Chapter 461: A Glimpse of the Power of Our Bonds

Sitting steadily in the best spectator seat, Uchiha Gin ate snacks comfortably, watching the entire process of Tobirama Senju suffering with a relaxed expression.

If there were a camera, he would want to live-stream it in real-time to earn some tips and supplement his household expenses.

"You guys should just grab his crotch! That thing is useless to the white-haired guy anyway."

Watching the somewhat sluggish Kinkaku and Ginkaku brothers, Uchiha Gin wished he could take their place and personally sanction this evil white-haired Senju.

After grumbling with dissatisfaction, he suddenly smelled an extremely subtle fragrance drifting in the air, then cast his gaze upon several lurking figures not far away, a hint of confusion rising in his eyes.

"Wait, why are Kagami and the others here? Where is the eldest cousin?"

Having seen the signal flare released by Tobirama Senju, Uchiha Gin had long been mentally prepared for Konoha's reinforcements.

But what he never expected was that the only ones who came to support were the F6; could it be that the eldest cousin guessed who was in danger and deliberately didn't come?

Madara Uchiha: You really have a good eye for people~

"What's going on, Koharu? Why isn't your poison working?"

Hiding behind the rubble, Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at the Kinkaku and Ginkaku brothers in the distance, who were completely unaffected and still jumping around, and couldn't help but turn his head to ask Koharu Utatane.

"Impossible. Even an elephant would collapse if it touched my poison gas. It must be that the distance isn't close enough. Let me release a bit more."

Releasing unknown gas from both hands, Koharu Utatane frowned tightly. Seeing her teammate question her ability, she immediately put in all her effort to increase the dosage. The people around them instantly smelled a cloyingly sweet scent.

"Slow down, I'm a bit dizzy."

Even though the group had taken the antidote in advance, they were still dizzy and nauseated by the poison gas. Feeling his vision go black, Danzo Shimura immediately complained bitterly.

"Danzo, wouldn't it be better if you didn't stand so close? Torifu has been waiting for you over there for a long time, hurry up and go!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at Danzo, who was pressed tightly against Koharu Utatane's side, the veins on his forehead bulging. After taking a deep breath, he commanded in a cold voice.

"Cough, cough, cough... I'm just worried about whether Koharu's body can handle it. If she faints, I can catch her immediately."

Standing up sheepishly, Danzo explained his stalker-like behavior with a straight face, only to be met with the contemptuous gazes of the others.

Especially the person involved, Koharu, who actively moved her body to distance herself from this big-butted stalker.

"Prepare for battle."

"But the toxicity hasn't taken effect yet!"

"We can't wait any longer. Master is already lying down weakly. If we don't act now, we'll only be able to attend his seventh-day funeral."

Uchiha Shisui Uchiha, whose eyes were constantly focused on the battlefield situation, immediately sounded the horn of battle upon seeing Tobirama Senju suddenly collapse to the ground. Facing the hesitation of the others, he quickly pointed out the stakes.

"Move out!"

Hearing this, everyone felt a shock in their hearts, immediately adjusted their state, and crept toward the Kinkaku and Ginkaku brothers.

"Big brother? Why did he suddenly lie down? Could it be a trap?"

Ginkaku looked suspiciously at Tobirama Senju, who had suddenly collapsed to the ground, and nudged Kinkaku beside him.

"Very likely. This guy is notoriously slippery. He must have set a trap, waiting for us two brothers to take the bait."

Kinkaku nodded in agreement, a faint look of disdain appearing on his face. He had already seen through Tobirama Senju's little tricks and would never be fooled.

"Ugh... despicable guys, actually releasing poison gas. It seems they want to capture me alive. For the sake of Konoha, I must not let them succeed!"

Having inhaled a full dose of poison gas, Tobirama Senju lay on the ground, limp all over, without even the strength to lift a finger. His scarlet eyes held a fierce look.

Bearing the debuff of the poison, he gritted his teeth and slowly formed hand seals with his fingers. The explosive tags he had just thrown were still lying on the ground, unexploded. As long as he could successfully release the Mutually Multiplying Explosive Tags, he could perish together with these two guys.

Both sides, each with their own thoughts, had their own interpretations. The Kinkaku and Ginkaku brothers chose to remain still; they wanted to see what Tobirama Senju was pretending to be.

