A Sudden Turn

Hashirama and Tobirama had already discussed their plan in secret. Hashirama would force Kaguya to use her space-time jump, giving Obito a chance to launch an attack.

After all their years as brothers, the two could understand what the other was thinking with just a glance. They didn't need many words to explain themselves.

Should I force her to make the first move? Hashirama murmured to himself. He had already made up his mind. If so, he would have to step up the pressure.

I just don't know if the Chakra in my body can hold out.

Unlike usual, Hashirama's techniques were far more powerful in Sage Mode, but they also consumed a vastly different amount of Chakra. In particular, while in Sage Mode, Impure World Reincarnation couldn't constantly replenish the Natural Energy in his body.

He could only draw on the Natural Energy he had replenished earlier, then fuse it with the power of his surroundings, striving to use as little Chakra as possible while unleashing the greatest strength.

But after that relentless series of attacks, the Natural Energy inside Hashirama had almost run dry. He couldn't sustain any more heavy Chakra consumption; at most, he had enough Chakra left for one or two more large-scale techniques before it ran out again.

Hashirama took a shallow breath, forcing himself to suppress his physical discomfort. He pressed his palms together and formed Hand Seals once more.

Sage Art Wood Release: True Several Thousand Hands!

The wooden man began to change. Its body slowly swelled, its already enormous frame growing taller and larger still as countless arms sprouted from its back.

The wooden man's face began to transform as well. Its formerly ferocious features gradually softened. It brought both hands together before its chest, and a wooden Buddha statue, radiating a