Then one wooden hand after another rose from the ground, reaching high into the sky before suddenly slamming down toward Qinglong!
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Qinglong was slapped into the dust, leaving only a mass of wooden palms on the ground.
"Is it over?"
In the distance, Tobirama appeared with his hands forming seals, staring wide-eyed at the scene.
Beyond the shattered wall, Hashirama's battered body came striding over. Shreds of wood flew in to fill the missing half of his body.
Huge beads of sweat appeared on Might Guy's face as he watched, unable to hide his worry. Qinglong, Konoha's finest Taijutsu genius! I, Might Guy, acknowledge you as the strongest Taijutsu fighter of the younger generation. Don't you dare let anything happen to you!
After a brief silence, a loud voice suddenly rang out from underground.
"Ka~me~ha~me~ha!"
Each syllable seemed to echo in everyone's hearts!
Suddenly, brilliant light burst from the ground beneath the wooden palms. The mass of hands pressed down with all their might, but couldn't stop the light from shining through.
Then came a deafening boom. The countless wooden hands pressing down shattered one after another in the light, and a beam of energy shot into the sky!
The blinding light illuminated the entire desolate scene.
Seeing that his brother's Wood Release wasn't working, Tobirama quickly formed Hand Seals.
"Water Release: Wild Water Wave!"
A vast amount of water poured down from the waterspout, surging into the deep crater where the wooden palms had slammed Qinglong. The entire arena became a vast expanse of water.
Qinglong had just flown up out of the crater when several pillars of water shot up and dragged him back beneath the surface.
"Water Style: Water Riding Strike!"
Tobirama appeared behind Qinglong, wrapped his arms around him, and dragged him into