Chapter 178

In the blink of an eye,

his wounds were healing at a visibly rapid pace.

Seeing Hashirama Senju's injuries fully restored in an instant,

Ōtsutsuki Aoi realized

what Hashirama Senju's true card was.

Such an terrifying healing speed,

unless he could destroy Hashirama Senju's body in an instant,

otherwise,

no matter how severe the injury, Hashirama Senju would recover immediately!

In Ōtsutsuki Aoi's perception,

Hashirama Senju's aura showed not the slightest weakening!

This meant he was not using some forbidden technique

at great cost to heal his wounds,

but simply relying on the immense life energy within his body

to heal himself!

Trouble!

Ōtsutsuki Aoi's heart sank completely to the bottom.

Hashirama Senju's current ability made him feel extremely troubled,

if facing an enemy much weaker than himself,

Ōtsutsuki Aoi naturally had confidence he could utterly shatter the enemy

and render their self-healing useless!

But facing an enemy like Hashirama Senju, whose strength matched his own,

Ōtsutsuki Aoi had no such confidence!

He had merely caught Hashirama Senju off guard just now,

relying on his advantage in taijutsu,

leaving him unable to react!

Sustaining such speed for a prolonged time,

even Ōtsutsuki Aoi himself knew this was impossible!

That level of attack,

he could perform many times in a short span.

But over time, it would surely backfire on him,

inflicting damage on his own body!

"Interesting… So my guess was right."

"You are a worthy opponent, equal to me!"

"I thought no one in this world could still make me feel this way."

"This thrilling, exhilarating feeling… how nostalgic!"

Ōtsutsuki Aoi felt his long-cold blood boiling now!

98. First clash of the Tenseigan and the Rinnegan!

As Ōtsutsuki Aoi himself had thought,

the moment he saw Hashirama Senju,

he already knew,

Hashirama Senju was undoubtedly an opponent equal to him!!

When he struck Hashirama Senju's body just now,

he had even felt a hint of disappointment!!

In his mind,

Hashirama Senju at this moment

should not have been this weak,

at the very least,

an opponent worthy of his serious attention

should not be this feeble!!

But now it seemed,

his assumption was indeed correct—

Hashirama Senju was a man who could truly make him unleash his full power!!

…

Seeing the speed of Hashirama Senju's healing,

everyone in the live stream fell utterly silent!!

Yes!!

Why hadn't they thought of Hashirama Senju's healing speed?!

Yet,

they never imagined,

Hashirama Senju's healing ability could be this terrifying!!

【Jiraiya: I never expected the First Hokage's recovery speed to reach this level—I can't imagine anyone capable of inflicting true harm upon the First Hokage.】

【Hashirama Senju: My other body… I can feel he's now nearly immune to fatal injuries—even if you cut off his head, a new one grows back instantly!!】

【Madara Uchiha: Finally, someone understands the pain I've endured. Hashirama's regeneration—you cannot comprehend its agony unless you've fought him!!】

【Orochimaru: Compared to the First Hokage's survivability, I'm still far behind. If I could fully integrate Wood Release into my own body, who in the entire ninja world could kill me? The path to immortality wouldn't be so arduous!!】

【Tsunade: It seems Grandfather's healing ability is truly terrifying. I feel even the Slug Sage can't match him now—his cells are constantly splitting and healing!!】

【Shikamaru: If we could analyze and replicate the First Hokage's Wood Release, we could deploy it immediately—then the entire ninja world would have an army of unmatched power! Who could possibly stop Konoha!?】

【Naruto Uzumaki: This terrifying recovery speed… it feels like it's surpassed even the Nine-Tails inside me… Even with the Nine-Tails' help, I doubt I could achieve this.】

【Nine-Tails: Strictly speaking, my situation is different from his. I'm merely a collective of chakra consciousness—but Hashirama Senju heals entirely through his own body. If strong enough, even I could be killed. But this Hashirama Senju—his recovery speed has utterly, completely surpassed the Tailed Beasts!!】

…

"If so, let me see just how far your body's limits extend?!"

"I want to see if you're truly immortal!!"

His body suddenly moved—

The figure of Ōtsutsuki Aoki vanished from everyone's sight once again!!

Next,

Hashirama Senju's newly regenerated body

immediately became covered in dense indentations.

"Thud!"

"Thud!"

As if an invisible giant hammer

was relentlessly pounding his body!!

But not long after,

Hashirama Senju's body looked like a tattered rag,

appearing utterly horrific!!

Yet Ōtsutsuki Aoki's expression grew grim,

having launched so many attacks,

even the moon,

if struck by my full-power assault,