Hashirama Senju had fought Madara Uchiha many times and could not have been more familiar with the [Gunbai]'s specific properties.
He knew perfectly well that Uchiha Minamoto had definitely just infused chakra into the [Gunbai]!
But that chakra had felt very peculiar to Hashirama Senju.
Hashirama Senju briefly recalled the sensation.
It had felt like senjutsu, but seemed even more advanced than senjutsu...
As expected of the Fifth Hokage!
In the time it took to exchange a few words, Hashirama Senju's wounds had already healed on their own.
Apart from his shattered armor and the blood covering his body, his injuries had completely healed.
Making use of what would otherwise have been waste, Hashirama Senju hurled the broken black sword in his hand at Uchiha Minamoto opposite him.
The enormous "hidden weapon" spun rapidly through the air, hurtling toward the Fifth Hokage with a whistling rush of wind.
The corners of Uchiha Minamoto's mouth twitched twice. He swung the [Gunbai] hard, swatting the broken black sword away as though swatting a fly.
Meanwhile, Hashirama Senju had already retreated some distance. He lightly brushed his right hand over the large scroll on his back, and an enormous Fūma Shuriken appeared in his hand.
The Uchiha Clan had [Summoning Technique: Lightning Blade Creation], and the Senju Clan likewise had a similar ninja tool summoning technique.
Hashirama Senju took out the Fūma Shuriken and hurled it forward with great force, then rapidly formed hand seals with both hands.
[Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique]!
Whoosh-whoosh, whoosh, whoosh-
One Fūma Shuriken became two, two became four, four became eight...
It took only the blink of an eye.
Densely packed Fūma Shuriken filled nearly half the sky, countless at a glance.
The Fūma Shuriken blanketed the sky as they bombarded Uchiha Minamoto like a raging storm, moving