Watching Hashirama Senju standing atop the wooden giant's head, Ronglin sneered. He glanced back at the Wood Dragon that had been knocked away by a single slash. Its head was still covered in blazing flames, making it roar again and again, but to no avail. The Black Flame on Ronglin's Susanoo weapon was not so easily extinguished.
Combined with its bizarre and powerful corrosive properties, merely being touched by it was enough to make the Wood Dragon suffer.
Atop the wooden giant's head, Hashirama Senju remained expressionless.
At this moment, he could not show any expression other than stiffness. He made no response to the Wood Dragon's roars and bellows, simply controlling the wooden giant to catch the descending blade.
The long blade was caught between the wooden giant's hands. Its enormous palms closed together, firmly clamping down on Susanoo's blade. A scorched smell continuously rose from its hands, while the abundant Black Flame on the blade instantly burned its palms badly.
"Get down!!!"
Ronglin raised his hand, and Susanoo's other hand swiftly gripped the hilt, pressing downward with all its might.
Creak, creak!!
The immense force left the huge wooden giant unable to keep its right foot planted. Its foot sank deeply into the rock as it dropped to one knee, and the black long blade descended at once, stopping just short of striking the wooden giant's body.
"Water Style: Hard Whirlpool Water Blade!!"
At the critical moment, a blue spear shot from the distance toward Susanoo.
"You annoying bastard!!!"
Ronglin, who had never held any favorable impression of Tobirama Senju to begin with, instantly flew into a rage. This only deepened his dissatisfaction with Tobirama Senju.
After being sent flying by Susanoo, Tobirama Senju had simply stood at a distance and launched an S-rank ninjutsu attack at him.