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Chapter 859: Crippled His Feet! (Three-in-One Chapter)
In fact, Minato Namikaze didn't need to remind them.
Facing the sudden situation where the entire Forest seemed to be reviving into Demons and Ghosts.
Although the hundred Elite Ninja present showed surprise, they still reacted immediately.
After all, they had a general understanding of Wood Release's Ability beforehand.
"Fire Style: Phoenix Flower Jutsu!"
Ball of Fire the size of a Soccer ball were spat out from the mouth of a Jonin from the Uchiha Clan.
They exploded one after another, shattering the large number of Tree Branch attacking from all directions.
And around him.
Ninja from the same clan, relying on the Sharingan's super Insight.
While nimbly dodging quickly, they swung their Long Saber coated with Wind Release or Fire Release Chakra, hacking at the Trees to provide Space and Time for those behind them to form Hand Seal and cast Ninjutsu.
The other Ninja also displayed their various Means.
Inuzuka Clan's Fang Over Fang, Akimichi Clan's Partial Expansion Jutsu, Nara Clan's Shadow Sewing Technique, Hyuga Clan's Air Palm, Rotation, Shimura Clan's Wind Release, Sarutobi Clan's Fire Release...
Diverse and varied, yet all could temporarily protect their own Safety.
Only the two Special Jonin from the Yamanaka Clan were the most helpless.
They could only barely cope with Martial Arts, with the help of their other Colleague.
Nara Shikaku hadn't thought about clearing the Trees here beforehand.
But doing so would easily expose Aramaki's intentions, severely affecting the success rate of the first step of the Plan, which was to Control his Body.
Secondly, Minato Namikaze's Intelligence made it very clear that Aramaki had the Ability to create large areas of Forest in an instant within Rōran, even without any Trees.
So clearing the Trees here didn't have much meaning.
"Damn it, we can't just passively defend, we must find a way to deal with him!"
This Jonin from the Shimura Clan, seeing that he had just used Wind Release: Vacuum Wave to cut through a piece of Tree Branch.
In the blink of an eye, more thick and long Tree Branch grew out, and he shouted towards his surroundings with a grim Expression.
But just as his voice fell.
First, he heard a 'splat' sound, and at the same time felt a Severe Pain from his back.
Tadanao Shimura looked down in disbelief at the bloody Tree Branch piercing through his Chest.
"Er ah----"
But that wasn't all, his originally strong Body actually withered at a speed visible to the naked eye, turning into a skin-and-bones Elderly person in an instant.
The same thing happened repeatedly around them.
Any Ninja who was pierced by a Tree Branch, no matter how big the Wound, would have their Life Force rapidly sucked dry, becoming emaciated and on the verge of death.
This caused the Expression of all the Konoha Ninja still desperately resisting the Tree's siege to change drastically, their hearts filled with Fear.
"What vicious Wood Release, is this really Wood Release?!"
Nara Shikaku used 'Shadow Tentacles' to solidify his Shadow, blocking the surrounding Tree Branch.
At the same time, he glared angrily at Aramaki, who was still standing in the center of the Scorched Earth in the distance, seemingly doing nothing.
"Ninja Art: Shadow Summoning Technique!"
He immediately used another Secret Technique of his clan.
As the Hand Seal were completed, the Yin Release Chakra within his Body surged out.
Within a large area, the various Shadow on the Ground stood up like a chaotic dance of Demons, launching a frantic attack on the demonic-like Trees.
The Shadow of the Trees were attacking the Trees themselves!
This was the astonishing Scene that appeared with the activation of Nara Shikaku's Ninjutsu.
His idea was simple.
No matter how many Trees you have, the corresponding Shadow must be the same number, so they can just cancel each other out.
The only question was whose Chakra would run out first!
As expected.
The Shadow Summoning Technique indeed had a good Effect.
The Pressure on the Konoha Ninja was greatly reduced.
This also made them shift their Gaze, filled with Rage and Killing Intent, towards Aramaki in their Delight.
They felt it was time for a Counterattack!
"A bunch of Ant trying to shake a Sky-Piercing Great Tree~"
But Aramaki first scanned all the Ninja with disdain, then spread his arms and laughed wildly:
"Even a small appetizer makes you use all your Strength, weak, too weak, lahahahahaha~~"
[Rumble Rumble Rumble]
Along with his unrestrained laughter, the Earth began to shake violently.
In an instant.
One new Tree after another rose from the Ground, and the surface of the existing Trees also grew more thick and long branches.
If there wasn't enough Space, they would intertwine and cluster together.
At the same time.
All the Trees grew taller, thicker, and harder at an extremely fast Speed.
The attacks from the Shadow could only cause the Epidermis to crack, unable to cause any more Destruction.
"How could this be..."
The astonishment on Nara Shikaku's face lingered, and facing such a magnificent and spectacular Scene, a splash of Despair began to rise in his Heart.
His Shadow Summoning Technique simply couldn't keep up with the Speed of the Trees' growth.
If he wanted to desperately keep up, he would have to exhaust all the Chakra in his Body.
But he suspected that even if he exhausted it, the opponent could create more, stronger Trees.
"Ah ah ah!"
"Ah ah ah ah, damn it----"
The casualties among the Konoha Ninja increased rapidly.
Because they not only had to face the siege of more, and significantly tougher, Tree Branch.
They also had to endure the hammering of giant wooden fists that were comparable to those using Super Expansion Technique.
"Summoning Jutsu!"
Minato Namikaze immediately bit down hard on his Right Hand thumb.
The moment Blood splattered out, he slapped it directly onto the surface of the rough Tree Trunk bulging high beneath him.
[Bang!]
A dense cluster of black Incantation appeared around his Palm, and at the same time, a large amount of White Smoke gushed out.
