Under Hashirama Senju's control, the wooden arm clenched into a fist and met the [Strange Arm Rocket] head-on.
Bang!
It was like a pebble striking a pillar that held up the sky.
Asura Path's [Strange Arm Rocket] struck Hashirama Senju's [Wood Release: Hotei Technique], only blasting a layer of skin off its fingernail.
And then, there was no then...
The enormous wooden fist formed by [Wood Release: Hotei Technique] barreled straight ahead, aimed directly at Asura Path.
Asura Path stared at the massive wooden fist before him, as thick as a purple-gold pillar spanning the sea, and even his [Rinnegan] went blank for an instant.
His [Strange Arm Rocket] had just been knocked away like that?
That guy who sold him the puppet modification materials hadn't sold him fakes, had he?!
Hashirama Senju's attack was almost upon him.
Asura Path dared not dwell on it.
He maintained his previous stance, supporting his right hand with his left arm. His right hand continued splitting and transforming, and a thick, sturdy metal cannon barrel extended from his arm, powerful energy gathering at its muzzle.
[Asura Attack]!
Asura Path unleashed his strongest attack without hesitation.
A laser beam erupted from Asura Path's right arm, striking the enormous fist summoned by [Wood Release: Hotei Technique] with lightning speed.
Boom-
A thunderous boom rang out.
The laser beam struck the surface of the enormous wooden fist, instantly causing a terrifying explosion that sent wood chips flying everywhere.
The laser beam's immense penetrating power even pierced straight through the entire wooden fist in one shot.
However.
What difference did that make?
The wooden fist was simply too large.
If the earlier [Strange Arm Rocket] had blasted open the wooden fist's fingernail...
Then the laser beam from [Asura Attack] had, at most, blasted apart one of its