Chapter 25.1- One Thousand Hands

He swam to the surface in a second while feeling at his chakra and converting it to the spiritual energy that allowed him to knit the tears across his muscles and the tiny fractures along his ribcage. If he hadn’t prepared in time, that hit would have caved in his chest, but instead now he just had to make sure he hadn’t left Kagami in too much of a fucked situation. One foot after the other, he pulled himself up to the water’s surface and took stock of what was going on. Water walking was harder than usual with the content disturbances that came from the battle between Grandncle and the eight tails.

Against what should have been common sense, it was clear that Granduncle was winning. He was even doing it quite handily, it seemed.Almost like he was taking the time to remind the world that while he was not necessarily Hashirama’s equal in every respect, he was still a legend among shinobi for a reason. One of the eight tails’ (or should it be seven tails now?) tentacles floated in the water from where it had been cleanly cut through. Probably the same jutsu that would go on to cut through the roots of the God tree in a can on that would never be. The rest of the Octopus Squid was lashing out against my Granduncle’s control over the water. One water dragon was wrapped around a few tentacles, and even the beast’s neck while another water dragon was intersected with the first, coiled around the dragon’s lower body.

On top the water, stood Tobirama with both hands clasped as if he was in the middle of a prayer. I didn’t need to be a sensor to know he was expending ungodly amounts of chakra. I could practically see it in the very air around us. As for the Raikage, he was in a tense taijutsu bout with Kagami. I could see thet he was jut a tad bit slower than usual, but Kagami had already taken quite a hit. His left hand hung limp by his side while his red eyes darted from side to side.

I flared my chakra for a second in warning, and the I body flickered right in the middle of the both of them. Of course, my approach was sensed. I ducked underneath the kick from the Raikage, and allowed Kagami to reach around me with a stab aimed at the man’s knee. He snatched it back but we kept on him. I lashed ut with my fingers, aimed at his chakra points. He dove into the attack, pressing his speed advantage in close quarters.