[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-naruto-strongest-shinobi-system-with-a-glitch":3,"chapter-naruto-strongest-shinobi-system-with-a-glitch-naruto-strongest-shinobi-system-with-a-glitch-chapter-351":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Naruto: Strongest Shinobi System With a Glitch",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1819404,2309,"Chapter 351 - Wood Release re-emergence Broadcasted to the World!!!","naruto-strongest-shinobi-system-with-a-glitch-chapter-351",351,"\u003Cp>\"Damn it!\" Mōryō shrieked in fury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Black-purple light erupted from its remaining tentacles, swallowing both Spiral Arrows in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The arrows disintegrated into dust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Those... are Yin Release Arrows?\" Kitsuchi muttered in disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Their destructive power far exceeds normal ninjutsu,\" Ao said grimly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baki clicked his tongue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What he saw wasn’t just strength—it was Konoha’s overwhelming wealth and foundations put on display.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two children wielding weapons that others could only dream of.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air screamed as Mōryō’s tentacles lashed outward again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kitsuchi, Baki, and Ao unleashed their techniques in rapid succession. Dozens of tentacles were torn apart—and once more, invisible spiritual shockwaves surged outward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the pressure even reached them, everyone grimaced in pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shadow Wall!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kitazawa raised it again—but this time, the barrier shattered after barely two seconds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thankfully, two seconds was enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kitsuchi and the others fell back at full speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the moment they retreated, the Undead Army surged forward in a relentless tide—charging straight for Mount Fūma.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This can’t continue like this!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kitsuchi smashed another warrior apart with a heavy punch and shouted,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mōryō’s spiritual attacks are too difficult to fully defend against!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Kitazawa-dono—do you have any other method?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ao asked urgently, instinctively recalling the Shadow Wall Kitazawa had used earlier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kitazawa’s gaze hardened as he stepped forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I will handle Mōryō. You all retreat and secure the entrance to Mount Fūma.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You? Alone?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ao stared at him in disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What exactly do you mean by that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baki’s tone carried a hint of irritation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you saying we’re in your way?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He already harbored resentment toward Konoha—after all, many of Sunagakure’s lost missions had gone straight into Konoha’s hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Besides Mōryō, there’s still the Undead Army,\" Kitsuchi said calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If Kitazawa-dono is confident in suppressing Mōryō, then we’ll handle the army.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Agreed.\" Ao nodded without hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That works as well,\" Kitazawa replied with a faint smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’ll still be assisting me—just in a different way.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baki frowned deeply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To his eyes, those words sounded dangerously close to arrogance. Each of them was an elite Jonin, a pillar of their villages. If this weren’t the middle of a mission—and if he weren’t absolutely certain he couldn’t handle Mōryō alone—he would have already challenged Kitazawa directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As expected of Kitazawa-sensei!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naruto, Sasuke, Neji, and Hinata showed not the slightest doubt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had never once seen the limits of Kitazawa’s power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang Release Chakra Mode!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, Kitazawa’s entire body surged with life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His chakra erupted violently, skyrocketing like a raging tide. Invisible currents of Yang Release swirled around him, distorting the air itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baki, Ao, and the others stiffened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What kind of technique is this...?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An oppressive pressure wrapped around them like a living force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Such monstrous chakra...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neji’s Byakugan was wide open now—and what he saw made his breath catch in his throat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kitazawa was no longer shaped like a human in his vision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was amass of condensed chakra.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hiashi’s chakra didn’t even reach one-tenth of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hinata unknowingly nodded, awe flashing through her pale eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This feels like the Lightning Release Chakra Mode...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kitsuchi murmured thoughtfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had witnessed it himself during the Third Shinobi World War—the Third Raikage wrapped in lightning, enduring the assault of ten thousand ninja until his body finally collapsed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The difference now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lightning had been replaced byYang Release itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ao and Baki exchanged stunned glances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had never even heard of Konoha possessing such a technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But there was no time to dwell on it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because something far more terrifying followed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wood Release: Deep Forest Emergence!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hand seals snapped into place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kitazawa clasped his hands together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The earth roared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chakra flooded the ground like a tidal wave—then vines burst upward, twisting, coiling, and expanding at horrifying speed. In seconds, they transformed into towering ancient trees, their branches spreading like the claws of a god.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every undead warrior caught within their range was instantly bound, lifted, and suspended helplessly in midair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They would not die.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They would not revive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They would simplyremain trapped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a single breath, a primeval forest was born before Mount Fūma.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Undead Army—once an unstoppable tide—now hung like lifeless ornaments from its branches.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...How can a mere ant wield power like this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mōryō instinctively drifted higher into the air, staring at the sea of trees with disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Twice it had broken free.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Twice it had only faced elite Jonin at best.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Never—never had it encountered something on this level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"W-Wood Release...?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ao’s voice shook.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no shinobi alive who didn’t know what that meant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Senju Hashirama.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man who crushed the Ninja World beneath his roots.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The founder of the village system.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>TheGod of Shinobi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That title alone proved how utterly the other Four Kage had once been overwhelmed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kitazawa revealing Wood Release here shattered every expectation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baki’s face turned pale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sunagakure had warred with Konoha in both the Second and Third Shinobi World Wars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They lost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Again and again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Konoha producedanother God of Shinobi, would the Hidden Sand even survive?