When Minato, Kushina, and Mito rushed to the core area of the battlefield with Obito, who was bound by layers of light Golden seal chains and walked slightly heavy, they were all slightly startled by the sight they saw.
The expected scene of a close match, or even Asura having the upper hand, did not happen.
Instead, there is an almost unilateral suppression.
Wood Clone, who was wearing Wood Release armor to protect himself, pressed one knee on Asura's chest, pressing him firmly to the pale and hard ground.
Wood Clone Golden's hair is slightly messy, and the Wood Release armor on his body has a few more damage.
But the red light in the pair of Six-Tomoe Rinnegan burned even more fiercely, with an unquestionable determination.
He held the collar of Asura's white robe tightly with one hand, and held the Wooden Sword with the other hand. The cold blade pressed tightly against the skin of Asura's neck, pressing down slightly, leaving a pale mark.
"Listen," Wood Clone's voice was low, with a slight breath after the battle, but it was extremely clear, "If you continue to hold back like this and don't show your true skills... then I may really want to kill you."
These words were not a bluff threat.
Although Wood Clone's Chakra consumed a lot, his will to cut off fate did not waver at all. The Yin Yang Release Chakra on Wooden Sword also proved that he indeed has the ability to cause fatal damage.
However, there was no trace of panic or anger on the face of Asura who was restrained by him.
He didn't even try to struggle, he just lay on his back calmly, his brown eyes looking up at Wood Clone's face filled with determination.
"I don't see any reason to fight you to the death, Naruto."
When Asura spoke, his voice was still gentle, as if the sharp blade on the side of his neck did not exist.
"From the beginning of this battle, I did not give my all."
These words made Minato and others who rushed over stare.
They could feel the vast sea-like Chakra around Asura, which was integrated with Pure Land. If he really exploded with all his strength, I'm afraid the scene would never be like this.
Asura's strength is indeed strong, its foundation is deep, and its understanding of Natural Energy is far beyond the ordinary Ninja.
If Naruto didn't have the pair of Six-Tomoe Rinnegan that he took from Urashiki Otsutsuki, just in terms of Chakra's strength, vitality, and original understanding and control of Ninjutsu, the two might really be in the same league.
But those eyes brought a qualitative leap.
It not only Bestowal Naruto's stronger pupil power and more bizarre Dōjutsu possibilities, but more importantly, it makes up for Naruto's shortcomings.
Today's Asura is indeed not as good as the Naruto Uzumaki body that has mastered the power of Six-Tomoe Rinnegan.
However, the one in front of me is just Wood Clone after all.
Asura's eyes seemed to be able to see through the essence, and he continued to say calmly, "Although your Chakra is pure and powerful, the existence form determines the upper limit of the total amount and sustainability of your Chakra.
Therefore, when fighting me, you adopted more strategies of fighting and testing. When facing my attack, you gave priority to using Wood Release or Truth-Seeking Orb to defend and resolve, rather than confronting me head-on.
Because you can't afford to consume too much or suffer heavy losses."
He sighed softly.
Then, he turned his head slightly and looked past Wood Clone's shoulders, to Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha, who had been watching not far away with their breaths calm.
"I think this meaningless struggle can stop."
Asura's voice was earnest as he tried to calm down the dispute, "Maybe we can sit down and talk, together with Hashirama."
His eyes especially stayed on Hashirama for a moment. As Hashirama Senju who inherited his own Chakra and carried forward the "Ninshu" spirit in Mortal World in the form of "Will of Fire", Asura has natural kindness and trust in him.
Perhaps, in Asura's view, Hashirama can understand the will of this Pure Land, and can also find some kind of communication bridge between Naruto's fierce "demand for change" and Pure Land's inherent "order rules".
Wood Clone's movements stopped.
He looked down at Asura's calm eyes, then glanced at the arriving father, mother, Grandma Mito, Obito who was bound and had complicated eyes, and the two Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju standing together in the distance.
Wooden Sword was still pressed against Asura's neck, but his fingers that clenched the collar were slightly loosened.
Everyone's eyes were focused on Wood Clone and Asura who was under his sword.
"Okay."
Wood Clone was silent for a moment, and the Wooden Sword blade pressed against Asura's neck slowly moved away.
He did not withdraw the knife immediately, but stared into Asura's calm eyes, as if to confirm the sincerity of this "talk".
Finally, he loosened his grip on Asura's collar and took half a step back.
Then to everyone's surprise, he stretched out his Left Hand towards Asura who was still lying on the ground.
It was not a fighting posture, but an invitation to get up.
Asura looked at the hand stretched out in front of him, with distinct knuckles and even some traces of battle, a trace of slight surprise flashed in his eyes, and then turned into joy.
He raised his hand and held Wood Clone's hand.
The moment when the two hands held each other, there was no excitement from Chakra, nor was there any test of strength. It was just a simple action of pulling the other person up from the ground.
Asura used the force to stand up, Wood Clone also retracted his hand, and Wooden Sword turned into sawdust and disappeared.
The atmosphere between the two of them suddenly softened from the tense situation just now.
Hashirama saw this, scratched his head, showed his iconic, slightly honest smile, and walked over.
Madara crossed his arms and snorted coldly, but did not stop him, but Purple Eyes's eyes were still fixed on the field.
He wanted to see what these three guys wanted to do.
Minato, Kushina, and Mito brought the restrained Obito closer, keeping alert but also exploring.
In addition to guarding against Asura, the three of them were also guarding against Madara.
Madara just cursed Obito in his heart and continued to observe the three Hashirama.
Although Nagato is not dead, without the supervision of Obito, Nagato only has Black Zetsu who can supervise him.
Although Black Zetsu is an extension of his own will, he basically has no fighting ability. It is too fanciful to expect Black Zetsu to supervise Nagato's resurrection.
Wood Clone, Asura, and Hashirama Senju sat down cross-legged on the pale ground where the fierce battle had just begun, forming a small triangle.
This scene seems a bit strange. A living clone, a son of Sage of Six Paths, and a deceased God of Shinobi, are actually sitting on the floor among Pure Land like old friends chatting.