Chapter 472: Tree Binding Eternal Burial

It's just a pity.

Even with Dong Shilang's help, he turned the surrounding marsh into the Yellow Springs Swamp.

Among these ninjas, there were still some capable fighters, and the Three-Tails was still nearby.

"You guys, all of you, give me…"

Just as Zhongbing Wan was about to lose his temper again, ripples spread in the space above his head, and then a black-robed man wearing a patterned mask fell onto his head.

And as soon as he appeared, he quickly formed hand seals.

"Wood Release: Stake Technique"

From his right arm, a wooden spear emerged and stabbed toward Dong Shilang's chest.

"You dare!"

Seeing this, Zhongbing Wan was both shocked and furious, and he immediately extended his giant claw to grab the mysterious person who had suddenly appeared.

"Damn it, too late!"

With a roar, Zhongbing Wan's eyes also showed shock and uncertainty, with a hint of panic.

How did the opponent appear?

Moreover, its attack was basically like locking the barn after the horse had bolted, and it wasn't very effective.

Pop!

A crisp sound.

Seeing the crimson bone ring appear on Dong Shilang's body, Obito's eyes flashed with a look of 'as expected.'

He certainly didn't naively think that his older brother would unguardedly pour his spirit into the seal space of the armory.

Having some defensive measures is the normal state.

"Wood Release: Tree Binding Eternal Burial"

After probing with the Stake Technique, Obito's hand movements didn't stop; he then began to perform ninjutsu, and it was Wood Release ninjutsu.

In the Ninja World, if we say who understands Wood Release the most, besides Hashirama Senju, Madara Uchiha would definitely be listed among the foremost.

As Madara's shadow, Obito undoubtedly inherited his legacy.

Furthermore, facing Susanoo, he felt that Wood Release was still the best way to break through that ninjutsu's defense.

As for the claw that came from behind, he simply ignored it.

"What is this?"

The claw grasped at nothing, and before Zhongbing Wan could even be surprised, how the opponent dodged his attack—

His head suddenly became incredibly itchy, and then he saw that a large number of trees had suddenly sprouted on top of his head, winding toward Dong Shilang.

Moreover, these trees grew lush with branches and leaves, making him look as if he were wearing a green hat.

"My chakra!"

What's more, it could clearly feel that the chakra inside its body was being absorbed by the rapidly growing green trees and turned into nutrients for its own growth.

It knew that the other party wasn't taking it seriously, with the main target being Dong Shilang; otherwise, its fate would surely be dire, and it instantly became nervous.

"This is… Wood Release!"

Not only Zhongbing Wan, but the Third Hokage, who constantly monitored Dong Shilang's every move, and his opponent Mei Terumi, also became tense.

One reason was the appearance of Wood Release, and another was the Three-Tails' current strange behavior.

"Leaf Village… actually still has the Wood Release inheritance~"

As for that situation, Mei Terumi couldn't reach it, but she could still throw a couple of teasing remarks at her opponent.

Her face turned very strange as she sized up the opposing Third Hokage from head to toe, and the corner of her mouth curled up in a meaningful faint smile.

"It seems… that the Uchiha becoming Hokage, many in Leaf Village don't really agree with it!"

In her view, a wielder of the Wood Release bloodline limit, taking advantage of the battle between the Fifth Hokage and the Fourth Mizukage, suddenly ambushed the Hokage from behind.

This matter is too interesting.

The connection between Wood Release and the Sharingan, plus the identities of both parties, just how big is this melon?

Just thinking about it made her whole body become excited.

"Third Hokage, want to go lend a hand?"

With light steps, Mei Terumi made way, and to show sincerity, she even slightly calmed the boiling chakra on her body.

"Senior, whether you're helping the Fifth Hokage or that sudden assassin, I won't interfere… please, do as you wish!"

Covering her mouth with a light laugh, Mei Terumi's eyes darted between the Third Hokage, the distant Dong Shilang, and that assassin.

In her pair of azure beautiful eyes, a look of inquiry mixed with a hint of schadenfreedom flashed by.

When she previously led a team to surround and capture Shisui Uchiha, she already knew that the Leaf Village's upper echelons were not peaceful, and a few days ago came the news that the Uchiha had been elected Hokage.

Today she also saw the famous Wood Release descendant attacking the Sharingan-wielding Hokage; this serial melon made her desire to know the truth swell enormously.

"..."

It seemed that Mei Terumi's bright, sparkling gaze was too dazzling; the Third Hokage slightly lowered his eyelids, pondered a moment, a complex expression flashed in his eyes, then he leapt several times toward Dong Shilang's direction.

As for whether he went to help Dong Shilang fight Obito, or to help Obito fight Dong Shilang, only the Third Hokage himself knows.

As for that, Mei Terumi had no intention of stopping it; instead, her eyes showed an anticipatory look.

