Konoha: The thirty-year-old Uchiha lacks motivation.

A massive mushroom cloud burst open and pierced the sky, the swirling air currents dispersing the thick clouds that shrouded the battlefield.

High above the clouds, out of sight of most people, two barely perceptible black dots were falling at an extremely rapid speed.

If someone were to zoom in, those two abrupt black dots would actually be the long-lost Tobirama Senju and his fifth clone.

The two are currently fighting in the thin air.

Tobirama Senju held two kunai in his hands, his eyes darting around rapidly, his blue-glowing figure like a ghost.

Seizing the opportunity, he raised his hand and shot the kunai, engraved with the Flying Thunder God incantation, from two tricky angles at the expressionless clone number five.

"Bang!"

Unfortunately, his kunai was easily blocked by his opponent's superhuman strength, but this did not surprise him.

"Flying Thunder God Slash!"

The instant the kunai was launched, he seized the opening of the clone's wide-open portal, unleashing his ultimate technique. A buzzing, hard vortex water blade appeared in his hand, and he vanished in a flash of blue light.

Tobirama Senju's Hard Whirlpool Water Blade could easily cut through even the finest iron forged through countless hammer blows, let alone the fragile human body. The thought of piercing through the imposter before him in the next second filled him with exhilaration.

Piracy deserves to die!

"Bang! Bang bang!"

The next second, Tobirama Senju's smile froze on his face. This clone had actually blocked his attack with his bare hands, the sound of the billiard ball making his ears ring.

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"

Tobirama Senju muttered to himself in disbelief, the look of horror lingering in his eyes.

My older brother clearly patted his chest and guaranteed that he absolutely couldn't withstand his Hard Vortex Water Blade.

Is this pirated product even better than the genuine one?

Now that things have come to this, Tobirama Senju would rather believe that the enemy has upgraded their cloning technology than believe that his older brother has been lenient with him all along.

Dodging the clone's punch, Tobirama Senju appeared in mid-air not far from his opponent. Glancing at the still-distant ground, he shook his head helplessly.

"Damn it, we have no choice but to stall for time."

Opposite him, the rapidly falling clone was clearly uncomfortable, barely managing to maintain his balance in mid-air. His slightly tense face showed that he was not used to the high-altitude environment.

And this is exactly what Tobirama Senju wanted.

As the instigator of shifting the battlefield to the air, Tobirama Senju was arguably the person who understood Hashirama Senju best, besides Madara Uchiha. The two brothers had spent many years together, and he had thoroughly studied his elder brother inside and out.

To outsiders, Hashirama Senju was a perfect ninja with no flaws from any angle.

With an extraordinary physique and inexhaustible chakra, he is proficient in all kinds of weapons, including swords, spears, halberds, axes, hooks, and forks. He possesses superhuman strength in close combat and can summon wooden dragons from afar. With a simple clasp of his hands, a wooden doll appears.

But even this seemingly perfect ninja had a secret weakness that no one knew about.

Hashirama Senju,

He can't fly.

@Groudon

Furthermore, he cannot use his signature Wood Release technique while he is in the air.

【@Earth Tiger Hero】

Therefore, the moment Tobirama Senju began his battle against Clone No. 5, he hurled the Flying Thunder God kunai into the sky, then grabbed his opponent and began stomping on his right foot with his left.

The Flying Thunder God Technique is all about speed, and in the blink of an eye, the two of them arrived at a height of a thousand meters.

The gravitational potential energy generated at a height of several thousand meters is enough to obliterate any ninja who cannot fly. Even though the clone inherited all of Hashirama Senju's abilities, it appeared extremely small and fragile in the face of such terrifying attraction.

9.8m/s

The two are currently falling rapidly at this acceleration, and if nothing unexpected happens, it won't be long before they have a close encounter with Mother Earth.

He can land safely using the Flying Thunder God Technique, as for the clones...

No matter how strong your regenerative abilities are, you shouldn't be able to restore a pile of minced meat and mud, right?

Even so, Tobirama Senju remained vigilant. Before landing, to prevent the clone from devising a countermeasure, he continuously harassed it with attacks, attempting to distract it.

However, it now appears that his worries were unnecessary.

Tobirama Senju attempted to throw several more shuriken, but the clones only mechanically swung their arms to block, unable to react in any other way. They showed no intention of trying to save themselves; it seemed the rules of victory had already been established.

While Tobirama Senju was staring at his clone, his attention was suddenly drawn to the mushroom cloud that appeared below.

