Flying Thunder God Technique—Second Step: Guiding Thunder
Soon, every single rune of the wide-scale Flying Thunder God Seal in the air glowed brightly in a blue light.
Next, the seal in the air began to affect the spatial fabric, manifesting violent spatial fluctuations. The seal seemed to turn into a huge vacuum, creating a tremendous spatial suction force bent on gulping everything before it.
Crackle! Crackle!
All the lightning bolts, water particles, and the explosive heatwaves, which were about to obliterate the training ground and several dozen residential properties and the people living in them, were affected by the spatial fluctuations and forced to converge toward the middle of the Flying Thunder God Technique Sealing Formation.
The intensity of spatial fluctuations and the massive amount of chakra made the wind blow, making Tobirama's clothes flutter. The pressure on him was nothing to scoff at.
To control the violent spatial fluctuations, keep the seal stable, and suck all the thunderbolts, heavy water, and heatwaves on such a scale without letting them leave the suction of the seal tested any ninja's chakra control, space-time talent, and Ninjutsu proficiency to the extreme.
A single moment of distraction or slip could cause the Flying Thunder God Seal in the air to crumble halfway, leading to severe consequences.
But Tobirama?
His expression was as calm as the undisturbed water of a lake. His stance was as steady as a mountain. He stood as tall as the ancient God Tree.
In the Wuxia or Xianxia novel's term, to Seimei, Tobirama looked as steady as an old dog. 🐩🐩
[Seimei: Cough, cough! Forgive my impudence.]
In short, Tobirama didn't feel a thing. The moment he felt the power of the seal faltering, he simply pumped more chakra and controlled the sealing technique's structure with ease.
He was a bona fide Senju—one with a very pure bloodline and sky-high talent. His chakra capacity was off the charts, and his chakra control was even more remarkable.
Except for his brother, Hashirama, no living Senju could match Tobirama in those two aspects.
So, the seal remained stable, and its spatial suction power continued to increase.
The devastating thunderbolts, the crushing heavy water particles, and the shockwaves carrying intense heat were all restrained and sucked into the Flying Thunder God Seal in a matter of seconds.
As the last bolt of thunder entered the seal, Tobirama immediately used its power to forcefully close the spatial passage and stabilize the space.
Finally, he cut the chakra supply off the Flying Thunder God Sealing Formation, causing the pitch-black runes glowing in a bright blue hue to disperse into nothingness.
With that, Tobirama brought his hands down and crossed them in front of his chest before turning to Seimei.
"Well, the problem has been solved," said Tobirama with a cool, nonchalant tone.
Seeing this, Seimei didn't say a word.
But he quietly raised his right hand and gave Tobirama a quick thumbs-up.
The meaning was clear: Nice dad. You're awesome!
Truly, Seimei had nothing but respect for his father.
However, Seimei's thoughts immediately drifted to something not so respectful.
But then again, when will I have a mother? You are almost fifty, too.
Father, oh father, you are not working hard enough.
Should I also become a dutiful son like the Black Zetsu and find a mother for myself?
Wait, on a second thought, isn't that dutiful son actually my legitimate uncle? Hmm…well, technically, that thing is actually a manifestation of my grandma's will—a product of Yin-Yang Release. So, he can be considered to be one of Otsutsuki Kaguya's sons.
My family is kind of messed up, and I don't want to think about it anymore.
No, no, no, wait a damn minute. I was thinking about finding my father a wife. Why am I thinking about Black Zetsu, that slimy, manipulative, scheming little thing?
You have to stay focused, Seimei. Don't let your thoughts wander randomly.
All those random thoughts surfaced inside Seimei's head in less than a fraction of a second.
Then, another thought came to his mind.
Seimei rubbed his chin, looked up, and asked, "So, where did you send that destructive mess to?"
Tobirama waved his hand and said, "No need to worry. It's just a random, desolate place I placed my Flying Thunder God Mark long ago. It is quite far away from Konoha. No one's gonna get hurt."
"I placed countless Flying Thunder God Marks all over the continent, even in the other major elemental nations."
"As long as there is no space-locking or space-isolation seal in place, I can teleport to several hundred miles at once effortlessly if the place I want to teleport to has my mark."
"Whenever I travel to different places, I always leave as many of my marks as possible. I usually choose discreet places. Even if it's not a discreet place, no worries. As we can always sense if there are any people or danger around the locked mark, thanks to the enhanced spatial sensory passive effect of the marks."
"You should have experienced it, too."
Seimei simply nodded.
Seeing this, Tobirama continued, "That's good."
"Anyway, the point is, make a habit of marking different places with your Flying Thunder God Seal during your travels."
"Going to finish a bandit extermination mission near a cave area? Mark it."
"Visiting a forest or wild land to deal with chakra beasts? Mark it."
"Checking several places for an intel gathering mission? Mark it."
"Looking for a peaceful place to stroll without worry? Mark it."
"Visiting a ninja clan for some official staff? Still, mark it."
Hearing the last sentence, Seimei suddenly raised his right eyebrow. "Hmm!!?"
Don't tell me you have been marking the clan homes of the ninja clans in Konoha, too. Seimei couldn't help but think inwardly.
Tobirama could guess what he was thinking, but he still showed no trace of shame on his stoic face.
"You can never know when you might need it. So, you might as well mark it."
"It's a matter of precaution. And in our profession, if you want to survive, you must stay cautious and prepare for all sorts of surprises, betrayal included."
And it also helps you steal clan secrets. But he is wise enough to understand it without needing me to blurt it out. Anyway, with Seimei's Chakra Isolation Seal, my night raids proved to be even more fruitful.
Tobirama thought shamelessly while maintaining a solemn face on the outside.
And Seimei had to use every bit of his willpower to keep his expression neutral. But the corners of his lips still ended up twitching slightly.
My goodness. So, I knew you were shameless, but not to this extent. Nevertheless, it was a good lesson indeed. To achieve greatness, one must embrace the Dao of shamelessness.
I must learn from my father's exemplary behaviors and actions.
Seimei mushed.
He didn't know whether he should laugh or cry.
The poor clans had no idea that their most guarded secrets had been looted long ago. And if those clans still had secrets, they wouldn't stay secrets for long.
His father truly was a bold and adventurous ninja.
What else could he say?
Lesson learned. There was no need to dwell in it anymore. After learning such profound theoretical knowledge, he must apply it in real life.
But that was something he would ponder at another time.
Not wanting to talk about it anymore, Seimei swiftly changed the topic.
He asked, "So, how far is the place where you sent the destructive lightning bolts and shockwaves?"
Tobirama thought for a second and replied, "It's an area with several hills, approximately two hundred miles away from Konoha."
Seimei nodded. "I see."
Tobirama squinted his eyes and said offhandedly, "Well, those hills don't exist anymore."
"..."
Seimei was rendered speechless once again.
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