On the training grounds, Yoruha lifted his head to watch the familiar scene unfold, his expression calm and unperturbed by the powerful jutsu before him. "Since you've already used that technique, I'll use one you're quite familiar with," Yoruha murmured to himself, "Wood Release: Birth of the Trees."
In an instant, the ground shook violently. Soon, the earth split open, and countless gigantic trees surged from the depths.
Within seconds, towering trees filled the area for kilometers around, each reaching hundreds of meters in height. In the face of these giant trees, the previously imposing Susanoo, standing over a hundred meters tall, seemed insignificant. Yoruha's display left everyone in shock.
The most astonished was the Nine-Tails. Feeling the oppressive aura emanating from the surrounding trees, the Nine-Tails experienced a fear that resonated deep within its soul. "You, how can you use Wood Release?!"
The Nine-Tails trembled as it spoke. Yoruha stood atop one of the giant trees, looking down at the Nine-Tails below. "It's a Kekkei Genkai, one I can synthesize."
Wood Release is indeed a Kekkei Genkai, and the reason Senju Hashirama's Wood Release was unique was due to his powerful body and chakra, which made his creation distinct from others.
However, at Yoruha's current level of strength, Wood Release posed no difficulty. If he wished, his Wood Release could reach the level of the Ten-Tails.
But he understood well that the strength of Wood Release came from its association with Senju Hashirama, whose power was derived from inheriting some of the God Tree's genes.
This is precisely why Hashirama's Wood Release could absorb chakra, as the God Tree itself could absorb chakra. Naturally, the Wood Release Yoruha created could also absorb chakra.
If he wanted, he could even create a God Tree, but why bother? The Ōtsutsuki clan created the God Tree to convert a planet's life energy into chakra. However, Yoruha's energy source was the planet's energy itself, which he could draw upon directly without converting it into chakra.
Tsunade, who had retreated far away, looked at the forest of giant trees blocking out the sky, finding it hard to breathe. "This, this is Grandfather's Wood Release. He really mastered it." She couldn't believe that Yoruha had actually succeeded in learning Wood Release.
And it seemed to rival her grandfather's Wood Release. Jiraiya was equally shocked, "This, this is Wood Release? The real Wood Release, far more powerful than Yamato's."
Kakashi nodded, "Indeed, it's not even the same technique anymore. Just how powerful has Yoruha become?" No one knew that Yoruha could use Wood Release, except Tsunade, who had given him the information about it. At the time, Tsunade thought Yoruha just wanted to take a look, since he didn't have Senju blood and couldn't learn Wood Release.
But to her surprise, not only did he learn it, but its strength was on par with her grandfather's. Yoruha looked at the Nine-Tails and said calmly, "Nine-Tails, come on, let me see your full strength." The Nine-Tails clenched its fists and laughed heartily, "Yoruha, if that's the case, I won't hold back against you."
Sasuke remained silent, his expression serious. The Nine-Tails was about to launch an attack and said, "Sasuke, kid, work with me. I'll handle the offense, and you focus on defense. Blend your Sage Mode into it, or we won't stand a chance against that guy."
"I understand," Sasuke replied gravely. In this kind of battle, Sakura felt utterly useless. Her monstrous strength was formidable, but in a fight that could obliterate dozens of kilometers, she was completely out of her depth.
This wasn't a test for the three of them at all; it was just a test for Sasuke and Naruto. No, at this point, Naruto's consciousness was entirely replaced by the Nine-Tails. This was a test for Sasuke and the Nine-Tails. She was just extra baggage.
The Nine-Tails attacked, immediately drawing a long sword from its waist and slashing towards Yoruha. The power of the Susanoo was already astonishing, and with the added strength of the Nine-Tails, the chakra blade it wielded even split the air in two, slashing towards Yoruha with destructive force.
Yoruha stood atop a giant tree, seemingly doing nothing. Yet, in the next moment, he softly uttered, "Wood Release: All-Encompassing Hand Technique."
Just as the Susanoo's blade was about to cleave the tree Yoruha stood on, a massive wooden hand surged from the ground. With a thunderous "boom," the giant wooden hand grasped the Susanoo's chakra sword. The collision's residual energy instantly transmitted to the ground.
In an instant, the surrounding land for several kilometers collapsed, debris flying everywhere, the ground fracturing like a block of tofu being sliced. It even triggered a violent earthquake spanning dozens of kilometers. Tsunade and her companions, standing kilometers away, almost lost their footing.
Watching the cataclysmic battle, Tsunade's face was grave. "Was this the kind of opponent my grandfather fought against back then? No wonder he was called the God of Shinobi. Only a god could possess such earth-shattering power." She looked at Yoruha, standing calmly atop the giant tree.
"He's only 16, yet he's already mastered the power my grandfather only grasped in his later years. Grandfather, Yoruha has inherited your techniques. Perhaps he will become even more powerful in the future." Jiraiya was equally awestruck by the battle. It wasn't his first time witnessing Yoruha in combat, but this fight was far more shocking than any before.
Kakashi was even more so. He had never seen Yoruha use such terrifyingly destructive techniques. At this moment, Yoruha stood on the giant tree, his expression calm, as if everything was under his control.
He seemed like a deity, orchestrating everything. The terrifying slash was intercepted by the massive wooden hand.
The Nine-Tails didn't cease its attack, opening its mouth to gather a Tailed Beast Bomb. Quickly, the Tailed Beast Bomb formed in the Nine-Tails' mouth, and in the next moment, it unleashed the bomb filled with terrifying energy.
With a deafening "boom," the Tailed Beast Bomb compressed the air, moving at incredible speed, almost reaching Yoruha in an instant.
Yoruha remained unflustered, not even dodging. With a faint smile, he said, "Wood Release: Wood Human Technique." From the giant tree in front of Yoruha, a colossal wooden figure over a hundred meters tall emerged. The wooden figure's eyes glowed with golden light.
Just like in the past, the wooden figure caught the Tailed Beast Bomb with one hand and pressed it against the Susanoo's body. "Boom!" The Tailed Beast Bomb exploded, unleashing destructive power. The surrounding area for dozens of kilometers was engulfed in the explosion's light.
The shockwave from the explosion rapidly expanded, threatening to reach Konoha Village in the blink of an eye. The Konoha ninja, watching the incoming shockwave, were terrified.
"It's over, isn't it?" "This is madness; the village is going to be destroyed."
Even the two Hokage advisors thought it was the end as the shockwave was about to swallow Konoha Village. But just as the shockwave was about to crash into the village, a wall resembling a water curtain appeared at the village's perimeter. The shockwave struck this water curtain, causing only slight ripples, like stones thrown into a pond, but nothing more.
After entering the water curtain, the shockwave vanished instantly.
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