Konoha: Starting the Game as Yoriichi

SWISH!

This one slash fell from the heavens. A sword descending from the sky.

One slash. Light and understated. It once again lopped off the head of the Nine-Tails.

POW!

The giant fox head fell to the ground. The intense tremor, for a moment, made the very earth begin to shake.

RUMBLE!

A sky full of dust rose a hundred meters, choking people and making it impossible to open their eyes. The oncoming ash and dust scraped against the trees a thousand meters away, and leaves fell in droves. Some tree trunks even began to crack.

This... was merely the power of the shockwave's after-effects from a thousand meters away.

POW!

A pair of fair hands, wreathed in surging chakra. Tsunade had long been prepared and threw a monstrous strength punch. It shattered the air. Whether it was the dust or the falling leaves flying towards her, everything shattered like a broken mirror in the air, crackling as it fell to the ground.

"Hah," Tsunade let out a long breath after punching away the after-effects of the battle. Her beautiful pupils flickered slightly. Looking at the figure amidst the dust and smoke in front of her, her beautiful eyes held an indescribable light.

This stinking brat... he's really a bit terrifyingly strong.

He had cut off the Nine-Tails' head with a sword again. Such strength. Such swordsmanship.

"What a pity you weren't born ten years earlier," Tsunade murmured to herself, as if thinking of something.

That's right. If Kusuo had been present in the village on that night over a decade ago, the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, Kushina Uzumaki, and so many other ninja and civilians would not have died. With such a monster guarding Konoha, there would be no safer place.

SWISH, SWISH, SWISH—

Several hundred sword flashes passed. Kusuo's expression was composed. He swung the water blade in his hand, the sharp edge circling around him. In an instant, the wind surged, and all the dust was swept away.

Then, the giant body of the Nine-Tails was revealed.

"ROAR!" The Nine-Tails had recovered its body again. But this time, there were no more words. The Nine-Tails' cruel, scarlet eyes said it all. It wanted to kill this human.

POW!

A sharp claw swipe from the Nine-Tails carried a howling killing intent, so solid it was almost tangible, so cold it reached the freezing point. The chakra attached to this claw kicked up a storm of wind and rain.

CLANG!

The tranquil azure blade, now a deep red Crimson Blade, blocked the claw head-on. A full-power strike from the Nine-Tails, the strongest of the Tailed Beasts... how could a human possibly withstand it? The sheer, massive difference in their sizes was impossible to bridge.

There was only one way. A slash. A slash that could pierce the heavens.

"Water Breathing, Eighth Form! Waterfall Basin!"

Kusuo's gaze was focused. He gripped his sword with both hands and slashed with all his might. The space around the blade's edge seemed to crack like a broken ice surface.

CRACK, CRACK, CRACK—

From bottom to top, it was as if a monstrous tide was descending. Surging, turbulent.

CRUNCH!

The Nine-Tails' claws, each the size of two or three people, were smashed to pieces just like Kimimaro's ghastly white giant bones before them.

"How is that possible? This brat's sword aura can actually break through my chakra?" The Nine-Tails' vertical pupils suddenly contracted, as if it had seen something unbelievable. Before, when its body was cut by this brat, it was purely because its power was not being fully utilized; it was just randomly slapping with its immense physical strength. But now, it had clearly used its chakra to coat its claws. That ultimate sharpness... not only was it blocked, but it was even shattered in a head-on clash.

A corner of Kusuo's mouth lifted slightly. This Nine-Tails fellow reacts quite quickly. After it used its chakra, the moment his katana struck, he found it had become abnormally heavy. No wonder even a powerhouse among the Kage like the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, had nearly been unable to bear it with his own body.

But unfortunately... the flow of water... can be both soft and strong. The sword blade, as fluid as a stream of water, could directly reach the opponent's weak point, delivering a fatal blow with one strike.

"It's not over yet!" Kusuo saw the human-like disbelief in the Nine-Tails' eyes and smiled faintly. His body spun backward.

It all happened in an instant. In the Nine-Tails' shocked and uncertain eyes, he swung his sword again.

