Konoha: I, Ninja War Sakura, rely entirely on skills!

Chapter 316 The Two Heroes of the Ninja World, Nothing More Than This (Three-in-One)

The sea was surging, and endless trees grew rapidly on the sea. In just a short while, a forest appeared on the sea.

However, that's not all. These forests are still growing rapidly. As long as Hashirama Senju doesn't stop supplying chakra, these trees will continue to grow!

This technique, Advent of the World of Trees, can be said to be Hashirama Senju's most representative Wood Release technique. As long as the enemy is in this forest, Hashirama Senju can sense the enemy's location, and these trees also have the ability to absorb the enemy's chakra.

Once trapped in this forest, if you cannot quickly defeat, crush, and kill Hashirama Senju, it is tantamount to a slow death!
"Wood Release: Wood Clone Technique".

Hashirama Senju's gaze was profound. He clasped his hands together once more, and thirty clones identical to him emerged from the ancient, sturdy tree beneath his feet.

The Wood Release clones are arguably the most resilient clones besides Six Paths Madara's Limbo clones, and not only that, these clones possess 80% of the original's combat power.

The reanimated Hashirama Senju now only possesses 90% of his former strength, while these clones likely have around 70% of his former power.

The moment these wood clones appeared, they quickly dispersed and rushed towards Tobirama Senju, Hiruzen Sarutobi, Minato Namikaze, Itachi Uchiha, Naruto, and Karin!
One person fights against five Wood Release clones, even Karin was set up with five Wood Release clones by Hashirama Senju!

Hashirama Senju actually intended to face everyone present by himself!

At that moment, Hashirama Senju looked at Sakura, who was floating high in the sky above the forest, with a solemn expression.

"Sakura, I'm giving you one last chance."

"Let go, stop everything."

"I can let bygones be bygones."

Hashirama Senju's tone was cold yet calm at this moment.

"Hashirama Senju, it seems you have made your choice."

Sakura didn't care about this. Her body continued to descend until she finally landed opposite Hashirama Senju.

"Sakura, you are too dangerous and not capable of serving as Hokage."

At this moment, Sakura was completely speechless about Hashirama Senju, who was just an old-fashioned and stubborn figure from an outdated era.

"I am incapable?"

"Do you think you're capable?"

Sakura dismissed it with disdain.

Hashirama Senju's expression turned solemn, and he said no more. The giant tree beneath his feet shattered, and he vanished from the spot in an instant!

The Hokage's expression remained unchanged, his emerald eyes staring emotionlessly at Hashirama Senju rushing towards him.

The opponent's fist, accompanied by a whooshing sound and visible bursts of violent chakra, hurtled straight at the Hokage!

In that instant, the invisible force of the fist transformed into a visible shockwave that spread outwards!

One hand.

He blocked Hashirama Senju's punch!
"First Generation, is this your power?"

"This is simply too much..."

“…Too weak.”

The calm words came from the girl's mouth as if she were stating a perfectly ordinary fact.

!

Senju Hashirama's eyes narrowed suddenly, and then there was a whooshing sound as a whip kick instantly struck his waist!
With a muffled thud, several fragments of crimson armor flew up along with scraps of paper, and Hashirama Senju was sent flying backward in the blink of an eye!

boom!
boom!
boom!
Hashirama Senju crashed into three giant trees in quick succession before finally stopping!

The Hokage raised an eyebrow, somewhat surprised.

She had thought this attack would shatter half of Hashirama Senju's body, but it only broke his armor a little.

As expected of Hashirama Senju?
Before Sakura appeared, the opponent's Yang Release was arguably the best in the ninja world. Even though they didn't choose the same path as Sakura, their physique, subtly influenced by Yang Release, was still far superior to that of ordinary ninjas.

Even if the other party is currently in a body resurrected through the Impure World Reincarnation technique.

Hashirama Senju glanced at the composed Hokage before him, clasped his hands together, and a giant scroll appeared amidst wisps of white smoke. He quickly opened the scroll and took out a giant sword as tall as Sakura.

