Konoha: The Absolute Justice of the Uchiha

Chapter 216 The Third Hokage couldn't possibly command such a monster.
"Boom--!"

Accompanied by a roar that seemed to come from the depths of the earth, the entire Hidden Mist Village began to tremble violently.

The vibration was not transmitted evenly, but rather spread outwards from the center point like waves.

It makes the internal organs of anyone standing on it churn.

Exaggerated, deep, dark cracks spread wildly across the earth, like gaping maws greedily devouring the faint light of the night.

Then, an even more horrifying scene unfolded—

Click!

boom!
Thick tree trunks rose from the ground beneath our feet, breaking through rock layers and tearing through soil, growing rapidly with unstoppable force and speed.

These tree trunks meander and intertwine, as if wooden dragons sleeping underground are awakening.

In just a moment, their rampant growth and the complete transformation of the terrain caused all the Hidden Mist Ninja to lose their balance.

Some people lost their footing and fell into the crevice, while others were thrown into the air by the arched tree roots. The formation collapsed in the blink of an eye.

The tree suddenly sprouted a thick, winding trunk, growing at an unimaginable speed, reaching a height of ten or twenty meters in the blink of an eye.
It formed a mobile, living wooden barrier.

The Hidden Mist ninjas reacted incredibly quickly, with countless ninjutsu flashing instantly.

"Water Dragon Bullet Jutsu!"

"Water Wave Technique!"

"Water Chaos Technique!"

Giant dragons formed from flowing water roared as they charged out, the surging torrents attempting to tear through the barriers, and dense water bullets rained down like a storm...

A series of water-based attacks collided violently with the thick tree trunk that had risen from the ground, producing a dull, thunderous roar.

However, the result was disheartening; the powerful water-escape impact could only leave shallow dents on the tree trunks that contained strange life forces.

The water flowed down the tree bark, as if it were merely being watered.

at the same time.

shhhhh--

Countless explosive tags were precisely hurled onto the tree trunk.

boom!
boom!
boom!
The continuous explosions were deafening, and flames and thick smoke instantly engulfed part of the tree trunks.

The explosive tag, powerful enough to collapse a solid stone wall, exploded on the tree trunk, producing only a few wood chips and fragments.

Only a dark, scorched mark and a small, shallow scar remain on the tree trunk.

Compared to the enormous size of the tree trunk, it is utterly insignificant.

One by one, the Hidden Mist ninjas steadied their feet, gathering chakra in their soles in an attempt to maintain their balance amidst the earth-shaking tremors.

With their exceptional ninja taijutsu, they constantly dodged left and right, their figures blurring through the wildly growing trees as they tried to avoid the numerous tree trunks sprouting from the ground.

However, the density and growth rate of the forest exceeded their limits.

"what--!"

"my leg!"

Some of the Hidden Mist ninja who didn't have time to dodge were violently injured by the overwhelming force of the uprooted tree trunk.

A dull thud was accompanied by the cracking of bones, and both feet were fractured in an instant.

Even worse, some had their legs broken by the enormous impact, ending up at bizarre angles, and fell to the ground screaming in agony.

It was then entangled and swallowed up by the subsequent surge of branches and vines.

Even more shocking is that these enormous tree trunks are not inanimate objects.

Numerous tree trunks began to sprout countless sturdy branches and tender green leaves at a visible speed.

In less than ten seconds, the area that was originally filled with ninja explosions and shouts of killing transformed into a lush, dense forest, teeming with deadly danger.

Many houses were also overturned by tree trunks that sprouted from the ground.

The sound of breaking wooden beams and pillars was incessant, and the stone slabs on the road were crushed, arched, and completely unrecognizable.

Some of the sturdy trees have even grown to tens of meters tall.

Their canopies connect with each other, blocking out the sky.

It cast a large, suffocating shadow.

From a distance... it looks as if one-tenth of Kirigakure has been transformed into a primeval forest, untouched and wild, that has never been developed before.

