Tailed Beast Rider's prized armor was ripped open by her scalpel, leaving a deep wound that exposed bone.

"Did I succeed?"

Staring at her hands in disbelief, Tsunade was completely dazed. But now was not the time to conjure up a victory speech; the enemy was only wounded, not dead. She needed to press her advantage.

"bass!"

Her gaze shifted to the enemy kneeling on the ground, clutching his stomach. Fueled by her confidence, Tsunade's chakra scalpel surged even higher.
"The target's danger level has been raised again, and state two has been activated."

A faint light flickered in the eyes of the kneeling Hashirama. After reassessing Tsunade's danger level, the Sage Mode mask gradually emerged on his face beneath his visor, and his recently slashed abdomen began to heal at a visible speed.

"what?"

The sudden surge of terrifying aura emanating from the enemy forced Tsunade to abruptly stop. Watching the 0.5 Pillar slowly rise, a bizarre face mask emerging from his visor, her heart sank to the bottom.

0.5 Pillar Sage Mode + Low-quality Tailed Beast Power
Although they are both inferior versions, they are still beyond the reach of the inexperienced Tsunade.

"Shua~!"

In the blink of an eye, a fist carrying terrifying power appeared before Tsunade, moving at an unstoppable speed.

dying.

The force of the punches, sharp as knives, stung her face. Da Mei's head was about to shatter like a watermelon hitting the ground, and her consciousness, under the pressure of death, replayed a jumble of images like a revolving lantern.
"Susanoh."

At this critical moment, a giant, translucent, cherry-red fist descended from the sky, slamming the 0.5-meter-long pillar into the ground with unstoppable force, sending dust billowing high into the air.
"oops"

Uchiha Gin, who was strolling leisurely among the clone army, lowered his raised finger, and the Flying Thunder God Technique seal, usually reserved for emergencies, dissipated. "Tch! I'm going to get caught now~"

Looking up at the familiar figure hovering in mid-air, a faint helplessness appeared on his face beneath the mask. The clones attacking nearby noticed an opening in Uchiha Gin's defenses and immediately swarmed forward, brandishing a variety of weapons, only to have them all evaded with a nimble sway.

"We can't play like this anymore."

With a casual crushing of the head of a clumsy clone, Uchiha Gin shook his head regretfully. His raised right hand instantly unleashed a massive, lightning-streaked dark nebula, engulfing all the surrounding clones.

"what?"

"Ah~"

"what!"

One scream after another rang out. By the time the dark nebula swept past, the clones had been completely devoured by the power of rules unleashed by Uchiha Gin, while their pure abilities entered the belly of Su Shen Zhen Ji, who was thousands of miles away.

at the same time,

"Hiccup~"

While Su Shen Zhen Ji was live-streaming her visit to a restaurant in Konoha, her face suddenly flushed. She narrowed her eyes, lowered her head, and touched her suddenly swollen belly. After burping, a satisfied smile curved her lips.

"I'm so full, Yin is such a good person."

"cough cough"

Back at the live broadcast site where she saved the day, the choking smoke cleared, and Tsunade, having narrowly escaped death, stared at the enemy, whose head remained on the ground, and at the imposing, god-like, crimson giant. Her pupils constricted in utter bewilderment, and the buzzing chakra scalpel in her hand instinctively dissipated.

Her full lips trembled slightly, but the name she uttered slipped out without her thinking.

"Smooth Milk"

"Call my sister."

With bloodshot eyes, Uchiha Hikaru frowned and coldly reminded him.
"Uh, Sister Guang!"

Once she came to her senses, Tsunade quickly changed her words, clutching her chest with both hands, looking visibly shaken.

Whew~ I almost said something forbidden.

"The enemy's danger level is too high; requesting support."

"boom!"

With only his head remaining on the ground, the half-pillar of the Uchiha clan raised his head. Sensing the undetectable power of the suddenly appearing Uchiha Hikaru, various conflicting codes arose in the code within his mind, ultimately transforming into a distress signal that could never be sent.

