hotmtlnovel Chapter 117 If there's a limit to being human, then I'll give up being human [4 updates, p
Chapter 117 If there's a limit to being human, then I'll give up being human [4 updates, p
Chapter 117 If there's a limit to being human, then I'll give up being human [Fourth update, please subscribe]
If there's any difference, it's that in the previous video, when I fought Zabuza, both of us used many hand seals to unleash a water jutsu of that scale. After completing the hand seals properly, we sent him away.
The Second Hokage simply completed the hand seals casually and then unleashed a Water Release technique of such high caliber.
Moreover, he was in the Land of Waves, an environment with abundant moisture, while the Second Hokage unleashed this level of Water Release technique in a place completely devoid of water. The difference between the two was obvious.
At this moment, Kakashi Hatake suddenly remembered what Kitahara Kaede had teased him about before: who still obediently forms hand seals?
He suddenly realized what Kitahara Kaede was up to.
Indeed, compared to the Second Hokage, he and Zabuza were truly honest people.
That's true, but in reality everyone still has to follow the hand seals properly. Each hand seal is the optimal route for releasing ninjutsu, summarized by countless people over thousands of years.
The result of missing one seal or adding one seal is often failure to release the power or loss of control.
For Kakashi Hatake, the Second Hokage being able to unleash such a level of Water Release technique with a casual shout was nothing short of mythical.
All I can say is, he truly lives up to his reputation as the Second Hokage.
In the scene, the Third Hokage is already fighting the First Hokage, who has come by water. However, in the physical combat, he is completely at a disadvantage and is even dragged into the water by the Second Hokage, who intends to drown him.
"How come the old man's physical skills have deteriorated so much? That shouldn't be the case."
Jiraiya looked at the disheveled Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, in the scene and muttered to himself.
Although he was heartbroken, he still found it unbelievable that his teacher was so weak.
In his mind, his teacher Hiruzen Sarutobi was also a well-rounded ninja, excelling in taijutsu, ninjutsu, and genjutsu.
However, now, facing the attack of the first generation, he was almost powerless to fight back. This was not the teacher he knew.
The movements are slow and choppy!
I'm getting old after all!
Jiraiya was distressed, but he quickly realized where the problem lay.
My teacher is getting old!
Therefore, facing two former Hokage resurrected through Edo Tensei was extremely difficult.
Even with all their might, they could only barely escape; they were simply no match for each other.
He was already panting heavily even though he was only a little older; he looked very old.
While he was panting heavily, the First Hokage had already begun to unleash his Wood Release ninjutsu, which he used to quell the chaos of the world.
Under the terrifying Wood Release attack, the Third Hokage managed to dodge left and right, but within such a narrow area, he was quickly caught.
"Is this the Wood Release technique used by the First Hokage to quell the chaos of the world?"
Everyone's expressions were extremely solemn.
They had all seen the description of the First Hokage's Wood Release in textbooks and knew that it was a bloodline limit of the First Hokage, but none of them had seen it in person.
This bloodline limit seems to be limited to the First Generation, and even the Second Generation did not inherit this bloodline limit.
So this was the first time everyone had truly witnessed the power of Wood Release. Even though Hashirama Senju wasn't even a tenth of his peak strength, they were all stunned.
"No, that's not right." Kakashi Hatake thought for a moment. He had seen other Wood Release techniques before, from that ninja named Yamato.
He remembered that the Third Hokage had personally brought back a ninja from Root, who later joined the Anbu and was one of his juniors.
Kakashi Hatake had seen Yamato in action before, and his Wood Release technique was just average, nothing particularly special compared to other types of ninjutsu.
However, the Wood Release technique that the First Hokage is now using is on a completely different level, covering everything.
A sea of trees was born!
They completely covered the rooftop, and even the third generation was captured.
"They're both Wood Release, how can there be such a big difference?" Kakashi Hatake even felt that the difference was more outrageous than the difference between a one-tomoe Sharingan and a Mangekyou Sharingan.
Meanwhile, the Third Hokage, who was trapped by Wood Release, looked at the three people to the west, unable to move.
"Finally caught you, teacher," Orochimaru said jokingly.
At that moment, the Third Generation, having exerted all his strength, also placed his handprint on the tree trunk, and with the blood from his previously bitten thumb, completed the summoning jutsu.
"Ninja Art, Summoning Jutsu, appear, Monkey King Enma!"
The third generation leader shouted loudly, and with a puff of white smoke, their clan's strongest summoning beast, Enma, appeared before everyone.
He was wearing a tiger-skin skirt and a Konoha headband, and looked extremely fierce.
"Something troublesome has appeared." Orochimaru looked at Enma, his expression becoming more serious. "Old Enma."