And Tobirama Senju was waiting for the Kinkaku and Ginkaku brothers to step onto his explosive tags before detonating them to maximize the damage.

It's done!

When Tobirama Senju finished the last hand seal, a trace of joy flashed in his eyes. A wisp of chakra broke through his blocked meridians, waiting at any moment to release its power.

Just a little closer, just a little bit!

His gaze falling on the Kinkaku and Ginkaku brothers, who were as steady as Mount Tai not far away, Tobirama Senju, clutching the detonator, did not know how to lure the opponent into the trap he had set.

"Big brother, could he really be exhausted?"

Scratching his head, Ginkaku said with a strange expression.

"In that case, you go over and take a look."

"Forget it, it won't be too late to wait a bit longer."

Not daring to approach rashly, Ginkaku shrank his neck and waved his hand in refusal.

"Damn it, so cautious! As expected, the intelligence was all a lie!"

Clearly, in the intelligence gathered, the evaluation of the Kinkaku and Ginkaku brothers was "brave but brainless." As a result, several operations completely overturned Tobirama Senju's stereotype of the Black Prison brothers.

These two muscular brothers were no brutes; they were players who were as steady as could be. Facing a half-crippled him, they still had to release poison, and even after he fell, they still had to observe, fearing he was feigning it.

"No choice, I have to detonate it. Big brother, I'll go first~"

A look of despair emerged in his eyes. Tobirama Senju did not want to be a prisoner, so he chose to detonate the explosive tags. However, just as he raised his hand, he found the sky above suddenly darkening, and two huge figures descended from the sky.

"Secret Technique: Multi-Size Jutsu!"

"Butt Style: Giant Butt Jutsu!"

Seeing Torifu Akimichi, who had turned into something like a small mountain, and Danzo, whose buttocks had become extremely plump, landing steadily, they blocked the space between Tobirama Senju and the Kinkaku and Ginkaku brothers. The two heavyweights instantly stirred up dust that filled the sky.

"Master! We've come to save you!"

Leaving his plump buttocks to Tobirama Senju, Danzo Shimura turned his head and revealed a smile he thought was handsome.

"You guys... Pfft!"

Tobirama Senju stared blankly at the explosive tags being pressed under the buttocks, hurriedly interrupting his Mutually Multiplying Explosive Tags Jutsu. As a result, he suffered the backlash of the technique, his blood instantly flowing in reverse, and he spat out a bright red arrow of blood from his mouth.

"Damn it, you two despicable guys, to actually hurt Master like this!"

Seeing Tobirama Senju spitting blood, Danzo reached out indignantly, pointing at the bewildered Kinkaku and Ginkaku brothers, and scolded loudly.

"Uh... that white-haired guy shouldn't be hurt that badly, right?"

The Kinkaku and Ginkaku brothers looked at each other, both seeing deep confusion in the other's eyes.

They were wronged! They had only forced the opponent to exhaustion.

We hadn't even used our full strength, and he fell down.

"Torifu, go!"

Taking advantage of the moment the Kinkaku and Ginkaku brothers were distracted, Danzo backhanded a few shuriken and signaled Torifu Akimichi to attack together.

"Super Pushing Hand!"

Torifu Akimichi was the typical "ruthless person who doesn't talk much." A trace of cruelty flashed across his baby face, which seemed to have no threat. His fist, already half a person's size, expanded again, and he opened his palm, which was like a small mountain, and slapped straight toward the two brothers.

"Hmph~"

Facing the aggressive Super Pushing Hand, the Kinkaku and Ginkaku brothers did not dodge. Kinkaku snorted coldly, rubbed his fists together, and delivered a heavy punch with lightning to Torifu Akimichi's palm.

"Boom!"

Feeling a stinging pain in his palm, Torifu Akimichi's expression changed. A lightning-attribute chakra with terrifying destructive power flowed backward along his meridians.

"Ugh..."

Grimacing in pain, Torifu Akimichi hurriedly retracted his palm. After shrinking it to its normal size, one could still see the electric sparks bursting out.

"Actually didn't break it. Kid, your physical fitness is not bad."

Looking in surprise at Torifu Akimichi's intact arm, Kinkaku couldn't help but praise him. That punch just now was enough to instantly destroy a Jonin's meridians and turn them into a cripple.

"Phew~"

Fortunately, Torifu Akimichi had once eaten Poro Cookies. The side effect, which could be called an epic enhancement, not only increased his body size significantly but also widened his meridians and strengthened his body's resilience, which allowed him to be preserved under Kinkaku's attack.

