Shoom…
Obito slowly floats out of the dust and debris. The shell created by the Truth-seeking orbs disperses slowly.
Hmm…
Tobirama notices the impact of Naruto and Sasuke's jutsu on Obito's body.
"Even though those orbs nullified most of the power of the jutsu. It wasn't able to block everything."
Guffaw…
Obito spits out some blood from his mouth. Black flames slowly burn his body.
"I am hurt?" Obito wipes the blood from his mouth and glances at Naruto and Sasuke.
Naruto is currently in his Kurama chakra Avatar mode, while Sasuke is using his Perfect Susanoo.
Swirl…
The black flames around him get sucked into his body.
"What's that?" Hiruzen and Mito ask in surprise.
"Where did those flames go? I thought he couldn't nullify the Senjutsu chakra."
"It's the Rinnegan!" Tsunade points out.
"He not only possesses the same power as the Sage of Six Paths but also possesses the eyes of the Sage."
"Damn it! Not even our full power attacks could take him down?" Naruto clicks his tongue.
"He has become almost as powerful as Izuna Nii-san." Naruto clicks his tongue.
"What?" Hiruzen and Mito glance at each other in surprise.
"Yeah, that's true!" Jiraiya also agrees with him.
Hmm…
Hiruzen turns to Jiraiya and asks him.
"Why would you say something like that, Jiraiya? With his current power, he is almost as strong as the founder of the Shinobi. So, how could Izuna compare to him?"
"Old man, you probably don't know this since you never fought that guy!" Jiraiya shakes his head and glances at Obito.
"The current him might look invincible on the surface with that god-like power, but I still have a faint feeling that if all of us work together, then we can take him down. However, against that brat Izuna, I never had such a feeling. I always felt like he knew my every move and secret. That he can counter each move perfectly and there is no chance for me to resist."
"Pervy-sage is right! Compared to Izuna Nii-san, this guy can be beaten. This is my gut feeling."
Itachi, Sasuke, Tsunade, and Mei also agree with him.
"You have so much trust in that kid's ability?! Now I would really like to meet him in person." Mito remarks as she notices Tsunade's expression.
Whoosh… Whoosh…
Both Naruto and Sasuke take the lead to battle Obito. Their massive avatars menacingly land in front of the tiny Obito and dwarves him in all aspects.
"Oh? So, this is how the two of you are going all out?"
Swirl…
Obito spins the Shakujō staff in his hands.
"Very well! Show me what you have got?"
HAAH…
Sasuke unsheathes his blades and swings them at Obito.
"Sage Art: Raikan Hengoku,"
Bzzt… Purple lightning flickers across the Susanoo's twin blades. He slashes the blades in a cross pattern, releasing a burst of chakra and nature energy.
Shoom…
Obito blocks the attack with a shield made of Truth-seeking orbs. The attack leaves a cross-mark on the surface of the Truth-seeking orb, slightly wearing it out.
After absorbing the brunt of the slash, the Truth-seeking orb enters in a standby mode.
HAAH…
Naruto also charges up an attack. He infuses nature energy in a small tailed beast bomb and fires it point-blank at Obito.
Haah…
Obito blocks the blast with his Shakujō staff.
Swoosh…
Sasuke flickers behind and slams a massive shield in Obito's back, hurling him in the distance.
Bang…
Obito is sent flying in the distance. He smashes into the ground and creates a massive crater.
Fwish… Fwish… Fwish…
Kurama's avatar crawls on all four and rushes towards Obito's direction at an extremely fast pace.
Shoom…
He leaps into the air and positions himself mid-air above Obito. The avatar opens its mouth and fires a barrage of small tailed beast bombs infused with nature energy.
Boom… Boom… Boom…
The carpet bombing by Naruto creates another cloud of dust and smoke.
"We shouldn't give him any chance to retaliate."
Sasuke channels a large amount of lightning through the swords of his Susanoo. The Susanoo lifts its twin blades and points them toward the sky.
A thunderstorm brews in the sky. Black clouds appear above Sasuke's Susanoo.
Bzzt… Crackle… Crackle…
Arcs of purple lightning flicker across the surface of the blades.
BOOM…
A massive pillar of purple lightning mixed with some white lightning strikes Obito's current location.
"Sage Art: Storm Release: Tenshinnō Kaminari,"
A lightning hurricane covers the battlefield. The rest of the group defends themselves from the shockwaves.