He wanted to invite the Toads from Mount Myōboku to assist in Combat.
That's right.
Not just one Toad, but he was preparing to summon more Toad Warrior.
But when the Smoke cleared, Minato Namikaze was stunned.
Because nothing appeared!
"What's going on? Did I not use the Summoning Jutsu correctly in my haste?"
However, the large number of incoming Tree Branch and giant wooden fists forced him to suppress his shock and instantly transfer to another Position using Flying Thunder God, then try again.
"Summoning Jutsu!"
[Bang!]
A cloud of White Smoke appeared, but again, no Toad figure emerged.
This time, Minato Namikaze felt Unimaginable. Could something have happened at Mount Myōboku as well?
At the same time.
The Elite of the Wood Leaf Faction, in order to stop Aramaki, unleashed their respective powerful Means against him.
"Shadow Clone Jutsu!"
Wolf Inuzuka, the current Clan Leader of the Inuzuka Clan, quickly created a physical entity Manifestation of himself under the Protection of several clan Ninja nearby who were desperately using Fang Over Fang to prevent the Tree Branch from approaching.
"Inuzuka Style: Human Beast Transformation - Three-Headed Wolf!"
Wolf Inuzuka, his Shadow Clone, and his Ninja Dog, Shiro, whose Body Size was huge but whose breed was clearly a Husky, were all engulfed in the large cloud of White Smoke that burst out.
[Boom!]
When the White Smoke was dispersed by a giant dog paw, a super Husky nearly ten meters tall with three heads was revealed.
Its bared teeth and fierce appearance seemed to desperately want to look more ferocious.
However, these were just the preparation stages.
Next, they would jointly use the Inuzuka Clan's Highest Level Taijutsu Secret Technique.
Fang Passing Fang Revolving Fang!
Because he had already heard about Gaku Inuzuka's desperate Fang Wolf Fang being punched apart by Aramaki.
So he directly used this ultimate Technique that could even cut through the Hyuga Clan's Rotation!
Although the Hyuga Clan had never acknowledged this claim.
It didn't matter!
In an instant, this giant three-headed Husky leaped into the Air, quickly forming a horizontally high-speed rotating Form.
It was like a flying circular buzzsaw!
But it could cut through the Trees blocking its path, accurately rushing towards Aramaki's Position.
The piercing buzzing sound attracted the expectant Gaze of many Konoha Ninja around.
"Good, good, show me all your Means, this is interesting, lahahaha!"
Aramaki laughed heartily, tilting his Head back.
He always felt that witnessing these flashy Otherworld Technique was one of the Joys he could Experience in the War of Conquest.
The next moment.
To Aramaki's left and right, from the still steaming, Aura-emitting Scorched Earth, two incredibly thick and long Trees, comparable to thousand-year-old Ancient Tree, rose from the Ground.
When Clan Leader Wolf Inuzuka's Fang Passing Fang Revolving Fang approached within ten meters of him, two pitch-black giant palms, glowing with a metallic Black Glow, slammed together.
Everyone only heard a Loud Noise erupt with a 'Boom'.
They saw surging Air Current of Chakra squeezed out from the gaps between the two Palms, causing Aramaki's long hair and the Black Coat on his Body, which still had a Smile on his face, to flutter violently.
The faint Firelight on the Ground, which had dimmed, brightened again under the blowing of these Air Current.
The entire process happened too quickly.
The originally imposing giant rotating disk was slapped motionless by the two Palms the moment it reached Aramaki.
When the pitch-black giant palms slowly separated, Minato Namikaze, Nara Shikaku, Choza Akimichi, and others in various locations all had their Expression change drastically.
"Clan Leader!!"
The Inuzuka Clan Ninja, led by Gaku Inuzuka, screamed repeatedly.
Because they saw that Wolf Inuzuka and his Ninja Dog 'Shiro' were not only covered in Blood and their limbs twisted, but both had rolled their Byakugan and fallen unconscious.
Tragic, too tragic, it was unbearable to look at!
"Hmm?"
Just as Aramaki habitually prepared to mock them, he found a guy in a strange posture suddenly appearing in front of him.
Interestingly, a green Tai Chi Eight Trigrams formation diagram also appeared under his feet.
But that wasn't all.
Another figure darted out from behind this guy, two pairs of scarlet Eyes staring intently at him. He could see three small black Tomoe rapidly spinning in their Pupil.
"Sharingan!"
"Gentle Fist Style: Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms!"
Hyuga Hiashi, with his Byakugan activated, joined his index and middle fingers together, carrying strands of blue Chakra Air Current, and heavily struck Aramaki's overly broad bare Chest with lightning Speed.
"Two Palms!"
Following this, subsequent attacks came one after another.
"Four Palms!"
"Eight Palms!"
"Sixteen Palms!"
Hyuga Hiashi's hands completely formed Afterimage, and only muffled Collision sounds could be heard.
To be honest.
He was also forcing himself to use Gentle Fist, because he couldn't see any Chakra within Aramaki's Body.
Therefore, he could only focus on hitting the important Chakra Point areas of the Human Body, hoping that the penetrating Force of Gentle Fist could have some Effect.
"Thirty-two Palms!"
Finally, Hyuga Hiashi roared: "Sixty-four Palms!!"
[Bang bang bang bang...]
After a rapid and dense series of sounds, Hyuga Hiashi originally thought his Strength would be enough to push Aramaki's Body back, but he was shocked to find that the latter remained completely still.
"Wh-what..."
Hyuga Hiashi looked up in disbelief, shocked to see Aramaki looking at him with a playful Gaze, occasionally glancing at Yashiro Uchiha behind him.
"What are you doing?"
Aramaki deliberately put on a confused look, while casually patting his Abs.
