Chapter 275: The Forest Of Flowering Trees Descends
Yoru arrived at the battlefield and first saw Wood Release: Deep Forest Emergence.
Twisting tree trunks emitted a dense creaking sound that made one’s scalp tingle, as if countless arms were flexing their joints with cracking noises.
Uchiha Madara had come!
Why did Uchiha Madara like using Wood Style so much? Was it nostalgia for someone from the past?
If Nagato wasn’t in mortal danger, Uchiha Madara wouldn’t make a move.
Nagato’s danger had to be designed by Uchiha Madara to enhance Nagato’s strength. The appearance of Konoha Anbu disrupted Uchiha Madara’s plan.
The lynx brought two Anbu Squads, and Kai brought four Root members, far exceeding Nagato’s ability limits at this time.
Nagato had just begun learning Elemental Ninjutsu, was only around 10 years old, his Chakra Amount hadn’t grown yet, and he hadn’t developed the special abilities of the Rinnegan.
Once Root and Anbu discovered Nagato, he would undoubtedly die.
Uchiha Madara stood atop a tall tree trunk rainbow bridge, his hair white, his figure hunched, leaning on a scythe, but his eyes filled with contempt.
“Konoha Anbu, insects crawling in the dark stinking mud… Things created by Tobirama Senju, as disgusting as Tobirama Senju himself.”
Two Root Ninjas and three Anbu Ninjas had already died under Uchiha Madara’s Wood Release: Deep Forest Emergence.
Yoru looked at the two dead Root Ninjas; their corpses were crushed by thick tree trunks and squeezed out the other side like meat patties, unable to be sent to Yuka Uzumaki for experiments or to study the Tongue-Cutting Flower Seal.
Jiraiya summoned Gama Ken and Gama Hiro; the two toads used oil, and Jiraiya used Fire Dragon Flame Bullet to burn a path through the Wood Release: Deep Forest Emergence.
Uchiha Madara judged from afar: “Oil and fire, a good Combination Ninjutsu, much better than the common wind and fire stuff.”
Uchiha Madara had some martial fanatic traits, liking to stand from a superior’s angle to evaluate others’ techniques and abilities.
After the toad oil flame bullet burned a path, the Anbu and Root inside brought out the unconscious Nagato.
Jiraiya looked closely and realized it wasn’t Nagato who killed the Anbu; it was the white-haired old man over there who did it. He breathed a sigh of relief.
If Nagato had really used some ability Jiraiya didn’t know about to kill Konoha Anbu here, he truly wouldn’t know how to explain it to the village.
The Anbu brought Nagato out from the Wood Release: Deep Forest Emergence, didn’t even glance at Jiraiya, and fled into the distance with Nagato.
Jiraiya shouted at the Anbu: “Put down Nagato! And where are Yahiko and Konan?”
Jiraiya then realized the Anbu hadn’t bothered with Yahiko and Konan, only capturing Nagato.
Behind him was Nagato being taken by Anbu, in front were Yahiko and Konan trapped in the Wood Release: Deep Forest Emergence, unknown if alive or dead. After hesitating, Jiraiya rushed into the Wood Release: Deep Forest Emergence.
Anbu wanted to take Nagato back to the village and wouldn’t kill him in the short term.
It was different for Yahiko and Konan; if not saved, they would die immediately.
Jiraiya decided to first rescue Yahiko and Konan, then catch up to Anbu and demand they release the captives.
Gama Hiro swung his dual blades, chopping through root after root of tree trunks.
Jiraiya quickly found the unconscious Yahiko and Konan.
Fortunately, Anbu hadn’t had time to kill these two children.
As soon as Jiraiya hoisted Yahiko and Konan onto his shoulders, he saw the lynx sent flying back by a tree trunk whipping him, crashing down beside Jiraiya.
“Jiraiya Lord! That’s Uchiha Madara! Uchiha Madara is trying to save Uzumaki Remnants! Hurry and help deal with Uchiha Madara!”
Jiraiya was stunned.
Uchiha Madara? Wasn’t that a figure from the Warring States Period to the early village founding days?