"What a powerful attack! I am afraid these two have already surpassed us and are on par with them."
Hiruzen glances in the direction of Madara and Hashirama's battle.
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"It's my win, Hashirama!"
Madara's Susanoo infuses lightning chakra in its blade and performs a vertical slash from the sky.
Bang…
Two more wooden arms sprout from the wooden golem and grab the blade.
"It's not over yet!"
The wooden dragon attached to the dragon's body headbutts the abdomen of the Susanoo. The sudden impact makes the Susanoo fall back.
The wooden golem uses this opportunity to stand up. It cups its hands into a fist and strikes the Susanoo. The Susanoo crosses its arms to block the blow, but the force from the attack pushes it even further.
"This is just like the time…"
Hashirama pauses in his attacks and glances at Madara. The Susanoo silently wields another chakra blade and points it at the wood golem.
"Hashirama, this battle won't end until one of us falls."
"If that's the case…"
Hashirama claps his hands.
Rumble… Rumble…
Their surroundings tremble.
"Wood Release: Deep Forest Emergence,"
Hashirama creates a giant forest with massive trees in an instant.
HAAH…
He controls the tree branches to attack Madara. Madara also swings his massive blade and carves out a huge path in the forest. However, his attacks couldn't keep up with the regeneration of the forest and soon the forest tangles his Susanoo.
Hashirama silently glances at the calm expression on Madara's face.
"Hashirama, if it was me from before, then this attack might create some difficulties. But now…"
The rings of his Rinnegan slightly spin outwards.
"SHINRA TENSEI!"
The Susanoo frees its arms from the grasp of vines and extends them outward. With Madara's Susanoo as the epicenter, a powerful repulsive wave stretches outward.
This repulsive force destroys the entire forest in an instant and even pushes Hashirama's wood golem back.
"It's that same jutsu from before!" Hashirama recalls Madara's previous move.
"So, is this the power of Rinnegan, the legendary Dojutsu of the Sage of Six Paths?"
"Hmm… what you see is merely scraping the surface of its true power. Witness its true power with your own eyes. The arms of Madara's Susanoo make Ram hand seal.
Huh!
Hashirama raises his head and notices a giant shadow in the sky.
"Shattered Heaven: Falling Star: Tengai Shinsei,"
A massive heavenly body descends from the sky and shrouds the battlefield. The expression of all shinobi changes. The courage they mustered after Shikaku's previous speech vanishes in smoke.
The shinobis scatter in all directions and frantically attempt to escape from the impact of the meteorite.
"So, that's the kind of power you possess now."
A slight smile appears on Hashirama's face. He smirks and bites his thumb.
"In that case…"
Hashirama makes a series of hand signs and slams his palm on top of the wooden golem.
"Sage Art: Wood Release: True Several Thousand Hands Buddha,"
Instantly, a titanic, thousand-hand Buddha statue in a sitting praying posture appears behind Hashirama.
Thousands of hands originate from the statue's back in countless concentric rows, while its two main hands are clasped, as if in prayer.
Hashirama claps his hands and infuses a large amount of Sage chakra into the Buddha statue.
Shiing…
The eyes of the Buddha light up with a golden hue. The nature energy traverses through its body and enters the several thousand hands on its back.
The massive meteorite quickly closes the distance on the battlefield. The thousand Buddha hands also take action.
"Thousand Hand Strike,"
The several thousand hands on the back quickly stretch forward and strike the meteorite with full strength.
Bang… Bang…
A cacophony of noise echoes on the battlefield. Dust, debris, and rock fragments fly everywhere. With the strike of each Buddha's hand, a massive chunk of the meteorite is chipped away.
The Thousand Hands Buddha dismantles the meteorite within seconds.
"You didn't disappoint me." Madara calmly glances at Hashirama as several thousand hands bombard Madara's Susanoo after dismantling the meteorite.
A massive crater appears at the Susanoo's location after the Buddha is done with him.
Madara's body lies deep within the crater. His torn and tattered body slowly regenerates, courtesy of being an Edo.
"Even though I can't kill you. I won't let you run amok any longer."
Hashirama claps his palm and summons several massive Tori gates.
"Sage Art: Gate of the Gracious Great Gods"
Bang… bang…
The massive Tori gates fall on top of Madara and trap him in a sealing formation, suppressing his chakra.
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