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"What is perfection? This is perfection. Having become the ultimate ninja, I have caught up with you all, and even surpassed you!"

"I am now a powerful figure no less than your grandfather, the First Hokage, and I stand at the pinnacle of this world!"

"whispering sound."

After hearing Hiruko's arrogant follow-up, Tsunade snorted and flashed in front of Hiruko, punching him in the chest.

Hiruko's expression turned cold. He grabbed Tsunade's attack with his backhand, but the power contained in that punch exploded and sent him flying, crashing heavily to the ground.

"Grandpa is not as weak as you." Tsunade gently blew on her fist: "You've made yourself into such a grotesque mess, and you still think you've become something extraordinary. You're far worse than you used to be, Hiruko."

"You inhuman bastard, what right do you have to talk about me like this!"

Hiruko, who had fallen to the ground, quickly stood up, glaring angrily at Tsunade, and said fiercely, "Words are useless. I'll let you experience my power for yourself!"

Having said that, Hiruko activated his Swift Escape technique, his figure suddenly transforming into a swift shadow as he pounced on Tsunade.

Without wasting words, Tsunade raised her fist, flashed forward, and met the attack head-on!

"Bang!!"

In an instant, the two figures collided at an extremely fast speed, and a deep thud and the shockwave spread out together.

The ground beneath their feet collapsed and caved in due to the enormous reaction force, with cracks extending outwards for tens of meters in an instant.

"Superhuman strength, huh?"

Hiruko's lips curled up into a cold smile.

Tsunade, one of the Legendary Sannin, is most outstanding not only for her medical ninjutsu, which is considered the best in the ninja world, but also for her superhuman strength.

Now, relying solely on his Steel Release and his own power, he is on par with Tsunade. It seems that he has indeed completely surpassed the Sannin.

Decades of inner obsession seemed to have come to fruition at this moment, and excitement appeared in Hiruko's eyes. He couldn't wait for these 'targets' he had been constantly chasing to witness his power at this moment!

With her fists frozen, Tsunade pulled back her strength, tilted her head slightly, and swung her leg in a sweeping kick.

Hiruko lowered his body, his crimson Mangekyou Sharingan spinning rapidly in his eye sockets, dodging Tsunade's sweeping kick, and then instantly appeared behind Tsunade.

At this moment, Tsunade was caught in the instant her punches and kicks landed, leaving her with nowhere to exert force. It could be said that Hiruko had seized an incredible timing.

Hiruko's face revealed a smug smile. With his Swift Release, his speed completely surpassed that of the Fourth Raikage. Combined with the absolute insight of the Mangekyou Sharingan, even the legendary Sannin, Tsunade, could only be caught off guard by him.

The power of Steel Release condensed in his palm at this moment, and his indestructible arm transformed into the sharpest sword, stabbing fiercely towards Tsunade's back with unpredictable and terrifying speed.

A fatal blow!

"Lady Tsunade, be careful!"

Princess Tsunade!

But the next second, the smile on Hiruko's face froze on his face.

While Tsunade was in mid-air, having been caught off guard by Hiruko's supposedly quick recovery from a normal attack, she suddenly drew her Zanpakuto from her waist and blocked Hiruko's attack.

In the blink of an eye, Tsunade adjusted her body, switched her Zanpakuto with both hands, gripped the hilt with her left hand, and thrust the sword toward Hiruko's chest.

"call out!"

With a whooshing sound, Hiruko vanished from his spot just as his Zanpakuto was about to fall. However, Tsunade's figure disappeared right after him. The sound of metal clashing was incredibly pleasant. The two figures appeared at the same time on one side of the battlefield.

"It can actually keep up with my speed..."

Hiruko's kaleidoscope eyes spun, and the moment he caught Tsunade's attack coming down, he activated Dark Release and Magnet Release simultaneously.

The core of superhuman strength lies in the explosion of chakra, something Hiruko already knew. All he needed to do was use the power of Dark Release to gather the opponent's chakra... What?!

The power of the Dark Release's devouring ability was like a mud ox sinking into the sea when it landed on Tsunade. The power she had gathered was like an unshakable wall of copper and iron, and the Dark Release simply could not devour it.

Fortunately, Hiruko released the power of Magnet Release in advance. The iron sand wrapped around his arm collided fiercely with Tsunade. Countless pieces of black iron sand were shattered by Tsunade's punch and flew all over the sky.

The force delayed, and Hiruko's figure flew backward, smashing a huge hole in a giant tree.

"Is this what they call spiritual power...?"

The power of the Shinigami had long been known throughout the ninja world, but Hiruko was so engrossed in researching his own Oni-Garara Technique that he paid little attention to the power of the Shinigami.

