Naruto: Sasuke Uchiha Returns from Soul Society

"Stop just watching the show! You two old geezers!"

Obito lowered his head and roared at the Senju brothers.

Upon hearing this, Hashirama Senju gave a helpless, bitter smile.

"Tobirama, it seems we can't chat anymore."

His body began to move uncontrollably, and his hands suddenly clasped together in front of his chest.

A surge of chakra, far exceeding anything seen before, erupted from his impure body.

The intense surge of natural energy and vibrant life force burst forth from the earth.

"Are we going to use that move?"

A look of nostalgia flashed in Hashirama's eyes, which then became extremely solemn.

He looked at Sasuke in the distance, his voice booming.

"Only Madara has ever seen this technique."

"Sasuke-kun, you're the second one."

"Be careful!"

"Sage Art: Wood Release: True Several Thousand Hands!"

With a loud shout, the earth cracked open.

A colossal, breathtakingly large, thousand-armed wooden Buddha emerged from the earth and stood tall between heaven and earth.

It sat cross-legged, with thousands of densely packed arms behind it spreading out like a peacock's tail.

Sasuke's "Takemikazuchi," which was like a demon god in front of Obito, appeared as insignificant as a child in front of this True Thousand Hands.

In the distance, the Allied Shinobi Forces, who were being knocked off their feet by the aftershocks of the battle, were staring blankly up at the colossal figure that had risen from the ground.

Even from several kilometers away, the thousand-armed wooden Buddha still blocked out the sky above them, casting a suffocating shadow.

"Th-that is..." A Jonin from Kumogakure trembled, his legs buckling uncontrollably. "Is this... the power of the Acting Hokage?"

"The legendary Sage Art that only the God of Shinobi can perform!" an elderly Iwa ninja exclaimed excitedly, his eyes filled with fervor. "I am so fortunate to witness this scene with my own eyes!"

"That's incredible! It's like a miracle!"

The previously lifeless and despairing allied forces seemed to have been injected with a powerful stimulant at this moment.

"With such power, we still have hope!"

"That's right! Even Uchiha Sasuke couldn't possibly defeat the God of Shinobi!"

"We're going to win! We're definitely going to win this time!"

Cheers erupted, and the gloom of despair was swept away.

In their eyes, the giant wooden Buddha was no longer just a creation of chakra, but the last line of defense protecting the ninja world.

"..."

Sasuke looked up at the towering wooden statue, a hint of solemnity flashing in his eyes.

This is...

Is it the power that is called the God of Shinobi?

Even though it was just a remnant body resurrected through the Impure World Reincarnation, and even though it had only one-tenth of its original power, it was still able to unleash ninjutsu of such scale.

Hashirama Senju stood atop the giant Buddha statue, his eyes somewhat dazed.

He recalled the earth-shattering battle he had with Madara in the Valley of the End.

Back then, Madara was the same, piloting Susanoo, standing arrogantly opposite him.

"Madara..." Hashirama murmured, a complex expression flashing in his eyes, "I never thought that I would see such a similar scene after my death."

But the compelling command emanating from the depths of his soul ruthlessly interrupted his remembrance.

Limited by this body, he also sensed that "Sage Mode" was on the verge of collapse and being deactivated.

There's no time for sentimentality anymore.

Hashirama took a deep breath, his eyes sharpening.

"A Buddha appears on the crown!"

Following his will, a fist appeared behind the Buddha and slammed towards Sasuke's Susanoo.

Like a shooting star.

This is just the beginning.

Immediately afterwards, hundreds and thousands of giant fists followed, pouring down like a torrential rain!

"Crackling and popping—!!!"

The force of the punches was so strong that the air was compressed and exploded, producing a deafening roar.

Faced with this overwhelming attack, Sasuke raised his right hand and grabbed at the air, causing the massive body of "Takemikazuchi" to shudder violently.

"Tianyu!"

"Futsu-no-Mitama" was inserted into the void beneath its feet!

"Buzz—!!!"

A massive lightning barrier, centered on Takemikazuchi and with a radius of 100 meters, instantly unfolded.

Black and white lightning danced wildly across the surface of the barrier, weaving into an impenetrable net of lightning.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The massive fists, numbering in the thousands, rained down on the lightning net.

But unable to reach Sasuke, the moment they touched the lightning net, they were silently annihilated by the violent lightning, turning into countless wood chips.

"Such strong defense..."

As Hashirama watched this scene, he couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

But he did not stop; instead, the attacks launched by the True Thousand Hands became even more ferocious.

Sasuke stood between Susanoo's eyebrows, looking through the lightning at the wooden fist that kept shattering and falling, his eyes flickering.

He had to admit that it was an absurdly powerful technique.

Such a devastating effect can be achieved simply by using a massive amount of chakra and physical attacks.

He suddenly remembered a legend that was widely circulated in the ninja world.

The Valley of the End, where statues of the First Hokage and Madara Uchiha stand, is said to have been forcibly created from the aftershocks of their battle.

He used to think it was an exaggeration, but now it seems...

"That's actually quite possible."

Sasuke muttered to himself, a glint of shrewdness flashing in his eyes.

"but......"

"Your body seems to be reaching its limit, First Hokage."

The moment the words fell, "Takemikazuchi" pulled out the "Futsu-no-Mitama" that was stuck in the void, and his figure became blurry in an instant.

"Lei Judgment!"

next second.

The barrage of punches, as fierce as a torrential downpour and as powerful as a meteor, came to an abrupt halt in that instant.

Standing atop the Buddha statue, Hashirama Senju suddenly stiffened, feeling the chakra linking him to the Pure Land severed.

Its power is gradually fading.

He lowered his head.

The enormous wooden Buddha statue stood silently in place, motionless.

And on its chest, a large hole that was transparent from front to back had appeared at some point.

"What kind of technique is this?" Hashirama asked, his eyes filled with confusion.

"It's really fun to play against you."

Sasuke's voice suddenly rang in his ears.

Hashirama turned his head away somewhat stiffly.

Sasuke had appeared beside him without him noticing, his left hand forming a hand seal, calmly gazing at him.

"What a pity."

Sasuke looked at the gradually disintegrating Edo Tensei body and said regretfully, "This body has limited you too much. Right now, you probably can't even unleash half of your strength from when you were alive, right?"

Upon hearing this, Hashirama gave a helpless, bitter smile and nodded.

"Yes, I feel it too. This body is really not obeying my commands."

"I hope to have the opportunity to fight you at your full strength," Sasuke said calmly, a faint smile playing on his lips.

"But now..."

He raised his hand, and the power of his pupils began to flow within his palm.

"Let me take you home first."

As he finished speaking...

The enormous wooden Buddha statue only reacted belatedly at this moment.

"BOOM—!!!"

With a deafening roar, the massive body began to disintegrate violently.

Countless huge wooden blocks fell from the sky, crashing to the ground and kicking up clouds of dust.

Amidst the smoke and dust, Hashirama Senju's soul slowly drifted out.

"That was a really satisfying battle, Sasuke."