"So, all of this was just to test Naruto and the others? Ow... that hurts..." Yahiko clutched his face. Half of it was thoroughly swollen, yet he still looked bewildered.
"Hahaha... yep! Sorry about that. I was actually hoping to test your skills, but I guess I put a little too much into it." Hashirama was still laughing heartlessly. Yahiko could only sigh inwardly, *Call that 'a little too much'? And 'test'? More like send me straight to the next life.*
Nagato, on the other hand, came out completely unscathed. The moment he laid eyes on the wooden giant, he had quietly retreated to the base of a tree and waited until everyone dropped their act before finally showing his face.
Chapter 41