"How is that possible?!"
Kabuto wore a look of complete shock and disbelief.
He had personally experienced the power of that technique through Tobirama's body just moments ago!
That terrifying destructive force...
Tandem Paper Bombs was different from ordinary ninjutsu.
It didn't require a massive amount of chakra.
All it needed was the first explosive tag to continuously summon additional explosive tags and trigger concentrated detonations.
As a result, the technique lost almost none of its power.
Even Hashirama himself couldn't completely withstand such a terrifying attack!
Yet Ning Feng had survived?!
Kabuto's face grew increasingly pale and feverish.
Just how was he supposed to kill the Rain Shadow?
By this point, he had essentially made enemies of both the Rain Shadow and Lord Orochimaru.
If he failed...
He could already imagine the suffering awaiting him afterward.
"What are you panicking for...?"
Madara glanced disdainfully at Kabuto's trembling hands hidden beneath his robe.
The shinobi of later generations had apparently declined in courage just as much as they had in strength...
Madara let out a cold snort.
While Tandem Paper Bombs sounded frightening, would someone on his level really be foolish enough to get hit by the first explosive tag so easily?
Without the first tag connecting, the rest of the chain couldn't even begin.
That Uchiha Peak...
His combat experience still seemed somewhat lacking.
But the fact that he had endured the technique head-on—
he definitely possessed some impressive methods.
...
"That guy is truly terrifying... to survive a technique like that by force."
Mū shook his head.
In his eyes, the young shinobi before him had already ascended to the same level as Madara and Hashirama.
Far beyond anything he could hope to deal with.
It was humiliating to admit.
But compared to Hashirama and Madara...
his strength simply wasn't in the same league.
"What a close call..."
Floating in the sky above, Ning Feng wiped away a cold sweat as he looked toward Tobirama.
If his reaction had been even slightly slower—
if he hadn't activated the Rinnegan and used Void the instant his Susanoo was shattered—
he would likely have died beneath that endless barrage of explosions.
"Flying Thunder God Slash!"
Suddenly, Tobirama vanished into a streak of blue light!
An instant later, Ning Feng felt a chill behind his back as a blade sliced through the air toward him.
"That's it?"
Without even looking back, Ning Feng casually drew his sword and blocked Tobirama's surprise attack.
"Sage Art..."
At the same time, Hashirama below pressed his palms together and instantly entered Sage Mode.
Now that he understood Ning Feng's strength had surpassed his own—
he no longer intended to hold back.
Instead, he adopted the same attitude he once reserved for his greatest rival, Uchiha Madara.
He prepared his strongest attack.
"What is this...?"
Ning Feng had been about to say something to Tobirama and Kabuto when he suddenly sensed a violent surge of chakra from below!
The fluctuation exceeded even that of most Tailed Beasts.
Compared to it, the chakra of an ordinary Kage-level shinobi was like the glow of a firefly compared to the brilliance of the moon!
"Sage Art... Wood Release: True Several Thousand Hands!"
Suddenly—
a colossal Buddha statue with countless gigantic arms rose beneath Hashirama!
The statue was so enormous that it elevated Hashirama far above Ning Feng, who was already hovering nearly a hundred meters in the air!
The statue alone was staggering.
Yet the countless arms behind it were even more shocking.
There were thousands of them!
Each arm was taller than the Nine-Tails itself.
The farther outward they extended, the more massive they became.
Like a peacock spreading its feathers, the giant arms unfurled behind the Buddha in an overwhelming display.
Hashirama stood atop the Buddha's head like a sesame seed resting upon an elephant.
Dark markings extended from beneath his eyes all the way to his ears.
"This is..."
Ning Feng's eyes widened slightly.
Hashirama's strongest technique.
His ultimate killing move.
Entering Sage Mode instantly.
Summoning a Buddha statue dozens of times larger than the Nine-Tails itself.
And behind it—
thousands upon thousands of colossal arms capable of pulverizing anything in their path.
Every strike carried unimaginable force.
Back at the Valley of the End, Hashirama had shattered Madara's Majestic Attire Susanoo with this very technique!
His own Complete Body Susanoo had only just been damaged and was still repairing itself through the power of his ocular abilities.
He wasn't confident it could withstand so many devastating blows.
The Void ability of his Rinnegan had only recently been used to survive Tandem Paper Bombs.
He had remained within the alternate dimension for a considerable period already.
If he entered it again now...
his body might collapse.
Because Void wasn't truly invincible.
While he could enter another dimension whenever he wished and remain there for extended periods—
the dimensional turbulence continuously tore at his body.
Thanks to his powerful physique, he could endure it for quite a while.
But after reaching his limit, he needed significant time to recover before using it again.
If he forced himself beyond that limit—
parts of his body might literally be left behind in the alternate dimension.
And Tandem Paper Bombs had lasted an exceptionally long time.
He had already reached his physical limit.
If he entered the alternate dimension again now...
his body could very well disintegrate.
Then how was he supposed to avoid a technique this terrifying?
Suddenly—
an idea flashed through his mind.
Flying Thunder God.
His body was currently at its peak condition.
Though he wasn't sure whether he could withstand the spatial strain right now...
he could at least try escaping first.
"Flying Thunder God..."
Ning Feng activated the technique.
But his body didn't respond at all.
"What?!"
His heart immediately sank.
That shouldn't be possible!
Regardless of whether his body could endure the jump or not—
Flying Thunder God should still have activated!
Then he suddenly noticed Tobirama in the distance.
The Second Hokage stood there, one hand forming a seal while tightly gripping one of Ning Feng's Flying Thunder God kunai.
His expression remained cold and emotionless.
"Spatial Lockdown?"
Ning Feng gritted his teeth.
This was an advanced application of Flying Thunder God.
Within a designated area, once activated, all Flying Thunder God–type space-time techniques would become ineffective.
The only way to overcome it was for the opposing user to possess a deeper mastery of Flying Thunder God than the one enforcing the lockdown.
But Tobirama was the creator of the technique itself.
While Minato and Ning Feng might match—or even slightly surpass—him in activation speed...
When it came to understanding the art's underlying principles—
its creator remained unmatched.
"Sage Art... Wood Release: True Several Thousand Hands!"
"Top Transformed Buddha!"
As Hashirama roared, the colossal Buddha's countless arms suddenly shifted toward Ning Feng's position.
"Damn it!"
Ning Feng stared at the descending True Several Thousand Hands.
A sharp glint flashed across his eyes.
What he was about to do...
was probably something no one would ever expect.
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