Chapter 560: No One Can Defeat Me While My BGM Is Playing

Meanwhile,

On the other side of the battlefield, the battle between Tobirama Senju and the others had entered a white-hot stage; the towering wooden Buddha had already exhausted most of the arms on its back, yet it still had not managed to eradicate the red giant in mid-air.

"Beep~ beep~ beep~"

Nimbly dodging the Buddha's attacks, the red giant transformed from Gin Uchiha lowered its head and glanced at the timer flashing red on its chest, roughly calculating that it had very little time remaining.

He had to do something before the transformation wore off.

"Clang!"

"Snap!"

Looking up, two figures were clashing fiercely atop the wooden Buddha's head; Tobirama Senju, possessing extremely high combat proficiency, was already able to skillfully utilize the abilities of the Knight System after a few rounds of intense fighting against the clone.

Coupled with the Nine-Tails' all-out assistance, his current level of development of the Knight's power was already higher than that of its previous master, Madara Uchiha; for a time, the clone actually fell into a disadvantage, and after several exchanges, its sturdy body was covered in wounds of all sizes.

However, this also had a lot to do with the clone being distracted; on one hand, it had to split its focus to control the wooden Buddha, and on the other, it had to deal with Tobirama Senju's harassment, causing its not-so-advanced CPU to almost smoke from the strain.

"Boom!"

After punching back the golden fox knight before it once again, the clone decided to deal with the red giant that was flying around like a fly first.

"Wood Clone Jutsu."

Clasping its hands together, another version of itself grew out from the clone's body; after landing, the wood clone said nothing and charged straight at Tobirama Senju, who was wielding a gun-blade, its fists wrapped in a chilling, ghostly blue light.

"Clang!"

Tobirama Senju raised his blade to block, but the Sage Art: Massive Rasengan-like Strength Fist was not just for show, and he was immediately knocked back repeatedly.

Seeing that the wood clone had pinned down Tobirama Senju, the clone began to focus entirely on controlling the Buddha beneath its feet.

Gin Uchiha, who was looking for a weakness in the Buddha, was completely unaware of this; seeing the arms on the Buddha's back extend once more, he only paused slightly and did not take it to heart.

"Whoosh!"

Facing the fist suddenly smashing toward him, he skillfully retreated to create distance and dodge, but as a result, another fist that appeared from nowhere slammed fiercely into his back.

"Boom!"

Unable to control its balance, the red giant tumbled repeatedly in the air; seeing this, the Buddha immediately began to press the attack, with all its remaining arms striking out.

Every fist of the Thousand-Armed Wood Buddha contained terrifying power capable of destroying mountain ranges; even the Susanoo-clad Nine-Tails once driven by Madara Uchiha had been beaten into a stray dog by this move.

"Oh no!"

Seeing the red giant transformed from Gin Uchiha being enveloped by countless fists, Tobirama Senju, who was fighting the wood clone, felt a tightening in his heart; he could not guarantee whether Gin could withstand his older brother's ultimate technique.

"Get out of the way!"

Tobirama Senju roared, and the Nine-Tails within the driver at his waist sensed his emotions, immediately pouring Tailed Beast chakra into the driver as if it were worthless.

A dazzling golden light suddenly flared, and the nine fox tails behind the golden fox knight instantly expanded, turning into nine golden tentacles that bound the wood clone in an instant.

"Crack! ~"

The next moment, the wood clone, having no time to struggle, was snapped into several pieces by the tentacles formed from Tailed Beast chakra, turning into withered wood as it fell to the ground.

Having successfully taken out the wood clone in seconds, Tobirama Senju did not lose momentum; he leaped, and the nine tentacle-like arms behind him reached out to grab the clone that was focused on controlling the wooden Buddha.

"Top-Level Buddha."

But it was one step too late; the clone had already unleashed Hashirama Senju's ultimate technique, and countless fists smashed straight toward the red giant, which was like duckweed in the rain in mid-air.

At the same time, the clone, pulling its attention back, unleashed Wood Release, summoning several thick wooden branches to entangle with Tobirama Senju's chakra tentacles.

Seeing himself surrounded by wooden hands, Gin Uchiha knew he could not dodge; hardening his heart, he stopped trying to escape and decided to give it his all.

Stabilizing his figure in mid-air, he quickly spread his arms, a dazzling red light lit up on his pointed head, and he assumed a horse stance, clenching his hands into fists and moving them to the sides of his head.

Red energy particles condensed rapidly, eventually forming a massive red blade of light, and upon this blade of light, black flames were actually attached.

Feeling that the power of his entire body had converged to a single point, Gin Uchiha rose and leaned back, his pointed head suddenly pointing fiercely at the countless wooden hands before him, while his arms spread out to guide the direction of the light.

A red energy beam wrapped in black flames poured out, striking the hands of the Top-Level Buddha with lightning speed; like a hot knife through butter, it instantly annihilated one arm after another.

