Caught off guard, Tobirama was blasted and wounded again. With one hand pressed to the ground, surging waves erupted at once. Kinkaku and Ginkaku also unleashed attacks comparable to Tailed Beast Balls in retaliation, but Tobirama flickered out of sight, inviolable like a god of water, and forcefully smashed the Tailed Beast Balls apart.
"Fight!"
The few remaining members of the Kinkaku Unit rushed forward together. Kinkaku and Ginkaku simultaneously launched their final attacks at Tobirama. A violent explosion rang through the forest once more. A moment later, Tobirama collapsed to the ground. The mangled remains of Kinkaku Unit shinobi lay scattered everywhere, while Kinkaku and Ginkaku panted as they looked at Tobirama on the ground and laughed.
"You little bastard finally died by our hands! Hahaha...!"
The instant Kinkaku finished speaking, before his laughter could even begin, it abruptly stopped. Mingye appeared before him and seized Kinkaku—who was a head and a half taller than himself—by the throat.
"If you kill someone, then kill them! Don't laugh! Never laugh!"
"Brother! Ah!"
Ginkaku saw what had happened to Kinkaku and was just about to move when Susanoo's longsword pierced his chest. The Tailed Beast Cloak was utterly useless. Kinkaku struggled against Mingye's grip on his throat, unable to break free as he gradually lost consciousness, though his body began to transform into a Tailed Beast. Susanoo's three arms exerted force together, pinning his transformed body to the ground.
"Even the Nine-Tails can't break free, let alone you, who aren't even the Nine-Tails! Trash!"
Though Mingye could no longer keep hold of Kinkaku's throat, the transformed Kinkaku could not cause him much harm either. The Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan spun rapidly as Tsukuyomi activated. At the same time, Susanoo formed a spear and raised it high.
"Brother! No!"
Pfft!
The spear pierced