"You rushed all the way to me with all your might, just to poke me with your fingers? And the other one is just staring at me with his Eyes?"
"H-how... how is that possible..."
Hyuga Hiashi and Yashiro Uchiha's Eyes were wide with Rage, they were practically going crazy.
How could their clan's Bloodline Limit and Secret Technique, so famous in the Ninja World, have no Effect at all?!
The Inuzuka Clan's Fang Passing Fang Revolving Fang at least made a lot of Commotion, but when it came to them, it seemed like they just heard a sound?
No.
The Sharingan didn't even make a sound...
"Boring, what kind of damn prestigious clans, get lost!"
Aramaki finally made his move. His Right Hand became blurred almost instantly, and the already pale faces of Hyuga Hiashi and Yashiro Uchiha in front of him changed even further.
Their extraordinary Insight allowed them to clearly see Aramaki's Right Hand swinging over, but they despairingly found that their Bodies couldn't react in time at all.
No.
The Hyuga Clan still had one Technique they could use!
"Rotation!!"
Hyuga Hiashi no longer cared about Yashiro Uchiha beside him.
Because he felt a huge crisis of impending death.
So he directly expelled the Chakra within his Body from every Chakra Point all over his Body, and began to rotate in a clockwise Direction.
The next moment.
Yashiro Uchiha was blown away by the Force of the Rotation, and at the same time, Aramaki's Palm also struck the surface of the Rotation.
[Boom!]
An Unimaginable Palm Force, wrapped in powerful Haki, collided with the rapidly rotating Chakra Energy Sphere.
A deafening Loud Noise erupted immediately.
The strong Force stirred up a Gale of Air Current, large areas of Scorched Earth were completely overturned, and the surrounding Trees and Branches and Leaves were either broken on the spot or developed spiderweb-like cracks.
And the Result was that the Rotation, which had just formed for less than a second, was blasted apart by a single Palm.
Hyuga Hiashi himself was sent flying out like a Cannonball, crashing through Tree after Tree along the way, and eventually disappeared...
"Clan Leader!!!"
This time it was the Hyuga Clan Ninja who screamed.
Hizashi Hyuga, as the younger brother, had personally experienced it, so he wasn't shocked for too long by the Rotation being blasted apart. Instead, he immediately flew over to search for Hyuga Hiashi.
Yashiro Uchiha, who was thrown out by the Rotation and suffered considerable Injuries in the distance, felt a sense of relief in his daze after seeing Hyuga Hiashi's fate.
"Ah, I almost died... Er ah----"
But before he could finish his sentence, he felt a Severe Pain in his back.
Then, in horror, he watched his Strength rapidly drain away, eventually turning into an emaciated Elderly person on the verge of death.
It turned out that a nearby Tree Branch had 'conveniently' stabbed him.
"Ah ah ah, you've gone too far, I'm really angry, be prepared, you Bastard First Hokage!!"
"Super Expansion Technique!"
Choza Akimichi could no longer suppress the Rage in his Heart when he saw all this. He immediately used Partial Expansion Jutsu with all his might, rapidly expanding his Body Size to be comparable to a Mountain Peak.
He was now almost level with Rōran's Central High Tower.
As for the title.
He really didn't know Aramaki's name, so in his Anger, 'Bastard First Hokage' just slipped out.
And this Scene, which was several times larger than the Giants of the World, naturally successfully attracted Aramaki's surprised Gaze.
"Watch me flatten you!"
Choza Akimichi roared in Anger and swung a Heavy Punch as large as a mountain peak towards the Scorched Earth area where Aramaki was located.
He didn't care at all about the large number of Tree Branch spreading up from under his feet.
He also didn't care about the hammering of the giant wooden fists, which were more like massages than attacks.
But his Scruple for the Ninja on his side at the Scene prevented him from using the accompanying 'Human Bullet Tank'.
However, even this seemingly simple downward punch had exaggerated Power.
The huge Volume combined with the explosive Speed and Fist Force directly stirred up a surging Hurricane, tearing apart the Air within a radius of several hundred meters.
Loud Noise of Sonic Boom mixed with Air Blast Sound, forming rolling Air Current in Mid-air.
The Gale swept across the entire Scene.
And the Fist itself was like a Meteorite falling from the sky, Chakra and Wind Pressure squeezing out a thick layer of light blue Air Layer on its surface.
"A little interesting, you can become this big, lahahaha!"
But this terrifying Scene, enough to scare people to death, brought a look of excited Excitement to Aramaki's face.
Ten meters in front of him, the two wooden palms that had just blasted apart Wolf Inuzuka's Fang Passing Fang Revolving Fang grew larger against the Wind again.
More Trees in the surrounding chaotic Sea of Trees also climbed upwards, continuously converging near the two wooden palms with long arms,
They intertwined and merged along the way, making the Volume of the wooden palms increasingly Gigantification.
It was as if the Earth itself had extended out an Unimaginable terrifying giant palm.
[Boom----]
The left wooden giant palm firmly received the Heavy Punch of Choza Akimichi, who was as tall as a Mountain Peak.
In an instant.
White Qi Mist accompanied by a terrifying Rumble that echoed through the sky.
Even though the Collision point was several hundred meters above the Ground, the resulting Shockwave still broke and sent flying large areas of Trees.
The Konoha Ninja within were naturally not spared.
Facing this Natural Disaster-like Gale and Air Current.
Only a small portion of the Jonin were lucky enough to use various Defense Ninjutsu in time.
And most people could only watch helplessly as they were swept into High Altitude, and then thrown far, far away amidst Screams...
"This..."
Minato Namikaze, who had used Flying Thunder God Technique to flash to a very distant location, stood on the top of a Large Tree.
In front of him were Nara Shikaku and Yamanaka Inoichi, whom he had rescued at the last moment.
