Elsewhere, Boshiki and Ryoshiki were both high-ranking Otsutsuki.
Naturally, they possessed their own unique abilities.
The tree roots Hashirama unleashed could not withstand even a single punch from Boshiki.
Even though they had been strengthened by senjutsu, when the roots lashed Boshiki—
Not only did they fail to absorb even a trace of Chakra from him, the trees that struck his body instead withered rapidly.
Hashirama's combat experience was abundant, and he instantly realized something was wrong.
Kimimaro had his Byakugan activated. With a glance, he immediately warned him as well:
"Lord Hashirama, he is absorbing the life energy from your Wood Release and gathering it."
Hashirama clapped his hands together!
"Hotei Technique!"
Countless giant hands burst from the ground and wrapped around Boshiki.
Boshiki made an obvious charging motion, raising his arms and planting his feet on the ground.
Like he was bracing against walls on both sides, the wooden hands pressed against the outside.
Hashirama controlled the hands and began rotating them, quickly winding them into a sphere.
Hashirama brought his hands together once more!
"Hah!"
"Gate of the Great God! Four-Gate Seal!"
Amid booming crashes, four Gates of the Great God descended in four directions.
A massive rope appeared above those four positions.
A black character for seal was stamped onto it at once.
But Suishiki let out a charming laugh. "How naive."
She could liquefy herself, moving freely through the Wood Release from before.
Moreover, after liquefying herself, she could freely control flowing water.
Only Haku could restrain her.
However, after the temperature dropped, Suishiki transformed into a sphere, extending whips from within it to attack the outside.
And that sphere's resistance to freezing rose sharply.
Other attacks simply passed straight through the water.
Deidara could fly, and he was not slow either.
But he deliberately