Tobirama Senju narrowed his eyes slightly as he looked at the Pain Jinchūriki in the distance, his brow furrowing.
Although he lacked his elder brother's almost absurd sensory abilities, he had plenty of supporting ninjutsu. He immediately detected traces of tailed beast chakra lingering on his opponent-the very same Five-Tails Jinchuriki they had encountered last time.
Judging by the situation, the Five-Tails Jinchuriki was clearly dead, his corpse turned into a puppet.
This also lent credence to the plot to collect the tailed beasts. Orochimaru, who claimed to be Monkey's student, had not deceived them. That made his claim that the enemy had invaded the village highly credible.
Last time, his elder brother had not wanted dead men like them interfering in the Shinobi World, but now the village was under a genuine threat.
Once the village's safety was at stake, his elder brother would no longer stand idly by.
Moreover, the sacrifices used for Impure World Reincarnation this time were clearly superior to the previous ones, allowing them to wield almost seventy percent of their strength at their peak.
The two former Hokage exchanged a glance, then both formed hand seals and began casting ninjutsu.
In an instant, the vast sea of sand became a dense rainforest. Countless trees erupted from the ground, engulfing the Five-Tails Jinchuriki.
The Five-Tails Jinchuriki swung his arm, a Tailed Beast Cloak enveloping his body. With a roar, the air gradually warped as a dark red Tailed Beast Bomb formed.
Before the Tailed Beast Bomb could fully take shape, however, vines interrupted it.
The Tailed Beast Bomb, powerful enough to flatten a hill, barely stirred the sea of trees.
Though the Jinchūriki turned into Pain no longer possessed the weaknesses of the living, he was still no match for the First Hokage's Wood Release.