The fierce battle on Hashirama's side.
And the terrifying power of the Eight Inner Gates erupting in an instant, shooting into the heavens and sweeping in all directions.
Naturally, Natsume noticed it as well.
Going all out right from the start?
Hashirama really was fierce!
It seemed that, having learned from Konoha's destruction last time, Hashirama had finally cast aside his last shred of mercy when facing the Otsutsuki Clan!
He understood now: mercy toward one's enemies was often cruelty toward one's own people!
And the [Eight Inner Gates] really was a wonderful thing!
No matter one's level, it could burn life force to multiply one's strength.
In fact, the stronger one was and the more vigorous one's life force, the greater the power unleashed!
Not to mention the enhancement from the other two sage arts and authorities.
Opening the gates now would no longer mean certain death.
As long as one proactively closed them before all their life force burned away, they could end the state of having all Eight Gates open.
And because of that.
Once Hashirama broke through to demigod level, Natsume was no longer worried in the slightest.
Natsume knew all too well how powerful the Eight Gates were when unleashed at demigod level.
Forget one Qiong Shi.
It would be more than enough to take out several more Otsutsuki demigods!
As for why the Otsutsuki side had almost no life-burning techniques?
That was hardly strange.
The longer-lived a race was, the more it tended to fear death and fear uncertainty.
To the Otsutsuki, burning even a second of their own lifespan and life force was an immense sin! A shameful waste!
Naturally, no one would develop such secret arts.
And even if they did, they would find it difficult to popularize them...
But for humans.