But now that the strongest combatants were primarily Order Users, there was no longer much need to keep Dust Release hidden.
"Dust Release? For ordinary ninja, that's already an attack that can't be defended against." Tobirama Senju narrowed his eyes.
He knew of Dust Release. After all, Mu had been a powerful figure active in the same era as him.
Tobirama Senju was well aware of the destructive power of the Dust Release Mu used.
Or rather, Iwagakure had never concealed the destructive power of Dust Release. It was a means of deterrence.
"In fact, it's also a threat to Six Paths-level experts," Kitahara Kaede said.
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"Didn't ordinary ninjutsu become ineffective against Six Paths-level experts?" Tobirama Senju asked.
"It isn't ineffective against Six Paths-level experts. It's ineffective against Truth-Seeking Orbs. There's still a difference between the two," Kitahara Kaede explained.
Truth-Seeking Orbs were a combination of chakra transformations and Yin-Yang power, so any power contained within them could not break through their defenses.
That was why people said that only Senjutsu and Taijutsu could work if one wanted to defeat a Six Paths-level expert.
But if a Six Paths-level expert used their own body to withstand the destructive power of Dust Release, they could still be injured.
It just wouldn't reduce the opponent to dust as directly as it would when hitting an ordinary ninja.
"I understand. The question now is whether Iwagakure can provide mature technology for everyone to study?" Tobirama Senju asked.
Although saying that made it sound like he was seeking benefits for Konoha, everyone present knew this was not for the sake of any one faction.
It was something that could truly affect the balance of the ninja world.
"I don't really mind, but I destroyed the data on that technology after returning. We