Perfect Susano’o and the Giant Buddha Statue

"Sorry, Tsunade, the Great Toad Sage's prophetic dream can't be wrong. We must stop the Empire, everyone, come back! The ninja world is our home!" Jiraiya said with a serious face.

"Tsunade-sama, sorry, I believe in the Great Toad Sage's prophecy… and… I must save Naruto." Minato said then.

"I don't care about the Empire or not! Give Naruto back to me! Or I'll flatten you all!" Kushina, her red hair flaring, glared sharply at the Empire's people.

"Uchiha, born evil, as expected… you harbor ill intentions, aiming to destroy the ninja world. I can't pretend to see nothing." Tobirama said.

"Great-Grandfather, Second Great-Grandfather too…" Tsunade looked at the Konoha Edo Tensei group, her face full of helplessness.

"Father…" Ninja World Kakashi stared sharply at a figure.

"Kakashi… and all you from the Empire, thank you for clearing my name, but… right now, I hope the ninja world's people can continue living here." Edo Tensei Sakumo slowly drew his White Fang short sword.

"You evil Uchiha brats! Today is your funeral! Pay for your arrogance!" Danzo glared at the Uchiha group with murderous intent.

"With that attitude, whatever we say is pointless. Fine. As the strong, explaining to the weak is our mercy. You reject this mercy, so we needn't be polite anymore." Imperial Setsuna sneered coldly.

"Tsunade-sama, everyone. We know it's too hard for you to fight former comrades and family. So, retreat further; leave these people to us." Imperial Kakashi said, drawing his White Fang short sword.

"Nonsense! You think you can win?" Ninja World Sasuke sneered disdainfully.

"Hahaha! Win or not, who knows, but! Give it our all! Wood Release – Wood Dragon Technique!" Hashirama joined his hands, a hundred-twenty-meter wood dragon roared from the ground, charging at the sand dragon in the sky.

Though vastly different in size, the wood dragon's aura was undiminished, coiling around the sand dragon. Under the Four Great Ninja Villages' joyful gazes, the sand dragon's body began crumbling, freeing some trapped ninja one by one.

"Wood Release – Wood Human Technique!" Hashirama shouted again, the earth trembling as a two-hundred-meter wood human rose from the ground, with him standing on its head.

"Want to conquer the ninja world? Defeat us first!" Hashirama roared, his aura overwhelming.

Other Konoha Edo Tensei ninja stepped forward one by one.

This sight shocked both Konoha and other village ninja.

"Worthy of the Ninja God, acting with such powerful ninjutsu right away!"

"Is this the First Hokage? The first-generation Kage competed with such a monster!"

"So strong! One move makes you feel we can win!"

"No matter how strong the Empire, they can't beat the Ninja God, right?"

Some villages' people were overjoyed.

"Truly excessive… Great-Grandfather's Wood Release, but… some Empire people will be even stronger…" Tsunade muttered.

"Hahaha! A bunch of frogs in a well! Think you can resist the Empire's power? Susano'o!" Imperial Setsuna laughed heartily.

A near-perfect sixty-to-seventy-meter Susano'o rose from the ground, a giant war banner in its hand, swung once.

Thousands, tens of thousands of souls emerged, flying toward Hashirama.

"What evil power is this!" The group, seeing the spirits, was utterly shocked.

"As expected, Uchiha are born evil, daring to use such vile power! I won't forgive you!" Tobirama shouted, forming hand seals: "Water Release – Exploding Water Dragon Bite!"

The lowlands flooded, a giant water dragon struck the spirits.

Upon contact, the spirits shrieked sharply, the water dragons drying visibly.

"Evil old Senju ghost! My spirit banner is a relic gathering the Empire's criminal souls, with power to consume everything. Trivial Water Release is merely chakra transformation."

"Eliminate its energy at the root, and Water Release naturally ceases! Ninjutsu's ineffective against me!" Imperial Setsuna laughed wildly.

"Sarutahiko no Mikoto!" Tobirama, standing still, felt the ground shake, appearing before Imperial Setsuna's Susano'o!

The giant Susano'o blade gathered, slashing down.

"Flying Thunder God Technique!" Tobirama's figure flickered, dodging.

The clash between Imperial Setsuna and Tobirama happened in an instant.

Seeing this, others acted en masse.

