Chapter 111
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As the dust settled, a scene of immense visual impact emerged before everyone's eyes. The majestic, powerful wood dragon, a hundred times larger than an average person, was being held down by a tiny hand.
The hand belonged to Gensou. His nonchalant demeanor made it seem as if he were the colossal one, not the wood dragon.
The wood dragon struggled fiercely, its tail smashing deep grooves into the ground, but it was to no avail. Gensou's hand pressed down harder.
"Be still."
With a thunderous crash, the dragon's head was driven into the ground.
A sharp sound cut through the air.
From atop the dragon's head, Hashirama leaped down, aiming a punch at Gensou while exclaiming in surprise.
"Gensou, you've gotten much stronger than I remember."
Gensou nonchalantly tossed the wood dragon aside. As Hashirama's punch approached, Gensou stood firm, choosing to counter it directly.
"Time is always on my side."
Fist met fist.
Strength clashed against strength.
With a deafening boom, Gensou remained unshaken, while Hashirama was forced back several steps.
"Without the support of Sage Mode, even with the best sacrifices, the Reanimation Jutsu can't bring out Hashirama's full strength. Moreover, this time they're not even reanimated bodies but beings empowered by the Death God's life force," Gensou mused, gauging Hashirama's strength after their clash. He stepped forward, appearing before Hashirama in a flash, and launched another punch.
Though Hashirama had lost the upper hand in power, he remained calm, adapting his battle strategy to counter Gensou's attacks with precision.
The ground quaked and echoed with the sounds of their fierce combat, like thunder rolling across the barren land. Though Gensou enjoyed the intense fight with Hashirama, he hadn't forgotten the other three formidable opponents lurking nearby.
Just as Gensou dodged a powerful kick from Hashirama, Hiruzen's Adamantine Staff extended rapidly towards him.
Prepared for this, Gensou turned and grabbed the staff, flinging it and Hiruzen aside. But an unexpected hand, belonging to the transformed Enma, gripped Gensou's shoulder, attempting to throw him off balance.
Although Gensou freed himself, he was momentarily lifted off the ground.
A loud sonic boom followed.
Hashirama seized the opportunity, his powerful punch barreling towards Gensou, who diverted it but was still propelled backward by the force. As Gensou skidded, leaving deep grooves in the earth, several Flying Thunder God kunai flew towards him.
"Is it Tobirama? Or Minato?" Gensou quickly assessed, recognizing both styles of kunai.
Channeling chakra to his throat, he executed:
"Boil Release: Skilled Mist Technique!"
High-temperature mist spewed out, enveloping the area and melting all incoming kunai.
"Wood Release: Advent of a World of Flowering Trees!"
Pursuing Gensou, Hashirama clapped his hands, and a forest of trees sprouted from within the mist, struggling against the acidic vapors. As the trees grew denser and the mist thinned, Gensou decided against further entanglement.
He flickered out of the forest, severing the last branch just as another Flying Thunder God kunai whizzed by from a concealed position.
With the kunai too close to evade, Gensou prepared to counter.
Tobirama appeared instantly beside the kunai, a rapidly rotating water-chakra-infused kunai in hand, aiming for Gensou's back.
Gensou snorted, his right hand encased in steel, and grabbed forward.
Empty air.
Another Flying Thunder God kunai.
Tobirama flickered again, this time appearing behind Gensou, ready to strike with a second kunai.
Flying Thunder God: Second Step!
Everything was according to plan, and Tobirama moved in for the kill, supported by Minato appearing beside him, both aiming at Gensou's vital points.
"Impressive," Gensou remarked calmly, even in this critical moment.
Though he couldn't fully turn around, he could still react.
Two black rods shot from Gensou's palms, disrupting the incoming attacks with their chakra-disrupting properties, forcing Tobirama and Minato to momentarily stabilize their jutsus.
Seizing this split second, Gensou spun around, grabbed both Tobirama and Minato by their wrists, and hurled them towards the approaching Hashirama and Hiruzen.
Catching their comrades, Hashirama and Hiruzen had barely regained their footing when Gensou pressed his advantage.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The battle raged on with unparalleled intensity. Gensou faced the four Hokage without retreating, relentlessly advancing.
Fending off Hashirama's punches and Hiruzen's staff strikes, Gensou turned to face another barrage of Flying Thunder God kunai.
Though the four Hokage weren't at their peak, and Hashirama couldn't use ultra-advanced techniques like True Several Thousand Hands, the elusive Flying Thunder God technique was a persistent nuisance.
Especially when facing the only two masters of the Flying Thunder God technique in the ninja world.
(End of Chapter)