Chapter 117: Chapter 112: A Battle That Shocks the Ninja World! Severing True Several Thousand Hands! The Fearsome Ishihara!
Chapter 112: A Battle That Shocks the Ninja World! Severing True Several Thousand Hands! The Fearsome Ishihara!
"Hahaha, bring it on, Hashirama Senju!"
Ishihara laughed out loud, his excitement surging like never before. With an opponent like Hashirama Senju, he could truly unleash his potential!
"Here I come!"
"Die!"
Both roared, and then two titanic figures moved.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Each step taken by Susanoo and True Several Thousand Hands caused the earth to quake violently.
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On the Konoha Battlefield
The Third Hokage and the others watched the two towering figures in stunned silence. Not long ago, they had been locked in a brutal struggle against the Nine-Tails, yet the dreadful aura emanating from afar, along with the overwhelming visual impact, left them feeling that their recent battle was akin to mere child's play—nothing more than a game!
"Is that the First Hokage's secret technique?" Yamato murmured bitterly, his voice strained. Compared to the First Hokage, his own Wood Release seemed no more than child's play.
"And who is he fighting? Is that Susanoo?" Kakashi asked, his voice trembling as he gazed at the terrifying blue giant, even more formidable than True Several Thousand Hands.
"Could it be that Madara has been resurrected?!"
A sudden dread washed over the group, especially the Third Hokage, whose expression darkened. If Madara had indeed returned, their situation was dire.
Kakashi's eyes widened in horror. "Wait… Am I seeing things?! Is that Susanoo… riding the Nine-Tails?"
The Nine-Tails?! Hadn't Ishihara already taken control of it and taken it away?
The Third Hokage trembled, a look of shock crossing his face. "Could it be Ishihara?! Since when did he awaken the Mangekyō Sharingan?"
The group exchanged looks, each one of them overwhelmed with disbelief. Finally, after a long silence, someone muttered, "Damn monster!" No one disagreed.
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On the Battlefield
A thunderous roar erupted as the two giants closed in. Ishihara and Hashirama Senju locked eyes and then simultaneously launched their attacks.
"True Several Thousand Hands!" Hashirama shouted, unleashing an onslaught. Hundreds of hands behind the Buddha statue extended, unleashing a storm of fists upon Ishihara.
"Zanpakutō—Thunder Blade!" Ishihara roared, activating his ocular technique. Instantly, Susanoo's long sword transformed, one of the blades vanishing while the other morphed into a razor-sharp sword of lightning chakra. Two additional arms sprouted atop Susanoo's head, each wielding a Thunder Blade. The very air seemed charged with static, as sparks flickered in every direction. Just looking at the blade made their eyes ache!
The blade stretched to a staggering six hundred meters. "Kill!" Susanoo gripped the Thunder Blade, swinging it with full force.
Whoosh!
The terrifying blade sliced through the air with a sharp whistle, leaving a stark white arc in its wake. Hashirama's expression turned deadly serious, his senses on full alert. Even from a distance, he could feel the horrifying sharpness emanating from that blade, making his skin tingle with pain.
"Haa!" Hashirama cried, pouring chakra into his attacks, causing True Several Thousand Hands to increase its speed. Fists shot forward with lightning speed, closing in on Susanoo by the hundreds.
Whoosh!
The Thunder Blade in Susanoo's hands sliced downward, severing all the fists that stood in its path. The blade plunged into the ground, sending earth and debris flying as the ground trembled wildly.
But there were simply too many fists! In an instant, more came crashing down. The other Thunder Blade swung down as well, slicing through waves of wooden fists. Both blades pierced the ground, forming a cross shield in front of Susanoo.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
An uncountable barrage of fists hammered against the two blades. Each impact was like a thunderclap, producing a deafening roar. Shockwaves spread in visible waves through the air, turning into a terrifying gust that obliterated the surrounding forest and everything in its path.
The sheer force caused Susanoo's massive frame to tremble, but Ishihara remained unmoved, his arms crossed as he focused intently on True Several Thousand Hands.
The blade he had swung was closing in on True Several Thousand Hands.
"Block it!"
