The rumbling of the earth and the thunder in the sky vanished from the canyon at the same time. The mountain-like figure collapsed against the peaks, slumping helplessly against the cliffside.
Hashirama leaped lightly from the top of the Wood Golem and landed steadily in its shadow, gazing at the unconscious Tailed Beast.
The Eight-Tails, which had just been unleashing a Tailed Beast Bomb, had fallen completely silent under the Wood Golem's touch. Its sleeping appearance struck him as quite strange.
Compared with the Nine-Tails, which was also a Tailed Beast, the difference was simply too great.
One was a nine-tailed fox, the other an eight-headed ox-octopus. It was even stranger than Madara's Susanoo with wings.
"Clack."
Pebbles rolled down the mountainside behind him and bounced on the ground at his feet. He turned toward the sound and saw the hidden members of the Uzumaki Clan.
The sealing tools in their arms gleamed black in the daylight. For a moment, he found himself imagining a mountain of cash. Those were all just different forms of Konoha's funds.
Would it be all right to secretly sell one to the Uzumaki Clan as a lucky charm after the sealing was complete? Leaning against the Wood Golem as he rested, Hashirama fell into thought. He felt that his luck hadn't run out yet. He could still make a killing.
But when he looked up and saw a white figure approaching from afar, he immediately abandoned the idea. If Tobirama found out, the consequences would be unthinkable.
"Big Brother, something's happened."
The newcomer's words made Hashirama's eyes tremble violently. Biting his lower lip, he asked anxiously, "How badly was the village damaged?"
Tobirama shook his head and sat on one of the Wood Golem's toes. Looking at the people bustling in the distance, he