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Chapter 139 The Battle of the Three Hokage (Part 2)

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Hashirama Senju laughed heartily, "Tobirama, well done! As expected of my younger brother!"

He didn't waste the opportunity created by the Second Hokage's sacrifice. He clapped his hands and shouted, "Wood Release: Advent of a World of Trees!"

He then clapped his hands again without pause, drawing a large amount of natural energy from the void, and immortal patterns appeared on his face.

The First Hokage entered Sage Mode.

He shouted again, "Wood Release: True Several Thousand Hands!!"

The [Birth of the Tree Realm], which could have grown into a primeval forest, was completely devoured by the [True Thousand Hands], and a colossal Buddha with thousands of arms growing from his back rose from the ground.

Xia Zuo glanced at it and asked curiously, "First Generation, how come your True Several Thousand Hands is only a little over 150 meters long? It's much smaller than I expected."

Hashirama Senju chuckled sheepishly, "This body is terrible. Not only is the upper limit of chakra very low, but it can also hold very little natural energy."

"Although I used [Birth of the Tree Realm] as a prelude, this is all I can do."

Xia Zuo sighed, "Alright, we really can't have too high expectations for the Impure World Reincarnation technique. I'll urge Orochimaru to work hard to improve and perfect it in the future."

Hashirama Senju sighed, "That's all I can do. I can only show you so much today. You'd better catch it."

Xia Zuo suddenly laughed: "Catch it? First Generation, you underestimate me too much."

At that moment, a white snowflake drifted past Hashirama Senju, making him notice that the ocean beneath his feet had frozen completely at some point.

The Thousand-Hand Buddha, which is over 150 meters tall, is frozen below the knees in a thick layer of ice and is completely unable to move.

【Ice Release: Ice Age】

Hashirama Senju asked in surprise, "Such powerful Ice Release! Fifth Hokage, how did you do that? So fast, and yet so silent and undetectable, it's simply a miracle."

Xia Zuo stretched out his hands: "Combining Ice Release and Steam Release to achieve freezing at ten times the speed, then using Fire Release and Magnet Release to conceal temperature changes and chakra fluctuations."

"Next, I will unleash the most powerful attack I can currently use."

Xia Zuo raised his hands high, guiding Senju Hashirama and Senju Tobirama, who had recovered half of his body, to look up and see the thunderclouds gathering above their heads.

Lightning flashed in the dark, heavy clouds, making their hair stand on end, but there was no thunder.

Seeing that both Hokage had raised their heads, Xia Zuo suddenly pulled his hands down, and hundreds of dazzling beams of light shot out from the thunderclouds.

【Storm Release: Hundred Styles: Light Fang】

In an instant, the Thousand-Armed Buddha was pierced by hundreds of penetrating wounds, and dozens of thick arms fell off. His whole body exuded the smell of burnt wood and a strong ozone aura.

The unique controllability and flexibility of the Storm Release, as well as its unparalleled sharpness, are fully displayed.

However, the First Hokage and the Second Hokage were very disappointed.

Hashirama Senju casually clapped his hands, and the body of the Thousand-Armed Buddha instantly recovered. He commented with dissatisfaction, "Using Scorch Release to evaporate the forest and the earth, then using Boil Release to control the gathering of clouds, and then using Magnet Release to change the properties of the clouds, the power of all these preparatory techniques is just so-so."

After reassembling his body, Tobirama Senju regained his composure and sarcastically remarked, "The Storm Release technique is too slow, and the clouds are too high. How can you possibly hit anyone with that?"

Xia Zuo chuckled and retorted, "How can you say that this Storm Release technique is for attack?"

"Why can't it be used to guide even more powerful ninjutsu?"

No sooner had the words left his mouth than a deafening roar erupted from the sky.

Theoretically, lightning travels at the speed of light. The reason we can see the movement of lightning is that it takes time for voltage to break down the air in segments.

Now, the Storm Release had already created a circuit for electricity, so neither the First Hokage nor the Second Hokage were able to react in time and were struck by hundreds of lightning bolts.

The Second Hokage instantly turned into scattered remnants of impure earth, while the First Hokage miraculously withstood it, though when he opened his mouth to laugh, he spat out a cloud of black ash.

But Hashirama Senju didn't care at all, ignoring the ozone smell emanating from his body, and laughed loudly as he asked, "Hahaha, what a magnificent technique! What's it called?"

Xia Zuo replied, "I haven't named myself yet, and—"

"—This technique isn't over yet."

