In midair, Indra's purple Susanoo Armor launched another fierce assault, bringing its sword down hard on the wooden giant's chest. The giant let out a deep, muffled boom, its body shuddering violently as cracks spread across it.
Ashura spat out a large mouthful of blood, his consciousness growing hazy. Just then, a green figure suddenly charged in. Hashirama Senju's Wood Release chakra surged, and he roared, "Ashura! I'm here to help!"
A new clash of reinforcements and opposition quietly unfolded in midair, while below, the transfer of Tailed Beast Chakra—one that would determine the fate of the Shinobi World—was about to begin.
"Wood Release: Wood Golem Technique!"
Hashirama Senju's roar shook the battlefield. Wood Release chakra surged wildly around him like boiling magma, and the earth trembled violently. A gigantic ancient tree burst from a fissure in the ground. Its branches rapidly twisted together, grew taller, and took shape. In an instant, a wooden giant hundreds of meters tall stood between heaven and earth—
Its body was as massive as a mountain, its skin deep green, and thick vines as wide as bowls coiled around it. Its fists were large enough to shatter boulders with ease. In its eyes, formed from chakra, burned both a steadfast resolve to protect and a savage fighting spirit. It was Hashirama's trump-card Wood Release technique.
Seeing this, Ashura's eyes blazed with fighting spirit. Some color returned to his pallid face. He immediately brought his hands together, palms touching. Pale green Wood Release chakra surged, and he roared, his voice full of resolve: "Brother! I won't stand by and watch you fall astray! I will stop you today, no matter what!"
"Wood Release: Wood Golem Technique!"
As his roar rang out, the earth beneath Ashura trembled too. Another wooden giant hundreds of meters tall burst