Naruto: The Abstract Strategist of the Akatsuki

Chapter 438 The God of Ninja Saves the Day

Bai Mo now understood why those who played with time-stopping techniques liked to carry several throwing knives with them.

Bai Mo glanced at the people around him. Putting aside the others, Tobirama Senju definitely had a kunai on him.

However, Bai Mo felt it was unnecessary.

Just as the masked man was about to escape, Bai Mo activated time stop, and then...

He tossed the nearby Hashirama Senju over as if it were a shuriken.

After being thrown by Bai Mo, Hashirama Senju plunged headfirst into the filth on the masked man's face and hovered in mid-air.

Then, time began to flow.

"ah--"

Hashirama Senju let out a scream, but the scream was abruptly cut short.

Because he and the masked man were transferred into the Kamui dimension.

"I'm sorry, I just can't bring myself to do it..."

Uchiha Chiri deactivated Susanoo, retreated, and apologized to everyone.

"It's alright, this has nothing to do with you. Even if I had to choose between keeping or losing eight thousand spears, I couldn't bring myself to do it."

Uchiha Hikaru stood on tiptoe and patted Uchiha Ichiri on the shoulder.

"...If I had known in advance that the ninja world still had such methods, I would definitely have taken precautions."

Uchiha Chiri was filled with remorse.

"Actually, this is a characteristic of Konoha Village."

Konoha Village has a Will of Fire, which refers to the fact that tree leaves burn and turn into nutrients to nourish newly sprouting leaves.

Think about it, how much nutrition can burning leaves provide? The part that actually provides nutrition is definitely the leaf itself.

So it's normal that Konoha ninjas all like to play that game.

Uchiha Hikaru explained earnestly, while Senju Tobirama, who was standing next to him, wanted to retort, but suddenly felt his chakra being drained again, his legs went weak, and he fell headfirst into the sea.

However, the sea below wasn't a real sea. Konan raised her hand, and the scene transformed into sheets of paper, lifting up Tobirama Senju, whose chakra had been drained.

"What's wrong with him?"

Uchiha Chiri looked at Senju Tobirama, who had been brought back, with a puzzled expression.

"When he realized his older brother was in danger, he was worried about him, and his chakra became disordered, causing him to fall, right?"

Uchiha Hikaru once again "helped out" by providing an explanation.

"……right."

After a moment's internal struggle, Tobirama Senju nodded.

The memory of being left in front of Madara Uchiha after losing his chakra was too unbearable to recall, and he never wanted to remember it again.

"So what about his older brother? It seems he disappeared with that person just now."

Uchiha Chiri realized what was happening and turned her gaze to the spot where the masked man had just disappeared.

"That's right. The masked man claimed to be Uchiha Madara, and Uchiha Madara was the beloved of his elder brother Senju Hashirama. He couldn't tolerate anyone acting recklessly in the name of his beloved, so he ignored the risks and rushed in."

Uchiha Hikaru nodded and said.

"He also knows space-time ninjutsu?"

Uchiha Chiri was puzzled.

Just now, Hashirama Senju clearly appeared suddenly on the masked man. This situation is completely beyond the reach of speed.

Moreover, with both sides under the watchful eyes of the Mangekyou Sharingan, neither side noticed the trajectory of the movement.

Are space-time ninjutsu techniques now commonplace?

Everyone can do that?

"Of course, his younger brother Tobirama Senju also knows space-time ninjutsu. He is known as the God of Shinobi, so of course he can do it too."

"..."

Tobirama Senju watched helplessly as the vicious Uchiha woman fabricated her story, unable to refute it, and a sense of sadness welled up within him.

but……

The thought of the masked man facing his older brother in the Kamui dimension made Tobirama Senju feel better again.

The inherently evil Uchiha clan is finally about to face the righteous Senju clan's punishment.

"My older brother should be able to subdue the masked man soon. The key now is how my older brother gets out. We need to go to Konoha to find Kakashi."

Tobirama Senju offered his suggestion.

Don't even mention that his older brother Hashirama doesn't know space-time ninjutsu; even if he did, it wouldn't matter.

He couldn't sense the Flying Thunder God mark he left on his elder brother.

This means that unless the masked man's Mangekyou Sharingan is activated, opening a space-time portal, other space-time ninjutsu can only enter and exit.

It's the same principle as when he hit the masked man with his Flying Thunder God Slash.

"Kakashi? Is that the last name that guy called out?"

Uchiha Chiri frowned. She clearly remembered that the masked man had said something like, "It was the Will of Fire of Konoha that helped me become the Sage of Six Paths. Thank you, Kakashi."

"Yes, the masked man's other kaleidoscope is on this Kakashi."

Uchiha Hikaru nodded.

Are they male colleagues?

"It's a matter."

"..."

In the Divine Might Space.

Hashirama Senju spat and coughed, his face filled with despair and sorrow.

The masked man stared blankly at the person in front of him, unsure of what to do.

Now, if we open the Kamui dimension and throw Hashirama Senju out, Tobirama Senju will most likely sense the Flying Thunder God mark and bring everyone in to continue ganging up on him.

What if we don't open it?

That means he would have to defeat the plant-like zombie in front of him after losing his ethereal form.

Another option is to go straight out, but that's even less likely.

What puzzled the masked man was how Hashirama Senju suddenly appeared in front of him at the last moment and was brought in with him.

Judging from Hashirama Senju's current discomfort, it seems he wasn't acting on his own initiative.

Could it be that the Second Hokage developed some new space-time ninjutsu?

"Uchiha clan boy, you've gone too far this time!"

After spitting for a while, Hashirama Senju, with a sullen face, walked step by step toward the masked man.

—Don't forget, Hashirama Senju had the Senjutsu Taste Jutsu from the Edo Tensei DLC installed.

In other words, he tasted it himself just now, which explains why he was in so much pain.

"Wait, First Hokage, how about we talk about the Infinite Tsukuyomi and peace in the ninja world?"

The masked man took a step back, but still tried to remain calm, attempting to change the subject and use his words to his advantage.

"Sure, go tell my wooden dummy!"

Hashirama Senju clapped his hands together, and a giant wooden head appeared on his body.

They're not even going to act anymore.

Normally, when using Wood Release, it emerges from the earth.

There was no soil in the Divine Might Space, so it came out directly from his body.

"Wood Release: Wood Splintering Technique!"

The masked man tore off his severed arm, releasing the growth of Hashirama's cells, and countless wooden spikes flew towards Hashirama Senju.

However, he had completely lost his mind.

How could I use the power of the First Generation to fight him?

This is comparable to Orochimaru's attempt to control the impure Hashirama using Hashirama's cells.

The wooden splinter pierced the wooden figure, but instead of leaving a mark, it became integrated into the figure itself.

The next second, a wooden figure resembling a member of the Akimichi clan appeared in the Kamui space.

This is an existence capable of rivaling Susanoo.

The masked man couldn't even activate Susanoo on his own.

Hashirama Senju jumped onto the wooden doll's head.

"You call yourself Madara, don't you? Then come on, Madara, let's settle this once and for all!"

Standing on high ground, Hashirama Senju could see at a glance the several buckets that the masked man had stored in the Kamui dimension. Some of them were empty, and some were full. These were the tools used by the masked man.

Seeing this, Hashirama Senju was filled with grief and indignation. He grabbed the buckets and held them in his hands.