Just as Izuna was about to be completely sealed, a voice rang out behind him.
“Hmph.
Useless fool.
Get out of here.
If Big Brother and Konoha didn’t still need you, I wouldn’t have bothered saving you.”
“Senju Tobirama!!!”
Roaring in fury, Izuna vanished instantly.
The general’s smile was still plastered across his face.
Three kunai flew toward him in a triangular formation.
Just as Tobirama completed three hand seals, the three kunai suddenly multiplied into more than twenty.
Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique!
In the next instant, a flash of sword light lashed out like a striking white serpent.
Sparks flew as the blade grazed the kunai, knocking every single one aside.
“Idiot!
Are you looking down on me?!”
But in that same instant, Tobirama appeared beside the general with a sword in his right hand and slashed horizontally.
“Something’s wrong!”
The general showed no sign of panic.
At the same time, Tobirama’s instincts screamed a warning.
Whoosh!
He disappeared again.
A moment later, the taijutsu expert from before suddenly appeared where Tobirama had been and threw a punch.
The force of that single blow shattered the ground beneath him, demonstrating strength comparable to Kaito ‘s.
When the attack missed, the man kicked off the ground and continued pursuing Tobirama.
What followed was an extreme contest of speed around the general.
Unfortunately, the general himself probably wasn’t enjoying it.
Whenever Tobirama prepared to attack the general, the taijutsu expert would immediately arrive to intercept him.
Whenever Tobirama attempted to fight the taijutsu expert head-on, the general would destroy the nearby Flying Thunder God kunai.
The enemy’s speed was so great that Tobirama barely had time to form hand seals.
Since assassination was impossible, Tobirama switched to delaying tactics.
After several exchanges, he concluded that the enemy was using some kind of forbidden technique to forcibly overdraw his body in exchange for strength.
Such power couldn’t last forever.
Moreover, Konoha’s forces had already gained the advantage.
The battle would be over in less than seven minutes.
After launching another series of attacks, the general’s expression suddenly changed.
He had figured out Tobirama’s plan.
Immediately, he activated the next stage of his human puppet.
The man’s face twisted grotesquely as he roared:
“The Gate of View…
Open!”
Violent chakra erupted from his body, lifting his hair upward until he resembled a black-haired Super Saiyan.
“So you’re willing to risk your life now?”
Tobirama wanted to retreat using the Flying Thunder God Technique.
But behind him stood Konoha’s elite shinobi.
Ahead of him, his elder brother was still waiting for reinforcements.
“I can’t retreat.”
Bringer-of-Darkness Technique!
The moment he formed the hand seals, the enemy burst through a cloud of dust and kicked toward him.
Fortunately, Tobirama had shortened the sequence of hand seals.
The technique activated successfully.
The general and the taijutsu expert instantly lost their vision and could only attack based on instinct.
Tobirama barely managed to evade.
However, the moment he charged toward the general, the enemy somehow attacked him with perfect accuracy.
“Damn it.
Brother…
I won’t be able to help you.”
CRACK!
The sound of breaking bones echoed across the battlefield.
“Hm?
Why doesn’t it hurt?”
Tobirama immediately looked up.
Two enormous blue chakra arms had blocked the attack.
“Aren’t you supposed to be fast?
Then get lost already!”
Izuna stared at him mockingly.
Fortunately, he had arrived in time.
After Tobirama had teleported him away, Izuna had become increasingly angry.
After venting his frustration elsewhere, he had returned to the battlefield.
The moment he arrived, he saw Tobirama being overwhelmed.
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I thought you were impressive.
Turns out you’re no different.”
Originally, Izuna had intended to watch Tobirama die.
But if the caster of the Impure World Reincarnation Technique died, he would return permanently to the Pure Land and never be able to help Madara again.
After struggling with himself for a while, he reluctantly suppressed his disgust and saved that bastard.
He even returned Tobirama’s earlier insult.
“Hmph.”
Tobirama didn’t argue.
He immediately threw a volley of shuriken at the general and teleported again.
This time, the general’s bodyguard used Wind Release to blow the shuriken away.
But that had never been Tobirama’s objective.
It was merely a distraction.
His true target was—
The Sealing Team.
Screams rang out one after another as Tobirama rapidly slaughtered every shinobi capable of sealing techniques.
“Damn it!
Stop him!”
The general attempted to command the taijutsu expert.
But Izuna suddenly trapped the man within Susanoo’s grasp.
Though they were mortal enemies, they had no choice but to cooperate for the sake of their brothers and their clans.
At that moment, they both thought the same thing:
This is the last time.
Taking advantage of the opening, Tobirama flashed toward the general.
