chapter 84 part 2
Boom! The Nine-Tails opened its mouth and blasted a Tailed Beast Bomb to clear the area, and intended to unleash even more Tailed Beast Bombs.
"Deep Forest Emergence," Mito Uzumaki said, "you really did transplant Hashirama's Cells. You've even mastered Hashirama's Wood Release Jutsu... You've thoroughly researched him."
Mito Uzumaki's expression became incredibly grave, feeling it was extremely troublesome. Madara using Deep Forest Emergence now meant he knew more than just that. Could he also possess even more powerful Wood Release Jutsu? Like... Wood Dragon Jutsu?
"Nine-Tails, clear a path. I'll use Sealing Jutsu against Madara."
"Stop nagging, I know!"
The Nine-Tails consecutively spewed out several Tailed Beast Bombs and, enduring countless coiling trees, it lunged with a claw in front of Madara. The immense force immediately pressed a claw mark into the ground.
Mito Uzumaki completed her Hand Kaedegns and aimed her hands at Madara: "Even if you've mastered Wood Release, you will never reach Hashirama's level. Neither Wood Dragon nor Wood Golem can prevent you from dying here today."
In an instant, even more dense chains extended from her sleeves, forcefully piercing through all the giant trees in front of her. They carved elegant arcs through the air and completely surrounded Madara.
Swish! The countless chains began to tighten. Restricted by such a massive Adamantine Chains, Madara appeared to have nowhere left to run. He had no choice but to activate his Susanoo once more, manifesting a half-body giant. It spread its four arms, reaching out in all directions, and swiftly seized many of the chains.
It seemed Madara and Mito were locked in a stalemate, but this was only temporary. At the very least, the Nine-Tails felt it had finally seized an opportunity. It would create a Tailed Beast Bomb at close range and blast the ground below, even if it meant self-destructing to some extent, just to eliminate the two stalemated individuals.
Neither Madara nor Mito's expressions changed. Their eyes were fixed solely on each other.
"Within the Adamantine Chains, multiple Four Symbols Sealing Techniques were hidden. You're truly something, Mito. But there's one thing you misjudged."
Distinct trails of blood flowed from Madara's Three-Tomoe Sharingan.
Creating a half-body Susanoo in his current state and with his Dōjutsu Power was already an excessive overload. Yet he paid no mind to this level of injury, indifferently watching the Four Symbols Sealing Technique Formulas spread from the tightening Adamantine Chains.
Combining two Sealing Techniques, one acting as a mobile Vessel for the other, and directly applying them in intense combat was something Madara had never seen before.
While such a method had a miraculous effect against ordinary Ninja, it was useless against Madara.
"Wood Dragon and Wood Golem were never the Wood Release Jutsu I intended to use. Compared to that Jutsu, these two Jutsu are actually worthless."
Madara suddenly took a step forward and emerged from Tobi's body. This also meant that the Wood Release Jutsu he could use became weaker. Without Tobi's enhancement, relying solely on the Hashirama Cells transplanted within him, his aging body could barely sustain Deep Forest Emergence.
Mito Uzumaki became extremely wary.
Tsukasa Kaede, watching from afar, also observed with interest, even sending some Zombies to bravely charge into the forest. After several were devoured by the trees, one Zombie finally managed to witness this scene.
"He voluntarily separated from Tobi? Tobi was a crucial support. Logically, without Tobi, Madara now couldn't possibly be a match for Mito Uzumaki, unless there was something that could unleash Tobi's power even more effectively than Madara himself..."
Unless doing so would grant him the power to suppress Mito Uzumaki.
What exactly could it be? Tsukasa Kaede quickly guessed.
An ordinary White Zetsu emerged from a giant tree, carrying a figure: "Madara-sama, I've brought what you requested."
"Excellent. Tobi, do it."
"Understood, leave it to me."
Tobi immediately rushed over and enveloped the person brought by the White Zetsu clone.
Mito Uzumaki caught a fleeting glimpse. Even with her composure, she revealed a look of shock.
"That person is... Hashirama?"
"Indeed, it's Hashirama, but merely a clone without self-awareness. It's a byproduct of my research over the years. I didn't originally think much of it but figured it might come in handy someday, so I didn't destroy it."
Well, now should be the time to use it.
Tobi plus a Hashirama Senju clone—this combination instantly endowed Tobi with terrifying power beyond imagination! While certainly not comparable to Hashirama Senju in his prime, it was already in a league of its own in the current Shinobi World.
Although Tobi was an artificial being, he possessed some will of his own. Feeling the immense Life Force and surging Wood Release power that the Hashirama Senju clone within him provided made him utterly ecstatic.
"Wahahahahaha! So this is what it feels like! As expected of the God of Shinobi. I almost couldn't handle this power!"
Tobi solemnly performed Hand Kaedegns with both hands, with an extremely serious expression. Even without intentionally activating a Jutsu, a seemingly endless forest violently surged forth from beneath his feet.
Most of the trees immediately surged upwards, propping up the Tailed Beast Bomb that the Nine-Tails was pushing down. It seemed they intended to slowly force it into the sky to detonate.
As for the numerous Adamantine Chains and Four Symbols Sealing Techniques, Madara was entirely fending them off with his Susanoo.
By all appearances, Madara seemed to be in a desperate situation, unable to produce the power to turn the tide.
"This is merely a fraction of Hashirama's power. Even with Hashirama's clone, this is the extent of what you can achieve. But I don't blame you, for you are just one of Hashirama's inferior clones."
Madara looked down on creations like White Zetsu and Tobi, and also on the Hashirama clone. Even at this moment, he still had to uphold the name of Hashirama Senju—in the entire Shinobi World, only he had the right to be compared with Hashirama Senju. No one else was worthy.
"I'm just a bit excited, you see... Well, Madara-sama, I've pretty much adapted to this power. I'm going to make my move now! Wood Release..."
True Several Thousand Hands!! A colossal and solemn Wood Buddha Statue rose from the ground. It stood majestically, towering to the heavens and rooting to the earth. On the forehead of the Buddha's head, there were five smaller Buddha heads, each with a different expression, like five countenances of a God, looking down indifferently upon the earth.
Before this entity, even the Complete-Form Nine-Tails seemed tiny. It instinctively looked up at this massive thing.
Smash! Several gigantic wooden hands extended from the Buddha statue, seizing the Tailed Beast Bomb, and then forcefully pressed it onto the Nine-Tails' body.
"Damn it—"
BOOM!!! A mushroom cloud soared into the sky. This time, it struck the earth at extremely close range. Countless materials were instantly annihilated on the spot. The ground caved in out of nothing. The dark clouds above the Land of Rain completely dissipated, blown away by the irresistible shockwave.