In his view, his Ghost Sprout Technique is the most outstanding power in the world. As long as the Ghost Sprout Technique succeeds, all power will be subjugated to him.

Unexpectedly...

"Self-righteous and complacent."

Tsunade looked at Hiruko, who was crawling up from the wood chips and debris, and said calmly, "The Oni-Garra Technique that you have been so proud of pursuing is nothing more than the most basic bloodline fusion method, crude and clumsy."

"You, who refuse to open your eyes to see the world, have no idea how many powerful forces exist in this world. That is the biggest difference between you and Orochimaru!"

"asshole!"

Hiruko's face was contorted in extreme pain; Tsunade's words had touched the most vulnerable and sensitive part of his heart.

"Since you're so eager to find..."

"Swastika!"

A sudden, terrifying pressure, like a mountain collapsing and a tsunami crashing down, roared out in that instant, directly interrupting Hiruko's words!

The terrifying pressure spread suddenly along with Tsunade's words, and Hiruko even began to have difficulty breathing. His Mangekyou Sharingan in his eye sockets kept shrinking, as if he had seen something extremely terrifying.

At the same time, countless eyes on the battlefield converged on Tsunade, their gazes filled with astonishment, shock, or disbelief.

"She's achieved Bankai. Tsunade really has guts."

In the distance, Orochimaru, who had just finished tidying himself up, licked his lips and looked at the battlefield between Tsunade and Hiruko with some surprise: "Seriously, that's a really hurtful thing to say. Hiruko, who has completed the Oni-Garra Technique, is quite valuable for research."

"Tsunade's Bankai..."

Pain remained expressionless, his pale purple Rinnegan gazing at Tsunade with a hint of seriousness. He had also sensed this power from Mizuki Yoru before, but in the previous battle at the Sand Gold Fortress, Mizuki Yoru had used an even higher level of power.

Clearly, Bankai is nothing more than a weak power to Minazuki Yoru.

"This oppressive aura... Is this the ultimate power wielded by the Grim Reaper, Bankai?!"

Near Tsunade, Fugaku Uchiha, the Fourth Raikage A, and others were shocked and stared in disbelief at Tsunade, whose spiritual pressure surged around her, causing the heavens and earth to change color.

They knew that the Grim Reaper's power was immense, because ninjas who obtained spiritual power would experience a significant boost in their combat strength.

I never expected that Death would be this powerful after unleashing all his strength!

Under the watchful eyes of countless people, Tsunade's Zanpakuto slowly disappeared, transforming into a stream of light and merging into Tsunade's body.

With a slight lift of his brown eyes, Hiruko felt as if the whole world was hostile to him. He was filled with an increasingly heavy pressure, and he felt as if he were about to kneel down under this force!

"Solution—"

"Golden Desiccated Tree Reborn!"

Tsunade's figure suddenly vanished from the person in front of her.

The next second, Hiruko felt an irresistible and terrifying force coming from his body. When he reacted, all he could see was his orange hair and the hem of his pure white haori fluttering in the wind. His powerful body, covered by steel jutsu, had a huge hole torn in it.

With blood splattering, Hiruko's body crashed to the ground amidst Tsunade's indifferent gaze.

Instant kill!

In the shadows in the distance.

White Zetsu, who had half-peeked out from the ruins, was filled with shock: "How is this possible? How can he be so strong!"

"The Bankai of the Shinigami captains is their strongest power." Black Zetsu said coldly, "In that instant just now, the intensity of the power within Tsunade's body increased several times. Most importantly, these Shinigami's releases all possess some special abilities."

"If Tsunade's abilities are troublesome, Hiruko will probably lose."

"How could that be? That guy, Hiruko, is..."

Bai Jue was stunned, somewhat incredulous.

After completing the Oni-Garra Ritual and becoming the ultimate ninja, Hiruko's strength increased dramatically, surpassing even the Five Kage. He is one of the strongest in the ninja world and currently the second strongest member of the Akatsuki organization after Nagato.

Moreover, due to the 'power of all things in the universe' contained within him, Hiruko's strength will continue to increase, and he will experience short bursts of power as the intensity of the battle increases.

This situation is referred to by Black Zetsu as the 'ignition of the power of all things'!

"If every one of these Shinigami captains had the strength of Tsunade, then Akatsuki would be finished today."

Black Zetsu said in a deep voice, "We need to inform Obito to hurry up. If we can't take this opportunity to start the operation, Obito's next ritual will likely be greatly hindered once Mizuki Yoru comes to his senses."