It forms an eerie and striking contrast with the surrounding man-made villages.

This scene……

This left the Hidden Mist ninjas, who had previously chosen to keep their heads down and not participate in the battle, and who had wisely retreated quickly to try to maintain a safe distance from the fighting ahead, dumbfounded.

A chill rushed from the tailbone to the top of the head.

"Wood Release... It's Wood Release!!!"

A Jonin from Kirigakure stared in shock at the primeval forest that had replaced buildings and streets.

The shock in his heart made him sweat profusely, and his hand holding the kunai trembled slightly involuntarily.

If it weren't for his own deep-seated unwillingness to continue following that bloody policy, and thus his choice not to participate in the war...

I'm afraid I'm already trapped in that life-devouring Wood Release forest!
That kind of power...

It's simply beyond human power to resist!

……

the other side.

Terumi Mei, Ao, and Genji were also utterly shocked.

The scene before them almost overturned their understanding of "power".

Qing stared in utter shock at the still slightly undulating forest ahead, the white eye covered by the eyepatch seemingly throbbing with pain.

He murmured, his voice slightly hoarse: "If I remember correctly, the intelligence report said that Uchiha Izumi was only a dual-bloodline limit ninja... and that the Sharingan of the Uchiha clan and Lava Release, which is related to magma, were respectively. He... he even knows the First Hokage's Wood Release, isn't that three bloodline limits?"

This completely defies Qing's common sense. He doesn't understand how a person's body can withstand and integrate three completely different bloodline powers.
Mei Terumi was also shocked by the incomprehensible scene before her.

She looked at the thick, towering trees that seemed to meander, coil, and intertwine like giant pythons, feeling the overwhelming, suffocating sense of oppression that rushed towards her.

Mei Terumi couldn't help but swallow hard, her throat bobbing slightly: "It seems quite reasonable that the Fourth Hokage was defeated by him so easily..."

Faced with such power, the so-called title of "Shadow" is meaningless.

It also appears so pale and powerless.

Yuan Shi stared blankly ahead, a look of reminiscence seemingly flashing in his cloudy eyes, as if those distant memories were being forcibly awakened.

He seemed to recall the glory of the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju, decades ago, whose name resounded throughout the ninja world and who single-handedly quelled the chaos of the era.

That was a ninja who was once known as the God of the Shinobi World!

His Wood Release technique is a legendary power capable of instantly creating forests and suppressing tailed beasts.

And now, he actually saw the shadow of the former God of Shinobi in a young man from Konoha!
"Konoha Village..."

Yuan Shi murmured, his voice old and hoarse, carrying an indescribable complex emotion: "Could it be that another chosen one, whose power surpasses the entire ninja world, is about to be born?"

……

at the same time.

The Hidden Mist ninjas trapped inside the "Advent of the Tree World" were all drenched in sweat.

Sweat mixed with dust and blood clung to my body, cold and sticky.

They discovered in despair that the ninja tools in their hands, tempered countless times and soaked in the blood of their enemies, were as laughable as children's toys in the face of a Wood Release ninjutsu of this scale.

The kunai in their hands could easily slit the enemy's throat on the battlefield.

But if you were to use a kunai with a blade ten centimeters long to pierce that thick tree trunk, which is estimated to be over ten meters in diameter and is still wriggling and growing...

They didn't even know if they could pierce through the thick bark!

This is simply an ant trying to shake a tree.

and.

The Hidden Mist ninjas were also shocked to discover that these giant trees, like living pythons, sensed their chakra and location.

The living things inside kept wrapping around and squeezing in from all directions, from above and below!

It seems they want to completely strangle and crush them here!
The shadow of death, like a cold tide, quickly engulfed every corner.

In desperation, their survival instincts forced them to desperately squeeze out the remaining chakra in their bodies, forming hand seals and unleashing one water-style ninjutsu after another.

"Water Release·Water Dragon Bullet!"

