On the battlefield, Water Release and Fire Release collided, giving off waves of mist. Immediately after, fierce taijutsu combat sounds came from within the mist.
Shimura Danzō stood not far away, his tightly furrowed brows never relaxing.
Ever since Renya started fighting the young Senju Tobirama, the unease in his heart had only grown stronger. His intuition told him—
They were done for!
That Renya guy seemed to be walking farther and farther down the road of courting death.
He could only hope Renya would know when to stop and not cause irreversible consequences.
At this moment, Renya had no time to care about his good friend's thoughts. He was fully immersed in the joy of beating up Senju Tobirama.
"Jie jie jie, is this all your strength?"
The young Senju Tobirama faced the arrogant Uchiha clansman before him, and the gravity on his face had never faded since the start.
Renya's figure flickered unpredictably under Tobirama's attacks. He didn't even use the Uchiha's Sharingan, relying only on taijutsu and the kunai in his hand to respond.
But it was precisely this seemingly basic fighting style that best proved a person's strength!
He's this strong without even opening the Sharingan—wouldn't it be even more outrageous once he does?
And the most crucial part is his fighting style…
This Uchiha's combat style… why does it resemble mine somewhat?!
Senju Tobirama looked at Renya in shock, seemingly unable to understand why this fighting style would appear on Renya.
Not specific ninjutsu, but an inner sense of rhythm.
That precise grasp of timing, a preference for efficient and direct strikes, even the way he could anticipate Tobirama's moves in advance and remain unhurried.
This isn't something the Sharingan alone can copy, and the Uchiha in front of him hasn't even opened the Sharingan.
This strange feeling was like what only a disciple he had personally guided since childhood would have…
"Born-evil Senju Tobirama, are you looking down on me?!"
Just as Senju Tobirama was feeling shocked by this, a sandbag-sized fist suddenly appeared in front of his eyes and kept enlarging.
"Bang!"
A heavy punch landed squarely on his face as expected.
The tremendous force made stars dance before his eyes. His body staggered back several steps uncontrollably, and a strange sensation came from his nose.
Senju Tobirama subconsciously reached up to touch it, and it was clearly a nosebleed.
"With strength like that, you still dare to get distracted in battle."
Renya shook his hand, his voice carrying a hint of mockery.
Landing a punch on this old boy's face—this feeling is something else…
So good! It's damn satisfying!
With this punch, the shadow of being secretly captured for experiments back then seemed to dissipate quite a bit.
A few more punches, and he could let it go.
Shimura Danzō looked at the young Tobirama-sensei with blood streaming from his nose, then at Renya's refreshed expression, and only felt his whole body turn cold.
It's over. It's really over.
Although he didn't want Renya to keep fooling around, at this point there was no room to turn back.
Forget it, let him do as he pleases.
At worst, they'd get punished by Tobirama-sensei together…
Anyway, he never took action from the beginning. He believed Tobirama-sensei wouldn't be too harsh on him.
As for Renya, he could only wish him good luck.
After all, it's not like he hadn't tried to persuade his good friend to stop in time—it's just that the other party never took his words to heart.
If things really go to hell, that would be reaping what he sowed.
It's true that Shimura Danzō and Renya are good friends, but that doesn't mean they have to be punished together.
At first, that's what he thought, but after seeing the miserable state of the young Tobirama-sensei—
He suddenly realized that keeping a good friend in his heart was enough; there was no need to do superficial things to prove it.
Mm, yes, that's right!
It's definitely not because he's afraid to face Tobirama-sensei's anger…
"Dammit, what kind of expression is that?!"
Senju Tobirama steadied himself and used chakra to stop the nosebleed. Seeing Renya's refreshed expression, he felt a humiliation he had never felt before.
This was even harder to accept than simply losing a battle! That damned Uchiha—his expression looked like he was… enjoying it?!
Yes, Renya's expression was exactly one of enjoyment!
An Uchiha even more detestable than the born-evil Uchiha Izuna had appeared.
"Uchiha, you've completely angered me!"
Renya looked at Senju Tobirama's furious eyes and not only didn't panic, but the smile on his face grew even wider.
He didn't even assume a defensive stance; he merely hooked his index finger in an extremely arrogant gesture.
"Stop the nonsense and come at me."
This contemptuous posture simply didn't put him in his eyes at all!
"Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique!"
Senju Tobirama roared, forming hand seals so fast they left afterimages. Surging chakra instantly stirred the surrounding moisture, and a ferocious, enormous water dragon condensed into shape, letting out an ear-splitting roar as it rushed toward Renya at extreme speed.
Daring to look down on me—he'll pay the price right now!
Just as the water dragon was about to swallow Renya, his figure vanished from the spot without any warning.
The enormous water dragon lost its target and slammed fiercely into the forest behind, kicking up a massive cloud of dust.
"What?!"
Senju Tobirama's pupils shrank sharply. Sharingan? No, it's not an illusion! He really disappeared!
Within his sensing range, the opponent's presence vanished completely.
...
Inside the Uchiha camp.
"Renya-kun, why are you back?"
After learning that Senju Tobirama had arrived at the battlefield, Uchiha Izuna was just about to pack his ninja tools and head to the battlefield to confront Tobirama.
But the moment he turned around, he found Renya had appeared silently inside the tent.
And before that, he had felt nothing at all!
"It's nothing. I just came to inform you that Senju Tobirama has arrived at the front-line battlefield."
As he spoke, under Uchiha Izuna's shocked gaze, Renya's figure instantly disappeared from the spot.
...
On the battlefield.
Through sensing, Senju Tobirama discovered Renya's presence had appeared again. He abruptly turned his head and finally fixed his gaze on the position where Danzō was standing not far away.
"Where did you run off to just now?"
Shimura Danzō realized the young Tobirama was looking at him. He subconsciously lowered his head and asked with a laugh.
He didn't want Tobirama-sensei to remember his face. If someone had to be remembered, let it be Renya's.
After all, he had never been involved in this matter…
"I just went to inform Izuna."
Shimura Danzō: "…"
Everyone knows Tobirama-sensei's mortal enemy is Uchiha Izuna, yet Renya went and called Uchiha Izuna over to watch him beat up Tobirama-sensei…
This guy is simply courting death like crazy!
Danzō couldn't help but regret coming to this time-space with Renya.
If things really turned out the way he imagined, even if he hadn't participated, he'd definitely be done for too.
Renya has really dragged me down!
Shimura Danzō felt like crying but had no tears.
"Renya, let's stop while we still can!"
He couldn't imagine what they would face if this kept going…
"What are you panicking for? Parallel time-space."
Shimura Danzō: "…"
This guy is using this kind of baseless talk to comfort himself again.