"Partial Multi-Size Jutsu!"

Facing the super-powerful Tailed Beast knight, Torifu Akimichi knew he couldn't slack off. Bearing the numbness still on his body, he enlarged his feet and delivered a side kick toward Kinkaku.

"Then I'll play with you~"

Kinkaku grinned hideously, and his purple figure instantly disappeared from where he stood.

"Hahahaha, kid, your butt... hahahaha!"

On the other side, Danzo, who was confronting Ginkaku, received the expected extreme mockery. He saw the opponent holding his stomach, laughing extremely wantonly; it could be heard clearly from miles away.

"Hmph!"

Already accustomed to it, Danzo just gave a simple cold snort, then took advantage of the moment the opponent was laughing until he was out of breath, and puffed up his cheeks.

"Wind Style: Vacuum Sphere!"

Several wind bullets, indistinguishable to the naked eye, shot straight at Ginkaku.

"Pop! Pop! Pop!"

As a result, Danzo's attack only made a few sounds and then vanished into thin air. Ginkaku, who straightened his waist, patted his brand-new armor, his expression very proud.

"Don't waste your energy. Ordinary ninjutsu can't break our defense at all."

"Tsk."

Danzo clicked his tongue secretly. Smelling the rich fragrance around him, he couldn't figure out why these two people weren't poisoned. Koharu had even increased the dosage to a point visible to the naked eye.

"Master! Take the antidote pill first."

Just as Danzo and the other attracted the attention of the Kinkaku and Ginkaku brothers, Koharu Utatane crept to the side of the fallen Tobirama Senju, stuffed a black pill into his mouth, and then green light flickered from her hands.

"I'll treat you immediately!"

"Cough, cough, cough... Antidote pill? You guys released this poison?"

After struggling to swallow the bitter antidote pill, Tobirama Senju's expression became extremely strange. He had thought it was the Kinkaku and Ginkaku brothers playing tricks, but he never expected to be planted by his own students.

"Yes, but why didn't those two guys get poisoned?"

While treating him, Koharu Utatane's small face was full of confusion. Her poison had been personally guided and formulated by Gin-san-san; how could it have failed?

"Because our face masks come with an air purification function."

Just as Tobirama Senju was concentrating on receiving treatment, a voice full of mockery rang in his ear. He saw Kinkaku dragging Torifu Akimichi, who had returned to normal human size, slowly walking toward them.

"S-sorry."

Akimichi Torifu, covered in bruises, sported two large black eyes; his unrecognizable face was filled with apology.

Facing the transformed Ginkaku, Akimichi Torifu had only lasted one minute before being beaten into a pulp, and that was even with the opponent holding back.

"Damn it, so that's how it is."

Upon learning the truth that the poison gas was ineffective, Mitokado Koharu hammered the ground fiercely, her beautiful eyes filled with unwillingness.

"Butt Style: Butt Rebound!"

Not far away, facing the sharp claws swung by Kinkaku, Danzo gritted his teeth and used the Butt Rebound technique to defend.

"Rip~"

The result was as expected: Danzo's exceptionally plump buttocks were clawed with countless bloody gashes, and dark red blood flowed down his butt crack onto the ground, forming a small river.

"Thud!"

Kneeling on the ground, Danzo released the Giant Butt Technique; his black pants were torn into strips, hanging behind his scarred buttocks and fluttering in the wind, revealing the gory, blood-drenched wounds.

"Are there only three of you here?"

Senju Tobirama, whose face had regained some color, looked at his three disciples with a grave expression.

"They..."

"Boom~"

"Earth Style: Earth Dragon Bullet."

A brown mudslide suddenly erupted from one side of the canyon; seeing this, the Silver-Gold brothers immediately jumped up to dodge, and the earth bullets splashing out from the mudslide flew straight toward them.

"Mere mud balls..."

Disdain appeared on the two brothers' faces; why bring out this level of ninjutsu to embarrass yourselves?

"Fire Style: Fire Dragon Bullet!"

The next moment, scorching flames wrapped around the splashing earth bullets, turning them into searing lava, doubling their destructive power instantly.

"Rumble!"

The two were unable to dodge in time and were hit by the burning earth bullets, instantly creating a massive explosion of fire, and the pervasive steam instantly filled the entire battlefield.

