Chakra of multiple natures collided on the battlefield, triggering a wild, massive explosion.
Ginkaku charged out of the flames, laughing as he thrust the Seven Star Sword straight at Tetsuya.
"Water Release: Hard Vortex Water Blade!"
Tobirama appeared in front of Tetsuya with the Body Flicker Technique and thrust his blade forward.
The Hard Vortex Water Blade clashed with the Seven Star Sword once again.
Tetsuya rapidly formed hand seals, flames churning in his mouth.
"Fire Release: Fire Dragon Flame Bullet!"
"Roar!"
A fire dragon roared forth, soaring past Tobirama and straight toward Ginkaku.
"Brother!"
A golden rope suddenly flew out and wrapped around Ginkaku, yanking him back. At the same time, Kinkaku swung the Banana Palm Fan in his hand, raising wall after wall of earth.
The roaring fire dragon tore through several earth walls before finally stopping.
"Watch this! Benihisago!"
Having dodged the attack, Ginkaku pulled out a massive red gourd. He opened its mouth, unleashing a powerful suction that dragged Tobirama toward it.
Tobirama fought against the suction, but his wounds began tearing open, and his body grew weaker by the moment.
Just as he was about to give out, a hand grabbed him.
"Izuna!"
He looked back and saw Tetsuya, but it was only Tetsuya's Shadow Clone.
The real Tetsuya and two more clones rapidly finished forming their hand seals.
"Fire Release: Fire Dragon Flame Bullet: Triple Version!"
It was the same familiar attack again. Three fire dragons roared forth, merging around the original body's dragon into a Three-Headed Demon Dragon that lunged at Ginkaku with its jaws open.
"Another large-scale jutsu!"
Ginkaku cursed under his breath, put away the Benihisago, and quickly retreated to Kinkaku's side.
Kinkaku swung the Banana Palm Fan again, whipping up an elemental storm to counter the Three-Headed Demon Dragon.
Under cover of the explosion, Tobirama finally caught his breath.
But he was puzzled. Why hadn't Izuna used any Dōjutsu yet?
Meanwhile, Tetsuya clenched his fists.
"This won't do. I'm still not strong enough."
"Not strong enough?"
Although Tetsuya had spoken quietly, Tobirama still heard him.
Those few words instantly sent Tobirama's mind racing.
Could it be that Izuna only recently came back to life and hasn't recovered his full strength yet?
He thought that was quite likely. Even the forbidden technique he had developed, Impure World Reincarnation, could bring back the dead without fully restoring all the power they had possessed in life.
"Brother, are we going to keep dragging this out?"
Watching the immense flames of the explosion, Ginkaku chose not to charge in this time and instead questioned Kinkaku beside him.
"That Izuna doesn't look particularly strong, but he's still a real pain when he's working with Tobirama. Besides, Tobirama's useless students have all escaped. If they bring back reinforcements, we'll be in trouble."
Rather than offering his own opinion, Kinkaku answered with a question.
"Brother, do you have something in mind?"
His younger brother Ginkaku always came up with ideas, and he, as the older brother, made the decisions.
Usually, when Ginkaku asked him a question, it meant he already had an idea.
"Brother, let's just use that power."
"All right, we'll do it your way, brother!"
In an instant, terrifying Chakra erupted from both of them. It was incredibly dark, brimming with violent, negative power.
Red Chakra enveloped their bodies, and their presence immediately rose to another level.
"That's the Nine-Tails' Chakra. Those two are getting serious!"
Sensing the dangerous Chakra, Tobirama called out a warning.
"The Nine-Tails' Chakra?"
Tetsuya frowned as something occurred to him. The dog had said his Chakra Sealing Technique could seal both his own Chakra and other people's. Could it seal tailed beast Chakra too?
"Tobirama, I have a plan."
"A plan?"
Tobirama recalled the days when their clans had fought. Back then, the eldest brothers of both clans, whether Hashirama or Madara, had never been particularly good at strategy.
The ones devising plans behind the scenes had usually been him and Izuna.
So he trusted Izuna's plan.
"Just tell me what to do."
"All right."
Tetsuya had thought he would need to find a way to persuade Tobirama, but the man had agreed so readily. Wasn't Tobirama supposed to hate the Uchiha?
"Die, you Konoha bastards!"
Ginkaku charged at Tobirama and "Izuna," laughing.
The Seven Star Sword cleaved downward with the might of thunder.
"Water Release!"
Tobirama unleashed a powerful Water Release attack to clash with Ginkaku.
But with the Nine-Tails' Chakra bolstering him, Ginkaku broke through Tobirama's Water Release after only a brief stalemate.
Seeing the silver blade coming at him, Tobirama had no choice but to counter with his own.
Meanwhile, "Izuna" faced Kinkaku.
Kinkaku lashed the Kōkinjō straight at "Izuna." At the same time, he held the Banana Palm Fan ready, prepared to swing at any moment.
"Fire Release: Fire Dragon Flame Bullet!"
"Izuna" unleashed another Fire Dragon Flame Bullet. He had no choice; he didn't know any other Ninjutsu.
This won't do. Once the Noodle Shop reopens, I'll have to learn more Ninjutsu.
"Useless!"
Kinkaku grinned savagely. With the Nine-Tails' Chakra empowering him, he shattered the mere B-rank Ninjutsu with a single swing of his fan.
The Kōkinjō lashed out and wrapped around Izuna's neck.
"Die!"
Poof!
He had barely pulled when "Izuna" burst into a cloud of smoke.
"What! A clone!"
Meanwhile, Tobirama knew he was no match for Ginkaku with the Nine-Tails' Chakra empowering him. A head-on confrontation was certainly not a good strategy.
"Flying Thunder God Slash!"
Tobirama activated the Flying Thunder God Slash, teleporting behind Ginkaku and thrusting his blade at him.
"Useless, useless!"
Ginkaku simply held the Seven Star Sword behind his back, and the Flying Thunder God Slash struck its blade.
"Hmph!"
When his attack failed, Tobirama quickly retreated and hurled several kunai.
"That's it? Just children's toys. Even if I stood here and let you attack, you couldn't hurt me!"
Under the effects of the Nine-Tails' chakra, Kinkaku and Ginkaku had tremendous regenerative abilities. Wounds inflicted by kunai and shuriken would heal in no time.
"Really? Then what about me!"
"What!"
One of the kunai Tobirama had thrown suddenly burst apart.
Tetsuya appeared out of thin air.
"How is that possible! A Transformation Technique? When?!"
Tetsuya smiled at Ginkaku's stunned expression. Sorry, Naruto and Sasuke. I'm borrowing your tactic first.
His inspiration for this move had come from the tactic Team Seven used against Zabuza on their first mission outside the village.
Tetsuya completed the seal with his hands.
"Chakra Sealing Technique!"
At such close range, Ginkaku had nowhere to dodge.
Tetsuya pressed a hand directly against Ginkaku's forehead.
The Chakra Sealing Technique took effect, and Ginkaku's aura weakened in an instant.
The sealing jutsu had not only sealed the Nine-Tails' chakra inside Ginkaku, but his own chakra as well.
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