Konoha: Becoming a God Starting with Aburame

Chapter 120 Onoki: One against ten thousand? Wrong! It's running away!

Orochimaru gave his final instructions to the motionless Wood Release test subject.

The Wood Release test subjects synchronized their chakra through the Guyver Armor, then formed a unified hand seal.

"Wood Release: Advent of the World of Trees!"

Countless tendrils burst forth from the ground, spreading wildly toward the retreating Iwa ninja at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"No matter how many times I watch it, I am still amazed. The village has truly recreated the Wood Release technique."

Akimichi Takefusa remarked with emotion.

As a disciple of the Second Hokage, Akimichi Torifu was more or less exposed to Tobirama Senju's experiments and had a relatively high level of acceptance of human experimentation.

"No matter how shocking it is, this is wrong. The inherited Will of Fire shouldn't be like this. What do they value life for?"

Tsunade clenched her fists tightly, not focusing her attention on the Wood Release techniques used to breach the Iwa ninja's defenses, but instead looking at the Wood Release test subjects.

After using the Advent of the Tree World, the Wood Release test subject's life came to an end, and under the backlash of Hashirama's cells, the body began to grow erratically.

Since they coveted the power of Hashirama's cells, it was only natural that they would be devoured by them.

The hard, sturdy bio-armor was slightly deformed from the inside, showing the tragic end of the Wood Release experiment being devoured by Hashirama's cells.

The fate of Wood Release test subjects is fixed: they are gradually devoured by Hashirama's cells, even if this process can be slowed down through various means.

However, it should be understood that the purpose of creating the Wood Release experimental subjects was to use them as weapons, and to restore the glory of Wood Release by using the power obtained by Hashirama's cells consuming themselves.

The fate of the Wood Release test subjects on the battlefield this time was relatively good.

Driven further by Orochimaru, they gained even greater power and then recreated the Advent of the World of Trees on the battlefield, witnessed by all the Konoha ninja, becoming one of the forces that turned the tide of the battle.

They will be remembered and recognized, instead of rotting away in obscurity in the dark.

Tsunade took a deep breath. "The Wood Release experiments shouldn't have existed in the first place. Multiple experiments have proven that this isn't a power we should be coveting! I should have stopped them from the start; this isn't the Will of Fire!"

Akimichi Torifu remained silent upon hearing Tsunade's words.

As the Iwa ninja forces were rapidly retreating, they saw the ever-growing and spreading tendrils. Some of the Iwa ninja broke away and joined forces to use defensive ninjutsu.

"Earth Release: Earth Flow Wall Technique!"

Thick rock walls rose abruptly from the ground, jutting out from the earth to meet the onrushing tendrils.

The Iwa ninjas worked together; as one rock wall was breached by Wood Release, another rock wall would rise to fill the gap, thus blocking the oncoming vines.

In an instant, the rampaging Wood Release was stopped by the tenacious rock wall defense, buying precious time for the Rock Ninja troops to retreat.

Onoki's eyes were filled with excitement as he watched as, in this life-or-death moment, Iwa ninjas disregarded their own safety and volunteered to cover the rear, working together to block the terrifying Wood Release technique.

"Good! Good! Good! This is the spirit of the Iwagakure ninja, this is the Will of Rock!"

A surge of warmth welled up in Onoki's heart; it seemed he had done a good job as the Tsuchikage.

"Earth Release: Earthquake Core!"

Square plots of land were instantly lifted by Onoki, forming an indestructible rock wall that completely resisted the Wood Release technique.

"I am the Third Tsuchikage, I don't need you to cover my retreat! You have already proven with your actions that you are the future hope of the village, now retreat!"

Onoki showed no fear in the face of the imposing and highly motivated Konoha army.

The Iwa ninja, who were prepared to risk their lives to cover the retreat, were taken aback by Onoki's calm demeanor, and then immediately caught up with the retreating Iwa ninja force.

However, they still managed to stay at the very back of the troops, ready to cover the rear at any time.

Seeing the towering rock wall, the Konoha ninjas could only imbue their feet with chakra and grit their teeth as they climbed it.