Imperial Kakashi targeted Ninja World Sakumo, lightning cloaking his body, charging at his opponent.

"Kakashi from another world… let me see your strength." Ninja World Sakumo paused, then charged.

As they clashed, Sakumo was blasted back by the impact's force. Imperial Kakashi pursued, circling and slashing, leaving wounds on his body.

In this single exchange, Ninja World Sakumo's lips twitched: "The other world's Kakashi is so strong… far stronger than me. Then… Kakashi, I entrust to you."

Some Edo Tensei ninja, seeing this, rushed to aid.

"Uchiha Sasuke! Uchiha Itachi! Return my Sarutobi clan's lives!" Hiruzen roared, his Enma staff extending, striking Ninja World Sasuke.

"Shameless old man! With your strength, you're worthy?" Ninja World Sasuke shouted.

His fourth-form Susano'o appeared, a flashing light in its hand forming a large shield, blocking the Enma staff.

Another hand grabbed the staff, aiming to slam it to the ground.

"Five-Element Barrage!" Elsewhere, five Hiruzen leaped out, using five different elemental ninjutsu, attacking Ninja World Sasuke.

Hashirama's wood human extended its palm.

A giant wood dragon flew toward Ninja World Sasuke.

"Itachi, what are you waiting for! Give me your power quick!" Ninja World Sasuke, seeing danger, shouted.

The next moment, terrifying chakra light surged skyward!

The thirty-meter Susano'o began expanding.

Fifty meters! A hundred meters! Two hundred meters! Three hundred meters!

At three hundred meters, the expansion stopped.

The Five-Element Barrage hit the giant Susano'o, bouncing off like mud.

The giant Susano'o reached out, grabbing the wood dragon like an eel, crushing it hard.

*BOOM!*

The hundred-meter wood dragon shattered.

"Hahaha… I feel it! This power! Incredible! Hahaha… You ants! Facing a god's power, how will you fight?" Ninja World Sasuke, feeling boundless power, laughed wildly.

Giant wings and four limbs grew slowly, a light flap causing fierce winds.

Blowing all nearby Hiruzen clones to pieces in the air.

The gale affected village ninja kilometers away.

All ninja halted fighting, staring in horror at the three-hundred-meter godlike giant!

"No way… Uchiha… how can they have such power…"

"Was opposing the Empire a mistake from the start?"

"Facing someone like this, even the Ninja God… maybe…"

"Don't fear! The Ninja God's power isn't just what's before us!"

Many ninja were terrified, only older generations retained faith in Hashirama.

"So strong! Other world's Uchiha." Hashirama said gravely. "Luckily, this summoning was tailored, unleashing my full living strength. Otherwise, facing a Susano'o surpassing Madara's, I'd be powerless!"

Sage Mode!

"Sage Art – Wood Release – True Thousand Hands – Supreme Buddha Statue!"

Hashirama joined his hands, roaring loudly.

The ground kilometers below trembled, wooden tendrils pierced the earth, embedding into the wood human, significantly enlarging it.

Finally…

Under everyone's shocked gazes, it became a nearly thousand-meter giant Buddha statue with a thousand wooden arms outstretched!

Beneath this colossal Buddha, everyone was smaller than ants; its mere sight instilled deep fear.

But after fear, village ninja erupted in earth-shaking cheers.

"We'll win! We'll win!"

"With such a strong Ninja God, we can't lose!"

"This is the Ninja God's power! The invincible strength that once calmed a chaotic world alone…" Older ninja sighed in awe.

Konoha ninja were somewhat stunned.

They never imagined the First Hokage's power was so vast, repeatedly redefining their understanding of ordinary ninja.

"Then, the Empire's current strength seems insufficient?"

Some Konoha ninja worried.

"This is the First Hokage's power… not in the same dimension as other ninja. With him, we can't lose! You damned Uchiha, go to hell!" Hiruzen's spirits lifted.

Another strike hit Imperial Setsuna's Susano'o, pushing it back a few steps.

"Ridiculous! In this world, bigger isn't stronger! Itachi, with Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan, plus the weapon spirit's presence, won't easily lose to a ninja!" Imperial Setsuna roared.

Susano'o's four arms swung, shattering several Hiruzen and Danzo clones.

Countless spirits wailed, pinning some Edo Tensei in place.