Satoshi pointed his right hand, shaped like a gun, at the two Hokage who were about to make a move.
Water Release: Water Gun Technique.
Highly compressed, ethereal blue water spheres instantly shot out from his fingertips.
Bang! Bang!
Two dull yet crisp explosive sounds rang out almost simultaneously.
The heads of the two Hokage, formed by Edo Tensei, exploded with a roar, their paper-like fragments scattering in all directions.
The headless bodies swayed stiffly, then, pulled by the power of Edo Tensei, countless paper fragments surged and gathered from their severed necks, and their heads reformed at a visible speed.
Orochimaru snorted coldly.
This damn Uchiha brat always ruined his good deeds.
He formed a hand seal, driving the Hokage to attack.
Wood Release: Deep Forest Emergence!
Hashirama clapped his hands together fiercely.
A surging Chakra roared into the earth. The solid ground violently churned, and countless trees, as thick as giant pythons, burst out of the soil. They surged towards Satoshi, overwhelming everything.
The giant trees grew wildly, their branches intertwining, instantly forming a terrifying forest that devoured life.
Satoshi also clapped his hands together.
Water Release: Water Severing Wave.
A super-high-pressure linear water jet shot out from his mouth.
The hard giant trees, which were strong enough to withstand a Tailed Beast's impact, were neatly cut in half by this high-pressure water line.
Tobirama, who was about to use Water Release to counterattack, showed clear astonishment and disbelief on his stern face for the first time.
"Water Severing Wave?"
His sharp gaze locked onto Satoshi. This was clearly his proud Water Release Ninjutsu. He had absolutely never taught this technique to any Uchiha.
This white-haired brat... how was it possible?
Before Tobirama could recover from his shock, a long blade wrapped in lightning had already torn through the air, whistling as it slashed before him.
Tobirama dodged sideways. The long blade grazed his Edo Tensei body, narrowly passing by and sending a shower of paper fragments flying.
Just as he had exhausted his old strength and new strength had yet to form, in that fleeting moment of evasion, Satoshi's figure vanished like a ghost, then reappeared out of thin air less than half a meter behind Tobirama.
"What?"
Swish!
The blade chopped down fiercely, cleanly splitting the Edo Tensei body in two.
Seeing the unfavorable situation, Orochimaru immediately wanted to use Earth Release to escape. However, he was horrified to find that his body was bound as if by invisible shackles, unable to move even a single finger.
A cold and powerful ocular power firmly locked onto him.
[Takemikazuchi: After locking onto a target with one's gaze, it can instantly anchor their spatial coordinates, making them unable to move or change form.]
Satoshi had already arrived in a flash, his scarlet Mangekyo Sharingan flickering with an eerie and profound light.
"This is bad!"
An alarm bell rang in Orochimaru's heart, but it was already too late to offer any resistance.
The moment their gazes met, Orochimaru felt an irresistible mental torrent forcibly break through the dam of his will. His eyes became hollow and lifeless, like a puppet whose power had been cut.
Satoshi placed his right hand on Orochimaru's shoulder.
At the same time, Hashirama and Tobirama's previously violent attacking stances came to an abrupt halt, standing quietly in place.
"You two, you are free."
At this moment, part of the Edo Tensei's restraints was forcibly severed by Satoshi.
Tobirama, having regained some autonomous will, immediately caught sight of the conspicuously prominent Uchiha clan emblem on Satoshi's back with his blade-sharp gaze.
Humiliation! This was a naked blasphemy and plunder of his life's work!
An Uchiha brat, not only secretly learned his Water Release secret techniques, but even his renowned space-time Ninjutsu.
"Naturally evil Uchiha brat, watch me, I must personally, personally... Hmm?"
He was horrified to find that control of his body was still firmly in the hands of that white-haired brat.
Satoshi formed a simple hand seal with one hand.
"Tobirama-sama, please calm down, I am not an enemy."
