"Wood Release: Advent of the World of Trees!"
Because he possessed the magical power of [Zha Lei], even if it was not activated, it still had an effect on Uchiha You's light roar, making the not-so-loud moan have extremely strong penetrating power.
The sound of the gentle shout instantly extinguished the remaining flames on the scorched earth, and blew up countless sparks from the charred carbon powder, sweeping across the entire scorched earth like a wave of reprieve.
Behind this wave of Mars, the ground undulated like a sponge, and continuous waves of earth followed one after another, completely destroying all the Mars.
Just as the world fell into complete darkness, a dull roar erupted from underground.
Boom—rumble—crack—crack—crack—
The sound of the earth rolling, the sound of wood twisting, the sound of plants growing wildly, all the sounds mixed together to form a noise that drove people crazy.
Especially the infrasound waves caused by the shaking of the earth made Miwa Masayo very uncomfortable. She covered her triangular ears tightly and stared at the land in front of her in amazement.
Bang——
The trunk of a thick tree broke through the ground and rose up into the sky with great momentum. Even as soil and gravel fell, the branches and leaves of the tree could not wait to stretch out.
The next second, countless sturdy trees rose from the ground, and the branches that broke through the ground soared into the sky at a dazzling speed, stretching their branches at a very fast speed, and even had very fierce conflicts with each other.
In just a dozen seconds, this scorched wasteland seemed to have spanned a hundred years of time. Giant trees stood tall on the ground, forming a primeval forest covering hundreds of meters.
Thousands of giant trees that could be hugged by three people were closely adjacent to each other, with their equally thick roots and branches intertwined with each other, covering the sky and the earth completely.
Uchiha You stood on the tree roots, under the tree canopy. Everything he could see was completely blocked by the trunk, branches, leaves and roots.
He said with emotion: "This is a truly amazing technique, it really lives up to the name 'Tree Realm', it really has carved out a whole new world."
Miwa Masayo was completely dumbfounded at this time. She was not scared by the size of the trees, but by Uchiha You's efficient use of chakra.
Uchiha You used the natural energy in the meridians to squeeze the body cells to extract chakra, and then used ninjutsu. Because of the layer of separation, his chakra control was naturally worse, but he made up for this to the extent that others could not see through hard training.
However, when performing ninjutsu, the chakra conversion efficiency is indeed much lower than that of others.
But today, the powerful Tree World Descent Technique actually converted Wood Release Chakra into Ninjutsu effects at an almost one-to-one ratio.
This was obviously beyond Uchiha You's expectations. The chakra he habitually output seriously exceeded it, causing the tree world that was expected to cover a hundred meters to expand to nearly three hundred meters, enveloping both himself and Miwa Masayo.
Fortunately, the ninjutsu was still under Uchiha You's control, and he also had enough mental strength and delicate control to control the movement of each branch, so he didn't suffer the tragedy of being hit by his own jutsu.
Uchiha You looked around the surrounding environment, stretched out his hands to control the branches and trunks to move as he wished, sometimes stabbing fiercely like a spear or halberd, sometimes entangled like a strange snake or python, and sometimes suddenly exploded his spines like a porcupine, having a lot of fun.
After playing for several minutes, he stopped reluctantly, estimating that the Anbu ninja would soon arrive, and said with emotion again: "I finally have a powerful enough ninjutsu."
Miwa Masayo finally recovered and she recognized the power of this technique.
Especially when she saw Uchiha You freely controlling the trees, her eyes were so excited that they glowed. She nodded repeatedly and exclaimed: "It is worthy of being the technique used by the first generation Hokage to dominate the ninja world. It is so powerful."
Suddenly, the tabby cat was startled, looked up at its owner, and asked in disbelief: "You, your Wood Release is derived from the Wood Release Chakra Crystal, but where did you learn the Tree World Descent? Isn't this a forbidden technique of Konoha, meow?"
“No need to learn.”
Uchiha You said as a matter of course: "There is no need to learn this technique, and you can't learn it even if you try."