"Sage Art: Wood Release—Ranking Pillar Technique!" Hashirama's shout echoed like thunder. As he launched his True Several Thousand Hands technique, the Buddha statue extended its arms forward to intercept the incoming Thunder Blade, summoning Wood Release defenses around itself. His gaze locked onto the blade, his mind steeling itself. Would True Several Thousand Hands be able to withstand such an attack?
Closer! Closer! The clash was imminent!
In the next instant, Hashirama's pupils contracted.
Whoosh!
A sickening sound of blade cleaving through wood filled the air. The moment True Several Thousand Hands' palms caught the blade, it showed no sign of slowing, piercing through both hands and continuing its trajectory towards the Buddha statue's core.
"Haa!" Hashirama screamed, channeling more chakra, intent on stopping Ishihara and unleashing True Several Thousand Hands' offensive. Their gazes met, both burning with determination.
"Then let's see whose technique prevails!" Hashirama's mind was set, launching an all-out offense and defense simultaneously.
Clang!
A sound like clashing steel erupted. Sparks flew as Susanoo's blade collided with the Ranking Pillar, pausing for an instant.
Crack! Crack!
At the same time, the two Thunder Blades shielding Susanoo's front shattered.
"Kill!"
Hashirama's eyes gleamed as he continued to launch punches, trying to break Susanoo first. But then—
Boom!
A deafening clap of thunder sounded. In Hashirama's shocked gaze, lightning chakra surged from Susanoo's blade, increasing its sharpness to an even more terrifying level, slicing straight through the Ranking Pillar Technique!
Then—
Whoosh!
Susanoo's blade cleaved through True Several Thousand Hands, slicing it in half!
The massive slash flew into the distance, cutting through everything in its path. Even a distant mountain had its peak sliced clean off, while the upper half of True Several Thousand Hands floated into the air.
Shocked! Utterly shocked!
Hashirama could barely believe what he was seeing. His most powerful technique, the invincible True Several Thousand Hands, had been cleaved in two! It was unfathomable.
"No, I haven't lost yet! True Several Thousand Hands can still attack!" Hashirama snapped out of his shock, staring at Ishihara with a wild look in his eyes. "True Several Thousand Hands!"
The barrage continued!
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Countless punches hammered down on Susanoo, each one thundering with intensity. Susanoo's massive frame staggered under the relentless onslaught, cracks spreading across its armor.
"Die!"
Ishihara roared as Susanoo raised a massive foot and stomped forward. The collision shattered the incoming fists before his foot drove True Several Thousand Hands' face into the ground, creating a catastrophic quake.
In midair, Hashirama's eyes widened in disbelief. "How can this be?! My True Several Thousand Hands was enough to smash Madara's Susanoo, but it only cracked your armor, barely shattering it!"
At this moment, Susanoo bore a few large fractures, with only parts of its armor completely destroyed. Ishihara stabilized Susanoo and looked down coldly. "What's so impossible about this? My Susanoo is twice as strong as Madara's. Plus, I'm in Sage Mode. Of course, it can withstand your attacks!"
Ishihara's gaze grew calm. This battle had been a test to see Susanoo's true potential. Now it was clear—Susanoo's strength was not lacking; Madara had simply been too weak to handle Wood Release.
With this confirmed, and having copied Hashirama's Wood Release techniques, Ishihara's tone turned icy. "It's time to end this fight."
Hashirama's shout rang out, unwilling to concede. As a shinobi, he too was driven by a fierce will to win.
But Ishihara wasn't interested in continuing this game. "I said, it's over!" Ishihara pointed at Hashirama. "Shadow Imitation Technique!"
Whoosh!
Shadows spread like waves from Ishihara's feet, and though Hashirama tried to avoid them, the range was too vast. In an instant, the shadows covered the ground around him. His body froze as he looked at Ishihara, a sigh of resignation escaping him. "You've surpassed me."
With his chakra, he could break free from the shadow technique, but he understood it was pointless.
Ishihara responded with a full-force strike from Susanoo.
Boom!
The hundreds-meter-long Thunder Blade slashed down, cleaving both True Several Thousand Hands and Hashirama in two!
The shockwave rippled into the distance, and as Hashirama's reincarnated body began to disintegrate, Ishihara coldly remarked, "Of course!".