"Damn it… the Second Hokage's Water Release is just too terrifying…"
Minato Namikaze continuously searched for an opening in Tobirama's defenses.
He had already lost count of how many exchanges they had gone through.
Yet every single time, Tobirama responded in exactly the same way.
And after several rounds of combat, both sides now possessed Flying Thunder God marks on each other.
Even if Minato tried to teleport farther away to recover chakra, Tobirama would likely react instantly and pursue him, forcing another close-quarters battle.
The situation had completely deadlocked.
Minato's mind raced at incredible speed, desperately searching for a way to break the stalemate.
There were only two possible methods.
First—
Ignore Tobirama's attacks entirely, overwhelm him directly, and let the sealing squad finish the job afterward.
Second—
Use overwhelming offensive power to shatter Tobirama's assault and destroy him outright!
The first option required tremendous defensive capability and carried enormous risk.
The second…
Required not only terrifying speed and destructive force, but also absolute courage.
In less than a single breath, Minato made his decision.
He would break through Tobirama's offense head-on!
After all, Minato still possessed additional offensive methods.
But he had no way to significantly improve his defense.
WHOOSH!
Suddenly—
A tangible golden chakra erupted around Minato's body, terrifying pressure continuously spreading outward from him!
Nine-Tails Chakra Mode… activated!
At the same time—
Far away at Mount Myōboku, one of Minato's shadow clones cultivating senjutsu chakra suddenly dispersed!
Simultaneously, a natural aura appeared beneath Minato's golden chakra cloak.
Sage Mode… activated!
"Senjutsu… Massive Rasengan!"
A Rasengan instantly formed in Minato's hand.
The sphere rapidly expanded, pulling nearby storms and wind currents into itself!
"Flying Thunder God: Mutual Instant Revolving Technique!"
Before Tobirama could even react—
A golden figure suddenly burst out from the ground behind him and locked him in place with a death grip!
At the same moment, Minato himself flashed forward in Nine-Tails Chakra Mode, raising the gigantic Rasengan in his hand and slamming it downward!
"Damn it!"
Kabuto had no time to care about whatever strange golden mode Minato had entered.
The instant he sensed the horrifying chakra within that Massive Rasengan, his face darkened as he immediately forced Tobirama to redirect every prepared Water Release attack toward Minato!
BOOM!
The Water Release techniques sharp as blades pierced directly through Minato's body.
Yet instead of panicking, Minato smiled coldly at Tobirama.
BOOM!
The Minato holding the Rasengan suddenly exploded into smoke!
Tobirama's heart skipped a beat.
"What?! That was a shadow clone?!"
"Then the one behind me is the real body?!"
Kabuto instantly reacted and desperately attempted to break free from Minato's restraint.
He hurriedly pulled out several explosive tags!
The detonating tags exploded violently, engulfing both Tobirama and the Minato restraining him from behind!
"Senjutsu… Giant Rasengan!"
As Tobirama's body was still regenerating—
A glowing golden figure descended from above the smoke clouds, chakra surging violently across his body while wielding a Rasengan several times larger than himself!
"This is the real body?!"
Kabuto's eyes widened.
At this moment, Tobirama's body had only regenerated halfway.
And every prepared countermeasure had already been wasted on Minato's shadow clone!
There was no remaining defense whatsoever!
"Just give me ten more seconds!"
Kabuto roared inwardly.
But against a speed-type shinobi like Minato—
Forget ten seconds.
Even one second was enough to determine life or death!
The Giant Rasengan slammed down mercilessly into the smoke-covered crater below!
Violent air currents exploded outward!
Nearby White Zetsu unable to dodge were instantly blown away!
Minato's eyes sharpened as he stared downward and muttered inwardly:
"This… is Flying Thunder God Level Two!"
"Sealing squad!"
Watching the lightning-fast changes on the battlefield, Kakashi reacted immediately and shouted loudly.
"Hurry and seal him!"
Only then did the sealing squad ninja finally react as they rushed toward Tobirama's location!
As the dust slowly dispersed, it revealed a crater several hundred meters wide and dozens of feet deep.
At the center of the crater—
A mass of Impure World dust floated and twisted, gradually reforming into a human shape.
"Damn it!"
Kabuto smashed his fist onto the table viciously.
There wasn't enough time for Tobirama to regenerate completely.
One of his greatest trump cards had just been defeated so suddenly?!
"Looks like this Minato Namikaze is quite impressive…"
Seeing Kabuto's reaction, Madara immediately understood what had happened without needing any explanation.
"To think he managed to deal with Tobirama… it seems the current Konoha has produced quite a few remarkable shinobi."
Madara was genuinely somewhat surprised by Konoha's growth.
Back when he personally challenged Konoha—
Only Hashirama Senju alone could stand against him.
Yet without him realizing it, that once-weak village had already matured.
It had produced many exceptional ninja.
"So this is the Will of Fire, Hashirama…?"
Madara sighed inwardly.
"The White Zetsu stalled them? Excellent!"
Just as Kabuto was about to summon another powerful reincarnation—
Several White Zetsu suddenly leapt onto Tobirama's Impure World remains, replacing him and allowing themselves to be sealed instead!
"Damn idiots! Hurry up!"
Seeing this scene, Kakashi nearly cursed out loud.
Konoha's sealing squads had gone so long without being used that their methods had become this sloppy?!
"But… we can't seal him anymore!"
The sealing squad captain answered helplessly.
White Zetsu now completely surrounded the Impure World remains.
They had no way to seal Tobirama without first dealing with the White Zetsu.
"Seriously?!"
Kakashi nearly exploded in anger.
This was Konoha's sealing squad?
They couldn't even properly seal a stationary Impure World Reincarnation body?!
Just as Kakashi was about to continue yelling—
Another coffin suddenly rose from the ground beside the Impure World remains!
The coffin lid burst open violently.
A heavily bandaged shinobi slowly emerged, gripping the edge of the coffin for support.
"This is… another reincarnated shinobi?"
Kakashi narrowed his eyes.
From this bandaged ninja, he sensed terrifying danger.
That pressure…
Another Kage-level powerhouse!
"Now let's see how the Hokage plans to handle this."
Kabuto adjusted his glasses, inwardly feeling rather pleased with himself.
"This place is…"
The bandaged shinobi slowly opened his pitch-black eyes, staring blankly at the Konoha ninja before him.
He had been revived again?
Kabuto transmitted information directly into his mind, helping him understand the current situation.
Unlike Tobirama—
Kabuto had not erased this man's consciousness.
After all, a high-level technique like Dust Release was something Kabuto could never control properly himself.
Without Dust Release—
The Second Tsuchikage would lose most of his threat level!
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