"My apologies!"
Adam grabbed the Third Raikage's finger poke with one hand, while his other hand, no longer torturing Deidara with Bombardas, gathered power for a punch aimed at the Third Raikage's head.
"It's useless. In this state, my body cannot be broken."
Before the Third Raikage's words even finished, he found that the Lightning Release armor on his body had cracked, and Adam had punched straight through it, then landed a blow on his head.
"Boom!"
The Third Raikage's head exploded on the spot.
"He… he actually caught the Third Raikage's finger poke and broke his Lightning Release armor!"
The Third Tsuchikage Ōnoki's eyes were wide with shock.
As a former rival, he knew how fast the Third Raikage was, how strong his attacks were, and how terrifying his defense was.
For three days and three nights, over ten thousand Iwagakure Ninja besieged him, yet not a single person could withstand the Third Raikage's attacks, and no one could break through his physical body.
Ultimately, they could only use the lives of countless Iwagakure Ninja to wear down the Third Raikage until his Chakra was completely exhausted and he died.
And this terrifying Third Raikage had his head blown off by the Konoha Advisor Adam in just a single exchange.
If he couldn't clearly sense the immense Chakra within the Third Raikage, and the speed he had just displayed, he would have thought the opponent was a fake Third Raikage.
"With such strength, it's no wonder even Tsunade can't rein him in."
"Water Release: Water Bullet Technique!"
Just then, dense bubbles suddenly appeared and flew towards Adam.
It was Yakushi Kabuto, seeing the Third Raikage instantly defeated in close combat, who commanded the Second Mizukage to launch a long-range, area-of-effect Ninjutsu attack.
"Quick, dodge! Each bubble will explode upon contact, with a power greater than an Explosion Tag!"
However, the Second Mizukage immediately gave a warning when he activated his Ninjutsu.
"Air Bullet Barrage!"
Adam kicked away the recently recovered Third Raikage, then raised his hand, and a dense volley of air bullets shot out, precisely intercepting all the bubbles.
The explosive power of those bubbles couldn't even break the air shield he used for protection, so they couldn't cause him any harm.
The reason he intercepted them was merely to protect the large turtle beneath his feet.
"Watch out, Lord Mu has disappeared!"
After the air bullets intercepted all the bubbles, Ōnoki, who had been maintaining maximum vigilance, suddenly noticed that the Second Tsuchikage, who had been standing next to Yakushi Kabuto, had vanished.
As the Second Tsuchikage's disciple, he was most familiar with his master's abilities and hastily warned Adam:
"Lord Mu can completely hide himself, even his Chakra, which is why he's also known as the Non-Corporeal Ninja.
He also invented Dust Release, which merges the three nature transformations of Wind, Earth, and Fire. He can form a cylindrical Barrier in his hand and fire it at an opponent, disintegrating them into atomic particles and turning them to dust."
"Dodompa!"
No sooner had Ōnoki finished his warning than Adam casually pointed directly above his head.
"How can this be?"
And there, the Second Tsuchikage, with half his body pierced by a Dodompa, appeared before everyone's eyes.
It turned out that when the bubbles and air bullets collided and exploded, the Second Tsuchikage, under Kabuto's control, had stealthily flown invisibly above Adam's head, intending to use Dust Release to reduce Adam to molecules.
"Your invisibility is useless against me."
Adam said with a faint smile.
Mu indeed hid his Chakra fluctuations, but he couldn't hide his soul fluctuations. As someone with Shinigami abilities, how could he not detect Mu's presence?
"No wonder he was so wary of him; his strength is indeed terrifying. In that case, let's all attack at once and see if you can still hold them off."
Kabuto, seeing Adam effortlessly neutralize the Kage's attacks, narrowed his eyes slightly.
He had the Fourth Kazekage continue to guard him, then controlled the three Kage and Deidara to surround Adam once more.
"Adam, let us help! You can't stop all four of them by yourself."
Ōnoki gave everyone a look, preparing for them to attack together.
Adam's demonstrated strength gave him a sense of victory. Perhaps they wouldn't need reinforcements and could still win, even trying to capture Yakushi Kabuto to extract Akatsuki's intelligence from him.
He was confident he could stop his master Mu, Adam could stop the Third Raikage, and Akatsuchi and Kurotsuchi could stop the Second Mizukage.
The two Konoha Ninja, plus one Kumogakure Ninja, would stop the Fourth Kazekage. The Nine-Tails Jinchuriki would stop Deidara, and the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki would capture Yakushi Kabuto.
As long as they held off their respective opponents, with Adam's recent display of strength, he should be able to quickly deal with the Third Raikage and then help them defeat the others one by one.
"No, you mustn't attack. Otherwise, this large turtle's life won't be saved."
However, Adam's words made Ōnoki and the others hesitate.
If a full-scale battle broke out, the large turtle, as the battlefield, would inevitably be affected by their Ninjutsu. The clash between his Dust Release and his master Mu's Dust Release alone would be enough to severely harm the large turtle.
He hadn't used Dust Release against Deidara earlier precisely because he was afraid of injuring the large turtle.
In the two seconds of their hesitation, Yakushi Kabuto had already had the Fourth Kazekage protect him and controlled the other Edo Tensei Ninja to simultaneously attack Adam.
He wasn't afraid of affecting the large turtle, nor was he afraid of the Edo Tensei Ninja getting injured. He just wanted to see if he could eliminate Adam in one fell swoop, or at least gain some intelligence on him, which wouldn't be a loss.
The Third Raikage, with Lightning Release Chakra covering his entire body, charged at Adam again. The Second Tsuchikage's hand once again formed Dust Release. Deidara was creating a giant Garuda puppet bomb, preparing for an aerial drop, while the Second Mizukage unleashed his strongest technique, the infinitely explosive Vapor Incineration.
If all these Ninjutsu were unleashed, setting aside everything else, the entire Turtle Island would likely be completely annihilated.
"It's about time to stop playing. It's time to send you all to Buddhahood!"
Adam, seeing the situation, remained completely unfazed, for he had long since discovered a weakness of the Edo Tensei during this time.
"Death God Mode!"
With Shinigami power merged with Chakra, Adam, wielding a black longsword, directly swung three times.
"Getsuga Tensho!"
Three giant energy blades flew towards Deidara, the Second Tsuchikage, and the Second Mizukage respectively, blowing them up before their Ninjutsu could even be activated.
At the same time, Adam once again caught the Third Raikage's attack with one hand and swiftly pressed the hilt of his black longsword onto the Third Raikage's forehead.
"Life and Death."
Two characters immediately appeared on the Third Raikage's forehead. Then, a flash of golden light, and the Third Raikage vanished, leaving behind only the Ninja corpse that had been used as a vessel.
A Shinigami's Zanpakuto possesses the ability to send ghosts to Buddhahood, and Adam's Zanpakuto also possesses the same ability, capable of sending souls forcibly summoned by Edo Tensei back to where they came from.
"What?! He actually released my Edo Tensei!"
Seeing the Third Raikage lose control and the Edo Tensei released, Yakushi Kabuto's expression drastically changed.