The Three Sannin

After chatting with Sara for a while, Yota headed for the residence of the Land of Salt’s Daimyo.

However, just as he was about to arrive, Yota suddenly stopped.

"Who would’ve thought… what is this? I only wanted to fish for one, yet all three showed up."

As he spoke, Yota turned around and looked at the people who had arrived.

From the left came a pale-faced man with golden pupils, exuding an effeminate, sinister air. An inscrutable smile hung on his face.

From the right came a voluptuous blonde beauty, followed by a young black-haired girl. At the moment, the blonde woman had her brows tightly furrowed as she stared at Sara.

The last to emerge was an old acquaintance—Jiraiya, one of the three. Several Konoha ninjas followed beside him: an Aburame ninja wearing sunglasses, an Inuzuka with a large dog at his side, and a Hyuga ninja with the Byakugan.

"I never expected the three of us Sannin to meet under such circumstances," the pale-faced man said. Clearly, he was Orochimaru, one of the Three Sannin. The identity of the blonde beauty was easy enough to guess as well—naturally, she was Tsunade, another of the Three Sannin.

Upon hearing Orochimaru’s words, Tsunade’s face darkened with irritation. "I don’t want to run into either of you at all. And that brat…"

Tsunade turned to Yota and spoke. "You just said you were fishing? What, do you have some connection to the Senju Clan?"

Yota shook his head slightly. "I have nothing to do with the Senju Clan… At first, I only intended to fish out Orochimaru."

"But I didn’t expect all three of you to come. Then again, it is Wood Release—the signature of the Senju Clan."

"But Jiraiya, why are you here too? You should’ve known about my abilities long ago. Don’t tell me you came here to join me," Yota said jokingly.

A bitter smile appeared on Jiraiya’s face. "With Wood Release appearing, do you think that old man Third Hokage could still let me stay in Konoha?"

To be honest, while Nagato obtaining the power of Wood Release had shocked Jiraiya, it was still somewhat understandable.

After all, the Uzumaki Clan was distantly related to the Senju Clan. Moreover, Nagato himself possessed Kage-level strength. The fact that he could nurture the Rinnegan, born from the union of Yin and Yang, already proved his potential.

But now, Yota had casually found some girl from who knew where and given her the power of Wood Release, allowing her to ascend in a single step into the Kage level. Even though Jiraiya had tried his best to estimate Yota highly, this still left him deeply alarmed.

Orochimaru and Tsunade, on the other hand, had no real concept of this. They had not seen Yota effortlessly modify Nagato, so they both assumed this was merely a stroke of luck—a Wood Release ninja created by coincidence.

After hearing that Yota had initially wanted to lure him out, Orochimaru stuck out his long tongue and licked his face. "How confident. As expected of the Black Shadow Ninja who dared turn Konoha upside down all by himself."

"However… in this world, the identities of hunter and prey can switch at any moment. Have you considered the consequences if your boat capsizes?"

"Speaking of which, I’m interested in more than just Wood Release. I’m also very interested in that unique Dark Release of yours. Would you let me study it?"

"You want to study it?" Yota tilted his head slightly. "That’s not difficult. This world has always been one where the winner takes all. Beat me, and we can talk about anything!"

Boom! Before Yota and Orochimaru could finish speaking, Tsunade slammed a fist into a nearby tree, instantly smashing the entire trunk in two.

"Bastards, I didn’t come here to listen to your nonsense." Veins bulged on Tsunade’s forehead. Her eyes blazed as she glared at Orochimaru and Yota before finally fixing her gaze on Yota.

"You bastard, what exactly did you do with my grandfather’s cells?"

Yota curled his lip. "Of course, I did what Konoha has always been researching. And unlike Konoha, which killed so many people, all of my experimental modifications succeeded on the first try."

"Damn you, die!" Unable to endure any longer, Tsunade threw a punch. Yota showed no fear at all. He raised his hand as pitch-black Armament Haki and dense black mist simultaneously crawled up his arm.

Orochimaru and Jiraiya both narrowed their eyes. Among the Three Sannin, Tsunade was unquestionably the strongest in close-range taijutsu. In particular, she was built purely for strength. Her speed might only be considered average among taijutsu jonin, but in terms of power and destructive force in close combat, she was undoubtedly the greatest in the ninja world!

Yet when Yota made his move, there was barely any Chakra fluctuation at all. Orochimaru could not help wanting to see just what gave this Black Shadow Ninja the confidence to be so reckless.

Jiraiya, however, had already called out in warning. "Tsunade, be careful. The black mist on his hand can absorb Chakra!"

The moment Jiraiya finished speaking, Tsunade’s fist collided with Yota’s palm. With a boom, countless cracks instantly spread across the ground beneath Yota’s feet, yet he himself did not retreat even a single step.

Instead, Tsunade’s entire fist was caught in Yota’s grip, and pain appeared on her face.

Tsunade had put all her strength into that punch. Even after hearing Jiraiya’s warning, she had not taken it seriously.

As the most elite Medical-nin in the Naruto World, her Chakra control could be called the strongest in the entire ninja world—perhaps without even a single rival!

She had also heard of Yota’s Chakra-absorbing ability, having kept an eye on Konoha’s intelligence. Though the ability was powerful, it was not the sort that could drain someone’s Chakra in an instant. Tsunade believed that, with her Chakra control, he might absorb some of her Chakra—but Yota’s arm would definitely be smashed to pieces!

However, she had guessed the beginning but not the ending. When Tsunade’s fist, carrying overwhelming force, struck Yota’s palm, it was as though it had hit an unbreakable wall of bronze and iron. In an instant, the powerful recoil shattered the bones in her hand. Though Yota had endured such tremendous force that the ground itself cracked apart, he had not moved a single step.

What shocked Tsunade even more was that, in that instant of contact, she had become completely certain of something. What Yota himself used was the most ordinary Chakra body-strengthening technique, utterly incomparable to her Strength of a Hundred Sealings enhancement.

The reason her hand bones had been shattered while he had not retreated a single step was because his physical toughness and muscular strength had reached an utterly inconceivable level!

Tsunade even suspected that Yota was not human at all, but an enormous Summoning Beast wearing human skin!