Bloodline Limit - Chapter 478

“They’ve all left. Damn it, the flying toy is taken away.” Byakko suddenly noticed that the bracelet in his hand was missing. Needless to say, Bulma had taken it away when she left. Byakko, who had lost the new toy, immediately looked sorrowful. Seeing this, the nearby Shizune couldn’t help but laugh. Those who didn’t know would think Byakko had lost a loved one. In reality, this situation occurred frequently.

Every time Bulma came up with a new invention, Byakko would play with it for a while and, before enjoying it fully, it would be snatched away. Byakko always had this appearance. In fact, displaying this pitiful look was quite profitable. When she shrank down, she resembled a little kitten, looking fluffy and adorable. Therefore, whenever she showed this look, there was always some advantage to be gained.

Unfortunately, this time was different. Everyone was too busy to pay her any attention. Kurenai, Yakumo, and others were stimulated by Ryoha and Tsunade’s overwhelming strength and were now working even harder to train.

“Land of Fire… I didn’t expect us to return so soon.” Ryoha, Tsunade, and Bulma appeared in the forest of Konoha, very close to the gate of the village. Looking at this large forest created by Hashirama Senju’s Wood Release, it was no wonder Konoha and the Land of Fire surpassed the other four countries. They had a significant advantage in terms of location and timing. Although other ninja villages also had their geographical advantages, they still had a considerable gap compared to Konoha.

Konoha and the Land of Fire had the most suitable geographical environment for taking on multiple opponents, both for offense and defense. Defeating Konoha was not easy, especially during the First, Second, and Third Wars, when Konoha produced many talents. Among these geniuses were Konoha’s White Fang, Tobirama Senju, the Legendary Sannins, and the Eight Colors of Konoha, almost surpassing the combined number of Kage-level experts in the other four villages. However, because of this, Ryoha felt even more disdainful toward Konoha. They had the advantage in location, timing, talents, and strong individuals, yet they couldn’t dominate the ninja world. They had now fallen into a state of increasing weakness.

Although Konoha’s strength had improved significantly since Jiraiya became Hokage, compared to the time of the Third Hokage, time waits for no one. Konoha had already wasted and squandered too many talents and opportunities. It was no longer the time when Konoha could dominate. Even with Jiraiya’s efforts, he was just one person, and they could no longer produce talents like during the First, Second, and Third Ninja Wars.

“This time, I can finally move my muscles and bones properly.” Tsunade rubbed her white, jade-like fingers as if relaxing her muscles. Ryoha couldn’t help but mourn for Pain, just as he thought. Small-minded people were not afraid of offending others, but one should never offend a woman, especially the more outstanding ones. Tsunade was undoubtedly the most outstanding woman in the ninja world. Offending her would lead to dire consequences.

As Ryoha had expected, soon eight figures appeared in their field of vision. Since Jiraiya had become Hokage, he hadn’t gone to the Amegakure personally. Therefore, besides Ryoha, only Tsunade, who had fought against Pain, knew his secret. Hence, now Konoha was in great danger.

In the original story, Naruto could defeat him not only because he knew his secret, but also because Pain had fought with Konoha’s people. Pain used his ultimate attack, Chibaku Tensei, and later Naruto unleashed the power of the Eight-Tailed Kyubi. Of course, the most important thing was that Nagato lost to Naruto’s Mouth Release. Nagato didn’t even use his strongest ability, the Outer Path, to deal with Naruto; instead, he sacrificed himself to revive Konoha. Now, it was uncertain how the situation would develop.

“It’s you!” Pain, who had the Rinnegan, saw Tsunade and Ryoha from a distance. Although he had known that Tsunade had survived back then, as he was also puzzled at that time, Pain was very clear. With Tsunade’s strength, she could have easily defeated him, even with the Six Paths around. However, she chose to bear the attack of Chibaku Tensei with her body, even though she could have used other techniques to assist in blocking it. But she didn’t. Later, when the news came out that Tsunade had the Wood Release, Pain already had a rough understanding. Tsunade was obviously using Pain’s Chibaku Tensei to awaken the Wood Release. Faced with Tsunade, who had no Bloodline Limit, Pain was no match. Though he had made significant progress over the years, facing Tsunade with the legendary Wood Release, and given that Tsunade was probably stronger now, this was troublesome. Pain hadn’t expected that while going to Konoha, two heroes would suddenly appear on the way, much like the legendary generals in the Three Kingdoms era.

“I’m sorry, but today I will make you die here,” Tsunade said to Ryoha. The smile that had appeared on her face was gone, replaced by a cold smirk. However, her eyes were narrowed. There were only two possibilities for this situation. One was that Tsunade was genuinely happy, and the other was that she was very angry and was about to explode or fight. Now, it was obviously the latter.

“Is that so? Can you manage it? Chibaku Tensei!” Pain already sensed the impending danger. Dealing with Tsunade alone was troublesome, and by his side was Ryoha, whose immense strength was unknown but undoubtedly powerful. Fortunately, this time, he had Konan and Deidara with him. It should be manageable.

“Chibaku Tensei? Let me play with this and use Wood Release afterwards,” Tsunade said, stepping forcefully on the ground with her jade-like foot. The land beneath Pain immediately sprouted numerous trees, entangling him.

Now Pain was faced with a dilemma. Either he used Chibaku Tensei to repel Tsunade or used it to attack Tsunade, who was being drawn in. But attacking Tsunade would mean that Wood Release would strangle his Deva Path. A fierce battle had erupted near the gates of Konoha.

At this point, it’s necessary to clarify that Ryoha merged Bloodline Limits to create Dark Release, fusing all Bloodline Limits into one and creating a superior Dark Release. Tsunade, on the other hand, used Wood Release as her base and, with her own understanding and research, developed a stronger Holy Release. Therefore, she could still use the abilities of her previous Wood Release, and of course, the Holy Release as well. As for Ryoha, it was likely impossible for him.

He fused all Bloodline Limits to create Dark Chakra, touted as the strongest Dark Release. It was a combination of the strongest aspects of all Bloodline Limits. If these Bloodline Limits weren’t combined, how could this Dark Release be formed? In other words, the previous Bloodline Limits had all disappeared, so Ryoha probably couldn’t use his earlier Bloodline Limits.

Hence, Dark Release is a fusion of all Bloodline Limits. However, Dark Release is not as simple as Ryoha showed now. Until now, no one has pushed Ryoha to reveal more of Dark Release’s abilities unless he voluntarily unleashed them.

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