"Screech~"
A purple beam tore through the air, shooting straight at Hashirama Senju's face.
This laser-like beam was enough to make one's heart tremble with fear at a single glance, let alone facing it head-on.
Yet at that moment, five enormous demon-faced gates suddenly rose from the ground, blocking the purple beam.
"Rumble!"
The earth trembled.
The Five-Layered Rashomon was an exceptionally special ninjutsu. It was said to be a gateway from hell, and each layer possessed greater defensive power than the last!
In the original story, even Orochimaru could only summon three layers of Rashomon at most.
The fourth Rashomon alone was already more durable than the first three combined, let alone the fifth.
"Bang!"
"Boom!"
The first Rashomon was pierced through by Nagato's Asura Attack without any suspense.
Then came the second, and the third.
To be honest, if Orochimaru had used the Three-Layered Rashomon for defense, all three gates of hell would have been blasted through by the Asura Attack by now.
Only when it collided with the fourth Rashomon was the Asura Attack finally hindered somewhat.
"Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle~"
As the two continued to clash, the fourth Rashomon was ultimately breached as well.
By then, roughly half the power of the Asura Attack had been exhausted.
After colliding with the fifth Rashomon, the two remained deadlocked for around four or five seconds before the purple beam finally began to dim.
In the end, the fifth Rashomon stopped the Asura Attack only when it was on the verge of shattering.
"As expected of Konoha's First Hokage, the God of Shinobi who pacified the chaotic era! Even now, there is still a gap between me and a legendary shinobi like you.
But do not forget that I have the Ten-Tails aiding me!
The victor of this battle will