Soon, the two changed from walking to running, the distance between them and Hiruzen closing rapidly.
Compared to Hashirama who charged directly at Hiruzen, Tobirama flanked him from the left to attack him together.
"Hokage-sama! Even if their figures and appearances are exactly the same, those two are absolutely not the First and Second Hokage-sama!" Seeing Hiruzen seemingly somewhat dazed, an Anbu waiting outside the barrier shouted a reminder.
"I know that!" Hearing his shout, Hiruzen quickly replied.
By now, Hashirama's attack had already arrived in front of Hiruzen. Hiruzen quickly responded, directly blocking Hashirama's kick with his arm. Hiruzen also quickly seized an opportunity with a sweeping motion, forcing Hashirama back.
As Hashirama retreated, Tobirama had already closed in. With a big leap, he arrived at Hiruzen's side, then with another jump, he swiftly launched an attack at Hiruzen.
However, because they lacked self-awareness, Tobirama's attacks also seemed somewhat stiff, so Hiruzen didn't find it very difficult to deal with them.
After blocking three of his attacks in a row, Hiruzen also seized an opportunity. He grabbed Tobirama's leg as it kicked towards him, spun him around several times, then forcefully threw him towards the First Hokage's side.
However, Tobirama simply performed two consecutive backflips to dispel the force Hiruzen had thrown him with.
"Here I come! Fire Release: Great Fire Dragon Flame Bullet!" After warming up, Hiruzen also shouted and began using Ninjutsu.
As Hiruzen completed his hand seals, he gathered Chakra, then released an ultra-strong blast of flame from his mouth in one breath. The flames danced like a furious dragon, and due to the extremely high temperature, the firelight even turned white.
The powerful flames quickly engulfed Hashirama and Tobirama.
"Water Release: Water Formation Wall!" Standing in the sea of fire, Tobirama seemed to feel no heat from the flames at all, suffering no damage. Nevertheless, he still released his own technique to neutralize the fire.
A large amount of Chakra surged forth, quickly transforming into violent streams of water that enveloped and protected Tobirama and Hashirama. The contact between the high-temperature flames and the water produced a large amount of steam.
Noticing this situation, Hiruzen stopped his Great Fire Dragon Flame Bullet in surprise.
"How is this possible? To unleash a Water Release Ninjutsu of this level in a place with no water?" Looking at the large amount of water surging forth, an Anbu exclaimed in shock.
"As expected of the previous generation's Hokage!" Watching the commotion caused by Tobirama, Orochimaru also showed a faint smile and sighed.
"Water Release: Water Shockwave!" Then, as Tobirama pressed his palms together again, a massive amount of water appeared out of thin air, soon swirling violently around him like a tornado.
Soon, as the amount of water reached a certain level and attained an extreme height, the water spread out like a waterfall and rushed down towards Hiruzen.
"Earth Release: Earth-Style Wall!" Watching the torrential water surging towards him, Hiruzen didn't dare underestimate it. He quickly performed hand seals, and an earthen wall rapidly formed in front of him.
The violently rushing water was blocked by the earth wall, allowing Hiruzen behind it to escape the fierce impact of the water flow.
Afterward, the rooftop directly accumulated a large amount of water. Clearly, besides attacking, the main purpose of Tobirama's Water Shockwave was to fill this area with water.
Now, Hashirama, standing on the water's surface, quickly charged towards Hiruzen.
Seeing Hashirama charging over, Hiruzen met him head-on without backing down.
As Hashirama approached, Hiruzen directly used Fire Release to harass him.
However, facing Hiruzen's Fire Release attacks, Hashirama accurately blocked all of them. Then, after closing to within less than five meters of him, Hashirama leapt high into the air and kicked down at him from above.
Seeing this, Hiruzen crossed his arms to block.
Upon landing, Hashirama directly kicked water splashes towards Hiruzen with his foot. Hiruzen, his eyes hit by the water, made a mistake because of it. Then Hashirama directly delivered a two-hit kick combo, striking Hiruzen in the head.
