"What?"
Orochimaru's expression shifted slightly. He looked around, his gaze sharpening. "A genjutsu?"
With his eyes half-closed, Orochimaru formed hand seals. When he opened them again, the scenery around him had changed. They were no longer in the laboratory, but had somehow arrived aboveground.
"What truly formidable power—to have placed me under a genjutsu without my noticing."
Orochimaru flicked out his tongue. Though cold sweat beaded on his forehead, his eyes burned even hotter. Only those who had experienced it firsthand could understand the allure of the Sharingan. Clearly, Orochimaru had felt that allure earlier than he had in the original story.
Of course, that was only because he had been caught off guard. Otherwise, even with the Hashirama Cells enhancing his ocular power, a Two-Tomoe Sharingan would not have been so powerful.
Wood Release: Tree World Advent!
Gengetsu's Shadow Clone formed hand seals with both hands. The next moment, the ground split open as thick vines burst forth, rapidly growing into towering trees and spreading into the distance.
It was a magnificent sight. In the blink of an eye, a forest covering an area of one kilometer had formed.
After using Tree World Advent, the clone body controlled by the Shadow Clone did not collapse as it had before.
"This is the power of the God of Shinobi!"
"That's only because you've never seen the real Hashirama Senju..."
Watching Orochimaru sink into a fervent state, Gengetsu's Shadow Clone could not help complaining inwardly.
Just how strong had Hashirama Senju been at his peak?
Leaving everything else aside, his chakra alone had been powerful enough to drive ninety-nine percent of shinobi into despair. Naruto's chakra, even combined with half of the Nine-Tails' chakra, had only been roughly equal to Hashirama Senju's.
If it were Kakashi, that would have taken over