The two men who had once fought to the death on the battlefield now had to fight side by side. Tobirama and the Second Raikage briefly marveled at the fickleness of fate, then turned their attention to Kinkaku and Ginkaku.
Kinkaku flicked the Kōkinjō, sending it whipping toward Tobirama and the Second Raikage. Arcs of electricity layered the surface of the golden rope, clearly charged with extremely powerful Lightning Release. A direct hit could inflict serious injuries even without its ability to extract a Word Spirit. It seemed that, after revealing the Kōkinjō's secret, Kinkaku no longer intended to rely on that ability alone.
That made one thing rather puzzling: why had Kinkaku openly revealed the Kōkinjō's ability? But neither the Second Raikage nor Tobirama had time to ponder it. The Kōkinjō was already upon them.
"Water Release: Water Formation Wall." Tobirama formed three hand seals in an instant. A stream of water swiftly took shape around him, enclosing both him and the Second Raikage. The Kōkinjō struck the wall of water head-on, its electrical arcs dispersing across the surface, but the heavy blow failed to break through.
Behind the Water Formation Wall, Tobirama changed his hand seals without hesitation. The wall rapidly swelled, its immense pressure throwing the Kōkinjō back, before crashing down on Kinkaku and Ginkaku like a towering wave.
Tobirama's mastery of Water Release was exceptional. Even without a water source nearby, he could unleash astonishing Water Release Ninjutsu, thanks to his extraordinary water Nature Transformation and abundant chakra. Even the Mizukage might not surpass him in this field.
The towering wave swallowed Kinkaku and Ginkaku in an instant and continued surging outward without losing momentum. Tobirama gave Hiruzen Sarutobi a look. As his student, Hiruzen immediately understood. He formed Earth Release hand seals and slapped the