"As long as there is enough Wood Release Chakra, the Tree World Advent can be performed naturally."
Miwa Masayo was stunned for a moment and murmured, "So that's how it is."
Uchiha You also nodded and said: "Yes, that's right, because it is natural, it is very powerful."
He hugged the tabby cat tightly and said with a smile: "The ninjas from the Anbu are here. We should leave now."
"Meow, I really want to see their expressions meow, it will definitely be very interesting meow."
"Haha, Rika-chan, the Root ninjas all wear masks, so you can't see their expressions."
"But the Third Hokage always doesn't wear a mask, right? His expressions must be funnier, meow."
"That's right. We'll see it in the future. After all, I'll show it to him when the time is right."
"Ah? Hehe, this is so funny, meow. A ninja from the Uchiha clan used the Tree World Descent in front of the Konoha ninjas. The Third Hokage will definitely be dumbfounded, meow."
"Leave."
…
There are no weak Anbu ninjas; even the weakest among them are very powerful, either very experienced Chunin or very talented Chunin.
This means that they are all very knowledgeable. When they saw this forest of obviously unique large trees, the three Anbu ninjas realized at the first moment: this is Wood Release.
The Anbu captain held out his hand and asked his two subordinates to stop moving forward. He said in a muffled voice: "Buzzard, you go back now and report to the Third Hokage and tell him... wait a moment."
The Anbu captain leaped forward, carefully and vigilantly came to the big tree, cut off a branch with his ninja sword, and after a careful inspection, returned to his two subordinates.
He handed the branch to his subordinate and continued, "Give this to the Third Hokage and just say we are on guard here. Don't say anything else."
The Anbu ninja Buteo was wearing a mask. The bird-shaped lines on the mask were extremely simple, and it was impossible to tell that it was a Buteo at all.
He took the branch with both hands, glanced at the broken surface, and was startled. He immediately replied, "Yes, I will go back at full speed."
"Remember, you have to make sure that the Third Hokage is the first one to see this branch. No one else can."
"I understand, Captain, I understand."
The buzzard took out a bandage from his arms and wrapped the broken part of the branch carefully. Then he picked up the branch and left quickly.
The ANBU captain then said to another subordinate, "Wu, let's stand guard here."
"Yes, Captain."
But before leaving, Wu couldn't help but stop and asked in a low voice: "Captain, are we in big trouble?"
The ANBU captain sighed deeply and replied, "Yes, it's a really, really big trouble."
"This is Wood Release..."
Konoha Village, Hokage's office.
"This is Wood Release!!!"
The voice of the Third Hokage was as loud as thunder, making the ears of the Anbu and Mito Kado En buzz, but it was definitely not as strong as the shock they felt in their hearts after they understood the last two words.
Wood Release, how could it be Wood Release?
Sarutobi Hiruzen's hands were shaking. The branch in his hands weighed only 20 kilograms, less than 1% of the weight of the golden cudgel he was good at using.
But he was like holding a terrifying monster weighing 20,000 kilograms, and his whole body couldn't bear the weight.
The cross-section of the branch was smooth, demonstrating the feller's superb knife skills, but the most frightening thing was that the branch had no annual rings at all. The growth rate from the inside to the outside was exactly the same, and it did not experience any seasonal changes.
No tree branch can naturally grow to a diameter of 25 cm in one year.
So this branch must be the product of an unnatural situation, and all the Konoha ninjas will only think of one name - Wood Release.
Not only the Third Hokage was shocked, but also Mitokado En who came to report the situation, and the Anbu in the four corners of the office were extremely shocked. These four Anbu even revealed their figures, which was a major mistake that could not be allowed.
But, this is Wood Release.
The Third Hokage was worthy of being the Hokage. He quickly collected his chaotic thoughts and asked, "How many are there and where are they?"
"There are at least a thousand big trees, all in the Valley of the End."