That was Hashirama Senju's weapon, a special ninja tool that held its own even against Madara Uchiha's Flame Fan.

"Ha, when facing me, you still think you can follow the rules and start by testing me in terms of physical skills?"

"However, I wouldn't mind playing along with you."

Sakura's lips curled into a mocking smile upon seeing this, and then, under Hashirama Senju's solemn gaze, she took out a pair of brass knuckles from her ninja tool pouch.

Previously, when facing Madara Uchiha's Heavenly Obstruction Star, he forcibly connected it to a point with his Golden Cudgel and then threw it away.

As a result, the Ape Demon King strained his back and will be unable to participate for the time being.

So Sakura currently only has brass knuckles, but that's enough for her.

Wearing the brass knuckles, I clenched my fist, and blue-pink flames burned fiercely on my fist.

The blue and pink chakra flames illuminated the girl's face, making it flicker, but the danger emanating from her entire being kept Hashirama Senju on edge.

This was the strongest enemy he had ever encountered; even in his prime, he might not have been a match for this girl.

but……

If she's not a match for him, should we just not stop her?
"To do something even when you know it's impossible is the mark of a true Hokage."

Hashirama Senju sighed softly, gripping the greatsword in one hand and aiming it at the indifferent-looking Hokage.

Even now, he still wants to stop this younger generation through words.

"If this statement were used elsewhere, I would respect the other person's opinion."

"But when you consider what you're doing now, I just find it ridiculous."

Those who are unwilling to accept the existence of new things will only be eliminated by the tide of the times.

The Hokage took a step forward, and Hashirama Senju's eyes suddenly narrowed!
He almost instinctively held his greatsword horizontally in front of him!

At that moment, an unparalleled force came from the greatsword in his hand!
Hashirama Senju was sent flying backward once again!

The Hokage followed closely behind!

The next second, they caught up with Hashirama Senju, who had been sent flying backward!
A tiger roared from within the fist, and another punch landed!
The clouds follow the dragon and the wind follows the tiger.

Each punch from the Hokage was accompanied by a violent whooshing sound, and the gale-force winds torn apart by his fists were accompanied by the low roars of a ferocious tiger!

In an instant, the battlefield between the two Hokage was filled with flashing sword light, exploding fists, and the clash of swords and fists. The two exchanged countless blows in this forest!

This is the purest form of taijutsu, and it's also a duel between the two Hokage in terms of physical skills!
At first, Hashirama Senju could barely reach the destination using his giant sword, but as the Hokage's speed increased and the wind grew stronger, he found it increasingly difficult to keep up with the pace of this junior Hokage!

The more Hashirama Senju fought, the more terrified, sorrowful, and distressed he became.

It saddened and distressed him that such a talented younger generation would go against his ideals.

"If you don't get serious, I'll strike first."

Three more punches forced Hashirama Senju to retreat more than ten steps. Sakura, seeing the disheveled Hashirama before her, reminded him.

Hashirama Senju steadied himself, looked at the cratered cat pattern on the greatsword in his hand, and then solemnly said to the Hokage not far ahead:
"You mean, you didn't give it your all?"

Hashirama Senju pondered this deeply.

"After all, you are the founder of Konoha. It's no big deal to let you go. If I had dealt with you from the beginning, it would have been a loss of face for me."

The words of this junior made Hashirama Senju want to laugh.

when?
When did Hashirama Senju have to accept a move from someone else?
At this moment, the Hokage spoke, looking at the man before him with a calm yet pitying gaze.

"Because of some unknown opponent, I have never been involved in sealing techniques."

"So, you can rest assured."

"I can't seal you away by myself, and because of your identity, I won't make things too ugly for you."

"So, from the very beginning, you were destined to be safe."

"Be thankful, thanks to your status."

Hashirama Senju automatically ignored the second half of the Hokage's sentence and quickly found the key point.

"What unknown opponent?"

Hashirama Senju looked solemnly at the person before him.

"You don't need to know that right now."

"All you need to know is that you need to fight me, and then obediently fall down."

The Hokage calmly looked at the person in front of him.

