Hashirama Senju's face was filled with anger as he cursed in a low voice:
"That damn Uchiha Madara, he's trying to completely destroy Konoha!!"
The reason Hashirama was certain that the jutsu in the sky was Uchiha Madara's handiwork was entirely because Yuto's methods were rather singular, or perhaps, purely his own.
Had that Uchiha Madara guy gotten stronger again?
In the blink of an eye, the meteor plummeting from the sky was already directly above Hashirama Senju.
Hashirama narrowed his eyes slightly, pressing his hands on the giant's head as a thought crossed his mind.
Boom! Boom!
The giant wooden figure abruptly raised its thick arms upwards.
At that moment, the meteor also crashed down, colliding with the giant's arms.
A dull boom, as loud as thunder, exploded over the entire village of Konoha.
At the same time, the moment they collided, a powerful shockwave erupted, sweeping across all of Konoha.
Crack! Crack!
The moment of contact, half of the wooden figure's head was blown to smithereens. Its entire body began to tremble, and in the next moment, it collapsed to one knee.
The thick arms, upon touching the meteor, began to show numerous cracks.
Wood splinters flew everywhere!
"Hold it up for me!"
Hashirama's eyes widened as he entered Sage Mode. A massive amount of chakra surged from his body, continuously reinforcing the wooden figure's form.
A grim expression appeared on Hashirama's face. He had to draw the battle away from Konoha.
Otherwise, he wouldn't dare to hold back.
As a massive influx of Sage chakra poured in, the damaged wooden figure rapidly repaired itself at a visible speed.
The next moment, to the astonishment of everyone in Konoha, the giant wooden figure actually lifted the meteor, which was slightly larger than its own body, above its head.
"This is the power of the Three Sages, isn't it?" Tsunade swallowed, her eyes staring blankly at the scene outside the village as she spoke in a hoarse voice.
Jiraiya, Danzo, and the others beside her also watched on with a similar, detached expression.
For a moment, the entire village was quiet. Everyone couldn't help but gape, staring at this scene as if it were from a story.
Such combat power was already far beyond their comprehension; the two fighters weren't even on the same level.
"Oh, he caught it. As expected of Hashirama," Uchiha Madara said flatly, his arms crossed.
"In that case, let's begin!"
Yuto extended a finger and tapped the Isobu on his shoulder.
Isobu's head immediately emerged from its shell, wagging its tail slightly. Then, a massive amount of chakra rapidly gathered into Yuto's body.
Yuto raised his other hand, aiming it at Hashirama Senju.
Yuto spoke softly: "Tailed Beast Ball!"
Under Yuto's control, Isobu's chakra quickly condensed in his palm into a massive Tailed Beast Ball.
Yuto flicked his finger, and the Tailed Beast Ball transformed into a red streak, hurtling toward Hashirama Senju.
At that moment, Hashirama, who was controlling the wooden figure to hold up the meteor, saw the red streak suddenly flying toward him, and his expression changed slightly.
"Summoning Jutsu—Quintuple Rashōmo!"
Hashirama formed hand seals quickly and shouted.
Bang! Bang...!
Five giant, iron-faced gates rose up from the ground, blocking the wooden figure.
Under Hashirama's intentional control, the five iron gates that rose from the ground did not damage any buildings in Konoha.
The Tailed Beast Ball easily blasted through the first two gates. By the time it hit the third, its power was already weakening. By the fifth gate, the Tailed Beast Ball's power was completely exhausted.
"I can't let them attack freely anymore!"
Hashirama's expression was grave as a massive amount of Sage chakra once again poured into the wooden figure's body.
The wooden figure moved!
It saw the giant wooden figure crouch slightly. In the next instant, it was like a spring, the figure leaning back as it forcefully hurled the massive meteor in the direction of Yuto and Uchiha Madara.
Hashirama jumped forcefully, landing on the meteor that had been thrown into the air.
Then, Hashirama pressed his hands on the meteor, veins bulging, and pushed forward with all his might.
The already-hurled meteor, combined with the sudden burst of power from Hashirama, increased its speed several times.
As the meteor passed, the air itself let out a "whooshing" roar!
Meanwhile, the giant wooden figure left behind began to rapidly shrink and disappear at a visible rate.
Evidently, Hashirama didn't want the wooden figure to move around and cause too much damage to Konoha.
After all, with the wooden figure's immense size, once it started moving, countless buildings in the village would surely be destroyed.
At that moment, Yuto and Uchiha Madara, standing on the cliff, saw the giant meteor hurtling toward them.
A cold smirk appeared on both their faces.
Just as the two of them were about to make their move, the entire mountain suddenly let out a huge explosion.
"Wood Release—All Embracing Bag Technique!"
Countless giant wooden hands erupted from the ground, instantly pinning Yuto and Uchiha Madara underneath them.
Other giant wooden hands also quickly pressed down on top of them.
Hashirama had clearly activated this jutsu to bind the movements of these two.
Rumble!
Driven by Hashirama's powerful push, the massive meteor, accompanied by a loud roar, rapidly descended toward the trapped Yuto and Uchiha Madara.
Complete Susanoo!
Gold Seal—Giganticization!
Crack! Crack!
A series of sharp, glass-shattering sounds echoed.
Two giant figures simultaneously shattered the giant wooden hands pressing down on them and burst out from within.
The 'All Embracing Bag Technique' was instantly broken.
Uchiha Madara controlled the complete Susanoo, while Yuto controlled the Giganticized Gold Seal.
The two of them simultaneously manipulated these two giant figures, raising their fists to...
Yuto struck the meteor that had fallen from the sky with tremendous force.
In that instant, Hashirama Senju, who had been pushing with all his might, suddenly released his hands and curled his body slightly. Immediately after, he kicked off the massive meteor with both feet.
Leveraging that force, the meteor's speed increased once again, and he used the recoil to violently retreat backward.
BOOM! BOOM!
In an instant, the forces of the three collided, creating a muffled thunderclap that echoed all around.
The power from their collision was so great that the mountain beneath Yuto and Uchiha Madara began to crumble and disintegrate.
And the meteor, without any enhancement, shattered under their combined assault, breaking into countless large and small stones that sprayed out in all directions!
Hashirama Senju landed on the ground and let out a soft sigh.
Fortunately, they were already outside the range of Konoha; otherwise, the flying debris from the shattered meteor alone would have been enough to cause devastating damage to the village.
"These two have really joined forces!"
Hashirama Senju looked toward the two towering figures across from him, his face grave.
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