"Boil Release: Skilled Mist Technique!"
A large amount of highly corrosive mist spewed from Gensou's mouth, covering his surroundings and spreading in all directions like the Hiding in Mist Technique.
In an instant, the area in front of Hashirama was shrouded in a dense white mist.
Accompanied by the sizzling sound of corrosion, the mist, which was strong enough to dissolve Susanoo, quickly melted the trees and vines surrounding Gensou.
Knowing the high damage of Boil Release, Hashirama didn't charge in but instead summoned more trees to flood towards the mist.
Taking advantage of this gap, Gensou, enveloped in darkness, formed hand seals, and a large amount of chakra surged within him.
"Genjutsu: Release!"
Though not as innately skilled in genjutsu as the Uchiha clan, Gensou, who had extensively studied Yin chakra, could release himself from genjutsu.
Soon, the pitch-black darkness before his eyes dissipated.
With his vision restored, Gensou looked ahead to see an endless sea of trees rushing towards him like a tidal wave.
"Boil Release: Skilled Mist Dragon!"
Gensou wasted no time, spewing more corrosive mist from his mouth, which transformed into a substantial, elongated mist dragon. With a long roar, the enormous dragon charged straight into the sea of trees.
From a high vantage point, one could see the mist dragon cutting through the forest like a sharp spear, splitting the sea of trees in two as it continued its momentum towards Hashirama.
"Summoning: Five-Fold Rashomon!"
Hashirama's eyes narrowed as he slapped the ground with his hands. Five giant demon-faced gates rose from the earth, forming a barrier in front of him.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The ground trembled.
The deafening collision sounds echoed.
The mist dragon broke through three of the Rashomon gates before losing its momentum and dissipating.
But it wasn't over yet.
A figure swiftly passed through the remnants of the mist dragon, carrying a blinding light and appearing in front of Hashirama like lightning.
Screech!
The highly penetrating Chidori bloomed once again, aimed straight at Hashirama's heart, just like it had against Byakuren.
The speed of the charging Chidori was so fast that it normally required the superior visual perception of the Sharingan for perfect coordination.
But this limitation applied only to those with ordinary physiques like Kakashi Hatake.
Individuals like the Fourth Raikage, whose speed rivaled the Yellow Flash, could attack at high speeds without the Sharingan, and no one ever said he missed his target.
Gensou was the same.
The cacophony of Chidori's chirping filled the air.
Everything happened so quickly that Hashirama had no time to dodge. His body sank, and thick tree stumps grew from within him, colliding with the Chidori at close range.
Gensou felt as if he were hitting layer upon layer of tough leather.
Wood chips flew everywhere as his advance became increasingly difficult.
Moreover, the approaching Wood Release was suppressing his chakra significantly, dimming the lightning of his Chidori.
If not for his Dark Release absorbing some of the Wood Release chakra, mitigating its suppressive effect to some extent, the situation would likely have reversed by now.
However, if this continued, the tables would soon turn.
Gensou didn't stubbornly hold his ground. Transforming his right hand's Chidori into Chidori Sharp Spear, he sliced through the wooden stumps in front of him. While retreating, he discreetly attached a large number of explosive tags to the stumps.
When Hashirama instinctively retracted the wooden stumps growing from his body to pursue Gensou.
Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle~~
The explosive tags ignited.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
A series of violent explosions erupted.
Gensou looked ahead as massive fireballs and billowing black smoke rose from Hashirama's position.
For an ordinary person, such an attack would have been fatal.
But this was Hashirama.
Without hesitation, Gensou formed more hand seals:
"Scorch Release: Extremely Steaming Murder!"
A series of fireballs, formed by combining Wind Release and Fire Release chakra, appeared behind him.
With a gesture, Gensou sent these deadly flames, capable of evaporating all moisture in an enemy's body, hurtling towards Hashirama.
Even a Sage body would turn into a dried corpse upon contact with Scorch Release.
In the future, the hero of the Sand Village, Pakura, would achieve great fame due to this terrifying Bloodline Limit, to the extent that the Fourth Kazekage would fear her so much that he would betray her to the enemy.
Quickly.
The Scorch Release fireballs capable of evaporating everything flew into the thick smoke.
The expected collision and explosion didn't occur.