Next, a heavy left hook even distorted Hiruzen's face, making saliva fly, before another kick sent him flying.
"Still the same superhuman strength as ever," Hiruzen sighed, slowly standing up from the water's surface.
At that moment, a large number of bubbles appeared behind him. Before he could react, water surged from behind, enveloping him and dragging him underwater.
'Facing these two is really a bit taxing.' Hiruzen thought miserably as he was dragged underwater, but he quickly broke free from Tobirama's control and swiftly climbed onto the Earth-Style Wall he had created earlier.
The moment he climbed up, several slender streams of water appeared in the water again. The water streams were like slender arrows, shooting towards Hiruzen with unstoppable force.
Seeing this, Hiruzen quickly jumped, dodging them. Although he dodged, the Earth-Style Wall was directly pierced through by this special water flow.
As the Earth-Style Wall collapsed, Hiruzen could only fall back onto the rooftop, breathing heavily.
Before he could fully catch his breath, special sprouts emerged from the rooftop, quickly growing into towering trees.
"Damn, this is First Hokage-sama's unique secret technique!" Watching the churning tree roots, Hiruzen grew anxious. Without thinking, he directly bit his finger.
"Wood Release Secret Technique: Nativity of a World of Trees!" As Hashirama's voice fell, these trees fully formed.
Watching the constantly churning trees, Hiruzen quickly jumped and dodged. Even the Earth-Style Wall he had summoned earlier became a rock wall supporting the giant trees.
However, as Hashirama exerted his power, Hiruzen was ultimately bound by a large number of extending vines...
"Chakra became the life source of the sea of trees. So amazing!" The people outside seeing this were also shocked.
Seeing this scene and thinking of Yamato later on, Takeru felt the gap was truly huge. And this ability would be incredibly practical for greening projects.
In fact, if someone in Sunagakure could master this ability, it could definitely change their barren situation.
"Finally caught you, sensei!" Seeing Hiruzen completely bound by the trees, Orochimaru walked up to him and said with a faint smile.
Looking at the smug Orochimaru, Hiruzen said nothing, just forcefully pressed his bloodied hand against the tree in front of him.
"Ninja Art: Summoning Technique! Come out, Monkey King Enma!" As his voice fell, a large amount of air current surged forth.
Seeing Hiruzen could still use a Summoning Technique in this situation, Orochimaru narrowed his eyes.
"A troublesome thing has come out, old monkey Enma." Looking at the familiar summon, Orochimaru also frowned.
"Orochimaru, so it's like this after all." Old Enma jumped, quickly spotting Orochimaru below, then sighed and said.
"How pathetic, Hiruzen. It's all because you refused to kill him back then," Enma then turned to look at Hiruzen and said.
"We'll take action next." Hearing Enma's reproachful tone, Hiruzen also sighed and replied.
"It's already too late." Hearing his words, Enma shook his head and said.
"I'm counting on you, Enma. Adamantine Staff!" Hiruzen also had no time to continue catching up, quickly saying to Enma.
"Kill him! Don't let that guy transform!" Hearing Hiruzen's words, Orochimaru also nervously ordered Hashirama and Tobirama.
Hearing Orochimaru's command, Hashirama and Tobirama quickly charged at Hiruzen, but were directly sent flying by Enma. Enma also quickly transformed into a staff.
It then spun, breaking the trees binding Hiruzen, allowing Hiruzen to be freed...
Freed, Hiruzen quickly took the Adamantine Staff that Enma had transformed into, then warily watched Orochimaru. Holding the staff, Hiruzen's aura clearly became strong again.
"Oh well. It's finally getting interesting." Although the situation had improved for Hiruzen, Orochimaru quickly let it go. Then, he pressed his stomach, and Orochimaru opened his mouth.
Subsequently, his tongue transformed into a giant snake. The giant snake opened its mouth again, slowly spitting out a sword.