I simultaneously traverse countless worlds

After all, in the Naruto world, taijutsu hasn't been categorized into ground-based punches. For Tsunade and other taijutsu-skilled ninjas, being kicked to the ground by an enemy who also specializes in taijutsu is basically a warning to be more careful in the next life.

Seeing how formidable her opponent was, Tsunade stepped forward without hesitation, unleashing even more ferocious taijutsu techniques, including her powerful punches. Pakura, who had also received meticulous guidance from Li Mo and possessed the [Seed of the Blazing Sun], was similarly displaying superb fighting skills, her punches, elbow strikes, and kicks flowing like water. The battle between her and Tsunade grew increasingly intense, the two gradually opening their arms to fight with abandon, the intense aftershocks turning the surrounding area into a living hell.

Seeing her master Tsunade fighting a fierce battle with the woman who called herself Yekura, Shizune, who was originally planning to retreat, had no choice but to back down, otherwise she might die from the aftershocks of the intense battle. Meanwhile, the opposing side had already retreated to the edge of the battlefield!

"...Mo, why are they both using physical combat techniques in their fight?"

On the other side, standing several kilometers away with Li Mo, Kurenai Yuhi, with her extraordinary vision granted by the fused [Seed of the Blazing Sun], gazed at the battlefield that seemed to have been ravaged by two humanoid Gundams. Her beautiful eyes held a hint of awe, yet she was also curious and asked her man in a low voice.

In Kurenai's own opinion, battles between female ninjas should mainly involve genjutsu and ninjutsu. It's understandable if a female ninja is skilled in close combat techniques such as short swords, daggers, or katanas. As for taijutsu, ninjas who excel in taijutsu are very rare, and female ninjas who are skilled in taijutsu are even rarer. Kurenai had previously heard of Tsunade, one of the Legendary Sannin, and was more famous for her medical ninjutsu. She didn't expect her taijutsu to be so strong.

The problem is that, apart from the initial Fire Release ninjutsu used by Tsunade and Pakura in their intense fight, the two beautiful ninjas have been exchanging taijutsu since the beginning. They haven't used any techniques like medical ninjutsu or bloodline limits. At most, they've used techniques like the "Super Strength Fist," which are practically secret techniques. To Kurenai Yuhi, who knows the identities of the two Kage-level female ninjas, this feels rather strange.

In a sense, Kurenai Yuhi's view was actually correct. Most of the battles between female ninjas in the Naruto world are ninjutsu or genjutsu. There have been scenes of taijutsu duels, but when they are performed by female ninjas, they seem a bit out of place.

"Don't be surprised. A ninja who excels in taijutsu is not necessarily weaker than one who genjutsu or ninjutsu!"

Hearing Kurenai's words, and seeing that she, Mitarashi Anko, Two-Tailed Yugito, and Samui were all somewhat curious, Li Mo, who had already taken the four beautiful ninjas under his wing, explained, then continued to watch the battle between the two beauties while inquiring about their current situation: "Of course, their current battle is still a test, not a true life-or-death struggle..."

Well, Li Mo was indicating to Yekura, who was using the Blazing Release technique, to check out Tsunade's quality first. However, while the two beautiful ninjas were dueling with taijutsu, he also took the opportunity to admire the beautiful scenery he had seen when playing the King of Fighters game, which was quite stunning.

Back then, when Li Mo watched others play the King of Fighters fighting game, besides envying the fighters with their flashy moves, he was also amazed by the beautiful female fighters, especially Mai Shiranui, whose fighting attire was exceptionally daring due to her ninjutsu. She was the dream idol of countless people back then. Having seen Mai Shiranui's fighting scenes, Li Mo naturally had some thoughts about her.

Now, Li Mo, with his extraordinary eyesight, can clearly see every moment of the battle between Tsunade and Scorching Release: Pakura. The two beauties are stronger than most of the female fighters in the King of Fighters game. However, unlike the female fighters in the King of Fighters game, their clothes don't get damaged. Even though they consciously protect themselves in every fight, Tsunade's clothes have obvious minor tears in many places, and the occasional beautiful sights she shows are truly breathtaking.

