"Hey! What kind of look and expression is that?!"
Jiraiya clenched his fists, stamping his feet in anger.
"Do you really want me to say it?"
Orochimaru's eyes held a hint of disdain.
"Orochimaru, you infuriating person!"
Jiraiya angrily threw a punch.
Orochimaru dodged Jiraiya's punch, grabbed his wrist with one hand, and his arm with the other, then threw Jiraiya with an over-the-shoulder throw.
"Damn it!"
Jiraiya landed face down and got back up from the ground.
"Is your training at Mount Myōboku only this much?" Orochimaru beckoned to Jiraiya, "Let me see the results of your training during this time."
"Alright! I also want to experience how powerful the genius Hiruzen Sarutobi spoke of is!"
Jiraiya waved his hand, throwing shuriken, and formed hand signs.
Is that sign Fire Release?
Tsunade watched Jiraiya's hand signs, recognizing that Jiraiya was about to use Fire Release.
Orochimaru, holding a Kunai, knocked down the flying shuriken and saw Jiraiya's hand signs.
Fire Release?
"Fire Release: Flame Bullet!"
Jiraiya condensed Chakra into oil in his mouth, then, combined with Fire Release, spat out a flame bullet.
"Earth Release: Earth Flow Wall!"
Orochimaru held a Kunai in her mouth, quickly formed hand signs, slammed her hands on the ground, and an earth wall rose from the ground, blocking the scorching flame bullet, which was particularly terrifying in its burning aspect.
"Water Release: Water Formation Wall!"
Orochimaru jumped onto the earth wall, quickly formed hand signs—five signs completed almost instantly—and water gushing from beneath the earth wall, like a small waterfall, swallowed the flame bullet.
Sizzle—!
The flames extinguished, and white steam rose. Tsunade jumped onto the trunk of a nearby tree to avoid being affected by the two's battle.
Orochimaru shook her head, threw a Kunai, and rushed towards Jiraiya, stepping on the water.
Water Formation Wall... Sure enough, Orochimaru has also mastered this Water Release Ninjutsu!
In the Hokage Office, Hiruzen Sarutobi, using the Telescope Jutsu through a crystal ball, saw the battle happening in the training ground. No, rather than a battle, it was more of a friendly spar.
Jiraiya has grown in all aspects... Is this the result of his training at Mount Myōboku?
Orochimaru blocked Jiraiya's kick with her arm, and the two exchanged punches and kicks several times in a short period, splashing water with each movement.
"Have you seen the results of Lord Jiraiya's training!"
Jiraiya said proudly.
"Is that so..."
Orochimaru's face showed a sly smile, and the crackle of lightning sounded.
"Orochimaru... you..."
Jiraiya's eyes widened as he saw the lightning flickering in Orochimaru's palm, looking at the water all around, created by the Water Release.
"Lightning Release: Five Finger Lightning Bullet!"
Orochimaru leaped up, lightning condensed at the fingertips of her five fingers, forming lightning bullets that fired. The extremely fast lightning bullets, upon touching the water's surface, conducted onto Jiraiya.
"Waaahhh!"
Lightning flashed around Jiraiya's body, his hair stood on end, smoking, and he fell to the ground.
"Ah! Jiraiya, are you alright!"
Tsunade looked at the fallen Jiraiya, jumped down from the tree branch, and ran to his side.
"Don't worry, Jiraiya isn't hurt."
Orochimaru walked over. It wasn't a fight to the death; how could she use heavy force?
"Orochimaru, you're too much!"
Jiraiya, with his exploded hair, glared resentfully at Orochimaru, "Look at what my hair has become! The pretty ladies in the Village definitely won't want to get close to me! Lord Jiraiya's handsome and charming image is ruined!"
As if your hair being fine would attract pretty older sisters.
Orochimaru looked at Jiraiya's comical appearance, trying hard to hold back her laughter.
His white hair now looked like something out of a 'Funeral Love' family; no, even members of the 'Funeral Love' family would call him 'Big Brother' if they saw him.
"Handsome and charming? You perverted old man, handsome and charming?!"
Tsunade listened to Jiraiya's incredibly narcissistic words, looking at him in disbelief.
"What do you know, with a chest as flat as the roads of Tea Street! I am very popular with pretty older sisters..."
Bang—!
Before Jiraiya could finish his sentence, Tsunade, with a dark face, punched him, sending him flying.
Wow, he flew so high!
Orochimaru looked up at Jiraiya, who was spiraling into the sky from Tsunade's punch.
He's been punched away by Tsunade so many times, yet he never learns!
"De... developing Lightning Release Ninjutsu?!"
Jiraiya, with his left cheek swollen high, learned that Tsunade was developing Lightning Release Ninjutsu that could enhance the power of her punches. He looked at her with apprehension and fear.
Tsunade's punches already hurt so much; if she developed Lightning Release Ninjutsu... Jiraiya's mind conjured an image of an even more terrifying Tsunade, empowered by Lightning Release, and cold sweat broke out.
Perhaps, it's better not to provoke Tsunade anymore; people could really die!
"Hmm? What are you thinking?"
Tsunade, as if sensing something, stared at Jiraiya with an unfriendly expression.
"Nothing, nothing at all!"
Jiraiya raised his hands and shook his head repeatedly.
Night, Senju Residence.
In Tsunade's room, there were many gambling-related items. Two dice-shaped pillows were casually tossed on the bed, and a thick stack of books lay on her desk.
To complete the Jutsu Orochimaru spoke of, she needed to understand which acupoints to stimulate to speed up Chakra flow, and which acupoints, if stimulated, would affect the body.
Tsunade didn't want any problems to arise while developing her own Lightning Release Ninjutsu. She also wanted Orochimaru to see that she was a genius not inferior to her.
"Xiao Gang, you're still working so hard this late."
Uzumaki Mito walked into Tsunade's room, saw the books on her desk, and said in surprise, "Didn't you say you were going to practice Lightning Release Ninjutsu recently?"
"I want to develop my own Lightning Release Ninjutsu, a Lightning Release Ninjutsu that only I, skilled in Medical Ninjutsu, can use!"
Tsunade's face broke into a confident smile as she excitedly told her grandmother why she wanted to develop her own Lightning Release Ninjutsu.
"So that's it, Xiao Gang, I believe you can succeed."
Uzumaki Mito smiled kindly, stroking Tsunade's head. In her heart, she admired Orochimaru, that mature child, even more. With her ability to perceive good and evil, she had never felt any malice from Orochimaru.
From their interactions, it was clear that Tsunade was the one being looked after.
Tsunade was her granddaughter, and Uzumaki Mito knew her well.
Most people revered her, partly because her grandfather was the First Hokage, and partly because of her fiery temper and the unique monstrous strength of the Senju Clan.
Among her peers in Konoha, it seemed only Orochimaru could play with Tsunade.
Uzumaki Mito did not disturb Tsunade and slowly exited her room.
The cool Gekko moonlight streamed through the window onto the floor. Orochimaru sat on the bed, holding a white snake's shed skin in a glass box.
"Luck and regeneration?"
To become stronger in this world, not engaging with Sage Mode is impossible, and the only way she could access Sage Mode was through the Three Great Sage Regions.
Perhaps, I have another method.
Senju Hashirama's Sage Mode did not belong to the Three Great Sage Regions; he must have developed it himself. Being skilled in Wood Release, he should have found it easier to access Natural Energy.
Was Senju Hashirama's Sage Mode related to Ashura?