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But this ball is different from the Fireball.
The Great Fireball is just a fireball; it's a fireball without a physical form, while the Spiral Explosive Bullet has a physical form.
This is the difference between series and summation.
Aside from being able to be thrown like the Spiral series mentioned above, this move seems to be not much different from the Great Flame Rasengan, but that is not actually the case.
The first stage of damage is like a throwable giant Rasengan, then the second stage is the explosion upon impact, and that's not all.
Most importantly, after the physical Rasengan explodes and dissipates, the flames do not dissipate.
Therefore, the explosion caused by the Rasengan's rotation will cause the flames it carries and the flames generated by the explosion to be blown away in one go.
That would create a 360-degree, celestial maiden scattering flower-like Phoenix Fire technique.
Impact, explosion, debris spread.
Doesn't it look a lot like a hand grenade? That's right, the prototype for this move is actually a hand grenade.
However, the name "Spiral Grenade" didn't sound quite right, so Aizen simply gave it a more artistic name.
System: No, no, no, it has absolutely no artistry! As for the Earth Release technique, it's rather mediocre, because the solid nature of Earth Release makes it difficult to "rotate" with the Rasengan.
The characteristics are combined.
Using a soil-based drill to hit someone is only so-so; it's at the bottom of the ninjutsu rankings.
Unlike fire, wind, and lightning, which are intangible attributes, earth, which is an inherently tangible attribute, can be maintained in its normal state for a longer time when combined with advanced ninjutsu like the Rasengan.
Unlike Lightning Release which only travels a short distance and then ends, Fire Release which explodes upon contact with a person, and Wind Release which disperses upon landing, its drill-like form can be maintained indefinitely.
Combining this with the Earth Release technique's ability to sense the land, the "earth drill" is thrown towards the weakest point in the earth's veins, continuously drilling downwards.
It can then continue to spread deeper into the Earth's core.
Although it's impossible to actually reach the Earth's core, it's not difficult to cause a landslide or collapse over a certain area.
Therefore, this move is completely unsuitable for one-on-one combat.
However, it is suitable for team battles, sieges, and countering large, cumbersome units.
Simply put, it's similar to the effect of a tree descending to earth, but the actual effect is more intuitive.
Under Aizen's relentless barrage of Spiral Strike attacks, Hashirama Senju was momentarily forced to fly on a wooden dragon, with scattered patches of damaged armor visible on his body.
"Big brother, he's being suppressed."
The Water Release: Great Explosive Water Wave filled a certain area of cracks, and Tobirama Senju, standing firmly on the water's surface, looked on incredulously.
Not far from him, Izuna Uchiha, who had released Shina Tohiko and was floating in the air, exclaimed with delight and amazement: "As expected, Ni-chan has been hiding a lot of strength."
This time, the Senju clan is finished!
What a surprise! A huge surprise! For a long time, the battles between Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju have been evenly matched.
That… that damn wooden puppet technique was just as good as the Susanoo, which was the two brothers' trump card. What's worse, it had almost no side effects. Plus, the Senju clan naturally had a large amount of chakra, so much so that Madara Uchiha's eyes couldn't hold up and he had to take a break during the fight.
Note: The idea that the wooden puppet is comparable to Susanoo is an official setting. In front of the True Several Thousand Hands, even the Perfect Susanoo is just a baby. With the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan, which is not afraid of a war of attrition, plus the Nine-Tails, Madara could only barely fight Hashirama Senju to a draw, and in fact, he lost.
In the original story, after Izuna's death in this battle, Madara, who had obtained the Eternal Eye, fought Hashirama for another day and night before their "first" encounter.
The defeat shows that Hashirama had at least learned Sage Mode by this time.
Therefore, the Kaleidoscope alone is no match for Hashirama Senju. This proves that the fact that Izuna and Hashirama were evenly matched in their battle before Izuna's death in the original story was entirely due to Hashirama holding back.
Reconnecting with "the first time"
This is important because Hashirama Senju probably never used his full strength in any of his previous battles.
Izuna Uchiha, who was completely unaware that Hashirama Senju also possessed Sage Mode, seemed to see an opportunity to annihilate the Senju clan and avenge his younger brother and father! However, unbeknownst to him, Tobirama Senju's gloomy gaze was filled with intense killing intent as he looked at him.
