"When did this brat become so strong?"
Uchiha Madara frowned slightly upon seeing this.
The combat power Renya displayed when he killed Ginkaku just now was clearly stronger than when he defeated him back then!
Although Madara was already dead, he had still sent White Zetsu to monitor things.
As far as he knew, Renya usually did nothing but sunbathe all day and never trained.
Doing nothing every day — why was he still getting stronger?!
What shocked him was not Renya's strength, but the fact that Renya could grow stronger without training.
Shimura Danzō heard Uchiha Madara's remark and pretended not to hear it.
His good friend had a special constitution and seemed to grow stronger all the time.
Even without training, his strength would slowly increase year by year.
As for how strong Renya truly was, even he didn't know.
"Damn it, you actually killed Ginkaku!"
Seeing his brother killed, Kinkaku roared in rage mixed with fear.
At the start of the battle, he had already realized Renya's strength was extraordinary and planned to step in to help once Ginkaku began losing.
But he never expected Ginkaku to be killed instantly — so fast that even he couldn't react!
By the time he came to his senses, Ginkaku's head had already fallen to the ground.
Kinkaku and Ginkaku were evenly matched in strength, and their teamwork was flawless.
Ordinary Kage-level experts would only have the option of fleeing when facing them.
Yet now Ginkaku had been effortlessly slain.
Kinkaku clearly understood that if Renya could instantly kill Ginkaku, he could do the same to him.
He never imagined such a terrifying existence still existed in the ninja world!
Looks like it was time to prepare to run.
Although his brother's death enraged him, compared to his dead brother, his own life was obviously more important.
"Kill him!"
Upon hearing the order, the Kumogakure ninja immediately launched an attack toward Renya, determined to avenge Lord Ginkaku!
However, none of them noticed that Kinkaku was quietly stepping backward.
Facing twenty elite jōnin at once, Renya would still need some time to deal with them.
Seeing Kinkaku showing signs of retreat, Renya knew he had to eliminate these small fries quickly.
Otherwise, with that guy's escape speed, he might actually fail to catch him.
Back then, he had already let him escape several times.
"Looks like your boss is planning to abandon you and run away alone."
Hearing this, the Kumogakure ninja instinctively looked toward where Kinkaku had been standing, only to discover he was already gone.
Lord Kinkaku had sold them out?!
"It's fine. He'll be back soon to keep you company."
As Renya spoke, he activated Susanoo. A dark-red half-body Susanoo instantly appeared before everyone.
"Mangekyō Sharingan?!"
Senju Tobirama's eyes widened in shock upon seeing Susanoo.
Earlier, because Renya had been facing away from them, Tobirama hadn't seen his eyes.
But the sudden appearance of Susanoo made him realize Renya possessed the Mangekyō Sharingan!
You've got to be kidding!
He never expected that besides Uchiha Madara and Uchiha Izuna, another Uchiha clan member had awakened those eyes!
The twenty Kumogakure jōnin stood no chance against Susanoo.
Before long, they were completely slaughtered.
"Kinkaku, do you really think you can escape?!"
Renya dismissed Susanoo and chased in the direction Kinkaku had fled.
Only Senju Tobirama and the others remained on the battlefield, surrounded by scattered limbs and shattered flesh.
Watching Renya's rapidly departing figure, shock was written all over their faces.
They had thought they would need to sacrifice companions just to gain a chance to escape, yet the arrival of that Uchiha had completely reversed the situation.
For a moment, everything felt unreal.
It was like a dream.
"Kagami, you really don't know that person?" Hiruzen asked in disbelief.
It was hard to believe such terrifying power could belong to a human.
"I don't know him," Uchiha Kagami said with a bitter smile. "If someone that strong existed in the clan, how could I possibly not know?"
Senju Tobirama fell into silence.
The strength that man displayed was not inferior even to Uchiha Madara.
So why had he never received any information about him?
It seemed he would have to wait until that man returned before asking questions.
Under normal circumstances, he would have taken everyone and left amidst the chaos.
After all, that Uchiha was not someone they could afford to provoke.
It was best to avoid too much contact!
But his intuition told him Renya held no hostility toward them and could probably be communicated with.
"Aren't you going to greet your teacher?"
Having nothing to do, Uchiha Madara looked at the silent Danzō and spoke.
If he remembered correctly, this man was Renya's close friend.
What was his name again… something-zō?
Forget it. The weak weren't worth remembering.
If Danzō weren't Renya's close friend, he wouldn't even bother speaking to him.
It could be said he was entirely giving respect to Renya.
Shimura Danzō hadn't expected Uchiha Madara to speak to him. Along the way, Madara had only talked to Renya.
Though surprised, Danzō quickly recovered.
"No."
Back in the Warring States timeline, he had shown himself before the young Tobirama-sensei, and after returning to his original timeline, he received a brutal beating.
This time he had learned his lesson — as long as he didn't show himself, nothing would happen.
As for Renya, he could do whatever he wanted.
Anyway, the one getting beaten later wouldn't be him.
Seeing that Danzō wasn't leaving, Uchiha Madara stopped talking.
He had actually wanted to find an opportunity to use a clone and have it locate his counterpart in this timeline to explain the situation.
But now it seemed there would be no chance.
Forget it. This timeline was different from the one he came from. Some things could only be left to fate.
Senju Tobirama waited in place for quite a while, yet Renya still did not return.
"Hokage-sama, we should leave," Hiruzen advised.
After all, this was within the Land of Lightning. Given their current condition, staying here could be dangerous.
Since that Uchiha hadn't returned, they could only head back to the village first.
Senju Tobirama looked toward the direction where Renya had disappeared and finally nodded in agreement.
Originally, he had many questions he wanted to ask Renya.
For example, where that identical sword to Uchiha Izuna's had come from…
But it seemed there would be no opportunity.
That man probably didn't want too much contact with them.
...
It didn't take Renya long to kill Kinkaku, but he had no intention of interacting with the Tobirama of this timeline.
It was clearly the original timeline — there was no need for contact.
So after killing Kinkaku, he called Uchiha Madara and Shimura Danzō to leave.
At that time, Senju Tobirama and the others were still foolishly waiting there for his return.
"Kid, all you do all day is meddle in other people's business."
Uchiha Madara noticed Renya wasn't leaving for another timeline and was instead wandering around this one, and spoke with dissatisfaction.
"Madara-sama, don't rush. We need to learn how to enjoy life."
Uchiha Madara: "..."
He had already been dead for several years — what life was there to enjoy?!
Hidden in the shadows, Black Zetsu was nearly dying from anxiety as he watched Renya casually strolling instead of leaving.
"What is the cook doing? Why is he wandering around here?!"
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