Naruto: Starting with Tsunade

Chapter 471 Wood Release: Wood Dragon Technique

"Really..."

The Five-Tails glared in the direction Aokiji had left, grumbled, locked its gaze on the two tailed beasts, and charged away at a speed befitting its enormous size. With each step, the ground trembled violently, as if it were an earthquake maker.

They were blocked by spirit beasts along the way, but their strength was not on the same level at all. They charged around and knocked them all away.

The three tails arched their bodies, spun like wheels, and sped away.

The five-tailed and three-tailed creatures collided, creating a massive shockwave that caused a huge tremor. They were locked in a stalemate, neither able to gain the upper hand.

The Five-Tails gathered chakra, hissing and steaming, as water vapor emanated from every pore of its body, like smoke and mist.

With a low growl, the Five-Tails unleashed its power, forcefully shoving the Three-Tails far away.

Just as the Five-Tails was about to press its advantage, the Seven-Tails flapped its wings to help the Three-Tails. The Six-Tails, not to be outdone, spat out a mouthful of corrosive liquid, which hit its target squarely.

The Seven-Tails let out a painful scream. The Six-Tails, which looked like a slug but was just as fast, bit into the Seven-Tails' long green tail and restrained its body.

"Well done, Rhinoceros Hound."

With a word of praise, Tsunade clasped her hands together, interlocking her fingers, and mobilized the chakra flowing through her body. It was time to show off the results of her training.

The situation is in our favor, but it's not something that can be decided quickly.

What Tsunade needs to do next is to speed up this process.

"boom."

A massive, incredibly thick log emerged from the ground and was sculpted into a wooden dragon with a long, curved, hooked nose, sharp teeth, and a majestic appearance.

Wood Release: Wood Dragon Technique

"Wood Release!?"

The return of the Wood Dragon, a technique lost for many years, to the ninja world shocked not only Pain, but also Konoha and Kirigakure.

Within the village, only Tsunade herself, Aokiji, and Orochimaru knew of Tsunade's Wood Release.

"Wood Release! It's Wood Release!"

The Konoha ninjas were very excited.

The ninjas from Kirigakure had complicated expressions. Aokiji was already invincible, and now he was using Wood Release. With Konoha's current strength, he could probably take on the entire ninja world single-handedly.

The only saving grace is that the two sides are allies.

The wooden dragon burrowed into the ground and emerged again, repeating this cycle three times before swimming towards the Seven-Tails, tightly binding and restraining it. The Seven-Tails tried to break free, but found that the more it struggled, the tighter the restraints became, and its own power was decreasing, while the wooden dragon was growing larger and larger. With this disparity in power, the Seven-Tails was shocked to discover a terrifying fact: the wooden dragon was absorbing its chakra and growing stronger.

Chakra is being continuously absorbed through the wooden dragon's hook-like nose to nourish its body, as evidenced by the large number of trees growing on its body.

Facing Pain, Orochimaru smiled and said, "Isn't this an interesting ninjutsu?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a group of ninjas dressed in black robes and wearing masks attacked Pain from all directions.

Just as he was about to hit his target, Pain calmly raised his hand, and a powerful repulsive force erupted from him.

Shinra Tensei.

Their attacks could not advance any further, and their efforts were in vain. The powerful repulsive force even had the remaining strength to send everyone flying.

"What a troublesome bunch."

Payne coldly stared at the group of flies.

After several rounds of fighting, the mask could no longer withstand the pressure and snapped, falling to the ground and revealing the face hidden beneath it.

Payne's gaze sharpened; these faces seemed vaguely familiar.

The Seven Hidden Mist Sects?

And they were the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist who died in the past!?

Payne noticed the cracks on his body and face, and pondered, "So that's what Impure World Reincarnation is...."

"Hehe, now that you've discovered us, we'll stop hiding our strength and go all out."

The Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist tore off their robes, and one of them took out a scroll, unfurled it, and with a puff of white smoke, the members of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist were already holding the ninja tools they had used in life.