No, the eldest brother still has a trump card; he won't lose.
The Senju clan is destined to win this battle, and this is their last chance.
To commemorate those in the tile-roofed and board-roofed houses, it seems only your life is worthy of such tribute now.
"Prepare to die! Water Release: Water Severing Wave!"
At the same time, Aizen coincidentally unleashed his fifth Spiral Series attack.
"Water Release: Spiral Tornado!"
Chapter 101 Aizen's Plan 5/10
The rapidly spinning waterspout, layer upon layer of waves, surged toward the distance without dissipating.
The already dilapidated wooden figure was completely crushed to pieces under the weight, and scattered water droplets, as it spun, "rained" everywhere like a sprinkler truck.
Seeing this, Izuna's admiration deepened.
Suddenly, alarm bells rang in his mind.
Almost instinctively, the Kaleidoscope Sharingan in his eye sockets spun rapidly.
"Susanoo, pfft!"
Inside the tan giant, Uchiha Izuna hunched over, his eyes bulging as he spat out a mouthful of blood, two terrifying streams of bloody tears also flowing from the corners of his eyes.
The pierced, brownish-yellow chakra giant quickly repaired itself.
Seeing this, Tobirama Senju was both surprised and disappointed.
Water Release: Water Severing Wave was indeed one of the strongest single-target water jutsu he had developed, but he never expected it to hit Izuna directly.
After all, he made no attempt to conceal his intentions, nor did he plan anything; there was no reason why his ninjutsu, which had been prepared directly, could hit him.
Unfortunately, Uchiha Izuna was caught off guard by his momentary relaxation and didn't have time to dodge. Even though he managed to activate his Susanoo in time, it was too late. The Water Severing Wave, which was right in front of him, directly pierced the Susanoo, which was still incomplete.
If it weren't for the layer of Zhi Na Du Yan still clinging to him, he would have been cut in half at the waist... or at least had a hole ripped in his stomach.
This left Tobirama Senju with some regret.
He almost killed Uchiha Izuna in one move.
"Izuna!"
At this moment, Aizen, who had forced Hashirama Senju back, shouted loudly in concern.
Barely regaining his senses and recovering somewhat, Uchiha Izuna gasped for breath, wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth. Forcing himself to open his eyes, he said, "I'm fine, brother, you just focus all your energy on dealing with Senju Hashirama!"
Looking at Tobirama Senju before him, Izuna Uchiha suddenly thought of "Madara".
Warning.
"Phew, I never expected to actually suffer a loss at your hands."
"But do you think that even if I get injured, it will close the gap in our strength?"
Uchiha Izuna spoke in a hoarse voice, his eyes filled with murderous intent.
Standing on the water's surface, Tobirama Senju's expression remained unchanged, only a cold, indifferent sneer appeared: "Don't be so arrogant. This time, your Uchiha clan has absolutely no chance of winning!"
So what if he activated Susanoo? His Water Severing Wave couldn't penetrate Susanoo, right? Of course, what he was most confident in was still the Flying Thunder God Technique that established him as the fastest ninja in the world.
Despite the growing fame surrounding the Flying Thunder God Technique, none of the enemies who witnessed it survived.
Therefore, even though many people know his name, they are unaware of his "speed".
It refers to the level or scope.
On the other side, Hashirama Senju, who had eaten five snails in a row, also looked slightly grave.
"Ban, I didn't expect you to have become so much stronger this time."
"I believe that as long as we work together, we will definitely be able to create a peaceful world."
"What a naive joke."
Aizen shook his head dismissively, raising an eyebrow as he reminded her, "And aren't you curious about the trajectory of that waterspout?"
"What's wrong? That's it!"
Just as Hashirama Senju was about to speak, he was startled to discover that the water tornado showed no signs of collapsing; on the contrary, it continued to move rapidly.
And that direction leads to "the Senju clan!"
Aizen slowly revealed the answer with a sneer.
Boom! Instantly, Hashirama Senju could no longer hide his strength and unleashed an astonishing aura, disappearing from his spot.
Aizen didn't stop him; he merely smiled slightly and used Body Flicker Technique to follow.
Everything was part of Aizen's plan.
Because of time constraints and the inability to plan ahead, he had to resort to the most brute-force methods to achieve his goals.
Given the high probability that Izuna Uchiha would be killed by Tobirama Senju, Aizen needed to subtly assist Tobirama Senju in order to increase that probability.
