Chapter 319: Serious Punch
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"Fine, I get it."
What else could Kakashi even say?
All he could do was sigh and nod. Renzo wasn't wrong—and he knew it. So, no use arguing.
Time to get to work.
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Meanwhile, back in Takamagahara Domain Space
"What the hell just happened?"
"No clue!"
"Are we sleepwalking? Did we just—teleport out of Konoha?!"
"Wait—is this genjutsu?"
The Akatsuki members were all thrown off, glancing around in confusion and mumbling among themselves.
"Kyahahaha!"
At that moment, the One-Tail, Shukaku—who had also been dragged along—was still totally clueless about the situation. Laughing maniacally, he shrieked, "I'm finally free! I'm out! Freedom at last! You humans can all go to hell!"
And with that, the beast started firing off a barrage of Wind Style: Drilling Air Bullets indiscriminately at everyone—Tsunade, Akatsuki, Renzo himself, didn't matter who. He just wanted to blow off steam after being sealed for so long.
"You little shit!"
"Are you seriously picking a fight with us?!"
The Akatsuki members were instantly pissed.
To them, the One-Tail was just another job—just a target to be hunted, captured, and sealed. Any one of them should be enough to take it down.
And now the damn raccoon was showing off? Right in front of everyone?
Clearly, it had a death wish.
"Man, this thing's got a real attitude problem," Tsunade muttered, clearly annoyed as she saw a wave of Air Bullets racing toward them.
She cracked her knuckles. Then, without even taking a step forward, she reeled her fist back and let it fly.
"Sage Art: Serious Punch!"
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
The attacks flying toward her were instantly obliterated.
"Nice! You've gotten pretty good at that," Renzo said with a grin, giving her a thumbs-up.
That technique? It was based on Saitama's Serious Punch—part of his Serious Series.
Even though OPM Renzo wasn't that into physical combat, he still studied all of Saitama's moves while researching his limiter-removal cheat. In the end, though, he was more of a magic-type guy. His nickname, Creator X, really suited him.
But others—like Aizen, Uchiha Renzo, and even Eevee—were interested in those kinds of moves. They adapted them and created their own versions.
As for Tsunade? It was Uchiha Renzo who taught her that move.
Well—technically, she'd begged him to teach her, and Renzo didn't mind. After she obtained the Senju Sage Body and learned sage mode, he figured it was a good fit.
And clearly, it was.
"Hmph! Of course I have!" Tsunade lifted her chin proudly. "That wasn't even ten percent of my full strength. That furball is way too weak."
"Shinra Tensei."
"C2—Dragon!"
"Fire Style: Searing Migraine!"
The Akatsuki side wasn't sitting back either. As the wind bullets approached, they each casually unleashed their own techniques—easily blasting away the attacks aimed their way.
Now they all just stared at Shukaku.
Expressionless. Unamused.
Shukaku: "…"
Suddenly, this didn't seem like such a great idea.
Could he still run?
He gulped. These people… looked seriously dangerous. Dammit! Why did he have to show off...
"Oi, oi, oi,"
The voice of the Nine-Tails suddenly echoed in Shukaku's mind.
"You really outdid yourself this time, you damn raccoon. Firing off attacks at everyone? You're so dead."
"I'll be sure to light incense for you in ten years. Rest in peace, dumbass. Hahaha~!"
Kurama was thrilled to see this.
Of all the Tailed Beasts, Shukaku was the one who hated the Nine-Tails the most.
And the feeling was mutual.
Shukaku was obnoxious, loud, and full of himself. Kurama, on the other hand, was cold, arrogant, and constantly rubbed in the fact that he had the most tails—insisting that more tails meant more power.
Shukaku hated that logic.
Their relationship had always been a disaster.
"Oh, it's you, you stupid fox! I'm nothing like you—you've been sealed and locked away like a loser this whole time!" Shukaku roared back, fuming.
"…The hell is he doing?" Hidan scratched his head, baffled. "Is that thing talking to itself? What a psycho."
Everyone ignored him.
"Please. I wasn't hiding—I just didn't feel like coming out, alright?" Kurama snapped back, not wanting to be outdone.
Of course, the truth was… yeah, at first, he had been too scared to come out.
Especially with Renzo around.
That kid had more chakra than Kurama himself, and even scarier power and eyes than the Sage of Six Paths.
No way Kurama wanted to deal with that.
And back then, he couldn't come out anyway—Kushina's sealing skills were insane, especially after Renzo helped her.
But to be fair, over the years, Kurama and Kushina had reconciled. They'd even perfected the Tailed Beast Mode.
Now he could come out whenever he wanted—but honestly, he usually just couldn't be bothered.
The outside world was too chaotic.
Inside Kushina felt way safer.
"JUST DIIIIE!!!"