Doesn't Sakura know how powerful sealing techniques are?

Unfortunately, for Sakura, sealing techniques are like Wood Release—tasteless to use but a pity to discard.

Furthermore, Sakura's strongest sealing technique, Six Paths: Planetary Devastation, is also based on the bloodline of the Otsutsuki clan.

As for other seals such as the Four Symbols Seal, the Eight Trigrams Seal, and the Corpse Demon Seal, they probably wouldn't be very effective against the Otsutsuki clan.

The Corpse Demon Seal can be somewhat effective, but how could Sakura possibly learn that?

Even if you learn the Reaper Death Seal, if you don't improve your physical abilities, you probably won't even be able to touch the hem of an Otsutsuki's clothes.

"In that case."

Hashirama Senju took a deep breath, planted his greatsword in the ground, and clasped his hands together in front of the Hokage's gaze!
Immortal mode, on!

A majestic and mysterious black magic pattern climbed onto Hashirama Senju's face, and his forehead had a pattern resembling the Great Sun, just like Sakura's. However, unlike Sakura, Hashirama Senju's Great Sun did not have the sharp angles that symbolize the light of the Great Sun.

Hashirama Senju's sage mask is remarkably similar to Sakura's, which may be a common trait among practitioners of Yang Release.

Sakura can enter Sage Mode in an instant, but she prefers to use the Sage Chakra that she has prepared in advance within the Yin Seal.

"Sage Art: Wood Release: Wood Human Technique!"

Hashirama Senju roared!
At this moment, the giant tree beneath our feet trembled, roared, and trembled with excitement!

Countless giant trees were combined together, forming a colossal entity hundreds of meters tall and with a robust build that rose from the ground!

Sakura calmly looked at the giant wooden figure in front of her, then shifted her gaze to the distance.

Not just what was in front of us, but the entire forest was trembling.

Dozens of wooden figures stood up in the forest!
It was Hashirama Senju's Wood Release clone from before!
They all used the wooden puppet technique!
Madara Uchiha was able to create twenty-five Susanoo clones using Wood Release.

Hashirama Senju, being the original form, could naturally create thirty wooden puppets using Wood Release clones.

only……

From afar, Sakura saw a golden light frantically fleeing through the forest, with a red-haired girl on its back, evading the pursuit of the wooden figures.

Clearly, even Naruto in Nine-Tails Chakra Mode was no match for these wooden dummies.

Not to mention sangrin.

But if Karin is being hunted down, that means...

"Hashiramar!"

"I never expected you to have such a trick up your sleeve!" An excited and furious roar echoed through the forest.

Because Karin was being chased by the wooden golem, Madara Uchiha's seal was broken, and Madara Uchiha successfully escaped.

At this moment, Madara Uchiha was excited because he could fight alongside Hashirama Senju, but furious because Hashirama Senju had never used this move when they fought.

"I see."

"A three-way struggle, is it a case of the weak fighting against the strong?"

"It's not bad, at least this battle won't be boring."

The Hokage spoke calmly.

She wasn't worried about Naruto and Karin's safety. At most, Hashirama Senju would arrest them and preach his outdated ideas to them.

However, we'll have to see whether Hashirama Senju's talk-no-jutsu is more effective or Naruto's.

This scene is probably quite interesting. If Sakura weren't the key figure in this battle, she would have really wanted to abandon the fight and see who could brainwash whom with their verbal skills.

"Motor!"

"I need your help!"

Hashirama Senju's thoughts were just as Sakura had guessed.

He wanted to join forces with Madara Uchiha to fight against this junior in front of him.

too strong.

Ridiculously strong.

Hashirama Senju had never seen anyone with such extraordinary talent.

At twelve years old, he was still competing with Madara Uchiha to see who could pee the farthest, while this girl in front of him was already qualified to participate in a battlefield of the Hokage level at the age of twelve and played a pivotal role.

Moreover, she is now sixteen years old.

Even if he were to activate his wooden puppet technique now, he wouldn't be confident of winning!

"Hahahahaha!"

