Chapter 44

"Adamantine Sealing Chains!!!"

Eight enormous golden chains materialized behind Uzumaki Mito with a swish!!!

They shot straight toward Hashirama Senju!!

This was the strongest ninjutsu Uzumaki Mito currently mastered!!

She had no intention of testing the waters,

unleashing her killing move right from the start!!

"What???!!!"

"You... you bastard... you actually caught them bare-handed?!"

Hashirama Senju gave a light wave with his right hand,

and the eight chains shattered like soap bubbles.

"Your sealing jutsu... is that supposed to tickle me?..."

39. I don't want to marry a weakling as my wife!

Uzumaki Ashina, standing off to the side, felt his scalp go numb!!!

His own daughter—

he knew her best of all!!

When it came to sealing jutsu alone,

he didn't even believe he himself was more proficient than Uzumaki Mito!!!

Within the Uzumaki clan,

aside from a handful of experts from the older generation.

Among her peers, Uzumaki Mito had already met few rivals!!!

Even if Uzumaki Ashina himself were to fight Uzumaki Mito,

he wouldn't dare let his guard down like that!!!

Especially the ninjutsu "Adamantine Sealing Chains"—

within the entire Uzumaki clan,

probably only a handful of people had ever managed to cultivate it to success!!!

Senju Butsuma, meanwhile, stood off to the side with an indifferent expression,

and from the very start of the battle,

he had already known how it would end!!!

How could Uzumaki Mito possibly be a match for his own son?!!!

Even Uzumaki Ashina could not be Hashirama's opponent!!!

A few years ago,

Senju Butsuma could still sense the gap between himself and Hashirama Senju.

But as Hashirama Senju's strength grew ever greater,

he no longer knew how far his son's power had reached!!!!

Senju Butsuma estimated—

probably...

his son's strength had long since surpassed that of their clan's ancestor—Asura!!!

"I really admire her courage... daring to make a move against Lord Hashirama!!!"

"Tsk tsk tsk... and thanks to her challenging Lord Hashirama, we get to see such a spectacular battle!!! I've forgotten the last time Lord Hashirama actually fought!!!"

"No matter how many times I see it, every time I watch Lord Hashirama fight... I feel my own insignificance!!!"

"Perhaps... Lord Hashirama really is a reincarnation of the gods!!! A gift bestowed upon our Senju clan by the heavens!!!"

"Is this what the Uzumaki clan is like? Doesn't look like much to me... so weak..."

"It's not that he's too weak!!! It's that Lord Hashirama is just too strong!!!"

The battle between Uzumaki Mito and Hashirama Senju was not concealed at all!!!

So,

the moment the two of them appeared at the training ground,

the entire Senju clan came over to watch!!!

They were also very curious—

someone actually dared to challenge Lord Hashirama Senju!!!!

The Senju clan's discussion reached Uzumaki Mito's ears word for word from all around,

which made her already indignant mood even more furious!!!

She knew the gap between herself and Hashirama Senju was enormous,

but when they actually clashed,

she realized reality was even more brutal than she had imagined!!!

And when she saw the faint smile on Hashirama Senju's face across from her,

Uzumaki Mito felt all the more that he was mocking her!!!!

"Damn it...!!!! You bastard!!!!"

"Stop looking down on me!!!!!"

"I haven't even used my full power yet!!!!"

Hashirama Senju admired Uzumaki Mito's decisiveness,

Uzumaki Mito knew the gap between them was enormous,

so she dismissed any thought of testing him from the very start,

and went straight for her strongest technique—the Adamantine Sealing Chains.

But Senju Hashirama discovered,

this ninjutsu didn't seem nearly as powerful as he had imagined!!!!!

"Big Brother seems to have gotten even more cunning…"

Senju Tobirama muttered inwardly, standing off to the side, speechless.

When he saw the eager expression on Senju Hashirama's face,

he knew,

Senju Hashirama had struck that pose,

for the purpose of provoking Uzumaki Mito,

hoping she would go all out!!!

【Senju Tobirama: I feel like this Big Brother's strength may have already exceeded my imagination… this physical conditioning is almost on par with a Tailed Beast's!!!】

【Uchiha Madara: I genuinely feel a bit of sympathy for that other man right now… at this rate, I'm afraid he'll never catch up to Hashirama in his entire life!!!】

【Orochimaru: Casually shattering the Uzumaki clan's strongest sealing jutsu, the Adamantine Sealing Chains… I'd wager this First Hokage's power has already surpassed anything any of us could imagine!!!】

【Senju Hashirama: Tobirama… I think when you have the time, you should show a little more concern for your Big Brother here!!! Hurry and help me think—how should I explain this to Mito!!!】

【Fourth Raikage: I'm starting to feel sorry for the ninja of another era… with a First Hokage like this… I'm afraid they'll never get their chance to shine!!!】

【Rasa: There's only one thing I'm worried about right now… whether our village's First Kazekage can survive long enough to see the village founded…】

【Uzumaki Kushina: I didn't expect the First Hokage of this era to be such a monster!! Mito-grandma even brought out the Adamantine Sealing Chains and couldn't even break his skin!!!】

……

Seeing the Adamantine Sealing Chains, now stronger than before,

Senju Hashirama nodded in satisfaction.

Sure enough,

a person's potential is boundless!!

Look,

with just a little provocation from me,

didn't the girl across the way immediately power up?!!!

"Still… with just this level… it's hard for me to take it seriously…"

Senju Hashirama sighed softly.