Chapter 120

Looking up at Hashirama Senju, who stood even higher,

the old monk couldn't help but swallow hard,

his eyeballs nearly popping out of their sockets,

What kind of joke is this?!!!

The wooden Buddha that Hashirama Senju had summoned

was several times larger than the Thousand-Armed Guanyin behind them!!!

The wooden Buddha beneath his feet was even bigger than the entire rear mountain of the Fire Temple,

looking like an ancient titan!!!

Compared with the wooden Buddha,

the Thousand-Armed Guanyin was like the gap between a baby and a giant!!!

The Thousand-Armed Guanyin's entire body was only about the size of the wooden Buddha's arm!!!

"Th-this can't be real…"

"H-how is this possible?!"

The monks inside the formation also rubbed their eyes in disbelief,

mouths agape, at a loss for words.

Can a human really summon something like this?!

The wooden Buddha before their eyes shattered the understanding of every single one of them,

delivering an extremely severe blow to the worldview they had held throughout all of history!!!!

For a moment, they didn't know what kind of reaction they should make.

In the past, whenever they used this formation,

it was always the enemy who was terrified by the Thousand-Armed Guanyin they had summoned!!!

They had grown accustomed to admiring the horrified expressions on the other side, and took great pleasure in it.

But now,

compared with the wooden Buddha summoned by Hashirama Senju, the Thousand-Armed Guanyin behind them

was simply no match at all!!!

Just looking at their sizes, they weren't even beings of the same dimension!!!

"Genjutsu!! This must be genjutsu!!"

"Don't be frightened by his genjutsu—none of this before your eyes is real!!!"

"We've merely fallen into his genjutsu!!!"

The old monk shouted at the monks behind him with all the strength in his body,

firmly convinced that this was genjutsu used by Hashirama Senju,

which was why such a terrifying sight had appeared,

and he absolutely refused to believe any human could achieve this!!!

Watching the old monk, who looked like a petty clown,

Hashirama Senju shook his head

and let out a disappointed sigh.

"To become the head of the Fire Temple and strike at me so decisively—"

"I had thought you were someone of note, but I never expected you to be so utterly pathetic…"

"It seems I overestimated you…"

Among all the powerful opponents Hashirama Senju had faced,

the old monk before him, in his eyes,

was the one whose temperament and strength were the most mismatched!!!

【Madara Uchiha: A waste like this—even if you gave him power truly befitting him, he still couldn't be Hashirama's opponent. He simply doesn't possess a heart that truly belongs to a strong man!!】

【Fourth Raikage: Although his strength is not weak, he must have rarely—if ever—engaged in real combat. He's always dealt with those weaker than him in this manner. The moment he faces someone of comparable strength, or even stronger, he loses the courage to fight!!】

【Jiraiya: The head of the Fire Temple is rather pitiful. The enemies he's faced before probably weren't true strongmen. The instant he meets a real powerhouse, he jumps straight to the level of the First Hokage—it's hard on him…】

【Orochimaru: Judging from this, the Kusanagi Sword really is at the Fire Temple. I should drop by the Fire Temple sometime and see if I can steal that sword out… If I faced these monks head-on, this formation would give me quite a headache too.】

【Hiruzen Sarutobi: Orochimaru!! Don't you dare run amok in the Land of Fire!! I will have the Anbu keep close watch on your every move at all times—I won't let you get away with it!!】

【Sakura Haruno: I'm afraid anyone who faces a ninja of the First Hokage's caliber couldn't muster even the slightest fighting spirit, right!? Ninjutsu of this level simply isn't in the same league as that of ordinary ninja.】

【Sasuke Uchiha: Hmph!! … If I possessed even one-tenth of the First Hokage's power, I might be able to complete my revenge. That man could never be my opponent.】

【Might Guy: This is youth! This is hot blood! The First Hokage facing the entire Fire Temple alone—how incredibly blood-pumping is that!!】

【Neji Hyuga: It seems there is no such thing as true fate. If a person's strength is great enough, fate cannot do anything to him—fate can only obey his arrangements!!!】

……

"…God…"

"Are gods truly this weak?!"

"If the ant beneath your feet can be called a god, then today I'll come and taste for myself what it feels like to slay a god!!"

The wooden Buddha beneath Hashirama Senju slowly raised its enormous right arm.

The wooden Buddha spread its five fingers and reached for the old monk and the Thousand-Armed Guanyin beneath him!!!

Looking at the hand that blotted out the sky,

a flash of madness appeared in the old monk's eyes!!

"I refuse to believe it!!!"

"The power of everyone in our Fire Temple is no match for you alone!!"

The countless palms behind the Thousand-Armed Guanyin kept waving,

clawing toward the enormous palm above its head!!!

The air along the way was sliced apart by the palms like threads,

and a series of violent explosions rang out continuously in the air!!!

But the instant the Thousand-Armed Guanyin touched the wooden Buddha,

the expression on the old Monk's face changed drastically!!!

A look of disbelief surfaced on his face,

and in an instant,

countless cracks appeared all over the body of the Thousand-Armed Guanyin,

the sounds of "Crack!" "Crack!" rang out!!!

The gaps of the cracks grew wider and wider,

"Boom—"!!!

The body of the Thousand-Armed Guanyin split apart completely, turning into a sky full of stone fragments!!!

In a single strike, the superior and the inferior were decided!!!!

Standing atop the enormous head of the wooden Buddha,

Hashirama Senju folded his arms across his chest, standing in the sky.

"A god… this is the god in your mouth, how utterly weak?"

"I came here not to worship the Buddha…"

"The Buddha should worship me!!!!"

Hashirama Senju's voice rang out beside everyone's ears like a thunderclap.

"C… cursed…!!"

"I haven't lost yet!!!"

The old Monk, his face covered in blood and grime, said resentfully.

Hashirama Senju furrowed his brow,

he had never expected,

that even at this stage,

the old Monk still refused to admit defeat!!!

Before the old Monk could continue speaking,