"Madara, stop!"
Boom—
Hashirama's fist smashed brutally into Madara's face.
"Madara, don't keep making mistakes!"
Boom—
Another punch crashed heavily into Madara's chest.
"Madara, don't force my hand!"
Boom—
Lord Madara: "..."
After countless merciless punches, Lord Madara lay battered at the edge of the barrier.
Clearly, this time Hashirama wasn't holding back at all.
No warm-up.
The second they clashed, he launched a relentless assault on Madara.
Not giving him even a moment to show off his moves.
That's just not fair!
"Kchhh—"
Lord Madara spat out two large mouthfuls of blood, wearing a bitter smile.
"Now this is quite the pitiful sight indeed!"
"To be beaten into a pulp by you again..."
"[Eight Gates] really is an impressive taijutsu technique! Next time, I'll master it myself."
Even Lord Madara, usually stingy with praise, couldn't help but admire [Eight Gates] once more.
This showed exactly how much he admired the technique.
"Madara, this is your last chance."
"Tell me your plan now!"
"I really don't want to kill you again..."
Before Madara, Hashirama clenched his fists, delivering his final plea—and ultimatum.
Of course, he had already prepared himself mentally.
If Madara still persisted in his error,
For the village, Hashirama wouldn't hesitate to bear yet another sin of murder!
Madara said nothing to Hashirama. With obvious effort, he turned his head and cast a glance beyond the barrier.
At this moment, outside the barrier,
Obito kept circling around, continuing to fight against the ninja of Konoha and Sunagakure.
But clearly, his attack frequency had greatly decreased.
Forget about destroying eight Divine Trees—just breaking one might take forever...
That guy was definitely holding back!
"Don't indulge in false hope. That child can't save you now."
"Madara, stop stalling for time..."
Hashirama roared loudly.
As if saying, "Surrender now or I'll really have to kill you!"
"That's right. That useless brat isn't worth counting on."
"But from the start, I never placed my hopes on him anyway..."
Lord Madara gave a bitter laugh, undaunted.
As though everything had already unfolded exactly as he predicted.
"What do you mean?"
"What exactly are your intentions?"
Hashirama knew Madara better than anyone else.
Since childhood, they had been inseparable friends.
They knew each other better than they knew their own spouses.
Therefore, Hashirama was absolutely certain—
Madara wasn't bluffing!
But he was already severely injured like this.
And trapped inside this unfavorable forbidden barrier, unable to use any ninjutsu at all.
How could he possibly turn the situation around?
This was impossible!
"Elder Brother, don't waste words with him. Finish him quickly!"
Outside the barrier, Tobirama shouted urgently.
Almost hopping with anxiety.
Hearing this, Hashirama could only harden his heart and prepare to strike the fatal blow.
However, the next instant,
He suddenly noticed something.
Lord Madara, sprawled on the ground, gazed fixedly at the sky with a sinister grin.
"Hashirama, you're finished!"
Hashirama jerked his head up.
It was then that he suddenly noticed something high above—
a gigantic meteor was rapidly plummeting toward them!
How could this be?
Where had this comet come from?
Why was it falling right here?
Could it be a terrible coincidence?
And Hashirama immediately recognized—
this wasn't Madara's [Heavenly Obstacle Quaking Star]!
According to Tobirama's description, the meteor summoned by [Heavenly Obstacle Quaking Star] simply appears in midair without initial velocity.
But this colossal falling star had clearly descended from outer space!
Its speed exceeded thousands of meters per second!
It streaked downward with a blazing crimson tail trailing behind,
bringing with it soul-chilling kinetic energy!
Like a world-ending star!
'Could this possibly be another ninjutsu of Madara's?'
'Impossible!'
'Inside this barrier, he couldn't possibly use techniques of this level!'
The momentary suspicion Hashirama had just formed was immediately dismissed by himself.
Inside this barrier,
even he himself struggled to use Wood Release—how much less could Madara manage it?
This definitely wasn't Madara's technique.
But now wasn't the time to ponder such questions.
Instead, he had to make an even harder choice!
Option one:
Keep maintaining the barrier, kill Lord Madara,
but then everyone else except himself and Tobirama would perish in this meteor strike!
Option two:
Immediately dissolve the barrier, letting Tobirama evacuate the Konoha and Sunagakure shinobi...
However, that would mean letting Madara escape.
After all, as long as the barrier remained,
there was no way for him to unleash large-scale Wood Release to intercept this meteor!
Tobirama wouldn't be able to break away either and perform the Flying Thunder God Technique to evacuate everyone.
Moreover, with the tremendous speed of this massive meteor,
its power far surpassed Madara's [Heavenly Obstacle Quaking Star].
Even if Hashirama used his full strength, he might not be able to block it!
...
"Hahaha!"
"Hashirama, choose quickly!"
"You don't have time to hesitate anymore!"
Madara laughed wickedly and pushed himself up from the ground.
He looked like he could take a few more hits—before the meteor struck, there was absolutely no way for Hashirama to kill him quickly.
Seeing this,
Hashirama hesitated only for an instant.
Then immediately made his decision.
Compared to killing Madara, he would never trade so many of his comrades' lives!
Absolutely impossible!
"Tobirama, dissolve the barrier!"
"Elder Brother, but..."
"Do it!"
Hashirama roared.
Hearing this, Tobirama dared not hesitate.
Gritting his teeth, he reluctantly deactivated the barrier, ending its effect.
As soon as the barrier collapsed,
the remaining Sage Chakra and chakra within Hashirama and Madara surged dramatically.
"Tobirama, get them out of here!"
[Sage Art Wood Release: True Several Thousand Hands!]
Hashirama shouted furiously.
Instantly activating his mighty Wood Release technique, manifesting a kilometer-tall wooden statue,
he deliberately charged forward to meet the apocalyptic meteor head-on.
Meanwhile, Tobirama immediately obeyed, activating the Flying Thunder God Technique.
Try to move all the Konoha and Sunagakure ninja away from the surrounding area...
In mere seconds.
[The Senju Daibutsu] had barely taken form.
But the apocalyptic meteor had already arrived, ablaze with fiery devastation.
It crashed violently into the ground!
In an instant.
The land screamed in pain, deep tremors roared beneath, magma erupted...
A towering mushroom cloud shot up into the sky, trailing endless smoke and dust.
Even the majestic [Senju Daibutsu] was pierced and shattered into pieces by this meteor.
And Tobirama's painstakingly crafted Divine Tree Barrier crumbled to dust in an instant.
This was a force from the stars—from the very heavens themselves!
No mere broken Divine Trees could stand against that power...
So, Tobirama's schemes were finally shattered.
But this wasn't the end of the battle yet.
Before long, amid the searing inferno of molten lava—
Within that massive fragment of the fallen meteor,
another figure slowly rose into the air, hovering above.
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