The three of them looked powerlessly at the other towering giant fist, whose surface was stained with a layer of black, heavily striking Choza Akimichi's left Cheek.
The entire process seemed to slow down.
They could clearly see the fat on Choza Akimichi's face being squeezed out in layers of flesh marks under the Oppression of the giant fist, his huge Head tilting to the right.
Finally, he fell heavily into the Sea of Trees, which was like a green carpet, and at the same time, a large area of Smoke and Dust, resembling a curtain, was stirred up.
"This is... not even on the same dimension..."
Nara Shikaku muttered in Despair.
He had completely Experienced what it meant that in the face of absolute Strength, all Tactics, Plan, and Strategy were meaningless.
Yamanaka Inoichi covered his forehead and echoed in disbelief: "Even if the First Hokage were alive, it would probably be no more than this, right?"
"Precisely because of this, we must find a way to stop him from approaching Konoha!" Minato Namikaze said with a determined Expression.
Nara Shikaku and Yamanaka Inoichi fell silent upon hearing this.
How to stop him?
"I will first take the two of you back to Konoha, please be sure to inform the Third Hokage of the situation here!"
Minato Namikaze said with a serious Expression but a calm tone, "Next, I will find a way to restrain the opponent and try my best to buy more Time and Intelligence!"
Nara Shikaku and Yamanaka Inoichi nodded heavily, looking at Minato Namikaze's determined Gaze.
"Okay."
"But if possible, please save Choza, please, Lord Minato!" Nara Shikaku requested sincerely, using Honorifics.
"Naturally, I will do my best to save every Partner of Konoha!"
After speaking, Minato Namikaze placed his hands on their Shoulders again, and then disappeared from the top of this Large Tree with a whoosh.
On the other side.
As Choza Akimichi's Body Size continued to shrink due to falling into a Coma.
The two giant hands formed by the convergence of countless Trees clasped together in the Air and visibly merged with each other.
"Moo----"
In the blink of an eye, a Giant Wooden Ox with many tender green Tree Leaves on its Body appeared in Mid-air. It had two thick and sharp horns and let out a long bull roar that echoed throughout the entire Sea of Trees, tilting its Head back.
Aramaki, with his Black Coat fluttering in the Wind, stood with his hands clasped in front of his Chest on the broad bull Head, gazing in the Direction of Konohagakure.
Behind him.
Wolf Inuzuka, Hyuga Hiashi, Yashiro Uchiha, Hizashi Hyuga, Choza Akimichi, and other twenty-odd Konoha Ninja who were severely injured and on the verge of death, or had fallen into a Coma.
They were wrapped in thick Tree Branch and lying on the back of the Wooden Ox.
These were the people Aramaki felt had good Strength, so he deliberately held back.
Because he knew very well that the World Government's purpose was not Destruction and Slaughter, but Conquest and Rule.
Therefore, these guys who were powerfully defeated by him would more easily develop Fear towards the World Government after understanding everything, and naturally would be more likely to surrender.
"Lahahahaha, this is the Scope of an Admiral, Crocodile is still far behind, lahahahaha~~"
Aramaki laughed wildly, facing the strong Wind.
And the Wooden Ox beneath him slowly moved towards Konoha with a Rumble in every step.
"Konoha will be suppressed by me, Lord Aramaki!"
"You can't have your way with that..."
Just then, a calm voice sounded.
"Hmm?"
Aramaki glanced slightly and saw Minato Namikaze, with orange-red Eye shadow, appearing on the top of the left horn. In his Right Hand, he held a light blue Energy Sphere with a Diameter of about ten meters.
"Sage Art: Super Great Ball Rasengan!"
"Sage Art?"
At this moment, a general description of Sage Jutsu flashed through Aramaki's mind, and he prepared to blast it apart with his own Fist again.
"Hmm?!"
But just as he was about to raise his Right Hand, his Gaze froze for a moment, and then he immediately stopped his movement.
[Boom!!]
However, Minato Namikaze's Sage Art: Super Great Ball Rasengan did not hesitate at all, immediately slamming into Aramaki's Position, even blasting apart the entire giant bull Head.
"Did it succeed?"
Minato Namikaze's Heart was filled with Delight, but he also felt that a Powerhouse like Aramaki shouldn't be defeated so easily.
Indeed.
Sharp Wood Spikes with Sonic Boom Airwave shot out from the fractured surface of the bull's Body. Their Speed was extremely fast, but Minato's Reaction and Speed were even faster.
All the Wood Spikes only passed through a flash of yellow, while Minato Namikaze's figure had already appeared on the bull's back behind them.
But the moment he appeared.
Two sharp, slender Wood Spikes seemed to have known he would appear here long ago.
They shot up from the Ground almost a second before Minato Namikaze appeared, just piercing through the Soles of his feet, Blood splattering.
This caused his Pupil to suddenly shrink into pinpricks. Almost the moment the Pain Sensation reacted, he used Flying Thunder God again and disappeared without a trace.
"Hmph, crippled your feet, let's see how you Flash now!"
Aramaki slowly floated up from the surface of the bull's back in another spot, a cold Smile on his face.
He had truly felt Killing Intent just now, preparing to directly kill Minato Namikaze.
But Minato Namikaze's Reaction Speed was simply too fast. Before the Wood Spikes could continue drilling up along his ankles, he had already escaped.
On the other side.
Inside a very cozy home in Konohagakure, Minato Namikaze, with his feet covered in Blood, suddenly appeared in the Hall.
"Ah ah ah!"
Upon reaching here, his nerves seemed to relax. He covered his Legs willfully, letting out an uncontrollable Painful Scream.
"Minato!!!"
Kushina, who was originally standing in the Kitchen boiling meat soup, screamed when she saw this Scene. She threw down the soup ladle and pounced towards Minato Namikaze...
