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Kushina’s punch instantly killed a Kumo Jōnin, shocking the remaining eleven Shinobi.
They couldn’t believe such a small girl could possess such power.
“Retreat! That woman is Tsunade! And that man is ‘The Devil’ Uzumaki Shin!”
One of them recognized Shin and his team. They fled without hesitation.
“What the hell? When did I become a Devil?” Shin grumbled.
“You didn’t know? Suna and Ame are calling you ‘The Devil’ now,” Tsunade said with a chuckle.
Shin hadn’t been on the battlefield, so he didn’t know.
“You’re not getting away!”
Shin activated Sage Mode. He wanted to test its power. He had learned it a while ago, but he hadn’t had a chance to use it in battle.
“Sage Art: Ice Age!”
The entire forest, spanning several kilometers, was frozen solid.
And this wasn’t even his full power. If he went all out, he didn’t know how far he could freeze. He was probably stronger than Kuzan from One Piece.
The eleven Shinobi, trapped in the frozen forest, were killed instantly.
“Hey, I was supposed to be the one fighting them!” Kushina complained.
“Kushina, can you guarantee you won’t let any of them escape?” Shin asked.
Kushina fell silent. She couldn’t guarantee that. If they split up and ran, she wouldn’t be able to catch them all.
Her Sage Mode had a time limit. If they could outlast it, they might escape.
“Let’s go. Don’t you feel cold?”
Shin led them away from the frozen forest. It was a beautiful sight, but he wasn’t interested in sightseeing.
He had used a large-scale Jutsu like Ice Age to finish the fight quickly. It was overkill, though.
Back at the Konoha camp, Shin saw some Shinobi heading towards the frozen forest to investigate.
He ignored them and went to Tsunade’s tent with Kushina and Mikoto.
“Why were those Kumo Shinobi here?” Shin asked Tsunade.
“I know they’re Kumo Shinobi, but why are they at the border between the Land of Rain and the Land of Fire?”
Shin had been wondering the same thing.
Even if Kumo was at war with Konoha, they shouldn’t be here. To get here, they would have had to travel through the Land of Frost, the Land of Hot Water, and the Land of Grass.
It was a long detour. They could have attacked from other smaller countries.
“I don’t know. The Sandaime sent people to investigate. They said Kumo traveled by sea to the Land of Earth, then came here from there.”
“What?”
Shin was even more surprised. Ōnoki had allowed Kumo Shinobi into the Land of Earth? Was he that bold?
“I was also surprised. Perhaps Iwa and Kumo made some kind of agreement.”
Even Hiruzen had been shocked.
“Whatever. It doesn’t matter to me.”
Shin wasn’t interested in the details. Kumo was Konoha’s enemy, regardless of their motives.
“Tsunade, want to spar?” Kushina asked.
“Call me ‘neechan’,” Tsunade said, glancing at Kushina.
“No way! Even Shin doesn’t call you that!” Kushina refused.
She used to call Tsunade “neechan” because she was weaker than her, but now she felt she had the power to challenge Tsunade.
Tsunade looked at Shin, who avoided her gaze.
“Hmph, I don’t have time to teach you some manners, but I will later. I’ll beat you so bad, you’ll be crying and calling me ‘neechan’.”
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Tsunade left the tent to report the incident with the twelve Shinobi to Hiruzen.
She didn’t know what their motive was, but she had to inform the Hokage.
“She said she’d make me cry and call her ‘neechan’? She’s underestimating me!” Kushina fumed.
“Even with Sage Mode, you’d probably lose to Tsunade,” Shin said.
Sage Mode made her stronger, but she needed time to activate it.
And she could only maintain it for three minutes. She might be able to match Tsunade during that time, but after that, she’d be defenseless.
“Shin, where are you going?” Mikoto asked as Shin left the tent.
“I have something to do. I’ll be back soon. Don’t worry.”
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Shin left the Konoha camp and headed towards the Kumo encampment.
He had a goal: the Third Raikage’s Lightning Release Chakra Mode.
The Third Raikage was known as the “strongest spear” and the “strongest shield.” He could fight the Eight-Tails barehanded. In terms of Taijutsu, he was among the top three, excluding those with Six Paths powers.
And his strength was due to his Lightning Release Chakra Mode.
Not many abilities caught Shin’s eye, but this was one of them. He had an Advanced Replication Card; he had to copy it.
He wondered how much stronger he would become with Sage Mode and Lightning Release Chakra Mode combined.
He also wanted to meet the Third Raikage. The man was a legend. Currently, excluding Shin and the incapacitated Madara Uchiha, no one could defeat the Third Raikage.
The Third Tsuchikage had Dust Release, but with the Raikage’s speed, even Dust Release was useless. If you couldn’t hit your opponent, the strongest Jutsu was meaningless.
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