The sudden rain had stopped, and the night wind was damp, making each breath feel cool.
Tobirama Senju gripped a Kunai, his body tense, slightly hunched, his gaze sharp and alert, like a tiger ready to pounce.
He had maintained this posture for a long time, at least half an hour.
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Around him, Flying Thunder God Kunai were scattered haphazardly, the Amaterasu black flames had long since burned out, and the Four Red Yang Formation that had soared into the sky was nowhere to be seen.
At midnight, the air was eerily quiet, with only the cool night wind blowing gently.
"Tobirama!"
A shout disturbed the silence.
Tobirama's eyes flickered, and a figure was rapidly approaching in the distance. Although he had already seen the person's face, he still used his sensory abilities to feel the approaching Chakra before slightly lowering his guard.
"It's Sasuke," he said in a hoarse voice, his exhaustion evident.
"Tobirama, the battle over there is over. That Shapeshifting Cat's methods were too strange, and I couldn't hold it back."
"It doesn't matter, a mere Summoning Beast poses no threat," Tobirama instructed, a grim smile crossing his lips.
"Let the Hyuga and Ino-Shika-Cho clans withdraw to the village. That Nanashi didn't show up. Heh, Madara, that guy, really knows how to hide her."
"I've already sent my son to do it." Sarutobi Sasuke landed beside Tobirama, glanced at the Kunai scattered on the ground, and said, "That brat, hasn't he been taken down yet?"
As he spoke, he suddenly became wary and drew the long sword from his back.
"Who knows?" Tobirama sighed, his face extremely pale. The Four Red Yang Formation had consumed too much of his Chakra. "Let's retreat. He shouldn't be able to teleport back here again."
"Is he still alive!" Sasuke was very surprised. "If everyone attacked together, the chances of winning would be greater, right?"
Tobirama shook his head. "It's useless. He probably has already mastered 'Spiritualization'. Against that move, numbers don't offer the slightest advantage. Our people would be killed like fodder. Moreover, that brat's Eye Technique is strange, and I can't let him adapt to other clans' Secret Technique."
"You should understand that in the current village, besides Hashirama, only you and I are confident in dealing with him." As Tobirama spoke, he formed a hand seal and dispelled the Markings on his body. He didn't have Hashirama's massive Chakra reserves. To deal with Shin'yu, he had even bothered to rummage through ancient texts, spending three years developing this Forbidden Technique that could store Chakra.
Sasuke nodded silently. After a while, he said, "If he isn't dead, he will definitely come back for revenge."
Hearing this, Tobirama said, "His ability allows him to teleport back to a point in space where he left a trace within a certain time frame, and repair any damage his body has sustained."
"I transferred him to the deep sea. To prevent him from using this trick, I have been guarding here for a long time."
"The deep sea!" Sasuke exclaimed in shock. "You can actually leave a Space-Time Ninjutsu marker in that kind of place!"
"That Kunai of mine is specially made. It was originally refined from Deep Sea Black Iron, which has an extremely high density. A small one weighs a thousand pounds," Tobirama said. "Two years ago, I dropped it into the sea. Now, sensing its spatial coordinates, it's about twenty thousand meters below the surface."
"That depth... no human could ever reach it!" Sasuke couldn't help but feel a chill run down his spine.
"I can't be sure if he's dead or not, either buried in the deep sea, or..." Tobirama looked up, his gaze becoming distant, "surviving and turning into a true monster."
Sasuke looked around again, gazing at the huge crack in the stone wall and the ravaged, pitted earth, and couldn't help but take a breath of cold air. "As far as I'm concerned, he's already a monster."
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Iron Country North Sea.
The bright moon hung high, the Milky Way filled the sky, the sea was turbulent, and huge waves crashed against the reefs, splashing white foam.
Suddenly, with a "poof," a young figure leaped out of the sea, his speed like a rising missile, shooting high into the night sky.
He cut through the giant wave, stretching his body under the round moon. The moonlight was cold, plating him with an inviolable holy light.
The youth landed gracefully, his toes lightly touching the sea surface, and a circle of light ripples spread out.
No matter how turbulent the waves were, once they approached the ripples, they became as calm as a babbling brook, as if a naughty child had seen his master, instantly quieting down, unable to stir up the slightest storm.
His face was handsome, his phoenix eyes were otherworldly, his black hair swayed in the wind, and a pair of scarlet Mangekyo Sharingan shone like glass, reflecting a crystal-clear glimmer.
It was Shin'yu.
At this moment, he was bare-chested, his skin as white as jade, his slightly raised muscles as refined as divine iron, and in the hazy moonlight, he exuded a misty halo, as if wrapped in a layer of crystal-clear water film.
Shin'yu looked at his hands, clenching his fingers into fists, feeling the surging blood energy in his body, as well as the imminent monstrous power, and a touch of excitement appeared in his eyes.
"I won."
"A crisis of life and death can indeed stimulate a person's potential..."
