Senju Tobirama's gaze was as sharp as a blade, cutting straight into Momonosuke's heart.
"A disgrace to ninja everywhere."
By his own nature, if it were him, he would have charged into battle imdiately rather than performing so naked dance like a coward, only to die foolishly in the end.
Momonosuke's expression instantly turned a livid shade, his fists clenched tight with fingernails almost digging into his palms.
His voice was sharp and trembling.
"You, you dare insult my father! Do you know that he did it for the people of Wano Country——"
"For the people?" Senju Tobirama let out a cold laugh and cut him off without rcy.
"For the people, he stood by and watched others run roughshod across his own nation's soil?"
"For the people, he traded away his own dignity in exchange for an enemy's rcy? How laughable!"
"As the ruler of a nation, his incompetence not only killed himself but also killed countless people who followed him. Is this kind of man fit to be called a hero?"
Senju Tobirama's words were like a sharp blade that peeled away Kozuki Oden's mask of greatness without the slightest rcy.
His gaze swept over Kanjuro and the others, and seeing them pale-faced yet unable to offer a rebuttal, his contempt deepened further.
"If he had truly been a man of responsibility, he should have gathered his strength at the earliest opportunity and fought Orochi and Kaido to the death, because even dying in battle would have been far better than kneeling to beg for survival."
Senju Tobirama's voice was ice cold.
"As the leader of Konoha, in my view the most incompetent kind is precisely this sort of indecisive leader who brings ruin to himself and everyone around him."
Senju Hashirama stood to one side with a rather strange expression on his face.
He opened his mouth as if to say sothing, but upon seeing Senju Tobirama's cold gaze and then the contempt on the faces of Sarutobi Hiruzen and Orochimaru, he ultimately swallowed his words back down.
Although in his heart he felt that Kozuki Oden's sacrifice might have been ever so slightly admirable, that thought seed feeble and hollow when set against Senju Tobirama's logic.
Momonosuke's color shifted from pale to red, and his fury nearly drove him out of his mind.
He suddenly leapt up, jabbed a finger at Senju Tobirama's nose, and shrieked.
"You, you insolent wretch, how dare you insult my father like this! Kanjuro, kill him for ! Kill him!"
Kanjuro's face showed rage, his hand pressing on his sword hilt.
But his gaze carried a thread of inner struggle, clearly stung to the heart by Senju Tobirama's words as well.
Nekomamushi and Inuarashi exchanged a glance, a flash of resolve in their eyes.
Although Senju Tobirama's words had stung their hearts, their loyalty to Kozuki Oden was not sothing that could be shaken.
Nekomamushi's claws opened slightly and Inuarashi's hand also moved to the sword hilt at his waist, and the atmosphere instantly beca explosive.
"Even though you are not Kaido's people, we absolutely cannot stand by while Lord Oden is insulted!" Nekomamushi said.
However, just as they were about to make their move, Nekomamushi's gaze suddenly ca to rest on Senju Hashirama's face.
That face, it seed he had seen it sowhere before. A flash of inspiration struck his mind and he abruptly pulled a crumpled newspaper from inside his clothing.
On the front page of the newspaper, printed in bold, was an image of Senju Hashirama facing off against Whitebeard.
The headline read prominently: "World's Most Dangerous Criminal, Senju Hashirama!"
Nekomamushi's pupils contracted sharply and his face instantly drained of color.
"You, you are the Senju Hashirama who fought Whitebeard to a draw?!"
Inuarashi also saw the newspaper, the sword in his hand trembling slightly, his eyes filled with shock.
"How is this possible, how could a powerful figure of this level turn up here?"
However, in the instant they were frozen in place, Kanjuro could no longer hold himself back and drew his sword, charging at Senju Tobirama.
"Those who insult Lord Oden will die!"
Senju Tobirama let out a cold laugh, a flash of disdain in his eyes.
"Foolish."
His body leaned slightly forward and his terrifying Conqueror's Haki erupted in an instant.
The invisible pressure bore down like a mountain range and the very air seed to freeze solid.
Kanjuro's movent suddenly locked up, his legs dropped to the ground against his will, and his sword fell from his hand with a clang.
Cold sweat seeped from his forehead, his breathing turned ragged, and even lifting his head seed to beco enormously difficult.
"This, what is this power?" Kanjuro strained to raise his head, his eyes filled with terror.
Momonosuke simply collapsed on the spot, his face white as paper, his body trembling uncontrollably.
He opened his mouth but could not produce any sound, as though even breathing had been suppressed by that terrifying Haki.
Nekomamushi and Inuarashi were also shaken by this Haki and their bodies trembled slightly, but they quickly clenched their teeth and forced themselves to stand straight.
A trace of determination showed in Nekomamushi's gaze.
"For Lord Oden's sake, we must fight!"
"Heh, blind loyalty." Senju Tobirama let out a cold laugh, leaned his body slightly forward, and vanished from where he stood in an instant.
"Flying Thunder God Technique!"
His figure appeared behind Nekomamushi like a phantom, the kunai in his hand flashing with cold light as it drove straight for the back of Nekomamushi's heart.
Nekomamushi's reaction was extrely fast and his body lurched sharply to one side, evading the lethal strike, but Senju Tobirama's speed was truly too great and the kunai still carved a deep gash across his shoulder.
"Thud!"
Nekomamushi's body was sent flying by a kick from Senju Tobirama and slamd heavily into the ground.
He quickly rolled to his feet, but blood was already trickling from the corner of his mouth.
"Damn it!" Inuarashi let out a furious roar, drew his sword, and charged at Senju Tobirama.
His blade was wrapped in Armant Haki and tore through the air with a fierce cutting sound as it drove straight for Senju Tobirama's throat.
Senju Tobirama let out a cold laugh and his hands moved rapidly through seals.
"Water Release, Water Dragon Bite Explosion!"
With his low shout the sea's surface churned in an instant, and a massive water vortex ford at Inuarashi's feet.
The current surged skyward like a great dragon, carrying devastating force straight toward Inuarashi.
"Boom!"
Inuarashi's body was struck by the water dragon and he was sent flying backward like a cannonball, slamming heavily into a distant reef.
His sword fell to the ground and he spat a mouthful of blood, clearly having sustained no small injury.
Seeing this, Kanjuro bit down hard, gritted his teeth, and charged forward.
"Don't you dare hurt them!"
He swung his sword and drove it straight at Senju Tobirama.
However, Senju Tobirama rely let out a cold laugh, shifted his body slightly to one side, and evaded the strike with ease.
"Too slow." Senju Tobirama's voice was cold and full of mockery.
His fist swung out hard, wrapped in Armant Haki, driving straight into Kanjuro's chest.
"Thud!"
Kanjuro's body was struck by Senju Tobirama's fist and he was sent flying like a kite with a snapped string, crashing heavily into the ground.
His sword dropped to one side and he spat a mouthful of blood.
Nekomamushi and Inuarashi struggled to their feet, a trace of fury in their gaze.
This man was too powerful, and moreover there was still Senju Hashirama standing nearby, soone even more impossible to overco.
"It's over." Senju Tobirama said coldly, his gaze sweeping over Momonosuke where he sat collapsed on the ground.
A trace of cold intent flashed in his eyes as his body instantly appeared before Momonosuke.
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