Chapter 34: Strangling Tsunade *UPDATED*

Chapter 34: Strangling Tsunade

This man was an Uchiha, right? How could he also use the Akimichi clan's Multi-Size Technique? Tsunade was increasingly shocked, but she didn't have time to think about it. The giant hand was squeezing her full-bodied figure, causing her veins to bulge and become visible.

If this continued, she would be crushed to death. "Hah!" Tsunade roared, a powerful surge of chakra erupted from her body, and she broke free from the giant hand's grip. This sent Dan stumbling back a few steps.

Boom! Tsunade took advantage of the situation and punched Dan in the chest. A powerful gust of wind blew her golden hair and made her cloak flutter. Her momentum was astonishing.

Here it came. Facing Tsunade's killer move, Dan was not afraid but rather excited. Through his Sharingan, he could see the massive amount of chakra in Tsunade's body flowing towards her fist, concentrating at one point.

This was the monstrous strength of the Senju clan. When Dan saw this clearly, Tsunade's fist had already reached him. Did this guy think he could withstand my monstrous strength just because he was tall and muscular? Tsunade had a thought, then punched Dan in the chest without mercy.

Bang! With the explosion of monstrous strength, this punch directly caved in Dan's chest, which looked horrifying. An injury of this degree would paralyze him for life if he was lucky enough to survive.

Back in the day, Jiraiya was nearly killed by Tsunade's monstrous strength for peeping on her while she was bathing. He had six broken ribs, fractured arms, and several ruptured internal organs.

In Tsunade's view, this Uchiha's life was definitely not as tough as Jiraiya's. But was it really so? "Huh?" Tsunade's pupils suddenly shrank, realizing something was wrong. Dan's chest... wasn't caved in by her punch. Instead, he had somehow softened his body.

At this moment, Dan's steel-like body became like a lump of rubber, his bones as flexible as noodles, demonstrating his terrifying control over his muscles.

Tsunade's monstrous strength was the concentration of all her power at one point, capable of destroying any sturdy defense. Dan's countermeasure was to use the collapse of his chest to avoid the strongest point of the attack, thereby dissipating most of Tsunade's strength.

With the force of Tsunade's punch, he floated backward off the ground and landed on the ground like a leaf. Dan's chest returned to its original state, unharmed. This was called being bold with high skills. Apart from Dan, no one else dared to take Tsunade's monstrous strength like this.

He stood there, not fighting back, as if waiting for Tsunade to continue attacking him. Tsunade felt she was being seriously provoked. Boom. She punched a wall next to her in frustration. The wall instantly shattered and collapsed, turning into countless pieces of rubble.

Then, she jumped up into the air, raising one leg above her head, and slammed it down. Painful Heaven Kick! Compared to punching, the Painful Heaven Kick was more powerful. It concentrated chakra at the sole of the foot and trampled the enemy with the weight of the whole body.

A kick would cause the mountains to crumble and the earth to crack. Dan still didn't dodge. This time, his Sharingan saw even more clearly, completely understanding the chakra flow of the monstrous strength.

In addition, facing Tsunade's kick, he didn't use his body's flexibility to dissolve itbut instead, he hardened his gaze, planning to take it head-on. Only by using his own body to personally feel Tsunade's strength could he quickly grasp the principle of monstrous strength.

The next second, Dan tensed all his muscles, activated his Iron Skin technique, and stood firm like a large bell on the ground. Tsunade's Painful Heaven Kick, like a bell hammer, fiercely struck him.

Once again, it landed on Dan's chest. Ding~ The sound of the bell was melodious. "What?!" Tsunade kicked Dan's chest, only to feel a force rebounding, causing her leg to go numb, and she fell backward onto the ground.

However, Dan wasn't feeling too good either. Tsunade's kick was too powerful, even he couldn't bear it. The opponent's strength came like a tsunami, rampaging inside his body.

Even so, Dan's feet remained unmoved, as if they were roots stuck into the ground, not retreating a single step. But his upper body suddenly started to sway, the amplitude getting larger and larger.

With Dan's swaying, the ground of the entire street also began to sway, as if there was an earthquake, with numerous spider-web-like cracks appearing. At this moment, Dan seemed to merge with the earth beneath his feet.

Rumble. He transferred the force of Tsunade's Painful Heaven Kick through his body into the ground, finally releasing it.

During this process, hundreds of spectators on the street were all panicked, stumbling around. After the "earthquake" ended, looking around, there was no one standing on the entire street except for Dan and Tsunade.

