In a flash, the elite seeds Tobirama carefully selected from the ninja academy…
All fell!
"This…"
Tobirama stood on the branch, stunned for a long while.
He'd imagined countless ways this bell-snatching battle might end.
But never…
In this way!
From Hiruzen and Danzo acting as bait against Kazuku…
To Koharu, exhausted, collapsing unconscious.
The whole process…
Took only half an hour!
In half an hour, Kazuku wiped out a ninja team!
Among them…
Sarutobi Hiruzen.
Uchiha Kagami.
Akimichi Torifu.
All were skilled ninja.
Yet they all fell to Kazuku!
Especially, Kazuku's clothes remained pristine.
"And those bells weren't touched once…"
This shocked Tobirama the most.
Even with Kazuku's Eight Gates and Shadow Clone Technique restricted…
Hiruzen and the others didn't graze the bells!
How astonishing was that?
Kazuku was only seven!
From deciding to become a ninja to now, only three months had passed.
In other words…
In three months, Kazuku surpassed Hiruzen and the others' years of effort!
It made Tobirama question…
What was the point of effort?
Especially compared to a genius like Kazuku!
And that technique Kazuku used—what was it?
Tobirama studied Kazuku, finding him increasingly absurd.
Was he cheating?
"Forget it…"
Tobirama took a deep breath, suppressing his emotions.
But the shock of Kazuku's performance lingered.
Half an hour!
Half an hour to defeat a ninja team.
On average, five minutes per person.
"Are Hiruzen and the others that weak?"
Tobirama leaped down from the branch.
Given their state, they wouldn't wake within a day and night.
The bell-snatching battle could be declared over.
But as soon as the thought arose, Tobirama shook his head.
How could Hiruzen and the others be weak?
They were his carefully chosen disciples, groomed for Konoha's future!
Each backed by a founding clan.
And…
Hiruzen, Kagami, Torifu…
No.
Even Danzo were geniuses among their clans' younger generation!
Yes, even Danzo!
So, it wasn't that Hiruzen and the others were weak!
Kazuku was too strong!
Yes.
Kazuku was overwhelmingly strong.
It wasn't about their weakness.
"I just never imagined the gap between Kazuku and Hiruzen's team would be this vast."
"Even I want to fight Kazuku."
Though Tobirama now managed Konoha, far from the battlefield, rarely on missions, he often yearned to feel…
The thrill of combat again.
But he quickly realized something was off.
He, the Second Hokage, wanted to fight a seven-year-old!
What was that about!
Winning would be bullying.
Losing would be utterly humiliating!
His brother Hashirama and sister-in-law Mito would mock him mercilessly.
For losing to a seven-year-old.
Wait…
Tobirama blinked.
"I'm actually thinking I could lose?"
What a joke!
The more he thought, the more absurd it felt, driving him mad.
He, the Second Hokage…
Thought he might lose to Kazuku, a seven-year-old?
Too bizarre!
"Grandpa Tobirama."
Kazuku noticed Tobirama approaching, turning with a smile, "Can we declare the bell-snatching battle over?"
"I think…"
"They won't wake up anytime soon."
To Kazuku, waiting a day and night was pointless.
Tobirama could end it now.
Of course, if Tobirama insisted on waiting…
Kazuku would find a place to nap.
"Kazuku."
Tobirama paused, neither declaring the battle over nor objecting.
He changed the subject, asking about the Rasengan.
Even Tobirama found the Rasengan astonishing, "Who taught you that technique?"
Kazuku wasn't surprised by Tobirama's reaction.
The Rasengan was an S-rank technique.
Incredibly hard to master, with immense power.
Invented by the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze.
Perfected by Naruto Uzumaki.
Naruto created countless variations.
It became his signature technique!
A protagonist's iconic move wasn't ordinary!
Tobirama's shock was natural.
But…
In this era, Minato hadn't been born.
It'd be decades before the technique appeared.
Yet Kazuku learned it through the check-in system.
He couldn't say someone taught him.
"I'll treat Minato well when he's born."
Kazuku thought, then said to Tobirama, "The Rasengan? Just say I developed it."
What else could he say?
He was desperate too.
The technique didn't exist yet.
Claiming someone taught him would raise Tobirama's suspicions.
So, this was the only explanation.
But…
Even with mental preparation, Tobirama was stunned.
What?
What did he say?
That technique was invented by his grandson Kazuku?
Was he kidding?
Seeing Tobirama's reaction, Kazuku raised his arm, opening his palm, spinning chakra.
Pale blue chakra formed a ball in his hand.
Tobirama's gaze was drawn to it.
Up close…
Tobirama realized Kazuku gathered chakra in his hand, flowing irregularly, compressed into a non-elemental chakra ball.
In other words…
It required precise chakra control to achieve!
And…
This technique was powerful and seal-less!
Giving a natural advantage in combat!
Such a terrifying technique…
Was…
Invented by Kazuku?
He was only seven, right?
Developing a technique at seven.
Such an astonishing one!
He was the real God of Ninjutsu!
Tobirama…
His mentality collapsed!
(End of Chapter)