Hashirama Senju was stunned: "It's not over yet? Is it that powerful?"

Xia Zuo nodded, while quickly retreating: "It will be even more intense and widespread next, releasing all the energy of the thunderclouds at once."

Hashirama Senju was startled by what he heard, but when he tried to move, he discovered that a huge magnetic field had formed in the area struck by lightning, turning into countless invisible magnetic lines that bound him firmly to the spot.

The First Hokage was stunned: "Hey, this is too much—"

Rumble—!

The lightning, cascading down like a waterfall, engulfed everything, including the First Hokage who hadn't finished speaking.

Before closing his eyes, Xia Zuo saw the Second Hokage's head just forming.

Tobirama Senju, who always seemed to have a stern face, raised his head. His face appeared unusually pale in the lightning, making the cracks on his face appear even deeper.

The Second Hokage opened his mouth, seemingly wanting to say something, but was once again engulfed by lightning.

Xia Zuo himself was also startled. This was the first time he had used this large-scale ninjutsu, and its power far exceeded his expectations.

In particular, the magnetic field formed after the first burst not only restricted the First Hokage and the Second Hokage with magnetic field lines, but even he, the instigator outside the arena, also felt a huge attraction, trying to drag him into the range of the lightning strike.

Xia Zuo almost got caught in it himself.

Fortunately, it was an attraction caused by pure magnetic force, and he was also proficient in magnetic escape. Through precise and frequent magnetic force conversion, he transformed the attraction into a repulsion, which helped him escape.

Lightning is the most violent form of energy release in the world; a single lightning bolt can often kill a ninja instantly.

However, because the bursts are so violent and the current dissipates so quickly that it is imperceptible, the damage caused by lightning to the environment is usually not exaggerated.

However, after the first round of hundreds of lightning bolts completely ionized the air, the number of lightning bolts in the second round surged to tens of thousands, and the accumulation of quantity finally brought about a qualitative change.

Tens of thousands of lightning bolts struck the battlefield simultaneously. The enormous energy could not be released and was converted into high temperature and light on the spot, causing a massive explosion.

The shockwave swept across everything at a speed far exceeding that of sound, and even those Konoha ninjas about 10 kilometers away from the battlefield felt their lives threatened.

They saw the white shockwave from the explosion, and chaos erupted instantly.

Kakashi Hatake led his ninjas, who were skilled in Earth Release, and quickly used Earth Release: Earth Flow Wall to create five thick earthen walls in front of them.

But looking at the towering white shockwave that destroyed everything in its path, no one thought these earthen walls could stop it.

Kakashi Hatake and Shisui Uchiha exchanged a glance, then said, "I can take half of them underground!"

Shisui paused for a moment, then nodded and said, "I can activate Susanoo to block the shockwave."

Kakashi stopped talking and immediately used Earth Release: Earth Walking Technique, his entire body disappearing into the ground like a fish entering water.

When Kakashi entered the underground, the Konoha ninjas, realizing what was happening, held hands and, with the help of Kakashi's technique, sank underground with the prisoners.

Green light emanated from Uchiha Shisui's body, and a second-stage, legless Susanoo appeared.

Having experienced the battle with the Eight-Tails, Shisui's progress was very obvious. Even in the second stage of Susanoo, there were clearer details in his eyebrows and eyes, and the muscle contours of his body and arms were more obvious and stronger.

The massive Susanoo crossed its arms and slightly bowed forward, assuming a defensive stance to block the Konoha ninja behind it.

Just as Uchiha Shisui was in position, the shockwave from the explosion swept across, destroying everything in its path.

The once lush forest was instantly turned into a barren wasteland, and then covered by endless smoke and dust.

After the shockwave from the explosion swept past, a storm howled like a dragon, and the gale whipped up billowing smoke and dust.

The smoke and dust contained dangerous heavy objects such as broken tree trunks, branches, and rocks, which either slammed into Susanoo with loud bangs or rolled across the ground, carving out terrifying ravines.

Hidden underground, the Konoha ninja listened to the muffled rumble and prayed that the storm would end soon, or at least not for longer than they could hold their breath.

The Konoha ninjas hiding in Susanoo clung tightly to it, watching the high-speed storms on both sides and above, praying that Uchiha Shisui could hold on.

The storm lasted only 3 minutes before it ended, but the Konoha ninjas felt as if they had been through another world.

They were on a slightly arched hill covered with sparse trees, from which they could easily see the battlefield more than ten kilometers away.

