Sasori's battered puppet body froze in place.
When Lumen had dealt with him earlier, he had used electromagnetic force, Iron Sand, and chakra threads. Sasori could still attribute his defeat to a counter in abilities.
But now, Lumen had not exploited any such advantage.
He had simply thrown a punch head-on with his flesh-and-blood body, blasting the Wood Golem's arm—an arm capable of suppressing Tailed Beasts—into fragments.
Hozuki Gengetsu narrowed his eyes, his gaze never leaving the point of impact.
"No, that wasn't an ordinary punch."
Tobirama abruptly looked at him.
Hozuki Gengetsu raised a hand and gestured, his expression more serious than ever before.
"Before the Wood Golem's fist shattered, the impact vibrated ten times in succession."
"Relying on extreme speed, Uchiha Lumen struck the same point multiple times. The intervals between the attacks were simply too short, making it look like a single punch."
Tobirama quickly understood, his expression growing even grimmer.
"At a speed beyond the limit of what the naked eye can track, he threw multiple punches in an instant, concentrating all their force on the same point."
"Each attack tore open the crack created by the previous one. After ten impacts stacked together, the destructive power was far more than a simple tenfold increase."
"But to execute such an attack, raw strength alone isn't enough. His body also needs extraordinary speed and endurance. Otherwise, after the first punch, his arm would be torn apart by the recoil first."
Orochimaru chuckled softly.
"As expected of the Second Hokage. You saw through part of it so quickly."
Tobirama looked at him coldly.
"You know what this is?"
"Of course."
Orochimaru stared at the Mangekyo in Lumen's eyes, his voice burning with excitement.
"That is Lumen's exclusive ocular technique, Idaten."
"This ocular technique can raise his speed to