At the same time, he unleashed:
Water Release: Severing Wave!
A spiraling vortex of water erupted from his mouth and condensed into a devastating water spear that shot toward the general.
The samurai bodyguard stepped forward.
Placing his hand on the hilt of his sword, he gathered all his chakra.
Iaido: Draw Slash!
The chakra-infused blade released a tremendous slash.
Astonishingly, it deflected Tobirama’s most destructive Water Release technique.
The water spear crashed into the forest behind them, generating a massive water tornado that destroyed everything in its path.
Tobirama remained calm.
His hands continued moving.
Water Release: Riding the Wave Attack!
He instantly created a vast body of water beneath himself and submerged into it, gliding rapidly forward.
At the same time, he continued forming hand seals.
Meanwhile, Izuna’s Susanoo had already been destroyed countless times.
His body had been reduced to nothing but a head.
Yet he still persevered.
As long as his eyes remained intact, he could still use Susanoo.
Of course, he didn’t stop complaining.
“Damn Senju bastard!
Hurry up!”
Before he could finish speaking—
His Susanoo shattered again.
“You—”
Everything went dark.
This time, his head had been completely destroyed.
Only half his body remained, slowly regenerating.
The taijutsu expert didn’t hesitate.
He immediately turned around to support the general.
At that very moment, Tobirama’s hands suddenly emerged from the water and grabbed the general, dragging him underwater.
By the time the bodyguard noticed, it was already too late.
He dove in after them without hesitation.
The general struggled desperately.
The two remained locked in a stalemate.
Then suddenly, chakra burst from the general’s armor, forcing Tobirama backward.
Seizing the opportunity, the general drove his chakra blade into Tobirama’s body.
Poof!
Tobirama dissolved into flowing water.
“A Water Clone?
How troublesome.”
The bodyguard finally arrived.
The two cautiously swam back toward the surface.
They had expected Tobirama to attack again.
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But when they reached the surface and saw the battlefield littered with corpses—especially that particular one—the general finally understood.
“Damn it!
I’ve been tricked!
The sealer is dead!
How am I supposed to explain this to the Daimyo?!”
His face twisted with rage as he charged toward Tobirama.
“You damned rebels!
Die!”
Tobirama sneered.
“The greatest parasites in the world are about to be eliminated.
My brother will bring the age of the Daimyo to an end.
Surrender and join us in building a new future.”
“Bah!”
The general spat.
“How laughable.
You’re about to die, and you still don’t realize it.”
“What?”
“Die!”
Sword Art: Strike!
The strike generated a violent shockwave that lifted the hair covering the general’s forehead, revealing an old scar above his brow.
It was a wound he had received after defeating one of the Earth Country Daimyo’s retainers.
A symbol of his loyalty.
Tobirama didn’t care.
He estimated that Konoha’s side had almost finished their battle.
Using the Flying Thunder God Technique, he repeatedly avoided the attacks of both enemies.
As long as he still had marked kunai, he could continue fighting.
Well—
Except against certain monsters.
Sure enough, the taijutsu expert seized an opening and kicked directly through Tobirama.
BANG!
Tobirama exploded.
Or so it seemed.
The flesh and blood suddenly transformed into seawater.
Another Water Clone.
This had been Tobirama’s backup plan all along.
Using clones to stall.
The taijutsu expert immediately began destroying everything nearby.
The ground.
The trees.
The rocks.
The puddles.
The more frantic he became, the more satisfied Tobirama was.
Eventually, the man’s movements slowed.
Then blood began pouring from every pore.
Before he could even use his ultimate technique, he collapsed.
Tobirama remained cautious.
He continued using Water Clones to distract the general and his bodyguard.
He waited until Izuna returned.
He waited until the Konoha shinobi had nearly exterminated the samurai forces.
Only after ordering the Sealing Team to recover the taijutsu expert’s corpse did Tobirama reveal himself again and offer the general one final chance to surrender.
The general and his bodyguard refused to answer.
They fought fanatically until the very end.
Eventually, they were overwhelmed and killed.
“Count our numbers!”
“Leave a small force behind to clean up the battlefield!”
“Everyone else follows me!”
“We’re assaulting the Daimyo’s palace!”
“Yes!”
Just as Tobirama led the troops halfway down the mountain—
A Complete Body Susanoo suddenly appeared within the Daimyo’s capital.
At the same time, massive tree roots erupted throughout the city.
“Did they run into an enemy that troublesome?”
Suddenly, Tobirama recalled the general’s earlier words.
“How laughable.
You’re about to die, and you still don’t realize it.”
Silently, he prayed.
Brother…
please be safe.