To be honest, Tsunade's score, according to Li Mo, is definitely above 90 points. It's just that Pakura, who has undergone the transformation of Qi and Blood National Martial Arts and the Seed of Blazing Sun, has only slightly surpassed Tsunade, this great beauty. As for Li Mo himself, whether it's the blonde beauty Tsunade or the golden-red hair beauty Pakura, whom he has already taken advantage of, they are both great beauties that really appeal to his own taste.

However, Li Mo's wish to enjoy the show a little longer was not fulfilled. When Tsunade and Pakura, who both used taijutsu to fight each other, failed to defeat each other or even gain the upper hand, they naturally thought of using their respective ninjutsu to break the stalemate!

"It's time to end this! Explosive Flame!!!"

After another fruitless exchange of blows with Tsunade, and seeing Tsunade's arm turn slightly blue but quickly restored to its original state by medical ninjutsu, Pakura knew that continuing to fight with taijutsu would not yield a winner, so she unleashed her true power without hesitation.

In the next instant, a ball of fire, reddish-purple, ignited in Yekura's hand. The fireball, which was over a meter in diameter, instantly spun and transformed into a fiery curtain. After a few breaths, the fiery curtain scorched the earth, making it look like a piece of glass. Tsunade suddenly jumped out from underground. Fine beads of sweat appeared on her forehead and body, and she seemed to be covered in dust. To an outsider, she might look like a rustic village girl.

At this moment, Tsunade disregarded the dust clinging to her clothes. Her beautiful eyes were fixed on the Blazing Release: Pakura, hundreds of meters away, and the completely glassy ground between them. She uttered her guess, word by word:

"Pakura? Fire Release? You're that S-rank rogue ninja from Sunagakure, Pakura with Scorch Release?!"

Chapter 20 Scorching Release: Pakura's Anger

Burning Escape to Ye Cang!

At the end of the Third Shinobi World War, he was declared an S-rank rogue ninja by the Sand Village for betraying the village, which attracted attention throughout the ninja world. Even Tsunade and Shizune, who were traveling in the Land of Fire, heard some news about him.

The S-rank rogue ninja from the Five Great Ninja Villages are no ordinary figures in the ninja world. When they are recognized as S-rank rogue ninjas by the Five Great Ninja Villages and their names are made public, even if they were previously just elite Jonin, their reputation will spread throughout the Five Great Nations and various smaller countries. Those with ulterior motives will want their heads or the secrets they know. Organizations like Akatsuki may also choose to recruit members from these S-rank rogue ninjas.

Of course, the S-rank rogue ninjas announced by the five great ninja villages are only those they are certain cannot find and deal with in a short time. If they were really easy to kill, the S-rank rogue ninjas wanted by the five great ninja villages would have been eliminated long ago.

In other words, the S-rank rogue ninjas announced by the five great ninja villages are like those with bounties exceeding one billion in the One Piece world. They are extremely dangerous and powerful rogue ninjas. Unless the original ninja village of this S-rank rogue ninja goes all out or possesses something exceptionally valuable, other ninja villages have no interest in hunting them down.

Even Konoha Village is extremely cautious about its own S-rank rogue ninja. Just look at Orochimaru, one of the Legendary Sannin, leaving Konoha. The Third Hokage and Danzo Shimura both acquiesced. Besides being somewhat concerned about certain scandals, they were also aware of Orochimaru's strength as an S-rank rogue ninja. If he wanted to leave, no one could stop him. Even if several Kage-level ninjas joined forces, stopping him would be a pipe dream.

Similarly, unless there are a few exceptions, the fact that an S-rank rogue ninja can be publicly identified by their own village proves that their strength is absolutely extraordinary. Unless the five major ninja villages are certain that the rogue ninja is causing trouble on their territory or has killed an important figure, they would need a Kage-level ninja to match or repel the rogue ninja. This is very unwise for large ninja villages that have no vested interest in the rogue ninja. As for the smaller ninja villages, it goes without saying that even the Amegakure village, led by the demigod Hanzo, would not provoke an S-rank rogue ninja for no reason.

