The Grueling Battle

The two were frozen inside the frigid ice. They hadn't even had time to react. "How... What in the world is happening?!"

The sudden change in the world left them bewildered. It wasn't just the two of them—even the First Hokage and the others in the distance had no idea what was going on.

"Brr, it's so cold." Sakura shivered in the icy wind. When she came to her senses, she saw that Kakashi, Rock Lee, and the others had already wrapped themselves in Chakra. Realizing what she needed to do, she hurriedly used Chakra to shield herself from the biting wind.

Black Zetsu shot the others a sinister look, then turned to Kaguya. "Mother, these nuisances keep getting in your way. Why don't we... kill them first?"

Black Zetsu couldn't stand how much trouble they were causing. They'd been on the verge of success, but then Tobirama and Namikaze Minato had appeared and rescued Naruto and Sasuke. And Hashirama Senju was even worse—he'd actually tried to join the battle.

An elephant didn't bother with ants because it knew that no matter how many there were, they could never amount to anything. But that didn't mean it would tolerate them challenging its authority and testing its limits again and again.

After hearing Black Zetsu's words, Kaguya turned to look at Hashirama and the others. A flash of ruthlessness crossed her beautiful face. She waved her hand, and hundreds upon hundreds of crystal-clear Senbon appeared from beneath her sleeves.

Kaguya narrowed her eyes and gave a soft cry. "Hah!"

Hundreds upon hundreds of crystal Senbon rained down on Hashirama and the others, blotting out the sky like a swarm of locusts. Just looking at them made one's scalp prickle.

Hashirama, Tobirama, and the others looked grim. They were already dead, so