"These Shinigami are terrifyingly strong, and so is Minazuki Yoru..."

White Zetsu muttered to himself that his clones were unable to monitor the battle between Nagato and Mizuki Yoru, but he hadn't expected that even the battle between Tsunade and Hiruko had completely surpassed the limits of ordinary ninjas.

"You bastard..."

Amidst the ruins, Hiruko struggled to his feet, and the eerie sight on his body caused everyone present to frown.

The blood hole created by Tsunade's punch didn't leak much bloodline limit; instead, a strange milky-white substance kept wriggling inside, like cells dividing and multiplying.

In just a short while, the wound on Hiruko's body, which was absolutely fatal, was completely repaired.

"Not only did you use five bloodline limits, but you also fused a portion of Grandpa's cells with the Demon Sprout."

Tsunade remained expressionless, her body radiating a stream of spiritual energy.

"The First Hokage's policies were extremely foolish, but his power was indeed immense."

Feeling his body recover, Hiruko roared, "I don't care about Shinigami's Shikai or Bankai. Under my ultimate power, everything will be meaningless! And you, Tsunade, you will become the first sacrifice to crush the ninja world!"

Tsunade didn't say anything, but her actions spoke volumes.

Having just been repaired, and with no time to react, Hiruko, who considered himself the ultimate ninja, felt a sharp pain in his lower abdomen. He arched up like a shrimp, drool flying from his mouth.

Hiruko only felt a sharp pain in his lower abdomen for a moment before Tsunade in front of him disappeared, replaced by a burst of pain in his back!

How could that be? His Steel Release technique seemed to have no effect at all at this moment, and his Kaleidoscope couldn't detect the opponent's trace at all.

This is impossible, this...

"Wow!"

He spat out a mouthful of blood, and Bei Liuhu trembled with fear!

Chapter 248 Nagato VS Shisui!

The almost one-sided, explosive attack stunned everyone present.

Originally, it was thought that Hiruko, who had displayed such strength, would be evenly matched with Tsunade after she unleashed the ultimate power of the Shinigami, Bankai. However, Tsunade's power completely overwhelmed Hiruko, who possessed five bloodline limits and considered himself the ultimate ninja!

"Cough cough!"

Hiruko coughed up blood, his body twisted and cracked, and under Tsunade's continuous bombardment, he turned into a puddle of mud that resembled Black Zetsu.

Fortunately, Hashirama Senju's cells continued to function, and with the power of the myriad phenomena within him, Hiruko's 'damaged' state was constantly being repaired.

However, the expression on Biruhu's face did not ease with the repair of his limbs.

In the clash just now, Hiruko was horrified to discover that after Bankai, his Steel Release was completely unable to stop Tsunade's offensive, and he had also lost his speed advantage.

Furthermore, since Dark Release cannot absorb spiritual energy, if he hadn't used Swift Release to pull away immediately after sensing the danger, he probably would have been killed by Tsunade's combo attack!

"The Steel Release defense still exists, but after Tsunade's Bankai... was it the flowing light emanating from her body that gave her the power to break through my Steel Release?"

Hiru was panting heavily, and fear gradually arose in his heart. His belief in becoming the perfect ultimate ninja began to waver at this moment.

"Impossible! My power is definitely not limited to this, and my talent and magnanimity are definitely not limited to this level!"

"Boom boom boom!"

Hiruko's resentment seemed to stir the hearts of the other Akatsuki members, and a series of loud rumbling sounds suddenly came from all around.

Immediately afterwards, a series of beast howls echoed from one another.

They discovered that many enormous summoning beasts had broken through the Allied Shinobi Forces' defenses and penetrated deep into the battlefield.

Without exception, all of these summoned beasts have the black rods that are the signature of Nagato's summoned beasts, and some of them also have the figures of the Six Paths of Pain above them.

“The Rinnegan.” Orochimaru licked his lips, his gaze instantly finding the Deva Path among the Six Paths of Pain: “Sashiri, Boss.”

Pain stood atop the Yatagarasu, seemingly sensing something, and turned back with a cold gaze.

"So you're a Death God Captain now, Orochimaru."

"Does the leader want to fight me?" Orochimaru chuckled. "With just the Deva Path and these Six Paths of Pain, you're no match for me. Oh, your main body probably won't last much longer either, after all, you have to fight that monster."

Pain did not respond, but his gaze sharpened and a suction force erupted from his palm.

Hiruko, who was fighting Tsunade below, was pulled by this suction force and flew into the sky, landing on a summoning beast of the Animal Path. At the same time, she quickly returned to the rear along with the other members of the Six Paths and the Akatsuki organization.