"Something?"
Su Yu repeated the word, his eyebrows slightly raised.
The pressure from the white-haired man in front of him, Senju Tobirama, was real.
That aura of a strong individual who had emerged from a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood, mixed with the authority of a superior, almost made the air viscous.
But strangely, he didn't feel afraid.
It was like watching an ultra-high-definition 4D movie; you know that no matter how realistic the monster on screen is, it can't harm you sitting in your chair.
His body, his Soul, seemed to be isolated by an invisible membrane, outside the rules of this world.
Senju Tobirama gave him no further chance to explain.
Threats must be completely stifled in their infancy; this was the iron rule he believed in.
"Since you refuse to speak, I will confirm it myself."
His voice was as cold as ice.
The moment his words fell, Senju Tobirama's hand Seals were so fast that they left afterimages.
Boar - Dog - Rooster - Monkey - Ram.
Just a few basic Seals, yet the Chakra within the entire stone chamber was instantly activated.
"Water Release: Water Severing Wave!"
A low shout.
Senju Tobirama inhaled sharply, his chest swelling slightly, then he spewed a thin, highly compressed stream of water towards Su Yu.
That was no ordinary water.
It cut through the air with a sharp whistle, and the edges of the water stream even glowed white due to its extreme speed and pressure.
It was like an indestructible blade, capable of effortlessly cutting through steel.
Su Yu's pupils constricted.
He wanted to dodge.
But his body couldn't react at all.
That deadly stream of water shot straight towards his chest with an irresistible speed.
Pfft—!
There was no penetration as imagined.
No gruesome scene of flesh and blood flying.
The high-pressure water blade, capable of cutting through metal and jade, upon contact with Su Yu's body, was like hitting an invisible barrier.
All its kinetic energy, all its cutting power, was instantly and completely absorbed, vanishing into thin air.
The high-pressure water flow lost its sharpest form, transforming into a strong yet gentle column of water that cascaded over Su Yu, thoroughly drenching his strange white clothes.
The water flowed down his body, gathered at the edge of the coffin he was sitting in, and dripped onto the ground.
Su Yu blinked, then looked down at his soaked chest.
A warm sensation spread.
It was even... a little comfortable.
Like standing under a showerhead with particularly strong water pressure.
"..."
Senju Tobirama's hands, still forming a Seal, maintained their final posture.
A trace of shock appeared in his red eyes.
Water Severing Wave.
It was an A-rank Water Release Ninjutsu he developed.
It pursued extreme penetration and cutting power, capable of killing heavily armored enemies with a single strike.
But now.
This Ninjutsu had squarely hit its target.
Yet the result was... giving the other person a shower?
Senju Tobirama's gaze was fixed on Su Yu.
There were no signs of Chakra defense.
No use of any Ninjutsu to block.
Not even a trace of energy fluctuation.
His Ninjutsu had simply failed out of thin air.
It was like punching into a void illusion, yet the person in front of him was clearly sitting there, even getting wet from the water.
This phenomenon, defying common sense, shocked Senju Tobirama's inherent understanding even more than summoning a wrong Soul.
"That..."
Su Yu looked up at the stunned Second Hokage and spoke with a hint of embarrassment.
"Is there anything else?"
"This force is quite invigorating."
Senju Tobirama's facial muscles twitched imperceptibly.
He retracted his hands, his eyes filled with solemnity.
Physical attacks were ineffective.
Or rather, conventional Ninjutsu attacks were ineffective against him.
Then... "Seal!"
He formed hand Seals again, this time clapping his hands together sharply in front of his chest.
Whoosh—
On the ground, the black runes that formed the Edo Tensei jutsu formula came alive again.
Dozens of black chains made of pure Chakra, like living venomous snakes, burst forth from all directions, accompanied by sharp whistling sounds, coiling around Su Yu in the coffin.
Adamantine Chains.
Although not the original Ninjutsu of the Uzumaki Clan, it was a high-strength Seal Ninjutsu developed by Senju Tobirama after analyzing its principles.
It was capable of suppressing Tailed Beast-level Chakra.
Su Yu only felt his vision blur, and he was already thoroughly bound by these black chains.
The chains tightly constricted his limbs and torso, flickering with an ominous glow, and powerful sealing forces attempted to invade his body along the chains, trying to suppress his Soul.
Su Yu was bound, unable to move.
He could feel the immense power emanating from these chains.
But the "thing" inside him remained completely unresponsive.
He was like an insulator.
No matter how strong the external voltage input, the inside remained safe.
"How does it feel?"
Senju Tobirama's voice was low, as he meticulously observed every reaction from Su Yu, trying to find a weakness.
Su Yu was a bit uncomfortable being bound, so he twisted his body.
The Chakra chains, capable of binding giant beasts, made a "creaking" sound on him, yet they couldn't tighten another inch.
"It's a bit tight."
Su Yu replied honestly.
"And this posture isn't very comfortable."
Senju Tobirama's heart sank little by little.
The core of Adamantine Chains lay in "Sealing."
Binding was merely a superficial effect.
But now, besides actually tying up the opponent like ropes, the crucial sealing effect of this Ninjutsu had vanished without a trace, not even causing a ripple.
His lifelong knowledge, in front of this man of unknown origin, had become one joke after another.
Water Release, ineffective.
Seal Ninjutsu, ineffective.
What about Genjutsu that directly interferes with the mind?
Senju Tobirama slowly raised his head, his red eyes meeting Su Yu's gaze in the air.
No hand Seals.
For a strong individual of his level, a single glance was enough to plunge those with weak willpower into an irreversible illusion.
An invisible Mental Energy crossed the distance of space, piercing towards Su Yu's brain.
His vision should distort.
His hearing should be chaotic.
His five senses would be deprived, and his will would be dragged into the nightmare he constructed.
However... nothing happened.
Su Yu still looked at him with those clear, somewhat curious eyes.
The Genjutsu attack that could have caused a Jonin to have a mental breakdown seemed to be nothing more than an insignificant breeze.
"You..."
Su Yu looked at him and spoke hesitantly.
"Are your eyes uncomfortable?"
"You seem to be blinking a bit too fast."
"Pfft."
A muffled, suppressed sound escaped Senju Tobirama's throat.
Not blood.
But anger.
For the first time, his perpetually stoic face showed a complex expression mixed with annoyance and helplessness.
Water Release, ineffective.
Seal Ninjutsu, ineffective.
Mental interference, ineffective.
Ninjutsu and Genjutsu, the two pillars of the Ninja system, were proven to be utter jokes in front of this man of unknown origin.
Then, only one last possibility remained.
Taijutsu.
The purest, most primitive form of destruction, relying on physical strength.
Senju Tobirama's eyes changed completely.
If before it was caution, an inquiry.
Then now, only pure killing intent remained.
He no longer tried to understand.
He just wanted to utterly eliminate this guy, who had subverted his cognition and insulted his intelligence, from a physical level!
Whoosh—
The Chakra chains binding Su Yu did not dissipate.
Instead, under the impetus of Senju Tobirama's will, they tightened sharply!
The steel-like chains dug deep into Su Yu's limbs and body, firmly fixing him in place, unable to move.
This was no longer a Seal, but pure restraint.
Senju Tobirama didn't even form hand Seals.
His body sank slightly, his leg muscles tensed, and the stone slab floor beneath his feet silently cracked into a spiderweb of fissures.
The next instant.
He vanished.
No sound, no warning.
In Su Yu's vision, the white-haired man's figure evaporated into thin air.
An extreme sense of crisis, making his Soul tremble, rushed at him head-on!