Gensou's pupils contracted slightly as he focused on the gradually clearing smoke, where a large, ominous shadow emerged.
Finally.
The smoke cleared, revealing the figure.
"Wood Release: Wood Dragon Technique!"
In Hashirama's powerful voice, Gensou saw a fearsome, long-snouted, spiked wood dragon coiled around him.
The enormous dragon's body bore several scorched marks.
These were the results of the Scorch Release.
Even the most powerful jutsu could only cause a ripple before dissipating against the chakra-absorbing Wood Dragon.
Noticing Gensou's gaze, the imposing Wood Dragon's lantern-like eyes lit up. Its long body rose, towering over Gensou and letting out a deafening roar.
Hashirama stood atop the Wood Dragon's head.
One could see that under his now damaged red armor, numerous wounds were healing rapidly without hand seals.
Soon, he looked as if nothing had happened.
"As expected of Gensou! From now on, I'll go all out," Hashirama said earnestly, looking at Gensou below.
When others said such words, they might be seen as posturing.
When Hashirama said it, it was nothing but sincere.
Especially the non-Konoha ninjas outside the battlefield felt a sense of helplessness.
Had they faced Gensou's onslaught, they would have been utterly defeated or killed.
Unlike Hashirama, who was not only unharmed but also seemed to have only warmed up.
"A Wood Dragon, huh? It seems ordinary jutsu won't suffice anymore."
Gensou continued to ponder calmly.
Having a vivid memory of the massive Buddha hand gripping the Nine-Tails, his mindset towards Hashirama remained steady.
Roar~~
The Wood Dragon roared again.
The next second.
The sky seemed to collapse.
Under the massive shadow, the enormous body of the Wood Dragon descended from the sky, crashing towards Gensou on the ground with overwhelming force.
Not only that, but Hashirama, atop the Wood Dragon, summoned the Advent of a World of Trees again.
In an instant, attacks targeted at Gensou came from above and below, everywhere.
(End of Chapter)
Boom!
The ground was smashed into a massive crater.
In the thick smoke and dust, Gensou emerged somewhat disheveled, quickly retreating backward.
Following closely behind him, a long, massive wood dragon also charged out.
Compared to its initial state, the wood dragon had many damages, but it quickly regenerated, gathering and replenishing itself with the surrounding trees, restoring to its original form.
"Earth Release: Earth Flow Continuous Wall!"
Realizing this was not a sustainable approach, Gensou first summoned one giant earth wall after another to block the wood dragon's advance, then created two earth clones to fend off the surrounding tree attacks.
After completing these maneuvers, Gensou, as the main body, swiftly formed hand seals, and the chakra within him became more active than ever before.
"Lava Release: Ash Giant!"
Consuming a large amount of chakra, a gray ash giant, much larger than the wood dragon, rapidly formed in front of Gensou.
This was just the beginning.
Gensou formed new seals again.
"Lava Release: Molten Armor!"
Layer upon layer of hot lava covered the ash giant, providing it with a thick and sturdy armor.
"Corrosion Release: Acidic Hands!"
The ash giant grew a pair of large corrosive hands.
"Scorch Release: Steaming Hands!"
Another pair of deep red, high-temperature hands extended from the giant's body.
Finally.
"Boil Release: Unmatched Strength!"
"Ultimate Combination Jutsu: Flame God Descends!"
Woo~~
Huge steam currents ran through its entire body.
Like a high-speed engine, the originally massive body of the ash giant suddenly grew even larger, releasing more power, eventually forming a colossal being even bigger than the Tailed Beasts, clad in molten armor and possessing three pairs of arms.
Gensou called this combination jutsu, which combined Lava Release, Corrosion Release, Scorch Release, and Boil Release—representing his deep research into Fire, Earth, Wind, and Water chakra natures—the Flame God.
As soon as the jutsu was completed.
Coincidentally, the wood dragon, carrying strong winds, broke through the Earth Flow Continuous Wall and charged towards the Flame God with overwhelming force.
"Crush it!"
With a body flicker, standing atop the Flame God's head, Gensou crossed his arms and calmly gave the order.
As soon as he finished speaking.
With a thunderous noise, the Flame God took a step forward, and the three pairs of giant hands, each with different properties, fiercely grabbed at the wood dragon like an eagle catching a chick.
