Konoha: Becoming a God Starting with Aburame

Chapter 117 Wood Release Experiment Subject, Synchronization, Advent of the Tree World

Onoki watched the performance of the giant insect with a gloomy expression.

"Why does Konoha always produce ninjas like these, and always come up with all sorts of secret techniques?"

"First the Bio-Armor, then these bugs, what's next? Wood Release?"

Orochimaru, who was standing to the side, nodded in approval as he watched the giant insect's performance.

"A very good insect. It parasitizes living organisms, then plunders the host's flesh and chakra to grow rapidly."

"It must have been Zhiyi who trained him; Zhiyi's talent for insects is always astonishing."

"However, we can't let the Five-Tails run rampant like this. It's time to put the Wood Release test subjects to the test."

Orochimaru spat out a small snake, which slithered quickly and gave commands to the Wood Release test subject who had been waiting for orders.

One hundred identical Guyver armors appeared in front of the Five-Tails' complete form.

They were the one hundred Wood Release test subjects left behind by Danzo. After Orochimaru's adjustments, they have been further improved and are fully worthy of the name "disposable Wood Release weapon".

Before the battle began, Orochimaru was thinking about how to suppress the tailed beasts of Iwagakure, as it would be difficult to do so with just Manda and Gamabunta.

Orochimaru then turned his attention to the Wood Release test subjects, although he looked down on these one-time Wood Release experiments because they didn't align with his pursuit of immortality.

However, if it is only used as a weapon, it can still be used to some extent.

Wood Release is the most orthodox method for suppressing tailed beasts in Konoha, but unfortunately, Wood Release is the exclusive bloodline limit of the First Hokage.

Moreover, even if they had Wood Release test subjects, it wouldn't be of any use, as they didn't meet the standards for using Advent of a Tree World and couldn't suppress the Tailed Beasts.

But as long as you dare to waver in your thinking, there are always more solutions than problems.

If one Wood Release test subject isn't enough, then use multiple subjects together.

So, while Orochimaru was researching his own unique bio-armor—the Reaper—he began to work on it.

One hundred of the corrupted bio-armored units were selected for experiments, namely, the synchronization experiments.

The Synchro Experiment involves synchronizing the chakra of the Wood Release test subjects and combining them to achieve the ability to release the Advent of the Tree World and suppress the Tailed Beasts.

Thanks to the excellent evolutionary capabilities of the Guyver Armor, the experiment was quickly successful.

Unfortunately, the time was too short, and the investigation of the kra brought serious side effects that Orochimaru was unable to eliminate.

Chakra is a mixture of mental abilities and physical energy.

To harmonize with the carat means to harmonize the body and mind.

The physical body is fine. The purpose of the synchronization experiment is to synchronize the body so that the Wood Release test subjects can support the use of Advent of a Tree World.

The key is mental synchronization. After being synchronized with the Bio-Armor, most users will fall into permanent mental instability.

This is a result of the spirit being harmonized and blended with that of other users.

However, since the Wood Release test subjects were originally disposable weapons, these side effects didn't matter.

"Wood Release: Advent of the Tree World!"

The forest, which harbored a terrifying threat, suddenly expanded wildly.

Countless trees sprouted from the ground, rising up and transforming into towering trees in a very short time, tightly restraining the Five-Tailed Fox.

The Five-Tails struggled desperately, subtly shaking the Advent of the Tree World. After all, it wasn't used by Hashirama himself, so its power was much weaker.

However, the Hashirama cells within the Wood Release test subject continued to spread, continuously providing chakra to the Wood Release test subject.

As they increased their chakra input, the Tree World Advent tightly bound the Five-Tails, eventually suppressing it.

"This is... Wood Release?!"

The Konoha ninjas were deeply shocked to see the Wood Release suppressing the Five-Tails.

They knew about the Wood Release experimental subject, but they never expected it to be this powerful, or the village to be this powerful. Their confidence soared.

