The Raikage, who had fled a step earlier, looked at the seven unscathed figures and inwardly marveled.
To emerge unharmed from an attack on the scale of a natural disaster, these Kirigakure fellows certainly had some skill.
By contrast, the Kumogakure elites he had brought had nearly been swallowed up as fertilizer.
The strangling force of those Wood Release vines was downright terrifying.
"I hope fortune favors Lord Gekkō Raito..."
Haku pressed his palms together and prayed silently.
Beside him, Kyuji's gaze was firm. "Don't worry. An attack of this level can't so much as scratch Lord Gekkō Raito."
Meanwhile, deep within the dense sea of trees.
Buildings collapsed under the pressure of tree roots, reduced to rubble.
Gekkō Raito surveyed his surroundings. Massive Wood Release vines intertwined to form an enormous natural dome, completely trapping him, Hashirama Senju, and Nagato inside this enclosed space.
Gekkō Raito looked at Nagato with the hint of a smile.
"Putting on such a big show-are you trying to clear the field?"
"There's really no need. They don't have the guts to interrupt us."
Nagato merely smiled faintly without answering.
The entire abandoned factory had become a primeval forest in the blink of an eye. Such world-altering power was truly breathtaking.
But for Hashirama Senju, this did not even count as a warm-up.
After all, he had not even activated his signature Sage Mode yet!
At that moment, Hashirama slowly raised his head, and the chakra fluctuations around him began surging exponentially.
Sage Mode, activate!
Red markings appeared around his eyes, and Hashirama's presence instantly became as weighty as a mountain.
"Kid, although you've changed allegiances, you're still the Kage of a village."
"Don't clash with me head-on. Hurry and find a way to escape while you still can!"
"Although the casters have taken