It was now year 40 of Konoha; Uchiha Madara would be seventy years old, right?
Jiraiya handed Yahiko and Nagato to Gama Ken, telling Gama Ken to take the two away.
He had just wanted to ask the lynx for specific intel on Uchiha Madara when he saw a Wood Dragon rush overhead.
Uchiha Madara stood on the Wood Dragon’s head, charging straight toward Nagato and the Anbu Squad capturing him.
“Oh no!”
Both Jiraiya and the lynx felt a great sense of dread.
Chasing after the Wood Dragon were Kai and two other Root Ninjas.
Kai shouted: “Everyone, go grab the Uzumaki Remnants; we absolutely cannot let the Uzumaki Remnants escape!”
The lynx thought to himself, what kind of person was Uchiha Madara? Could just anyone stop him? Without Jiraiya’s assistance, it was impossible to stop Uchiha Madara.
At that moment, the sound of Earth Release bursting from the ground echoed across the battlefield.
“Earth Release: Earth Spear Technique!”
Yoru released the Ten Seals, unleashing Chakra Amount for 3 standard Ninjutsu, releasing an exaggeratedly large Earth Spear.
Looking out, within a hundred meters, it was all thorn-like Earth Spears.
Earth Spears one after another rushed toward the low-flying Wood Dragon.
The Earth Spears snapped one by one, shattering into stones. Yoru was startled; the Wood Dragon’s toughness was truly high. A single Earth Spear only pierced a few centimeters, like acupuncture for the Wood Dragon’s size.
However, there were enough Earth Spears, piling up root by root, gradually slowing the Wood Dragon’s speed.
Until it completely halted the Wood Dragon; Yoru breathed a sigh of relief and released his hand seals.
The lynx looked at the fox in shock; was the fox’s Earth Release Ninjutsu this powerful?
Wood Dragon Technique—that was one of the First Hokage’s signature Ninjutsu.
Uchiha Madara looked at Yoru and said: “Earth Release Ninjutsu is average, hand seal technique is good. If I used this move, what would you do?”
The ground cracked; countless tree trunks burst from the ground, smashing the previous thorn-like Earth Spears of the Wood Dragon.
Yoru was instantly forced back.
He saw in the Wood Release: Deep Forest Emergence that vibrant red flower buds had appeared.
Flower Tree Release: Deep Forest Emergence!
Once the flower buds bloomed, they would release deadly Poison Pollen.
Yoru hurriedly fled backward.
As soon as he turned, he saw a change occurring on Nagato’s body.
Spores appeared on Nagato’s body; that was White Zetsu’s Spore Technique.
The Spore Technique wasn’t to absorb Nagato’s Chakra, but as the final layer of Protection for Nagato.
Four Anbu Ninjas were forced back by the appearing White Zetsu, and Nagato escaped Anbu’s control.
Yoru’s eyes lit up.
White Zetsu possessed top-tier infiltration and concealment abilities in the Ninja World; Jiraiya and Nagato had been together so long yet didn’t know Nagato had White Zetsu’s spores on him.
For this full moon cycle, should he extract some ability from White Zetsu?
Those who had already died in Uchiha Madara’s hands couldn’t die again. Jiraiya’s strength hadn’t reached its peak yet, and Nagato was even weaker.
White Zetsu was good, with strange abilities.
He himself had some strength now, but not enough stealth and not enough stealth; it made him seem like an Anbu brute.
He was Anbu, not a tank; what was the point of stacking Defense like that?
From the surrounding trees, over a dozen White Zetsu emerged.
Yoru rushed toward Nagato.
With just one punch, Yoru shattered a White Zetsu on Nagato’s body.
Seeing a powerful Anbu appear beside Nagato, the White Zetsu all rushed toward Yoru.
Yoru probed continuously; White Zetsu mainly fought with Taijutsu, occasionally using simple Wood Style like the Thorn Technique.
Pretending to have his Chakra absorbed by White Zetsu’s Spore Technique, Yoru’s speed slowed.
A Thorn Technique stabbed out, piercing Yoru’s heart.
Yoru died at White Zetsu’s hands.
【Host death detected, Moon Arc System activating···】
