As Uchiha Yato and Hashirama Senju's furious shouts exploded like thunder, the entire battlefield seemed to be stirred by an immense force, instantly raising stormy waves.
In Hashirama Senju's direction, the ground began to tremble violently. Countless thick trees suddenly burst from the shattered ruins, springing up like bamboo shoots after rain.
The trees grew at an astonishing speed, their branches intertwining and spreading rapidly. In the blink of an eye, they formed a dense forest that tightly surrounded Hashirama Senju.
Then it surged toward Uchiha Yato.
Uchiha Yato's situation was much the same as Hashirama Senju's, except a phantom of a grayish-white skeleton appeared around him and enveloped him.
Uchiha Yato reacted quickly as well, immediately wielding Susanoo's two massive cleavers and charging toward the forest before him.
At that moment, Uchiha Yato suddenly realized just how terrifying Hashirama Senju's Wood Release truly was.
Thinking back to his past "sparring matches" with Hiruzen Sarutobi, and even his clash with Tsunade in the parallel world, Uchiha Yato had never encountered such horrifying Wood Release.
When he had fought Hiruzen Sarutobi, Hiruzen's Wood Release could only be described as weak and limp.
Uchiha Yato merely needed to coat his blade with chakra to easily chop through the trees Hiruzen Sarutobi created with Wood Release.
Not only that, Hiruzen Sarutobi's Wood Release grew abnormally slowly. Like vines, it could only perform basic functions such as simple binding and locating enemies.
Yet Tsunade's vines in the parallel world had displayed completely different abilities.
Her Wood Release could not only lock onto enemies swiftly and precisely, but also form traps on its own, making it impossible to guard against.
It was like vines version 1.0 compared to vines version 10.0.
Moreover, Tsunade's Wood Release possessed a particularly special ability: it could create large numbers