Chapter 224: Summit Transformation Buddha
Naruto didn't gasp, but Kurama, sensing a familiar aura as he woke from his slumber, subconsciously rubbed his eyes.
After confirming he wasn't trapped in a genjutsu, he took a sharp breath.
Thinking back on his tragic past battles, Kuramafelt a bit of panic.
But panicking was useless and would only damage his image.
Kurama looked around.
Orochimaru again?
During the Konoha Crush plan, he had watched the show from inside Naruto's body.
But the Senju Hashirama back then wasn't as powerful as the one outside now.
Based on his personal experience, this God of Shinobi currently possessed about eighty percent of his true strength.
Any more, and Orochimaru wouldn't dare summon him.
Although Senju Hashirama had a goofy personality, his peak strength was truly unrivaled in the Ninja World.
If he were to break the Edo Tensei state on his own, it would be big trouble.
"Naruto, what's the situation?"
"Nothing much, just having a fight with an old friend of yours," Naruto said with a raised eyebrow and a smile.
Naruto raised his eyebrows and smiled.
To hell with 'old friend'!
Kurama's face darkened. What kind of 'old friend' beats the crap out of you?
Wait, that's not right—Naruto actually was beating the crap out of Sasuke.
"I don't care about anything else. I'll give you as much Chakra as you want. I only have one requirement: beat him ruthlessly for me!" Kuramasaid, gnashing his teeth.
Kurama said through gritted teeth.
"You don't need to tell me; naturally, I intend to win."
Naruto took out Enma, remembered something, and asked, "Did you see Sasuke's Susanoo?"
"I saw it. It's a bit strange, but the aura isn't bad."
Kurama had seen Uchiha Madara's Susanoo, and it wasn't much stronger than Sasuke's.
"Do you remember a combo technique called Majestic Attire: Susanoo?"
"How do you know about that?" Kurama was slightly stunned.
Kurama was slightly taken aback.
Back during the battle between Uchiha Madaraand Senju Hashirama at the Valley of the End, Madara had once draped a Complete Body Susanoo over his body as armor.
It was incredibly powerful, though they still lost.
"Wait, do you mean...?"
Kurama suddenly realized what he wanted to do and quickly shook his head. "I refuse."
"Doesn't it look quite good?"
Naruto found a reason for him. "Besides, you don't have a gender. If you can wear skeletal armor, why can't you wear a little dress?"
"No!"
Kurama showed strong resistance.
If he wore such flashy clothes, the other Tailed Beasts would probably laugh themselves to death.
"Alright then."
Naruto didn't push it further.
Kurama would probably agree when his life was in danger.
"Kid, what's your name?"
Unlike Senju Tobirama, Senju Hashirama wasn't summoned to fight often.
Counting the battle against the Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi, this was only his second time being summoned.
"Uzumaki Naruto."
"Uzumaki? Then why don't you have red hair?" Senju Hashirama froze for a moment and couldn't help but ask.
Senju Hashirama was stunned for a moment and couldn't help but ask.
For that question, you'd have to ask Kishimoto.
The powerful bloodline of the Uzumaki Clan was somehow overridden by the traits of a commoner like Minato.
It's possible Kishimoto originally planned something for the family and then forgot about it later.
Just like Sakura's background.
"I don't know either. Maybe it's because my dad had blonde hair," Naruto answered truthfully.
Naruto answered truthfully.
"Who is the Hokage now?"
Senju Hashirama changed the subject.
Since Orochimaru wasn't rushing him, he figured he'd chat first.
He might as well chat first.
On the other side, Sasuke had nothing to say and had already started fighting.
Senju Tobirama, who was watching the show, wasn't in a hurry either.
Although he had a darker personality, his feelings for Konoha were profound, no less than his elder brother's, so listening to intel about Konoha was fine with him.
"It's Lady Tsunade."
Naruto used a respectful title.
If he had called her 'Big Sister,' Senju Hashiramamight have suspected there was a green hat in his family.
Because Tsunade's hair was also blonde, they could easily be mistaken for biological siblings.
"Little Tsunade?"
Senju Hashirama muttered to himself, "Has Konoha really fallen to such a state?"
"Lady Tsunade is actually doing a pretty good job."
Naruto spoke a fair word for her.
Even though she was violent, drank, and gambled, she was still a good Hokage.
Senju Hashirama scratched his head and laughed, saying, "She is my granddaughter, after all!"
But that smile can't compare to an Uchiha's, Narutothought.
Naruto thought to himself.
No wonder Uchiha Madara wanted to run away.
It's clearly because the concentration of your smile isn't up to standard.
"Small talk is over."
Senju Hashirama pulled back his smile and said seriously, "Show me your true skills, or you'll be killed."
He's from Konoha and named Uzumaki.
He found Naruto quite likable.
He didn't want him to die here.
Naruto nodded.
Even if he wasn't at his peak, Senju Hashirama's Chakra was still ridiculously massive.
Not counting Kurama, he felt inferior.
Purple Chakra currents surfaced all over Senju Hashirama's body.
