Of course, it was not a Summoning Technique.
It was merely an application of the Flying Thunder God Technique.
It would be more accurate to describe it as a reverse Flying Thunder God Technique.
There was a Flying Thunder God Mark from Seiryū on Tsunade's body. Through this connection, Tsunade could use the Flying Thunder God Technique to arrive at Seiryū's side.
It could be considered a Space-Time Ninjutsu that combined the Summoning Technique and the Flying Thunder God Technique.
An improved Flying Thunder God Technique!
Swish!
Just as Seiryū finished his hand seal, Tsunade's figure appeared out of thin air.
"What the hell are you doing, kid? Did you run into some trouble?"
As soon as Tsunade appeared, she wanted to interrogate Seiryū about what he was doing.
She was still on her way back to Konoha when Chakra fluctuations came from the Flying Thunder God Mark on her forehead.
This was Seiryū using the Flying Thunder God Technique, wanting to teleport her to his side.
Faced with this situation, Tsunade did not resist the activation of the Flying Thunder God Technique and arrived here instantly.
However, before she could finish speaking, she saw Wood Release branches attacking from the front, causing her face to darken slightly.
Wood Release, Wood Release again!
Could it be that this kid had encountered Madara again?
With her thoughts racing, Tsunade reacted extremely quickly, formed hand seals, and shouted in a low voice, "Wood Release: Deep Forest Emergence!"
Boom, boom, boom!
The ground shook incessantly, and rows of tree branches rose from the ground.
They entangled and confronted the incoming tree branches, intercepting them.
The seas of trees on the left and right sides churned, rushing toward each other, and suddenly, thunderous roars resounded!
However, it was clear that Tsunade's Wood Release was at a disadvantage in the confrontation and was continuously shredded.
Wood chips and fragments flew everywhere.
"Hmm? Wood Release infused with Senjutsu Chakra? This is. Great-grandfather!?"
Tsunade also looked forward.
She sensed that the Wood Release attacking from the front contained Senjutsu Chakra of the same origin as hers.
And that face with slight cracks was so familiar!
Wasn't it her Great-grandfather, Senju Hashirama?
After seeing Hashirama, Tsunade was slightly stunned.
Why was she seeing her own Great-grandfather here?
"Orochimaru! Is this your doing? How dare you do something like this!"
After that, Tsunade also saw Orochimaru.
After thinking for a moment, she realized something.
Summoning: Impure World Reincarnation!
Orochimaru had used this technique to summon her Great-grandfather and was even using him to deal with Seiryū!
"Wood Release? Tsunade!?"
Hashirama naturally saw Tsunade, who was using Wood Release to counter his own, and a look of surprise appeared in his eyes.
Tsunade had actually awakened Wood Release too!?
"Hahaha, as expected of my granddaughter, she actually awakened Wood Release too!"
Hashirama laughed loudly, feeling a sense of having a successor.
He felt very gratified!
"Even Tsunade is here. An application of the Flying Thunder God Technique? As expected of you, Seiryū-kun."
Seeing Tsunade appear instantly, Orochimaru narrowed his eyes slightly.
Tsunade was now very famous in the Ninja World, not only because she was one of the Legendary Sannin.
It was also because the fact that Tsunade had awakened Wood Release and mastered Senjutsu was no longer a secret.
The Senju Clan, which mastered Wood Release and Senjutsu, would naturally make people think of the former God of Shinobi, Senju Hashirama!
Orochimaru did not act rashly either.
Whether it was Seiryū or Tsunade, their strength was above his current level.
If he was not careful, his life might be in danger.
Especially the technique Seiryū used just now that could directly attack the soul.
It was too much of a threat to him!
Tsunade clenched her fists, then looked at Seiryū beside her and said very quickly, "Buy me some time. I need to enter Sage Mode!"
She did not ask what exactly had happened here.
Now, what was more important was improving her own strength. She needed to enter Sage Mode!
In the time it took to speak, she had already scanned the scene. Not only her Great-grandfather, but even her Second Grandfather was there.
And there was another person with not-weak Chakra fluctuations coming this way.
Here, so many strong people had actually gathered!?
It was obvious that Seiryū had encountered big trouble and, as a last resort, had pulled her over to deal with it together!
"No need for anything so troublesome. I'll help you."