In fact, Minato Namikaze didn't need to remind them.
Facing the sudden situation where the entire Forest seemed to be reviving into Demons and Ghosts.
Although the hundred Elite Ninja present showed surprise, they still reacted immediately.
After all, they had a general understanding of Wood Release's Ability beforehand.
"Fire Style: Phoenix Flower Jutsu!"
Ball of Fire the size of a Soccer ball were spat out from the mouth of a Jonin from the Uchiha Clan.
They exploded one after another, shattering the large number of Tree Branch attacking from all directions.
And around him.
Ninja from the same clan, relying on the Sharingan's super Insight.
While nimbly dodging quickly, they swung their Long Saber coated with Wind Release or Fire Release Chakra, hacking at the Trees to provide Space and Time for those behind them to form Hand Seal and cast Ninjutsu.
The other Ninja also displayed their various Means.
Inuzuka Clan's Fang Over Fang, Akimichi Clan's Partial Expansion Jutsu, Nara Clan's Shadow Sewing Technique, Hyuga Clan's Air Palm, Rotation, Shimura Clan's Wind Release, Sarutobi Clan's Fire Release...
Diverse and varied, yet all could temporarily protect their own Safety.
Only the two Special Jonin from the Yamanaka Clan were the most helpless.
They could only barely cope with Martial Arts, with the help of their other Colleague.
Nara Shikaku hadn't thought about clearing the Trees here beforehand.
But doing so would easily expose Aramaki's intentions, severely affecting the success rate of the first step of the Plan, which was to Control his Body.
Secondly, Minato Namikaze's Intelligence made it very clear that Aramaki had the Ability to create large areas of Forest in an instant within Rōran, even without any Trees.
So clearing the Trees here didn't have much meaning.
"Damn it, we can't just passively defend, we must find a way to deal with him!"
This Jonin from the Shimura Clan, seeing that he had just used Wind Release: Vacuum Wave to cut through a piece of Tree Branch.
In the blink of an eye, more thick and long Tree Branch grew out, and he shouted towards his surroundings with a grim Expression.
But just as his voice fell.
First, he heard a 'splat' sound, and at the same time felt a Severe Pain from his back.
Tadanao Shimura looked down in disbelief at the bloody Tree Branch piercing through his Chest.
"Er ah----"
But that wasn't all, his originally strong Body actually withered at a speed visible to the naked eye, turning into a skin-and-bones Elderly person in an instant.
The same thing happened repeatedly around them.
Any Ninja who was pierced by a Tree Branch, no matter how big the Wound, would have their Life Force rapidly sucked dry, becoming emaciated and on the verge of death.
This caused the Expression of all the Konoha Ninja still desperately resisting the Tree's siege to change drastically, their hearts filled with Fear.
"What vicious Wood Release, is this really Wood Release?!"
Nara Shikaku used 'Shadow Tentacles' to solidify his Shadow, blocking the surrounding Tree Branch.
At the same time, he glared angrily at Aramaki, who was still standing in the center of the Scorched Earth in the distance, seemingly doing nothing.
"Ninja Art: Shadow Summoning Technique!"
He immediately used another Secret Technique of his clan.
As the Hand Seal were completed, the Yin Release Chakra within his Body surged out.
Within a large area, the various Shadow on the Ground stood up like a chaotic dance of Demons, launching a frantic attack on the demonic-like Trees.
The Shadow of the Trees were attacking the Trees themselves!
This was the astonishing Scene that appeared with the activation of Nara Shikaku's Ninjutsu.
His idea was simple.
No matter how many Trees you have, the corresponding Shadow must be the same number, so they can just cancel each other out.
The only question was whose Chakra would run out first!
As expected.
The Shadow Summoning Technique indeed had a good Effect.
The Pressure on the Konoha Ninja was greatly reduced.
This also made them shift their Gaze, filled with Rage and Killing Intent, towards Aramaki in their Delight.
They felt it was time for a Counterattack!
"A bunch of Ant trying to shake a Sky-Piercing Great Tree~"
But Aramaki first scanned all the Ninja with disdain, then spread his arms and laughed wildly:
"Even a small appetizer makes you use all your Strength, weak, too weak, lahahahahaha~~"
[Rumble Rumble Rumble]
Along with his unrestrained laughter, the Earth began to shake violently.
In an instant.
One new Tree after another rose from the Ground, and the surface of the existing Trees also grew more thick and long branches.
If there wasn't enough Space, they would intertwine and cluster together.
At the same time.
All the Trees grew taller, thicker, and harder at an extremely fast Speed.
The attacks from the Shadow could only cause the Epidermis to crack, unable to cause any more Destruction.
"How could this be..."
The astonishment on Nara Shikaku's face lingered, and facing such a magnificent and spectacular Scene, a splash of Despair began to rise in his Heart.
His Shadow Summoning Technique simply couldn't keep up with the Speed of the Trees' growth.
If he wanted to desperately keep up, he would have to exhaust all the Chakra in his Body.
But he suspected that even if he exhausted it, the opponent could create more, stronger Trees.
"Ah ah ah!"
"Ah ah ah ah, damn it----"
The casualties among the Konoha Ninja increased rapidly.
Because they not only had to face the siege of more, and significantly tougher, Tree Branch.
They also had to endure the hammering of giant wooden fists that were comparable to those using Super Expansion Technique.
"Summoning Jutsu!"
Minato Namikaze immediately bit down hard on his Right Hand thumb.
The moment Blood splattered out, he slapped it directly onto the surface of the rough Tree Trunk bulging high beneath him.
[Bang!]
A dense cluster of black Incantation appeared around his Palm, and at the same time, a large amount of White Smoke gushed out.
He wanted to invite the Toads from Mount Myōboku to assist in Combat.