"Noisy."

Without even glancing at the metal can that had been smashed into a pulp by Susanoo's punch, Uchiha Hikaru, who had no habit of finishing off enemies, curled his lip and began to scan the entire battlefield with his cold gaze, clearly recognizing several familiar auras.

Madara Uchiha ran away from home.
Uchiha Izuna faked his death to escape.

There is still one.
Ah Yin?

Sensing that the person operating at the very center was none other than the man she had gone out shopping, Uchiha Hikaru's expression instantly turned strange.
"Didn't we say we were going to buy groceries? This doesn't look like a farmers market."

After surveying her surroundings, Reimu Hakurei, who was crouching in the corner of the Uchiha Hikaru Susanoo's cockpit, meticulously examined the half-pillar that had been flattened by Susanoo's punch.
"Huh~ Why is there so much evil energy here? And this guy doesn't even have a soul. How strange."

Through the unique spiritual perception of the priestess lineage, she was astonished to discover that this barely alive being was missing something essential to humanity.
【soul】

"Hikari-neechan! Please go and help Grandpa Madara and the others!"

After recovering from the shock of Uchiha Hikaru's instant defeat of her opponent, Tsunade pleaded anxiously.
"Ah."

Uchiha Hikaru nodded slightly, then glanced back at Hakurei Reimu, whose brows were furrowed, with a playful expression, and said sarcastically,

"Witch Serenade, are you going down now, or will you come with me to the battlefield?"

"Put me down, I need to study this carefully."

Reimu Hakurei, who had been crouching in the corner, stood up, her fair face bearing an unusual seriousness.
As the priestess of the Land of Demons, the responsibilities she bears are far greater than imagined, and the secrets involved concern the very survival of the ninja world.
"Haha~"

But Uchiha Hikaru assumed she was scared and mercilessly kicked her out of Susanoo, while he himself charged towards Uchiha Gin, who was surrounded by clones, with a strange grin on his face.
"Jie! Jie! Jie!"

"Ta~"

Upon landing, Reimu Hakurei first glanced at the slightly disheveled Tsunade, her gaze subtly sweeping over Tsunade's chest, her eyes filled with hidden envy, jealousy, and resentment.

"You're not hurt, are you?"

Since they had a brief interaction with Tsunade's shadow clone before, this wasn't their first meeting.
"I'm okay."

Sensing the strange look in the other person's eyes, Tsunade subconsciously puffed out her chest, then gently shook her head. Her chakra was plentiful; the Hundred Healings Technique hadn't even been released yet.
What is he?

Walking to the flattened half-pillar, Reimu Hakurei crouched down, ignoring the intestines scattered on the ground. She poked at the broken mask of the other party with her demon-slaying staff, the solemnity on her face clearly visible.

"If I had to say, he could be considered my grandfather."

Tsunade bit her lip with a complicated expression and briefly recounted to Reimu Hakurei the story of her grandfather being cloned.
"Clonations? If it's artificial life, then it makes sense."

Reimu Hakurei nodded in sudden realization. No wonder she couldn't sense a soul in this guy.
However, the mastermind behind these clones, capable of manipulating so many soulless lives, must harbor ambitions to overthrow the world, and their methods must be no less ruthless than the demonic monsters that their priestess lineage has guarded for millennia.
He must be stopped!

Thinking of this, Reimu Hakurei, feeling a sudden sense of responsibility, raised her demon-slaying staff and decided to join the battle to protect world peace.

She hasn't spent her gold bricks yet; the world absolutely cannot be destroyed!
"what!"

However, before the determined Reimu Hakurei could intervene in this secret war, Tsunade's exclamation forced her to abruptly stop in her tracks.
"what happened?"

Turning her head to look at Tsunade, whose face was ashen, Reimu Hakurei blinked her large eyes in confusion, her face full of questions.

"He seems to have recovered a little bit."

"Damn it, monster! Take my Dream Seal!" (End of Chapter)