Senju Hashirama's injuries were severe, to the point that his life was hanging by a thread. With Senju Hashirama's incredible physique and power, such a situation should have been impossible.
However, the chakra required for the Truth-Seeking Balls and Six Paths Sage Technique created by Ashura had been extracted from Senju Hashirama's body. Combined with the fact that he was already in a weakened state and couldn't dodge, he took the brunt of Yuto's violent energy explosion.
It's no wonder he was gravely injured. Thus, as a medical ninja, Tsunade knew better than anyone how dire Senju Hashirama's condition truly was.
Describing it as life-threatening wasn't an exaggeration. "Grandfather's condition is very serious now. Pure medical ninjutsu alone won't be able to restore him," Tsunade said with a heavy voice.
Jiraiya's expression changed. If even Tsunade's medical ninjutsu couldn't help, one could only imagine how severe Senju Hashirama's injuries were.
Just as Jiraiya was about to speak, Tsunade interrupted again: "Don't let the civilians know about Grandfather's injuries. I'm leaving this to you for now. I need to take him to the Ryuchi Cave. Only Slug Sage can help him now."
Without waiting for Jiraiya's reply, Tsunade quickly formed hand seals with both of them simultaneously, reaching out to grab Senju Hashirama. Reverse Summoning Technique!
With a puff of white smoke, Tsunade and Senju Hashirama disappeared without a trace. Seeing Tsunade and the others vanish, Jiraiya's face showed astonishment, followed by a wry smile.
"After being Hokage for a while, your personality hasn't changed at all," Jiraiya muttered lightly, his expression turning serious. As Tsunade had said before, the fact that Senju Hashirama was injured must not be known to the civilians of Konoha, or chaos would ensue.
Without Senju Hashirama as a deterrent, Konoha needed to immediately enter a state of alert. What worried Jiraiya most was the current situation of the First Mizukage, Yuto.
After a moment of silence, Jiraiya's face showed an uncertain expression as he quickly headed back toward Konoha.
In a hidden room in Kirigakure! Mei Terumi's face occasionally showed expressions of concern as she looked at the transparent water bottle on the table.
Inside this transparent bottle was one of Yuto's eyes. Before leaving, Yuto had entrusted one of his eyes to her care, and Mei Terumi dared not be negligent in the slightest.
According to what Yuto had said when he left, he would likely use this eye to resurrect himself. "Yuto-sama has been gone for more than a day now, I wonder how he's doing?"
Mei Terumi frowned slightly, muttering to herself. Just then, the transparent bottle at the center of the table suddenly began to shake.
Mei Terumi was stunned for a moment, then reacted quickly, rising to her feet to look at the bottle at the center. With a cracking sound, as the bottle shattered, Yuto's figure instantly appeared before Mei Terumi.
"Resurrected?" Yuto opened his eyes, took a light breath, and said with a faint smile.
At that moment, a light sound came from beside Yuto, who quickly turned to look. He saw Mei Terumi covering her mouth with one hand, her eyes wide as a blush rapidly spread across her face.
The next moment, Mei Terumi quickly turned around, her voice carrying a strange tone as she said softly: "Yuto-sama, I didn't see anything."
Yuto's forehead showed a line of sweat, clearly aware of his current state. "Cough, uh, could you please bring me some clothes?"
Yuto coughed lightly, asking somewhat awkwardly. Mei Terumi quickly nodded and vanished in a flash.
Only after Mei Terumi completely disappeared from his sight did Yuto let out a light sigh. He raised his hand to touch his eye, a look of regret appearing on his face.
Uchiha Shisui's Sharingan had been completely reduced to ash along with his explosion. The "Kotoamatsukami" ninjutsu no longer existed in this world.
Even if he brought these eyes back in the future, Uchiha Shisui's Sharingan had been completely drained by him, almost useless. Uchiha Shisui had no brothers, so there was no way to evolve the eye into an Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan.
Yuto shook his head slightly. Although Kotoamatsukami hadn't been successfully activated due to Ashura's interference, on the other hand, both Senju Hashirama and Uchiha Madara, as reincarnations of Ashura and Indra, likely had some resistance to this ninjutsu.