"Master! Run!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen, who had successfully launched a surprise attack using combined ninjutsu, wore a look of joy on his face and immediately signaled everyone to retreat after landing.

"Kid, you've dirtied my armor."

As soon as the words fell, a large hand with whiskers pressed onto Sarutobi Hiruzen's shoulder; Kinkaku, covered in mud, was looking at him with a cold expression.

Sarutobi Hiruzen, instantly feeling a chill throughout his body, felt as if he had already seen his departed relatives waving at him in the Pure Land.

"Weapon Manipulation: Hidden Weapon Strike!"

Just at this critical moment, countless hidden weapons shimmering with cold light fell like a rainstorm; Mitokado Koharu, carrying several large scrolls on his back, was standing halfway up the canyon, struggling to dump his inventory.

"Pitter-patter~"

Although the hidden weapon attack didn't cause much damage, it interfered with the Silver-Gold brothers to some extent; seeing this, Sarutobi Hiruzen and the others immediately hoisted the weak-limbed Senju Tobirama and prepared to flee the battlefield.

"Don't think about running!"

But how could the Silver-Gold brothers let Senju Tobirama escape right under their noses? Ginkaku raised his hand and unleashed a claw strike toward Mitokado Koharu, who was pouring out ninja tools; the latter was startled and immediately ducked to dodge.

"Snap!"

The blue claw strike grazed Mitokado Koharu's scalp and gouged a half-person-sized crater into the cliff behind him.

"Did I say you could leave?"

After calling a halt to this rain of ninja tools, the Silver-Gold brothers looked at Senju Tobirama and the others preparing to run, clenching their sandbag-sized fists until they creaked.

"You shouldn't have come; this is not a battle you can participate in."

Senju Tobirama was naturally moved by his disciples' desperate rescue, but thinking they might lose their lives here made his heart ache.

The F6 were the future pillars of the Hidden Leaf Village; if they were all wiped out, the Hidden Leaf Village would have a generational gap.

It's not like that curly-haired one could take over, right?

"Master, we will cover your escape. We are not worth mentioning, but the Hidden Leaf Village cannot be without you!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen drew the samurai sword from his back and stood in front of Senju Tobirama.

"Master, remember to tell my father when you go back that I, Danzo, am no coward!"

Danzo followed closely behind, sticking out his bloody buttocks, and stood resolutely with Sarutobi Hiruzen.

"I can still fight!"

Akimichi Torifu, who had been tossed aside like trash by Kinkaku, stood up; he held a three-colored medicine box in his hand, and while his pig-like face showed no expression, his determined gaze could not be faked.

"I can fight too!"

Mitokado Koharu gritted his teeth and pulled out long, thin senbon, pinching them between his fingers; Mitokado Koharu, who had been carrying storage scrolls halfway up the mountain, also landed and stood with his classmates, pushing up his glasses with a very firm tone.

"Me too!"

"You... wait, where is Kagami?"

Senju Tobirama looked at the disciples standing before him, a warmth flashing through his cold heart; after his gaze swept over them, he was suddenly stunned.

"Kagami, he..."

Sarutobi Hiruzen just wanted to explain that Uchiha Kagami had a more important mission, but was interrupted by a wave of Senju Tobirama's hand, who looked relieved.

"Do not blame Kagami; he must have had his reasons."

Mistakenly believing that Uchiha Madara had restricted Uchiha Kagami's movements, Senju Tobirama shook his head, appearing magnanimous.

"Huh?"

"Your master can still move; I will buy you an opportunity in a moment, run!"

Senju Tobirama, having recovered some chakra, stretched his limbs; his eyes gradually turned from soft to sharp, and after drawing a kunai, he issued the final order to his disciples.

"If we go, we go together!"

The group shook their heads in unison.

"This is an order!"

Senju Tobirama frowned; he did not want these disciples with promising futures to be buried with him.

"We cannot obey."

Sarutobi Hiruzen shook his head, his hands beginning to form hand seals at high speed; seeing this action, Danzo at his side understood and formed seals in sync with him. A few seconds later, both puffed out their cheeks, and scorching energy and a hurricane poured out.

"Fire Style: Great Dragon Fire Technique."

"Wind Style: Vacuum Great Sphere!"