"That explosion... there's quite a commotion down there. I wonder if those guys can hold out."

He pondered for a moment, wondering whose scheme this was, but couldn't figure it out. He then turned his attention to his few good-for-nothing disciples, hoping they could stay calm and not act recklessly, so that he could carry the whole scene after he left.

"Huh? What's this?"

In the midst of his thoughts, he was drawn to several dark shadows rushing up alongside the mushroom cloud. When he saw what they were, his pupils contracted slightly.

It was actually the remains of a wooden puppet, and moreover, the remains contained a strong amount of Wood Release power.

"not good!"

Tobirama Senju's heart tightened. If the clone before him were to obtain these remains, the situation would spiral out of control.

With this in mind, he immediately formed hand seals, and slender water blades shot out, aiming directly at the splashing wooden figure remains, quickly clearing away most of them.

"Pat~"

But it was too late. Clone number five took advantage of the chaos to climb onto a large piece of the wooden dummy's remains; judging from its shape, it was probably half an arm of the dummy.

"Wood Release: Wood Dragon Technique".

With a Wood Release artifact of the same origin, the clone could wield the Wood Dragon Technique with ease. The half-wooden doll's arm instantly lengthened, eventually transforming into a ferocious wooden dragon that hovered in mid-air.

The clone stood atop the dragon's head, its emotionless eyes fixed on the clenched teeth of Tobirama Senju. With a clasp of its hands, the wooden dragon, as if imbued with life, charged towards him.

"roar!"

"Tsk! Don't let me find out who did this."

After dodging the wooden dragon's gaping maw using the Flying Thunder God Technique, Tobirama Senju said fiercely,

It's all because of the mushroom cloud that delivered the wooden dummy's remains, which allowed the opponent to recover a lot of health. The clone riding the wooden dragon was no longer the punching bag that he could slaughter at will.

"But it doesn't matter, when the time comes, it's still a dead end anyway."

After a brief exchange, Tobirama Senju realized that the wooden dragon offered no other assistance besides providing the clones with an additional attack method, and immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

"Let me see. There are 30 seconds left."

By visually estimating their current distance from the ground, Tobirama Senju accurately calculated the descent time, a smile involuntarily creeping onto his lips.

Now it's time for the final step.

Admittedly, the clone would be crushed to pieces by the gravitational potential energy of a fall from a thousand meters, but just to be on the safe side, Tobirama Senju prepared a backup plan.

To prevent the clone from finding an escape route before landing, he needs to temporarily turn the clone into a Muggle.

"roar!"

Whether it was sensing the threat of death or not, the clone's attacks suddenly became more frequent, but under the influence of attraction, he was now kneeling on one knee on top of the wooden dragon head, his hands stiffly clasped together, fighting like a trapped beast.

"Flying Thunder God Technique!"

With a flash of blue light, Tobirama Senju vanished from his spot once more. When he reappeared, he was already standing behind the clone, his hands glowing with a pale blue light.

"The Technique of Resealing the Limbs!"

A hand imbued with sealing power slammed down on the clone's back. The clone's expression froze, and the chakra on its body instantly dissipated.

"Boom~"

The wooden dragon beneath their feet was disintegrating at a visible speed. The light in the clone's eyes dimmed, as if it had lost its soul, and it remained motionless as Tobirama Senju held it down.

The technique of sealing the limbs can temporarily seal all of the enemy's power and render their chakra invisible.

Even someone as powerful as Hashirama Senju couldn't immediately counter a sealing technique that came out of nowhere.

"This money wasn't wasted."

Satisfied with the sealing technique he had just performed, Tobirama Senju nodded inwardly to himself.

He bought this technique from the Uzumaki clan at great expense, and they promised that it could temporarily disable even a tailed beast.

It was originally prepared for Uchiha Izuna, but unexpectedly it was used on the clone of my older brother.

The two were falling faster and faster, which attracted the attention of others on the battlefield. Hiruzen Sarutobi, who had just perfectly executed a combination attack, pointed in surprise at the two black dots in the sky.

"Look, what's that?"

"That's... the teacher!"

As the person with the best eyesight among them, Uchiha Kagami quickly and clearly identified the mysterious black dot in the sky within seconds, and a worried expression instantly appeared on his face.

Judging by that speed, the teacher must have been flying for a while now.

"What should we do? Is the teacher going to die together with the enemy?"

Unable to comprehend Tobirama Senju's outrageous manipulation, the same thought simultaneously surfaced in their minds. They paced anxiously in circles, but were helpless, forced to watch as the two figures crashed to the ground.