"So, you've finally gotten yourself into a situation where you need my help!"

"Since that's the case, then I'll do you a favor!"

Madara Uchiha rushed toward Hashirama Senju at top speed. Madara Uchiha was enveloped in azure flames, and in an instant, the Complete Body Susanoo had already taken shape!
With a loud roar, Susanoo landed heavily next to the wooden doll!
"It's not over yet!"

"Sage Art: Wood Release: Wood Dragon Technique!"

Hashirama Senju stood atop the wooden dummy's head and roared angrily.

In an instant, a wooden dragon over a hundred meters long formed in the forest and quickly coiled around the wooden figure's waist!
The two colossal figures stood before the Hokage like wrathful Vajras suppressing heaven and earth, the Asuras of Hell!
"The two heroes of the ninja world?"

"This is just getting interesting."

The Hokage looked up and saw two enormous figures backlit, their shadows seemingly covering the entire earth.

In an instant, terrifying chakra enveloped the entire area, as if even heaven and earth had to bow down to the power of these two!
Throughout the history of the ninja world, going back five hundred years, there has never been anyone who was qualified to make these two join forces against an enemy!

Because these two people represent the pinnacle of strength within the last five hundred years, the very top of power!
This is God!

God is as powerful as hell!

"Sakura!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi, who was running for his life in the distance, looked at this scene in shock and exclaimed.

"Sakura, it's not too late to admit defeat!"

Hashirama Senju's words, amplified by his immense chakra, sounded incredibly majestic, like those of a true god!
"Don't bluff, that will only make you look weak."

As he spoke, the red and white Hokage robe fell down, revealing an open red and white tracksuit.

The red and white Hokage robe ignored the terrifying chakra that was everywhere in the air, and, carried by the wind, passed through one ancient tree after another before landing on the sea...

The Naruto's pink hair moved without any wind...

Immortal Technique: Yin Seal: Hundred Healings Technique...

open!

A more majestic Sage Mode mark than Hashirama Senju appeared on the Hokage's face, and terrifying chakra instantly condensed within his body!

!!!

Upon seeing this, Hashirama Senju's expression changed drastically!

No.

No!

Hashirama Senju, who had also activated Sage Mode, was completely unaware of the changes in the surrounding natural energy, and the Hokage entered Sage Mode right in front of him!

He had already guessed the purpose of the Yin Seal on the Hokage's forehead!
It's full of natural energy or Sage Chakra!

Hashirama Senju knew all too well about the Yin Seal's capacity for chakra, and his wife, Mito Uzumaki, was also a practitioner of the Yin Seal!
"Motor!"

Just as Hashirama Senju was about to speak, intending to attack Madara Uchiha at the same time, he only heard the wind howling and roaring. When he turned his head to look at Madara Uchiha...

The Hokage kicked the Perfect Susanoo in the jaw from below!

That complete Susanoo, even taller than a wooden puppet...

His head... exploded!
"A complete Susanoo, huh? Don't use the same techniques you've already used in front of me."

"That would only make me think you've run out of ideas."

Madara Uchiha stared in disbelief as his Perfect Susanoo was kicked to pieces by the young Hokage.

With a single kick, he shattered the complete Susanoo, and his cold, emerald eyes fixed on Hashirama Senju like a tiger eyeing its prey!

Oops!

Hashirama Senju was terrified and immediately controlled the wooden dragon and wooden doll to attack the Hokage!

The wooden dragon roars, the wooden man howls!

The Hokage charged towards the closest wooden dragon without flinching!

The surging blue and pink chakra flames roared like a tiger with wings!

In an instant, debris flew everywhere!
The wooden dragon howled in agony!
The moment the Hokage's fists clashed, the wooden dragon was instantly shattered from head to tail by the Hokage!
The so-called ability of Mokryu to absorb chakra is completely useless!

"what!"

Hashirama Senju was shocked, but there was no time to think about it anymore!
The wooden figure swung its mountain-sized fist and smashed it towards the Hokage!

