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Chapter 223: Paper Style? Wood Style?
Alex possessed the complete set of Wood Release and had integrated it all into his Paper Style. Tonight, he would use this brand-new Paper Style to fight Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju!
Paper Style: Paper World Descent!
Whoosh!
The dark yellow ground instantly turned snow-white.
"This is..." Hiruzen was horrified, poking the white ground with his Adamantine Staff. "It's all paper?"
The texture was both hard and soft, incredibly strange.
"What kind of jutsu is this??"
The earth and stone ground had turned into sheets of white paper?! The coverage was immense; as far as the eye could see, everything was snow-white.
"Monkey!" Tobirama warned with a stern face. "Don't get distracted! Watch out for the enemy's attack!"
"Here it comes!!"
Just as he spoke, the anomaly began. Something suddenly emerged from the paper surface.
"What??!" Tobirama was startled. "Trees?? They're trees??! Wood Release??!!"
Huge trees rose from the ground one after another. They were pure white, made entirely of paper. Their numbers were vast, and their offensive power intense. Terrifying branches and vines grasped at them like tentacles, extremely agile.
It was exactly the same principle as his brother's Wood Release! How did the opponent do it???!
To use white paper to execute Wood Release... judging by its power, it didn't seem weaker than the Wood Release created by his brother's own hands?!!
He had to test it to be sure!
Tobirama formed seals with his hands and shouted low, "Water Release: Water Severing Wave!!"
A high-pressure line of water shot from his mouth. With extreme cutting power, he moved his head, slashing through a large swath of incoming branches and vines, cutting them in half.
However...
They were cut, but it didn't seem very effective...
Hiruzen's expression was grave to the extreme as he watched the cross-sections of the branches and vines. Just after being severed by his teacher's Water Severing Wave, new branches and vines shot out from the cut surfaces the very next instant.
The regeneration was too fast, too strong! It was terrifying...
"Hashirama," Madara observed coldly. "This seems to be your Wood Release."
"No... strictly speaking, it is a mutated Wood Release, stronger than yours."
Regarding Wood Release, apart from his rival and friend, Madara believed no one understood it better than he did. Because... he could use Wood Release too! He even had Hashirama's face tattooed on his chest...
"Madara," Hashirama said seriously. "It is indeed Wood Release, fused and modified by the enemy's jutsu. This enemy is strong, very strong!" He glanced at Tobirama, Hiruzen, and Minato, who were gradually moving away due to the attacks. "The opponent seems to intend for them to leave."
"Hmph!" Madara dropped his crossed arms. "That guy is just clearing the field, making the small fry leave. It suits me perfectly! It's our turn to act; let's not keep others waiting!"
His aura exploded, his spiky hair flowing in the wind. Even his cold, reanimated body felt like it was boiling with hot blood. He was full of fighting spirit, excited to the extreme! Facing such an opponent for the first time, and fighting alongside Hashirama... The heat and excitement in his body surpassed any previous battle.
"Madara, there you go again..." Hashirama said speechlessly. "Tobirama and the others aren't small fry; they are the Hokage of Konoha."
"Hmph! Even if they are Hokage, they are still small fry."
In this ninja world, apart from Hashirama Senju, only the enemy before him warranted Madara's attention. The rest... Hmph, they were ants, small fry not worth putting in his eyes.
In mid-air, Alex looked down at the ground. Tobirama, Hiruzen, and Minato were struggling to cope with his jutsu. The ninja troops on the perimeter had all been wrapped up by branches and hoisted into the air. Like silkworms, only their heads were exposed. They were placed further out to avoid the shockwaves of the coming battle.
"Use your strongest jutsu," Alex said excitedly. "No need for probing attacks; it's just a waste of time."
Sheets of paper suddenly filled the surrounding sky. They didn't attack downward but instead surged toward him. His body expanded visibly, growing larger. His aura strengthened further, becoming absolutely terrifying.
Sage Art: Paper Style: Paper Person Technique!!
The ninja on the perimeter watched in horror as the giant rapidly rose in the center of the field. Mouths agape, their expressions frozen, their minds were thoroughly shaken by the scene.
What were they seeing...?!
They saw a colossal mountain rising from the ground!!
"Is this really something a human can do???"
"This... how big was Sasuke Uchiha's purple giant just now?"
"It seemed over a hundred meters high... it can't compare to this new giant at all."
"That's right, you'd probably have to jump just to hit this new giant's knee..."
"Such divine power, it's truly no different from a god. Can the God of Shinobi and the Ghost of the Uchiha really defeat this enemy???"
At this moment... these ninja truly felt as small as ants. Physically and in terms of power, compared to the giant before them whose height they couldn't see, it was truly the difference between the sun and a firefly... Even craning their necks, they couldn't see the giant's full form.
Hashirama looked shaken. "Has she fused and mutated even this move... and with the power of Senjutsu... what terrifying talent..."
Seeing his trump card Wood Release technique learned by the enemy, he found it hard to describe his feelings.
So big... Madara subconsciously clenched his fists. Whether it was Hashirama's True Several Thousand Hands or the height of the giant opposite them, both far exceeded the height of his Complete Body Susanoo.
In life, every battle with Hashirama ended with his Complete Body Susanoo being thoroughly beaten apart. The memory of those countless palms and fists bombarding him was still fresh.
Was the Eternal Mangekyo... truly inferior to Wood Release...?
However... now he had the Rinnegan. His power surely exceeded Hashirama's.
Hashirama, I look forward to your shocked expression later...
"Madara!" Hashirama shouted solemnly. "I'm going in!!"
To attack is to decide the battle! This was also the opponent's intention! Since that was the case, he could only oblige!
Clap!
Hashirama slammed his hands together, black markings appearing on his face. He instantly entered Sage Mode.
He roared, "Sage Art: Wood Release: True Several Thousand Hands!!"
Rumble!
A wooden statue of equal height rose from the ground. Countless Buddha hands densely packed its back.
Standing atop the Buddha's head, Hashirama and Madara finally saw the full appearance of the white giant opposite them. A flash of surprise appeared in both their eyes simultaneously.
The giant's face wasn't the Buddha statue they expected. Instead, it looked exactly like Konan. Pure white throughout, the entire giant was also composed of endless white paper.
"God of Shinobi! Ghost of the Uchiha!" Alex stood atop the white giant's head, looking directly at the two. "Let's have the final battle!!"
With this fight, he would send off Madara and Hashirama. After all, they were two of the strongest figures in Naruto history. Since Madara wouldn't have the chance to transform into Six Paths Madara this time, ending with such a battle wouldn't make his reanimation a waste.
It fulfilled Alex's desire to fight these two after traversing to the Naruto world.
It was time for the endgame...
Whoosh whoosh whoosh!
As his voice fell, twelve pairs of gigantic wings suddenly extended from the white giant's back. Glowing faintly, it looked like a true angel!
In the center of the field, one brown and one white, two giants over a thousand meters tall. Before the stunned eyes of the ninja below, a mythical battle beyond their imagination was about to unfold!
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