He moved.
The ground beneath his feet cracked as if hit by a steamroller, with rubble flying everywhere.
In a blur, Senju Hashirama's fist already filled Naruto's vision.
Monstrous Strength?
The thought flashed by as his hands moved to meet the attack.
Boom!
Air currents collided with air currents.
Naruto's pupils shrank, and his body couldn't help but stumble half a step back.
Senju Hashirama stood his ground, shook his hand, and smiled. "Not bad, kid. To take that punch of mine unscathed, you've already surpassed the vast majority of Ninjas. At your age, you truly deserve to be called a once-in-a-generation genius of Konoha."
Although he had heard Senju Tobirama and Orochimaru's words earlier, he hadn't fully believed them without personal contact.
Mainly because Naruto looked so young.
Even in an era of war, such geniuses were rare.
"Come, continue. Let me see how your Taijutsu is."
Senju Hashirama tilted his chin up with a beaming smile, clearly in a good mood.
As the First Hokage, the most gratifying thing was naturally seeing an exceptionally talented junior.
He lunged forward again, his right hand like a blade, striking directly.
Naruto parried with his right arm, and the Chakracurrent exploded, blasting a crater into the ground.
Immediately after, he clenched his left fist, and with a force like a violent fire and speed like lightning, he struck Senju Hashirama's chest.
It sank half a centimeter instantly.
But Senju Hashirama ignored it, his free left hand thrusting toward Naruto's heart.
Clang!
He felt like he had hit an iron plate.
His fingers felt a faint pain.
"You really are tough."
Senju Hashirama said excitedly.
Even Uchiha Madara's body hadn't reached this level.
Naruto's lips twitched.
The place where his fist had struck earlier had already returned to its original state.
If he had a body comparable to steel because of Deep Blue's points, then Senju Hashirama was like a tank with a powerful health regeneration buff active.
The kind of existence that, as long as you didn't kill him in one shot, you'd never kill him.
Hashirama cells were truly formidable.
Senju Hashirama continued his assault.
Moving his left foot forward half a step, he suddenly exploded with startling power. His right leg, like a fierce dragon wrapped in purple Chakracurrents, kicked hard toward Naruto's chin.
A sense of crisis emerged.
Naruto didn't dare rely on his body to take it head-on.
His left hand became like an eagle's claw, four fingers exerting force as he struck first by arriving later, aiming a gouge at the joint of the right leg!
Senju Hashirama was delighted by the challenge.
Such a fast punch!
Such a unique force-exertion technique!
But he wasn't bad either; with a twist of his waist, he hooked his right leg back, his heel slamming into Naruto's left hand.
The two exchanged blows, fist to flesh, fighting with great satisfaction.
Senju Tobirama couldn't help but be somewhat amazed.
The last guy who could go toe-to-toe with his elder brother was named Uchiha Madara.
He hadn't expected Konoha to produce a second one.
Not bad, it was heartening.
At least after the two brothers were gone, Konohawould remain vibrant.
In a sense, the Edo Tensei he invented was proving to be somewhat useful.
Even if it had deviated from his original purpose.
Senju Hashirama backed away straight, creating distance, and said, "Taijutsu won't settle this. I really don't know how you trained this body of yours to be as hard as iron. Next are Ninjutsu, be careful!"
He clapped his hands together.
A terrifying surge of Chakra erupted from him.
No longer looking like a goofball, he had transformed into a true powerhouse.
Cracks appeared in the ground beneath him as a seed took root and sprouted, expanding instantly into a roaring wooden dragon that flew out.
Wood Release: Wood Dragon Technique!
"Naruto, don't let that dragon touch you. Its binding force is extremely strong, and once it catches you, it will drain your Chakra."
Seeing the familiar Ninjutsu, Kurama couldn't help but warn him.
This was all from his personal experience back then.
In the entire Ninja World, among living creatures, he was the one who understood Senju Hashiramaand his Wood Release best.
Naruto had no time to answer Kurama.
He lunged forward with Enma, unleashing an arc-shaped slash.
Flames soared into the sky, carrying a destructive fury that engulfed the wooden dragon.
Senju Hashirama let out a soft sound of surprise and asked, "What kind of Fire Release is this? To think it could be so effective against my Wood Release?"
"I created it myself," Naruto said shamelessly.
Naruto said shamelessly.
What Senju Hashirama didn't know was that under normal circumstances, destroying the Wood Dragon wouldn't be so easy.
It was all due to the added attribute of the Fire God Kagura.
[Has a special effect against things that have clearly died but still walk the earth.]
"Remarkable."
Senju Hashirama smiled, looking more and more pleased. "Then try this: Wood Release: Deep Forest Emergence!"
The Chakra that gushed out instantly was like a torrential downpour, covering the ground.
As if time had accelerated, trees grew frantically.
Seeing this, the six people in the other battlefield immediately stopped fighting and retreated.
Senju Tobirama raised an eyebrow and remarked with emotion, "Elder brother is actually being serious for once."
Naruto's expression changed slightly.
Countless trees constructed a world of green.