"Water Release: Exploding Water Wave!" they roared, trying to create a breakthrough within the ever-shrinking "Advent of the World of Trees" ninjutsu.

Even if it's just a crack that allows them to escape.

But a scene that plunged them into utter despair unfolded... After they exerted all their strength and combined the power of several people to use Water Release ninjutsu to break several thick tree trunks and create a temporary opening,

To their astonishment, a large number of new, thicker tree trunks appeared out of nowhere and filled the gap that had been broken off at an even faster pace.

As if possessing infinite regenerative abilities, they completely blocked the "breakthrough" that they had painstakingly created.

It's even more secure than before.

"This isn't a fight against ninjas at all..."

The murderous intent and rage on the face of the Hidden Mist ninja had long since vanished, replaced by a deep-seated shock and uncontrollable terror.

He looked up in despair at the layers upon layers of tree trunks and branches that pressed down relentlessly, obscuring the sky.

"That Konoha ninja's power... is like that of a god. How could a human possibly be a match for a god..."

To utter such words of despair and helplessness from the mouth of a ninja who had endured the brutal baptism of blood mist.

This shows that his will has been completely destroyed and he has reached the extreme of despair.

"Water Release: Water Vortex Drill Technique!"

Another Hidden Mist ninja, his face contorted, used all his strength to condense his chakra into a high-speed spinning water drill, finally managing to blast through a thick tree trunk once again with great difficulty.

He was almost out of chakra and panting heavily...

To their despair, they saw another, even larger tree trunk, as if it had been waiting for a long time, suddenly emerge from the shadows on one side, carrying an irresistible force that instantly blocked and sealed off the brief path of hope ahead.

He collapsed to his knees, utterly dejected, muttering to himself, his eyes vacant: "How could this be? The gap... how could it be so huge?"

next second.

The tree trunks on his left and right sides, like giant arms, pressed down on him with an aura of crushing everything!

"Pfft——!"

A muffled thud, like a water-filled air bag being instantly compressed and burst.

In just a moment, his entire body was crushed!

As easily as swatting a mosquito, scarlet blood mixed with bone fragments and flesh splattered across the rough tree trunk, creating a glaring and cruel crimson pattern.

He didn't even have time to let out a proper scream before he lost his life.

It became nourishment for this forest.

While this large group of Hidden Mist ninja struggled and perished in this jungle inferno...

Uchiha Ikezumi stood quietly on the treetop at the very top of the Wood Release ninjutsu.

Here, hundreds of meters above the ground, a slightly strong airflow stirred his clothes.

From this vantage point, one can see roughly one-third of Kirigakure's village.

The remaining lights flickered in the distance, a stark contrast to the deathly silent forest nearby.

It was also clear that a small number of Hidden Mist ninjas, who were too shocked to move forward and whose faces showed fear, were outside the range of the Wood Release ninjutsu.

His gaze swept across the entire Hidden Mist Village.

They noticed that the buildings in the village were significantly simpler, older, and even somewhat dilapidated than those in Konoha Village.

The atmosphere of the entire village was similar to that of most towns in the Land of Water, shrouded in an indescribable sense of oppression and gloom, lacking vitality and hope.

The deathly silence would be even more apparent if one ignored the continuous, gradually fading screams below.

Endless evils once bred and spread on this land.

The Blood Mist policy, like a malignant tumor, is corroding this village.

Uchiha Ikezumi's eyes were calm and expressionless.

"After tonight, while we may not immediately reach the same level of prosperity and peace as Konoha, at least... it will be better than before. At least... some who deserve to die but are still at large, some stubborn and bloodthirsty individuals, will be judged by this absolute justice."

Uchiha Ikezumi slowly raised one hand, his movements steady and composed.

As he slowly closed his five fingers, he clenched them into a fist.

The ground began to tremble more violently and deeply, as if the earth's veins were groaning in agony.

Within a radius of several hundred meters beneath his feet, the thick, sturdy trees were responding to his will, constantly entwining, intertwining, twisting, and closing with unprecedented power and speed!
The screams below seemed to become more intense and shrill due to the rapid compression of space.

