Senju Tobirama's Doubts, the Flying Thunder God Technique

Senju Tobirama understood Rasa's choice, but he did not support it.

He did not mind judging Hyuga Chiba with the greatest possible malice.

Even if the Otsutsuki Clan Chiba spoke of truly existed, who could guarantee that after the Otsutsuki were dealt with, Chiba would not become a new "Otsutsuki"?

Nor did Senju Tobirama believe that Hyuga Chiba, who had claimed Sunagakure as so-called spoils of war and controlled Rasa into personally killing those Sand Ninja who refused to obey him, could be a good person.

But there was no choice. Hyuga Chiba's Tenseigan power was simply too strong, and he had absorbed Shukaku, along with the Chakra of a massive number of Sand Ninja.

Unless his elder brother, that innately evil Uchiha Madara, truly returned to life, or the Sage of Six Paths was still alive, Senju Tobirama did not think anyone could stand against Hyuga Chiba as he was now.

Even the option of uniting all the major villages against Hyuga Chiba had become unfeasible because he could absorb Chakra.

"Why did I invent the 'Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu' in the first place?"

At that moment, even Senju Tobirama could not help feeling some regret.

In his view, without the "Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu," Hyuga Chiba probably would not have been able to absorb so much Chakra at once.

If that were the case, there might truly have been a chance to defeat him.

For now, I can only stabilize that innately evil Tenseigan brat and think of other ways to deal with him. Senju Tobirama thought. And besides... what exactly happened to Konoha?

His memories still stopped at the moment when, facing imminent danger, he appointed his disciple Sarutobi Hiruzen as the next Hokage, then went alone to fight Kinkaku and Ginkaku, buying time for Sarutobi Hiruzen, Shimura Danzō, and the others to escape.

"Monkey and Danzo both have their flaws, but nothing should have gone wrong."

"The Uchiha Clan within the village may be prone to extremism, but they are powerful."

"As long as they are not excessively ostracized, Konoha can fully use their strength to protect the village."

"And... that little girl from the Uzumaki Clan, as a Jinchuriki, should have grown up by now."

"With her 'Adamantine Sealing Chains,' even if she did not become a perfect Jinchuriki, she could still forcibly 'borrow' the Nine-Tails' Chakra and wield Kage Level combat power."

"Although I do not know how long it has been since my death, Konoha should have had a generation of outstanding successors rise up by now, shouldn't it?"

The more Senju Tobirama thought about it, the less he understood. Konoha was so powerful—what could possibly have happened to it?

Yet whether it was Hyuga Chiba or Orochimaru, their expressions had both been strange whenever Konoha was mentioned.

Even Rasa, the Kazekage of Sunagakure, and the surrounding Sand Ninja all revealed meaningful expressions whenever Konoha came up.

"So it won't work after all?"

Worried about Konoha's current state, Senju Tobirama closed his eyes as though doing something. He soon opened them again and shook his head in disappointment. "I don't know whether it is due to flaws in this Reanimation Body, or because all the Flying Thunder God Marks I left in Konoha were cleared away, but I cannot sense any of my Flying Thunder God Marks in Konoha at all?"

Otherwise, Senju Tobirama could have used the "Flying Thunder God Technique" he invented to take Senju Hashirama directly back to Konoha.

Besides...

"Strange. Why can I vaguely sense other people's Flying Thunder God Marks within the Ninja World?"

"Could it be that after my death, someone else learned the Flying Thunder God?"

As the inventor of the Flying Thunder God Technique, Senju Tobirama understood all too well how difficult this ninjutsu was to learn.

In fact, the true difficulty of the Flying Thunder God Technique did not lie in the technique itself, but in the user's reaction speed.

After all, when a person's body suddenly appeared somewhere else, there would inevitably be a moment of disorientation.

The worse one's reflexes were, the longer that moment of disorientation would last.

And on the battlefield, any single mistake could lead to the worst possible outcome.

That was why the "Flying Thunder God Technique" had become a Forbidden Jutsu.

In Senju Tobirama's eyes, it would have been understandable even if no one after him had managed to learn his Flying Thunder God Technique.

Now that he could sense someone else's Flying Thunder God Marks, it necessarily meant that someone else had learned the "Flying Thunder God Technique."

That left Senju Tobirama even more confused. "Flying Thunder God is a Forbidden Jutsu of Konoha. In theory, the only people who could learn it should be Konoha ninja."

"With such a person around, Konoha should only be stronger than I imagined. How could anything have happened to it?"

"The Flying Thunder God Technique?" After hearing part of Senju Tobirama's muttering, Chiba revealed a peculiar smile. "During the Third Shinobi World War, this Forbidden Jutsu created the renowned Yellow Flash, whose name was so feared that ninja from other villages were permitted to abandon their missions upon encountering him."

"After he became the Fourth Hokage, Konoha should have flourished under his leadership and become great once again."

"Unfortunately..."

"..." Senju Tobirama's mouth twitched.

Unfortunately what? Say it already. Why stop at the critical moment?

Could these riddle-speakers just get out of the Ninja World?

"However, there is one piece of good news."

As he spoke, Chiba casually tossed a kunai toward Senju Tobirama.

"A Flying Thunder God Mark?"

Senju Tobirama instinctively dodged the kunai, only to discover in surprise that it bore a special mark resembling an eye.

The next instant, the kunai vanished. In its place appeared Chiba, who had already exited his Tenseigan Chakra form. He smiled at Senju Tobirama and asked, "What do you think? You can be said to have a successor now. Are you happy?"

That was right. Through the "Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu," along with the tremendous improvement to his physical abilities in every aspect after awakening the Tenseigan, Chiba had already learned the "Flying Thunder God Technique" before arriving in Sunagakure.

He simply had not needed to use this Forbidden Jutsu in the previous battles.

Now, naturally, he was using it to further intimidate Senju Tobirama and reduce some of his hidden schemes.

Most importantly, compared to the Tenseigan, the "Flying Thunder God Technique" was only worth so much to Chiba.

Besides, this was the kind of ninjutsu that was difficult to counter even if the enemy knew about it.

Otherwise, Namikaze Minato would not have become the Yellow Flash who made most enemies tremble in fear on the battlefields of the Third Shinobi World War.

"You know the Flying Thunder God too?" Senju Tobirama's expression darkened.

This not only meant that Chiba's mobility had greatly improved, but also that his reflexes were exceptionally powerful.

Combined with his Tenseigan, whose effects in every aspect surpassed the Byakugan, most sneak attacks would basically be useless against him.

If Chiba had been an ally, Senju Tobirama would have been very pleased.

But judging from the current situation, he truly might not be.