A ferocious fire dragon burst forth, expanding several times over under the support of the hurricane; in front of its wide-open mouth hung a wind bullet emitting violent energy, which then transformed into a stream of flame, aiming straight at the Silver-Gold brothers.

【Combo Technique: Dragon-Held Jade】

"Oh, not bad~"

Witnessing the bond-based combo technique between Sarutobi Hiruzen and Danzo, Uchiha Gin, who was sitting above watching the show, couldn't help but applaud their friendship.

"This move has some level, but it's still a bit lacking to deal with the Silver-Gold brothers."

"Big brother! Let me handle it."

Facing the ferocious fire dragon rushing toward him, Kinkaku's face showed an eager expression; he hadn't seen this level of ninjutsu in a long time.

"Be careful, this move isn't simple."

Ginkaku did not refuse, his gaze falling on the fire dragon wrapped in the hurricane, a faint flash of surprise in his eyes.

The young people of the Hidden Leaf Village actually have this level; those little guys in the village should start feeling a sense of crisis.

This combo technique was something Sarutobi Hiruzen and Danzo had developed after a long time of research; unlike single-user combo ninjutsu, this combo technique required extremely high tacit understanding between the two, and any slight mistake would lead to failure and subsequent backlash against the casters.

"Phew~ will it work?"

The two, having released the ninjutsu, exhaled a breath of turbid air, looking at the growing fire dragon with lingering fear, praying silently in their hearts.

"Hiruzen, Danzo, when did you develop this technique?"

Senju Tobirama, who saw the knack of this combo technique from the side, had an inexplicable luster in his eyes.

Although this move looked like a simple combination of ninjutsu, under the support of the Vacuum Great Sphere, the fire dragon of the Great Dragon Fire would only grow larger and larger, and the power it caused was comparable to a forbidden technique.

"It's been a while, but we haven't used it in actual combat yet."

Sarutobi Hiruzen explained, and Danzo nodded in agreement at his side, his eyes shining with brilliance.

"Boom!"

Just as they were communicating, a heaven-shaking explosion suddenly rang out, followed by a heatwave; Senju Tobirama was quick-witted and released a Water Wall to block the scorching flames.

"This power..."

Everyone looked at the tragic scene before them and subconsciously swallowed their saliva; the sheer cliff of the canyon had been bitten into a gap by the giant dragon, and the spot where the Silver-Gold brothers had been standing was blasted into a deep crater dozens of meters wide, with the two nowhere to be seen, their survival uncertain.

"Did we win?"

Just as they were about to pop the champagne mid-game, everyone discovered Kinkaku's burly figure descending from the sky, and Ginkaku, standing behind him, had his armor shattered in many places, revealing his robust muscles.

"Phew~ kid, your move was really ruthless."

Ginkaku grinned in pain; he had paid a heavy price to take this Dragon-Held Jade head-on just now, and if Kinkaku hadn't helped him, he might have been beaten until his transformation was released.

"Human Bullet Tank!"

The F6 exchanged glances and reacted quickly; Akimichi Torifu took the lead to draw aggro, his massive body turning into a meatball, rolling toward the Silver-Gold brothers, while Mitokado Koharu unfurled a scroll, releasing countless ninja tools to provide cover for his teammates.

Sarutobi Hiruzen and Danzo weren't idle either; the two tried to release the combo technique again, but before they could finish their seals, Akimichi Torifu's massive body flew back.

"Snap!"

Akimichi Torifu slammed heavily into the cliff behind him, his body rapidly shrinking like a deflated balloon, and then he fell to the ground, unconscious.

"Torifu!"

Homura Mitokado's heart tightened, and the next moment, the shadow of death loomed over his head; he saw that Kinkaku had appeared behind him at some unknown time, his sandbag-sized fist descending.

"Whoosh~"

Just then, a kunai was fired from a tricky angle toward Kinkaku's face, wrapped in a water blade that forced him to dodge, causing the force of his descending fist to lighten slightly.

"Bang!"

Spitting blood, Homura Mitokado collapsed to the ground, having lost the ability to fight.

"Damn it."

Tobirama Senju, who had thrown the kunai, had eyes that were practically spitting fire; just as he was about to utter a harsh threat, the two people in front of him, Hiruzen Sarutobi and the other, were sent flying by a silver figure, crashing heavily into the wall with blood streaming from their mouths.

"Sneak-attack Tiger, well done~"

"Meow~ Roar!" (End of chapter)