"10, 9, 8."

However, at this moment, Tobirama Senju was unaware of his disciple's thoughts. He was focused on calculating the time, preparing to use the Flying Thunder God Technique at the last second to escape and make a spectacular landing.

"4, 3, 2."

With the ground almost in front of him, Tobirama Senju immediately threw out a kunai, and his entire figure disappeared in a flash of blue light.

"1, 0"

The moment Tobirama Senju, who had used sealing techniques to restrain him, disappeared, the clone's dim eyes immediately regained their light, but all he saw was the gray-brown earth.

"Smack!!!"

The gravitational potential energy of over a thousand meters was indeed not to be underestimated. The body of clone number five was instantly destroyed by the powerful force, dark red blood mist rose, and the remains of the corpse were deeply embedded in the ground for more than tens of meters.

Even without using one's senses, one can tell that the other party is doomed.

"what?"

On the other side of the battlefield, Jigen was focused entirely on Madara Uchiha, who was fighting seven clones. Suddenly, he sensed something, his brow furrowed slightly, and a hint of surprise appeared in his usually calm eyes.

"One of them died?"

The first clones to suffer casualties were not actually created by Madara Uchiha.

Jigen had extremely high standards; as a noble Otsutsuki, ordinary humans were simply not worthy of his attention.

Hashirama Senju is one, Gin Uchiha (Kaguya Manifestation) is another, and Madara Uchiha is also quite good.

Now, a mere human extra has killed his most prized work, something that Jigen finds hard to accept.

"So it was a trick, how despicable."

He then activated his Byakugan and scanned the other side of the battlefield, discovering that the dead clones had met gruesome ends and had all been transformed into two-dimensional characters.

However, he also deduced the cause of the other person's death from this.

They were not defeated because of a lack of strength.

"Never mind, we can't collect the Five-Tails for the time being anyway."

Looking away, Cixian gently shook her head, not taking the matter of Number Five's sacrifice to heart.

The only way to collect the tailed beast chakra now is to plant the Divine Tree spores in the tailed beast riders and wait for them to bloom and bear fruit. However, since the Five-Tails rider has not yet appeared, he is not in a hurry.

As long as there are enough original samples, the backup for number five can be made quickly, so there is nothing to regret.

"This human's strength is truly terrifying."

Jigen turned his gaze back to Madara Uchiha, who was dancing, and a fleeting look of apprehension crossed his eyes.

In his mind, Hashirama Senju was already a superhuman human, but now Madara Uchiha has appeared, which is really giving him a headache.

Without using the power of the Tailed Beast Riders, he was able to fight seven clones to a standstill.

Madara Uchiha, huh?

This child must not be allowed to live!

"Teacher! You died such a terrible death!"

Standing before the crater where Number Five's remains were buried, the F6 members wept uncontrollably. Due to the suddenness of the event and Tobirama Senju's last-second escape, they had assumed he too had perished in the crater.

"Stop crying! We must carry on our teacher's legacy to comfort his spirit in heaven."

Hiruzen Sarutobi wiped his eyes, stood up first, his face full of seriousness.

The teacher's last wishes?

The other members of F6 looked at each other, wondering what their teacher's last wishes were.

"That's right, we can't let the teacher down!"

Uchiha Kagami also stood up, his sorrowful expression vanishing, replaced by a hint of hesitation in his eyes. He was determined to build Konoha into a top-tier village.

"Me too!"

Danzo gritted his teeth, a hint of struggle flashing in his eyes as he looked at Uchiha Kagami, but it quickly disappeared.

He also remembered that Tobirama Senju had repeatedly boasted in private that he would give the inherently evil Uchiha a good dose of juice.

Although Kagami is his adoptive father, loyalty and filial piety have always been difficult to reconcile. He must carry on his teacher's last wish and bring the inherently evil Uchiha to justice.

"."

The remaining few people, though completely bewildered, still stood up as the crowd did, pretending they understood, but in reality, their minds were full of question marks.

"What were you all crying about just now?"

Just as the group was immersed in the sorrowful atmosphere, Tobirama Senju's questioning voice rang in the ears of the F6, startling them so much that their legs went weak and they all knelt down in a row.

"Are you a human or a ghost?"

"ha?"

Upon hearing this, Tobirama Senju, whose clothes were slightly dirty, froze, a # appearing on his fair forehead.

"You're all dead, but I'm not! You bunch of bastards!" (End of Chapter)