*BOOOOOMMMMMMM!!!*
An unparalleled explosion erupted, engulfing and swallowing everything in its vicinity.
From the perspective of Earth, the entire moon appeared to transform into a second shining sun, leaving many people dizzy.
The force of the explosion was even more astonishing!
The affected area spanned dozens of kilometers, enough to accommodate hundreds of Konoha villages, and its power was nearly on par with the massive Bijudama of the Ten-Tails!
Even on a macro scale, it was clear that a chunk of the moon's surface in the explosion zone had been shattered, like an apple that had been bitten into!
The same was true for Lux, who was watching the battle.
He had to teleport to create distance, as he didn't want his clothes dirtied by the flying debris from the explosion.
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The terrifying explosion lasted for more than ten seconds before gradually weakening and subsiding.
Since this was the moon, the air was slightly thinner.
If the explosion had been unleashed on Earth, its power and destruction would likely have increased significantly.
"Tch! Did they secretly summon the Kyuubi here?"
"Madara really had a plan. One of them stalled directly, while the other gathered strength to launch a sneak attack in the shadows."
"These two really work well together!"
Lux looked at the Kyuubi and Madara in the distance and couldn't help but sigh inwardly.
They only needed to hold out for three minutes.
Yet Hashirama and Madara remained resolute and ready to fight to the death, and they cleverly devised this deadly move.
One could only say that they truly deserved to be the heroic duo of the Warring States Period!
Of course, there were some coincidences involved.
Lux hadn't told Hashirama and Madara about Isshiki, so they didn't know much about his various abilities.
Fortunately, Hashirama used himself as bait and unleashed the Sage Art: Gate of the Great God to suppress Isshiki's abilities momentarily. Otherwise, the Bijudama Madara created might have been absorbed by Isshiki!
Still, they worked incredibly hard.
Wasn't Madara afraid that the Bijudama would explode and take Hashirama with him?
Even though the Sage Body is strong, it's clear he couldn't withstand a Bijudama explosion at close range, right?
Could it be that Hashirama intended to sacrifice himself and take Isshiki to hell with him?
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The explosion was so massive that it even reached Madara and the Kyuubi.
Madara directly controlled the Kyuubi, curling it into a ball and using its body to block all the aftermath for himself.
Fortunately, they were far enough from the epicenter that the Kyuubi's defenses were largely unaffected.
It's just that the poor Kyuubi, already emaciated, was pitiful to behold.
After the Kyuubi woke up, at least three generations of the Uchiha clan would have to be welcomed!
Madara didn't have time to care about the Kyuubi now.
Once the explosion subsided, Madara immediately jumped out. He wasn't in a hurry to head to the epicenter but was busy checking whether Hashirama was still alive or had already died.
After all, the most dangerous part of this grand assassination plan lay with Hashirama himself.
There was a high probability that he and Isshiki would take the Bijudama explosion together. It's hard to say whether Isshiki could withstand it, but Hashirama clearly couldn't.
This was essentially a gamble with their lives.
Fortunately, Hashirama and Madara weren't truly suicidal, as they had prepared countermeasures in advance.
At this moment, Madara patted his pocket.
Soon, a small slug crawled out of his pocket.
"Is Hashirama okay?"
"He should be fine. My main body activated the Reverse Summoning Technique just in time and summoned Hashirama!"
The slug clone responded.
This was the countermeasure Hashirama and his subordinates had prepared. When the Bijudama exploded, they would ask the Sage Toad to summon Hashirama back to the Shikkotsu Forest.
After all, summoning techniques, which are also space-time ninjutsu, are undoubtedly the best way to avoid explosions!
This was also the real reason Hashirama dared to use himself as bait and drag Isshiki into taking the Bijudama together.
But he couldn't withstand the force of the Bijudama explosion!
"I'm glad he's okay. Quickly bring Hashirama back."
Madara breathed a sigh of relief.
If Hashirama had really been killed by his Bijudama, Tobirama might have immediately fought him to the death.
Although Madara wasn't afraid, how could he let Hashirama die like this?