The Third Hokage stood up quickly. Even though the documents that he valued so much were blown up by the wind and floated to the ground, he pretended not to see them and walked straight to the office door.
Sarutobi Hiruzen's eyes became firm and sharp, and he said simply: "Let's go and take a look."
The ANBU ninja and Mitomon En all bowed their heads and said, "Yes, Hokage."
Then they followed the Third Hokage and left the Hokage's office together.
After they left, four more Anbu ninjas flashed into the office. They closed the door, then stood at the four corners of the office, quietly hiding themselves.
The Anbu ninjas turned a blind eye to the documents scattered on the ground, and monitored each other to prevent any of them from secretly looking at or picking them up.
The Anbu ninjas were not qualified to read the documents on the Third Hokage's desk. Once they had read them, they would be considered to have leaked secrets, which was an indisputable capital crime.
Although the paper was most likely just a promotion approval, it was just a routine document for a Genin who had no merits but had enough mission records to survive for five years and was promoted to Chunin according to the rules.
The Third Hokage hurried to the Valley of the End with a few ninjas. On the way, he met up with the head of the Ino-Shika-Chou clan and Koharu Utane. Except for Danzo Shimura who was out on a mission, the core team of the Third Hokage had gathered.
When they were still a few kilometers away from their destination, Nara Shikamine exclaimed, "Huh?"
He saw the crown of the tree and quickly calculated the height of the tree in his mind. Before he was shocked by the height of 120 meters, he had guessed in advance that the power of Wood Release was most likely the cause of such a tall tree. The usually calm chief of the Nara clan was shocked and lost his voice.
Under the concerned gazes of his two old partners, Nara Shikamine shook his head solemnly, signaling them not to ask, as they would know the answer soon.
Soon, the top leaders of Konoha Village arrived in front of the woods, and the two Anbu ninjas who stayed behind immediately came forward and reported to the Third Hokage.
Sarutobi Hiruzen asked, "Did you find anything?"
The ANBU captain knelt on one knee and replied respectfully, "Hokage-sama, we found no enemies here, only a few footprints."
The Third Hokage said in surprise: "Oh, footprints? There are actually footprints... take me to see them."
"Yes, Hokage-sama please come to me."
Soon everyone arrived at the place where Uchiha You last stood. On the thick tree roots, a pair of clear and deep footprints remained.
The Third Hokage had not participated in frontline activities for at least ten years, so it was inevitable that his ninja-related skills were a little rusty. It took him several minutes to confirm that the footprints belonged to a ninja who was between 185 cm and 190 cm tall.
What is surprising is that apart from these two footprints, there is no trace left around.
The Konoha high-level officials all had a feeling that this person was clearly able to clean up all the traces, but deliberately left behind such a pair of footprints to demonstrate to Konoha Village.
Mitomon Yan said bitterly: "How arrogant."
Utane Koharu also nodded with a gloomy face, but did not say anything. Instead, she looked around carefully, trying to find clues.
While everyone was observing the footprints carefully, Nara Shikamine raised his head, looked around, and silently calculated various data about the surrounding terrain in his mind.
He soon confirmed that this mysterious and powerful ninja was standing here and performing the ninjutsu.
The huge trees were obviously created by ninjutsu, and the terrain was completely destroyed, so there would naturally be no trace of their arrival.
But he left without leaving any trace, obviously he was a very powerful ninja.
The Third Hokage carefully checked the surroundings and found nothing.
Through drilling, the Konoha ninjas determined that these trees were indeed created by Wood Release, so everyone was in a very bad mood.
Although the actions of this mysterious ninja were not naked hostility, the hostility he showed towards Konoha was very clear, and even full of resentment.
Konoha Village is a wealthy and powerful village, and it is the strongest ninja village in the ninja world. The resentment of a mere ninja is nothing, even if it is a Kage-level ninja.
Chiyo and Ebizo of the Sand Village hated Konoha to the core, but they could only swallow their anger and keep it to themselves. Although they grumbled about wanting revenge, they actually stayed in the Sand Village and would not go out without a large number of ninjas following them.