That's right.
Not just one Toad, but he was preparing to summon more Toad Warrior.
But when the Smoke cleared, Minato Namikaze was stunned.
Because nothing appeared!
"What's going on? Did I not use the Summoning Jutsu correctly in my haste?"
However, the large number of incoming Tree Branch and giant wooden fists forced him to suppress his shock and instantly transfer to another Position using Flying Thunder God, then try again.
"Summoning Jutsu!"
[Bang!]
A cloud of White Smoke appeared, but again, no Toad figure emerged.
This time, Minato Namikaze felt Unimaginable. Could something have happened at Mount Myōboku as well?
At the same time.
The Elite of the Wood Leaf Faction, in order to stop Aramaki, unleashed their respective powerful Means against him.
"Shadow Clone Jutsu!"
Wolf Inuzuka, the current Clan Leader of the Inuzuka Clan, quickly created a physical entity Manifestation of himself under the Protection of several clan Ninja nearby who were desperately using Fang Over Fang to prevent the Tree Branch from approaching.
"Inuzuka Style: Human Beast Transformation - Three-Headed Wolf!"
Wolf Inuzuka, his Shadow Clone, and his Ninja Dog, Shiro, whose Body Size was huge but whose breed was clearly a Husky, were all engulfed in the large cloud of White Smoke that burst out.
[Boom!]
When the White Smoke was dispersed by a giant dog paw, a super Husky nearly ten meters tall with three heads was revealed.
Its bared teeth and fierce appearance seemed to desperately want to look more ferocious.
However, these were just the preparation stages.
Next, they would jointly use the Inuzuka Clan's Highest Level Taijutsu Secret Technique.
Fang Passing Fang Revolving Fang!
Because he had already heard about Gaku Inuzuka's desperate Fang Wolf Fang being punched apart by Aramaki.
So he directly used this ultimate Technique that could even cut through the Hyuga Clan's Rotation!
Although the Hyuga Clan had never acknowledged this claim.
It didn't matter!
In an instant, this giant three-headed Husky leaped into the Air, quickly forming a horizontally high-speed rotating Form.
It was like a flying circular buzzsaw!
But it could cut through the Trees blocking its path, accurately rushing towards Aramaki's Position.
The piercing buzzing sound attracted the expectant Gaze of many Konoha Ninja around.
"Good, good, show me all your Means, this is interesting, lahahaha!"
Aramaki laughed heartily, tilting his Head back.
He always felt that witnessing these flashy Otherworld Technique was one of the Joys he could Experience in the War of Conquest.
The next moment.
To Aramaki's left and right, from the still steaming, Aura-emitting Scorched Earth, two incredibly thick and long Trees, comparable to thousand-year-old Ancient Tree, rose from the Ground.
When Clan Leader Wolf Inuzuka's Fang Passing Fang Revolving Fang approached within ten meters of him, two pitch-black giant palms, glowing with a metallic Black Glow, slammed together.
Everyone only heard a Loud Noise erupt with a 'Boom'.
They saw surging Air Current of Chakra squeezed out from the gaps between the two Palms, causing Aramaki's long hair and the Black Coat on his Body, which still had a Smile on his face, to flutter violently.
The faint Firelight on the Ground, which had dimmed, brightened again under the blowing of these Air Current.
The entire process happened too quickly.
The originally imposing giant rotating disk was slapped motionless by the two Palms the moment it reached Aramaki.
When the pitch-black giant palms slowly separated, Minato Namikaze, Nara Shikaku, Choza Akimichi, and others in various locations all had their Expression change drastically.
"Clan Leader!!"
The Inuzuka Clan Ninja, led by Gaku Inuzuka, screamed repeatedly.
Because they saw that Wolf Inuzuka and his Ninja Dog 'Shiro' were not only covered in Blood and their limbs twisted, but both had rolled their Byakugan and fallen unconscious.
Tragic, too tragic, it was unbearable to look at!
"Hmm?"
Just as Aramaki habitually prepared to mock them, he found a guy in a strange posture suddenly appearing in front of him.
Interestingly, a green Tai Chi Eight Trigrams formation diagram also appeared under his feet.
But that wasn't all.
Another figure darted out from behind this guy, two pairs of scarlet Eyes staring intently at him. He could see three small black Tomoe rapidly spinning in their Pupil.
"Sharingan!"
"Gentle Fist Style: Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms!"
Hyuga Hiashi, with his Byakugan activated, joined his index and middle fingers together, carrying strands of blue Chakra Air Current, and heavily struck Aramaki's overly broad bare Chest with lightning Speed.
"Two Palms!"
Following this, subsequent attacks came one after another.
"Four Palms!"
"Eight Palms!"
"Sixteen Palms!"
Hyuga Hiashi's hands completely formed Afterimage, and only muffled Collision sounds could be heard.
To be honest.
He was also forcing himself to use Gentle Fist, because he couldn't see any Chakra within Aramaki's Body.
Therefore, he could only focus on hitting the important Chakra Point areas of the Human Body, hoping that the penetrating Force of Gentle Fist could have some Effect.
"Thirty-two Palms!"
Finally, Hyuga Hiashi roared: "Sixty-four Palms!!"
[Bang bang bang bang...]
After a rapid and dense series of sounds, Hyuga Hiashi originally thought his Strength would be enough to push Aramaki's Body back, but he was shocked to find that the latter remained completely still.
"Wh-what..."
Hyuga Hiashi looked up in disbelief, shocked to see Aramaki looking at him with a playful Gaze, occasionally glancing at Yashiro Uchiha behind him.
"What are you doing?"
Aramaki deliberately put on a confused look, while casually patting his Abs.
"You rushed all the way to me with all your might, just to poke me with your fingers? And the other one is just staring at me with his Eyes?"
