The wild boar was massive, but its movements were exceptionally agile, and it seemed to predict the trajectory of the shuriken he threw, dodging all three directions.
Uchiha Yoichi's lips twitched, feeling fortunate that he didn't have any team members around; otherwise, being dodged by a wild boar with a Chunin's shuriken would definitely become a laughingstock.
"Finish this mission quickly, and then proceed to the next one..."
This thought flashed through Uchiha Yoichi's mind, and in the next moment, his entire body flickered with weak lightning, utilizing the just-learned Lightning Release Chakra Mode, which greatly enhanced his reaction, chakra flow, and speed.
With an Instant Body, Uchiha Yoichi directly appeared ten meters in front of the wild boar.
In the next second, his hands swiftly made the sealing gestures, gathering chakra in his throat.
"Fire Release: Great Fireball Jutsu!"
A scorching fireball several meters in size barreled toward the wild boar, its immense power even scorching the ground.
If it were an ordinary wild boar, it wouldn't be able to evade this Fire Release Ninjutsu, but this beast was actually Tsunade of the Sannin. Having been through countless battles, she's seen all kinds of ninjutsu.
Mobilizing the scarce chakra within her, she gathered it in her limbs, suddenly increasing her speed several times, narrowly avoiding the Great Fireball's attack.
Only her tail was grazed by the scorching fireball, making Tsunade roll painfully on the ground.
"Humph, humph, humph, humph!"
'Damn Uchiha brat, I'm one of Konoha's Sannin, representing the village!'
Tsunade wanted desperately to explain, but she couldn't utter a word at the moment, and the chakra in this beast's body was limited. If she exerted herself twice more, her chakra might be completely depleted.
Escape was not an option; the best solution was to make the Uchiha brat before her realize her identity, but this was Tsunade's biggest problem.
If given enough time, she could barely write on the ground with her front limbs, but the current situation clearly wouldn't allow her enough time.
"Where did this wild boar come from? It even knows how to gather chakra in its limbs? Has the wild boar evolved into a Ninja Beast?"
Uchiha Yoichi looked surprised; the Sharingan could observe the flow of chakra, so he could clearly see the wild boar gathering all of its chakra in its limbs—this was considered an advanced technique among ninjas, one not taught at the Ninja Academy, yet a wild boar from the Forest of Death had learned it?
Lightning flickered, and his figure bolted towards the wild boar like a flash of lightning.
While in Instant Body, Uchiha Yoichi drew out a kunai and then fiercely slashed at the wild boar's neck.
Slash!
At the critical moment, the boar transformed by Tsunade abruptly lowered its head, causing Uchiha Yoichi's kunai to miss the neck and merely slice off a piece of ear.
'For the third time, what is the origin of this boar? Does it also have superpowers?'
Uchiha Yoichi felt infuriated; he couldn't even handle a wild boar, so what chance did he have of surviving the Third Ninja World War?
"What the hell, giving a wild boar a chance?"
The lightning intensified, and Uchiha Yoichi pushed the Lightning Release Chakra Mode to his limit, instantly enveloping himself in dazzling lightning armor.
In the next second, Uchiha Yoichi's figure vanished, reappearing beside the wild boar, delivering a powerful kick that sent the massive wild boar flying.
"Ow, ow, ow, ow!"
'That hurts so much, damn Uchiha, when I get free...'
Tsunade continued to groan the words unintelligible to humans, but in the next second, she felt a mortal threat; yet the wild boar's body didn't have much chakra, it couldn't support Tsunade's consecutive use.
Nevertheless, she frantically struggled, kicking her legs wildly, trying to escape Uchiha Yoichi's pursuit; but clearly, it was impossible. Yoichi's speed and strength were now far superior to before, wild boar Tsunade couldn't escape.
But suddenly, a minor accident occurred.
As Tsunade flailed her limbs wildly, the stirred-up dust tickled Uchiha Yoichi's nose, causing him to uncontrollably sneeze.
And it was that sneeze that caused Tsunade's consciousness to instantly detach from the wild boar's body and return to her own.
After Uchiha Yoichi finished sneezing, he resumed the supposedly foolproof action of killing, channeling chakra into the kunai, slicing off most of the wild boar's head.
Soon, the hill-sized wild boar lay still, a pool of blood spreading on the ground.
"Failed three times in a row, luckily, no one saw..."
Uchiha Yoichi glanced at the wild boar on the ground, feeling that it was odd. But it was dead now, and he wasn't inclined to investigate the corpse.
Once he memorized the location, Uchiha Yoichi headed towards the village of the client to have them confirm the wild boar's death, concluding the mission.
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"Stop right there, I'm Tsunade of Konoha's Sannin!!!"
Tsunade shouted loudly with her beautiful eyes tightly shut, then flailed her hands and feet, quickly kicking the bed into disarray.
She soon realized her surroundings.
Opening her beautiful eyes and glancing around, she murmured with some confusion, "I've changed back?"
Then, Tsunade's eyes were filled with an unquenchable fury: "Which bastard used ninjutsu on me? You're dead meat!"
Just a moment ago, she had turned into a wild boar and was chased by a Uchiha clan boy, then changed back right before she was about to be killed?
Was it an Illusion Technique?
Tsunade quickly shook her head, clutching her stomach. She still subconsciously felt the ache in her belly, after all, she took a heavy blow.
The sensations she just experienced were vividly clear; if it were an Illusion Technique, then the opponent's technique must be the top in the Ninja World.
Moreover, she remembered she was sleeping at home—what was the point of using such an Illusion Technique on her?
Most importantly, the experience was too real, so real that Tsunade believed everything that had just happened was true.
"No way, this matter must be investigated thoroughly. Once I find out who did it, no matter who you are, you're doomed!"
Tsunade's eyes brimmed with intense anger; being one of the Sannin and yet getting played like this, transformed into a beast and chased? Utterly disgraceful!
But then Tsunade frowned, thinking things over. The Uchiha boy who chased her—or rather, the wild boar—seemed to use the Hidden Cloud's Lightning Release Chakra Mode.
And while avoiding the pursuit, she seemed to hear the Uchiha boy speak several times; not in a normal voice, but directly echoing in her mind like the effect of the Yamanaka Clan's Mind Body Transfer Jutsu.
Moreover, it seemed like whispered thoughts from the Uchiha boy, something about superpowers.
"I'll investigate it one piece at a time, starting from the Forest of Death!"
Tsunade pondered for a while, failing to find any leads. With her mind blazing with anger, she dressed quickly and left the house, using Instant Body Jutsu to head out.
But halfway there, she detoured to the Hokage Building, though she didn't go inside; instead, she called out a squad of Anbu.
As one of the Sannin, she had the authority to mobilize Anbu and issue urgent orders.
"Immediately head to the Forest of Death, gather information about a wild boar that might have breached the perimeter, and after locating the gap in the broken perimeter, continue searching outside, without overlooking any intel on that boar!"
"Yes, Tsunade-sama!"
Though unsure why Tsunade wanted them to search for a wild boar, Anbu executed orders upon receiving them, especially as the one requesting was the Third Generation Hokage's disciple, one of Konoha's Sannin.