"Water Breathing, Seventh Form! Drop Ripple Thrust!"

This was the fastest slash among all the breathing techniques. Unlike the teleportation-like movement of Thunder Breathing's First Form, this move pushed the body's talent of a thousand slashes per second to its extreme.

At this moment, Kusuo slashed from an angle, his blade thrusting along a curve. It was like ripples spreading on the surface of water. The very space showed signs of being pierced.

Finally, the Nine-Tails' giant foot was struck squarely by this slash, and its entire body was sent flying backward. Fortunately, the moment it saw the smile on Kusuo's mouth, it had mobilized its orange, flame-like chakra to surround its foot, so its body was not pierced by this slash.

But the continuous, thousand-fold slashes like a flowing stream formed a dense and deterrent Striking Tide. The resonance sent the Nine-Tails' massive body flying.

"What happened over there?"

In the distant forest, Sai, Yamato, and a group of sealing squad members were rushing over. After receiving the order from the small Katsuyu clone sent by Tsunade, they had come at the first opportunity. However, the moment they arrived at their destination, they saw this world-shaking scene.

"I don't know. It looks like some giant object was sent flying. Could it have been Lady Tsunade who did it?!" Yamato transformed his hand into a giant tree stump, wrapped it around a large tree in front of him, and stood on top of it, looking in the direction the commotion came from.

Lady Tsunade? The Fifth Hokage!

Their eyes were filled with doubt, but also pleasant surprise. A commotion of this level, and the news was from Lady Tsunade... it could only be her. "I didn't expect our new Lady Hokage to be so strong, to be able to defeat even the Nine-Tails."

With a sigh, Yamato couldn't help but compare Tsunade and Danzo in his mind. In that regard, the two were like clouds and mud, not to be compared.

Sai nodded. "We should hurry over. No matter how strong Lady Tsunade's monstrous strength punch is, there will come a time when her chakra is exhausted. We need to get there quickly to help seal the Nine-Tails."

As the deputy captain, Sai's words were quite effective. Yamato grunted in agreement, and the surrounding team members all nodded. "Yes!"

Then, with a few swooshes, they once again rushed through the forest. The prairie in front of them was not far away.

"Damned human brat!" The Nine-Tails was sent flying, furious. Its entire body landed on a mountain on the opposite bank. It only stopped after shattering the mountain rocks. But there were still many shattered stones falling from above, smashing on its head. The Nine-Tails didn't care at all.

Soon, the signature move of a Tailed Beast appeared. It opened its mouth wide. A pitch-black, high-density energy ball gathered.

VMM!

A violent chakra fluctuation. A black and purple light coiled and rotated, like a gravitational wave, moving in a specific orbit. An evil, heavy, and dangerous chakra fluctuation radiated from within. Even from several li away, it made one's scalp tingle.

"This..." Tsunade suddenly stood up. She looked at the movement of the Nine-Tails' mouth and couldn't hold back any longer.

A Tailed Beast Bomb!

A Tailed Beast Bomb of even greater scale and energy intensity. It was on a completely different level from the one Kusuo had cut open at the beginning. Just looking at it... a chill came from the bottom of her heart, a deep sense of despair.

"Stinking brat!" Tsunade felt she could no longer just watch. Otherwise, she would be watching Kusuo go to his death. She leaped up, jumping off Katsuyu's body and rushing straight for him. Whether I can help him or not... at the very least, I can use my ninjutsu to help him block a wave of damage.

The diamond-shaped mark on her forehead had already opened, her entire body covered in striped seals.

Yin Seal, open!

At this moment, at the edge of the prairie that had long since been turned into ruins, a team of people leaped out from the forest entrance. They were none other than the sealing squad that had rushed over earlier.

They looked up. Instantly, their entire bodies were as if plunged into an ice cellar, frozen to the spot.

"Gulp..."

Violent swallowing sounds rose and fell. Everyone's eyes widened as they stared in horror at the opposite bank of the prairie river. On a shattered mountain peak, the tall Nine-Tails had its mouth wide open. A giant Tailed Beast Bomb, containing an aura of destruction, was brewing.