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the first time, true fear took root in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kitsuchi felt it too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Iwagakure had never desired an overpowered Konoha.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Land of Fire was too close to the Land of Earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And old grudges still remained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ōnoki’s failed alliance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Madara’s brutal rejection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The near-fatal humiliation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that moment, the ninjas of Iwagakure, Sunagakure, and the Hidden Mist all harbored different, unspoken calculations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet—Kitazawa was not Hashirama.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For now, all of it remained speculation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But one truth had become undeniable:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The balance of the Ninja World had just trembled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What kind of binjutsu is that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naruto scratched his head in disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why’ve I never seen anything like it before?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course you haven’t,\" Neji said slowly, drawing a steadying breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That... is the Wood Release of the First Hokage.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naruto’s eyes widened as he finally processed it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He created an entire forest in one move?! That’s insane!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had grown up hearing legends of Senju Hashirama—but seeing Wood Release with his own eyes shattered every expectation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Forest of Death outside Konoha,\" Sasuke said quietly, finally regaining his composure,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"was left behind by the First Hokage.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hinata hesitated, staring at the endless trees.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then... doesn’t that mean Kitazawa-sensei’s strength is already close to the First Hokage’s?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t know,\" Sasuke admitted after a pause. \"But this forest doesn’t feel weaker than that one.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naruto scratched the back of his head in disappointment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So... we’re basically out of a job now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every undead warrior was bound by Deep Forest Emergence. There was nothing left for them to fight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only now did Kitsuchi, Baki, and the others truly understand why Kitazawa had said he would handle this alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hidden in the shadows, Itachi felt his chakra ripple—so violently he nearly exposed himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wood Release...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He understood its meaning better than anyone present.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t an exaggeration to say that with this power revealed, the next Hokage was all but decided.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one in Konoha could rival Kitazawa now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Konan’s thoughts drifted to Nagato.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hashirama was called a god because of Wood Release.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nagato called himself a god because of the Rinnegan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If those two powers ever collided... who would truly prevail?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the first time, even Konan couldn’t be certain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Mount Fūma, silence fell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Mōryō had been stunned by the sudden birth of a primeval forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only the suspended undead warriors continued to writhe helplessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then—Mōryō recovered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And its fury erupted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Black mist boiled violently from its body. The writhing tentacles surged outward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next instant, dense purple-black chakra descended from the skies like falling stars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kitazawa stood atop the treetops and casually flicked his wrist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In response, the forest moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Branches exploded outward, weaving together into an enormous living net in the blink of an eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The falling chakra smashed into it—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A deafening explosion erupted, and invisible mental shockwaves blasted outward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Everyone, retreat!\" Kitsuchi roared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ao instantly pulled the Mist ninja back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sasuke, Neji, and the others followed without hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Baki was forced to disengage, teeth clenched in frustration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the first time, the Jonin realized—They had become spectators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kitazawa activated his invisible Sharingan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He saw the invisible mental shockwaves perfectly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead of avoiding them, he simply stared them down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rippling Sharingan suppressed them instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Yin Release alone—no one outmatched the Uchiha.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Impossible!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mōryō reeled in disbelief as its attack was effortlessly shattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is that all you have?\" Kitazawa asked calmly, a faint smile on his lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ant!\" Mōryō roared with madness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll make you beg for death!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its chakra condensed violently, transforming into a terrifying mass of pure spiritual power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sky itself darkened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kitazawa’s eyes narrowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is similar to Itachi’s Mangekyō suppression...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If struck, he wouldn’t just be injured—he would become a puppet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The same method Mōryō used to control Yomi... and its entire Undead Army.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But ninja battles were intelligence battles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that he understood it—Kitazawa vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The devastating attack slammed uselessly into the forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He reappeared elsewhere in a flash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn it!\" Mōryō hissed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If I still had my physical body, you would’ve died ten thousand times already!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kitazawa chuckled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then let’s remove that excuse.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Itachi—find Shion. Release Mōryō’s physical body.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What?!\" Mōryō froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lord Kitazawa!\" Ao shouted in alarm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Please reconsider!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If Mōryō regains its body, its power will explode!\" Kitsuchi warned grimly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If this goes wrong,\" Baki added coldly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Konoha will bear full responsibility.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside Mount Fūma’s cave—Shion was arranging the sealing formula when Itachi appeared before her in a blur.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Priestess\" he said swiftly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lord Kitazawa orders that Mōryō’s physical body be released.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shion froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s impossible!\" she shouted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No one in their right mind would give such an order!