Since Kotoamatsukami couldn't deal with these two, it had no meaning for Yuto. As for the rest of the shinobi world, in Yuto's view, there was little point in using Kotoamatsukami. It was better to crush them with raw power.
Not long after, Mei Terumi returned with a set of clothes. However, she didn't come in directly but tossed the clothes over the wall.
Yuto caught them casually, dressed quickly, and walked out directly. "Yuto-sama," Mei Terumi said softly as Yuto emerged, a blush still on her face.
Looking at Mei Terumi, Yuto's face showed another awkward expression. "Thank you, but I still need to go to Konoha," Yuto said without stopping his stride.
Still going to Konoha? At the mention of business, Mei Terumi's expression turned serious again as she asked in surprise: "Yuto-sama's plan has failed?"
"It can be considered a failure, but the results aren't too bad. Judging from the power of the final explosion, Senju Hashirama is probably seriously injured. Going to Konoha now is probably the best chance to kill him," Yuto nodded calmly.
"In that case, should the Kirigakure forces launch an attack on Konoha?" Mei Terumi blinked, a smile on her face.
"You really are..." Yuto rolled his eyes, but before he could finish, his brow suddenly furrowed.
"What's wrong, Yuto-sama?" Mei Terumi noticed the change in Yuto's expression and quickly asked.
"I found something interesting," Yuto said calmly as his furrowed brow relaxed. Before Mei Terumi could react, Yuto's figure vanished from the spot.
"Really," Mei Terumi said with a pout as Yuto disappeared without a trace.
Outside Kirigakure, a black shadow flashed past at incredible speed. In an instant, the black shadow landed silently on the ground.
Yuto twisted his neck slightly, looking toward a certain direction ahead, saying calmly: "Since you're here, come out."
As he finished, Yuto quickly formed a hand seal and slammed it forcefully in the direction ahead. Water Release — Water Dragon Bullet Technique!
A giant water dragon materialized out of thin air before Yuto and charged forward. The water dragon had only flown halfway when it suddenly stopped in mid-air, as if hitting an invisible barrier, unable to continue forward.
The next moment, the entire water dragon exploded, turning into countless droplets of water that sprayed in all directions. "Is this how Kirigakure treats its guests?"
Uchiha Madara said lightly, stepping casually from a hidden position ahead. "You're not my guest, so there's no need for hospitality," Yuto glanced at Uchiha Madara, then continued: "Speak, what brings you to Kirigakure?"
Uchiha Madara didn't speak directly, instead looking deeply at Yuto for a long moment before saying: "Seems quite a bit has happened. Too bad I missed it all."
Yuto frowned slightly. He didn't want to get entangled with Uchiha Madara right now, but judging by Uchiha Madara's appearance, he had likely deliberately intercepted him.
"Your purpose?" Yuto asked coldly, not wanting to waste words with Uchiha Madara.
"Senju Hashirama can only die at my hands!" Uchiha Madara said, his eyes filled with depth as he stared at Yuto.
As Uchiha Madara's voice fell, Yuto suddenly laughed, though it was a cold laugh. Yuto raised his palm and pressed down forcefully toward Uchiha Madara's direction.
The Water Dragon Bullet Technique that Uchiha Madara had easily dealt with suddenly began to reform. The scattered water on the ground quickly transformed into countless needle-like threads, shooting toward Uchiha Madara at incredible speed.
Uchiha Madara watched this calmly, raising his hand slightly. Almighty Push!
A powerful repulsive force emanated from Uchiha Madara, sweeping outward. The numerous water needles quickly broke apart and dispersed under this terrifying repulsive force.
Clang! Clang! Clang! Sounds like metal colliding rang from Yuto's body. In the blink of an eye, dozens of Adamantine Sealing Chains rained down toward Uchiha Madara.
Each chain was infused with Sage Mode chakra, making sharp piercing sounds as they moved through the air. Seeing this, Uchiha Madara couldn't help but frown.
He didn't want to fight Yuto right now. Susanoo!
A half-formed Susanoo rapidly manifested around Uchiha Madara, completely enveloping him. Thud! Thud! Thud!
The Adamantine Sealing Chains struck Susanoo's body with heavy thuds.
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