Orochimaru looked with satisfaction at the chaotic scene before him. "Although the talismans prevent the two Hokage from wielding all the power they had in life, it's enough. After all, they are those two~"
Under the fierce assault of the two Hokage, the formation protecting Naruto had no choice but to split apart and intercept the First and Second Hokage separately. Within the barrier of the Four Violet Flames Formation, the battlefield was instantly divided.
Tobirama Senju moved like an arc of lightning, darting through the confined space at high speed. He followed no fixed path; one moment he was behind Orochimaru, the next he had appeared at the far end of the barrier wall. The Kunai in his hand reflected the barrier's violet light as he searched for a lethal angle of attack.
"Boom! Boom!"
The two members of Karsten Squad forming the suppressive fire team reacted with equally astonishing speed. Their Mortal-pattern Bolters spewed flames, every bolt precisely predicting Tobirama's next landing point.
But they were facing the Flying Thunder God.
Three-tenths of a second before the bolts struck, Tobirama's figure abruptly vanished, only to silently reappear beyond the blast wave and smoke kicked up by the explosion.
This method of movement, which completely ignored physical distance, utterly disrupted Karsten Squad's combat model built upon ballistics and logical deduction. Their tactical coordination remained flawless, but their enemy was dancing beyond their logic with something akin to "magic."
On the other side, the battle against Hashirama Senju's near-catastrophic Wood Release: Nativity of a Sea of Trees had likewise reached a stalemate.
"Bzzzz—screech!"
The Chainswords wielded by the other two squad members let out a piercing roar. Their rapidly spinning teeth forcibly tore apart vine after vine, each as thick as a giant serpent, sending wood chips flying everywhere.
Yet