In midair, the golden giant brought its sword down.
The blade plunged into the overwhelming barrage of fists from Sage Art: Wood Release: True Several Thousand Hands. Golden and green light collided, unleashing a visible shockwave that tore the remaining Tree World vines out by the roots and ground them to dust.
Hashirama Senju stood atop the Buddha statue, forming Hand Seals. Thousands of the statue's arms swung at once.
Fists poured down like a storm, so dense they blotted out the sky. Every blow carried enough force to shatter a mountain.
The golden Susanoo's sword flashed through the barrage, parrying left and slashing right. Golden and green light wove into a blinding curtain.
Yongye stood within the Susanoo's head, the smile never leaving his lips. The golden giant swung faster and faster, its blade tracing unbroken golden arcs through the air as it carved through the fists bearing down from the front.
But there were simply too many fists.
Three arms slammed in from the side and struck the golden Susanoo's left shoulder. Brilliant golden cracks burst across its armor.
The giant tilted half a degree to the right. Its sword swept across, severing all three arms at their roots.
The broken wooden arms tumbled through the air and struck the ground, kicking up stone and dust.
Two more wooden arms reached up from below and wrapped around the golden Susanoo's calves. Driven by Chakra, the wood fibers grew and tightened rapidly, as though to drag the entire giant to the ground.
The golden Susanoo turned its blade downward and cut through both arms, but a second wave of attacks came crashing in from behind.
Five arms struck the golden Susanoo's back at once.
Spiderweb cracks spread across its golden armor. The giant staggered half a step forward, steadied