"H-how... how is that possible..."
Hyuga Hiashi and Yashiro Uchiha's Eyes were wide with Rage, they were practically going crazy.
How could their clan's Bloodline Limit and Secret Technique, so famous in the Ninja World, have no Effect at all?!
The Inuzuka Clan's Fang Passing Fang Revolving Fang at least made a lot of Commotion, but when it came to them, it seemed like they just heard a sound?
No.
The Sharingan didn't even make a sound...
"Boring, what kind of damn prestigious clans, get lost!"
Aramaki finally made his move. His Right Hand became blurred almost instantly, and the already pale faces of Hyuga Hiashi and Yashiro Uchiha in front of him changed even further.
Their extraordinary Insight allowed them to clearly see Aramaki's Right Hand swinging over, but they despairingly found that their Bodies couldn't react in time at all.
No.
The Hyuga Clan still had one Technique they could use!
"Rotation!!"
Hyuga Hiashi no longer cared about Yashiro Uchiha beside him.
Because he felt a huge crisis of impending death.
So he directly expelled the Chakra within his Body from every Chakra Point all over his Body, and began to rotate in a clockwise Direction.
The next moment.
Yashiro Uchiha was blown away by the Force of the Rotation, and at the same time, Aramaki's Palm also struck the surface of the Rotation.
[Boom!]
An Unimaginable Palm Force, wrapped in powerful Haki, collided with the rapidly rotating Chakra Energy Sphere.
A deafening Loud Noise erupted immediately.
The strong Force stirred up a Gale of Air Current, large areas of Scorched Earth were completely overturned, and the surrounding Trees and Branches and Leaves were either broken on the spot or developed spiderweb-like cracks.
And the Result was that the Rotation, which had just formed for less than a second, was blasted apart by a single Palm.
Hyuga Hiashi himself was sent flying out like a Cannonball, crashing through Tree after Tree along the way, and eventually disappeared...
"Clan Leader!!!"
This time it was the Hyuga Clan Ninja who screamed.
Hizashi Hyuga, as the younger brother, had personally experienced it, so he wasn't shocked for too long by the Rotation being blasted apart. Instead, he immediately flew over to search for Hyuga Hiashi.
Yashiro Uchiha, who was thrown out by the Rotation and suffered considerable Injuries in the distance, felt a sense of relief in his daze after seeing Hyuga Hiashi's fate.
"Ah, I almost died... Er ah----"
But before he could finish his sentence, he felt a Severe Pain in his back.
Then, in horror, he watched his Strength rapidly drain away, eventually turning into an emaciated Elderly person on the verge of death.
It turned out that a nearby Tree Branch had 'conveniently' stabbed him.
"Ah ah ah, you've gone too far, I'm really angry, be prepared, you Bastard First Hokage!!"
"Super Expansion Technique!"
Choza Akimichi could no longer suppress the Rage in his Heart when he saw all this. He immediately used Partial Expansion Jutsu with all his might, rapidly expanding his Body Size to be comparable to a Mountain Peak.
He was now almost level with Rōran's Central High Tower.
As for the title.
He really didn't know Aramaki's name, so in his Anger, 'Bastard First Hokage' just slipped out.
And this Scene, which was several times larger than the Giants of the World, naturally successfully attracted Aramaki's surprised Gaze.
"Watch me flatten you!"
Choza Akimichi roared in Anger and swung a Heavy Punch as large as a mountain peak towards the Scorched Earth area where Aramaki was located.
He didn't care at all about the large number of Tree Branch spreading up from under his feet.
He also didn't care about the hammering of the giant wooden fists, which were more like massages than attacks.
But his Scruple for the Ninja on his side at the Scene prevented him from using the accompanying 'Human Bullet Tank'.
However, even this seemingly simple downward punch had exaggerated Power.
The huge Volume combined with the explosive Speed and Fist Force directly stirred up a surging Hurricane, tearing apart the Air within a radius of several hundred meters.
Loud Noise of Sonic Boom mixed with Air Blast Sound, forming rolling Air Current in Mid-air.
The Gale swept across the entire Scene.
And the Fist itself was like a Meteorite falling from the sky, Chakra and Wind Pressure squeezing out a thick layer of light blue Air Layer on its surface.
"A little interesting, you can become this big, lahahaha!"
But this terrifying Scene, enough to scare people to death, brought a look of excited Excitement to Aramaki's face.
Ten meters in front of him, the two wooden palms that had just blasted apart Wolf Inuzuka's Fang Passing Fang Revolving Fang grew larger against the Wind again.
More Trees in the surrounding chaotic Sea of Trees also climbed upwards, continuously converging near the two wooden palms with long arms,
They intertwined and merged along the way, making the Volume of the wooden palms increasingly Gigantification.
It was as if the Earth itself had extended out an Unimaginable terrifying giant palm.
[Boom----]
The left wooden giant palm firmly received the Heavy Punch of Choza Akimichi, who was as tall as a Mountain Peak.
In an instant.
White Qi Mist accompanied by a terrifying Rumble that echoed through the sky.
Even though the Collision point was several hundred meters above the Ground, the resulting Shockwave still broke and sent flying large areas of Trees.
The Konoha Ninja within were naturally not spared.
Facing this Natural Disaster-like Gale and Air Current.
Only a small portion of the Jonin were lucky enough to use various Defense Ninjutsu in time.
And most people could only watch helplessly as they were swept into High Altitude, and then thrown far, far away amidst Screams...
"This..."
Minato Namikaze, who had used Flying Thunder God Technique to flash to a very distant location, stood on the top of a Large Tree.
In front of him were Nara Shikaku and Yamanaka Inoichi, whom he had rescued at the last moment.