After all, they were still afraid of being targeted by the Konoha ninjas and then being eliminated with force.
Similar situations also exist in the Hidden Mist Village and the Hidden Iwa Village. Only the situation in the Hidden Cloud Village is better because there are so many reckless ninjas among these ninjas.
The style of the Hidden Cloud Ninja is to take revenge directly, either killing the enemy or being killed themselves, and they rarely leave any traces.
It is completely different from the Konoha Village 48 years later. The backbone of the Konoha Village in the 44th year of Konoha was not broken, and the core high-level officials only lost Konoha White Fang and Tsunade. The Third Hokage was never afraid of any challenge.
But if the power used by the enemy is Wood Release, the situation will be completely different.
As the power core of Konoha Village, all the ninjas in the Third Hokage system know that the founders of Konoha Village are the Senju clan and the Uchiha clan.
Thanks to the unremitting efforts of the Second and Third Hokage, the Konoha Village now only knows that the Senju clan made great contributions and that the First Hokage was invincible in the world, but no longer knows the contributions of the Uchiha clan and Uchiha Madara.
However, excessive publicity caused a problem that was not originally a problem, that is, the Senju clan and the Wood Release Kekkei Genkai became mythologized and tied to the succession lineage of the Hokage of Konoha Village.
If a ninja with the last name of Senju who mastered the Wood Release Ninjutsu stood up and openly challenged the Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen's power base would be shaken.
Even the loyal Ino-Shika-Chou would doubt him from the bottom of their hearts, not to mention peripheral families like the Inuzuka and Aburame, who would only silently draw a line between themselves and Sarutobi Hiruzen.
As for the Hyuga clan and the Uchiha clan, they will surely jump out with great joy and happily dismantle the Third Hokage's plan.
The Third Hokage was silent for a long time, and finally gave the order: "Collect relevant evidence, burn this forest, and everyone must keep it secret today."
"Yes, Hokage-sama."
Just as all the ninjas were accepting the order in unison, a faint voice came from the treetops: "Ah~~, are you guilty? You dare not announce the information about the appearance of Wood Release."
The ANBU captain shook his hand and threw a row of shurikens over, shouting at the same time: "Who?"
Several other Anbu also rushed forward and surrounded them in a crescent formation.
The three clan leaders, Ino, Shika, and Chou, Mitokado En and Utane Koharu gathered around the Third Hokage, guarded him firmly, and prepared for battle.
A figure dressed in pitch black jumped down from the tree canopy, easily dodged the shuriken attack, stood firmly on the tree trunk, looked up at the Third Hokage, and made eye contact with the "strongest Hokage of all generations."
The black man's whole body was full of chakra fluctuations, and it was obvious that he had used the transformation technique to make a shallow but effective disguise. He grinned, revealing a mouthful of white teeth, and asked with a smile: "Third-generation Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen... I have four questions for you."
"Ever since you became Hokage, Konoha Village has been surrounded and attacked. Are you worthy of the trust of your teacher, Tobirama Senju?"
"The last member of the Senju clan, Senju Nawaki, died inexplicably. Can you be worthy of the First Hokage, Senju Hashirama?"
"Tsunade's lover, Kato Dan, the last son-in-law of the Senju clan, died in the same unclear way as Nawaki. Are you worthy of the trust of your disciple Tsunade?"
"Finally, are you really the 'strongest Hokage of all time'?"
Four questions, each one is so sharp.
He didn't even have to give any answer. Just asking the question was a soul-searching interrogation of Sarutobi Hiruzen.
When the Third Hokage heard the first question, his face instantly turned as pale as paper.
When he heard the second question, his face turned ashen. When he heard the third question, his face turned as black as the bottom of a pot. When he heard the last question, Sarutobi Hiruzen's face suddenly turned as red as blood.
The strongest Hokage of all time...
When the publicity plan was finalized, I felt very happy. Why do I feel so ashamed when being called out by others?