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Itachi’s gaze hardened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My apologies.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His Mangekyō Sharingan spun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shion’s mind slipped into emptiness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her body moved against her will.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hand seals formed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ancient seal shattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a deafening roar, Mōryō’s physical body tore through the mountain wall—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And shot straight toward its waiting soul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What... what have you done...?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shion finally snapped out of her trance. She collapsed onto the ground, staring at Itachi in a daze. There was no anger left in her eyes—only hollow despair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Priestess, there’s no need to panic,\" Itachi said calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lord Kitazawa will handle Mōryō.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He trusted Kitazawa completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And he trusted the power of Wood Release.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How could that possibly be...?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shion whispered, unable to believe his words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Mōryō’s soul fused completely with its physical body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A colossal tentacled monstrosity rose into the sky, its purple-black chakra churning like a living storm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s over...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shion stared at the fully restored Mōryō, her face drained of all color.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if she sacrificed herself now, she wasn’t sure it would be enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all—she was still so young. She couldn’t compare to her mother, Miroku.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shion suddenly froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When had Mount Fūma been covered in a forest?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hahahaha!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mōryō’s thunderous laughter shook the battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ant! Though you are foolish beyond measure—you’ve done me a great favor!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is that so?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kitazawa exhaled quietly in relief as he observed Mōryō’s complete form.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its aura was powerful—but not overwhelmingly so.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At most, it rivaled Satori from the Box of Paradise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was nowhere near the level of the Nine-Tails.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Submit to me,\" Mōryō growled confidently. \"and I’ll spare your miserable life!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m not interested.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment Kitazawa spoke, his hands were already forming seals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mōryō’s instincts screamed danger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That forest—that absurd Wood Release—had already shaken it once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, it gathered every shred of its chakra without hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Terrifying purple-black energy surged violently, wrapping around its body like a raging tide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Trouble...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kitsuchi’s expression darkened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That chakra... it’s no weaker than a Jinchūriki’s.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had seen the power of Iwagakure’s jinchuuriki with his own eyes. That suffocating scale of chakra was unmistakable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If he can’t win, we pull out,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baki snorted coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This disaster exists because of him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were temporary allies—abandoning the battlefield now would not violate any rule.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait a little longer,\" Ao said quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had witnessed Kitazawa’s strength with his own eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all—The Fourth Mizukage had fallen to him and Tsunade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Kitazawa-sensei will win!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naruto clenched his fists, eyes blazing with certainty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sasuke, Neji, and Hinata all nodded without hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You kids don’t understa—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baki’s words stopped abruptly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because at that instant—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wood Release: Wood Dragon!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kitazawa completed his hand seals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All of his chakra surged into the seed before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The seed struck the ground—Took root—Sprouted—And in the next breath, it burst upward into the sky, transforming into a colossal Wood Dragon over fifty meters long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its body was wrapped in massive thorned coils as it roared toward Mōryō.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mōryō froze in shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Wood Dragon...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bigger than its own body?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It opened its massive jaws and unleashed an overwhelming mass of purple-black chakra—like a collapsing mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Wood Dragon charged head-on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The collision sent the dark chakra flying backward as though it were nothing more than mist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Mōryō could recover, the Wood Dragon coiled around it violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leaves burst forth across its entire body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mōryō felt an irresistible binding force seize it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It struggled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dragon tightened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Worse—Wherever the Dragon’s body touched it, its chakra was being forcefully absorbed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Screeeeeech!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mōryō screamed in agony.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had regained its physical body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was immortal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it could still feel pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shion’s eyes widened, her breath catching in her throat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What... is this...?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scene before her was burned into her soul forever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The invincible Mōryō, the ancient calamity of the Land of Demons, was completely helpless within the coil of the Wood Dragon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baki, Kitsuchi, Ao, and the others stood frozen in stunned silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had fought Mōryō’s soul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They knew its terror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet—now that both soul and body had reunited...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was being utterly dominated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside Naruto’s seal, Kurama slowly opened its eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The disturbance from the Wood Dragon was impossible to ignore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That familiar power... That suffocating presence... Although Kitazawa’s Wood Dragon was far from Hashirama’s—Mōryō was also far from being worthy of comparison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kyuubi exhaled slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...How pitiful.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>------------------\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>AN: Check out my P@treon For +40 extra Chapters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thank You For your Support!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[email protected]\u002Fnoviceauthor777\u003C\u002Fp>",2356,"2026-06-09T05:35:56.024Z",1,"novelbin.me","8837d19fd44dad47226265cb5bb29dc32e03a191366d083bf8c464f9e436c9c9","naruto-strongest-shinobi-system-with-a-glitch-chapter-253","naruto-strongest-shinobi-system-with-a-glitch-chapter-252",444,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fnaruto-strongest-shinobi-system-with-a-glitch-cover.jpg"]