"Hmph, a rabble."

Payne scoffed, unimpressed.

As they spoke, the Animal Path arrived beside Pain, the Deva Path, and pressed down with one palm. A cloud of white smoke rose from the ground, revealing the Asura Path and the Preta Path.

Pain's palm was aimed at Orochimaru, and a powerful suction force burst forth from his palm.

Orochimaru lost control of his body, his legs left the ground, his body became disoriented, and he flew straight towards Pain.

Asura Path Pain lifted his fiery cloud robe and transformed into a naked, three-headed, six-armed creature with a giant chainsaw growing from his back, radiating a chilling light.

I'll deal with you first...

Pain's inner canthus narrowed, his eyes darkening and revealing a sinister glint.

Since Orochimaru is the one who cast the Impure World Reincarnation technique, then surely defeating him, the caster, would be able to undo the Impure World Reincarnation.

Asura Path Pain twisted his waist and swung his tail, slashing horizontally at the flying Orochimaru with unparalleled ferocity, directly cutting Orochimaru's entire body in half at the waist.

"Lord Orochimaru—!"

Konoha's heart was in their throat.

Payne sensed something was wrong and looked down at the severed body, where a hand emerged, slick with slime.

Orochi-style Substitution Technique

As the chainsaw slashed down, Orochimaru twisted like a snake, moving in an S-shape to dodge the attack, and then disappeared in a flash.

"That was close..."

Unlike his superficial frivolity, Orochimaru was on high alert. Even though he knew Pain's abilities beforehand and had a countermeasure, he still had to be extremely careful, as the slightest mistake could lead to utter ruin.

Orochimaru spat out the Kusanagi sword, which extended rapidly and thrust in a straight line.

Payne dodged the attack. The secret of Shinra Tensei had been revealed, and it could no longer be used casually as before.

Fugaku quickly formed hand seals, his Sharingan aimed at Pain's landing point, and unleashed the chakra he had accumulated. The moment it touched the ground, it transformed into a raging sea of ​​fire, pressing down with overwhelming force.

Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation.

This fire-style attack has a huge range and is difficult to dodge. The Preta Path Pain raised his hands and absorbed all of this fire-style attack.

Fugaku narrowed his eyes. The Preta Path has the ability to absorb chakra across the entire range, but its drawback is that it cannot move freely while absorbing chakra.

Exploit this weakness, circle around behind and deliver a fatal blow.

The Seven Hidden Mist Warriors led the charge.

To protect the Preta Path of Pain, Pain was forced to use Shinra Tensei to send all the enemies flying.

The body resurrected through the Impure World Reincarnation technique is extremely fragile. It shattered and scattered when hit by the shockwave of Shinra Tensei, but its advantage is that it can be resurrected quickly.

During the five-second opening of Shinra Tensei, Orochimaru and his men launched a coordinated attack on him.

A hint of displeasure welled up in Pain's heart.

He had always been the one ganging up on others; he had never experienced anything like this before. What's more, his enemies had thoroughly investigated his abilities, which left him extremely frustrated.

On the other hand.

The basement was dimly lit.

Deep inside, there was a machine with six crab-like legs. A man was connected to the middle of its body, with black sticks stuck in its back. The man was emaciated and had red bangs covering half of his face, revealing only one eye with a wavy pattern.

A rustling sound rang out in the air, and a mature woman with a purple bun hairstyle and wearing a fiery cloud-patterned robe gathered in front of her. It was Konan from the Akatsuki organization.

She said anxiously, "Nagato, that guy is coming soon, we need to leave here immediately."

"It's too late."

The red-haired man named Nagato spoke without much emotion, seemingly not too nervous about the approaching powerful enemy.

No sooner had the words left his mouth than a tremendous roar resounded, and a huge hole burst open in the basement, through which a colossal claw slammed into the ground.

The two looked at each other simultaneously, and a hint of apprehension appeared deep in Nagato's drooping eyelids.

Soul Fire...

(End of this chapter)