The forest is now completely gone, and the ground has been scraped away, with the soil stripped away in many places, revealing dark blue rocks.

The ground protected by Susanoo was half a meter higher than the surrounding area, forming a teardrop-shaped platform.

The surrounding ground was very clean, with no small debris left behind, but there were also many houses-sized stones and huge tree trunks that would take ten people to encircle.

After Orochimaru was dragged out of the ground by Kakashi, he stared blankly at his surroundings, just like the other Konoha ninjas and prisoners of war from the Hidden Village.

They had all witnessed the spectacular changes in the landscape in the distance.

The forest was submerged by the flood, the flood swallowed the forest, the forests fought each other, half of the forest withered and turned into a desert, and then the ocean submerged it again.

In addition to the changes in terrain and landforms, there are giants and dragons rising from the sea, sudden appearance of dark thunderclouds, falling snowflakes, and thunderstorms like waterfalls.

The ninjas all felt that they were facing the mythical era head-on.

But those changes are still far off, and the personal experience isn't intuitive enough.

When the second thunderstorm broke out, spreading for several kilometers and creating a terrifying shockwave, they were only then bewildered and realized the danger.

Now that the danger has passed, and seeing the completely transformed environment resembling a wasteland, he finally connected the terror of the three Hokage with his own weakness.

Except for Uchiha Shisui, who was slightly better, everyone else felt genuine awe and worship, as if they were facing one, no, two true gods.

Orochimaru suddenly chuckled and shouted, "I only realized today that the First Hokage truly deserves the title of God of Shinobi; he really is a god walking among mortals!"

Then his voice trailed off, and he groaned, "The Fifth Hokage—he was a true god too—"

The First Hokage was incredibly strong, almost godlike in power.

But he is ultimately a dead man, and his resurrection is only a temporary awakening; he will soon return to the Pure Land.

But the Fifth Hokage, Natsume, was only 17 years old. He could live for at least another 50 years, making him a true god walking among mortals.

When Orochimaru said these words, every Konoha ninja wore a proud smile, while the prisoners from Otogakure lowered their heads and became unusually docile.

Even the most arrogant Kimimaro lowered his head at this moment.

Orochimaru suddenly said, "Kakashi, untie me."

Kakashi Hatake paused for a moment, while Orochimaru smiled wryly, raised his hands, and pointed to the battlefield ten kilometers away, saying, "With a Fifth Hokage like that suppressing the ninja world, how much courage do I have to continue being a rogue ninja?"

Kakashi nodded, agreeing with Orochimaru's point, but he didn't remove the restraints from Orochimaru.

"Orochimaru—Lord, this is the Fifth Hokage's order. Please don't make things difficult for me."

Upon hearing that it was Xia Zuo's order, Orochimaru said nothing more.

After the second wave of thunderstorms triggered by the Fire Release technique, the thunderclouds completely dissipated, and the ground bombarded by the thunderstorms turned into dark red lava pits, forming a scene of scorching hell with the charred and smoking ground.

Xia Zuo used Ice Release to create a small iceberg on the ground, providing a foothold for the First and Second Hokage to reassemble their bodies and revive.

With the battle having progressed to this point, the First Hokage had proven he wouldn't lose his mind, and the Fifth Hokage had proven his strength was no less than his, so there was no need to continue.

As for the Second Hokage, his strength was too weak in this battle, so whether he lost his mind or not is irrelevant.

Hashirama Senju was the first to recover, and he laughed heartily: "What a wonderful technique! It can deal with the powerful Kage of each village and the Tailed Beasts, and it can also crush large groups of ninja armies."

Tobirama Senju was a step slower to recover and sneered, "Brother, the Kage of each village don't need this kind of move to deal with them. His Scorch Release and Magnet Release can make me helpless."

He turned his head and asked, "Fifth Generation, how old are you this year?"

Xia Zuo replied, "I am 17 years old."

The Thousand Hands Brothers gaped in astonishment.

Tobirama Senju exclaimed in amazement, "It's unbelievable! I thought you were very young, but your demeanor and wisdom are so mature that it completely confused my judgment of your age."

"Konoha is so lucky to have such a young and outstanding Hokage like you."

Hashirama Senju slumped down, drawing circles on the iceberg with his finger, and muttered, "I became Hokage at 17. What was I doing at 17? And what was Madara doing at 17?"

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"Ah~~, I'm so bad, we're all so weak."

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