Everyone had fallen to the ground. Was this a battle at the level of the Three Legendary Ninjas? People carefully lay on the ground, looking up at the two of them, like mortals looking up at gods, their faces full of awe and shock.

Alright, that's about enough. Dan thought that he had seen enough after taking Tsunade's monstrous strength twice, and he had also felt enough. For copying this ability, he was confident.

So, there was no need to continue fighting. So he turned around and left. What did he mean? Tsunade saw Dan leaving and felt greatly insulted.

Because the opponent didn't run away because he couldn't beat her, but after taking her two punches without fighting back, he just left. Was there a more humiliating way than this?

Thinking of this. "Stop!" She shouted, chasing after him, and punched at Dan's back. Dan shook his head. Feeling the strong wind from the punch behind him, he swung his right arm back, the high-frequency micro-vibration of his arm making a crackling sound in the air.

Bang! The forearms of the two of them collided again. In an instant, with the two of them at the center, a sonic boom erupted, and all the glass in the surrounding shops was shattered.

Suddenly, Tsunade's vision became blurry, as if she had presbyopia, and she couldn't see Dan clearly. Not good. She immediately realized that she was under a genjutsu.

What Tsunade couldn't understand was that she was very careful to avoid Dan's Sharingan gaze. She didn't know that Dan's Yin Release: Phantom Body Technique combined taijutsu with genjutsu, allowing Yin Release chakra to circulate throughout the body, thereby releasing genjutsu from any part of the body during combat.

When this technique was activated, there was a characteristic. That was, in the enemy's eyes, some part of Dan's body would vibrate at a very high frequency, giving a sense of unreality.

FromUchiha Itachi, to the Root shinobi, and now to Tsunade, this technique had never failed. Of course, the principle of Yin Release: Phantom Body Technique sounded simple, but like the Lightning Release Body Flicker Technique of the Hidden Cloud Village, it was extremely difficult to practice. Dan spent a full ten years developing the prototype of this technique, which was still in the process of being perfected.

The Senju clan had a constitution far superior to ordinary people and were naturally resistant to genjutsu. Therefore, Tsunade broke free from the genjutsu in just half a second, and her vision was clear again. But this half-second was enough for Dan to get behind her.

Swish. He swiftly extended a robust arm, bent his forearm and biceps at a right angle, and circled Tsunade's neck from behind. At the same time, Dan's other hand slid over from the back of Tsunade's neck, and the two arms interlocked.

Tsunade had just come to her senses and realized the danger. Dan immediately used his head to hold her head and tightened his elbows, pulling back forcefully, leaving no room for Tsunade to struggle.

At this moment, Dan was holding Tsunade from behind, their faces close together, looking like a couple in love. But the reality was completely opposite. Because this was a naked choke.

A naked choke is a jujitsu move, divided into blood choke and air choke. The blood choke tightens the enemy's carotid artery, causing cardiac arrest. It doesn't require much strength and is a technique to defeat the strong with the weak. The air choke, on the other hand, blocks the enemy's throat, causing a suffocating effect, more suitable for people with thick arms. Dan used an air choke on Tsunade.

As he exerted force, his arm not only compressed Tsunade's neck but also lifted her petite body off the ground, leaving her feet dangling. "Uh..." Tsunade couldn't make a sound, her face quickly turned red due to congestion, and since her feet were off the ground and couldn't exert force, her legs could only kick wildly in the air.

Under the strong will to survive, boom, Tsunade's body once again erupted with a massive amount of chakra. She also forcefully raised her elbow and struck back at Dan's ribs. Unfortunately, it was to no avail. Dan remained calm, bearing Tsunade's weak elbow strike, then tightened his grip and locked her in even more.

One second, two seconds, three seconds... Just five seconds later, Tsunade rolled her eyes, her arms drooped, and she fainted on the spot due to suffocation. Thud. After Dan let go, Tsunade fell to the ground, unconscious.

Ignoring the stunned spectators around him, he waved his sleeve and left, soon disappearing at the end of the street. "Lady Tsunade!" Shizune rushed over in a panic, performing first aid on the unconscious Tsunade.

After some commotion, "Huh..." Tsunade suddenly sat up, gasping for air, her chest heaving violently. At this moment, her face was pale, and she was sweating profusely, as if she had just returned from a near-death experience.

"Lady Tsunade, I'm so glad you're okay," Shizune finally breathed a sigh of relief, her eyes moist. Tsunade looked scared. Over the past decade or so, she had neglected combat due to her hemophobia and had let herself go, neglecting her training. All that was left was the title of one of the Three Legendary Ninjas to scare peopleBut today, she was reminded of the harsh reality. The world of shinobi was cruel and unforgiving. Even as one of the Three Legendary Ninjas, she was not invincible. She had been defeated, and in a way that was utterly humiliating.