Tsunade had heard of Pakura, the S-rank rogue ninja with the Scorching Release, who was announced by Sunagakure at the end of the Third Shinobi World War a few years ago. After all, it was a rare S-rank rogue ninja, especially since she was a female ninja. She was quite curious about her. Even though Tsunade herself did not contact Konoha, she still knew a general idea of ​​Pakura's appearance and bloodline limit ability because of her strength and connections in the Land of Fire.

However, Tsunade never expected that the Blazing Release user, Pakura, who had been hiding for several years, would stand in front of her in a completely different form, and the powerful strength he displayed made her extremely wary!

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"Hmph! Sunagakure..."

Upon hearing Tsunade's exclamation, a hint of displeasure appeared on Pakura's pretty face. She made no attempt to hide her disgust for those old guys from Sunagakure, but she didn't have any urgent thoughts of taking revenge on Sunagakure.

It should be said that after being taught by Li Mo for the past few years, Yekura, the Blazing Release user, has improved from her previous henchman mentality. It's not that she is really bad at politics, but her mindset is more like that of a vanguard general charging into battle. If it were an elite Jonin who was knowledgeable and had studied the relationships between ninja villages, they would have been suspicious that Sunagakure sent her alone to negotiate with Kirigakure. If they were even slightly wary, they would have brought their trusted subordinates with them. At that time, she really went alone obediently.

Now, Pakura, the Blazing Release user, understands how her man plots against the Sand Village. In her eyes, the Sand Village is already a fish in a net. And Pakura, in a very pleasant mood, doesn't mind patiently waiting by her man's side, waiting for the time to take revenge on the Sand Village...

"Ninja Art: Hundred Healings Technique!"

Tsunade paid no attention to Pakura's answer regarding the Scorching Release technique. Instead, she quickly unleashed her trump card, releasing the Yin Seal on her forehead. As a result, the marks radiating chakra power spread all over Tsunade's body.

This technique can be considered one of Tsunade's trump card ninjutsu. Even if she is injured, she can start to regenerate rapidly and automatically without affecting her attack rhythm. The disadvantage is that the healing is fully automatic and uncontrollable, and the chakra consumed is much higher than that of ordinary medical ninjutsu. Even very small injuries will regenerate, while these small injuries can be treated with ordinary medical ninjutsu or temporarily do not need to be treated.

Of course, the slight drawback of the [Hundred Healings Technique] does not affect its powerful effect at all. As the creator of this technique, Tsunade can even control it to perform precise treatment. Severe injuries such as missing limbs can be regenerated. Moreover, before activating it, she also released her secret technique for storing chakra and maintaining her youthful appearance, the [Yin Seal]. She does not have to worry about consuming her chakra in a short period of time, which can be said to be very suitable for fighting against powerful enemies.

Seeing that Tsunade had clearly unleashed a powerful attack, Pakura instinctively assumed a defensive stance with her Scorch Release technique. She was well aware of all sorts of strange and unusual ninjutsu and secret techniques in the ninja world, including special techniques that could allow the weak to unleash their power and kill the strong. Moreover, Tsunade was one of the famous Legendary Sannin of Konoha and a princess of the Senju clan. Who knew what kind of trump cards she might have? Being cautious was definitely not a wrong choice.

However, Tsunade's prediction regarding the Scorching Release: Pakura was wrong. Instead of launching a fierce attack on Scorching Release: Pakura the moment she activated her ultimate move, Tsunade directly used a summoning jutsu to summon a giant slug, a clone of the Slug Sage of the Wet Bone Forest that she had signed with her!

"Slug, the enemy has a bloodline limit that is skilled in Fire Release and Scorch Release. Please intercept them while I take Shizune and retreat immediately!"