"A perfect opportunity! Secret Technique: Parasitic Insect!"

Seeing this, Aburame Shiki once again used the parasitic insect to reside inside the five-tailed beast.

A fully intact Five-Tails can force the parasitic insect inside its body out, but a Five-Tails suppressed by Wood Release has no way to do so.

With giant parasites inside devouring its flesh and chakra, and wood-style chakra outside absorbing its energy, the Five-Tails was powerless to resist for a time.

When Onoki saw the Wood Release reappear, his face turned so dark it was almost dripping with water. He clasped his hands together, gathering terrifying energy, and aimed it at the Wood Release test subjects who had gathered together.

But just then, Orochimaru spat out a giant snake and charged towards Onoki.

Faced with the giant serpent approaching at lightning speed, Onoki had no choice but to abandon his Dust Release technique.

"Earth Release: Rock Arm!"

The massive rock arm gripped the attacking serpent's vital spot, demonstrating Ōnoki's extensive combat experience.

The large snake, caught by its vital spot, could hardly struggle and could only open its mouth wide, spitting out a smaller version of the large snake. The smaller snake then opened its mouth and spat out Orochimaru.

Orochimaru looked at Onoki, who was standing close at hand, and revealed a cruel smile, spitting out the Kusanagi sword.

Onoki dodged Orochimaru's Kusanagi sword and floated backward several times.

"Disgusting guy."

Orochimaru did not summon Manda because it was pointless; Manda could not withstand Dust Release.

Meanwhile, seeing that he couldn't get rid of Minato's entanglement, Old Purple became angry.

"Is all you can do to run away?!"

Minato remained unfazed by Rōshi's mockery.

His advantage lies in the ultimate mobility brought by the Flying Thunder God Technique; how could he possibly give up on a head-on confrontation?

Minato flashed to Rōshi's side, his kunai aimed only at Rōshi's neck, but it was blocked by Rōshi's Lava Release Chakra Mode and Granite.

Old Purple immediately attacked Minato with a fist that sparked with fire, but unsurprisingly, the attack missed.

"Damn it, he's too fast, and the kunai he's using is specially made. If it hits a weak point in my body, it can still hurt me."

Old Purple exhaled scorching air, clearly annoyed by Minato's frequent attacks.

"We can't go on like this. We need to hurry. If Han fails, the situation will become even more difficult."

Old Purple's body continued to grow larger, and soon the Four-Tails' perfect form appeared on the battlefield.

"Well done, Old Purple, go and help Han break free from the suppression of Wood Release."

Onoki gave the order directly, as he was currently preoccupied with Orochimaru and could hardly spare a move.

Minato looked at the enormous, fully-formed Four-Tails and immediately formed hand seals without hesitation.

"Spiritual communication!"

A giant toad appeared in front of the Four-Tails.

"Minato, what's going on? The Four-Tails... I'm not sure I can beat it!"

"I'm sorry, Bunta, I'll have to trouble you with this."

"Well... this is troublesome, but leave it to me!"

Bunta reached for the dagger, took a puff of his pipe, and exhaled a smoke ring, appearing quite reliable.

"It's Lord Minato! Lord Minato can definitely stop the Four-Tails!"

"Don't waste the opportunity Minato-sama bought us, attack Iwagakure!"

"They're about to go!"

Gamabunta leaped and quickly approached the Four-Tails, drawing his short sword and slashing fiercely.

The Five-Tails ignored the attack and took the blow head-on, leaving a huge wound on its chest, and continued charging towards the Four-Tails.

"Molten Release: Flower Fruit Mountain!"

The scorching magma surged toward the Wood Release technique that was suppressing the Four-Tails, continuously corroding it; it also forced the Wood Release test subject to retreat.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, the Five-Tails broke free of its restraints and, along with the Four-Tails, looked at Gamabunta.

"Tsk, this is going to be difficult."

Gamabunta gripped a short sword, sweat pouring down his face.

The situation reversed in an instant.

(End of this chapter)