"So strong!"
While fiercely battling A, Hashirama Senju praised him inwardly.
Honestly, the current A truly put pressure on him.
His speed, strength, reactions, skill, and experience had all reached an extremely high level.
If Hashirama himself had not improved recently, he probably would not have been able to withstand him in Physical Arts.
The ground throughout the area they passed through looked as though it had been bombarded by an entire artillery barrage, with craters of every size scattered everywhere.
"Then it's time for the second round!"
Hashirama Senju's gaze suddenly deepened, and the ease on his face faded away.
This meant he was finally getting serious.
A sensed the change in Hashirama Senju's aura and immediately raised his guard.
Sure enough, Hashirama Senju pulled back.
He interlocked his fingers before him and clapped his hands together forcefully, letting out a classic roar.
"Wood Release: Deep Forest Emergence!"
In an instant, mounds began rising across the devastated crimson earth amid violent tremors.
Then, thick trees as crooked as giant serpents burst from the ground one after another, pressing down in layers toward A.
"Hmph!"
A showed no fear at the sight of such a grand spectacle.
His four lightning-cloaked fingers slammed heavily into the shattered ground before him as he roared in fury.
"Hell Stab: Four-Finger Nukite: Earth Split!"
In an instant, countless blue electric currents tore through the ground over a vast area, forming huge spreading grids of electricity that met the surging forest head-on.
[Bang bang bang bang bang bang.]
The electric grid and the sea of trees collided and exploded across the red earth like elite troops charging at one another.
Smoke and dust billowed into the sky like two torrents of different forms, while the earth thundered and lightning roared everywhere!
"He actually stopped Deep