At that point, I'm afraid they'd only be able to find a way to use the Rinnegan to revive Hashirama first. This is also why Madara was willing to give Hashirama the opportunity.
"Right."
The slug clone climbed onto the Kyuubi's head and performed the Reverse Summoning Technique again.
*POOF!*
As the white smoke burst, a figure appeared. It was Hashirama, summoned back from the Shikkotsu Forest.
"Hashirama!"
"I'm fine, I'm not going to die!"
Hashirama grinned, though his condition wasn't great.
A large, bloody hole was visible in his chest, and his body was covered in bright red blood.
Fortunately, thanks to the powerful self-healing abilities of the Sage Body and the strongest medical ninjutsu of the Slugs, Hashirama's heart was repaired, and his injuries were significantly reduced.
Though he still looked somewhat tragic, it was no longer a serious injury.
"Where's the enemy? Is that guy named Isshiki dead?"
"Not sure yet."
"Shall we go and see?"
"Good idea!"
Madara immediately took action, supporting Hashirama and riding the emaciated Kyuubi, rushing toward the epicenter.
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Ten seconds later.
The two men and one beast rushed to the epicenter.
The residual power of the explosion here hadn't completely dissipated, forming a massive crater hundreds of meters deep and thousands of meters wide.
The deep pit was filled with various storm clouds and residual ion sparks.
The impact of the explosion also pierced the moon's artificial atmosphere, causing the supernegative pressure of the universe to violently devour the air in the atmosphere, forming a giant tornado vortex in the sky.
It was a truly apocalyptic scene.
Of course, Hashirama and Madara weren't interested in observing the surroundings.
After all, this was the moon, not the ninja world, so it didn't matter if they destroyed it. As for what Lux had mentioned earlier, it seemed there were some Otsutsuki living on the moon?
No big deal.
They're not human anyway, so why bother worrying about them?
Hashirama's kindness and generosity were reserved solely for humans.
"Did it work? I can't sense Isshiki's aura anymore."
Hashirama asked urgently. His normal eyes couldn't see through the dark storm clouds.
"There's still a lot of Bijuu chakra residue, and I can't see clearly either."
Madara frowned in response, as the Sharingan couldn't penetrate the massive dust storm filled with chakra.
"Want to get closer?"
"Don't approach recklessly! If that guy isn't dead yet, and you rush in carelessly, I'm afraid we won't be able to stop him even if we try!"
"Then I'll send a few Wood Element clones to check it out."
"Good idea!"
Hashirama still had plenty of chakra left, so he quickly created a few wood clones, ready to venture deep into the storm to investigate.
However, just as they were about to take action.
Lux flashed by in an instant and appeared in front of the two men, stopping their efforts.
"No need to test it. You've already lost."
"Huh?"
Hashirama was slightly stunned, while Madara frowned.
How could Lux immediately conclude that the two of them had lost?
Even if the enemy wasn't dead, there's no way Isshiki could have withstood a super Bijudama of that magnitude unscathed, right?
The battle hadn't even reached its final moment, so why did Lux decide that the two of them had already lost?
Lux didn't keep them in suspense either.
He simply stretched out his hand casually, and various abilities of the Rinnegan activated.
Soon, a pitch-black pot was sucked out from the center of the distant storm.
"This?"
"The enemy's sealing item also has strong defensive properties."
"He hid in here and withstood my attack?"
"Correct!"
Clearly, Isshiki used the same tactic as he did in his previous battle against Minato. When the Bijudama exploded, he once again hid inside the Sealing Pot.
With the help of the pot's defensive power, he managed to withstand the terrifying explosion of the Bijudama.
Although both Isshiki and Hashirama were momentarily disrupted by the Gate of the Great God and couldn't activate their abilities to absorb or escape, the Sealing Pot was a tool and wasn't affected by the disruption.
If it weren't for the Sealing Pot, Isshiki might have been severely injured by that Super Bijudama!
However, no matter the method.
The result was that Isshiki used the tool to withstand the deadly blow from Madara and Hashirama. If he emerges from the Sealing Pot unscathed.
Madara and Hashirama, already heavily injured, are certain to be defeated.