area51novel Chapter 483 The Final Battle Is About to Begin!
Chapter 483 The Final Battle Is About to Begin!
The atmosphere instantly became tense as soon as Kizaru spoke.
As a veteran admiral, Borsalino did not want to fight Kizaru, a formidable enemy, at this time. However, the situation had progressed to a point where it was no longer up to him.
Borsalino sighed, the Ame-no-Murakumo sword appearing in his hand. He prepared to continue using guerrilla tactics to entangle Kizaru and buy time for Akainu and the others to arrive.
"Senior Salino, I can handle this. Please stay here and keep watch for me," Hashirama said, interrupting Salino's plan.
Salino's lightsaber dissipated, and he looked at Hashirama, who was confronting Kizaru, with some surprise. He raised an eyebrow and sighed lightly, "These young people nowadays are really remarkable!"
Hashirama pretended not to notice Salino's joking tone and said very seriously, "I caused this whole thing, and I will personally deal with this enemy!"
Salino glanced at these words. He had a high opinion of the young admiral, but it was precisely because of this high opinion that he did not want to see Hashirama suffer a crushing defeat or even die at Kizaru's hands.
"The enemy before you is no ordinary foe, Hashirama," Salino said, his usual flippant tone replaced by a more serious tone.
"No matter how powerful the enemy, I will never allow him to undermine the justice I uphold. Those who break the law should be punished, and no reason or difficulty can serve as an excuse for them to escape punishment!"
As Hashirama spoke, he clasped his hands together, and some mysterious runes appeared on his face. A powerful aura that resonated with heaven and earth burst forth from his body.
Hashirama was like a pebble that stirred up ripples in the world. Even Borsalino, a Marine Admiral who knew nothing about or had never practiced Sage Mode, could sense that Hashirama seemed to have formed a special connection with this world.
Such power and unusual activity could not have been caused by Hashirama in the Naruto world; this was all thanks to the far more active and abundant natural energy in the One Piece world than in the Naruto world.
At this moment, a gentle breeze swirls around the pillars, the clouds in the sky disperse, the sun shines on him, and green grass miraculously sprouts from the sand beneath his feet, forming a vibrant stream.
This striking green stretches from streams to rivers and lakes, eventually covering the entire beach with lush vegetation.
Wood Release: Descent of the Flower Tree World
At that moment, Hashirama's chakra transformed into a source of life, causing countless trees and plants to burst through the beach and grow rapidly, instantly turning the beach, which was already covered in greenery, into a forest.
Borsalino leaped into the air just as the trees burst forth from the ground like countless living pythons, and only after Hashirama had turned the entire beach into a forest did he land on a huge, raised tree root a few meters away from Hashirama.
This veteran powerhouse couldn't help but marvel at Hashirama's work. As a recruit in the same batch as Akainu, he knew that his old friend Akainu could also create similar effects to Hashirama by fully utilizing his Devil Fruit ability, completely changing the environment and climate of a region or even an island.
Even Akainu couldn't be as fast as Hashirama.
This junior's abilities are truly terrifying!
"Senior Salino, please step back a bit!" Hashirama was preparing to activate the second ability of Wood Release: Advent of the Flowering Tree World, which was to make trees bloom with huge flowers and release paralyzing pollen.
This second ability is the truly terrifying aspect of Wood Release: Descent of the Flower Tree World. Even Madara Uchiha with Susanoo couldn't defend against the invasion of these pollen flowers back then, because as long as you're human, you need to breathe.
After reminding Salino, Hashirama continued to use Wood Release, regardless of whether his senior Marine had already retreated.
Within the giant tree forest, the flowers created by the pillars instantly bloomed, spraying out countless poisonous pollen that drifted in the air and spread in all directions.
Salino, who managed to dodge into the air, still got a little pollen on him. He only inhaled a small amount with each breath before noticing the unusual pollen.
Paralysis? Sensing the subtle changes in his body, Salino, who was temporarily airborne, looked down at the forest gradually being covered by pale yellow pollen, and at Kizaru who made no attempt to dodge. A little bit of inexplicable anticipation rose in his heart.
If Kizaru, the world's number one enemy, were to fall victim to Hashirama's secret technique due to underestimating him, it would be an extremely fortunate event for both the Navy and the World Government.
But Kizaru's response quickly shattered Salino's hopes.
"These pollens are indeed difficult for ordinary people to deal with, but they can only be used against ordinary strong people." Kizaru's calm voice rang out. The next second, a beam of light shot straight into the sky, and a laser sword tens of meters long shot out from Kizaru's hand. Then, a 360° whirlwind slash swept across the surroundings, cutting down countless tall trees and destroying the giant flowers blooming on the tree trunks and vines.
Seeing his technique broken, Hashirama showed no disappointment. He had expected this all along, and his Wood Release: Advent of the Flowering Tree World was merely a way to buy time.
Now, through his increasingly skilled Observation Haki, he sensed that Fleet Admiral Akainu's warships were approaching the island, and this was the opportunity he and Kizaru had been waiting for.
Hashirama had absorbed and converted enough Sage Chakra to reach its maximum reserve. Everything was ready, and now it was time for him to perform.
Hashirama clasped his hands together again, and a powerful aura exploded like thunder, shaking the entire forest.
Without a single word or unnecessary movement, a colossal object began to rise from beneath the pillar's feet. Countless pieces of wood gathered at his feet, and a thousand-armed Guanyin statue rose from beneath him, gradually taking shape.
Immortal Technique·Wood Release·True Thousand Hands!
The strongest Wood Release ninjutsu of Hashirama Senju, the God of Shinobi, uses Sage Chakra as its energy source to create a terrifying war machine that far surpasses the Tailed Beasts.
Hashirama stood on the shoulder of the Thousand-Armed Kannon statue, which was hundreds of meters tall and nearly a thousand meters high, looking down at the island below, whose entire border was exposed, and at Kizaru in the forest in front of him.
This time, even when facing Kizaru, Hashirama was full of confidence. He said, "Come on, Kizaru! Let me see your true strength!"
Borsalino, who was in the air, was surprised when he saw this. It was the first time he had ever seen anyone other than Kizaru create such a huge body.
In response to Hashirama's provocation, Kizaru retaliated with a golden beam of light that shot into the sky and connected with the sun, continuously expanding into a golden pillar of light.
Finally, as the golden light scattered, a golden giant, almost as tall as the Thousand-Hand Guanyin statue, appeared.
Two enormous figures stood facing each other. The golden giant that Kizaru had transformed into looked at the pillar that had come to the top of the Thousand-Armed Kannon. Their gazes collided, sparking invisible lightning and sparks!
The final battle is about to begin! (End of Chapter)