The three of them looked powerlessly at the other towering giant fist, whose surface was stained with a layer of black, heavily striking Choza Akimichi's left Cheek.
The entire process seemed to slow down.
They could clearly see the fat on Choza Akimichi's face being squeezed out in layers of flesh marks under the Oppression of the giant fist, his huge Head tilting to the right.
Finally, he fell heavily into the Sea of Trees, which was like a green carpet, and at the same time, a large area of Smoke and Dust, resembling a curtain, was stirred up.
"This is... not even on the same dimension..."
Nara Shikaku muttered in Despair.
He had completely Experienced what it meant that in the face of absolute Strength, all Tactics, Plan, and Strategy were meaningless.
Yamanaka Inoichi covered his forehead and echoed in disbelief: "Even if the First Hokage were alive, it would probably be no more than this, right?"
"Precisely because of this, we must find a way to stop him from approaching Konoha!" Minato Namikaze said with a determined Expression.
Nara Shikaku and Yamanaka Inoichi fell silent upon hearing this.
How to stop him?
"I will first take the two of you back to Konoha, please be sure to inform the Third Hokage of the situation here!"
Minato Namikaze said with a serious Expression but a calm tone, "Next, I will find a way to restrain the opponent and try my best to buy more Time and Intelligence!"
Nara Shikaku and Yamanaka Inoichi nodded heavily, looking at Minato Namikaze's determined Gaze.
"Okay."
"But if possible, please save Choza, please, Lord Minato!" Nara Shikaku requested sincerely, using Honorifics.
"Naturally, I will do my best to save every Partner of Konoha!"
After speaking, Minato Namikaze placed his hands on their Shoulders again, and then disappeared from the top of this Large Tree with a whoosh.
On the other side.
As Choza Akimichi's Body Size continued to shrink due to falling into a Coma.
The two giant hands formed by the convergence of countless Trees clasped together in the Air and visibly merged with each other.
"Moo----"
In the blink of an eye, a Giant Wooden Ox with many tender green Tree Leaves on its Body appeared in Mid-air. It had two thick and sharp horns and let out a long bull roar that echoed throughout the entire Sea of Trees, tilting its Head back.
Aramaki, with his Black Coat fluttering in the Wind, stood with his hands clasped in front of his Chest on the broad bull Head, gazing in the Direction of Konohagakure.
Behind him.
Wolf Inuzuka, Hyuga Hiashi, Yashiro Uchiha, Hizashi Hyuga, Choza Akimichi, and other twenty-odd Konoha Ninja who were severely injured and on the verge of death, or had fallen into a Coma.
They were wrapped in thick Tree Branch and lying on the back of the Wooden Ox.
These were the people Aramaki felt had good Strength, so he deliberately held back.
Because he knew very well that the World Government's purpose was not Destruction and Slaughter, but Conquest and Rule.
Therefore, these guys who were powerfully defeated by him would more easily develop Fear towards the World Government after understanding everything, and naturally would be more likely to surrender.
"Lahahahaha, this is the Scope of an Admiral, Crocodile is still far behind, lahahahaha~~"
Aramaki laughed wildly, facing the strong Wind.
And the Wooden Ox beneath him slowly moved towards Konoha with a Rumble in every step.
"Konoha will be suppressed by me, Lord Aramaki!"
"You can't have your way with that..."
Just then, a calm voice sounded.
"Hmm?"
Aramaki glanced slightly and saw Minato Namikaze, with orange-red Eye shadow, appearing on the top of the left horn. In his Right Hand, he held a light blue Energy Sphere with a Diameter of about ten meters.
"Sage Art: Super Great Ball Rasengan!"
"Sage Art?"
At this moment, a general description of Sage Jutsu flashed through Aramaki's mind, and he prepared to blast it apart with his own Fist again.
"Hmm?!"
But just as he was about to raise his Right Hand, his Gaze froze for a moment, and then he immediately stopped his movement.
[Boom!!]
However, Minato Namikaze's Sage Art: Super Great Ball Rasengan did not hesitate at all, immediately slamming into Aramaki's Position, even blasting apart the entire giant bull Head.
"Did it succeed?"
Minato Namikaze's Heart was filled with Delight, but he also felt that a Powerhouse like Aramaki shouldn't be defeated so easily.
Indeed.
Sharp Wood Spikes with Sonic Boom Airwave shot out from the fractured surface of the bull's Body. Their Speed was extremely fast, but Minato's Reaction and Speed were even faster.
All the Wood Spikes only passed through a flash of yellow, while Minato Namikaze's figure had already appeared on the bull's back behind them.
But the moment he appeared.
Two sharp, slender Wood Spikes seemed to have known he would appear here long ago.
They shot up from the Ground almost a second before Minato Namikaze appeared, just piercing through the Soles of his feet, Blood splattering.
This caused his Pupil to suddenly shrink into pinpricks. Almost the moment the Pain Sensation reacted, he used Flying Thunder God again and disappeared without a trace.
"Hmph, crippled your feet, let's see how you Flash now!"
Aramaki slowly floated up from the surface of the bull's back in another spot, a cold Smile on his face.
He had truly felt Killing Intent just now, preparing to directly kill Minato Namikaze.
But Minato Namikaze's Reaction Speed was simply too fast. Before the Wood Spikes could continue drilling up along his ankles, he had already escaped.
On the other side.
Inside a very cozy home in Konohagakure, Minato Namikaze, with his feet covered in Blood, suddenly appeared in the Hall.
"Ah ah ah!"
Upon reaching here, his nerves seemed to relax. He covered his Legs willfully, letting out an uncontrollable Painful Scream.
"Minato!!!"
Kushina, who was originally standing in the Kitchen boiling meat soup, screamed when she saw this Scene. She threw down the soup ladle and pounced towards Minato Namikaze...
