"Water Release: Water God Descends!"
When Tobirama Senju finished his Hand Seals and slapped both hands onto the water, a huge torrent surged across the battlefield. The water then gathered directly into a hundred-meter-tall giant.
Tobirama Senju stood on the giant's shoulder and faced Kinkaku and Ginkaku head-on. The three giants clashed with earth-shaking force.
"I didn't expect Tobirama Senju to create such a massive Water Giant. It's practically a low-budget version of the Wood Release: Wood Human Technique. Looks like anyone who can become Hokage is no ordinary person," Tianqi said with a sigh as he watched the three of them battle.
"The Senju Clan really did produce two remarkable men: Hashirama Senju, the God of Shinobi, and Tobirama Senju, who could be called the God of Water. What a pity, what a pity... The Senju Clan's story ends here." Remembering the Senju's fate, Tianqi shook his head helplessly and lamented the injustice of it all.
On the battlefield, the Water Giant controlled by Tobirama Senju had held a slight advantage at first. But no matter how strong he was, he was still only one person. One pair of fists couldn't hold off four, and he gradually fell behind.
After being knocked back by a punch, Tobirama Senju began to think. If this goes on, I'll be the one who loses. Is there really no other way? Do I really have to use that move?
Seeing Tobirama Senju knocked back, Kinkaku and Ginkaku began gathering a Tailed Beast Ball again. This time, the one they formed was shorter than the previous one.
"Continuous Tailed Beast Balls!"
Kinkaku and Ginkaku fired Tailed Beast Balls from their mouths, one after another, each aimed at Tobirama Senju.
"Damn it! Water Shield!" Seeing the stream of small Tailed Beast Balls, Tobirama Senju formed a water shield in the Water Giant's hands and raised it in front of them.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!...
Amid the explosions, Tobirama Senju managed to block the attacks, but was still driven back a hundred meters.
"Trying to wear me down, are you? You damn Kinkaku and Ginkaku! Try this!"
"Water Release: Hundred Water Spears! Take this!"
As Tobirama Senju formed his Hand Seals, conical water spikes appeared beside the Water Giant. The spikes then shot straight toward Kinkaku and Ginkaku.
Faced with the oncoming spikes, the brothers couldn't form a shield like Tobirama Senju. They swung their fists, smashing the spikes one after another, but there were too many to stop them all. Some still struck them in the chest.
Even so, the attacks barely hurt them. With the Nine-Tails Chakra bolstering them, their defenses had reached their peak.
"I really don't know what Tobirama Senju is doing. It's obvious that Kinkaku and Ginkaku, backed by the Nine-Tails Chakra, are stronger than him in both attack and defense. Even trying to wear them down won't work. With the Nine-Tails Chakra as a cheat, he can't win a battle of attrition!"
"Why not just use your strongest skill and take them down with you? Then I can bury you, and after that I'll have to head back to Konoha." Seeing how late it was getting, Tianqi started complaining.
(Tobirama Senju: You're not the one who'll bite the dust, so of course you can say that so easily. If I'm the one dying, can't I think it over a little longer?)
Seeing that his attacks weren't working against the two brothers, Tobirama Senju sighed.
Sigh, I've really reached the end of the road. If this keeps up, they'll eventually wear me down. I have no choice but to do this. Tobirama Senju seemed to have made up his mind. He stared straight at Kinkaku and Ginkaku and said,
"If you want my life, then come and take it. Today, I'll show you what the Will of Fire means!"
With that, Tobirama Senju formed a Hand Seal and entered the Water Giant. Chakra surged out from his body and spread throughout the giant. Its original light blue color gradually deepened to dark blue.
Kinkaku and Ginkaku also felt an immense energy begin to radiate outward.
"Big Brother, it looks like Tobirama Senju is ready to fight to the death. We can't let our guard down," Ginkaku said to Kinkaku as he watched Tobirama Senju.
"Ginkaku, stay back in a moment. I'll take the brunt of his attack," Kinkaku said gravely.
"Big Brother, you don't need to say any more. You're stronger than me to begin with. Even if something happens to me, you'll still be able to kill Tobirama Senju and become the strongest in the Shinobi World. Let me do it," Ginkaku said earnestly.
They really were close brothers. Few people would sacrifice themselves for one another. The Shinobi World was full of brotherly bonds.
"Enough, Ginkaku. We face this together," Kinkaku said, refusing to accept Ginkaku's offer.
"Then all right, Big Brother. We'll face this together," Ginkaku said without hesitation.
Meanwhile, as Tobirama Senju felt the Chakra in his body rapidly draining away, his face turned deathly pale.
"This still isn't enough. It's not enough!" Tobirama Senju squeezed out the last bit of Chakra within him. At last, the energy was sufficient. The Water Giant opened its red eyes and let out a roar.
"Aaaah!!!"
"Take this, Kinkaku! Ginkaku! Water Release: Secret Technique—Poseidon's Wrath!" With its red eyes wide open and Chakra surging throughout its body, the Water Giant accelerated and charged forward.
Facing Tobirama Senju's attack, Kinkaku and Ginkaku gathered all their strength to form a Tailed Beast Ball. This time, instead of each forming one, they created a single ball together.
A Tailed Beast Ball required precise control of its proportions. If they got them wrong, it would explode, and having two people work together made it even harder. Now it all came down to how well the brothers worked together.
Kinkaku and Ginkaku lived up to expectations. Relying on years of experience and their close bond, they successfully formed a massive Tailed Beast Ball.
"Tailed Beast Ball!"
A gigantic Tailed Beast Ball shot straight toward Poseidon's Wrath.
"Damn Tailed Beast Ball! This is my last Flying Thunder God!" Seeing the Tailed Beast Ball flying toward him, Tobirama Senju burned through his body's physical and spiritual energy, forcing out just enough Chakra to use the Flying Thunder God.
Fortunately, before fighting them, he had marked several spots nearby with Flying Thunder God formulae. Just as the Tailed Beast Ball was about to hit Tobirama Senju, he used the Flying Thunder God Technique to teleport himself and the Tailed Beast Ball to the formula closest to Kinkaku and Ginkaku.
Using Poseidon's Wrath's high-speed movement, he drove the Tailed Beast Ball straight into Kinkaku and Ginkaku.
"What! How can this be? No, no!" Seeing Tobirama Senju and the Tailed Beast Ball appear beside them, Kinkaku and Ginkaku let out furious, desperate roars.
Boom!!!
The combined explosions of Poseidon's Wrath and the Tailed Beast Ball unleashed a terrifying energy that flattened everything within several kilometers. A huge mushroom cloud shot into the sky, kicking up clouds of dust.
"Holy crap, the shockwave reached all the way over here!" As the energy rushed toward him, Tianqi's Three-Tomoe Sharingan instantly became a Mangekyo, and he used Kamui to sink into the ground.
A minute later, the energy dissipated, and Tianqi reappeared aboveground. Looking at the landscape that had been transformed once again, he couldn't help but marvel. "When people fight for their lives, the energy they unleash is truly terrifying."
He then walked straight to the center of the explosion. In the crater, he saw the three men. Ginkaku had died on the spot in the blast, Tobirama Senju was barely clinging to life, and Kinkaku had been badly injured and was unconscious.
Looking at the three men lying on the ground, Tianqi said, "Why go to such lengths? Is power really that important?"
"Cough, cough..." Whether he had heard Tianqi or was experiencing one last burst of consciousness, Tobirama Senju slowly opened his eyes and coughed up a mouthful of blood.
"I didn't expect you to wake up. I thought you'd die without ever coming around." Seeing Tobirama Senju awake, Tianqi walked over and looked down at him.
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