The Battle Ends

The Great War Ends

"Um?!"

Hashirama, Tobirama, and the Raikage all sensed something.

"It seems the caster was targeted first..." Hashirama mused.

"It's alright. The Impure World Reincarnation technique won't be broken just because the caster dies," Tobirama said calmly.

"Immortality and indestructibility, coupled with unlimited Chakra —as long as we understand this, we remain invincible." The Raikage's lower body was severed at the waist by the flying sword Sandai Kitetsu from the pirate Zoro, but the Impure World Reincarnation Dustbuchi quickly repaired itself.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh~" Faced with the whistling of countless flying swords, Zhu Ying was still completely powerless to fight back.

"Be careful!" Tobirama a hand seal, using his powerful senses to scan the surrounding flying swords. "The black sword at nine o'clock, the golden greatsword at twelve o'clock, and the Samehada at two o'clock."

"Wood Release: Deep Forest Emergence!" Wood Release used the same technique again. Although the A- Hashirama Wood Release is an extremely powerful Ninjutsu, it is clearly not enough to contend with Shunren. At least an S-rank or higher Ninjutsu like Advent of a World of Flowering Trees is needed.

However, it wasn't that Hashirama didn't use it, but rather that he couldn't bring himself to do it.

As mentioned earlier, Orochimaru's Impure World Reincarnation, resulting in Hashirama and Tobirama being summoned with relatively low precision, making it impossible for them to unleash their true power.

Despite possessing less than half the strength, ninjas like Hashirama and Tobirama, who had reached the pinnacle of ninja way, were still powerful enough to be at least at the Kage Level.

In fact, they did confront the Shunren head-on for a while, but it only lasted for a short time.

It's clearly impossible for someone with this half-baked, Impure World Reincarnation to defeat Shunren.

"Whoosh~"

Unexpectedly, the flying swords hanging in the sky, their blades flashing and aimed directly at the shadows, all disappeared, and even the bizarre and fantastical world before them gradually vanished.

Everyone felt a blur before their eyes, and when they opened them again, their vision had returned to the world they had been in before.

"What's going on?" One second they were filled with murderous intent that was terrifying, but the next they vanished without warning. This huge contrast made it feel very unreal.

Shunren appeared before the various shadows, his arms crossed over his chest, and said calmly, "My Chakra is nearing its limit."

Tobirama an eyebrow and his first reaction was to scan Shunren with his powerful senses. Unfortunately, Shunren blocked it with Sensory Technique, and Tobirama couldn't figure out the latter's details for a while. However, he could probably calculate Shunren's Chakra level. After all, everyone has a limited amount of Chakra. After such a high-intensity battle, a normal person's Chakra would have been depleted long ago.

Tobirama couldn't understand why Shunren would deliberately reveal his true strength to them. Was it a feint, a diversionary tactic?

"Think what you will, but in short, I'm tired. Let's end today's battle here."

"Hmph! What nonsense are you spouting, brat!" The Raikage's Chakra surged, and he roared, "Now that things have come to this, do you think you can just start fighting and stop whenever you want?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Raikage transformed into a flash of light and pounced on Shunren with overwhelming momentum.

Shunren remained expressionless, raising the Kusanagi Sword he had taken from Orochimaru. To conserve Chakra, he didn't even use a normal projection.

"Uchiha Style: Flying Arrow Slash!"

"Pfft~" Incorporating Shuriken swordsmanship, the thrown Kusanagi Sword flew at a side angle parallel to the Raikage, its sharp Kusanagi Sword slicing across the Raikage's neck before nimbly returning to Shunren's hand.

"Didn't I tell you? My Chakra is almost at its limit. The little bit of power I have left is only enough to kill you thirteen times over."

With a fatal blow to the throat, the Raikage ceased all physical movement, though the Impure World Reincarnation Dust Blast was slowly repairing his severed neck. Of course, the Raikage would be unable to move for the time being until it was fully healed.

Shunren turned around, his back to Hashirama and Tobirama, and said calmly, "I have no interest in either of you, and I believe you understand that with your current strength, you cannot defeat me. So, step back. Of course, you can choose to chase after me, but be prepared to have your souls annihilated!"

His voice was calm and composed, yet his words carried a blatant threat!

However, neither Hashirama nor Tobirama could deny it.

"I was actually threatened by an Uchiha junior..." Tobirama felt deeply humiliated. Back in the day, he was the Second Hokage, who had completely suppressed the Uchiha and none dared to look him in the eye!

But now, Tobirama could only watch helplessly as Shunren walked away, his back to him, step by step...

"Indeed, times have changed." Hashirama, with his magnanimous spirit, didn't Tobirama Tobirama's sentiments, though his feelings were undeniably complex. "Undeniably, this young man is a once-in-a-century outstanding ninja."

"But he is an enemy of Konoha!" Tobirama sneered. "Since he is an enemy, he should be eliminated without mercy!"

"Alright, Tobirama, let's go back to the village first. There are some questions I need to confirm with the current Hokage. According to that young Orochimaru, the current Third Hokage should be your disciple Hiruzen Sarutobi, right?"

"Yes, I entrusted Konoha to the monkey and Danzo back then." Tobirama quickly regained his composure and calmness. "Indeed, it's necessary for us to return to Konoha. Although our strength is limited, we can still serve as a backbone force in protecting Konoha. Also, the issue of the accuracy of the Impure World Reincarnation isn't insurmountable... As long as we improve the precision of the technique, our strength can almost approach that of our former selves. Then, when we deal with that Uchiha brat again, the outcome won't be like today!"

Despite his setback in the first battle, Tobirama was not discouraged. Instead, he quickly adjusted his mindset and immediately devised a plan to launch a counterattack.

On the other hand, Shunren knew nothing about Tobirama and Hashirama's plans. As he said, he had no interest in the latter; two half-baked Impure World Reincarnation posed no threat to him. As for Orochimaru's accusation that he was missing-nin, it was completely unfounded. Once Hashirama and Tobirama returned to Konoha and investigated, the truth would naturally come to light.

Returning to the hot spring bathhouse, he waved his hand to disperse Senbonzakura Kageyoshi's sword formation.