If the Konoha ninjas wanted to climb over this tall earthen wall, they would waste a lot of time, by which time the Iwa ninjas would probably have already successfully retreated.

This is the terrifying aspect of powerful ninjas: their ability to alter terrain over a large area is enough to change the outcome of a war, which is far too difficult for low-level ninjas to handle.

Orochimaru wasn't surprised by the Iwa ninja's reaction to Wood Release. Wood Release was originally intended to block the Iwa ninja's attack during Konoha's retreat.

Orochimaru led the Konoha forces in a prolonged battle against the Iwa ninja, and was even forced to retreat at one point in order to preserve his strength.

It must be admitted that the Iwa ninja are indeed very tenacious and persevering, and should not be underestimated.

"However, I have already won this battle!"

Orochimaru's snake-like eyes narrowed to needle-like shapes as he greedily surveyed the surrounding corpses.

His bio-armor, the Soul Reaper, is already showing promise, helping him absorb soul energy more efficiently.

In this battle, he will gain more soul energy, taking another step on the path to immortality.

The evolutionary path of the Soul Reaper is somewhat similar to that of the Grim Reaper in the Uzumaki clan's Oni Seal.

If I have the chance in the future, I can learn more about what the Grim Reaper sealed with the corpse demon is.

But for now, we still need to end this war and then collect souls using the Dead Soul Worms.

Orochimaru couldn't wait any longer.

"Minato, Shiichi, and Sakumo, attack together and end the war as soon as possible."

Now that Konoha has the upper hand, it naturally wants to find a way to inflict maximum damage on Iwagakure, rendering the village incapable of fighting, thereby ensuring Konoha's safety.

Minato was the fastest, taking the lead and leaping over the rock wall made by Onoki, trying to catch up with the retreating Iwa ninja force.

"Earth Release: Earth Dragon Bullet Technique"

Onoki conjured an earth dragon and unleashed a large number of mud projectiles towards Minato.

A dense barrage of mud projectiles hurtled towards Minato, who was pursuing the Iwa ninja forces.

Minato had no choice but to abandon the pursuit and used the Flying Thunder God Technique to escape the range of the Earth Dragon Bullet, reappearing on the rock wall.

"Rocks may be broken, but their solidity cannot be taken away!"

"I will not allow you to advance an inch!"

Onoki built a square earthen wall to hinder the Konoha ninjas' pursuit, which was now filled with Konoha ninjas.

Onoki VS Konoha Ninja Force!

"Then we have no choice but to deal with Onoki first."

"Thorns of Fear!"

Shiki made the first move, his sharp bone spikes hurtling towards Onoki.

Immediately afterwards, the Konoha ninjas unleashed a barrage of ninjutsu attacks on Onoki.

Flames, water, gales, lightning, rocks—a variety of ninjutsu attacked Onoki.

"Dust Release: Particle Style - Detachment Technique!"

Ignoring the depletion of his chakra, Onoki used Dust Release repeatedly to resist the onslaught of ninjutsu.

For a time, Onoki fought against thousands single-handedly and held his own.

"Onoki is indeed a tough opponent."

Zhiyi remarked that the unlimited Dust Release could be considered the strongest ninjutsu below the top tier in the ninja world.

"Onoki won't last long; he'll just be dragged down and killed."

Orochimaru looked at Onoki's desperate efforts and said...

Onoki stopped and used Dust Release, dodging left and right in the air, looking quite disheveled.

"It's our turn!"

"Thorns of Fear!"

The bone spikes hurtled towards Onoki, hitting the bullseye.

The Ōnoki that was hit turned into rock and fell from the sky, shattering into pieces.

"Did it... escape?"

Meanwhile, Onoki is using the Rock Concealment Technique to move among the rocks.

"Did you think I'd fight to the death like a brainless brute?"

"What I've learned in my short life is that the world is a dangerous place, and if things get tough, just get out!"

"As long as you live long enough, even Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju are nothing to worry about!"

"This is the route I took to escape!"

(End of this chapter)