Torture without end.
Blow after crushing blow.
After repeatedly losing ground and taking heavy damage in the first few exchanges, the brothers Hashirama and Tobirama finally found a rare opening they could exploit. Without a moment's hesitation, they pressed in from both sides. After all, they had Reanimated Bodies and didn't need to worry about injuries at all. As long as they had a leg or an arm, the two brothers could launch their strongest attacks.
"Wood Release!"
"Water Style!"
At that moment, both unleashed the full extent of their power.
A terrifying wave of chakra surged forth.
"Boom!"
At the point where their attacks converged.
Chakra compressed with pinpoint precision.
Then, in an instant, it burst forth.
"Crash!"
Their strongest techniques.
They struck straight at the spot where Naruto stood.
Naruto came back to his senses in that critical half-second of mental distraction and immediately realized how dangerous his position was. The attacks were bearing down on him from point-blank range, especially the one from Senju Hashirama, who had already forcibly broken through his chakra wind blade. A massive, dark hole gaped in Hashirama's abdomen. An ordinary person would have been rendered incapable of fighting—or even killed—by such an injury, but Hashirama's Reanimated Body made it irrelevant. As long as he could still move.
Hashirama would charge forward without hesitation.
No matter how powerful Naruto was, or how formidable his defenses and healing abilities, his body still belonged to a "human."
If Hashirama's attack landed.
Naruto would be gravely wounded—or even killed—just the same.
He couldn't afford to take a hit in this exchange.
Once Naruto had fully shaken off his distraction, he responded with the most direct and effective countermeasure.
He brought his hands together in a clap.
Chakra surged out of him.
A vast wall of energy