Invite Tsunade Back to the Village

"What did you come to see me for? Don’t tell me you just came to visit."

After saying that, Tsunade impatiently opened the bottle and took a drink. The liquor Hyuga Mirai had brought was among the finest in the Ninja World, and its taste was undoubtedly the best Tsunade had ever had.

At this Tea Country Base, just about everything was available, except alcohol was rationed. Someone like Shizune, who did not enjoy drinking, was incredibly happy here. Games, movies, and everything else were readily available, but Tsunade was rather frustrated.

After practicing new ninjutsu and working up a fragrant sweat, all she wanted after a bath was a good drink. But the Tea Country Base imposed limits on her alcohol, making it impossible for her to drink to her heart’s content.

As for leaving the base to buy some outside, the nearby merchant associations were basically all under Hyuga Mirai’s control. They had likely received orders from above and strictly controlled personal alcohol sales.

In the end, Tsunade found it too troublesome and gave up on the idea of drinking freely.

"What are you talking about? Caring for members of the organization is a responsibility I must fulfill as its leader."

Before Hyuga Mirai could finish his long-winded self-praise, he saw the disdain in Tsunade’s eyes. He promptly stopped and changed the subject.

"I heard your new ninjutsu is nearly complete?"

"I knew I couldn’t hide it from you. The new technique is almost finished, and I also developed a Nintaijutsu suited to me. What do you think? Want to try it?"

After finishing a bottle of liquor, Tsunade’s beautiful eyes carried a hint of provocation.

"Looks like you’re full of confidence now, Princess Tsunade."

Hyuga Mirai considered it. Watching through a screen would never let him truly experience its power. It would not hurt to personally test Tsunade’s newly developed ninjutsu.

"Then let’s do it. If I win, you’ll agree to one request."

"Fine. If I win, you’ll honestly answer one question of mine. Or agree to one request as well—I haven’t decided which yet. In any case, it’s settled."

After making their agreement, Hyuga Mirai followed Tsunade to an open area outside the base. If Tsunade attacked at full strength, the base’s "fragile" alloy would not withstand more than a few of her punches.

"Use all your strength. I’m attacking!"

Tsunade took off her green outer robe, clenched her fists, and warned Hyuga Mirai.

Hyuga Mirai formed hand seals. "You should make the first move, Princess Tsunade." As he spoke, Sealing Runes appeared over his body before vanishing again.

This signified that he had released the Added-Weight Rock Seal. Tsunade knew this technique as well and had used it in training, but she could not keep her body under four times gravity all day like Hyuga Mirai. The burden on the body was too great.

"Here I come!"

The moment Tsunade finished speaking, she vanished from her spot in a Body Flicker and rapidly charged at Hyuga Mirai. Raising her fist, she smashed it down with all her strength.

"As violent as ever." Hyuga Mirai could tell by instinct alone that Tsunade’s Monstrous Strength had improved considerably. If he did not enter Sage Mode, this punch would be difficult to take head-on.

Boom!

Hyuga Mirai used a Body Flicker to evade the punch, but a crater twenty to thirty meters wide was blasted into the ground. Countless fissure-like trenches spread outward from the crater.

"I’m not done yet!"

As soon as Tsunade spoke, she threw five Kunai toward the direction Hyuga Mirai had dodged.

"Kunai?"

Hyuga Mirai frowned slightly. This weapon did not fit Tsunade’s fighting style at all. Other than serving as a distraction, the only reason she would throw Kunai at him was if they were related to her new technique.

Moreover, propelled by Monstrous Strength, the Kunai were incredibly fast and were already nearing Hyuga Mirai.

Air Palm!

A powerful shockwave struck the Kunai away before they could reach him. However, Tsunade threw several more Shuriken, knocking the Kunai toward Hyuga Mirai. Though she rarely used thrown ninja tools, her accuracy and power were certainly not lacking.

Tsunade seemed to have anticipated that Hyuga Mirai would choose to knock away the Kunai. The moment he used Air Palm, she had thrown the Shuriken. Threads were wrapped around them, allowing their direction to be adjusted slightly in midair.

"Something like the Uchiha Clan’s throwing techniques. Princess Tsunade, what exactly are you trying to show—"

Before Hyuga Mirai could finish, his eyes suddenly widened.

His body abruptly lost control, even though he had not made any contact with Tsunade.

No, it was not quite a loss of control. Rather, the signals his brain sent to his body had been disrupted.

"Disorderly Disturbance Technique? When did you cast it? I didn’t notice anything—"

Halfway through his words, Hyuga Mirai suddenly remembered the suspicious Kunai. He examined them closely with his Byakugan and discovered Chakra hidden within them, leaking into the surroundings.

"Hehe, so you noticed. This is an advanced ninjutsu derived from the Disorderly Disturbance Technique: the Electromagnetic Field Technique. Within this field, I can directly control electrons."

Tsunade spoke with a smile, clearly proud of herself. Then she clenched her fist and charged toward Hyuga Mirai.

The instant after the Kunai were knocked away by the Shuriken, Tsunade’s technique had already succeeded. The electric field within these few dozen meters was now almost entirely under Tsunade’s control.