"Rumble!!!"

The violent sound of the explosion echoed throughout the battlefield, and the smoke and dust stirred up were filled with wood chips of all sizes, while the smell of scorched wood permeated the air.

When the smoke and dust dissipated, only one lonely figure remained in mid-air; the wooden hands that had been so aggressive just moments ago had all been wiped out.

"Gin, well done!"

Seeing this scene, Tobirama Senju clenched his fists in excitement, the nine tentacles behind him whipping through the air with such force that they crushed the wooden branches summoned by the clone into dust.

"Beep-beep-beep-beep—"

The red giant hovered and panted slightly, the red light on its chest flashing with increasing urgency; after a brief few seconds, it turned into a flatline tone.

"Master, I leave the rest to you."

Looking at the penetrating wound burning with black flames on the chest of the wooden Buddha before him, Gin Uchiha's consciousness began to blur, his sturdy body began to turn illusory, and he started to slowly descend.

"Thump~"

After landing on the ground without incident, the illusory body began to decompose, eventually turning into countless light particles that dissipated between heaven and earth; where the giant had disappeared, Gin Uchiha lay unconscious from exhaustion.

"Rumble~"

A moment later, a violent rumbling sound erupted; the clone, who was locked in combat with Tobirama Senju, felt his expression tighten as he realized that the Buddha he had summoned had reached its end.

Gin Uchiha's final strike contained an inextinguishable fire of destruction, which was burning away the Buddha's life force at a speed invisible to the naked eye.

"Crack~"

The unhealable wounds spread rapidly, the Buddha's massive body teetered, and its smooth surface began to crumble as crack after crack spread across its entire form.

The clone lowered its hands, which had been channeling chakra, with a cold face; under the erosion of the black flames, no matter how much chakra it poured in, it could not repair the Buddha.

Without the supply of chakra, the rate at which the Buddha collapsed began to accelerate, and its massive body began to tilt.

The clone turned around, preparing to detach from the Buddha, but the moment it leaped, it felt its body stall; looking down, it saw a chakra tentacle glowing with golden light tightly gripping its ankle.

"Did I say you could leave?"

Below, the golden fox knight raised the gun-blade in his hand, and countless golden Tailed Beast Balls poured out.

"Rumble~"

Caught off guard, the controlled clone could only accept these Tailed Beast Balls, and the sound of explosions rang out like firecrackers.

"Whoosh"

The smoke and dust cleared, revealing the clone in a disheveled state, its arms shielding its face; covered in dirt and grime, it was just about to counterattack when the golden fox knight had already flown up, blade in hand.

"Clang!"

The quick-witted clone performed a bare-handed blade catch, narrowly blocking Tobirama Senju's gun-blade, but before it could breathe a sigh of relief, a piercing pain shot through its lower abdomen.

"Boom!"

The fox tail behind Tobirama Senju transformed into a golden hand, slamming fiercely into the clone's lower abdomen; the terrifying force entered its body, and even with the clone's top-tier human physical constitution, it could not withstand this blow.

"Pfft!"

Blood mixed with stomach acid spewed from its mouth; enduring the pain of its internal organs shifting, the clone backhanded the gun-blade away and delivered a kick to the crotch of the golden knight, a move that could be called a man's bane.

However, its plan fell through; the golden knight had already prepared a chakra tentacle between his legs, which caught the clone's lower leg in a firm grip.

"Huh?"

The clone was completely bewildered; it could not understand for the life of it why the golden fox knight would set up defenses between his legs.

"Hmph! This master hates despicable villains who sneak-attack the 'kun-kun' most of all!"

The Nine-Tails bared its teeth viciously; the painful memory of losing its 'kun-kun' was still fresh, and ever since then, it would always keep a tail tucked between its legs to mourn its lost 'kun-kun'.

"Rumble~"

The thousand-meter-tall Buddha was still collapsing and tilting, and the clone, its leg still caught, continued to struggle; Tobirama Senju seized the opportunity, assuming the stance of the Thousand-Hand Sword Art, and bent down to slash at the opponent's waist.

"Clang~"

The gun-blade swept past, and the clone took this kidney-stabbing strike head-on, but it successfully broke free from the restraint of the chakra tentacle; it immediately clutched its waist and retreated a few steps, creating distance from Tobirama Senju.

"Whoosh!"

Adhering to the principle of beating a stray dog, Tobirama Senju pressed the attack, the gun-blade in his hand dancing so fast it was a blur; the golden figure flickered near and far, forcing the clone to guardedly assume a defensive posture with its hands raised.

"Clang! Clang! Clang~"

The golden attacks fell like a rainstorm, and the clone, which had been handling things with ease at the start, gradually found it difficult to parry, until it was completely suppressed by Tobirama Senju.

"Rip~"

A hideous wound appeared on the clone's waist, and a few seconds later, Tobirama Senju, in the midst of his attack, narrowed his eyes.

