Hiruzen Sarutobi tightened his grip on the Adamantine Staff in his hand.
The black metal rod gave off a cold, hard metallic gleam.
"Yao, you are indeed powerful."
"But the Hokage's dignity cannot be challenged."
The instant his words fell.
Hiruzen Sarutobi moved.
His aged body erupted with terrifying speed wholly unfitting for his years.
The Adamantine Staff in his hand lengthened in an instant, thrusting straight at Uchiha Yao's hundred-meter-tall Susanoo.
That was where Uchiha Yao's true body was located.
"Oh?"
Uchiha Yao raised an eyebrow slightly.
Interesting.
Facing that precise, swift strike.
The immense Susanoo raised its arm.
Clang—!!!
A deafening clash of metal rang throughout the ruins.
The tip of the Adamantine Staff landed precisely on Susanoo's arm.
The violent force sent visible ripples through the air.
However.
The massive arm formed of Chakra only developed a few faint cracks before immediately returning to normal.
"What?"
Hiruzen Sarutobi's pupils contracted sharply.
No one knew better than he did how powerful that attack had been.
It would have been enough to pierce straight through a small mountain.
Yet his opponent had blocked it head-on with just an arm?
"This old man isn't finished yet!"
Hiruzen Sarutobi roared as his Chakra erupted once more.
Adamantine Prison Wall!
The Adamantine Staff instantly split into countless copies, forming a gigantic cage from every direction that enclosed the entire Susanoo. It rapidly contracted, trying to bind and crush it.
At the same time, he stepped onto one Adamantine Staff and leaped high into the air. Gripping the original with both hands, he smashed it down fiercely from above.
"Is this all you have, Third Hokage?"
The game was over.
Just as the cage formed by countless Adamantine Staffs was about to close.
Hum—
Susanoo's other hand moved.
A massive longsword, also formed