With a thought from Seiryū, the surrounding natural energy gathered toward him frantically.
And under his control, this natural energy poured into Tsunade's body.
It instantly reached the amount required to activate Sage Mode!
Hum!
Controlling the natural energy in her body to achieve balance with her own spiritual and physical energy, a powerful Senjutsu Chakra surged from Tsunade's body.
Small black eyeshadow appeared on her face, which not only did not ruin Tsunade's charm, but instead made her look even more alluring.
Seiryū quite liked the way Tsunade looked when she entered Sage Mode. It was very attractive.
"Phew."
Tsunade let out a breath and looked at Seiryū.
This kid was really a freak. He could even do this kind of thing.
But she was already used to Seiryū's monstrous nature.
She continued, "What exactly happened here?"
Seiryū explained concisely, "The owner of the Rinnegan is Nagato, a student of Jiraiya-sensei. The Rinnegan is related to Madara. Orochimaru and Hanzō have colluded. My whereabouts were exposed."
"And then the fight started!"
Tsunade: "..."
She suspected that the previous times she encountered accidents, the reason was not actually her, but Seiryū!
Look!
This time, Seiryū acted alone.
Didn't he also cause trouble?
"Your ability to cause trouble is really something. This time, it's not only related to Madara, but even Great-grandfather and Second Grandfather have appeared."
"Can you blame me for this? I didn't want this either! I just wanted to stir things up, not come here to fight people, but I still ended up in this situation. Who can I complain to?"
"Don't run around in the future. I already warned you before, but you didn't listen!"
"Let's not talk about that for now. Madara might appear later. Otherwise, I wouldn't have asked you to come and help hold the fort!"
"?"
Tsunade was truly a bit weary.
The scale of the battles Seiryū participated in was becoming more and more outrageous.
His opponents were no longer Ninjas of the same generation. He was fighting against the long-famous older generation instead.
"Their relationship seems quite good, but I didn't expect Tsunade to actually. Hmm, this is Tsunade's own choice."
"Although this kid is a bit young, he is indeed a good match."
Tobirama, who was not far away, heard their conversation and couldn't help but nod.
He did not comment on Tsunade's choice.
Although he felt it was a bit strange, mainly because Seiryū's age was still too young.
Anyway, respecting her choice was enough!
Moreover, he also highly approved of Seiryū as his granddaughter's husband.
Except for being a bit young, everything else was good!
"However, I also didn't expect that Tsunade had actually awakened Wood Release and even mastered Senjutsu. This is something even I haven't achieved."
Looking at Tsunade, who had entered Sage Mode, Tobirama was also surprised.
Awakening Wood Release, mastering Senjutsu.
This was something even he hadn't achieved.
All these years, Tsunade must have gone through very difficult training. Otherwise, it would be absolutely impossible for her to possess this kind of strength!
"Second Grandfather."
After entering Sage Mode, Tsunade's perception also became very acute.
Sensing her Second Grandfather's gaze, she also looked over.
Seeing her relative again in this way, Tsunade's mood was also a bit complicated.
Distorting the boundary between life and death, allowing the dead to descend once more.
She didn't know what kind of mood she should use to face the other party.
Taking a deep breath, she suppressed her feelings and said, "Long time no see, Second Grandfather. Although it is in this way, being able to see you again, I."
"Now is not the time for reminiscing. Hurry up and seal us away with your childhood fiancé and future partner. That is the most important thing!"
Tobirama waved his hand to interrupt Tsunade.
He said seriously, "It's best to take care of this Konoha missing-nin who mastered Summoning: Impure World Reincarnation. I don't want our power to be used against Konoha in the future."
"?"
Hearing this, question marks appeared on Tsunade's forehead. "Childhood fiancé, future partner?"
What did that mean?
Seiryū quickly promised, "We will do our best, Second Grandfather!"
After a moment of astonishment, Tsunade instantly realized something. She stared at Seiryū with an unkind look. "What did you, you little brat, say to my Great-grandfather and Second Grandfather?"
"What childhood fiancé? What future partner?"
"Is there a problem with that?"
Seiryū showed a confused expression. "I didn't say anything wrong!"
Black lines appeared on Tsunade's forehead. "You think there's no problem? I don't remember ever saying such things!"
You really dare to say anything!
In front of her Great-grandfather and Second Grandfather, is this how you introduce yourself?