"The adaptation progress of the Flying Thunder God... is just a little bit short..."
The main reason why he fought so dangerously with Tobirama in the previous battle was that he simply did not adapt to all the damage from Tobirama.
The fully powered "Mahoraga" had been doing one thing from beginning to end:
Adapting... to the Flying Thunder God Technique!
He had a faint intuition that if Tobirama could use the Flying Thunder God in front of him one more time, then he would immediately adapt to this Space-Time Ninjutsu that could be called a divine skill!
"It's not like there were no gains at all..."
HeHe shook his wet hair,looking at his smooth, jade-like upper body,His expression was slightly strange.
"Damn, I've become a sea king."
...
He succeeded.
He successfully adapted to the deep sea and the essence of natural water.
Moreover, this was the result of secondary optimization!
As early as when he decided not to sit still and wait for death, he had fully activated "Mahoraga," causing some seawater to shoot in from the shattered Susanoo, instantly piercing his body, riddled with holes.
"Puff! Puff!"
The extreme pain also stimulated his latent abilities.
While adapting to the seawater, he could also withstand more damage, and finally, he simply let go of the Susanoo and only reverted his own state.
"Crack! Crack!"
Bones shattered, flesh and blood blurred, and then recovered in the next second...
Tendons and bones were reconnected again and again, blood stained the seawater red, and pain and new life were like two sharp blades, ravaging his body and mind together, repeatedly destroying and rebuilding.
After repeating this several times, Shin'yu finally adapted to the deep sea under the extreme pressure on the edge of life and death.
After the first optimization, he grew gills, and the seawater no longer tasted salty. Even in the pitch-black depths of the sea, he could breathe as freely as in the air.
His physical body had been strengthened beyond imagination:
His bones and flesh were exceptionally tough, and even his skin shimmered with a crystalline light. Within his seemingly slender frame lay the immense power of a behemoth!
Every cell in his body was incredibly resilient, as solid as a fortress. He could even regulate the internal air pressure according to external pressure. Neither the corrosion of seawater nor the terrifying water pressure could harm him in the slightest.
His circulatory system was upgraded, and his heart pumped slowly and powerfully, like a divine drum from the distant heavens, keeping his body at a constant temperature...
This evolution of his physical body, from the inside out, made him immune to all harm from seawater and even allowed him to adapt to sudden changes in temperature, ignoring the cold in the sea.
Webbing grew between his fingers, providing him with the ability to swim...
In addition, his eyes had also evolved. His visual ability in the dark depths was greatly enhanced, and he could automatically adjust his viewing distance according to the intensity of light! This allowed him to see through the ocean depths of thousands of meters and even see clearly into the deepest parts of the trenches.
After the second optimization, his gills and webbing disappeared, and his external characteristics, different from those of humans, returned to their original state. What replaced them was...
All the acupoints throughout his body were opened up, and he began to breathe using the largest organ on his body—his skin!
He absorbed oxygen through his pores and then discharged waste water. His cells could control the process of gas passing through the cell membrane, consciously absorbing oxygen from the water, and only oxygen...
He increased his affinity with water and could subconsciously control water molecules within a certain range outside his body, with meticulous detail. As his mind moved, he could control them to maintain a stable density and water wave vibration, controlling the speed of the water flow.
This was a completely natural reaction, similar to how human skin contracts when exposed to cold and expands pores when exposed to heat.
This allowed him to move freely in the water current resistance and strong water pressure at the bottom of the sea, which was many levels stronger than simple muscle movement using webbing!
Moreover, when his attention was focused on "controlling water," he could manipulate water molecules within a larger range. Within that domain, he was the master of water, controlling the power of the ocean!
Even in this deep sea, he could easily control the water to reverse the current and create a stable spherical "vacuum" zone out of thin air.
In addition, he had also evolved a sensory ability. His Chakra could be diffused in the form of high-frequency waves and then recovered, and he could obtain information about the surrounding environment through his body's perception!
Now, he was simply a humanoid radar, and he could even detect changes in molecular density within a certain range. Combined with his soul perception, everything within a ten-kilometer radius was clearly visible, and he would not hit obstacles due to high-speed movement.
At this point, he had completely adapted to the seabed!
He was also able to catch his breath and took the opportunity to search in the sea, finally finding a Flying Thunder God Kunai that had been severely deformed in a coral.
Looking at the Flying Thunder God Technique formula on it, he tore it apart without saying a word before returning to the surface.
Shin'yu lowered his head and looked at his fair, crystalline palms. His gaze seemed to be able to penetrate his skin, and endless power was being transmitted silently along his muscles and meridians.
As the owner of Mahoraga, he quickly adapted to this exponentially increasing power. The divine light in his eyes was completely restrained, and his breathing was steady, long, and continuous.
With his current physical fitness, even if Hashirama himself came, he would have the confidence to compete with him, but that strange expression could not be resolved.
"Although becoming stronger is a good thing, am I still human now?"
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