Old Obito looked toward the Ninja Allied Forces, at those fellows who were still alive.
Fortunately, at this moment on the battlefield, there was no shortage of nourishment to make the God Tree bloom and bear fruit.
With a great wave of his hand, the God Tree's roots once again burst from the ground, like a heavenly wrath, surging toward the Ninja Allied Forces.
The earth cracked inch by inch, and the world itself seemed on the verge of destruction.
Those who had survived looked at the unstoppable Wood Style charging toward them, their faces revealing expressions of despair.
Everything had come too fast, so fast that they hadn't even figured out the situation yet, and things had already turned out this way.
Now, they had no choice but to wait for death.
At this moment, suddenly, two figures suddenly appeared in front of the Ninja Allied Forces.
One figure was cloaked in a Hokage's divine robe, the long cloak fluttering behind, with the words "Fourth Hokage" boldly printed on the back.
The other figure wore ancient Warring States period armor, and his form appeared majestic.
While the others still hadn't figured out what had just happened, the armored ninja had already clapped his hands together.
"Sage Art, Wood Style: True Several Thousand Hands!"
Instantly, a massive Buddha statue, seemingly able to rival the God Tree's roots, suddenly rose up from beneath that armored ninja's feet.
On its towering frame, thousands of gigantic wooden hands began striking at the spreading God Tree roots with extreme speed…
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
In an instant, deafening impact sounds rang endlessly.
In the rear of the Ninja Allied Forces, many people only felt the earth shake violently beneath them before being sent flying by the shockwaves of the impact.
The spreading God Tree roots were also blocked by the Buddha's thousand-hand might.
In a flash, the two sides fought to a stalemate, equally matched.
The God Tree's roots were all cracked, and on the Buddha, all thousand hands were also destroyed.
The Ninja Allied Forces, witnessing this battle that seemed beyond their comprehension, although disheveled, had at least survived.
Some of the ninja had already recognized the identities of the newcomers.
"That's Konoha's Fourth Hokage, the Yellow Flash, Namikaze Minato, and… the First Hokage of Konoha, known as the God of Shinobi… Senju Hashirama."
Although they had speculated about Senju Hashirama's power before, the actual display of strength exceeded all expectations.
One of the ninjas wiped the cold sweat from his face and said with a bitter smile, "So this is the shinobi who was granted the title of god… At this level of combat, we can't intervene at all."
The surrounding shinobi couldn't help but nod. Some even began to wonder: what was the point of recruiting them into the Allied Forces? In this world-shaking, earth-splitting level of battle, were they just here to wave flags and cheer?
Regardless of what the Allied Forces thought, Senju Hashirama had already looked up toward Old Obito, floating silently in the sky, the surroundings dark, vast, and lonesome.
He was gasping heavily, using the Impure World Reincarnation body to unleash this technique was still too much of a strain.
Although this time, his reanimated state was nearly identical to his state in life, it was still just close, not complete.
Lacking the Sage Body, in many ways, he was still inferior.
"You're the one who initiated this war, Uchiha Obito?"
"Such incredible power… From what I can sense, you might even be stronger than I am…"
Old Obito looked at Senju Hashirama and praised him sincerely, "First Hokage, God of Shinobi, is it?"
"To be able to block that technique of mine… Among mortals, you can stand at the peak."
"What a pity… The me of now has already broken out of the cocoon, ascended to sagehood, and become the second Sage of the Six Paths in this world."
A bead of cold sweat slid down Senju Hashirama's forehead. He didn't feel like Obito was lying. At this moment, the pressure Old Obito gave off was unlike anything he'd ever experienced.
Even when facing his old friend, Uchiha Madara, his only equal, he had never felt this kind of oppressive power.
But even so, he clenched his fists with a firm gaze and said, "No matter what, I must stop you. I won't allow you to destroy the peaceful world I worked so hard to build!"
Old Obito's eyes flickered, "Are you talking about… the Konoha?"
"But Konoha, compared to the entire shinobi world, is far too small, far too small."
"I want to build a beautiful world as well. But not just Konoha, it includes the entire shinobi world."
"Senju Hashirama, your vision… is too narrow!"
Senju Hashirama knew the enemy before him wasn't someone who could be reasoned with.
For him, fighting from a weaker position, this was a first.
This stirred up a powerful fighting spirit inside him, "If that's the case, then let us battle!"
Just as he was about to strike, suddenly, a figure appeared between Hashirama and Old Obito.
Uchiha Madara slowly looked at his former friend and roared, "Hashirama! Your opponent… is me!"
Senju Hashirama frowned, "I still have to deal with a powerful enemy. I don't have time to fight with you. Once I settle things with Uchiha Obito, I'll come back and fight you."
Uchiha Madara instinctively moved to step aside, but then, he caught himself.
He couldn't listen to Hashirama now. If he did, there might never be another chance to fight in the future.
He stubbornly remained in front of Hashirama, an intense battle aura rising from his body, "No way. This time, I must fight you."
Senju Hashirama looked at his old friend and couldn't help but feel a bit helpless. He could only turn to Old Obito and say, "Then I'll fight Madara first, and then I'll come fight you. Just wait on the side for a bit."
The ninja from the Allied Forces in the back couldn't hold it in when they heard this line, do enemies really follow reason like that?
Uchiha Madara couldn't hold it in either, "Hashirama, what do you mean? Are you saying that even after fighting me, you'll still have energy to fight?"
Before he even finished his sentence, Uchiha Madara's Complete Susanoo had already risen and, sword drawn, slashed violently toward Senju Hashirama.
With no choice, Senju Hashirama clapped his hands together.
"Wood Style: Wood Golem Technique!"
Immediately, a wooden golem nearly as large as the Complete Susanoo rose up.
Then, the two sides began to brawl, engaged in a fierce hand-to-hand fight.
The shinobi in the back stared, mouths agape, at the two giants fighting.
"So this is how battles between the shinobi of the past looked?"
No one had told them before that shinobi could pilot Gundams.
Although the fighting techniques of the two giants were very basic, just their size alone meant that even the aftermath of their clash, if it hit, would be devastating.
How were they supposed to keep playing?
While Hashirama and Madara were locked in combat, Old Obito had already set his eyes on the Ninja Allied Forces.
The Allied Forces' analysis had been right, he just wanted to complete the Infinite Tsukuyomi as quickly as possible. There was no reason to play house with Hashirama and Madara like two overgrown children.
Only children wait patiently, what he needed to do was seize the opportunity to drain the remaining chakra from everyone, so the God Tree could bloom and bear fruit.
So, without hesitation, he flew toward the Allied Forces. From his hands, six black rods suddenly shot out, stabbing into the ground around the Allied Forces.
Instantly, a red Six Paths Yang Formation rose up, trapping all the ninja within it.
He said calmly, "This way, you all can't run anymore."
Old Obito waved his hands, about to once again summon God Tree roots to absorb enough chakra nourishment.
But just then, suddenly, two figures had already appeared in front of him.
One had dark flames forming in his hand, and the other had a Rasengan fully formed, both charging at him at the same time…
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