What childhood fiancé, what future partner!
She didn't remember ever saying such things!
Seiryū said nonchalantly, his face making it seem only natural, "Oh, that's your business. Anyway, the things I have decided will not change."
"You kid."
Tsunade didn't even know what to say anymore.
This kid was becoming more and more unreliable. She didn't even know how he had the nerve to say such things.
"..."
Tobirama looked at the two of them, always feeling that their relationship was strange.
Is this how young people date nowadays?
However, he had never dated, so he didn't really understand.
Most likely, this was just the way these two got along, right?
Too lazy to care!
"I said, you two, this is not the place for flirting. Hurry up and seal us away, and take care of that Konoha missing-nin!"
Tobirama said very quickly, "Although my soul was damaged by that kind of Ninjutsu just now, it is already slowly recovering."
"In a few more minutes, I'm afraid I will fully recover. Take advantage of now."
"Understood!"
Still not waiting for Tobirama to finish, Seiryū took action.
Still recovering?
Edo Tensei Shinobi were truly unreasonable!
Better seal him up first!
Consequently, Golden Chains, golden light, and black spheres appeared one after another, firmly locking and sealing Tobirama's body.
Let alone Tobirama in a wounded state.
Even a fully manifested Tailed Beast would be sealed in place.
Seiryū clapped his hands and nodded with satisfaction. "Second Grandfather, just stay there quietly for a while."
While speaking, Seiryū's gaze looked toward a location, and he breathed out. "You came pretty fast."
Then, Tobirama seemed to have sensed something. His gaze looked in a certain direction, and his expression became gloomy. "This Chakra fluctuation. Madara."
"How is this guy still alive? I clearly confirmed it several times before."
Up until now, Tobirama still couldn't figure out why Madara was still alive.
He had personally confirmed Madara's death!
He had also seen the corpse with his own eyes.
He was indeed thoroughly dead!
Could it be that he used some method to fake his death and escape?
It was all because of his older brother, who wouldn't let him dissect Madara's corpse. Otherwise, he would definitely have been able to see some clues.
"Hahaha, I didn't expect to be able to see you again in this way, Hashirama!"
The voice arrived before the person, and the arrogant, wild laughter came from far to near.
A huge blue Susanoo with wings on its back flew toward this side at an extremely fast speed!
Boom!
It landed a few dozen meters away.
Its huge size made the ground shake!
Located at the center of the Susanoo's forehead was a humanoid creature wearing a black robe and having a white body.
What attracted the most attention was the pair of eerie, scarlet Mangekyō Sharingan with a diagonal triangular pattern in his eye sockets!
Madara descends!
"Madara."
Looking at that Perfect Susanoo and the white humanoid creature standing at the center of its forehead, Hashirama's expression became solemn.
Taking a deep breath, he sent his voice out. "You are actually still alive. Was it just a faked death before? What exactly do you want to do!?"
Although it was not Madara's original appearance.
Whether it was the Chakra fluctuation, the arrogant and overbearing aura, or the behavior and actions, they were all consistent with the Madara in his memory!
This person was Madara!
No, it should be said that it was a special clone of Madara!
Madara was still alive and had not died in the battle at the Valley of the End with him!
Faking his death to escape and hiding all this time.
What exactly did this guy want to do!?
"What do I want to do? Of course, it is for peace!"
Standing at the center of the Susanoo's forehead, facing Hashirama's question, Madara's arrogant voice rang out.
"Your previous approach was wrong, and the facts prove it. Following your death, war soon broke out again."
"The actions you took to distribute the Tailed Beasts in order to maintain balance did not bring peace, but instead worsened the outbreak of war!"
"Letting other Ninja Villages possess the power to confront Konoha meant Konoha was no longer the sole dominant power, and other Ninja Villages gained the power to attack Konoha!"
"The First Shinobi World War, the Second Shinobi World War, and this current Ninja World War all appeared because of your actions!"
"I need to correct your mistakes and let true, eternal peace descend!"
Pausing, Madara looked at Hashirama and revealed a smile. "Join me, Hashirama. I can resurrect you!"
"Let us create a new era once again, an era with eternal peace."
Even as arrogant as Madara was, there was one person he truly acknowledged, and that was Senju Hashirama!
The God of Shinobi who had once surpassed him.
(To be continued.)
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