The river of mud vanished, and the massive splashes vanished with it. The droplets slowly floated up, dispersed, and disappeared. Ōnoki watched Tobirama Senju and Hashirama Senju standing in the huge pit carved out by the swirling water, his expression gradually darkening.
This battle would not be easy.
"Tsk, tsk."
Elsewhere, Orochimaru stood with his arms folded, chuckling softly as though enjoying the misfortune of Ōnoki and Ay. Tsunade frowned and was just about to move when Ronglin stopped her.
"Let him gloat for a while. He won't be jumping around for much longer."
Only then did Tsunade suppress the urge to punch Orochimaru in the face.
"The First Hokage is starting to show his strength."
Ronglin reminded Tsunade, and she was immediately startled, hurriedly turning to look.
Sure enough, Hashirama Senju, who had not made any major moves until now, began forming hand seals. His hands moved so quickly that only afterimages could be seen.
"Wood Style: Deep Forest Emergence!!!"
Those two were in for a tragedy. The moment Ronglin saw Hashirama Senju use Wood Style, he knew Ay and Ōnoki were about to suffer. When fighting Hashirama Senju, once he turned the surrounding terrain to his advantage, you were finished.
Crack~
Crack~
The hard rocks on the ground continuously split apart as saplings poked their heads out through the cracks. Not only did the rocks fail to stop the saplings from growing, they were relentlessly crushed into fragments by the rising shoots.
"Not good!! It's the First Hokage's Wood Style!!!"
Ōnoki cried out, his face full of alarm. Amid his shout, the saplings began growing wildly, as if they had been injected with some invincible growth hormone. In barely ten seconds, they became massive trees and vines that spread frantically outward, sweeping toward Ōnoki and Ay.
**Boom!! Boom!!