His Water Release: Spiral Tornado was the second weakest of the Spiral series, even considering the limitations of Earth Release's direct attack power.
However, water, like earth, is a natural element with a physical form. Therefore, a water tornado, which is an advanced form of water jutsu, can be condensed and held in place by using the Rasengan as its core, causing environmental impact while continuously launching attacks.
This is also an area-of-effect damage move, but it doesn't have the same instantaneous impact as Earth Escape.
This move is also the most important part of the Five Spirals series.
Only when Izuna Uchiha lowers his guard during the battle and Tobirama Senju prepares to use Water Release will the scattered water-style chakra from this move briefly slow down Izuna's reaction to Tobirama's attack.
Otherwise, given Izuna Uchiha's reaction, even if he had slightly diverted his attention, he wouldn't have been caught off guard by Tobirama Senju's Water Release technique. The Sharingan's perception of chakra is extremely acute, second only to the Byakugan.
Similarly, Aizen didn't expect that this alone would allow Tobirama Senju to defeat Izuna Uchiha instantly.
That's impossible; after all, Izuna also possessed the Mangekyou Sharingan.
Even if you're not paying attention for a moment, it's only a fleeting opening.
However, as long as he gets injured, the goal has been achieved. Aizen, who had checked Tobirama Senju's data, suddenly realized that he had slightly underestimated Tobirama Senju. With the addition of the Flying Thunder God Technique, the injured Izuna Uchiha would most likely be defeated and killed in a one-on-one fight.
The second purpose of this move is to lure Hashirama Senju away! Unless Hashirama Senju can block this move immediately, it will inevitably extend towards the Senju clan. If Hashirama Senju does not defend, the Senju clan will suffer heavy losses even if it is not destroyed.
In this way, Aizen could legitimately take Hashirama Senju to the next battlefield.
Moreover, this is considered perfectly reasonable by everyone.
Madara Uchiha's preference for direct combat doesn't mean he wouldn't harm "ants."
Conversely, it's quite normal for someone to use this to distract Hashirama Senju and affect their opponent's state.
Ultimately, no matter how positive their fighting style may be, they are still ninjas who have received brutal training from a young age.
Once he achieves these two goals, his mission will be more than half complete.
His task was simply to gain the upper hand, not to completely overwhelm Hashirama Senju, and Aizen discovered that he truly couldn't overwhelm Hashirama Senju.
Therefore, even if Izuna Uchiha were to be in trouble, Aizen, who was quite a distance away, would not be able to shake off Hashirama Senju and kill Tobirama Senju, who could use the Flying Thunder God Technique.
Then everything will naturally return to the original storyline.
Therefore, all you need to do is suppress Hashirama Senju until the battle ends, and after Izuna Uchiha dies and obtains the Eternal Eye, just follow the original storyline, and everything will be fine.
In addition to this plan, he also has backup measures in place to guard against various unforeseen circumstances.
For example, the second plan to shift the battlefield after the water tornado was blocked, and the hidden move that allowed Uchiha Izuna to survive.
But now it seems everything is going smoothly! "Spirit Summoning Technique: Fivefold Rashomon!"
Chapter 102 Is Ban inferior to Hashirama? 6/10
Bang! Bang! Bang! Five layers of demon gates stacked together blocked Aizen's powerful Water Release technique.
However, although the water-type spiral is the second weakest in terms of direct power, it is still a high-level attribute advancement of the spiral series. It managed to crush two doors before being stopped by the third door, which was slightly damaged, and turned into countless water droplets.
Actually, the inspiration for this move came from Tobirama Senju's Water Release: Water Shock Wave.
That move, in Tobirama Senju's hands, was comparable in power to a level 3, but it was actually a water-style ninjutsu.
It begins with a towering waterspout rising from the spot, which then instantly transforms into a cascading wave.
Without the Rasengan as a core to maintain the Water Tornado's form, the Water Rush Wave, which relies solely on water volume for attack, is naturally just a ninjutsu.
"Mada, you've gone too far this time."
Hashirama Senju, who blocked the attack, flashed a hint of anger in his eyes. He clasped his hands together, and crimson lines instantly appeared on his face: "Sage Mode!"
Aizen feigned surprise at the opportune moment, then put on a slightly serious but disdainful expression.
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