Back in the ninja world, the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju's "Flying Thunder God Slash" had indeed slain countless enemies. The most famous case should be the genius of the Uchiha clan back then,
Uchiha Madara's brother, Uchiha Izuna. It was precisely Izuna's death that allowed Madara's Sharingan power to greatly increase, giving him the ability to contend with Hashirama, the God of Shinobi, and challenge him in the Imperial Court.
Even now, in this era, even with the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju's Impure World Reincarnation body, even though his consciousness and emotions had clearly been suppressed by this Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu and Orochimaru's methods,
greatly limiting his strength, the Flying Thunder God Slash unleashed by Tobirama was still full of power! Even Luffy almost didn't perceive it in time!
But luckily, Observation Haki is different from the chakra sensory abilities in this ninja world. "223" Observation Haki, when cultivated to the extreme, can even see a few seconds into the future.
In the past, among the Four Emperors' pirate crews on the Grand Line, Big Mom Pirates had a "Three Sweet Commanders" configuration. They were quite powerful, and their infamous pirate bounties had all exceeded a billion Berries at the time.
Among them, Charlotte Katakuri, the Mochi-Mochi Fruit user, was a rare user of advanced Observation Haki. His talent in Observation Haki even allowed him to foresee five seconds into the future!
Luffy had been shocked by his powerful Observation Haki and sensory ability when he first fought Katakuri. In fact, after the battle, Luffy even discovered that he had awakened a similar power. Katakuri also seemed to have noticed Luffy's rapid progress in this area when fighting him...
This is Luffy's incredibly terrifying combat talent, which allows him to absorb the enemy's strengths during battle and complement his own weaknesses. Whether it was the battle against CP9 of the World Government then,
or later venturing into the crisis-ridden seas of the New World on the Grand Line. Every enemy Luffy encountered, especially strong and formidable ones, while putting immense pressure on him, also forced Luffy to unconsciously improve his actual combat abilities!
If he merely relied on the chakra sensory abilities of the ninja world, he wouldn't even think about catching the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju, who used a space-time ninjutsu like Flying Thunder God. And if he only had Observation Haki sensory ability,
he likewise wouldn't be able to perceive Tobirama, who could appear and disappear in front and behind him, in time! However, Luffy's Observation Haki was different. With just a slight ability to foresee the near future... just one or two seconds, it was actually very effective in this kind of situation!
"Swoosh—!"
The sharp blade swung by Tobirama actually missed its target! This was almost impossible! Although Tobirama didn't immediately place his Flying Thunder God mark on Luffy's body, he could achieve the Flying Thunder God Jutsu by utilizing seals already spread around the area, quickly approaching the enemy's combat target.
However, it seemed that the Flying Thunder God Slash, which had always been effective in slaying enemies in the past, a ninjutsu specifically created to counter the Uchiha clan, whose unique Sharingan Bloodline Limit was considered a monstrous talent, had actually failed this time!
If other ninjas mostly relied on their secret ninjutsu, or their inherited Bloodline Limits to carve out a place for themselves in the ninja world, then the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju, absolutely stood out in the ninja world by relying on his own wisdom, later becoming world-renowned!
The innate abilities of the Senju clan, in comparison, made other ninja clans with particularly strong Bloodline Limits seem much weaker. Although the Senju clan's Bloodline is rumored to have been passed down from the Sage of Six Paths of ancient times, in reality,
the power within their Bloodline is not very suitable for combat; instead, it might be more suitable for survival. For many years, among the Senju clan, only Hashirama Senju, who held the title of "God of Shinobi," could be considered to have stood at the apex of the ninja world. Perhaps it was also because one "God of Shinobi" emerged, exhausting the clan's foundation.
After the First and Second Hokage, the Senju clan seemed to gradually decline. The name of the Senju clan was rarely heard in the ninja world. In fact, the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju, although he didn't possess the powerful chakra and Wood Release ability like his elder brother,
his wisdom could completely make up for these shortcomings. Merely relying on his talent for researching and developing ninjutsu, and his imaginative ideas and improvements to ninjutsu, he created countless jutsu...
Even when compared to ninja clans in the ninja world with the strongest Bloodline Limits, the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju, was absolutely not inferior in terms of his own capabilities.
Not only was he unique in the development and creation of ninjutsu, but he was also very capable in managing the village. Even when the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju, was in charge of the village back then,
the "God of Shinobi," his elder brother, was merely a figurehead. The real work was done by his brother, Tobirama.
Under Tobirama's efforts, Leaf Village was truly established at that time, and all the main systems still in practice in the village today were put in place by him. This includes, but is not limited to, the Anbu and the Police Force...
If it weren't for being ambushed during the Kage Summit, it's likely that the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju, could have truly led Leaf Village to even greater heights!
Such a brilliant and astonishing individual, even if controlled by Impure World Reincarnation, a ninjutsu he himself created, even if Orochimaru erased his free emotions and will, he could still maintain certain so-called muscle memory-like actions during battle.
But now, Tobirama's Flying Thunder God Slash, a single strike, completely missed, and the traces of Luffy in front of him suddenly vanished. This left even this genius ninja stunned.
One must know that he was in a completely controlled state... It seemed that even without his own emotions and consciousness, Tobirama couldn't accept that his famous ultimate technique, Flying Thunder God Slash, could possibly be dodged!
The reason "Flying Thunder God Slash" was created was because it was impossible to dodge!
"So fast! I almost got cut!" Luffy blinked his eyes, feeling a slight nervousness in his heart. But it was precisely this that made the battle truly interesting!
"Good! That's the attitude!"
Luffy was still in his Fourth Gear Snakeman form at this time, his body agile and slender, his entire body's muscles flowing smoothly and powerfully.
"Thump thump thump!"
In this state, Luffy fiercely swung his fists, his iron fists infused with Armament Haki bouncing back and forth among the surrounding trees, vines, roots, and the ground. He simply couldn't catch his movement trajectory; this was the essence of this move!
Forget about enemies, even Luffy himself could only roughly aim at the precise point of his attack target!
🚨 Note: Consider supporting this story on Patreon.com/Flokixy to access 400+ advance chapters and 2 new chapters daily! (Full story bundles also available without a subscription).