Even though it was an Edo Tensei body, it was trembling violently.
The cold, composed face of Senju Tobirama had twisted under unbearable pain.
Shock filled his expression.
Tobirama couldn't believe it.
The forbidden technique he had taken pride in—one specifically created to counter the Uchiha clan—had been broken so easily.
And in such a bizarre, incomprehensible way.
"That power… that power…"
"It's acting directly on the soul?"
He took a deep breath, trying to suppress the agony surging through his mind.
But the pain didn't weaken.
Instead, it intensified.
"Ugh… AHH!"
In the end, he couldn't hold it in.
A painful scream burst from his mouth.
"Tobirama?! What's wrong?!"
Beside him, Senju Hashirama's gentle smile vanished completely.
After so many years together, he had never seen his younger brother lose composure like this.
Let alone scream in pain.
This was unbelievable.
"Something's wrong… something's very wrong!"
Behind them, Orochimaru exclaimed.
His pale yellow snake-like eyes widened to the size of pigeon eggs.
Even his tongue had stopped moving.
The strength of Senju Tobirama was beyond doubt.
And combined with an Edo Tensei body that feared no damage—
He should have been an endless killing machine.
Yet now he looked like this.
In pain.
"Something that can make an Edo Tensei body feel pain…"
Orochimaru narrowed his eyes and looked toward Kai in the distance.
"Could it be… pain that directly targets the soul?"
"Te—Teacher?!"
On the other side of the rooftop, Hiruzen Sarutobi was completely stunned.
It felt as though lightning had struck his brain.
He stood frozen.
What had he just seen?
His teacher.
The Second Hokage.
A man known as the most calm and rational shinobi in history—
Actually crying out in pain?
Impossible.
He couldn't believe what he was seeing.
Hiruzen hurried toward Tobirama.
Only then did the surrounding ANBU react.
Some immediately flashed forward.
Others hesitated, unsure what to do.
At that moment, when the entire village of Konoha was drowning in shock—
A sudden commotion erupted on the street.
BOOM!
Two figures descended like meteors.
They slammed directly into the open plaza in front of the Hokage Tower.
Dust exploded into the air.
It was the brick-hauling duo who had sensed something was wrong and rushed over—
The Third Tsuchikage Ōnoki
and
The Fourth Raikage A
The Raikage's muscles bulged, lightning crackling across his body.
Yet now—
He had fallen to one knee.
His left hand braced against the ground as he stared at the rooftop figure kneeling in pain.
"Th-that… that is…"
"The Second Hokage… Senju Tobirama?!"
"If my eyes aren't mistaken… then yes."
Ōnoki climbed up from the ground and nodded.
His old wrinkled face twisted like dried bark.
Everything felt absurd.
Just as he tried to stand—
CRACK.
A sharp sound came from his body.
Oh no.
Ōnoki's heart skipped.
"My back! My back! My back's gone again!"
"Forget your back."
"Today might be the day the entire ninja world changes."
The Raikage released a burst of lightning from his hands and zapped Ōnoki's waist.
Part massage.
Part spine adjustment.
But the Raikage's face grew darker and darker.
"The Second Hokage… once fought against ten thousand of our ninja."
"For three days and three nights."
"We only won because of the Gold and Silver Brothers."
"And even they died in that battle."
"That kind of man…"
"And now he's being forced to kneel?"
"I can't believe it…"
"This… this must be a damn illusion!"
As he spoke, he rubbed his eyes fiercely.
Then pinched Ōnoki's arm hard.
After hearing the old man scream—
He finally confirmed something.
The Second Hokage, whom the Hidden Cloud Village had only managed to defeat with their entire military power…
Had not even lasted two moves against that Uchiha boy.
The realization made the Fourth Raikage fall silent.
It was true his brain was mostly muscle.
But that also meant his thinking was simple.
In short—
Even if the entire Hidden Cloud Village attacked together, they might still not be Kai's opponent.
"He… might truly be someone who can block an entire nation alone."
Thinking about that possibility, the Raikage slowly lowered his head.
His expression became incredibly complicated.
He didn't know how he should face Uchiha Kai anymore.
"Relax. Senju Tobirama may be strong…"
"But that one is stronger."
"He's the man who once suppressed Uchiha Madara!"
Ōnoki hurriedly tried to comfort him.
Yet his voice trembled slightly.
Even he didn't realize it.
Perhaps only by mentioning someone even stronger could he calm his shaken heart.
As someone from the older generation, Ōnoki knew very well how terrifying Tobirama was.
And precisely because he knew—
He feared it even more.
A breeze passed through Konoha.
Hair fluttered.
But the entire village felt like someone had pressed the pause button.
On the rooftop—
Hashirama.
Orochimaru.
On the streets—
Konoha's elites.
Sand shinobi.
Watching civilians.
Everyone's eyes were fixed on the same place.
On the Second Hokage—
Kneeling in pain.
Then slowly—
Their gazes turned toward Uchiha Kai.
The calm young man wearing the Uchiha clan crest.
This—
Was Uchiha Kai.
A monster powerful enough to overwhelm the Second Hokage in seconds.
"Shhh… what a fascinating child."
Orochimaru inhaled deeply several times.
Then licked his lips.
The shock in his eyes slowly transformed into anticipation.
And greed.
"An Uchiha… with completely black pupils."
"Those eyes must possess extraordinary power."
After becoming obsessed with Pain's Rinnegan and Itachi's Mangekyō Sharingan—
Orochimaru had now set his sights on Kai's black eyes.
If Kai knew this—
He would probably laugh helplessly.
Bad news:
The Yin Release: Torturer pupils had caught Orochimaru's attention.
Good news:
Orochimaru never targets ordinary eyes.
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