Chapter 47

It's also impossible for you to defeat me so easily!!

He stroked his chin,

Hashirama Senju once again thoroughly examined the Susano'o from top to bottom.

He nodded,

He too acknowledged the power of Susano'o!!!

Hashirama Senju had never personally seen Susano'o before,

Regarding Susano'o,

He had only encountered descriptions of it in ancient records of the Senju and Uchiha clans.

But when he personally saw this towering purple warrior,

He still marveled at the power of the Mangekyo Sharingan.

"Hashirama!!! Come on!!!"

"I've waited for this moment—waited far too long!!!"

"Come, fight me with all your might!!!"

Madara Uchiha felt his blood boiling within him,

He had trained so hard for so long,

All for this very moment!!!!

He could stand face-to-face with Hashirama Senju,

And engage in a true battle with him!!!!

【Might Guy: Wuuuuhhhhh!!! This is youth! Senpai Madara, you're truly admirable!!!】

【Might Guy: Victory!!! Seeing Senpai Madara's performance today, I realize all our past efforts meant nothing!!! This is true passion, this is true youth!!!】

【Tenten: So terrifying… Looks like Bai Chi is contagious…】

【Hashirama Senju: Hahaha! Madara!! I told you right—Konoha is truly your home. The younger generations here have all been inspired by your will!!!】

【Minato Namikaze: I wonder what the outcome will be between the First Hokage and Senpai Madara? To witness a battle between Wood Release and the Mangekyo Sharingan… what a rare honor!!!】

【Orochimaru: Heh… Fourth Hokage… This battle will likely end soon. Though Madara Uchiha has progressed rapidly, the man he faces has progressed even faster!!!】

【Tsunade: The current Madara Uchiha couldn't even defeat Grandpa from a few years ago, let alone the Grandpa of now. I even suspect that Grandpa from the other world may have already surpassed this world's version of himself…】

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"Madara… as my best friend, and as my most respected opponent."

"I will give this battle my absolute all—no holding back whatsoever!!!"

He gave Madara Uchiha a serious look,

Hashirama Senju prepared to unleash his full strength this time!!

If he held back again as before,

It would be not only disrespectful to Madara Uchiha, but also disrespectful to this battle!!!

He knew how long his friend had prepared for this moment.

He knew how long his friend had prepared for this moment.

"Hashirama!!! Unleash your full power!!!"

"Don't hold back one bit!!!"

"If I die in your hands, it's only because I'm weak—you need feel no guilt whatsoever!!!!"

Madara Uchiha said with excited tone.

As a member of the Uchiha clan,

The word "battle" seemed deeply carved into their very bones.

Constant training, fighting stronger opponents—

This was what Madara Uchiha had always pursued!!!!

"Wood Release: Wood Man Technique!!!!"

At these words, the ground beneath Hashirama Senju churned, rocks shattered.

A colossal wooden statue slowly rose into the air.

???????

The previously clear, cloudless sky turned dark.

Madara Uchiha widened his eyes at the colossal wooden giant before him—three times larger than his own Susano'o.

Intense sunlight beat down upon him,

Yet Madara Uchiha felt as cold as the depths of December!!!

His earlier confidence was shattered, as if doused with a bucket of icy water!!!

What is this thing???

He swallowed hard,

All the words in his mind,

Now stuck in his throat,

Not a single one could escape.

His Susano'o, beside Hashirama Senju's wooden giant,

Looked as helpless as an infant!!!

Simply forming Susano'o had drained nearly all his chakra and ocular power!!

How much chakra would that colossal wooden giant require?

Just thinking about it,

Madara Uchiha felt a chill run across his scalp!!!

And seeing Hashirama Senju with not a hint of red on his face, not even short of breath,

looking as though nothing at all had happened,

he was all the more shocked by Hashirama Senju's ocean-like reserves of chakra!!!

"Dammit…"

Clenching his teeth, Madara Uchiha still resolved to launch his own attack against Hashirama Senju!!

He saw the purple warrior at his feet draw the giant blade from his waist,

with a "Shwaa—!"!!!

Wave after wave of sonic booms split the air!!!

Layer upon layer, white surges visible to the naked eye burst open like ripples on a lake's surface!!!!

Amidst the tremendous roar—

the purple warrior's blade hacked savagely into the giant wooden figure's body.

Sparks flew in all directions,

a hissing, sizzling sound rising from the edge of the blade.

"Th… this—how is this possible?"

Madara Uchiha's pupils jolted, shrinking to the size of a pinprick.

He saw it with perfect clarity—

the wooden figure that had been struck by the Susanoo's blade,

not a single mark had been left on the surface of its body!!!!

As for the power of his own Susanoo,

Madara Uchiha was still quite confident.

But the scene unfolding before his eyes still surpassed the worst scenario he had imagined.

"Madara… it's over!!"

"Being able to make me use this move is already enough for you to be proud!!!"

As Hashirama Senju spoke,

he saw the wooden figure at his feet gently extend its enormous palm.

"Crack—!"!!!

the body of the Susanoo shattered like shards of glass,