Because he discovered that the wound's healing speed had slowed down.

Although Hashirama Senju was known for his massive chakra reserves, the refinement and sustainability of Sage chakra were not simple; the True Thousand-Hand move he had just unleashed had already placed a significant burden on him, and the recovery speed of the chakra within his body had begun to slow, with signs of fatigue appearing.

"Rip!"

The golden blade swept past, adding another deep-to-the-bone wound to the clone's waist, and deep red blood flowed out slowly, not instantly regenerating as it had at the beginning.

"I'm going to win!"

Noticing the clone's worsening condition, Tobirama Senju's eyes lit up; with the support of the Knight System, he did not feel a hint of fatigue.

Of course, this also had to do with the special circumstances of the body he currently possessed.

"Clang~"

Barely deflecting the blade Tobirama Senju had aimed straight at its face, the dark face paint on the clone's face began to dim, and the aura radiating from its body slumped.

Tobirama Senju seized the opportunity; his golden figure was as fast as lightning, and the gun-blade in his hand suddenly elongated.

Seeing this, the clone hurriedly held its breath and focused, its eyes locked on Tobirama Senju, hands shielding its front, preparing to take the blow.

However, the moment the opponent's ghostly figure landed before it, the clone's pupils shrank; three black tomoe were reflected in its eyes, its tensed body stalled, and the defense it had just gathered was instantly dismantled.

"Squelch!"

As the sound of flesh tearing rang out, a spray of crimson blood erupted; the golden figure was bathed in the scalding blood, and the three black tomoe patterns that had emerged on the surface of Tobirama Senju's red compound eyes gradually faded.

The clone, with the golden gun-blade pierced through its chest, slowly collapsed to the ground, the black facial markings on its cheeks fading away as well, its thick life force ebbing away at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"Boom~~"

At the same time, the Great Buddha also collapsed to the ground with a thunderous crash, its massive body rapidly withering away until it finally turned into nourishment for the earth.

"Hoo, I never expected to have to use it in the end."

As the dust settled, Tobirama Senju looked at the fallen clone and let out a deep sigh, raising his hand to stroke the red compound eyes on his faceplate, revealing a very complex expression.

He had thought he could defeat the clone by relying on the Rider System, but it turned out the winning blow relied on the very power he had always loathed the most.

"Forget it, let's go see how Kagami is doing first."

"Uchiha," Tobirama shook his head, ignoring the clone's pale face as he pulled the gun-blade from the opponent's heart.

"Squish!"

Another jet of blood sprayed out, the clone's body trembled violently a few times, and the light in his eyes dimmed; his death was now only a matter of time.

"Whoosh~"

Without lingering, Tobirama Senju took one last look at his defeated foe, turned, and leaped away, rushing in the direction of Uchiha Kagami.

However, not long after he left, a pitch-black mass slowly crawled out from the ground, circling before the dying clone, blinking its bean-sized eyes as if pondering something.

"Kagami! Are you alright?"

Following the guidance of his senses, Tobirama Senju found the unconscious Uchiha Kagami and hurriedly stepped forward to check on him, discovering that his disciple was merely unconscious from exhaustion, which immediately brought a look of relief to his face.

But soon, a look of gravity returned to his face, and his gaze shifted toward the distance.

Over there, Madara Uchiha, who had stayed behind alone, was missing and his fate unknown; he had to face seven of the enemies that Tobirama Senju had only managed to defeat one of with all his might. Tobirama, who had originally held a sliver of hope, now felt only the bleak sorrow of a rabbit mourning the death of a fox.

If he went over now, he probably wouldn't even make it in time to collect the body, right?

Thinking of this, Tobirama Senju hoisted the unconscious Kagami onto his back, preparing to go and pay his respects to Madara Uchiha's remains, but the moment he took a step, his feet suddenly froze.

"Tap!"

Accompanied by the sound of unfamiliar footsteps, an inexplicable sense of terrifying pressure suddenly rose; Tobirama Senju turned his head stiffly, and what met his eyes was a fox-headed monster with a design somewhat similar to his own current form.

From the creature's ferocious face, he saw deep greed, as if it would swallow him whole in the next second.

"Human, he is different from that guy just now. Run quickly."

The Nine-Tails inside the card at his waist spoke up in a timely warning, its anxious voice having long since lost its previous arrogance; the Another Rider before them was like its natural predator, filling the Nine-Tails with a fear that stemmed from its very soul.

"Run? Can I even run?"

Tobirama Senju pulled at the corners of his mouth bitterly, glanced at Uchiha Kagami on his back, and knowing he could not escape, a look of determination flashed in his eyes.

Stepping back a few paces, he placed his unconscious disciple on a flat patch of ground, then turned to face the Another Rider, slowly raising the blood-stained gun-blade in his hand as he softly chanted,

"Recalling the past, the tears never dry~"

(End of chapter)