Both Sides' Limits

Water-nature chakra gathered at his fingertips, then swelled in an instant as a spear of swirling water waves appeared.

Nearly inexhaustible chakra flowed into the spear shaft, deepening its color until the faint roar of ocean waves could be heard.

Red lightning danced and flickered along the spear, signifying death and despair. The entire space seemed shrouded by an inexplicable force of death, and Kinkaku, Ginkaku, and the others even felt a crushing pressure that nearly suffocated them.

"So you've finally been driven into a corner!" Kinkaku sneered, raising his chakra to suppress the oppressive feeling.

"Water Style, Ultimate Technique, Piercing of Death!"

With a loud shout, Senju Tobirama hurled the spear in his hand. In an instant, it was as though a bolt of lightning tore through the sky, splitting a fleeting crack through space. All things fell silent at once; heaven and earth were utterly still.

The moment the spear left his hand, Kinkaku's pupils contracted slightly. Instinctively, he unleashed the ninjutsu he had prepared long ago.

"Lightning Style, Super Lightning Flame Burst!"

"Bashosen, break it for me!"

The instant Kinkaku attacked, Ginkaku also swung his fan and joined the battle. With a single sweep, a violent attack fused from all five chakra natures surged forth. After a brief rest, he had recovered a fair amount of chakra.

The spear tore through space and collided head-on with the bursting Lightning Style, while the violent chakra hurricane joined the clash in the next instant.

The three terrifying forces intertwined, erupting into an indescribable storm. The miniature ocean was shaken by this energy; enormous waves raged alongside fierce winds. The earth beneath the water cracked without end, and the water above streamed through the fissures into the depths below.

Lightning raged, striking down relentlessly. Towering trees standing above the water