"Blocked? A single punch was blocked, then watch my invincible flurry of fists."
"Left hook, right hook, upper hook, lower hook...!"
Seeing the power of his punch thwarted, Senju Fujima hurriedly controlled the Wood Human to unleash a combo, which looked truly bizarre.
"Bang, bang, bang, bang...!"
Although Senju Fujima was putting in his best effort, he still couldn't shatter the Wood Release shield before him.
"Wood Release: Wood Release: Hotei Technique."
Soon, the shadow clone of Hashirama Senju standing behind the shield instantly slammed both hands onto the ground.
Countless wooden arms suddenly erupted from beneath Senju Fujima's Wood Human, forcibly seizing it.
"Damn it, I can't move...!"
At this moment, Senju Fujima realized his Wood Human was completely immobilized; no matter how he channeled his chakra, the Wood Human could not break free from the wooden hands' control.
As Senju Fujima continued to pour in massive amounts of chakra, attempting to force the Wood Human to break free from the wooden restraints, a wooden hand quietly appeared behind him and lunged directly at him.
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh...!"
The wooden hand closed in rapidly, creating a series of whistling sounds in the wind.
"Not good, Substitution Technique."
Senju Fujima sensed something was wrong instantly and hurriedly used the Substitution Technique, appearing on the ground in a flash.
"Poof...!"
A log appeared where Senju Fujima had been, only to be crushed into splinters by the wooden hand instantly.
"Holy crap, Dad, what are you trying to do? Are you trying to murder your own son?"
Seeing that he would have been crushed to death had he not used the Substitution Technique, Senju Fujima felt it was simply too violent.
"Hmph, you still have the heart to talk here?"
The Hashirama clone looked at Senju Fujima, snorted coldly, and instantly, countless wooden hands appeared before Senju Fujima again, clawing toward him.
"Bad."
"Water Release: Water Colliding Wave."
Seeing the countless wooden hands, Senju Fujima dodged instantly, then pressed his palms together, summoning a water-based tornado that shredded the surrounding Wood Release hands into fragments.
"Go."
Senju Fujima then controlled the water tornado to charge directly at the Hashirama Senju clone.
"Boom...!"
In an instant, the water tornado expanded like a waterfall, immediately forming a great river that turned the surrounding hundreds of meters into a vast expanse of water.
"This kid, he's learned the essence of my techniques, hasn't he? Heh!"
Tobirama Senju stood beside Hashirama Senju and said with a smile.
"Heh, not bad. His reaction speed is quite good. If it weren't for the fact that I possess Wood Release myself, an average jonin would have died already."
A hint of admiration flashed in Hashirama Senju's eyes as he looked at his son, filled with pride.
The Hashirama clone leaped onto the canopy of a tree, frowned, and stared at Senju Fujima standing on the water's surface.
"Water Release: Heaven Weeping."
In an instant, Senju Fujima spat out countless water needles from his mouth, which flew directly toward the Hashirama clone.
"Wood Release: Wood Locking Wall."
The Hashirama clone instantly used the Wood Locking Wall, shielding himself within.
"Thud, thud, thud, thud...!"
The water needles struck the Wood Locking Wall and eventually melted into a puddle of water that flowed down.
"Wood Release: Wood Dragon Technique."
The Hashirama clone then used the Wood Dragon Technique, leaped lightly onto the Wood Dragon, and flew directly toward Senju Fujima.
"Roar...!"
The Wood Dragon roared at Senju Fujima, opened its massive jaws, and lunged to bite him.
"Hmph, Water Release consumes more chakra anyway. Using Wood Release is just a waste of chakra since it gets controlled by Dad; it's really troublesome."
Senju Fujima snorted coldly. Any other Wood Release he used would be controlled by Hashirama Senju; their strength levels were simply not on the same tier, and his control would be cut off instantly, which was very annoying.
Although he needed to exhaust the chakra in his body, he couldn't just stand there and take a beating, could he?
His second uncle's Water Release techniques consumed a great deal of chakra and were highly offensive, making them an excellent way to burn through his chakra quickly.
"Water Release: Water Dragon Biting Explosion."
Senju Fujima pressed his palms together and instantly used Tobirama Senju's ultimate technique, drawing a massive amount of water from the river beneath his feet to form a giant water vortex that surged high into the sky.
Seeing that the whirlpool had already grown taller than Hashirama Senju's Wood Dragon, it instantly transformed into a water dragon and dove straight down.
"Roar...!"
"Roar...!"
The two giant dragons collided instantly, while Hashirama Senju's clone used the Tree Barrier to wrap himself inside, immediately rushing out of the water dragon's attack range to continue toward Senju Fujima.
"As expected, Water Release alone is simply not enough to break the Wood Dragon Technique."
"Water Clone Technique."
"Sealing Technique—Adamantine Sealing Chains."
In an instant, several chakra chains flew out from behind the water clone, binding the entire body of the Wood Dragon.
"Boom...!"
Following that, the Wood Dragon was directly restrained by Senju Fujima's Adamantine Sealing Chains and plunged into the river, splashing countless droplets of water.
