With so little information, Kinkaku had instinctively assumed the technique was Flying Thunder God. But the space behind Ginkaku had been empty, and he had never seen a single Flying Thunder God mark!
Tobirama looked at Uchiha Gen, who was hiding alongside him, and frowned slightly. Still wary, he said, "You can release your Transformation Technique now."
Seeing someone else standing beside him wearing his face felt oddly irritating.
Besides, Tobirama did not fully trust Uchiha Gen, especially after that display of Body Flicker that rivaled Flying Thunder God. He had not even sensed any spatial fluctuations.
At that, Uchiha Gen shrugged. With a poof, smoke billowed out, then cleared...
Having changed back into Hyuga Mokujin, Uchiha Gen smiled at Tobirama. "Hello, Lord Second."
"You're... Kimura?!" The sight of those Byakugan eyes startled Tobirama. He had entertained all sorts of possibilities just moments earlier. Based on the abilities this fellow had displayed, he had even suspected that the person sent to help might belong to the Uchiha Clan. The one thing he had never expected was someone from the Hyuga Clan!
Uchiha Gen nodded earnestly. "You're half right, I suppose. But I'm about five centimeters taller than Kimura."
"So you're Mokujin?"
"Yes."
"Forgive me for being blunt, but weren't you blind?"
"Yes. I suddenly got better."
Tobirama's eyelid twitched. He certainly did not believe that eyes the medical department had pronounced incurable could suddenly regain their sight. But Mokujin clearly did not want to elaborate. "Then where's Kimura?"
"Oh, he got slashed. He's hiding somewhere else, resting and recovering."
"..." Tobirama decided not to dwell on Uchiha Gen's choice of words for now. "What technique did you just use?"
"The Body Flicker Technique."
The corner of Tobirama's mouth twitched. *Is this kid joking? If the Body Flicker Technique could