She had been choked unconscious in front of so many people. The shame and humiliation were unbearable. But more than that, she was terrified. She had been so close to death, closer than she had ever been. If Dan had wanted to, he could have easily killed her. But he didn't. He had let her live.

Tsunade clenched her fists, her nails digging into her palms. She had been too complacent, too arrogant. She had thought that her strength was enough, that she was untouchable. But she was wrong. She had underestimated her opponent, and she had paid the price for it.

She looked at the crowd of people around her, their faces filled with shock and fear. She had let them down. She had let herself down. But she wouldn't let this defeat define her. She was Tsunade of the Senju clan, one of the Three Legendary Ninjas. She would not be defeated so easily.

"I'm okay, Shizune," she said, her voice steady. "Help me up."

Shizune nodded, helping Tsunade to her feet. Tsunade looked at the direction Dan had disappeared in, a determined look in her eyes.

"I need to get stronger," she said, her voice filled with resolve. "I won't let something like this happen again."

And with that, Tsunade began her journey to regain her strength, to prove to herself and to the world that she was still one of the strongest shinobi in the world. She would not let this defeat define her. She would rise from it, stronger and more determined than ever before.

"Shizune, let's go," Tsunade stood up, her expression serious, and hurriedly left the street with her disciple.

Two days later, Dan walked into a small grove. His fight with Tsunade, where he had taken two of her punches head-on, had left him with some minor internal injuries, although they weren't visible from the outside. The woman's strength was indeed terrifying. However, after a bit of recuperation, Dan had recovered. This minor injury had allowed Dan to gain a new ability - monstrous strength.

In fact, he had been studying this body technique, monstrous strength, for a while. This time, he had observed it with his Sharingan and personally experienced it, finally gaining a thorough understanding. Dan walked up to a large bluestone that was taller than a person, extended a finger, and pressed it against the stone.

The next second, boom. He erupted with a powerful current of air from his body, and a tremendous force was transmitted through his finger into the stone. Crack. The surface of the bluestone instantly cracked like a spider web with Dan's finger at the center, and then it exploded with a loud bang, turning into a pile of rubble.

This was monstrous strength. The principle of monstrous strength was actually quite simple. It involved concentrating chakra in one part of the body and then exploding it in an instant to increase destructive power.

But as the saying goes, the simpler the technique sounds, the harder it sometimes is to master.

After Dan's exploration, he found that to successfully use monstrous strength, three conditions need to be met:

The first is the amount of chakra. Monstrous strength requires a large concentration of chakra. The more chakra, the more destructive power can be displayed. As a member of the Senju clan, Tsunade naturally has several times more chakra than an average shinobi.

The second is physical strength. Concentrating a large amount of chakra in a certain part of the body puts a great deal of pressure on the body. If it can't withstand it, the result is self-destruction. Tsunade's physical strength, needless to say, is extraordinary.

The third is precise refinement and control of chakra. To use monstrous strength in battle, the speed of refining chakra must be fast, and the chakra must be controlled to flow instantly to a specific part of the body.

As a medical ninja, Tsunade excels in this area. What about Dan?

Chakra, in essence, is a product of the mixture of physical energy and spiritual energy.

Clans like the Senju and Uzumaki have strong bodies, while the Uchiha have strong spirits, so their chakra is more than ordinary people. As for Dan, both his body and spirit are strong. He doesn't know how much chakra he has because he has never run out of chakra.

As for physical strength, Dan once learned the Eight Gates from Might Guy. His body, which has undergone physical transformation, can easily withstand even opening up to the sixth gate, let alone the mere monstrous strength.

The last point, although Dan is not a medical ninja, he has been training his body for many years. He can not only control all 639 muscles in his body, but he can even control his autonomic and somatic nerves.

These things are more difficult than refining and controlling chakra. Therefore, the seemingly uncopyable monstrous strength was learned by Dan.

In addition, there was an unexpected joy. Ever since Dan awakened the Stand "The World," he could only stop time for two seconds, which was a bit short. But during this time, he had experienced battles with Obito, the Root squad, and Tsunade, encountered some dangers, and even got a little injured.

Perhaps it was this sense of crisis that finally further stimulated the potential of his Stand.

So, at this moment, Dan raised a finger, facing the void in front of him, and once again calmly said those four words:

"Za Warudo."

The next instant, Dan's pupils dilated, and in the reflection of his eyes, a slowly rotating, huge gear appeared.

That was the gear of time.