While Uchiha Madara was speaking, the bulbous growth on the Ten-Tails' back quickly began to 'blossom,' sending a thick vine surging toward the sky!
Hanfu didn't hesitate. He swung his eighty-meter Golden Light Sword and hacked at it.
"That won't do!" Uchiha Madara flashed in front of the vine and raised the Shakujo formed from a Truth-Seeking Orb to block the Golden Light Sword.
Bang...
Amid the violent rumble, a ring of pale golden energy ripples slowly spread out from Uchiha Madara's black Shakujo.
Just then...
"Sage Art: Wind Release: Rasenshuriken!" Namikaze Minato reacted at lightning speed. While Uchiha Madara and Hanfu were locked in a stalemate, he darted up the Ten-Tails' massive body and hurled the rapidly spinning Rasenshuriken in his hand. Then he instantly retreated with Flying Thunder God.
Boom!!
The Rasenshuriken detonated at the base of the vine. Countless tiny wind blades savagely shredded it, and in less than half a second, they blasted a huge gap in the base of the 'God Tree,' which had grown hundreds of meters tall!
Uchiha Madara glanced back over his shoulder. His fair face remained utterly impassive. "An attack of this level can't destroy the God Tree!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the wind blades completely severed the God Tree. With a crash, it fell to the ground.
"It worked!" Namikaze Minato exclaimed, but then his brow furrowed. The bulbous growth on the Ten-Tails' back was swelling again, and another vine was growing from it!
"So the Ten-Tails is still the key..." Namikaze Minato looked at the Ten-Tails, which seemed to have turned into a 'Bulbasaur' beneath the vine. His expression was grave. With his current strength, there was no way he could kill the Ten-Tails!
"Lord Hokage!"
Just then, Might Guy's voice rang out from behind.
Namikaze Minato