Facing Tsunade’s incoming fist, Hyuga Mirai immediately entered Sage Mode. His control over Sage Chakra was now exceptionally refined. Having his body absorb Natural Energy day and night, his proficiency with Sage Chakra was nearly on par with Ichikishimahime’s.

After entering Sage Mode, Hyuga Mirai used Natural Energy to regain a small amount of control over his body. Before Tsunade’s fist arrived, he crouched slightly and tried his best to avoid it, but he was still sent flying by Tsunade’s charge.

"Can Sage Mode resist the Electronic Field?"

Tsunade frowned slightly and rubbed her chest. She had not sent Hyuga Mirai very far flying just now. Then she continued controlling the electrons, once again using the Electronic Field to manipulate the neural signals within Hyuga Mirai’s body.

"Apparently not. You only temporarily regained control of your body through powerful Sage Chakra. Hehe, do you admit defeat? Not even Sage Mode can free you from my field’s control."

Tsunade asked Hyuga Mirai smugly. Although she had only recently developed this ninjutsu, it was specifically designed to target the human body. Next, she would expand it into other areas and advance it into a comprehensive Electronic Field.

"Admitting defeat is unnecessary. I just didn’t expect you to develop this ninjutsu to such an extent, Princess Tsunade. It’s similar to Magnet Release, yet completely different."

Hyuga Mirai slowly got to his feet. His ability to move surprised Tsunade, and she immediately used the field to manipulate the electrons in his body. Yet after she disrupted them, she seemed unable to prevent Hyuga Mirai from moving.

"A strange feeling. The nervous system inside my body is completely scrambled, and you can control it whenever you wish."

Hyuga Mirai had already replaced his eyes with the Tenseigan. He wrapped his entire body in Truth-Seeking Orbs, creating a thin black coat. Other than his head, every part of him was covered by the Truth-Seeking Orbs.

The nervous system within his body was completely beyond his control, and even Sage Mode made no difference. Sage Chakra could not affect the nervous system. Though he could temporarily regain control by explosively releasing Sage Chakra, Tsunade could adjust the field at any time, while continuously bursting Sage Chakra was also a considerable burden on his body.

"Why can you still move? Is it because of that black coat?"

Tsunade asked with a slight furrow in her beautiful eyes. That black coat gave her a very bad feeling. After mastering Sage Mode, Tsunade’s sensory abilities had improved significantly as well.

"These are Truth-Seeking Orbs. They can ignore any ninjutsu or Kekkei Genkai. I can move now only because I’m using them to indirectly control my body, like Puppet Technique."

Hyuga Mirai raised a hand in demonstration, using the Truth-Seeking Orbs as Chakra Threads to control himself. Since the Truth-Seeking Orbs could be controlled with a thought, they were much more convenient than Chakra Threads.

"I’ll remind you, Princess Tsunade. Only Sage Art and Taijutsu can affect me now."

After saying that, Hyuga Mirai charged forward. He remembered Tsunade’s smug expression clearly and had to teach her a lesson.

Even with the warning, the Truth-Seeking Orbs were not something ordinary people could touch. Although Tsunade immediately activated Cursed Seal Sage Mode, she was still at a disadvantage against Hyuga Mirai, who could fly freely and control the Truth-Seeking Orbs.

After touching a Truth-Seeking Orb only once, Tsunade understood how troublesome this black substance was. It had something in common with her Electronic Field: one disrupted the nervous system, while the other interfered with Chakra.

The two fought with Taijutsu for nearly an hour. In the end, Tsunade was bound by chains formed from Truth-Seeking Orbs. She had no choice but to exit Cursed Seal Sage Mode and disperse the Electronic Field.

Aside from controlling himself to use Taijutsu, Hyuga Mirai did not use any other Eye Techniques.

"Your ninjutsu currently requires specially made ninja tools. Kunai and Shuriken are too rigid, and that’s while you’re still unfamiliar with it. Once you become proficient, you may even be able to dispense with ninja tools entirely."

After the battle ended, Hyuga Mirai sat down on the ground opposite Tsunade and summarized the advantages and disadvantages of her new ninjutsu.

Its potential was limitless. Even now, very few people could break it. It could disrupt the electrons in another person’s body at any time; even an exceptionally skilled Medical-nin could only stare helplessly.

Tsunade accepted all of Hyuga Mirai’s suggestions and asked him to have Android 18 make her a special ninja tool after they returned. It needed to be able to move rapidly and store and conduct Chakra, making her Electromagnetic Field Technique extremely flexible. It would practically be an ultimate weapon for war.

Any Ninja who stepped into this field would lose control of their body.

"Let’s get to the point. What do you want me to do?"

Tsunade cast Hyuga Mirai a sideways glance. He had been rambling on since earlier and had even used the excuse of testing her new ninjutsu to fight her. If she had not thought she might get a chance to teach him a lesson, Tsunade would never have suggested a spar.

Hyuga Mirai smiled at her words, then said seriously, "Something has changed in the Ninja World. I want to ask you to return to Konoha and become the Fifth Hokage."