"Sage Art: Wood Release: Sage Art: Gate of the Great God!"
Hashirama stood atop the towering Giant Buddha, his hands pressed together as Senjutsu Chakra surged from within him like a tsunami!
Beneath the sky covered by countless massive arms, Madara's figure appeared exceptionally small.
"Sage Art: Thousand Hands!!"
Countless giant arms spread out, blotting out the heavens and earth as they thundered toward Madara!
With Kuenebiko-no-Mikoto's assistance, Hashirama was already able to catch sight of Madara racing across the battlefield...
"Hahaha, unrivaled beneath the heavens!!"
Madara's laughter rang out from between the gaps in the arms, wild and unrestrained.
The Long Halberd wreathed in blazing fire became streaks of flowing flame in his hands, and every swing shredded several of the Thousand Hands' giant arms closing in on him!
Riding the black warhorse condensed from the power of Yin–Yang Release, Madara moved through the siege of thousands of arms as though no one stood in his way.
The warhorse's hooves landed atop the falling arm fragments, carrying him upward through the thousands of arms as he swung his Long Halberd.
Madara passed through layer upon layer of giant arms, crossed the flying flames and debris, and gazed toward Hashirama atop the Giant Buddha, a brazen smile curling across his lips.
"Is this all you've got, Hashirama!!"
Madara shouted, and the warhorse beneath him suddenly leaped!
That leap carried the full explosive force of the Eight Inner Gates, shooting skyward through the arms and arriving at the Giant Buddha's chest.
Madara swung his Long Halberd with all his might. The flames coiling around its shaft carved a searing arc through the air, carrying enough power to shatter the Giant Buddha before him in a single blow!
The flames gathered at the halberd's tip had already scorched the Giant Buddha's chest!