And he was right at the center.
He suddenly felt surrounded on all sides.
He leaped into the air, using Wind Release to fly upward while continuously swinging Enma.
Sun Breathing: Thirteenth Form!
Naruto didn't hesitate for a second.
Facing such a large-scale attack, he used the final form of Sun Breathing.
Combining all twelve sword strikes into one.
Flames erupted.
Like giant dragons, they spread through the air.
They tangled together, merging into an even larger flame, nearly a hundred meters long.
In an instant, the world was divided into two colors.
Red above, green below.
"This kid has quite a lot of Chakra."
Senju Hashirama was once again surprised. "He really has my style from back then."
The shockwaves from the collision created a world-ending catastrophe.
Sasuke and the others had to retreat yet again, shifting their battlefield.
Orochimaru looked at Naruto with greed; what a wonderful vessel, too bad there was a Nine-Tails inside.
He took a deep breath. He didn't know how long Senju Hashirama and Senju Tobirama could stall, but he had a bad feeling in his heart.
Thinking of this, he decided to settle things quickly and revealed his true form.
The Great White Snake.
Naruto, up in the air, saw this.
Even while fighting Senju Hashirama, he had to shout: "Bold monster! I can tell at a glance you're not human!"
Searing flames burned fiercely.
Senju Hashirama's gaze fell on Naruto, his eyes full of gratification.
He brought his hands together, and black markings appeared around his eyes.
Sage Mode.
Without a second thought, Naruto activated his simultaneously.
"So it's from Mount Myōboku."
Senju Hashirama nodded slightly.
Since he was a genius and had so much Chakra, it wasn't surprising he had learned Sage Mode.
"Your body is certainly tough, but you must know there is no such thing as absolute defense in this world."
As his voice fell, a giant Guanyin statue with countless arms rose behind him.
It was dozens of times larger than Kurama.
It almost blotted out the sun.
It was massive to the extreme.
Naruto at this moment was like a mayfly.
Suddenly facing thousands of fists.
There was nowhere to hide.
A series of dust clouds rose with a roar.
[Lishang trigger conditions met, automatically activated.]
[Genjutsu resistance increased by 80%, movement speed increased by 30%, Ninjutsuattack power increased by 30%, physical defense increased by 30%, hand seal speed increased by 30%.]
Time stopped.
merlin character card loaded, knight transformation device used, white armor covered him.
With a bang.
Nearly a thousand Shadow Clones appeared densely around Naruto.
Chakra surged to the extreme.
Naruto was completely enveloped in the golden Tailed Beast cloak, and his eyes, at the intersection of the two modes, formed cross-shaped pupils.
Almost instantaneously, a Rasengan appeared in everyone's hand and expanded rapidly.
Sage Art: Ultra-Big Ball Spiralling Serial Spheres!
With all buffs active, Naruto used his most powerful move to date.
A single one could make Shukaku reincarnate.
And there were a thousand here.
"The Nine-Tails Jinchuriki..."
Senju Hashirama had a moment of daze, but then suddenly shouted, "Kid, accept my final test! Summit Transformation Buddha!"
The sky was covered by fists.
Endless Chakra, like nuclear bombs, washed over everything.
The ground sank, revealing ravines.
Forests and streams were instantly pulverized; no matter what it was, it dissolved without effort.
When the dust settled, the original terrain had turned into a bare, giant crater.
The Guanyin statue broke apart.
Senju Hashirama looked down at his body.
Doing this much with eighty percent of his strength was already the limit.
But he was very gratified.
The few people present all had cold sweat on their faces.
As Kage, they were naturally well-traveled and experienced, but they had truly never seen a scene like this.
As for the two who weren't Kage...
Orochimaru was glad he hadn't recklessly made a move on Naruto earlier.
Sasuke suddenly felt like a salted fish that had lost its dreams.
He thought that after activating Susanoo, he'd have a chance to beat Naruto, but now it seemed it was still not enough.
Senju Tobirama, however, laughed.
With such a junior, why worry about the future of Konoha?
But then he felt a surge of power controlling his body.
"Kid, watch out!"
Senju Tobirama shouted a warning as he threw a sky full of shuriken.
Naruto stepped back and easily dodged them.
Although his Kurama Sage Mode had dimmed significantly, he was still not someone an ordinary Ninja could compare to.
Senju Tobirama suddenly appeared behind him and warned anxiously, "Avoid the exploding tags!"
An exploding tag floated out, followed by the summoning of countless more.
Explosion.
Fires that seemed to have no end filled the giant crater spanning over ten thousand miles.
Even in daylight, it was like a torch rising to the sky, flickering with an eternal light.
The Ninjutsu from the Second Hokage Senju Tobirama: Mutually Multiplying exploding tags.
Except he now had a look of astonishment on his face: "He actually learned my Flying Thunder God Technique?"
Thanks to Saint Sun Fish, Three Years of Dormancy, Ten Years of One Sword, A Thousand Years of One Thought, and Plants Assemble for the tips. PS: I'll add more updates during the three days of New Year's.