Much of the blood even seeped out slowly like a stream through the gaps between the tree trunks in the early stages, staining the earth red.

If you listen carefully, you can faintly hear a teeth-grinding cracking sound.

The sound was dense and terrifying; it was unclear whether it was the wood breaking under immense force or human bones snapping.

The veins on the back of Uchiha Ikezumi's hand twitched slightly.

Below, the thick tree trunks, due to the powerful compression and entanglement, have begun to show signs of cracking.

The sound of wood fibers breaking was like firecrackers, crackling and popping incessantly.

The interspersed screams seemed to become increasingly sparse and faint, eventually becoming almost inaudible.

The tree trunks were so tightly joined together that not a single drop of blood could seep out.

All signs of life were sealed inside.

And at this moment...

Countless thick tree trunks, stained with blood and scorch marks, have twisted and intertwined in the core area of ​​Kirigakure into a huge, complex spiral-shaped wooden sphere!
This sphere, hundreds of meters in diameter, stands majestically!

The surface of the sphere is made up of three colors: the brown of tree bark, the scarlet of congealed blood, and the tender green of new leaves.

at this time.

No more screams could be heard from below; apart from the occasional creaking of the wood due to stress, there was only deathly silence.

The thick tree trunks no longer intertwined and joined together, as if all the strength and goal had been achieved.

The veins that had been faintly visible on the back of Uchiha Ikezumi's hand from exertion had now disappeared.

His raised hand slowly fell down.

The entire Hidden Mist Village... along with the ninjas watching from afar, fell into a deathly, suffocating silence!

……

Mei Terumi was completely terrified, her mind went blank, and her delicate body trembled uncontrollably.

She couldn't imagine how so many elite ninjas from Kirigakure, including many Jonin, could be killed in such a short time, like harvested straw.

Is it just because the other party knows the First Hokage's Wood Release ninjutsu?

This reason seems so flimsy at this moment.

Or perhaps, the moment Uchiha Izumi stepped into Kirigakure, her chakra had already permeated the earth, setting up an ambush beneath the village's surface...

Once those "suicidal people" step into the area he has designated, they will undoubtedly fall into his trap.
Compared to the power displayed by Uchiha Izumi, are the many ninjas of Kirigakure really so weak and incompetent?

Are traditional human wave tactics completely ineffective against an entity of this caliber?

Even the Third Raikage, who was so powerful back then and was known as the "strongest spear" and "strongest shield," fought for a long time before finally dying from exhaustion when faced with a gauntlet of tens of thousands of Iwagakure ninjas attacking him.

That was at least a fierce and protracted battle.

But in front of...

This was an almost instantaneous annihilation.

Could it be that Uchiha Izumi is even stronger than the Third Raikage, who is hailed as the strongest Raikage of all time?

he……

Has he truly reached the level of Hashirama Senju, the legendary god of ninjas?

To be honest, Mei Terumi didn't know just how strong Hashirama Senju, who was known as the God of Shinobi, really was; after all, that was a legend from more than half a century ago.

Within the limits of her limited imagination, she felt that the power of Hashirama Senju, who could suppress the entire ninja world and distribute the tailed beasts with absolute force, should be similar to that of Izumi Uchiha in the present day.

After all, isn't Uchiha Izumi... all by himself, effortlessly suppressing the entire Hidden Mist Village?!

Mei Terumi was even convinced that if all those present who had chosen to stand by and watch had also rushed forward, the outcome would probably be no different.

“…I can confirm that he was not sent by Konoha to invade our Kirigakure.” Ao’s voice, which was standing next to him, still seemed to tremble slightly.

His face was pale, and there was still cold sweat on his forehead.

"I think the Third Hokage of Konoha is completely incapable of commanding this kind of monster. How could such a powerful figure possibly obey the Hokage's orders?"

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(End of this chapter)