In contrast, the now seemingly much smaller wood dragon didn't back down, charging head-on.
After a loud bang.
The Flame God remained unmoved, while the wood dragon let out a cry of pain.
The wood dragon, gripped tightly by the six giant hands, struggled desperately but couldn't break free.
Outside the battlefield.
Seeing everything, Reto, Ishikawa, Ai, and the future Second Kages were all dumbfounded.
They never expected Gensou's true power to be so ferocious that even the famed Wood Release could be suppressed.
Hashirama, who had left the wood dragon's head, also didn't anticipate Gensou having such a trump card.
With a stern expression, he faced the Flame God, clapped his hands together, and shouted:
"Wood Release: All-Encompassing Hand Technique!"
Around the Flame God, numerous giant wooden hands instantly emerged from the ground, reaching out to grab the Flame God.
Standing atop the Flame God's head, Gensou stomped his foot, causing the Flame God to move, using the wood dragon's long body as a whip, continuously lashing out at the giant wooden hands attacking from all directions.
But the sheer number of wooden hands, along with their ability to appear mysteriously, soon led to the Flame God's foot being firmly grasped by one of the wooden hands.
Seeing more wooden hands approaching, the Flame God threw aside the wood dragon, causing steam to boil throughout its body once more. A pair of large wings formed from high-temperature steam appeared on its back.
Roar~~
With a gust of wind.
The Flame God broke free from the wooden hands, its massive body soaring into the air, though not very high due to its size.
Seeing this, Hashirama ceased the All-Encompassing Hand Technique, deeply looking at Gensou, who was now overlooking him from the sky, and clapped his hands together forcefully, shouting:
"Wood Release: Wood Human Technique!"
With a large infusion of chakra, a nearby tree rapidly grew, transforming into a gigantic wood human within a few moments.
After a dragon's roar, the tattered wood dragon flew over, wrapping around the wood human's neck and, with an infusion of chakra, quickly restored itself.
The wood human, comparable to a fully-powered Susanoo, made its entrance.
Hashirama stood atop the wood human, his black eyes full of battle spirit, looking at Gensou above, shouting:
"Gensou!"
"Hashirama!"
Following Hashirama's intent, Gensou stepped on the Flame God, and with a flap of its wings, the Flame God rapidly charged downwards towards the equally massive wood human.
The war drums thundered, and the heavens changed color.
Under the increasingly awe-struck eyes of the onlookers outside the battlefield, the scene resembled a mythical battle between gods and demons.
The wood human and the Flame God, two entities comparable to, if not surpassing, the Tailed Beasts, were engaged in a fierce struggle.
In comparison, the observers seemed insignificant as ants.
Boom~~
The tangible shockwaves from the clash between the wood human and the Flame God swept outwards from the center of the battle.
Trees were uprooted.
A river was blown out of its bed.
A nearby hill collapsed.
And this was just the beginning.
Amidst the earth's unceasing cries of agony, the Flame God and the wood human relentlessly clashed.
The massive corrosive hands of the Flame God intertwined tightly with the wood human's hands.
As the wood dragon wrapped around the wood human's neck let out a long roar, it fiercely bit towards the Flame God, only to be pinned down by another pair of molten hands.
As for the last pair of scorching hands of the Flame God, they gripped the wood human's body, evaporating its moisture and chakra with sizzling steam.
In response, the wood human's body continuously glowed with the color of life, visibly healing its wounds at a rapid pace.
The battle between the Flame God and the wood human showed no sign of a quick resolution.
Meanwhile, the real protagonists, Gensou and Hashirama, weren't idle either.
On top of their respective giants, the two peak ninjas exchanged a glance and didn't waste any words.
Boom!
A piercing sonic boom erupted.
A fist coated in iron clashed with a wooden palm in mid-air, producing a deafening sound.
Not even a second later.
Another clash occurred.
Then the second, the third, the fourth...
Countless intense collisions continued in a short period.
Although they didn't seem as visually striking as the giants below them.
Their momentum was no less formidable.
"This is what a true god-level battle of the ninja world looks like!"
For a long time.
Outside the battlefield, the silent crowd included Tobirama, who bitterly expressed the thoughts of everyone present.
(End of Chapter)
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