"Not bad."
"Genjutsu—Bringer-of-Darkness Technique."
After Senju Fujima used his secret technique, the Hashirama clone jumped off the Wood Dragon and quickly charged toward him, instantly unleashing a genjutsu.
"Hm? I can't see. This is the genjutsu Second Uncle just created. Damn it."
Senju Fujima suddenly felt that he could no longer see; everything before him was pitch black, and he couldn't sense where the Hashirama clone was at all.
"Water Release—Water Bullet Barrage."
Because he could not see Hashirama Senju, Senju Fujima instantly channeled chakra into his hands and began to rotate rapidly, firing countless water cannons from his palms in a 360-degree indiscriminate barrage.
"Rat-tat-tat-tat-tat...!"
Senju Fujima's water cannons fired in every direction as if they cost nothing, which could be considered an 'absolute defense.'
"Heh."
"Wood Release—Wood Prison Technique."
While dodging the water cannons, the Hashirama clone instantly pressed his palms together, causing several trees to sprout beneath Senju Fujima's feet, forming a massive wooden prison in an instant.
The trees seemed to have a life of their own, avoiding Senju Fujima's water cannons and transforming into vines that bound him tightly, trapping him directly within the wooden prison.
"Damn it...!"
Senju Fujima felt his hands and feet being immobilized by the wooden bars, and the darkness before him vanished, restoring his vision.
At this moment, Hashirama Senju's clone walked slowly toward him, while a wicked smile flashed across the corner of Senju Fujima's mouth.
"Water Release—Water Prison Technique."
Unknown to anyone, a water clone of Senju Fujima had emerged from beneath Hashirama Senju's feet, instantly attempting to use the Water Prison Technique on the clone.
Just as Hashirama Senju was about to be controlled by the Water Prison Technique, he drew a katana and slashed, shattering the water clone of Senju Fujima into a puddle of water that vanished.
"Whoa, Dad is truly impressive. Did he calculate even that?"
"But, I haven't finished yet!"
"Big Ball Rasengan, rise...!"
"Ha...!"
Senju Fujima had originally thought he had won, only for his water clone to be casually slashed away by Hashirama Senju.
"Boom...!"
Following a furious shout from Senju Fujima, a blue sphere of chakra instantly appeared in his restrained right hand, expanding rapidly and shattering the wooden prison from within.
"Dad, taste the ninjutsu I've newly developed!"
"Water—Body Flicker Technique."
Senju Fujima instantly vanished from his spot; as long as there was a lake he had created, he could arrive anywhere he wanted in an instant. It was a form of space-time ninjutsu, though it required the water he had created to be performed.
In a flash, Senju Fujima appeared behind the Hashirama clone, pressing the Big Ball Rasengan toward him.
"Hm?"
The Hashirama clone sensed danger behind him and instantly turned, drawing his blade to counterattack.
"Boom...!"
"Clang...!"
In an instant, the katana in the Hashirama clone's hand was snapped in two, and he used the recoil of the attack to leap backward.
"Is this a hand-seal-less ninjutsu you researched yourself? Very good. It looks like there is still a lot of room for growth!"
Hashirama Senju was truly the God of Shinobi; he instantly saw that the Big Ball Rasengan in Senju Fujima's hand had massive potential for growth, as it had not yet incorporated any chakra nature transformation.
"Hehe! Dad, the best part is yet to come!"
"Wood Clone."
"Wind Release—Rasenshuriken."
In an instant, a Wood Clone appeared beside Senju Fujima, immediately unleashing the Wind Style: Rasengan Shuriken and hurling it fiercely toward Hashirama Senju's shadow clone.
Because it incorporated elemental chakra, the technique was unstable and carried a high failure rate; should it fail, the backlash to the user's body would be immense. It was still in its infancy, essentially an unfinished development.
An ordinary shadow clone would never be able to withstand such a technique, but a Wood Clone was different. It was a true physical entity and would not simply vanish from minor damage.
Even if the Wood Clone were dispelled, it would instantly transform into wooden branches to entangle or strike the enemy, making it incredibly powerful.
"Hmm? Such a powerful aura."
Hashirama's clone furrowed his brows, sensing a hint of danger.
"Summoning Jutsu: Triple Rashomon."
In an instant, Hashirama's clone summoned the Triple Rashomon, standing atop the final gate while his eyes locked onto the Rasengan Shuriken thrown by Senju Fujima.
"Boom, boom, boom...!"
The first Rashomon was shredded by the high-speed rotating gale before it even made contact with the Rasengan Shuriken.
The second gate did not last long either, and the attack instantly reached the third Rashomon.
"Did you incorporate a change in chakra nature? The piercing power has increased countless times over. A truly impressive ninjutsu, though the damage to the human body must be immense, right?"
"Classify this as a forbidden jutsu; other clansmen are not permitted to practice it."
Hashirama Senju narrowed his eyes as he watched the battle, feeling the power of the Rasengan Shuriken, and with a frown, he immediately relegated it to the cold palace.