Upon seeing the giant slug she had summoned, Tsunade quickly begged it in her mind, having no intention of taking the opportunity to compete with the Blazing Release: Pakura. Her beautiful eyes secretly surveyed the location of Li Mo and the others, but she did not hesitate to retreat towards Shizune's direction.

"Yes! Tsunade-sama!"

Upon hearing Tsunade's command, and looking at the giant slug that resembled a colossal slug that could appear as a monster in an Ultraman movie, she spoke in a seemingly gentle female voice, and then spat corrosive venom at the Blazing Release: Scorch Release: Hagura.

As a giant summoning beast suitable for ninja battlefields, the giant slug is like a behemoth. Even though it specializes in medical abilities, its stats are actually quite good. At least ten or eight elite Jonin working together with S-rank attack ninjutsu wouldn't be able to kill it in one hit. Unless an elite Jonin specializing in sealing or barrier techniques happens to lead the way to limit it, it would require human lives to be sacrificed, or a near-Kage or even Kage-level powerhouse to kill it. Otherwise, the giant summoning beast could easily run rampant for a while.

The problem was that when Yekura saw Tsunade run away, leaving the giant slug to deal with her, she was so angry that her pretty face turned red and she suddenly erupted. In an instant, the flames on her body erupted like a volcano, directly engulfing the giant slug!

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"One of the Legendary Sannin of Konoha, Lady Tsunade, is trying to escape?"

Seeing Tsunade summon the giant slug, but instead of advancing, she chose to retreat, Kurenai Yuhi, who was standing at the edge of the battlefield, immediately came to a conclusion. Then she looked at Tsunade, who made this move, with some disbelief. In her mind, Tsunade should have fought a decisive battle with Pakura's Scorching Release technique, and then left calmly with the opportunity of a great victory. That was the Tsunade she remembered as one of the Legendary Sannin.

At least, Kurenai Yuhi greatly admired Tsunade, one of the Kage-level shinobi of her village and the role model for many female shinobi in Konoha. However, the scene before her eyes was clearly far beyond Kurenai Yuhi's expectations!

"The right choice. Tsunade doesn't need to fight us to the death. Not only is there no benefit in it, but it's also extremely dangerous!"

Hearing Kurenai's words and witnessing that, aside from Samui, Yugito the Two-Tailed Beast and Anko Mitarashi seemed to agree, Li Mo directly pointed out the key to Tsunade's choice. He then gently patted Kurenai's shoulder, watching the giant slug appear on the battlefield with interest, and said calmly, "The problem is, Tsunade underestimated Pakura. That giant summoning beast, used as a rearguard, can't stop her..."

In fact, while Kurenai and the others might not have understood Tsunade's decision to retreat, Li Mo believed it was the right choice. It wasn't a battlefield against other major ninja villages, and Tsunade was inexplicably fighting against a strange force that had recruited her, while also having to be wary of Li Mo and others who hadn't even made a move yet. Tsunade's choice was undoubtedly correct.

In the ninja world, most of those reckless brutes are either already dead or on the verge of death. Even Might Guy wasn't prepared to fight to the death every time he encountered a strong enemy. Otherwise, even the Third Raikage, known as the "strongest spear" and "strongest shield," would have died in a gang attack by Iwagakure. If he hadn't stayed behind to fight to the death because he was the Kage of Kumogakure, or if he had found a better way to retreat beforehand, he wouldn't have fought to the point of exhaustion and death against so many Iwagakure ninjas.

Compared to the Third Raikage, Tsunade undoubtedly had many more options. She wasn't fighting enemies from other ninja villages, nor was she on a mission that required certain death. She would have been out of her mind to fight to the death with the Scorching Release: Pakura, summoning a giant slug in its summoning beast form to cover their retreat. She was preparing to retreat with Shizune immediately. However, what she didn't expect was that the Scorching Release: Pakura's strength, as it had just displayed, was not the full extent of its power.

In the next instant, the giant slug was engulfed by the sudden burst of deep purple flames. The enormous slug didn't even have time to let out a mournful cry before it was turned into charcoal by the scorching flames!

