"The Rinnegan!"
Hashirama and Tobirama exclaimed in unison, stunned, "How do you have the Rinnegan?"
With their wealth of experience, there was no way they would fail to recognize the renowned Rinnegan.
"That doesn't matter."
Shinichi casually deactivated his Rinnegan. His eyes first returned to normal, then revealed his Mangekyō Sharingan. "What matters is that I can defeat both of you whenever I want," he said coolly. "So you'd better watch your attitudes and not try anything."
"The Mangekyō Sharingan! This... can't be!"
"And his dōjutsu power is incredible. It seems even stronger than Madara Uchiha's!"
Everyone present except Orochimaru was dumbfounded.
They could rack their brains all they liked and still not understand how one person could possess both the Rinnegan and the Mangekyō Sharingan. He could even switch between them freely, as though no barrier existed between the two dōjutsu.
"Heh, anything is possible when it comes to Shinichi."
Orochimaru shook his head with a smile, offering that as his explanation.
He had already witnessed the bizarre sight of Shinichi beating the Reaper into retreat. What else was there that he couldn't accept?
In any case, Shinichi was an anomaly, a being who couldn't be judged by conventional standards.
"Young people these days really are something!"
Hashirama Senju couldn't help marveling.
Beside him, however, Tobirama Senju looked grim, unsure what to say.
He had to admit that his strength truly amounted to nothing before a monster who possessed both the Rinnegan and the Mangekyō Sharingan.
"You're wrong."
Shinichi chuckled. "It's not that young people these days are amazing. I'm just a little special. Actually, the shinobi of this era are nowhere near as strong as you old-timers, so you can still take a little pride in yourselves."
At those words, everyone's expressions turned rather odd.
Kushina looked especially