Senju Tobirama's Doubt, Flying Thunder God Technique

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

He did not mind using the greatest malice to speculate about Hyuga Chiba.

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

Senju Tobirama also did not believe that Hyuga Chiba, who treated Sunagakure as a so-called trophy and controlled Rasa to force him to personally kill those Sand Ninja who refused to submit, could be a good person.

But there was no help for it; the power of Hyuga Chiba's Tenseigan was simply too strong, and he had also absorbed Shukaku along with a massive amount of chakra from the Sand Ninja.

Unless his own older brother, or that naturally evil Uchiha Madara were truly resurrected, or the Sage of Six Paths were still alive, Senju Tobirama did not believe anyone could be a match for the current Hyuga Chiba.

Even the path of uniting the major villages to deal with Hyuga Chiba together had become unfeasible because of his ability to absorb chakra.

"Why did I ever invent the Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu?"

At this moment, even Senju Tobirama could not help but feel a bit of regret.

In his view, if not for the "Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu," Hyuga Chiba would likely not have had a way to absorb so much chakra at once, right?

If that were the case, there would truly be a chance to defeat the latter.

"For now, I can only stabilize this naturally evil Tenseigan brat and think of other ways to deal with him," Senju Tobirama thought to himself. "And—what exactly happened over in Konoha?"

His memories were still stuck at the time when he had, in a moment of crisis, designated his student Sarutobi Hiruzen as the next Hokage, and then went off to fight Kinkaku and Ginkaku alone to cover the retreat for Sarutobi Hiruzen, Shimura Danzō, and the others.

"Monkey, Danzō, and the others, while they all have their flaws, shouldn't have run into any major issues."

"The Uchiha Clan within the village, though prone to extremes, possesses great strength."

"And as long as they aren't excessively ostracized, Konoha can fully utilize their power to protect the village."

"Also—that little girl from the Uzumaki Clan as the Jinchuriki must have grown up by now."

"With her Adamantine Sealing Chains ability, even if she couldn't become a perfect Jinchuriki, she could still forcibly borrow the Nine-Tails' chakra to exert Kage Level combat power."

"Although I don't know how much time has passed since I died, logically, a batch of excellent descendants should have risen in Konoha by now, right?"

The more Senju Tobirama thought about it, the less he understood; with Konoha being so powerful, what could possibly have gone wrong?

Yet, the expressions of both Hyuga Chiba and Orochimaru were very strange whenever they mentioned Konoha.

Even the Kazekage of Sunagakure, Rasa, and the other surrounding Sand Ninja all wore intriguing expressions whenever Konoha was brought up.

"Is it really impossible?"

Out of concern for the current state of Konoha, Senju Tobirama closed his eyes as if trying to do something, then opened them and shook his head in disappointment. "I don't know if it's a defect of the Reanimation Body, or if the Flying Thunder God Marks I left in Konoha have all been cleared, but I can't sense my own Flying Thunder God Marks in Konoha at all right now."

Otherwise, Senju Tobirama would have been able to use the Flying Thunder God Technique he invented to take Senju Hashirama directly back to Konoha.

Besides—

"Strange, why do I faintly sense the existence of other people's Flying Thunder God Marks in the Ninja World?"

"Could it be that after my death, others have also learned the Flying Thunder God?"

As the inventor of the Flying Thunder God Technique, Senju Tobirama understood all too well the difficulty of learning this jutsu.

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

After all, when a person's body suddenly appears in another location, there is inevitably a moment of hesitation.

The worse a person's reaction nerves are, the longer this moment of hesitation lasts.

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

Therefore, the "Flying Thunder God Technique" became a Forbidden Jutsu.

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

Now that he sensed other people's marks, it necessarily meant that others had learned the "Flying Thunder God Technique."

This made Senju Tobirama even more confused: "The Flying Thunder God is a Forbidden Jutsu of Konoha; theoretically, the only people who could learn it would be Konoha Ninja."

"With such a person around, Konoha should only be stronger than I imagined, so how could anything have gone wrong?"

"The Flying Thunder God Technique, you say?" At this moment, after hearing part of Senju Tobirama's muttering, Chiba revealed a strange smile. "This Forbidden Jutsu is what created the renowned Yellow Flash during the Third Shinobi World War, a man who made other villages' ninja abandon their missions upon encountering him."

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

"It's just a pity—"

"—" Senju Tobirama's mouth twitched.

Pity what? Say it, why stop at the critical moment?

Can riddle-makers just get out of the Ninja World?

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

At this moment, Chiba said this while casually throwing a Kunai toward Senju Tobirama.

"A Flying Thunder God Mark?"

Senju Tobirama instinctively dodged the Kunai, but at the same time, he was surprised to find a special mark resembling an eye on that Kunai.

The next instant, the Kunai vanished, and in its place stood Chiba, who had already exited his "Tenseigan Chakra" form. He smiled and asked Senju Tobirama, "How about that? You could say you have a successor now. Are you happy?"

That's right. Through the Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu and the massive boost to his physical attributes brought about by the awakening of the Tenseigan, Chiba had already mastered the Flying Thunder God Technique before arriving at Sunagakure.

It was just that in his previous battles, there had been no need for him to utilize this Forbidden Jutsu.

As for now, it was naturally to further intimidate Senju Tobirama and ensure that he would have fewer hidden schemes up his sleeve.

Most importantly, compared to the Tenseigan, the value of the Flying Thunder God Technique to Chiba was merely average.

Moreover, this ninjutsu itself belonged to the type that was difficult to counter even if the enemy knew about it.

Otherwise, Namikaze Minato would not have become the Yellow Flash who struck fear into the hearts of most enemies on the battlefield of the Third Shinobi World War.

"You actually know the Flying Thunder God Technique too?" At this moment, Senju Tobirama's expression darkened.

This not only represented a massive increase in Chiba's mobility, but it also meant that his reaction speed was incredibly powerful.

Coupled with his Tenseigan, which was more powerful in every aspect than the Byakugan, most sneak attacks would basically be useless against him.

If Chiba were an ally, Senju Tobirama would be very pleased.

But judging from the current situation, he was not necessarily one.