The devastated earth was riddled with craters, with flickering arcs of electricity lingering at the bottom of each pit, silently recounting the fury of the heavenly thunder.
"Crack."
The wooden wall atop the Great Buddha, meant for defense, groaned under the unbearable strain before splitting into shattered wood. Completely unharmed, Hashirama gazed at the ruined land and sighed with a headache.
The battlefield was not far from Konoha. In the end, he would still have to repair the scars left upon the land.
"Wood Release: Deep Forest Emergence!"
Through the transparent Prism, Madara clearly saw Hashirama's complicated expression. Their years of mutual understanding led him to use another Kekkei Genkai within his body.
"What is going on?!"
Standing high atop the Great Buddha, Hashirama heard the familiar sound of trees breaking through the earth and rapidly growing below. Looking at the vast forest that had formed in an instant, his face was filled with disbelief.
"Hashirama, I didn't lie to you, did I?" Delighting in his best friend's shocked expression, Madara teased playfully, "Your Wood Release is really useful!"
Hashirama froze slightly, his thoughts grinding to a halt.
Madara actually possessed Wood Release too!
Wood Release, Susanoo, the Rinnegan, the Ten-Tails—the power of destruction and the power of creation, all gathered within one person.
This man was simply born to be the village's leader and the helmsman of the Shinobi Alliance. Hashirama could not help covering his face with one hand as the corners of his mouth curled upward in silent laughter.
He could finally be freed from the position of Hokage!
Madara had never seen his friend like this. Realizing that the surprise he had prepared had become a fright instead, he hurriedly comforted him in his own way. "Hey! Hashirama, I only used your Wood Release. There's no