Chapter 21 Capture and Subjugation

"Tsunade! Don't even think about running away!"

Suddenly unleashing its full power, Pakura's gaze didn't linger for even a second on the giant slug that had almost turned to charcoal and vanished. Instead, it stared at Tsunade, who had already escaped hundreds of meters away, and unleashed a torrent of fireballs from its hands, each one as powerful as a 155mm cannon.

"Silence, let's get out of here quickly!"

Seeing the fireballs falling like a meteor shower, Tsunade felt her scalp tingle. Without hesitation, she cast several defensive ninjutsu and told her disciple Shizune that she really hadn't expected Pakura's Scorching Release bloodline limit to be developed to this extent. If she had tried to confront him head-on, the outcome would have been very uncertain.

"Yes! Tsunade-sama!"

This time, Shizune didn't need Tsunade to urge her at all, nor did she dawdle or consider persuading Tsunade. She used the Body Flicker Technique to escape the battlefield as quickly as possible, without even thinking of delaying her opponent.

Just kidding! Shizune had originally planned to use a few ninjutsu to delay the opponent, but she didn't expect to face a powerful opponent like Pakura, who uses the Scorching Release technique. Even though she is a rare medical ninja and her skills are much better than those of ordinary ninjas, she is still slightly inadequate to deal with an elite ninja head-on. She had only considered delaying the opponent to cover the escape of the two of them.

What Shizune sees now is that even her respected master Tsunade is completely suppressed by the Blazing Release: Pakura. This doesn't even include the other few people on the other side who are staying on the edge of the battlefield and haven't made a move. Perhaps those people aren't too strong, but it's also possible that their strength is no less than or even greater than Blazing Release: Pakura. Neither Tsunade nor Shizune would rashly try this, especially since they also have to face the pursuit of Blazing Release: Pakura.

After Tsunade and Shizune reunited, the two quickly used the Body Flicker Technique, and also released the Shadow Clone Technique, creating more than a dozen pairs of shadow clones of Tsunade and Shizune who quickly dispersed and retreated. The Shadow Clone Technique was so fast that it was impossible to distinguish the real from the fake for a while. Even ordinary elite Jonin and even quasi-Kage level powerhouses had to chase after them to attack before they could tell whether it was the real Tsunade or a shadow clone.

However, Pakura, using her Scorching Release technique, did not give up. She unleashed a large number of fireballs at full power, and then instantly disappeared from her original spot, directly chasing after Tsunade and Shizune!

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Rumble!

When Pakura unleashed her true power with her Scorching Release technique, a dense rain of fireballs fell like the firepower of a heavy artillery barrage. Each purple fireball, seemingly no bigger than a human head, turned a 30-meter radius area into a sea of ​​fire upon hitting the ground. The intense flames could even melt steel, and an ordinary ninja certainly wouldn't last even a second.

Especially the Scorching Release technique that Pakura was using at this moment, which was enhanced with extremely high-quality chakra. The fireballs were impossible to stop with ordinary ninjutsu. The flames that exploded after falling were difficult to stop even with ninjutsu like Earth Release and Water Release. At least ordinary Chunin and Genin below the level of Special Jonin would not be able to defend against any of these fireballs if they used Earth Release or Water Release at full power. Moreover, Scorching Release Pakura had thrown more than three hundred fireballs in one go.

In any case, the fireball rain unleashed by Pakura's Scorching Release technique was enough to turn a small town into a sea of ​​fire. In the ninja world, it would be rated at least as an S-rank ninjutsu. If it were to be used on a battlefield between ninja villages, and someone were caught unprepared by such a map-wide ninjutsu attack, they would likely lose hundreds or even thousands of lives before truly realizing just how terrifying the power of Pakura's Scorching Release fireball rain was.

For Tsunade, she wouldn't necessarily perish from this attack, but as she quickly retreated with Shizune, her face was grim, and the disappearance of each shadow clone made her heart grow heavier!

"Mute, you can leave now!"