However, the Hokage's momentum did not diminish, and that seemingly thick arm was as fragile as paper and instantly shattered in front of the Hokage!
The Hokage's tiny body seemed to conceal an invincible prehistoric beast, and in the blink of an eye, the wooden figure's arm was torn apart!
Then, with a single punch, he completely shattered the mountain-sized head of Hashirama Senju and his wooden doll!

Countless wood chips rained down on the sea below, creating huge waves!
For a moment, everyone was so shocked by what they saw that they were speechless!
He kicked Madara Uchiha's complete Susanoo to pieces and tore apart Hashirama Senju's wooden dragon puppet with a single punch!

"The two heroes of the ninja world?"

"That's all."

The Hokage stood proudly between heaven and earth, his eyes remaining unchanged from the beginning.

As Hashirama Senju's body plummeted towards the sea, it rapidly recovered. He gritted his teeth and stared at the pink figure in the sky, when a glimmer of emerald light caught his attention.

That is……

The necklace that the Hokage wears on his chest.

That was the necklace he gave to his granddaughter Tsunade.

It contains his chakra.

Does even Xiaogang acknowledge this junior?

Damn it, Tobirama! What exactly did you teach the younger generation of Konoha?!

At this moment, Hashirama Senju was filled with rage towards his own younger brother.

However, at this moment, Hashirama Senju could use this necklace to his advantage!

Even though his body had not fully healed, Hashirama Senju suddenly clasped his hands together!

"Sage Technique: Wood Escape - Kuo-an Enters the Palace with Hands Down!"

At that moment, the necklace on the Hokage's chest suddenly shone brightly, and countless green chakra surged out from it and quickly wrapped around the Hokage's body!

Upon seeing this, the Hokage frowned slightly, a chill running down his spine.

This is the technique for sealing the Nine-Tailed Fox.

But if that were all, it certainly wouldn't make the Hokage feel any sense of urgency.

She thought of the time when Tsunade gave her the necklace.

At that time, her Yang Escape technique had already reached its peak. With the Yang Escape technique constantly strengthening her body, her intuition had transformed into a near-predictive instinct. The moment she accepted the necklace, she felt a chill run down her spine.

So, the "Kōan Iru-tsū" technique that Hashirama Senju is currently using with the chakra in this necklace is just a little troublesome for her, and it's impossible for her to feel any sense of crisis.

So, where does the crisis lie?!
Almost instinctively, the Hokage looked towards the distant coastline.

Two figures appeared on the shore, seemingly having been watching the battle for some time.

Orochimaru, Kabuto Yakushi.

However, Orochimaru was currently controlling a machine, which made the Hokage's eyes narrow slightly.

That is……

The Cloud Village's Chakra Cannon!?
Goodbye, junior sister.

"Even you couldn't survive in front of this thing."

Orochimaru clearly understood that he, who had been an enemy of Konoha during the Fourth Shinobi World War and was now helping the Allied Shinobi Forces, was already a thorn in the side of this junior sister.

Given the chance, it would be impossible for him to survive.

and so……

If you strike first, you will be stronger, if you strike later, you will suffer disaster!
The chakra cannon beneath him was already fully charged, and the blue-white laser representing destruction blasted towards the Hokage in an instant!

At this moment, the Hokage's presence, along with the last straw that broke the camel's back, was like the final straw that broke the camel's back!
In that instant, the blue-white laser tore through the sky, the ocean, and the earth. In the cold gaze of the Naruto, all that could be seen was the blue-white laser that represented the aura of destruction!
And at this moment...

A touch of gold tinged the Hokage's eyes!
Immortal Technique: Yang Escape, Yin Seal, Hundred Healings Technique!
The Hokage knew that this blast could destroy even the moon, so he had to go all out!
I never expected that even the combined efforts of Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha couldn't force me to use my full strength, yet Orochimaru managed to do it.

It's so unpredictable.

However, even the Hokage, who is currently going all out, might not be able to withstand an attack powerful enough to destroy the moon.

"Tch, I didn't expect it to happen at this time."

"Who says it's not?"

The voice in my heart echoes the voice of the Naruto...

(End of this chapter)