"Water Style: Water Wall!"
No matter where the Second Hokage dodged, those diamond-shaped shuriken flew accurately towards their target. What was more troublesome was that the number of shuriken kept increasing. The Second Hokage knew that constantly dodging wouldn't work forever. The only way to resolve this predicament was to eliminate the Magnet Release ninja named Troy!
Tobirama Senju channeled incredibly high-density chakra into his Water Style: Water Wall, greatly increasing its rotation speed and defensive capabilities.
The diamond-shaped shuriken, which had relentlessly pursued the Second Hokage, slowed down slightly upon encountering the water's resistance. However, these bladed weapons didn't stop; instead, they gradually broke through the Water Wall's defense.
This was only possible because it was Tobirama Senju, the Second Hokage. If it were any other ninja, they would likely have already fallen to Troy, the Magnet Release ninja.
At this moment, Troy also realized that the Second Hokage before him had reached an unbelievably high peak in both movement speed and chakra reserves.
"In that case, I'll just increase the magnetic force!"
Troy gritted his teeth. With his unique Kekkei Genkai, he had never exerted himself this much in his life. In previous encounters, Troy only needed to unleash a certain number of diamond-shaped shuriken, and his opponents would be overwhelmed, ultimately dying because they couldn't escape the magnetic force. But now, Troy had nearly used all of his chakra, yet he couldn't even scratch the Second Hokage!
"Damn you, Second Hokage!..."
While Troy was cursing, Tobirama Senju wasn't idle. Under the temporary effective defense of the Water Wall, he suddenly threw three kunai!
"Whoosh—whoosh—whoosh——"
The three kunai pierced through the water with extreme speed, their target clear: straight for Troy, the Magnet Release ninja! The first one flew towards Troy's forehead, while the other two aimed directly for his heart!
Instead of dodging, Troy, the Magnet Release ninja, merely smiled slightly and raised a hand. To his surprise, Troy caught all three kunai!
"Heh heh… you're just asking for trouble. Now, let me return the favor!"
It turned out that the moment he was attacked, Troy had already dispelled the Second Hokage's genjutsu, "Night Crawl Technique!" When the kunai flew at him, he casually caught all three, and in that instant, he imbued them with a powerful magnetic force.
Troy held up the three kunai, sneering triumphantly. Just before he threw them, the Second Hokage's Water Wall was finally breached by the diamond-shaped shuriken.
With the disappearance of the Water Wall, the diamond-shaped shuriken flew rapidly towards the Second Hokage. Simultaneously, Troy returned the three recently acquired kunai to the Second Hokage.
"Die! You damned Second Hokage!"
"Whoosh——"
The moment the kunai were thrown, the members of the Kinkaku Force all revealed sinister and triumphant smiles. Troy felt even more satisfied because he had never had to work so hard to slaughter an enemy before. Even the recently deceased Second Raikage had perished due to Troy's Magnet Release.
It was precisely as they grew overconfident that the Second Hokage's seemingly fatal situation suddenly changed. Just as numerous diamond-shaped shuriken were about to strike Tobirama Senju, the Second Hokage suddenly vanished from his original spot.
"Nani!!!"
The members of the Kinkaku Force froze. Having just dispelled the Night Crawl genjutsu, their eyes nearly popped out! As they stood bewildered, a silvery-white light suddenly flashed before Troy, the Magnet Release ninja!
"Fing!!!———"
"Flying Raijin Slash!"
Troy's mouth hung open in utter astonishment. By the time he clearly saw that the silvery-white light before him was the Second Hokage, his life was already brought to an end!
"Ah!..."
With Troy's scream, all the previously magnetized bladed weapons lost their power and fell into the water. Everyone knew that the diamond-shaped shuriken had lost their magnetic properties, which meant that Troy, the Magnet Release ninja, had been killed by the Second Hokage's Flying Raijin Slash technique!
Tobirama Senju thought to himself that the Flying Raijin Slash technique was a sure-kill ninjutsu that used special kunai marked with the user's jutsu, instantly moving the user to the kunai at high speed. This was a swift killing technique improved upon the original Flying Raijin. Even the Uchiha clan, with their Sharingan, had been successfully cut down by him when they grew overconfident! How much more so for Troy, who only had ordinary eyes!
Although the members of the Kinkaku Force had seen many formidable battles, this instant-movement killing technique sent shivers down their spines and left them astonished.
Tobirama Senju knew that his enemies still didn't understand his Flying Raijin Jutsu. So, seizing the opportunity after striking down Troy, he quickly used his blade to sever Troy, the Magnet Release ninja's hand.
Beside Troy was a sensory ninja. In fact, he didn't even need to use his senses at this point to see the Second Hokage's figure, but due to the suddenness of the event and his previous arrogance and underestimation, this sensory ninja was completely unprepared. Immediately after Troy was struck down by the Flying Raijin, Tobirama Senju kicked the sensory ninja below.
"Thud!..."
With a heavy splash, Tobirama Senju threw several kunai towards the four surrounding Kinkaku Force squads. The members of the Kinkaku Force had also reacted by now. Seeing the kunai about to hit them, they swiftly maneuvered across the earth wall, dodging the sudden attack.
Tobirama Senju temporarily ignored them, instead seizing the moment to quickly perform hand signs!
Tiger – Snake – Dog – Dragon!
"Clap!"
Tobirama Senju intertwined his fingers and pressed his palms together. Then, he kicked a scroll containing some of Troy's flesh and blood onto the water's surface. As some special patterns appeared, the sensory ninja who had just been kicked into the water suddenly felt something was amiss around him! But due to his severe injuries, he couldn't move as agilely as usual.
"Summoning Jutsu: Impure World Reincarnation!"
"Ugh… Ah!!!"
With a painful scream from the sensory ninja, the once-living ninja was completely enveloped by a large amount of dust, like shredded paper. From bottom to top, in less than three seconds, the sensory ninja vanished from his spot, and Troy, the Magnet Release ninja, who had just died, was reborn from within that dust!
"Nani? You had this planned even before you struck down Troy? Damn you, Second Hokage!!!" Kinkaku was furious, wishing he could tear the Second Hokage to shreds!
"Huh? Is that… is that the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu? It's rumored to be an otherworldly summoning technique that can bring the dead back to the human world and revive them in physical form… I thought it was just a false legend, but I didn't expect the Second Hokage to actually use such a disgusting ninjutsu… What a complete bastard… Kinkaku! What do we do?"
(End of Chapter)
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