Tobirama was going crazy. An Uchiha brat not only possessed Water Release far exceeding his own but also mastered Edo Tensei and, in turn, controlled him, its developer.
This was a million times worse than killing him.
And that sword of his, where did he get it from?
It was utterly outrageous, simply outrageous.
"Tobirama."
Hashirama, who had been silently observing, finally spoke.
He looked at his brother, who was practically about to explode on the spot, then at the calm-faced Satoshi.
He raised his hand and gently pressed it. "Don't move."
Tobirama instantly deflated like a punctured ball, only able to squeeze out a few words through gritted teeth. "I understand, big brother."
Hashirama looked at Satoshi, then at his brother, who was so angry he was almost fuming.
How are these two so similar...
Hashirama asked, "Tobirama, are you sure you don't have any descendants wandering out there?"
Tobirama sharply turned his head, glaring at Hashirama with a look of utter disbelief.
He was practically going insane.
At a time like this, in a situation like this, what on earth was going through the mind of his big brother, whose heart was larger than the Konoha forest?
"Big brother, do you even know what you're saying?"
Hashirama awkwardly scratched the back of his head, revealing his characteristic honest smile.
"I was just asking casually, don't take it seriously."
Tobirama was utterly exasperated with Hashirama. His heart was simply too big, gossiping even at such a critical juncture.
"Cough, cough."
A weak coughing sound broke the stalemate.
Hiruzen propped himself up, swaying as he stood.
"Tobirama-sensei, Satoshi is a good child."
Tobirama's cold gaze turned to his equally aging student, motioning for him to continue.
He knew that after using the Reaper Death Seal, death was inevitable. What Hiruzen said would be his final words.
"He inherited the burning will of fire from Kagami, and also inherited many Ninjutsu that you painstakingly developed."
"Kagami, huh..."
Tobirama recalled that junior who seemed out of place in the Uchiha clan and possessed a pure will of fire.
Hiruzen gasped, every word costing him immense effort. "Satoshi's father was Kagami's student."
"Throughout these years, he has rendered outstanding service to Konoha, always protecting the village, aside from being somewhat radical..."
Tobirama fell silent.
An Uchiha who possessed a Sharingan yet wielded his Ninjutsu to such an extent, this in itself was a huge contradiction.
"I am truly sorry, you two, I have failed your expectations..."
The moment his voice fell, the last trace of Hiruzen's life force was completely exhausted.
His body went limp, falling backward powerlessly, crashing heavily onto the cold ground of the high platform.
"Monkey!"
"Monkey..."
Even though Hashirama and Tobirama had witnessed many deaths, they couldn't help but be moved at this moment.
"Uchiha brat, what on earth happened all these years?"
Satoshi recounted the entire story from beginning to end.
As Satoshi spoke, wild Chakra uncontrollably surged out from Tobirama's body, causing the ground beneath his feet to crack inch by inch.
Tobirama's Edo Tensei-formed face twisted with extreme rage, he almost flew off the ground.
How could he have taken on such students?
Danzo, that traitor, instead of figuring out how to properly assist the Hokage, only thought about internal strife all day long. He even dared to collude with rogue ninja outside the village. Him dying ten thousand times would not be too much.
Homura and Koharu, occupying their positions without contributing, also offered no good ideas.
What pained him the most was Monkey, the student he most valued back then.
How had he become so indecisive and hesitant?
And he even condoned the occurrence of something like clan annihilation.
Damn it!
When did he ever say such outrageous words about wanting to kill all Uchiha?
He researched the Sharingan and was wary of the Uchiha to guard against potential threats, for the stability of the village. It was absolutely not for some kind of genocide.
What on earth did Monkey and the others twist his philosophy into?
What made it even more ironic to him was that after causing such a huge mess and throwing Konoha into chaos, the one who finally stepped forward to clean up after these idiots was actually an Uchiha brat.
If this brat has any ill intentions, wouldn't the entire Konoha fall into chaos?
(End of Chapter)
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