"Uh... that's true, but isn't there a rumor in the village that your strength will forever remain at the level of elite Jonin and you can't improve any further?" Jonin Shoda said cautiously.
"Hmph, you believe everything people say? Would you believe someone who said they could take on the entire ninja world single-handedly?" Tian Qi snorted coldly. This kind of look of being looked down upon was really annoying.
"Of course I don't believe that, but..."
"Bang! Bang!"
Before Jonin Shoda could finish speaking, two explosions rang out in the distance.
"Oh, the trap ahead has been triggered. Looks like the enemy is coming!" Hearing the explosion of the triggered trap, everyone took out their kunai and prepared to fight.
"Everyone get ready. The first ones to arrive are definitely cannon fodder scouts. Once they get a little closer and we've dealt with them, we'll retreat. The rest will be handled by me and Qianyu!" Tianqi immediately gave the order.
"yes!"
Qianyu and the others nodded to indicate that they understood.
"So, where is the enemy's main force located?" Tianqi asked the air beside him.
Everyone else was bewildered when they saw Tianqi talking to thin air. For a moment, they all thought that Tianqi had lost his mind. Only Qianyu knew who his father was talking to, since he knew about his family's elusive White Jue.
"At the very front are fifty cannon fodder, followed by powerful Jonin and Chunin four hundred meters behind them, and at the very back are fifty Chunin and Genin responsible for the rear!" White Zetsu transformed into a Konoha ninja and emerged from the ground next to Tian Qi.
"Six hundred meters away, huh? It's divided into three parts: front, middle, and rear. This enemy is indeed quite different!" Tian Qi chuckled upon hearing Bai Jue's words. Bai Jue's transformation into this form was also Tian Qi's order, and it was best not to expose Bai Jue's identity.
It has to be said that with a master of intelligence gathering like White Zetsu around, everything becomes much simpler. As the saying goes, "Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated."
Someone has actually come out! When did Konoha Village start having intelligence-gathering personnel? The group of ninjas were all surprised to see the unfamiliar Konoha ninjas suddenly appear.
"Lord Tianqi, is this person's information accurate? We mustn't have any accidents, we can't afford to be injured!" Jonin Shoda looked at the unfamiliar Konoha ninja with some suspicion.
"Heh, don't worry about it. His intelligence is more accurate than anyone else's. I trust his intelligence more than those useless ninjas in Konoha!" Tianqi grinned slightly, clearly showing that he trusted White Zetsu more than the intelligence ninjas of Konoha.
"Is that so? It's better to be cautious!" Shoda glanced at the guy who suddenly appeared. It wasn't that he didn't trust the ninjas of Konoha, but his unpredictable movements made him feel uneasy.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
As an explosion drew nearer, the enemy continued to advance.
"Everyone prepare to kill the vanguard cannon fodder. Qianyu, get ready. After everyone has dealt with the cannon fodder and retreated, let's use Tree World Descent together to try and severely injure them in one blow!" Tianqi said to Qianyu as the enemy had advanced to within a few hundred meters.
"Understood, Father!" Qianyu nodded and began to mobilize his own chakra.
"Come on, Bai Jue!" Tian Qi whispered to Bai Jue.
The White Zetsu understood Tian Qi's meaning. While everyone was looking ahead and waiting for the enemy to arrive, the six White Zetsu immediately merged into Tian Qi's body, and Tian Qi's strength began to surge instantly.
So even six White Zetsu barely reached Kage-level strength? It seems the difference between the fusion of six White Zetsu and eight White Zetsu isn't that significant. Two Kage-level powerhouses working together should be enough to unleash two-thirds of the power of Tree World Advent, Tian Qi thought to himself, clenching his fist.
The Konoha ninjas remained hidden, waiting for the Iwa ninja cannon fodder to arrive. After some exploration and dismantling of traps, the cannon fodder finally appeared before them.
Tianqi raised his hand, signaling everyone not to rush and to let the cannon fodder get closer. Everyone understood what he meant, and they suppressed their urge to step forward and waited quietly.
"Attack!" Tian Qi shouted, issuing the attack order when the cannon fodder were still twenty meters away from refusing.
Upon receiving the order, Shoda and the other Jonin led a hundred ninjas and rushed forward. Facing Shoda and his group, who were all Jonin and Chunin, the fifty cannon fodder Iwa ninja Genin were no match for them. In terms of both strength and numbers, they were crushed and killed by the Konoha ninjas in just over ten seconds!
"Ah! Ah! Help!..."
"Damn it! The scout ninjas are ambushed! We need to provide support!" The main force of Iwa ninjas, 400 meters behind, also heard the screams and, without hesitation, the 600-strong force rushed forward.
"Forget about those few who escaped the net, the enemy is here, everyone retreat!" Seeing dust billowing in the distance, Tianqi quickly ordered the Konoha ninja to abandon the last few escaped genin and retreat.
Upon hearing this, the Konoha ninja knew that a large number of enemies had arrived, and they had no choice but to abandon the last few genin and begin to retreat.
After everyone retreated to the back, Tianqi and Qianyu stood at the front, raising their hands to their chests, ready to form hand seals and launch an attack at any time.
"Qianyu, remember this: when facing such a large force, especially one with Jonin, forty meters is the limit for the Tree World Advent. Getting any closer will be dangerous!" Tianqi reminded Qianyu as the enemy was approaching.
"Yes, I understand!" Qianyu nodded, her eyes fixed on what was ahead.
Soon, several hundred Iwa ninja soldiers came into view, and Tianqi stared intently at their footsteps.
"Two hundred meters, one hundred and fifty meters, one hundred meters, sixty meters, fifty meters, forty meters! When we reach Qianyu, we'll make our move!" Seeing that the enemy was in the best position to launch an attack, Tianqi shouted, and the father and son began to quickly form hand seals.
"Wood Release: Advent of the World of Trees!!!" The two completed the hand seals almost simultaneously, and the earth shook violently as countless trees rose from the ground and rushed directly towards the enemy.
"Damn it! The enemy is a Wood Release ninja from Konoha! Everyone, take cover!" The leading Jonin recognized the Wood Release ninjutsu, but there was no time to retreat, so he could only warn everyone to start taking cover.
The Advent of the World of Trees is an area-of-effect ninjutsu. To be honest, it doesn't pose a significant threat to powerful Jonin and Kage-level ninjas. Anyone with a quick reaction time can dodge it.
"Ah! Ah! Ah!..."
Despite the warning from the leading senior ninja, the group of weaker junior and junior ninja still couldn't escape. Entangled in the trees, they were immediately drained of their chakra and turned into dried-up corpses.
Thirty Jonin leaped from tree trunk to tree, dodging the trees' attacks, their hearts filled with anxiety as they watched their subordinates being eliminated one after another.
Tianqi nodded in satisfaction as he watched as nearly seventy junior ninjas were wiped out in a single exchange. He and Qianyu had used almost two-thirds of their combined power. If he could unleash one-third of that power by himself, he would be considered incredibly powerful. It seems that 1+1 sometimes does not equal 2.
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