After a brief moment of daydreaming, Mei Terumi's gaze swept across the entire battlefield, then she leapt several times and vanished from the spot.

She still had important matters to attend to, with no time here to fantasize about the Leaf Village's upper-level struggles.

Coincidentally.

On the other side, Itachi Uchiha, carrying Izuna Uchiha on his back, wiped the blood dripping from the corner of his eye, looked at his opponent Mangetsu Hozuki half-kneeling on the ground, and also vanished with a few leaps.

"Mangetsu, are you alright?!"

Having already taken human form, the ghost-lantern string that had just been blocking in front of the full moon saw that slender figure disappear.

As the originally tense nerves relaxed, he almost staggered and fell to the ground.

She was immensely relieved that her bloodline limit could immunize her against physical attacks; otherwise, after that move in the full moon, she wouldn't have been able to last a few rounds.

"... still can't die!"

At this moment, Gu Deng Mantian's originally pale face had lost all color, his whole person seeming as if he had fought someone for days and nights without sleep.

"This is fine, just now really scared the shit out of me!"

Just now, Mantian merely glanced at the opponent, and his whole person seemed as if he'd been played with, unable to stand steady.

He scared her quite a bit.

"That little... Uchiha's eyes!"

He had originally wanted to call him a little brat, but upon thinking of the opponent's unfathomable means, Xianzi immediately changed his words.

Although it was just a brief glimpse, she saw the change in his eyes.

"It should be the Mangekyo Sharingan!"

After answering his girlfriend's question, he half-kneeled on the ground, the leg supporting his body weight trembling slightly, as if he could no longer support his own weight.

"That guy... really left?"

"Yeah, he really left!"

After receiving Xianzi's affirmation, Mantian suddenly lost strength, his whole body collapsing into Xianzi's arms.

"... Withdraw!"

As the word 'withdraw' left his mouth, Mantian's gaze lost focus, turning numb, leaving only Xianzi's shouts beside him.

Gu Deng Mantian never imagined that, even with Xianzi beside him constantly monitoring his condition and dispelling his genjutsu...

He still fell victim to the opponent's move.

Just thinking about how, in the genjutsu space, he had been stabbed continuously for three days and three nights, his body began to tremble unconsciously.

If this weren't a battlefield, unsuitable for being lost, he really just wanted to close his eyes and leave it to fate.

He was really exhausted.

Not only was his body tired, but more seriously his spirit; if he didn't find a good medical ninja to examine him, he estimated he'd have to lie in bed for months.

……

Spiral Return Heaven

Seeing so many trees twisting and winding over, originally still in Dong Shilang's shadow, waiting to give Bruto's clone another lesson.

Could no longer stay hidden.

He directly appeared, then clapped his hands, and a spherical chakra barrier enveloped Dong Shilang entirely.

Facing Wood Release, a ninjutsu that can absorb chakra, even if it were Susanoo, if one remained motionless in place.

The result would probably not be very good.

"Frost Heaven!"

After performing Spiral Return Heaven, the clone's motion did not stop; it directly took the Kusanagi sword from the main body's hand, gathered chakra on its hand, and then swung it.

A cyan-blue chakra light extended from his hand into the Spiral Return Heaven, within this ninjutsu.

Immediately, cyan-blue chakra spikes protruded from the edge of this ninjutsu, and as it rotated, they shredded the surrounding swarming trees into pieces.

"Roar!"

An angry roar came.

Bruto and Dong Shilang's clone fought above his head; the first to couldn't bear it was this party… the lizard.

Especially the opponent's Wood Release, constantly eroding its flesh and chakra; Dong Shilang's side was no different, with the high-speed rotating Spiral Return Heaven.

After adding Dong Shilang's bloodline limit, each rotation made it feel as if a layer of its scalp would be shaved off.

If it weren't still fairly thick-skinned and fleshly, Dong Shilang's clone would be considered relatively restrained; it felt it had already cooled down.

No… it was already about to cool down.

If they didn't control Bruto's Wood Release a bit more, it felt it would take only a few breaths for those trees' roots to drill through its skull.

"Whoa!"

The claw that had just grasped at nothing reached out again, grabbing at its scalp and pulling hard.

As a large amount of blood spurted out, Zhongbingwan let out a painful wail.

Then it began frantically shaking its head, trying to drive the pain away from itself.

"What a pity!"

He slightly stabilized his body.

His Wood Release was still somewhat inadequate; if he could reach a higher level, a mere spirit beast would be drained by Wood Release in just a few breaths.

However, he wasn't too bothered; with pupil power surging in his eyes, a red explosive talisman covered in seals flew out from his eye.

He had prepared a large number of explosive talismans this time; once they were all taken out and detonated simultaneously, even Susanoo would likely be unable to withstand it.

PS: First release six thousand, still have a chapter being typed, word count as it goes~