Its target was aimed directly in their direction.

"Lady Tsunade!" After barely suppressing the shock and fear in their hearts, a ninja immediately saw Tsunade rushing over.

"What is Lord Hokage doing?" They were very confused. In this situation, it was already too late to run. Why was she still rushing up? Could it be that a Tailed Beast Bomb of this level... Lady Tsunade's monstrous strength punch could also smash it to pieces?

With this question, they continued to look forward. And they saw... there stood a boy in red with an outstanding temperament, his single ponytail flying high in the wind. Faced with a giant Tailed Beast Bomb that would make anyone fear, he just stood there quietly.

As still as a mountain. Like an unshakable pillar in the sea.

Seeing this, how could they not recognize him? The one before them was the very same Hatake Kusuo who had once saved the village with his own strength, cut down the One-Tail with his sword, slain Orochimaru, and single-handedly annihilated the entire Root organization.

Could it be? Everyone looked at each other, a guess already forming in their hearts. If this monster-like boy was here, then the commotion from before wasn't caused by their Fifth Hokage, Princess Tsunade, but by this boy in front of them.

Thinking of his feat of thrashing the One-Tailed Shukaku before, the sealing squad was suddenly not so afraid. Their hearts were even filled with a little bit of anticipation. Can Hatake Kusuo create another myth and cut down the Nine-Tails with his sword? The strongest of the Tailed Beasts?!

"Lady Tsunade, why have you come?" The words carried a question, but Kusuo's face was extremely calm. There was not a trace of questioning in his tone.

Kusuo faintly looked back at the anxiously rushing Tsunade, her chest heaving up and down from the strenuous running, a magnificent sight.

Tsunade shouted urgently, "Stinking brat! What are you still standing here for? That's a Tailed Beast Bomb! A super-wide-range Tailed Beast Bomb whose power is greater than any S-rank ninjutsu! It's not something you can just block!"

"We can't stop it! We still have time to run now!"

Urgently persuading him, Tsunade was about to grab Kusuo's arm and run back. However, with a pull, he didn't move an inch. She used her monstrous strength chakra, and it was still the same.

You... A shocked expression filled Tsunade's face.

Kusuo returned a confident smile. "Who says it can't be blocked?"

SWISH! He held his sword up.

"Not only will I block this Tailed Beast Bomb, but I will break through it and cut down the Nine-Tails with one slash!"

Confidence. Dominance.

Tsunade was unknowingly stunned, these words suddenly appearing in her mind.

Swoosh! A crazed, cruel look surged in the Nine-Tails' eyes. A bloodthirsty, killing smile appeared on the fox's lips. The Tailed Beast Bomb was unleashed.

A chakra cannonball, deep to its extreme, with energy condensed to its limit, cut a fine straight line through the air. It broke the sound barrier, and a sonic boom resounded.

RUMBLE.

The sky suddenly filled with rolling dark clouds, black clouds spreading everywhere, with lightning flashing within. This one Tailed Beast Bomb had stirred the weather. The heavens changed color for it.

"Heh." A light laugh. Kusuo still gripped the sword in his hand tightly. The blade turned, and a golden flash was already attached to it.

Breathing Method: Thunder.

Wisps of scorching white vapor escaped from between his teeth. A clear voice was emitted, calm and firm.

"Thunder Breathing, Seventh Form! Honoikazuchi no Kami!"

An explosion. Brilliant. A roaring golden dragon, wreathed in lightning, was unleashed with one slash. In that instant, the wind and clouds changed, and the sky filled with thunderclouds. A heavenly thunder responded to the sword aura unleashed by this one slash, descending with a shock, shattering the earth and splitting the mountain forest.

Thunder, electricity, and fire intertwined. The violent power burst forth with a heaven-shaking, earth-shattering fluctuation.

RUMBLE!

The golden dragon, formed from lightning and fire, charged head-on into the Nine-Tails' Tailed Beast Bomb.

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