Flying Thunder God Technique!
Just before the adamantine staff struck, Senju Tobirama's body transformed into an invisible ripple and vanished from his spot.
The next instant, in another corner of the barrier, space slightly warped beside a pre-placed kunai inscribed with the Flying Thunder God jutsu formula, and Senju Tobirama's form solidified out of thin air.
However, before he could find his footing, a familiar voice suddenly rang out beside his ear.
"Got you."
Senju Tobirama's body stiffened.
Before he could react, a surge of violently raging red Chakra erupted in front of him.
Only then did he see clearly: at some unknown point, a figure was already waiting there.
Uzumaki Naruto.
At this moment, he was covered in a boiling, liquid-metal-like crimson Chakra cloak, with three Chakra-formed tails wildly thrashing behind him, corroding the roof tiles beneath his feet with a sizzling sound.
One of his hands was raised high, and the menacing Chainsword in his grip was emitting an ear-splitting, teeth-grinding roar.
Naruto had dispelled the genjutsu shortly after darkness fell and accurately predicted where Senju Tobirama would appear next.
The Chainsword, with an aura of tearing everything apart, slashed down towards Tobirama's head!
Senju Tobirama instinctively raised his kunai to block.
"Clang—Screech!"
After a brief, almost negligible metallic collision, it was immediately followed by a spine-chilling, ear-piercing noise of metal being rapidly shredded.
The Chainsword, its momentum unchecked, diagonally slashed down from Tobirama's right shoulder, deeply cutting into his body.
"Pfft—"
There was no blood splatter; instead, countless dust and paper talismans were torn and thrown about by the raging chainsaw, like paper fed into a shredder.
Tobirama's upper body was brutally ripped open by this overwhelmingly powerful strike, creating a huge, gruesome gash that ran from his shoulder to his waist and abdomen! Half of his body, including his arm, was almost completely severed.
"Ugh..."
With the caster suffering such an impact, his control over the genjutsu naturally weakened.
In Hiruzen Sarutobi's vision, the "Genjutsu: Bringer-of-Darkness Technique" that had enveloped the entire barrier vanished instantly, like a punctured balloon.
The purple light once again illuminated the chaotic battlefield.
"This..." Orochimaru's expression grew increasingly grim, an almost unbelievable irritation spreading across his face.
His meticulously prepared stage, his proud trump card, was being dismantled one by one by a "vessel" he had never considered, in a way he completely failed to comprehend.
He could feel that outside the barrier, the Konoha Ninja, commanded by Naruto's Shadow Clone, had efficiently cleared out most of the Otogakure and Sand Ninja. Time was passing meaninglessly, and the scales of victory were tipping in the direction he least wanted to see.
Hiruzen Sarutobi was even more amazed.
Naruto's speed after activating his Tailed Beast cloak, that wild aura, made him momentarily see the former Minato Namikaze.
"It's a legacy, but it also feels different somehow," Hiruzen Sarutobi said with a wry smile.
While everyone was still in shock, the battle on the other side also reached a temporary conclusion.
Yulian seized the moment when Tobirama was severely wounded and no one was restraining him, his tactical logic core instantly judging it to be the optimal time for suppression. He abandoned all defense, channeling all power into his arms.
The power sword and the adamantine staff transformed into two afterimages imbued with terrifying power, striking simultaneously!
"Boom!"
Senju Hashirama, who had just finished regenerating, was torn into pieces again by these two brutal forces, turning into a sky full of shattered wood and dust, before he could even form a single hand sign.
Above the battlefield, dust rapidly gathered, and talismans swirled.
Senju Tobirama's tattered body began to regenerate at a visible speed. His eyes, always as sharp as a hawk's, stared fixedly at Naruto.
"Interesting," Orochimaru gave Senju Tobirama new instructions.
He had Senju Tobirama abandon further taijutsu assaults; that method would gain no advantage against this brat and his tin can.
Senju Tobirama's hands quickly formed seals at an astonishing speed.
"Then, try this! The Water Release that the Second Hokage was so proud of." Orochimaru's tone no longer held its initial composure.
Senju Tobirama took a deep breath, his Edo Tensei body's chest swelling high.
"Water Release: Water Severing Wave!"
A highly compressed, high-pressure water blade, thin as a cicada's wing, spewed from his mouth.
However, this lightning-fast water blade did not shoot towards Naruto, who was within arm's reach, but instead, at an extremely tricky angle, bypassed the entire battlefield and headed straight for the blue giant on the other side, the one fully suppressing the First Hokage—Yulian!
The high-pressure water blade was extremely fast, and the tactical computer in Yulian's helmet instantly blared a piercing alarm. But he was exerting all his strength to suppress the constantly regenerating Senju Hashirama.
Senju Hashirama also cooperated by firmly wrapping Yulian's lower legs with sturdy vines.
Even his reinforced body couldn't execute a perfect evasive maneuver in an instant.
He could only forcibly twist his body, breaking free from some of the vines, attempting to avoid vital points.
"Pfft!"
The water blade precisely cut into the armor joint behind Yulian's left knee.
The sturdy cobalt-blue ceramic armor was forcibly torn open with a deep gash by the master-level Water Release. Although it wasn't completely severed, the powerful impact still caused a visible delay in Yulian's movements.
"Warning: Left leg knee outer armor structure damaged 2.7%, hydraulic transmission system shows minor leakage."
A cold system notification sounded in Yulian's helmet. But he paid no attention, his power sword still firmly suppressing the restless Wood Release power.
Senju Tobirama seized this opportunity!
His hand signs changed again, and he slammed his hands onto the roof beneath his feet.
"Water Release: Great Waterfall Technique!"
Rumble—!
Endless water, in a waterless terrain, appeared out of thin air within this barrier-sealed space, instantly transforming into a towering tidal wave that slammed down with devastating force towards Yulian's position!
This was not intended to kill!
Instead, it was to create the most advantageous battlefield environment for him, to restrict the movements of this steel giant!
Under the direct impact of the giant wave, Yulian's massive body stumbled, his heavy metal boots making a grating sound on the slippery tiles, severely impacting his mobility.
Even more critically, the surging water relentlessly poured into the huge power backpack on his back.
"Sizzle... sizzle sizzle..."
The cooling vents on both sides of the backpack, filled with cold water, came into contact with the high-temperature core components inside, instantly emitting plumes of white steam.
"Warning! Warning! Power core temperature abnormal! Cooling system efficiency decreased by thirty-seven percent!"
The cold mechanical alarm blared urgently in Yulian's ear.
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