"Sage Art: Wood Release: Wood Golem Technique!"
With Sen's deep shout, low yet booming through the air like thunder.
The indescribably enormous black wood golem in the sky.
Slammed down.
One foot.
Right in front of Shukaku's massive body of yellow sand.
RUMBLE!
In that instant, the entire earth.
Like a boiling sea, furiously heaved outward in rippling circles and collapsed!
The raging mud and sand became waves of earth several meters high.
Surging straight toward the nearby woods.
The impact sent Gamabunta's enormous red toad body slipping off his feet.
SPLAT!
He landed on his backside in the muddy water, his huge mouth opening.
He spat out a great mouthful of sticky green toad saliva, soaking a wide patch of fallen leaves.
And across from him, the arrogant One-Tail, Shukaku.
The savage roar that had already reached his lips, in that second.
Instantly.
Caught in his throat, as though an invisible hand had seized him tightly by the neck.
Inside his simple, vicious brain.
Terror from the depths of his soul surged wildly, utterly beyond his control.
That was...
That was the feeling of being casually picked up like a chick by Hashirama Senju and played with like a pet.
Absolute suppression etched into his blood!
"N-no... stay away!"
Shukaku let out a piercing shriek, his voice even cracking.
His enormous mouth flew open.
Inside it was a giant, half-formed Tailed Beast Bomb radiating a dazzling purple light.
WHOOSH!
With devastating wind pressure, it hurtled like a heavy meteor at high speed, straight toward the wood golem's chest!
That attack.
Was already his final, desperate strike, made with everything he had to save his life!
Yet.
The wood golem did not even bother giving it another glance.
Sen stood atop the wood golem's head, hundreds of meters high, arms