While Madara Uchiha led his clansmen into the Fire Temple, another Ninja Army led by the Senju brothers moved under cover of night and stormed the Daimyō's Estate.
From the very beginning, the outcome of this hopelessly one-sided battle had been decided.
Three years earlier, the Daimyō's Estate Army had already experienced the terrifying strength of Konoha's shinobi firsthand. Back then, the black-clad Uchiha shinobi had seemed like demons straight out of hell. Their weapons gleamed beneath the moonlight, blades flashing with their swift movements, every swing unleashing a bloody storm. And that was before their devastating ninjutsu tore the Estate Army's formations apart, leaving men and horses tumbling in chaos.
After that battle, the Daimyō's Estate Army had existed in name only. Now, seeing another shinobi army approach, the soldiers forced to defend the city were terrified. They could only scramble to set up their defenses and pray these walking disasters would leave soon.
"Wood Release: Wood Golem Technique!"
Hashirama pressed his palms together and unleashed his power. Beneath everyone's horrified gazes, a mighty, fearsome wooden arhat rose from the ground!
Under Hashirama's control, the enormous Wood Golem, nearly a hundred meters tall, advanced toward the city walls step by step. Wherever it went, the heavens trembled and the earth shook. Faced with a terrifying Wood Golem that rivaled the blue demon god from three years earlier, the Estate Army soldiers on the walls were scared out of their wits. They screamed in terror and fled in every direction, not daring to resist.
"That's right, hurry along. There's no need to throw your lives away."
Standing atop the Wood Golem's head, Hashirama breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that he would not have to fight these men. He certainly did not want to kill them.
But when