When Sukunahikona activated, the sprawling forest began to shrink until it disappeared completely.
"Now, it's time to give you a taste of your own jutsu!"
Daikokuten activated! In an instant, the forest appeared again, but this time its direction had reversed, and it began spreading toward Hashirama.
Hashirama realized he was in trouble. He had actually forgotten about this move.
He immediately fled into the distance, running several hundred meters before escaping the forest.
But a rain of Black Receivers came flying straight at him as Isshiki used the technique again.
With no choice, Hashirama had to use another jutsu to defend himself.
Fortunately, he had a Sage Body, which let him recover Chakra at an incredible speed, and he also had a massive reserve of Chakra.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to keep up a drawn-out fight like this.
"You're really strong—many times stronger than Madara."
Seeing that neither of them could gain the upper hand through these exchanges, Hashirama leapt onto the Wood Golem and charged straight at Isshiki!
Its massive fist swung through the air, unleashing a series of sonic booms!
Isshiki's eyes widened. Great Sluice Heaven appeared, and several black-and-red cubes shot toward Hashirama to block him.
The Wood Golem was huge, but also clumsy. It couldn't dodge Great Sluice Heaven.
Seeing this, Hashirama leapt into the air and used Wood Clone to close in on Isshiki.
Before Isshiki could react, Hashirama immediately engaged him in Taijutsu.
One pair of fists could hardly fend off four. Isshiki's Taijutsu was formidable, but Hashirama fought him with two clones and his real body.
Even so, Isshiki struggled to keep up.
Hashirama also noticed the telltale windup before Daikokuten activated.
Now he could evade the jutsu more quickly and resume fighting Isshiki.
In a Taijutsu fight, it was