Eight Branches Technique

Urashiki Otsutsuki was a country bumpkin from outer space. He had never seen anyone pin blame on someone so deftly, and he froze on the spot.

Hashirama took his reaction as an admission that Orochimaru's accusation was true.

"Be careful, Lord Hashirama. The fishing rod in this evil alien's hand can absorb ordinary ninjutsu. He also has ocular techniques that let him teleport through space and turn back time. He's extremely difficult to deal with."

"Use Senjutsu! It's especially effective against his kind!"

Orochimaru gave Hashirama a quick rundown of Urashiki Otsutsuki's abilities. With Hashirama's combat experience, he would surely find a way to counter him in no time.

In this battle, an ordinary Mangekyō user like Fugaku could only provide support from a distance, using Amaterasu and Kagutsuchi infused with Natural Energy to disrupt Urashiki Otsutsuki.

Urashiki Otsutsuki's Rinnegan could not absorb Natural Energy. Senjutsu was the best way to fight the Ōtsutsuki Clan.

Only now did Orochimaru understand why Xuanye had pushed him to develop a Cursed Seal anyone could use, even if it meant taking a whip to him.

Had Sasuke, who claimed to be from the future, really appeared by coincidence?

Or had Xuanye known all along about the Otsutsuki, a race from beyond the heavens, and wanted to raise more powerful fighters capable of learning Senjutsu to face a future threat?

Orochimaru had no evidence, yet he instinctively trusted his own guess.

Xuanye... You really are a mysterious man who seems to see the future.

Elsewhere, once Hashirama heard that Senjutsu was the most effective way to fight the Otsutsuki, he hesitated no longer. He clapped his hands together, and a Sage Face Pattern immediately appeared on his face.

Hashirama's Sage Body was exceptionally attuned to Natural Energy. He entered Sage Mode in a single