Chapter 42: Mighty Fist

Extra Chapter~

"Danzo, huh?"

A few miles out.

With a small backpack slung over his shoulders and his hands resting casually behind his head, Kiyoshi followed Tsunade and Shizune at a relaxed pace, his eyes glinting with amusement.

The corners of his mouth lifted in a playful smirk. "Alright, I'll play along with you."

In the past, even with someone like Tsunade backing him, he still couldn't help feeling wary of Danzo, that shadowy figure who lurked in the depths of Konoha's Root organization, planted firmly in the shadows beneath the great tree that was Konoha.

But now, having awakened the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan, Kiyoshi feared nothing.

Though his chakra reserves still weren't quite enough to summon a full-body Susanoo, with the unbreakable power of his eye abilities alone, he was already close to invincible.

"Did you handle it?" 

Walking ahead, Tsunade asked calmly. She'd noticed Kiyoshi forming a one-handed seal earlier, realizing he'd sensed something amiss. 

After all, with his powerful sensory abilities, anyone trying to tail them would be quickly outmatched.

"Yeah, just a couple of small pests. Nothing difficult…" Kiyoshi nodded, spreading his hands. "If they weren't from Konoha, I'd have done more than just issue a warning."

"Huh? Someone was following us?" 

Shizune, completely unaware of the situation, looked at them in confusion. "What happened?"

"If someone else tries to get themselves killed, don't bother holding back next time." Tsunade stated directly. 

She held no goodwill for the Root, especially not for that sinister character Danzo, whom she despised to the core.

"But I must admit, your skill in Genjutsu has really taken me by surprise…" Tsunade looked at Kiyoshi, a smile on her face. "Seems like Azumi left you quite a few treasures."

Kiyoshi didn't hesitate to explain. "Yes, my great-grandmother passed down the Genjutsu scrolls she inherited from her grandmother."

"Your great-grandmother?" 

Shizune's eyes widened in shock. "You mean Senju Toka, the foremost Genjutsu expert of the Senju Clan?"

She hadn't expected that the legendary Genjutsu master had left behind scrolls of her techniques.

"Yes, I've mostly mastered all those Genjutsu…" Kiyoshi shrugged with a light laugh. 

"It's just a shame that the highest-ranked techniques are only A-rank; there's nothing at the S-rank level."

"Mastered…all?" 

Shizune was stunned, her gaze fixed on Kiyoshi in disbelief. "Even the A-rank Genjutsu?"

It sounded as though the scrolls left by Senju Toka contained numerous advanced Genjutsu techniques, yet Kiyoshi had managed to master them all. It was astonishing.

"…"

Tsunade also looked at her genius student with a mixture of admiration and exasperation, coming to a halt as she assessed him.

With a resigned sigh, she murmured, "At this rate, in two or three years, you'll have learned everything it took me decades to master."

With such extraordinary talent, had it not been for the specialized demands of the medical field, which required not just a thorough understanding of medical ninjutsu but also extensive knowledge and clinical experience, she'd probably have nothing left to teach him very soon.

"Tsunade-sensei, I still have a long way to go."

Kiyoshi scratched his head.

He certainly didn't want to return to Konoha so soon. 

Unless he upended the whole gameboard, he'd undoubtedly end up in endless political maneuvering with the village elders, leaving no time to relax or enjoy himself.

Wasn't it better to roam the shinobi world with a beautiful woman like Tsunade?

As for Kurenai, Ino, Tenten, and the others, he could always slip back for a few days whenever he missed them.

"In that case…" Tsunade crossed her arms, studying him with interest. "The other day, I taught you the Mighty Fist technique. Have you mastered that yet?"

"Of course."

Kiyoshi nodded with a grin.

He gathered chakra into his right fist and, moving with the speed of a leopard, charged at full force towards a massive boulder in the nearby forest, landing a powerful punch.

Boom!!

The boulder, several meters tall, shattered instantly, crumbling to pieces with a thunderous explosion. Clouds of dust rose as the fragments scattered.

"Incredible!" Shizune couldn't help but exclaim in amazement. 

Though she was Tsunade's disciple and had received her unreserved teaching, her own chakra control was not precise enough to master the Mighty Fist.

"Oink…Oink!" 

Even Tonton, the pig, joined in with delighted squeals.

"The Senju Clan may not have the Sharingan, but from old times we've held our own against the Uchiha Clan…" Tsunade remarked, unfazed by the display. 

"Aside from the rare Wood Release of the First Hokage, it's our clan's exceptional chakra reserves and unparalleled chakra control that give us an edge."

"Neither the Uchiha Clan nor our distant relatives in the Uzumaki Clan can match this aspect of our clan," she explained. 

"That's why the Senju Clan has always been able to stand up to the Uchiha, even though the Sharingan's keen insight allows the Uchiha to easily replicate ninjutsu and taijutsu—and their proficiency in Genjutsu is unmatched."

"So that's how it is."

---------------

Guys do leave some power stones and reviews.

🤞patreon.com/plotplanner🤞

If you guys enjoy this story, you can support me on Patreon and get access to Advance Chapters, it really helps me to work on new chapters.