Chapter 276: The Second Hokage's Commentary

Chapter 276: The Second Hokage's Commentary

The Second Hokage explained about Izanagi: "If Madara Uchiha had prepared Izanagi in advance, then it is indeed possible that he deceived both me and my elder brother. However, it's unlikely he could have lived until today. The Mangekyo Sharingan doesn't have the ability to extend lifespan. If he lived until today, how old would he be?

Ninjas are also human; it's impossible to live that long. Even if he lived until today, his chakra would surely have decayed to the extreme. He wouldn't even be able to control his own ocular power. Hmm, I'll tell you an address. That's where I buried Madara Uchiha. You can open the coffin and see. If there are no remains inside... even if there aren't, it's fine. I believe the Madara Uchiha you encountered is likely someone else."

Tsunade also brought up the matter of the Rinnegan.

The Second Hokage frowned deeply. Your era has so many damn problems!

"I've never seen the Rinnegan. Such Sage Eyes have only appeared in legends. Asking me is no better than asking the sages of the three great holy lands. I'm already dead, don't talk to me about these things. Let's talk about your ninjutsu."

He began to inquire about their ninjutsu. The foundation of a ninja is still ninjutsu. Strong ninjutsu means you can speak with confidence.

Ino here performed three Water Release ninjutsu in quick succession "Swish, swish, swish," and even the Second Hokage expressed his approval.

It was indeed quite good. At Ino's age, he couldn't have performed Water Release ninjutsu of this level. In his opinion, Ino's talent and hard work were both worthy of praise.

"What about you? I remember teaching you a few ninjutsu back then. How's your practice?" he asked Tsunade.

Tsunade's eyes darted around; she hadn't used Water Release in over a decade. All her previous fights were purely based on brute force.

"I... I, I taught them all to Ino!"

The ninjutsu I taught you, you taught to your disciple, and then you stopped practicing, is that it? The Second Hokage laughed twice, ultimately sparing her face. His granddaughter was also grown up; there was no need to expose her in front of her disciple.

Performing was rather meaningless; the few of them practiced outdoors.

Ino and Shizune teamed up against Tsunade.

This battle was more of a spar in nature.

Previously, Tsunade was plagued by hemophobia, making her fighting style restricted. Now that she was unrestrained, in Ino's eyes, she was a complete humanoid bulldozer!

There weren't any particularly brilliant techniques; it was all about overpowering skill with strength, achieving miracles through brute force! It wasn't that she didn't know skillful techniques, but she no longer needed them. One punch created a five-meter-diameter crater. Ino and Shizune were jumping up and down, chased around like rabbits. What need was there for skill?

Shizune was a disciple taught personally by Tsunade. Ino couldn't conveniently use her Steam Imp Mighty Boy or Exploding Clay. Relying solely on Water Release ninjutsu, genjutsu, and Rasengan, she was no match at all.

Even teaming up with Shizune, they couldn't defeat Tsunade.

In less than ten minutes, the battle was over.

The Second Hokage made his commentary. There wasn't much to say about Shizune; she was a standard Jounin. Her ninjutsu, genjutsu, and hand seal abilities were all top-notch. Her chakra control was the strongest, even a step above Ino's 9 points in "Seal." However, like Kurenai Yuhi, she had already reached her growth limit, with little room for future improvement. She herself didn't have many aspirations; her current strength was pretty much her peak.

Ino's Water Release ability was strong. Her ninjutsu, taijutsu, genjutsu, hand seals, and combat intelligence were all commendable. What was most striking was her chakra! She truly had a lot of it. Considering her age, her future was very promising.

Tsunade, when fighting at full strength, was definitely at Kage level.

With many of Ino's techniques unusable, Tsunade, relying on her superb taijutsu and strength, could withstand many ninjutsu. This master had no problem fighting the two of them. Only when facing the Giant Ball Rasengan and Water Severing Wave did Tsunade need to dodge.

"This technique called Rasengan is really interesting, a high-density chakra sphere. I never considered this direction... Who developed this technique?" the Second Hokage asked.

He believed the Rasengan wasn't developed by these three. That was purely the intuition of someone who had developed countless forbidden jutsu. The three of them were very talented, but not in the direction of the Rasengan.

Seeing the Second Hokage's great interest in the Rasengan, Ino explained the principle of the technique and also mentioned the Fourth Hokage and Jiraiya.

The Second Hokage's soul had limited chakra, so he didn't try it himself, but he understood the principle immediately: "So it was a ninjutsu invented by the Fourth Hokage. Truly a genius concept. This ninjutsu still has a lot of room for development."

Regarding the situation in Konoha Village where his disciple's disciple, Minato Namikaze, became the Fourth Hokage, while his own disciple, Jiraiya, became the Fifth Hokage, he made no comment, only focusing on critiquing their ninjutsu.

Tsunade basically followed the path of the First Hokage. The First Hokage was a powerhouse who could shatter C-rank ninjutsu head-on with physical strength, and his body's recovery ability was incredibly strong. Now, Tsunade was relying on the Strength of a Hundred Seal to imitate her grandfather.

Ino's fighting style was most similar to the Second Hokage's: first disrupt the enemy's attack rhythm with powerful Water Release ninjutsu, then defeat the enemy with a single Rasengan.

Shizune positioned herself as Tsunade's follower, basically using ninjutsu and genjutsu in battle.

Tonton... Tonton, under the Second Hokage's gaze, obediently did a roll, then started acting cute, only to be magnificently ignored again.

The Second Hokage called them together and said, "Actually, whether it's your Rasengan or Adamantine Fist, there's always the possibility of not hitting the enemy. One of you relies on Water Release to force the enemy into close combat, the other relies on faster speed to close the distance. Both methods are good, but if you encounter an opponent stronger than you, you'll be in great danger."

He first pointed at Ino: "If the enemy's elemental release and close combat skills are both superior to yours, what will you do?"

Then he looked at Tsunade: "Your Strength of a Hundred Seal can provide continuous and efficient healing, but what if the enemy deliberately stalls for time, or uses a more powerful ninjutsu to kill you in one blow, leaving your Strength of a Hundred Seal no time to heal?"

Tsunade pouted. How could there be such a strong enemy in the ninja world? Great-granduncle just knew how to scare her.

Seeing her great-granduncle's stern face, she ultimately didn't dare to retort.

Ino, however, deeply agreed. Her current strength could barely hold a fifty-fifty chance against an ordinary Kage-level opponent. Facing super Kage-level or Six Paths-level powerhouses, she would just be cannon fodder.

The Second Hokage's way to compensate for their shortcomings and defeat stronger opponents was the Flying Thunder God Technique!

This was originally his ninjutsu. If he wanted to teach it, he didn't need Jiraiya, his grand-disciple, to approve.

"That... that Lord Second Hokage, I, I don't think I'll learn it? I'm very clumsy," Shizune was completely uninterested in any Flying Thunder God Technique.

Tsunade also had a strange expression. How many years had it been since she learned a new ninjutsu? Now that she was practically buried up to her neck in dirt, why did she still have to learn ninjutsu? Not learning!

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