The instant the Wood Human was destroyed.
Madara Uchiha immediately spread his palms and condensed a column of Dust Release, trying to force Adrammelech back. Yet Adrammelech circled behind the two of them at an outrageous speed.
"Sage Art: Myojinmon!"
Hashirama Senju reacted almost as if he had foreseen it, summoning crimson Torii from the sky and crushing them down toward Adrammelech, whose afterimages had yet to fade.
Without a second thought, the latter swung out its right claw and shattered the Torii in midair.
It then swept toward the two figures before it, only to find they were merely piles of wood.
At the same time.
Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha had tunneled underground and retreated into the distance.
Hashirama immediately raised both hands and slammed them together before shouting, "Four Red Yang Formation!"
The next moment.
Wood Clones emerging from the remains of the Wood Human joined forces to create a barrier, sealing Adrammelech inside.
But it was not over yet. Hashirama roared again, "Sage Art: Wood Release: All-Encompassing Cloth Bag Technique!"
[Bang bang bang bang!]
One enormous golden wooden palm after another burst from the ground inside the barrier, grabbing at Adrammelech.
Madara Uchiha likewise used his Chakra Domain to create Dust Release beams out of thin air and fire them at Adrammelech.
Yet Adrammelech evaded every wooden palm and beam with unimaginable speed.
With a flying kick, it shattered the Four Red Yang Formation barrier.
Then it vanished in a flash, and the top of its foot was already before Hashirama Senju.
Yet its kick ultimately struck nothing.
"What?"
Adrammelech, who had flashed past him, stared in surprise as Hashirama Senju's head turned into wood, separated, then fused back together.
That kind of elemental transformation was nothing unusual. What was strange was how he had reacted,