This is a very troublesome opponent. As a long-time comrade-in-arms who has accompanied Hiruzen Sarutobi for many years, in terms of strength, he has probably already reached the threshold of Kage level, making him an extremely troublesome opponent.
After glancing at the scene, the ape demon roughly understood what was going on.
"Orochimaru, so that's how it is. How pathetic. Sarutobi, it's all your fault for not killing him back then," Enma said, glancing at the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi.
He was well aware that at some point in time, the Third Hokage had the opportunity to kill Orochimaru, but he was too soft-hearted and didn't kill him, which led to this situation.
"We'll make our move in a moment," the Third Hokage quickly explained.
"It's too late," the ape demon said, shaking his head.
"Please, Ape Demon, the Ruyi Jingu Bang."
At this moment, the Third Hokage tried to escape the trap set by Wood Release, but to no avail. He could only place his hopes on Enma. Upon hearing this, Orochimaru also became anxious and shouted, "Kill him! Don't let that guy transform!"
Upon hearing this, the First and Second Generation Immortals rushed forward to try to stop them, but it was no use; they were easily knocked away.
Meanwhile, the Monkey King took the opportunity to transform into the Ruyi Jingu Bang (Golden Cudgel), rescuing the Third Generation.
"What an impressive clash of ninjutsu! Is this what Hokage-level skill is like?"
This series of unexpected events shocked the members of the secret service.
"Fine, this is finally getting interesting." Orochimaru, seeing that he hadn't gotten what he wanted, didn't care anymore and spat out a Kusanagi sword from his mouth.
"The Kusanagi Sword? Let's go, Enma."
Upon seeing this, Hiruzen Sarutobi shouted.
"Even with an indestructible body, it will still hurt when touched by the Kusanagi Sword," the Monkey Demon quickly reminded him.
However, the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, ignored his complaints and charged straight at him.
The two sides directly engaged in a weapon duel, but it was clear that the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, had an absolute advantage in this aspect, as Orochimaru's training focus was not on weapon mastery.
However, Orochimaru had two helpers who, at a crucial moment, worked together to defeat the Third Hokage.
"Foolish, you actually charged over without using Shadow Clone Technique." Orochimaru said smugly after winning.
"No, that's not right. It's not that he doesn't use it, but that he can't use it. The Third Hokage is different from the past. His chakra reserves... The Shadow Clone Technique requires an even distribution of his existing chakra, which could easily be a waste of chakra. I guess he's getting old?"
Upon hearing this, the ANBU member standing nearby was shocked.
Those watching from outside the screen also deeply felt the Third Hokage's advanced age, as he was easily knocked to the ground by Orochimaru's attack.
"No, if that's the case, then why didn't Shimura Danzo, who was the same age, have this problem?"
Itachi Uchiha frowned, recalling the battle between Sasuke Uchiha and Danzo Shimura in the previous video, where Danzo's strength was not affected by his age at all.
He then realized why. Judging from the countless trees sprouting from his body, had he undergone some kind of ninjutsu modification?
Jiraiya also looked grave. He was not only watching Orochimaru, a treacherous and ungrateful man, mistreating his teacher, but he was also thinking about Danzo Shimura.
"Is it a modification of Wood Release?"
Jiraiya recalled some information he had received before. Compared to Itachi Uchiha, Jiraiya was closer to the higher-ups and knew more about some things. He had also heard about some of the reasons why Orochimaru was expelled.
He especially remembered one time when Tsunade stormed into the Third Hokage's office, and a fierce argument broke out between them. He heard some key words from a distance.
Wood Release, Modification, Bloodline Limit, and so on.
After this argument, Tsunade left the village, so he knew a little about it.
Later, it was discovered that the Konoha leadership had been condoning research into Wood Release all along, and the person in charge of the research was Orochimaru.
Tsunade's complete disappointment in her teacher was probably due to this incident.
However, he had previously thought that Konoha should have stopped experimenting with Wood Release after Orochimaru's defection, but now it seems that they haven't, at least Danzo Shimura hasn't given up on experimenting with Wood Release.
He even applied the results of his Wood Release experiments to himself, with remarkable effects.
This becomes even clearer when compared to the aging Third Hokage.
At this age, even creating a shadow clone requires great care, and physical combat soon leaves the Third Hokage breathless and exhausted.
Danzo Shimura, who was the same age as the Third Hokage, was completely different. When he fought against Sasuke, who would later have the Mangekyou Sharingan, he had no problem with physical strength or chakra reserves whatsoever.
He's definitely still at his peak!
This is the result of completing the physical transformation. If there is a limit to being human, then I will stop being human.
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