However, Kaito paid no heed to all of this. With a sudden twist of his hand, the ninja blade in Tobirama Senju's grip fell to the ground.
Yet, in this moment, Tobirama showcased his superior combat skills. Activating his Flying Thunder God technique, he quietly appeared behind Kaito.
Casually picking up a kunai from the ground, he thrust it fiercely towards Kaito, but Kaito, too, vanished from the spot like a phantom.
"Thud!"
Accompanied by a muffled sound, Tobirama was kicked by Kaito, sending him soaring.
However, Tobirama quickly adjusted his position mid-air and landed steadily on the ground.
"It seems your Edo Tensei (Reanimation Jutsu) isn't particularly strong. Although you can use the Flying Thunder God, some restrictions prevent continuous use."
Just then, Kaito's voice suddenly echoed behind Tobirama, indicating Kaito was already on his tail!
"I had Shizui keep an eye on you, guarding against any move you might make against them. And my best plan was for you to make a move against me."
Once again, Kaito swung his ninja blade, but this time Tobirama quickly blocked it with a kunai.
Yet, Kaito remained unfazed. While continuing to exert pressure, he spoke in a calm manner.
"And as expected, you've come looking for trouble with me.
Unfortunately for you, as I said before, I've been watching you from the very beginning.
The moment you entered the Divine Tree's domain, I had already detected your presence."
"You were waiting for me on purpose?"
Tobirama's expression was rather grim, as he resisted the pressure from Kaito, speaking slowly.
But soon, his chakra erupted fiercely, pushing Kaito away with force.
Immediately after, the kunai in his hand shot out rapidly, aiming straight for Kaito's face.
"Ding!"
Kaito didn't dodge or avoid it. Just as the kunai was about to pierce him, a radiant blue glow emerged on his face.
The Ninjutsu · "Qi Harmony Shield" quietly emerged, directly blocking the incoming kunai.
However, the very next moment, Tobirama Senju appeared right where the kunai was, picking it up and thrusting it once more towards Kaito with all his might.
"Whoosh!"
Regrettably, accompanied by the rumbling chakra vibrations, Kaito quickly vanished from the spot.
And in the very next instance, he reappeared beside Tobirama, and with a fierce swing of his ninja blade, he severed Tobirama's arm!
With this strike, Kaito achieved a feat unparalleled in history, having severed the arms of both Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju in a single day.
Unfortunately for him, both brothers were resurrected through the Edo Tensei (Reanimation Jutsu) and could regenerate.
Tobirama quickly retreated, but Kaito swiftly followed. However, this time, he didn't strike immediately.
"That's right, I was waiting for you to come.
Because you, a rat from the sewers, wouldn't easily fall into a trap without the scent of blood."
Kaito watched calmly as Tobirama's arm steadily regenerated, his smirk growing broader.
"So you already sensed that I left a Flying Thunder God seal and withdrew from the scene, then feigned weakness and deactivated Susanoo?"
Holding the kunai in his single hand, Tobirama, with furrowed brows, stared intently at Kaito and whispered,
"You were waiting for me to take the bait, waiting for me to initiate the attack, weren't you?"
"Exactly. Since you've entered, my people are safe, and now that you're here,"
As Kaito observed Tobirama's arm nearly fully regenerated, a deep blue chakra once again surfaced on his ninja blade.
"Do you really think you can escape or hide?"
As his words faded, Kaito's blade, radiating a menacing edge, lunged fiercely towards Tobirama.
Tobirama quickly countered with his kunai, but upon seeing the eerie pattern swirling in Kaito's eyes, he immediately lowered his head.
"Boom!"
However, the moment he did so, Kaito fiercely kicked him square in the abdomen.
A dull sound resonated again, and Tobirama Senju was fiercely sent flying backward, but this time, he didn't employ the Flying Thunder God technique.
As he retreated, Tobirama's hands rapidly formed hand signs. He recognized his distinct disadvantage and knew he had to devise a way to reverse the situation.
"This guy's space-time jutsu doesn't require any physical coordinates, nor does it need a tangible medium as a guide. He just needs to gaze upon the place to activate it."
Piecing together his prior knowledge and assessments of Kaito, Tobirama's mind raced.
"It must be a dojutsu. And this dojutsu has a distinct feature; once activated, it necessarily causes chakra to rumble and disrupts the space.
Although I'm unsure about the intention behind such occurrences, it likely holds its own intrinsic value and purpose.
Nevertheless, it can indeed alert me, notifying me when this guy makes a move, which also presents an opportunity for me!"
Tobirama's current strength had indeed been significantly diminished, to the point where even the Flying Thunder God technique couldn't be executed seamlessly.
However, he couldn't afford to give up now, especially since being an Edo Tensei gives him a higher margin for error.
And Kaito isn't immortal. If he seizes an opportunity, Tobirama can undoubtedly turn the tables!
Tobirama's hand sign formation was swift. Out of the corner of his eye, he noticed Kaito was also forming hand signs on the spot.
But just as Tobirama finished and raised a single hand with the index and middle fingers upright, those very fingers were abruptly seized!
"Why did you think you could form hand signs in front of me?"
Kaito's voice remained calm, and Tobirama noticed a slight smirk on his face.
That smirk resembled a hunter relishing the futile struggles of his prey, who, no matter how hard they tried, couldn't escape the hunter's grasp.
"Crack!"
In the midst of their exchange, Kaito ruthlessly twisted Tobirama's fingers, breaking them instantly.
Even as an Edo Tensei, under Kaito's formidable strength, Tobirama simply couldn't withstand the pain!
With two fingers abruptly snapped, Tobirama's chakra went berserk. He couldn't release his technique accurately.
Meanwhile, in the distance, Kaito, having completed his hand signs, unleashed a jutsu. A fierce black and white intertwined fire dragon immediately surged toward Tobirama's position!
"Boom!"
The massive fire dragon fiercely collided with Tobirama Senju's location, with a loud explosion suddenly resounding.
However, whether it was Kaito's shadow clone or Tobirama himself, both had already vanished from the spot.
A dense smoke rapidly spread around, quickly enveloping the area where Kaito's main body stood.
"1, 2, 3."
Kaito silently counted, and just then, a figure abruptly appeared beside him, wielding a kunai and fiercely lunging at him!
"Clang!"
A deep blue chakra emanated from Kaito once again, forming a barrier and blocking Tobirama's assault.
Tobirama, missing his target, immediately leapt backward, while Kaito, with his eyes glowing a fierce red, pursued him using a space-time technique.
Facing the immense pressure from Kaito, Tobirama didn't dare pause for even a moment.
Before Kaito could nearly decapitate him again, Tobirama activated the Flying Thunder God technique.
This time, Kaito became even more certain of the time interval between Tobirama's use of the Flying Thunder God technique!
The red gleam in his eyes kept flickering as his chakra surged even more violently.
And when three seconds passed, he began to execute his space-time technique with full force!
"Boom!"
Accompanied by this burst of chakra, the surrounding space became increasingly eerie and unstable.
As the chakra flood kept expanding, the spatial vibrations grew stronger, seemingly creating visible purple spatial collapses!
Kaito's eyes swiftly scanned the surroundings, and in the next moment, he swiftly turned around.
With his right hand, he reached out forcefully, grasping the throat of Tobirama, who was now trapped within the collapsing space.
"You..."
Tobirama was enveloped by the turbulent flows of the spatial collapse, rendering him entirely immobilized.
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