"Boom, boom, boom...!"
Madara Uchiha vanished from where he stood in an instant, appearing directly beside Hashirama Senju and taking him away from the battlefield. His eyes were grave as he stared fixedly at Tenshiki Otsutsuki across from them.
"Hahaha...!"
"I'm done playing for today. Die!"
"I'll gladly take the chakra of you two."
Tenshiki Otsutsuki laughed loudly and vanished from his spot. He was so fast that there was no time to react.
"Bang...!"
Before Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju could sense anything, Tenshiki Otsutsuki had already smashed them toward the ground with a punch.
"Boom, boom, boom...!"
Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha slammed another massive crater into the ground. Their Six Paths Mode and Tenseigan Chakra Mode were instantly shattered, and even their Eight Gates were forced back to normal as they lay sprawled on the ground.
"Wood Release—Binding."
The corners of Tenshiki Otsutsuki's mouth curled upward. With a wave of his right hand, a crimson Wood Release tree grew directly beneath Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju, binding them to it.
"D-Damn it, our chakra has been sealed."
Madara Uchiha frowned deeply. This Wood Release seemed different from the one they controlled. It bound them firmly and instantly sealed their chakra, leaving them unable to use it.
"Cough, cough, cough...!"
"One day, I'd actually be restrained by Wood Release?"
Hashirama Senju coughed up blood as he looked at Tenshiki Otsutsuki in the sky, bitterness flashing through his eyes. He had risen to prominence through Wood Release, yet now he had been defeated by it.
And he was even being restrained by Wood Release. What an irony!
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh...!"
"Thud, thud, thud...!"
"Argh...!"
The next moment, countless crimson chakra rods shot out and nailed Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha to the giant tree, creating a second layer of