Suddenly, Tsunade stopped in her tracks, her face solemn as she looked ahead at the Blazing Release: Pakura, who had appeared and was looking at her. She then gave an order to Shizune.

"...Yes, Lady Tsunade!"

She hesitated for less than a second before Shizune saw Pakura, who had appeared not far from her, using the Scorching Release technique. Knowing that she was now being dragged down by Lady Tsunade, she didn't hesitate and quickly agreed before retreating in another direction.

"She can't escape!"

Yekura, a user of the Scorching Release, did not stop Shizune's decisive retreat. While speaking, she kept glancing at Tsunade. In any case, she had already sent several fire clones over, and capturing a Jonin would be an easy task. It was far more important to keep an eye on Tsunade as her target.

"Enough with the nonsense! Let me see your full power, Pakura's Blaze Release!"

Even though Tsunade knew that the other party's words were undoubtedly true, the worry that arose in her heart was immediately suppressed. Knowing that she could not maintain her trump card mode for long, she roared and charged directly at the Scorching Release: Pakura who was blocking her way.

At this point, Tsunade understood that the probability of her escaping unscathed was extremely low. If she didn't want to be captured, she would have to fight with all her might to defeat her opponent and have a chance to escape by capturing him. If she failed to defeat this powerful enemy before the end of her trump card, the Hundred Healings Technique, the consequences would be dire.

At this moment, Tsunade had already let go of her previous concerns. Knowing that not winning would be terrible, she directly blasted a high-temperature fire dragon into a flying flame. The next second, she was blocked in place by a kick from Pakura's Scorch Release. Then, the two top-level female ninjas, one no longer held back and directly unleashed her full strength, and the other also had her fighting spirit rise, wanting to defeat Tsunade, this famous female ninja, to prove the powerful strength she now possessed.

As Tsunade fought with all her might, Pakura's Blazing Release technique was covered by a layer of deep purple chakra energy armor. At first glance, it looked somewhat like the Susanoo, an energy giant that only the Mangekyou Sharingan could activate. In fact, it was the result of Li Mo's research over the past few years. It could protect Kage-level ninjas with large chakra reserves and even enhance the power of their own ninjutsu of the same attribute. It was an S-rank secret technique with extremely high control requirements.

However, for Tsunade, it already took a lot of effort just to deal with Pakura, whose taijutsu skills were superior to hers. To make matters worse, her opponent had put on an energy armor with outstanding defensive capabilities, which completely extinguished her last hope of victory...

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"Mo, I've caught them both!"

Shortly after, Yekura, using the Scorching Release technique, carried Tsunade and Shizune to Li Mo and put the two prisoners down. Upon hearing Yekura's words, the Yin Seal on Tsunade's forehead had been released, and only the Hundred Healings Technique was maintaining the severe injuries that had almost destroyed her internal organs. Tsunade and Shizune, whose chakra had been sealed by the sealing technique, had no ability to fight back and could only barely maintain a certain level of consciousness.

At this moment, the aura emanating from Yekura, who possessed the Scorching Release technique, was noticeably stronger. Li Mo knew that she had broken through the threshold of the Super Kage level. It could be said that he had personally cultivated a top-tier powerhouse in the Naruto world whom he could absolutely trust!

"Yakura, you did a great job..."

Seeing the outstanding performance of the Scorching Release: Pakura, Li Mo affectionately embraced and kissed the beautiful woman, praising her while glancing at Tsunade and Shizune, who had become prisoners.

"Mo, what should we do with Tsunade and this woman?"

At this moment, Kurenai Yuhi and Anko Mitarashi, who were standing next to Li Mo, exchanged a glance. Then, after waiting for Li Mo to release the Blazing Release: Pakura, the girl quietly asked her man how to deal with Tsunade and Shizune.

"Don't worry, those two will soon be one of us!"

Faced with this question, Li Mo calmly waved his hand and expressed his thoughts. Looking at Tsunade and Shizune, who were still barely maintaining a sliver of consciousness, he reached out and condensed two [Seeds of the Blazing Sun], then directly merged them into their foreheads.