Naruto: Check out these scenes #42

On the desolate battlefield, Uchiha Madara clashed with the Five Kage.

Ōnoki quickly summoned a thirty-meter-tall stone giant, hurling it towards Madara.

"Wood Release! Advent of the World of Flowering!"

In response to the massive attack engulfing the sky, Madara calmly formed seals with his hands. Suddenly, a vast number of trees erupted from the barren land, filling the sky with a dense canopy of wooden growth.

The trees not only transformed the desert into a forest but also annihilated the stone giant with ease.

[Senju Hashirama: What’s happening? Madara, how can you use Wood Release?]

[Uchiha Madara: Guess for yourself.]

[Senju Tobirama: During the battle at the Valley of the End, my brother's shoulder was bitten, yet I found none of his flesh in your stomach. Could it be that you...?]

[Uchiha Madara: Impressive, Tobirama, you’ve deduced that.]

[Senju Hashirama: Madara, you...]

"That’s Grandpa’s ninjutsu!"

"Incoming!"

The expanding forest forced the Five Kage to retreat, but thanks to Gaara's protective measures, they quickly ascended to a safer height.

"Beware of the pollen; don't breathe it in!" Tsunade cautioned, covering her mouth and nose to shield herself from the paralyzing effects of the pollen.

Staring at the forest rising from the ground, Ōnoki couldn’t help but comment, "What a scale; a forest formed in an instant."

The other Kage shared his awe—their intel suggested Yamato’s Wood Release was nowhere near this level.

Boom!

Suddenly, the giant form of Susanoo descended, slamming down upon the Kage, "How dare you be distracted by pollen?"

The Kage fell to the ground, Susanoo landing heavily on the stones nearby as Madara finished his seals...

"Fire Release! Great Fire Destruction!"

After the flames raged, the flowers blossomed violently, filling the area with paralyzing pollen as the Kage looked up in horror.

"Water Release..."

Mei Terumi attempted the Great Waterfall Technique to douse the flames, but the pollen had entered her system, paralyzing her limbs. Despite her efforts, she toppled forward.

"I'm really getting old..."

As he lay on the brink of defeat, Ōnoki reminisced about his past. Once a mere ninja under the First Tsuchikage, he spent his days polishing the stone erected in Iwagakure.

Though he had always complained, he diligently fulfilled his duties until one day the First Tsuchikage tossed the stone into the water before him.

Panicked, he realized how nearly impossible it was to retrieve that symbolic stone from the depths. Yet the Tsuchikage didn’t search for it but instead replaced it with another stone.

Ultimately, he learned that the symbol was not the stone itself, but represented their village's indomitable will.

“When you face an insurmountable barrier, you may succumb to despair and excuse your failures, only to succumb to hatred once more.”

"Remember to never relinquish your will; let it become your stepping stone!"

Reflecting on those words, Ōnoki found strength. Grabbing rubble from the ground, he stood with determination despite his paralysis.

"Dust Release: Detachment of the Primitive World Technique!"

With his hands joined, he unleashed the Dust Release, a technique slicing through the encroaching flames, parting the inferno surrounding the Five Kage.

The power of his Dust Release even struck Madara, carving a gash in his chest. Were he not in the Impure World Reincarnation state, that blow could have rendered him immobile.

Floating above, Ōnoki chuckled darkly, "Time is relentless. Excuses yield no positive results."

"Will you still resist?" Madara adjusted his posture and landed firmly on the ground.

Ōnoki called to the recovering Kage, "Are you all back? Now it's time for us to counterattack!"

"What is that..."

At that moment, Tsunade noticed a shocking sight on Madara's chest: the familiar face of the First Hokage, Senju Hashirama.

[Senju Hashirama: Uh, Madara, you have poor taste.]

[Senju Tobirama: Brother, this isn’t poor taste. This man was cultivated with your flesh and blood. All Uchiha are wicked!]

[Uchiha Madara: I attained this through my own strength.]

[Senju Hashirama: Honestly, if you want to study my cells, I can assist you. Was that really necessary?]

As Madara surveyed the struggling five below, a sense of pride enveloped him: "Your strength is vastly inferior to mine."

The Raikage gasped, "Is that face... the First Hokage?"

"Now I understand. No wonder he can wield Wood Release!"

Realization dawned on Tsunade. Now she understood Madara's use of the Senju bloodline—it was due to his fusion with Hashirama’s cells.

Madara pointed to the face on his chest, looking at Tsunade. "The woman using medical ninjutsu over there—did you inherit his bloodline?"

Tsunade replied firmly, "So what?"

Madara responded, "Then I’ll eliminate you first."

Mei Terumi interjected, "It’s common sense to target the medical ninja first. Do you think we’ll allow you to succeed?"

Madara waved dismissively, glancing at Hashirama’s face, which was healing and regaining its form: "No, the reason for this is simply because she’s a descendant of Senju Hashirama."

With renewed focus, Madara addressed the group: "Your level of medical ninjutsu is merely a survival tactic. Compared to Hashirama's abilities, there's a vast difference. He can heal without hand seals; no ninjutsu can rival his prowess. People herald him as the strongest ninja."

"I fought him to the death; this is not some trivial game. Compared to him, what can you, his descendant, hope to achieve?"

Tsunade, hearing Madara's appraisal of her grandfather, felt a pang of defeat; his strength was indeed unparalleled.

In a comparison, her grandfather stood as a titan, rendering everyone else merely children in his shadow, their efforts merely a spectacle.