"Divine: Deep Forest Emergence Technique!"
Madara Uchiha let out a roar, and the Ten-Tails' shell immediately began to change. Its enormous body rose from the ground and, in the blink of an eye, transformed into a colossal tree that shot into the sky.
Thick vines erupted wildly from the trunk, spreading across the entire battlefield. Any shinobi they touched had their Chakra and life force forcibly drained away, leaving behind nothing but shriveled corpses in an instant.
At this moment, Infinite Tsukuyomi had yet to truly activate. Those drained dry by the God Tree would not sink into dreams like those caught in the genjutsu—they would simply lose their lives.
"Madara!"
Hashirama Senju's expression changed drastically as he raised a hand and released a Truth-Seeking Orb. The black sphere stretched into a thin line through the air and swept toward the incoming vines, forcibly severing them.
However, this Truth-Seeking Orb had not been condensed by Hashirama himself. He had only barely gained such a method by borrowing the Sage of Six Paths' power.
Unlike Six Paths Obito, Hashirama, this Pseudo-Six Paths, could not create Truth-Seeking Orbs on his own, much less casually detonate them. If he lost one, then it was truly gone. Unless the Sage of Six Paths intervened again and replenished his Yin Release Chakra.
The vines did not stop just because they had been severed. Even more branches pressed down from the God Tree.
Hashirama could only form hand seals and meet them head-on.
"Sage Art: Wood Release: Deep Forest Emergence!"
Equally massive trees rose from the ground, attempting to halt the God Tree's spread. Yet before the true Ten-Tails, this Wood Release developed by imitating the Ten-Tails' power looked like a counterfeit that had encountered the original.
Hashirama's Wood Release was supported by Six Paths Chakra