Shukaku couldn't care less about all that. Already pissed off, Kurama's mockery pushed him over the edge. He turned and unleashed a direct attack—aimed squarely at Kushina and the others.
"I'll handle the One-Tail!" Kushina called out. "You guys take care of the rest!"
And then—boom.
She shifted straight into Perfect Tailed Beast Mode, her chakra surging as she launched herself at Shukaku with fists blazing.
"Air Bullets!!"
Shukaku countered immediately, blasting out another round of deadly chakra projectiles.
"Super Strength Punch!"
Kushina didn't hesitate for even a second. She threw a punch that shattered the air bullets like glass—then shot forward, appearing right in front of Shukaku in an instant.
BAM!
Her fist smashed straight into the One-Tail's forehead.
Shukaku was launched backward like a ragdoll, crashing into the ground with a thunderous boom.
But Kushina wasn't done.
Grinning like she was just getting started, she shot after him, fists raised, ready to dish out more punishment.
"Serious Punch!!"
Kushina didn't even think. She just threw her fist forward—smashing the Air Bullet into nothing. In the same motion, she shot forward like a missile, and with one clean hit, slammed her fist straight into Shukaku's massive forehead.
BOOM!
The One-Tail was sent flying.
But Kushina wasn't even close to done.
She chased after it without missing a beat.
Bam! Bam! Bam!
One punch after another rained down on Shukaku. It was pure, one-sided domination. Brutal. Relentless.
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"Gulp..."
Watching from a distance, Minato swallowed nervously and slowly turned to look at Tsunade.
This was all her fault.
Of all the jutsu she could've taught, she just had to teach Kushina the Serious Punch?
Kushina was getting more violent by the day—she was basically Tsunade V2.0 now.
These days, Minato lived in a constant state of low-level fear. One wrong word and she might 'accidentally' kill him with a single punch.
He was finally starting to understand what Jiraiya-sensei had meant when he used to cry about getting his face punched inside-out.
"Alright, that's enough gawking. Let's move!"
But now wasn't the time to be reminiscing.
Seeing the Akatsuki members stirring across the battlefield, Minato raised his arm and gave the order to engage.
Then, with a flick of his wrist, he hurled out hundreds of Flying Thunder God kunai—all marked and enhanced—spreading them like a deadly net toward the enemy's side.
"Shinra Tensei."
Pain's Deva Path didn't hesitate. With a wave of his hand, he unleashed a powerful repulsion wave, sending the kunai flying right back.
He wasn't about to let Minato set the field up for teleportation. He knew better than to let that happen.
Pain had studied Minato carefully. He knew what the Yellow Flash was capable of—and he wasn't going to let himself get cornered that easily.
"Attack!"
Deva Path barked out the order, and the battle exploded into motion.
Kakuzu, Hidan, Sasori—they all lunged forward, picking their targets and launching into combat.
Sasori went straight for Tsunade.
Minato took on both Kakuzu and Hidan at once.
Obito & Rin engaged Kisame, and Kurenai stepped up to face Konan.
As for Renzo…
He stood calmly, facing the full Six Paths of Pain—and Uchiha Aiko.
"I'll kill you, and everyone you love."
Uchiha Aiko's glare locked onto Renzo. His eyes were filled with hate—years of it, carved deep.
To him, it was Renzo who let his family die. Renzo, who turned his back on the Uchiha. Renzo, who let everything burn.
That's what Black Zetsu had told him, anyway. And it had some truth.
But whether it was the full truth or not didn't matter anymore.
Aiko believed it.
"Shinra Tensei!!"
Pain's Deva Path launched his attack with no warning.
BOOM!
But Renzo didn't even flinch. With a thought, he responded with his own force-repelling technique—meeting the blast head-on and canceling it out completely.
Then he vanished.
A split-second later, he was standing right in front of Deva Path.
His fist lashed out—
CRACK!!!
The punch hit like a meteor.
Deva Path's face twisted grotesquely, his body crumpling as internal components shattered and his control link was severed.
Far away, the real Pain—Nagato—watched in stunned disbelief.
He knew Renzo was powerful. But this?
This was absurd.
Deva Path didn't even survive one blow.
"What was that? That repulsion… it felt just like my Rinnegan ability…"
Nagato's thoughts were spiraling. But he wasn't done yet. He immediately sent the Naraka Path to recover the broken Deva Path using the King of Hell call, while the other four moved in together—each unleashing their own unique jutsu on Renzo.
At the same time, Uchiha Aiko made his move.
Strangely, no one really questioned—at least not out loud—how Renzo managed to pull everyone into a completely new space while they could still communicate with the outside world.
Even Nagato, who was far outside Konoha, was still controlling the Six Paths like nothing had changed.
Only Black Zetsu seemed to sense that something was off.
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