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Hashirama lowered his hands after finishing the hand seals, exhaling a breath.

Such a massive expenditure of chakra was enough to make even him struggle.

After a brief pause, Hashirama continued to manipulate the thousands of giant wooden hands, swinging their fists toward Uchiha Shimizu's Susanoo.

"A technique like yours is too cumbersome."

Qingshui's three-headed, six-armed Susanoo teleported directly above Hashirama's head.

Using the smoke kicked up by the commotion as cover, Qingshui tossed a specially crafted kunai onto the top of the True Several Thousand Hands.

The maneuver was completed with ease.

"It's over."

The six arms of the Susanoo simultaneously unleashed a Chidori.

The brilliant thunder roared like an angry storm hidden within ten thousand miles of dark clouds.

Before Hashirama could retract those giant hands to defend himself, Qingshui merged the Chidori from all six arms together.

"Sage Art: Lightning Style: Great Chidori."

A streak of even more intense black electric arc materialized in the air, leaving behind the scent of scorched ozone.

Swish!

The black arc surged toward Hashirama at a speed exceeding that of sound.

Hashirama barely managed to manifest a wooden shield shaped like a fanged demon mask to protect his body.

Wood Release: Wood Human Shield Technique!

Boom!

Black light engulfed the area, and the once picturesque mountains were instantly reduced to ruins.

The Ninja Allied Forces, located several kilometers away, could only watch as an explosion rose in the distance.

The resulting gale nearly blew them all away; even the Uchiha Clan members stood cautiously at the edge, struggling to keep their footing against the wind.

"I won."

Qingshui descended from the sky, slamming into the ground and creating a spiderweb of cracks.

Before him lay Hashirama.

Hashirama had been severed in two.

His upper body lay on the ground, while his